Tulane and LSU plan secession to form Southwestern Association
The Daly States reports leaders from Tulane and Louisiana State University advocate breaking from the SIAA to launch a new Southwestern conference.ua plan would pull in Auburn Vanderbilt Georgia and Texas A&M among others, with Tulsa and Oklahoma interest, aiming to restructure college football scheduling and spurring heavy debate over finances and competitive balance.
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Fefusil
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Georgisewhee
George
Ech
Tulane
Arkansas
Daly
Sam Ath Pee
Oklahoma
Boxing Bout Plan for Atlanta Features Whitn ey Welsh and Top Fighters
Promoter Castro says Whitney arrives Thursday and Welsh Friday as he builds a top class bout card in Atlanta. He lists Fackey McParland Jack Britton Tommy Warpht Wile Rirchie Mile Gibbons among others on the slate and believes local fans will back the best bout lineup for future shows.
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Castro Bal Player
Gomediin
Atlanta
Tia
Fackey McParlind
Jack Britton
Tommy Warpht
Wile Rirchie
Mile Gibbons
Ina Iist
Fave
Castro
Weesan
1913 Pugilism Review: Champions Still Hold Title
A 1913 boxing season cast in dull tones with champions preserving titles. Johnson, Willard, Gibbons, Langford, and Jeannette are noted as leading heavies and welterweights, while lighter divisions show mixed form. The piece surveys top figures like Kilbane, Canton's era, and Johnny Dundee’s absence, predicting future contenders in each weight class.
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Weller
Ritchie
Yorke
Kilbane
Tohan
Canton
Tennion
Sim Langford
Tod Jeannette
Tare Johnson
Langfords
Je Wnettes
Tak Otter
Prep Basketball Gathers Pace As 1814 Season Opens
The Atlanta Prep Basketball league announces a six week schedule beginning January 13 with seven teams Stone Mountain Donald Fraser joining Boys High Marist College Peacock and GMA. Two rounds feature each team facing rivals twice.
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Atlanta Prep Basketball League
Stone Mountain
Donald Fraser
Boys High
Ffecd High Marist College
Peacock Treet
GMA
Marist
Tech High
Peacock Fleet
Jeen Tigh
Boye Tish Marist
Peacock
Meetstone Mountain
Donald Fraser Tanuars
Tech Fugh
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Donald Fraser Bove High
Marist Peacock
Tech Ibgh
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Hugh
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Ragan 15 Flirting With Federal League
Omaha pitcher Pat Ragan of the Brooklyn club, living in Omaha, is weighing overtures from the Federal League. He said officials offered a two year contract with a higher salary, and he would consider any satisfactory financial terms while preferring organized baseball. He declined to specify the financial inducements.
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Omaha
Pat Ragan
Brooklyn National League
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Federals
Brooklyn
Foreign entrants in indoor meets add international flavor
Foreign runners from Canada England and elsewhere compete in a January indoor meet in New York. M W Follick of London Ont will debut in the two mile event joined by John Eck Wille Krenan John Tetela and Willie Lindfarr, training with Hannes Kolehmamen. Americans include Ra Wenz Daye Noble and Gibbons, with affiliations to Cornell College and Noble at the New York Athletic Club.
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Nemberk
Amelia
W Follick
Landon Ont
New York
Aus
John Eck
Gweden
Wille Krenan
John Tetela
Willie Lindfarr
Ungland
Hannes Kolehmamen
Raa Wenz Daye Noble
Gibbons Wenz Ren
Colls College
Noble
What Has Become of the Lightning Red Agent
A garbled, period tone reminiscence about a fictional Lightning Red Agent figure. The passage references Emma Chesney, a businesswoman, and a son named Jack, amid a fragmented scene of early skyscraper building and antique items. The excerpt reads like a misread OCR fragment with strange phrasing and unrelated items.
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Waramne Ddna
Berber
Emma MeChesney
Emma
Chesney
Jack
Prince Albert
Hanother Cukro
Low Comedy Item Sparks Holiday Rail Rate Talk
A fragment notes Christmas rate reductions by rail lines including O. & St. L. Ry and W. Garr with calls for agent inquiries. The garbled text hints at a judge or audience reaction and mentions Christmas pricing in a late nineteenth or early twentieth century transit context.
Federal League Backs Stars in Injunction Fight Declared Krause
President Krause of the Federal League vows financial and legal support for its players in the Tinker, Brown and other signings dispute. He asserts the league can back its men against injunctions and will pursue court outcomes, while officials in Brooklyn and Cincinnati dispute the legality and backing of the Federal league in its challenge to the reserve clause.
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Federal League
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Padvanapelisy
J Edward Krause
Comeht
Broohlyn Club
Joe Tinker
Chicago
Rew
Audi 2
August Herrmann
League
Gia
Harvard's All Around Athletic Year Ranked Top
Harvard University capped a remarkable year in 1914 leading the Eastern collegiate field with 442 points, narrowly ahead of Pennsylvania, Yale, and Cornell. The Crimson won football and association football, and shared lacrosse honors with Johns Hopkins, while excelling in track, tennis, rowing, and other minor sports, aided by standout players like Williams and Captain Jones.
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Edward R Bushnell
Philadelphia
Harvard University
Crimson
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Yale
Cornell
Syracuse
Columbian
Tohns Hopkinsa
Jacuse Gregs
Cornel
Columbia
Mackey
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Cambridge
Thoosse
Johns Hopkins Taig
Pennsy Yama
Pennsylvana
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Reid
Bleker
Manan
Bricklay
Coy
Marsards
Calwell
Princeton
Williams
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Jess
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Hurdier Jackson
Jackson
Wendell
Grimson
Quakers
Harvards
Caanyon
Thermson
America
Chicago
Michigan
Middle West
Ascora
Haughton
J P Jones
Jones
Pecan
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Tigers
Shen ES
Vears Heaths
Foughkeepsle
Gornell
Harvargs
Courtnay
Salt City
Collesians
Mino
Fultz Seeks Players Position On Baseball Fraternity
New Fork December 28 In a summary of the stand and petition of the Baseball Players’ fraternity to be considered by the national commission in Cincinnati January 6 President David L Fultz states the petition signed by about half the members was presented to the national commission and the national board on November . He notes criticisms are unfounded and argues contracts in major leagues follow the commissions forms while the league relations are contractual and the commission and board are proper bodies to decide.
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Baseball Players Fraternity
Cincinnati
David L. Fultz
Iayers Organization
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
National Commission
National Board
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John P Henry
Jacob E Daubert
Rey W Collins
John B Miller
Edward M Reulbach
Anges
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Herrman
Johnson
Tener
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August Herrmann
Baseball Players Federation
Mr Herrmann
Douglas and Cutting reach challenge cup final in court tennis
At Tuxedo Park N Y on December 28 Douglas of New York and Fulton Cutting of Tuxedo reached the final of the new challenge cup title after three good games. Cutting beat C S Lee three straight sets and Lorillard beat Wrenn 3 2. Douglas beat Lorillard in a three set thriller 6 4 6 4 6 4 to set up the final on New Year’s Day.
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J Gordon Douglas
New York
Fulton Cutting
Tuxedo
Cutting
C _S
Lee
Fierro Lorilara
Robert D Wrenn
Lonard
Jo ‘Douglas
Douglas
Lorillard
Hunting Trip Promises Major Sports Club Leaders
Manager Pull Smith and directors Callaway Nunnally and Gus Raan plan a hunting trip near Haddocks GA hosted by Boston Braves manager George Stailhngs at his Haddoche farm. The report highlights Cornell and Harvard in cross country, basketball, and football with Cornell emphasizing distance runners and the growth of college sports participation.
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Chars Nunnally
Gus Raan
Haddocks Gi
George Stailhngs
Boston Braves
Haddoche Ga
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Harvard
Yanors
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Ithacans
Zale
Pennsylvania
Tthavans
Universitie
Atlanta Athlete Club Braces for Columbus Showdown
The Atlanta Athlete Club travels to Columbus to face the Columbus Young Men Christian Association five in a season opener. Columbus has only one prior defeat, odds favorable to Columbus, but Atlanta promises a hard battle and a return clash with Mobile after this contest.
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Hash Tenn
Columbus
Thumbus
Christian
Focal
Colmbusa
Columbu
Mobile
Baseball Reality Next FBI Baseball University Newark
An article discusses a proposed baseball school in San Antonio to train players entering the leagues. Charley Carr plans to open a fully equipped facility with a twenty‑acre field, showers, lockers, and teaching tools. Faculty reportedly includes Owen Louis Ginger, Otto Williams, and other well known players.
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Iriday
Charley Carr
San Antonio Yeass
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Owen Louis
Otto Willams
Wes i Antonio
Wagner Collins and
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Potato King Graves and His 55 Thousand Bushel Farm
A lengthy profile outlines farmer Graves Groves, famed as the “potato king” of the Kaw Valley. It details his 22 room home, 55,000 bushels output, and meticulous growing methods. The piece notes his 15-20 acre seed program, family involvement, and a farm spanning 120 acres of potatoes with 130 acres of upland crops valued at $300 and $100 per acre respectively. It highlights Groves’ sons assisting on the farm, the city’s lure 19 miles away, and plans for continuing a family business centered on potatoes and trucking. The article also references a January American magazine excerpt and Groves’ reputation for scientific cultivation and deep plowing.
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