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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
8
Miss Cherrie Vale keeps a goat named Plutarch in her village, defies auto traffic dangers, and sees the creature killed by a speeding car. Fred Gleason, the driver, offers damages and seeks courtship through replacement goats, culminating in a comic family plan for a future wedding.
A regimental betting book from the 1850s details wagers between officers. Entries include a bottle of port if Johns drinks within five nights, another bet of wine that a wife will kick the apothecary across Dundalk, and a contest over hair count between Lieut Hayter and Dr Seaman. A 1856 India bet claimed a bottle of champagne that neither could be killed in a year, but both Capt Crawford and Capt Wright were killed.
Fragmentary quotation describes the Engilah system aiming to destroy all currency returning to the Bank of Eng land. It claims this keeps money clean while asserts in this country money remains in circulation until worn and encrusted with unknown substances.
Illinois star Otto Seijer suffers a broken right shoulder blade after falling on a ball during an onside kick. A senior, he was an all Western contender and famed for a record drop kick at Bloomington. Harry Gilmore Jr. and Frankie Conley end their association as Conley plans to pursue his own affairs.
All American quarterback Earl Sprackling shares advice for schoolboys on staying calm under pressure. He describes kicking techniques from May to drops, notes long punts, and stresses the rise of the drop and place kicks to boost scoring near the twenty yard line.
University of Wisconsin freshmen staged a first trial of compulsory football on Madison’s lower campus. Dr. W. Meanwell led calisthenics before a punt drill using nine footballs, noting students enjoyed kicking and advocating outdoor, year‑round play as the real developmental force behind athletics.
Sterner fans chase rumors as baseball talk swirls with denials. Chicago proves full of surprises this season while Madison's Professor Meanwell pushes compulsory football. Mickey Sheridan’s substitutes hint at tough times for Detroit, and chess billiards and swimming captivate fans.
Chicago writer Bil Bailey notes a crucial fourth inning play decided the game unseen by 99 of 100 spectators. Red Murray’s hit and run set up Snodgrass to score after Collins fumbled, a turning point driven by fear not luck, illustrating the subtle moments that win baseball games.
In Harper's Weekly George Jean Nathan notes a Princeton Yale game from four years earlier. At half time Princeton led ten to nothing as Yale coaches argued in the dressing room, prompting Yale to rally and score twice in the second half to win. The urging line is Use your own brains.
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