Governor Tener Predicted as Real Boss of National League
New York dispatch reports Governor John Tener of Pennsylvania is expected to be elected president of the National Baseball League at the December meeting. If chosen he would join the league’s governing body without salary, visit headquarters twice weekly, and actively shape decisions on protests, disputes, and umpire selection as part of the national baseball commission.
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New York
John KK. Teer
Purnnylvania
National Baseball League
Tener
National Baseball Commission
Jauna
John A. Heydler
Teters
Ban Johnson
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Elliott Dent Having Fine Time Hunting
A letter from Elliott Dent notes his season is going well with the Crackers. He reports steady hunting around Oakland, Maryland, praising his team's form and noting the game is plentiful this year.
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Elliott Dent
Ander
Ife
Qaklay
Dent
Boxing Card Promises Ten Round Bouts in Athens
Athens Ga November 04 Special Ten round boxing bouts set for Thanksgiving night feature Young and Meyer Pries in a tough ten round clash Pries recently returned from Jacksonville Fla where he scored five straight wins He faces Young in a fierce bout Frank Baker meets Jack Payne weighing about equalized weights Spider Hunt and Bi Goldman of Chattanooga collide in a third ten round bout This should be a rattling card promoters Frank Fostero says popular prices will be charged
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Athens
Athen
Young
Meyer Pries
Seran Pries
Jacksonville
Fla
Haute
Frank Baker
Jack Payne
Baker
Spider
Huntt
Sand Glass Timekeeping in Boxing Bouts by Eddie Keevin
Boston reports Eddie Keevin the manager of Jimmy Walsh has devised a sand glass timer for boxing rounds. A slender tube with red sand runs in three minutes, enabling seconds men to read time at a glance without a watch. Keevin envisions scaling the device for wider audience use.
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Eddie Keevin
Boston
Jimmy Walsh
Broussisn
Wis
Jackets Tigers Game Prep For Thanksgiving Clash
Dopesters worry over a likely even fray as Tech and Clemson brace for a high stakes game. Tech trains at Grant Field with Johnson backing up the line and Logean booting kicks. Clemson heads to Atlanta with band and student body, aiming to end a winless streak versus Tech since 1907. Captain Homer Cook, Eek Meats, and Al Loeb graduate, but Jackets seek a fourth consecutive victory over the Tigers.
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Weel
Johnson
Tig
Eve
Logean
Aeers
Jackets
Clemson
Atlanta
Tigers
Tech
Homer Cook
Eek Meats
al Loeb
Albert Loactt
Loeb
Clemson Tigers
Grantfield
Dockets
Teelot
Homer Dicok
Georgia Vanderbilt game not possible in SIAC season
A proposed Georgia versus Vanderbilt football clash for second place in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association is deemed impossible. Reports say a match at Ponce de Leon in Atlanta might occur, but it is ruled out. Vanderbilt faces a Thursday game and closes its season thereafter, making any planned contest unlikely.
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Vanderbilt
Georgis
Hanors
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Atlanta
Ponce de Leon
Seweoee
Guor
Cornell and Pennsylvania Historic Thanksgiving Football Skirmish
Cornell has secured only one victory against Pennsylvania in the long rivalry dating to 1880. Through 1906 Penn leads with all other wins and a 0 0 tie in 1906. The scattered readable entries list prior results and years, highlighting Cornell's lone win in 1901 and a 0 0 tie in 1906 amid a stream of Pennsylvania successes.
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Cornell
Pensa
Penn
Pennsylvania
Gernell
Penn Cornell
Pennsylvanierry
Gornell
Ariel
Pennsylvanite
Cornell Cornely
Great Prep Game Set For November Scene At Hotek
In Ga on November 24 the Military team visits the Gordon club as the favorite. Me oC rides as clear top choice, while heavy orders and strenuous demands are anticipated from both sides.
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Elavens
Local Prep League Nears End in Rival Final
The wren league climaxes Thursday as Boys' High meets Tech High in the final and deciding prep league game. Both teams boast strong records, with Boys' High aiming to rebound after a single loss to Riverside and Tech High showcasing improved play and new tricks under Coach Wood.
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Boys’ High
Te High
Riverside
High
Stone Mountain
Donald Fraser
Yech High
G. M
Woorites
Tech High
le Grove
Boys
Donald Wraser
Johnson Continues Flawless Fielding Record for Washington
In the recently closed American League season Walter Johnson of the Washington Americans pitched in 51 games and fielded without an error. He made 21 put outs and 82 assists, marking an outstanding defensive effort for a pitcher.
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Walter Johnson
Washington Americans
Johnson
Notable Spartan Player Dies After Football Game
November 2 reports say Simpson of Sparta Wisconsin died during a football game after suffering an apoplectic episode. He was 31, remembered for his strength in tackling and pursuit during the match versus a state champions contender.
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Tur
Sa Vietime
Sparta
Wis Simpson
Bron Wa
Tesum
Spartans
Simpson
National Guard Fives Close Season Soon
The National Guard metal league nears its end as several Fifth regiment teams failed to play. Governor's Horse Guard Regal meet Company A Friday, aiming for the league crown on Dec 5. Possible Wednesday games between G and H may be forfeited or postponed, while G, H, I, and E battles shape the final standings.
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National Guard Metal League
Governor's Horse Guard
Company A
Horse Guard
Company I
Horse
Company E
Engaging Talker Quizzes A Woman On Marriage Demand
A readable fragment notes that an engaging talker questions a woman about marriage proposals, reflecting social pressures and the tone of courtship. The brief suggests interpersonal dynamics and expectations in a dated social setting.
Cobb Tops American League with Bat He Has Stunts
Sox shortstop George Weaver on world tour praises Ty Cobb as the foremost player, challenging Eddie Collins and Joe Jackson. He asserts Cobb’s aggressive baserunning and daring steals, claiming Cobb would outrun any defender and would not quit once started.
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Eddie Collins
Alan Tyrus Cobb
George Weaver
Sox
Ty Cobb
Collins
Joe Jackson
Clyde Milan
Washington
Cobb
Joe
Jackson
Detroit
Col Ting
Weaver
Georgia Field Trial Winners Reported in Waynesboro
The twelfth annual Georgia Field Trial association meeting concluded with Popper winning first place and Dorothy second, both owned and handled by Charles D. Jordan of Monticello. Typ, owned by Gray Quinney of Waynesboro, took third. The seventh annual open trial began with twenty entries and $1,200 in prizes across the derby and all-age stakes. Charley N. Pearsons of Terre Haute and Charles D. Jordan served as judges.
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Waynesboro
Georgia Field Trial Association
Popper
Dorothy
Charles D. Jordan
Montivello
Gray Quinney
Georgia’ Club
Charley N. Pearsons
Terre Haute
Ind
Charles
Jordan
Monticello, Ga
Auburn Congratulated by Red and Black Team
Athens Ga November 24 Special Indicates goodwill between Georgia University and Alabama Polytechnic. The Georgia team sent a banquet telegram to the Auburn team with warm congratulations on their championship season. The message praised Auburn for a fair defeat and urged coach Mike Donahue to be ready for next year.
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Athens
Georgia University
Alabama Polytechnic
Georgia
Auburn
Mike Donahue
All Western Team Selected by Matt Foley
The Chicago Inter Ocean lists an all western eleven featuring Notre Dame stars Rockne Dorains and Eichenlaub, Michigan’s Fontius and Craig, Wisconsin’s Keeler and Ofstie, Desjardion of Chicago, Rosenthal Minnesota, Norgren Chicago, Mehthand, and Tullbach.
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Matt Foley
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Wee Rockne
Notre Dame
Fontius
Michigan
Tacks Rosenthal
Minnesota
Desjardion
Keeler
Wisconsin
Ofstie
Dorains
Eee Craig
Norgren
Chicags
Mehthand
Eichenlaub
Tullbach
Committee Named for Golf Tourney Among News Men
Colonel W T Gentry of Southern Bell named Jack Cohen The Journal Bill Farnsworth The Georgian and Dick Jemison The Constitution to form a committee to plan a newspaper men golf tournament. They will select course handicaps pairings and other details to start before the weather turns cold. The event may reuse formats from the Adair trophy tournament.
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W. T. Gentry
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Jack Cohen
Journal
Bill Farnsworth
Georgian
Dick Jemison
Constitution
Gentry
Navy Battles Army in Eighteenth Football Gridiron Clash
The Navy and Army meet in New York for the eighteenth annual battle for supremacy. Navy holds a 9-7-2 edge in wins and has outscored Army by 760 to 180 to date. Historical scores list Navy victories in 1896 1907 1908 1916 1911 1912 among others.
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Army
Navy
New York
Uncle Sam
Hiére
Must Play in Macon Says Maddox Will Not Move Game
Milledgeville Ga November 24 The Georgia Military College coach Maddox declares the post Thanksgiving game against Riverside must be in Macon on December 8 if at all possible. Georgia Military College focuses on its big Thanksgiving clash with Gordon on their home ground likely drawing the largest prep crowd in state history.
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Pecal
Orgia
Georgia Military College
Riverside
Maddox
Macon
Gainesville
Atlanta
Athens
Georgia Miliary College
Gordon
Georgia
Cox Leaves Riverside for Fishburn Military Academy
Tate Cox, star end for Riverside Military academy, will leave the school at term end to attend Fishburn Military academy in Waynesboro Virginia next season. Cox, a Bristol Tennessee native, is reportedly marrying at high noon.
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Gamesvale
Tate Cox
Riverside Military Academy
Fishburn Military Academy
Waynesboro
Cox
Bristol
Tenn
Harvard Wins Title by Field Goals in Triangular Showdown
Boston Mass November 24 Harvard tops Yale and Princeton in a landmark football run by field goals only no touchdowns in either game. The triangle produced 27 field goals to two safeties with Charles Brickley star of the eastern players and five goals in one game.
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Shreveport
I Y Brickley
Harvard
Will Banks
Centenary College
Louisiana Baptist College
Boston
Mass
Yale
Princeton
Charles BE. Brickley
Phone merger sought to fight legislation
Testimony at an anti trust hearing quoted Richard Valentine of Rock County Telephone Wisconsin stating the American Telephone and Telegraph wanted a merger with Independent companies to present a stronger front against state laws. Theodore Vall, president of AT and T, reportedly said independents could better handle legislatures, with Texas singled out for focus.
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Chicago
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Richard Valentine
Rock County
Wisconsin
Valentine
Theodore N. Vall
Texas
American ¢ Company
Uts
Vail
Vanderbilt to Use That Carnegie Million
Nashville observers report the Vanderbilt University medical board, created under Andrew Carnegie’s million dollar gift, meets to discuss plans to enlarge the department. Members include Dr. J. H. Kirkland as chair, Whiteford R. Cote, J. W. Thomas, and scholars from Johns Hopkins and Chicago, with the Carnegie foundation represented by Dr. Pritchard.
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Nashville
Tenn
Vand University
Andrew Carnegie
Southern Methodist College of Bishops
Aift
J. H. Kirkland
Whiteford R. Cote
J. W. Thomas
Joseph
Washington
Cedarhill
Entry
Pritchard
Carnegie Foundation
O. E. Jordan
Dniverity
Chicago
Henry Fawall
Johns Hopkins University
Governor to name successor to Parker in Georgia race
A tight contest for the Waycross circuit judgeship follows Judge Parker’s resignation. J W Bennett of Waycross and J W Quincey of Douglas lead competing factions as Governor Slaten prepares to announce the appointment, likely today. Leon A Wilson and Andrew B Estes travel from Ware County to urge Attorney John W Bennett’s nomination, with the vacancy effective January 1.
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J. W. Bennett
Waycross
Douglass
Waycross Circuit
Parker
Slaten
Leon A. Wilson
Andrew B. Estes
Ware County
Atlanta
John M
Bird Lovers Meet Friday at Piedmont Hotel Assembly Room
Bird lovers of Atlanta are invited to meet at 8 o clock Friday night in the Piedmont hotel assembly room to hear an address by James Henry Rice Jr field agent for the Audubon Society. Taylor of the Piedmont has offered the assembly room and a large crowd is expected.
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Atlanta
Piedmont Hotel
James Henry Rice, Jr
Audubon Society
Taylor
Piedmont
Cross Country Run Entry List Attendant for A A C
The third annual cross country run of the Atlanta Athletic Club will be held on Thanksgiving morning starting at 10 20. The entry list closes yesterday and the entrants will be announced today. The course runs from the Eli House on Auburn Avenue to Piedmont Avenue Ponce de Leon Avenue Peachtree Street back to Auburn Avenue finishing at the Club House. Medals will be awarded to first second and third place with a Caliver Trophy for the team with the lowest points if multiple teams enter. The course record is 1 hour 45 minutes 3145 seconds set by Walter Lecke of the Atlanta Athletic Club.
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Atlanta Athletic Club
Eli House
Auburn Avenue
Piedmont Avenue
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Peachtree Street
Clib House
Aes Gola
Walter Lecke
Savannah Selected by Providence Club in Savannah
Savannah, Ga. November 24 Wild Bill Donovan longtime Detroit Wizer star and Providence club manager announced the Providence club of the International League will hold next spring training in Savannah. Donovan has been in Savannah over the past week to review the site and says he will have the best training camp in the country next spring.
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Savannah
Wild Bill Donovan
Detroit Wizers
Providenes
International League
Donovan
Eckersall as Goal Kicker for Chicago Eleven
Eckersall starred as the gridiron goal kicker for the University of Chicago in late 19th and early 20th century games. He scored five goals in the 1897 Illinois clash and again in the Nebraska contest, plus three goals against Wisconsin in 1903, establishing a prolific kicking record for the program.
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Chicago
Novgall
Walter
Floyd County Schools Open for Fall Term in Tome GA
Floyd County, Georgia, opened its county schools for the fall and winter term. The district includes 55 white and Negro schools in the area, reflecting increases from the prior year. On opening day, enrollment reached 4,200, up from 3,500 last year.
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Fledy County
Tome
Floyd County
Jolly May Irwin Tonight Promotes Happiness Show
Jolly May Irwin invites audiences to a cheerful evening of light comedy and song. The act promises lighthearted laughter and upbeat entertainment designed to lift spirits tonight.
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Jolly May Irwin
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