Princeton Tech to hold annual cross country handicap
Technology's cross country handicap race will run Saturday on an eighth mile course. FH. H. Howland 08 seeks to lower Lorenz 1905 record. Entries include L. C. Cooley Brookline W. T. MacCreadie H. G. Jenks 1911 W. V. Ballard 1912 H. S. Benson 1912 and others from Johns Hopkins and BC. Prizes go to the first two finishers and the four fastest times with handicaps to be set.
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Technology
FH. H. Howland
Princeton
E. H. Lorenz
L. C. Cooley
Brookline
Cooley
W. T. MacCreadie
H. G. Jenks
W. V. Ballard
H. S. Benson
Tech
Cambridge
W. S&s. Davis
Johns Hopkins University
J. D. MacKenzie
P. D. White
B.C. Sper
Perry
G. A. Magee
S. P. Spalding
O. T.c
New Haven Polo Defeats Fall River In Rough Contest
New Haven beat Fall River 5 to 4 in a hard fought polo game. O Hara accidentally scored for Fall River, aiding the opponent. Referee Heffernan and timer Leary noted fouls by Gardiner Griffith and O Hara.
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Fall River
New Haven
O’hara
Woitgt
Te Asi Cass
Te Asi Cass Vbecess of). Biggins
McCarthy Bone
Schiffer
Loompson
Griffith
Hanna
Keele
O’ Hara
Heffernan
Timer—Leary
Indians Bury Nebraska 87 to 6 in Antelope Park
The Carlisle Indians outplayed Nebraska State University at Antelope Park with a brilliant 87 to 6 victory. Hauser contributed with key kicking to spur the sensational gains through the line.
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Lincoln
Wneb
Nebraska State University
Carlisle Indians
Antelope Park
Hauser
Wesleyan Elects Arthur Moore Captain
Wesleyan University in Middletown announces Arthur Moore of Columbus Indiana was chosen team captain for the next season. Moore, 20, six feet two inches, is a Delta Kappa Epsilon member and played right tackle for this year's Wesleyan football team.
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Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan
Arthur Moore
Columbus
Ind
Moore
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Belvidere Brooke Elected Williams Football Captain
Belvidere Brooke, class of 1910, was unanimously chosen captain of the Williams College football team for 1909 at a team meeting. He has played left tackle on the varsity eleven for the past two seasons and hails from New York City.
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Williamstown
Belvidere Brooke
Williams College
New York City
Brown and Holy Cross to meet in basketball at Providence
Worcester notes Brown and Holy Cross are easing past past athletic tensions and are likely to clash in baseball next spring. They will meet in basketball at Providence on February 27, signaling renewed competition between the two programs.
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Worcester
Brown
Holy Cross
Providence
Harvard and Yale Set Feb 27 Dual Swim Meet
Harvard and Yale have scheduled February 27 for the annual dual swimming meet at the Brookline swimming tank. The event marks the classic rivalry's next showdown with both teams ready to compete in New Haven.
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Harvard
Yale
NEW Waven
Brookline
Corey challenges Dorando in 50 mile to 24 hour race
Chicago announces marathon figure Albert L. Corey issues a challenge to Italian champion Dorando to a match race covering a distance from fifty miles to a twenty four hour endurance test.
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Chicago
Albert L. Corey
Dorando
Baseball gossip and managerial chatter from the era
The piece notes the Boston Nationals may alter their season opener pattern with Brooklyn, discusses potential Philadelphia and Covaleski matchups, mentions Mal Kittredge’s return to old friends, and hints Patsy Donovan may manage a New England League club while clinging to majors. It cites Clark Griffith as Kansas City manager hopeful and “Dummy” Taylor’s unlikely hitting milestone.
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Patsy Donovan
Patsy
Dorando Pietri Ad Astride New Advertising Era
An amused sketch notes Dorando Pietri and Johnny Hayes racing in New York while Dorando sports a sash promoting cigarettes. The piece predicts ad sponsorships will transform athletic costume and publicity, with the ad athlete poised to ride progress on a transcontinental pace.
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York
Dorando Pietri
Mr. Dorando
Columbus
Sir I. Newton
Mike Kelly
D. Pietri
Empire State Express
Three New Teams Join Six Day Bicycle Race Field
In New York on December 2, three more teams joined the Madison Square Garden six day bicycle race lineup. Joe Fogler of Brooklyn and Ivor Lawson of Salt Lake City paired up. Bobby Walthour of Atlanta and Eddie Root of New York teamed up. Floyd McFarland of San Jose and Jimmy Moran of Boston completed contracts to pair up.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Joe Fogler
Brooklyn Boy
Ivor Lawson
Salt Lake City
Bobby Walthour
Atlanta
Marshall Defeats German Chess Star
Frank J. Marshall, the American chess player, defeated Jacques Mieses of Germany in a 10 game match in Berlin. Marshall won five games, Mieses four, and one game was drawn.
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Berlin
Frank J. Marshall
Jacques Mieses
Germany
Marshall
Mieses
Murder charge against Lord Douglas withdrawn
In Winnipeg on December 2 the crown withdrew the attempted murder charge against Lord Sholto Douglas B C. The action ends the case without a trial and removes the pending charge against the titled defendant.
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Lord Douglas
Winnipeg
Man
Sholto Douglas
B. C
Burns Johnson bout slated in Sydney on December 26
South Boston letter asks the Sporting Editor to explain how the Post can report the Burns Johnson fight as taking place in Sydney on December 26 while news from Australia arrives in the U.S. on December 2.
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Post
Sydney
Australia
South Boston
Burns and Johnson Ring Clash in Sydney at 11 A.M.
Burns and Johnson are set to enter the ring in Sydney at 11 a.m. on December 26. The article explains time differences between Sydney, Boston, New York, and the Pacific date line, noting Sydney is ahead and that the date line lies east of Australia.
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Burns
Johnson
Sydney
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Mayo Men’s Dance Marks Fourth Reunion in Paul Revere Hall
More than 2500 Mayo Men and delegations from Mayo Men of New York and Philadelphia gathered in Paul Revere Hall for the Mayo Men’s Social and Benevolent Association fourth annual reunion. Joseph M. Thornton served as floor marshal with assistants Patrick F. Hastings and William Hanley, and Michael J. Needham directed the dancing.
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Paul Revere
Mayo Men’s Social and Benevolent Association
Mayo Men
New York
Philadelphia
Joseph M. Thornton
Patrick F. Hastings
William Hanley
Michael J. Needham
Labor Notes from Boston Unions Acknowledge Growth and Meetings
Dominic D Al l essandro spoke to city labor boards after returning from Denver where he attended AF L and Building Trades Departments meetings. Noddle Island Assembly 5789 admitted six new members and heard Chelsea shoe strikers appeal for support. Boston unions plan several council and district meetings and vote on wage scales and working agreements for 1909. Whoward F. McLeod was elected president of Railroad Transfer Messengers Union 11639.
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Building Laborers’ Unions
D’allessandro
Denver
Col
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Noddle
Chelsea
Boston
Union 11
A. S. of L
Wells Memorial Building
Whoward F. McLeod
East Boston opens season vs Everett A A in Noddle Island
The crack East Boston basketball team begins the season Saturday evening at Noddle Island facing fast Everett A A. captain Fred Corbett leads forwards Tim Desmond and George Burke with John Doherty and John Brett sidelined. Everett counters with Kid Wright Collins and Ben Vaughn at forward and centre respectively. A second team debuts to meet Putnam A A in the opener with O Connell Lally Sullivan Kimball and Younie in the lineup.
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East Boston
Noddle Island
Everett A. A
John Brett
John Doherty
Doherty
Pennsylvania
Brett
Boston Police Department
Jim Crowley
Fred Corbett
Tim Desmond
George Burke
Bill Cody
Everett
Wright
Collins
Ben Vaughn
Melrose
Putnam A. A
Felows
O’connell
Lally
Sullivan
Kimball
Younie
Dodgers face Dahlen management rumors persist in Brooklyn
Brooklyn reports keep alive a rumor that Bill Dahlen could take Dodgers helm next season. Possible player trades like Robie Lumley or Tim Jordan may be discussed by Ebbetts, though Phil Lewis is unlikely.
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Brooklyn
Bill Dahlen
Dodgers
Robbie Lumley
Tim Jordan
Ebbetts
Phil Lewis
Huggins Considered for Reds Manager Position
Miller Huggins is mentioned as a managerial possibility for next season with the Cincinnati Reds. The management of either the Cincinnati or the Brooklyn teams will not be exactly a bed of roses.
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Miller Huggins
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Dorando Pietri Jersey Sash Sparks Italian Protests
Cable reports from Rome say Dorando Pietri wore a jersey with a sash bearing a cigarette firm’s ad, a publicity choice that sparked strong reactions in Italy.
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New York
Rome
Dorando Pietri
Italy
Readville on Trial Today
The Readville trotting track faces a decision at the New England Trotting Horse and Breeders Association meeting. Horsemen expect the two minute track status to be debated as stockholders consider disposing of or renewing the track amid poor finances following the last Grand Circuit meet.
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Readville
New England Trotting Horse and Breeders’ Association
Ketchel May Sidestep Burns and Langford Gap in Boxing Talk
Stanley Ketchel plans to chase heavyweight titles after a promised rematch with Billy Papke, with manager Joe O Connor saying Ketchel wishes to fight Tommy Burns upon his return from Australia. Sam Langford looms as a potential opponent while Charl ey Griffin debuts in Boston in dapper attire facing Jim Driscoll as part of Armory A A program featuring a colored lightweight championship tournament and a Belfast Ireland versus Haverhill semi final.
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Stanley Ketchel
Billy Papke
Colma
Ketchel
Joe O’connor
Stanley
Tommy Burns
Burns
O’connor
Tommy
Australia
Johnson
America
Bill Squires
Sam Langford
Charley Griffin
Armory A. A
Harry Lehr
Benny Osthues
Jack O'Brien
Griffin
Boston
Armory Club
Jim Driscoll
Driscoll
Matty Baldwin
New York
Grifin
Baldwin
Leach Cross
New England
Dick Slater
Jack Johnson
John Bruce
Young Gibbs
Jim McCullough
Belfast
Ireland
Young Limerick
Haverhill
Assessors Seek Water Street Lots By Boat In City
Atlantic City officials traced tax lots on Water street for Dr. William Spedloe former U S consul at Amoy China. They found the search needed a boat and sounding line to locate the parcels.
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Atlantic City
N. J
City Board of Assessors
William Spedloe
United States
Amoy
China
Wealthy contractor arrested for disorderly conduct in Pittsburg
Robert Lyon a wealthy contractor with offices in the Frick building was arrested at Emily Weaver s North Side home on a charge of disorderly conduct after being frustrated by lack of acceptance of his attentions.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Emily Weaver
North Side
Robert Lyon
Frick
Football casualty list shows record deaths and injuries
New York December 2. The autumn 190? football campaign produced a record 18 deaths and 304 injuries, the highest toll since the sport’s rule changes in 1906. Many captains were sidelined by serious or minor injuries, including Burr and Hollenback, with several teams forced to rely on replacements.
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New York
King of Fall
Vandals Strike Cornerstone at Newburyport Church
West Newbury authorities search for saboteurs who opened a Civil War era cornerstone box in a church. A leaden box with a large top hole was found containing relics and coins dated to the dedication of the church.
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Newburyport
West Newbury
Garden of the Gods to be City Park in Colorado Springs
The Garden of the Gods, recognized as a continental scenic wonder, will be conveyed to Colorado Springs by gift from the children of Charles E. E. Perkins, former head of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Perkins bought the tract in 1879 and kept it free to the public. he wished it forever open to the world.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Charles EE. Perkins
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Perkins
Miller to captain Penn football team for 1909
Albert C. Miller of Williamsport was unanimously chosen captain of the University of Pennsylvania football team for 1909. The 22 year old substitute quarterback led a sensational performance against Cornell on Thanksgiving Day at Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Albert C. Miller
Williamsport
Penn
University of Pennsylvania
Miller
Cornell
Pendergast to Box Stewart at Unity Club Lawrence
Dorchester heavyweight Jim Pendergast is matched to meet New Yorker Jim Stewart at the Unity Club in Lawrence a week from tonight. Stewart is traveling fast, giving Pendergast a clear test of his current form.
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Jim Pendergast
Dorchester
Jim Stewart
Unity Club
Lawrence
Pendergast
Stewart
President to Reappoint Crum as Charleston Port Collector
Washington December 2 The President has decided to reappoint W D Crum colored as collector of the port of Charleston South Carolina He will resume the duties of the post after confirmation and service in the role is expected to continue.
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Washington
W. D. Crum
Charleston
S. C
Dorchester Heights to Meet South Boston A A Saturday Tilt
The Dorchester Heights football team faces the South Boston A A squad this Saturday at 3 p m in a local matchup.
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Dorchester Heights
South Boston
sLecast Stuts
Irish American A. C. and New York A. C. dominate indoor titles
The indoor championship in New York showcased the Irish American A. C. and New York A. C. winning the most points, sparking debate over recruiting practices. A rule change by the A. A. U. aims to curb club switching by forcing unattached running for a year, benefitting smaller clubs, while a letter from Freiman of the West End House discusses suspensions over open meets and clarifies jurisdiction.
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New York A. C
New York
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Intercollegiate Association
Freiman
West End House
Somerville High Football Topped 1908 Rankings
The question asks if Somerville High belongs in the top three 1908 high school football teams and which is better. The answer: Yes, Somerville High is worthy, and Somerville High is the better team.
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Somerville High
Harvard Dartmouth Ticket Eligibility and Price
Inquiries asked if anyone besides undergraduates or holders of graduates signed orders could buy the final Harvard Dartmouth tickets. The price cited is $1.50.
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Harvard-Dartmouth
Death on first day of racing at Charles River Park track
Harry Elkes was killed on the opening race at the new board track at Charles River Park. The accident occurred on the track debut day, not on the Clement track, underscoring safety concerns for the venue.
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Harry Elkes
New Board
Charles River Park
Clement
Hal Chase to Bid New York Good-Bye Next Season
Reports say Hal Chase will not play for New York next season despite fans hopes. The source notes good authority indicating Chase plans to leave the club and pursue other opportunities.
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Hal Chase
New Yorks
New York
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