Walter Camp Dies as Football Powerhouse
New York March 14. Walter Camp, famed Yale backfield strategist and author of Camp's Daily Dozen, died in New York. Tributes from Knute Rockne and Governor Pinchot recall his pivotal role in shaping college football and athletic training nationwide.
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Harvard
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Yale University
Yale Sports Leader Camp Dead at 77
Pioneer Yale athletic adviser Leverett L. Camp died in New Haven. Born April 17 1869 he shaped Yale finances by unifying athletic funds and oversaw the All American selections since 1889. He helped finance the Yale Bowl and served on the university council for over a decade. He excelled in multiple sports as a Yale student and later declared in medical school before joining business ventures.
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Camp
University Athletic Committee
Yale Financial Union
The
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Univeristy Council
H. W. Slocum
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Leverett L. Camp
Ellen Cornwell Camp
Hopkins Grammar School
Medical
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Naw Attar
Exhibition Games At New Orleans And Florida Stadiums
Exhibition results from multiple spring games show New Orleans and Florida venues. Box scores list players and lineups for teams including Columbus Boston Washington Brooklyn Cincinnati St Louis San Francisco Chicago Los Angeles and more across dates in New Orleans Winter Haven Clearwater Tampa Fresno and Los Angeles.
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New Orleans
8. A
Jameson
Fullerton
Fuhr
Dowie
Smith
Winter Haven
Fla
RW. B
Columbus
Donohue
Sheehan
Rixey
Ketchum
Bird
Boston
Washington
Gibson
Ruether
Coveleskie
J. McNamara
Kelly
Ruel
Tate
Clearwater
Brooklyn
Davis
Falk
Grant
Severeid
Green
Erhardt
Cantrell
McPhee
Picnich
Heving
Bolt
Tenny
Cincinnati
Wingo
C. Ketchum
Palermo
Tampa
EL “T. McNamara
Benton
Van
San Francisco
Paulson
Bool
Griffin
Heffner
Vargast
Los Angeles
Cal
R. H. EB
Chicago
Bush
Morgan
Hartnett
Churry
Meyers
Sanders
Sandberg
Thompson
Championship Medals Presented to Senators in Tampa
World series champions Washington players on the club roster last year received championship medals from baseball commissioner J M Landis this afternoon in Tampa. Before the game against the Boston Braves, the Braves won 12 to 10. Mayor Perry G Wall presented Walter Johnson and Stanley Harris with solid mahogany bats, gifts from a fan.
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Tampa
Fla
JK. M. Landis
Washington
Senators
Boston Braves
Braves
Perry G. Wall
Walter Johnson
Stanley Harris
Perkins defeats Lawrence in Volusia golf final
In Ormond Beach Florida on March 14 N B Perkins of Williamsburg Kentucky beat J W Lawrence a long driving Pittsburg golfer five and four in the thirty six hole finals of the annual Volusia championship. Everett Beckwith of Aurora Illinois beat J R Gromley of Dedham Massachusetts one up in the beaten eight final. Dr C M Thomas of Brewer Maine defeated A Dickson of Montclair New Jersey two and one in the second sixteen finale.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
N. B. Perkins
Williamsburg
J. W.lawrence
Pittsburg
Everett Beckwith
Aurora
Ill
J. R. Gromley
Dedham
Maas
Dr. C. M. Thomas
Brewer
Maine
A. Dickson
Montclair
N. J
Ohio State Wisconsin game notes and mixed results
Fragmentary college basketball summary mentions Ohio State and Wisconsin mixed with scattered figures and school names Baldwin Wallace Pennsylvania Westminster. No clear team result or cohesive report available.
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Ohio State
Wisconsin
Baldwin’ Wallace
Pennsylvania
Westminster
Marble contest and boys league planned at grade schools
Beginning tomorrow a canvass will be made of grade schools to line up marble enthusiasts for a contest this month. Doc Owens will assist, weather permitting the event may start this month.
Senior Volleyball Practice Opens With Post Office Support
Starting tomorrow night the seniors begin volleyball practice aided by the post office team. Several games are planned against business men teams that have trained this winter at the high school gym. The older boys aim to be in trim within a week and expect a good trim if predictions hold. Intermediates and juniors will form teams starting Tuesday as many boys eager to learn the game, which isn’t played at the club during basketball season, and they have had little chance to volley over the net.
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Club Directo
Doc, Owets
Garade
Owers
Local Boys Club to Host National Athletic Qualifiers
Zafforts will be made this month and next to qualify members under eighteen for a national athletic competition. Open to all Boys' Club Federation of New York members, the events include standing broad jump, potato race, running high jump, pull up and basketball shooting. Bluefield expects strong participation as many local boys are athletically inclined.
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Zafforts
Boys’ Club Federation of
New York
Bluefield
Summer Camp Plans For Village Camp Features
The club director confirms a summer camp is planned with the same grounds though some buildings need repair. Assistant Dee Owens joins as the director’s aide for what will be his last season. attendees include Scott Johnston Bill Ward Russell Lay Clarence Brown Buck Akers and Andrew Armentrout as program assistants with Rusty returning for his fourth year as keeper of the fire.
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Dee. Owens
Scott Johnston
Bill, Ward
Russell Lay
Clarence Brown
Buck ‘Akers
Andrew Armentrout
Rusty
Camp Preparations Promise Best Ever Season
New Sig er Pe ae ee year in rety Wap the camp gets better. Those who attend camp this season will witness the best ever, but many boys may not have the privilege due to limited capacity, accommodating over fifty boys. Weekly camp opens early in June if weather permits, with repairs to buildings starting in April so setup needs no more than four days. Jim the cook, who ran the cook house last summer, has signed up again.
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Jim
Pirates Beat Seattle 19 to 4 in Camp Game
Pittsburg Pirates defeated Seattle in a spring camp game 19 to 4. Pirates collected twenty six hits off three Seattle pitchers Minjus, Russell and Pape while Yde Adams and Spencer supported with nine hits for Seattle. It was the Pirates first non intra squad game since camp began.
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Cal
Pittsburg Pirates
Seattle
Freebookers
Buccos
Minjus
Russell
Pape
Washington
Hmil Yde
Babe Adame
Pirates
R. H. EB
Pittsburg
Milius
Tobin
Yde
Adams
Spencer
Colored Institute Cagers Rally Past Roanoke 40 to 18
The Bluefield Colored Institute beat the Leal club of Roanoke 40 to 18 on the Institute court last night in what is seen as the season finale for locals. Hayden and Hickman starred at forward with Holley at center and Holley and Hendricks at guards. Keystone meets Beckley March 28 in the institute auditorium, followed by the southern West Virginia tournament here April 3 and 4.
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Bluefield Colored Institute Basketeers
Leal Club
Roanoke
Institute Court
Hayden
Hickman
Holley
P. Holley
Hendricks
Keystone
Beckley
I Institute
West Virginia
Adamston Wins West Virginia Independent Tourney Title
Adamston U B team captured the state independent basketball tournament at Pennsboro West Virginia on March 14, defeating the Parkersburg Caseys 26 to 17 in a close final. Semifinals saw Shinnston vs Parkersburg and Wallace vs Adamston with Parkersburg and Adamston advancing.
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West Virginia
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Parkersburg
Wallace
Adamston
Adamston Quints
Yale Finishes Season Winless in Ivy League Loss to Cornell
Ithaca N Y March 14 Yale finished the intercollegiate basketball league season without a win after a 24 to 20 loss to Cornell. The game was ragged and the win put Cornell in fifth place in the league standings.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Yale
Cornell
Sutton Wins Third Central West Virginia Tournament Title
Sutton defeated Gassaway in the finals of the third annual Central West Virginia high school basketball tournament in Sutton Thomas Gassaway earlier. Gassaway had beaten Burnsville in the semifinals, while Sutton overcame Richwood to claim the title.
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Sutton
Gassaway Gassaway
W. Va
Gassaway
Burnsville
Richwood
Mountaineers Suffer First Home Defeat At Navy
Morgantown March 14 Navy over West Virginia 22 to 3 in a wrestling meet. West Virginia’s Neel won in the 115 pound class on time after two extra periods. Navy captured decisions in 126 158 176 and defeated 146 and heavyweight bids while Millender was injured.
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Morgantown
W. Va
United States Naval Academy
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
West Virginia
Neel
al Millender
McGeoy
Navy
Captain Timberlake
Stickler
Kershner
Millender
de- Ault
Dyson
Wylie
Smith
Captain Suder
Jittign
Pitsenberger
Edwards
Lough
Pupil Gives Master Basketball Lesson in Big Ten Finale
Columbus Ohio March 14 Pupil gave master a basketball lesson tonight as Ohio State overwhelmed Wisconsin 37 to 28 in the final Big Ten game. Miner nailed a late first half shot to put the Buckeyes ahead 14 to 14 at intermission. It was OSU’s ninth straight win sealing the 1925 Big Ten title with 10,010 in attendance. Coach Olsen, once a Wisconsin player under Dr Meanwell, brought in substitutes in the closing minutes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Miner
Olsen
Ohio Sttate
Meanwell
Badger
Patterson Jr Missing May Be Dead
New York report says George W Patterson Jr thirty three son of the University of Michigan College of Engineering assistant dean and Yale graduate may be dead after disappearance. The Times will publish details tomorrow about his war record Croix de Guerre with palms and service as a foreign lecturer.
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New York
The
New York Times
George W. Patterson, Jr
College of Engineering
University of Michigan
Yale
Patterson Mystery Deepens as Father-in-Law Aids Inquiry
The Times reports Patterson’s death suspected as self-inflicted after he vanished from home. Elswood Hendrick, his father-in-law and author, believes he failed in life and left a letter showing intent to end his life. Patterson married Grace Hendrick last July. his first wife Susan Ryerson died years ago.
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Sir Hendrick
Mes
Grace Hendrick
Susan Ryerson
Chicago
Europe
Hendrick
New York
Social Register
Death ends long vigil of Nero the dog at grave
In Lancaster Ohio on March 14 a dog named Nero died after a long vigil at his master Charles Farmer's grave. Farmer was shot last July in a gunfight with prohibition officers. Nero had kept watch at the cemetery daily, returning to the grave for meals and resisting all efforts to move him.
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Charles Farmer
Prohibition
Jobbers and workers settle differences in New York
Settlement announced for dress goods workers in 2000 shops with Wholesale Dress Manufacturers Association. Work will resume Monday after stoppage last Tuesday as union leaders report. Also in Halifax county finals King Smith and W J Merriman defeat Ricketson Jr and T H Robinson 6 4 6 4 6 2.
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Mar
Wholesale Dress Manufacturers Association
Ritola Triumphs in Absence of Nurmi and Finnish Team
Hartford on March 14 saw Paavo Nurmi fall ill, delaying the planned benefit track meet. Hugo Quist announced Nurmi’s fever as Ritola led a 1500m win in 4 22 5 and a 3000m victory over Yale in 8 03 5. Ritola ran ten races to cover the absence of Nurmi and other Finnish runners, while Nilsson and remaining Minish team members did not compete.
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Hartford
Conn
Paate North
Hugo Quist
Nurmi
Willie Ritola
Ritola
Yale
Mer Ly
Guntar Nilsson
Minish
Huntington Petites Defeat Kampus Kids in Tri-State Final
Huntington Petites of Huntington high school defeated the Huntington Kampus Kids of Maryall College 36 to 20 in the Y W C A tri state girls basketball tournament final at Marshall College. The close score belies the tight competition. Other entrants included Charleston Ceredo Kenova and Proctorville.
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Huntington
W. Va
Huntington Petites
Kansas City club wins third in national AAU tourney
Kansas City athletic club finished third in the national AAU basketball tournament by defeating Lafayetto Ind opponent 29 to 16 in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Mar
Kansas City Athletic Club
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Lafayetto
Ind
Eveleth Stops Pittshye in Western AHA Clash
Eveleth defeated Pittshye Yellow Jackets 2 to 1 in a United States amateur hockey association Western division game played tonight in Pittsburg Muar. Eveleth wins on the road with a narrow victory over the Yellow Jackets.
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Eveleth
Pittsburg
Muar
Pittshye Yellow Jackets
United States Amateur Hockey Association
Real Estate Listings Featuring Farm and Lots in Bluefield
Real estate for sale includes a 430 acre farm with 20 tenant houses and barns near Washington N C on the Norfolk and Southern main line, plus 255 acres of cultivated land with black loamy soil. Also two Bland Street lots with buildings, a Jewel lot on Bland, and a jet on Jones Street. Contact A C Wooten at 113 Mineral Street Bluefield West Virginia or 112 Miners Street with phone numbers provided.
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Washington, N. C
Miners Street
Bluefield
W. Va
A. C. Wooten
Bland Street
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