Americans Move to Drop Marathon From Olympic Program
At the annual Amateur Athletic meeting a strong American committee urged an international conference to organize Olympic level events with impartial officials and a standard marathon exclusion. It argues that pro money taints amateur sport, citing Dorando and Hayes and the Athens winner, and notes London contested events may spur dropping the marathon to preserve amateur integrity.
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United States
Ume
Amateur Athletic Action
America
Great Britain
England
London
Dorando
Hayes
Sherring
Athens
International Olympic Council
New York
Allerdice Chosen Wolverine Captain for Next Year
Dave Allerdice of Indianapolis was selected by 12 M men to lead Michigan next season. He previously gained fame as a fall halfback despite playing with a broken collarbone in the Penn game. Billy Wasmund of Detroit, a two year quarterback candidate, lost the race for captaincy.
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Allerdice
Michigan
Billy “Wasmund
Detroit
Wolverine
Dave” Allerdice
Indianapolis
Penn
Wack Drafts Frank Huelsman for Athletics
The 1909 Athletics, led by Connie Mack, pick outfielder Frank Huelsman from the Tri State League. Huelsman hit 3838 in the Tri-State last season, and this move boosts the majors expertise as the team strengthens its roster.
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Wack
Frank Huelsman
Connié ‘Mack
Athletics
Tristate
Kan- Bas ‘City
Huelsman
Tri-state
Juul to Coach Ilinl Tossers at Illinois Team
Herbie Juul of Chicago will coach the Illinois basketball squad this season. He captained the university’s first varsity team three years ago and now has 40 men under him. New additions to the roster are expected as arrangements for a southern trip proceed.
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Juul
Ilinl
Tinois ‘University
Herbie Juul
Chicago
Illinois
Training for Standing Jump With Ray Ewry
Ray Ewry, famed high jumper, explains standing jumps demand nerve control and one maximal effort. He outlines exercises like skipping and squats for specific muscles, stressing practice, quick movements, and keeping work short of fatigue to maintain suppleness and control in the air.
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Ray Ewry
Champion Suffers Injury At Madison Square Garden
Martin Sheridan of the Irish American Athletic Club is injured in the recent A A U championships at Madison Square Garden. He sustained a broken collar bone and a dislocated shoulder after a pole vault fall from the apex of his leap. Sheridan was reportedly buried to the ground when the pole slipped. Doctors fear long-term impact on his record breaking performances.
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Martin Sheridan
Players Face Big Winter Baseball Decision
The piece argues winter play hurts big league stars and their teams. It cites Delahanty Burns and others moving to Cuba Japan and Florida for winter ball, noting illness, injuries, and reduced usefulness. It warns rest between seasons preserves value and readiness for the regular schedule.
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Cincinnati
Cuba
Mike Fisher
Orient
Japan
Florida
Yerry Turner
Cleveland Naps
Elmer Flick
Elmer
Naps
Cincinnati Reds
Jim Delahanty
M Florida
George Stovall
Fred Buelow
Nap
Washington
Delahanty
Burns
St. Louis Cardinals
Philippine Islands
Fang
Ume
Del
Chicago
Ganley
Johnson
Bill
Reach
Baum Elected Captain of 1909 Illinois Eleven
Benny Baum left end on the Illinois football team for two years has been elected captain of the varsity for 1909 after a close race with John Richards right end of the team. Baum is a junior in the university and hails from Phoenix Arizona.
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Baum
Illinois
Benny Baum
John Richards
Phoenix
Ariz
World War era reporter recalls Hinton bank robbery tale
In a Chicago world fair era reminiscence, Miller the Tribune space writer recounts chasing a bank crime involving Hinchmeyer. He describes confusion with Melville Stone, the Stone bank, and a wrongful print about a $100000 sale. The tale ends with a petty pay dispute and a modest $25 salary.
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Hinchmeyer
Miller
Chicago
The
Tribune
Police Department
Hinton
Blank Naional Bank
Cedar River
Melville Stone
Stone Bank
Mr. Stone
the Tribune
Van
van Benthuysen
Stone
United States
Roma
Thinchmeyer
Stone and Hinton
The Greek Cross and the Four-Piece Square Puzzle
Eminent archaeologists and antiquarians trace the Greek cross as an emblem of human intellect. The piece outlines converting the five-square cross into a square by four pieces, revealing infinite valid cuts and inviting puzzle makers to craft constrained solutions, as in Harvard’s four-piece challenge.
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le Plongeon
Schuemann
Prof
Wilson
Euclid
Harvard College
Harvard
Five Piece Puzzle Forms Two Crosses From Squares
The article describes a puzzle making five pieces to form two crosses. Figuring shows a center piece creating one cross and four outside pieces for another, with an alternate method in Fig. 2 reducing one piece. It notes a sequence of cuts to produce crosses of different sizes and hints at a mysterious affinity among ancient signs and symbols including swastika, cross, triangle, and other shapes.
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Aquare
Short and Sweet Mamma Come Violet The Prayer Exchange
A brief exchange between Violet and her mother centers on prayers and the spoken response Amen. The scene captures family dynamics and churchgoing cadence as Violet asserts she has said her prayers and the mother presses for the exact words.
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Violet
New York Herald
Milk Thieves: Neighbor's Fox Terrier Behind Morning Shortages
A Battle Creek reader reports that a neighbor's fox terrier named Tricky and an unseen hound stole milk from porches on several mornings. The dog pawed and rolled the bottle cap to spill milk, drinking the contents, and even joined in raiding neighbors' chickens. The writer confirms personal experience as one of the victims.
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Tool
Trixy
Detroit Free Press
Caus
Tricky
Oliver Twist
Window shelf for plants moves between two windows
A simple one inch board shelf with end projections fits window wash grooves and brackets under the shelf. For two light windows place one central bracket on the sash middle. for single glass sash use brackets at both ends.
X Ray Instrument Helps the Handy Boy Make It
An early cautionary science note describes a compact X ray instrument with two AA cylinders, mirrors at 45 degrees, and a base to direct light around objects placed at X. The device makes light reflect through a path that avoids passing through the cylinders, enabling viewing around placed objects. A child’s Bible story motif follows David as a heroic nightly meditation, referencing heaven and a sling shot.
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David
Joe
Hig
Mamma
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