Eleven Bushers Become Stars Eleven Bushers Become Stars
Scout tale of Texas league players signed by a New York scout and Andrew Freedman that formed eleven future big league stars. Names include Kid Nance Steinfeldt Slagle Sparks and pitcher Luby, with Pop Anson’s praise and contrast to early Texas spring programs.
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Texas
Kid Nance
Cincinnatis
Steinfeldt
Slagle
Chicagos
Frank Chance
Frank Sparks
New Yorks
Sparks
Freedman
America
Jack Read Wins Lightweight Bout in Music Hall
Jack Read of Philadelphia, the Australian lightweight champion, defeated K O Sweeney of New York in a 10 round decision before Lake side A C members at Music Hall. Referee Nap Lavigne’s ruling drew backlash as Read dominated with lefts to Sweeney’s jaw. Also, Young Leod KO’d Kid Jacobson, Steve Bigney beat Kid Beaudry, and Kiddo Cournayer drew with Honey Rodman in Worcester bouts.
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Jack Reed
K. O. Sweeney Webster
Jack Read
Philadelphia
K. O. Sweeney
New York
Lakeside A. C
Music Hall
Nap Lavigne
Read
Sweeney
Kid Jacobson
Worcester
Young Leod
South Worcester
Kid Beaudry
Southbridge
Steve Bigney
Kiddo Cournayer
Webster
Honey Rodman
Boston
Crilley
Unity Cycle Club
Lawrence
Joe Budreau
Medford
Kid Thomas
Lowell A. C
Steve Kennedy
Harvard Fears All America Selections Favor Coaches
Harvard’s Crimson complains that top coaches, not actual players, dominate All America picks. It argues editors and near coaches draft dream teams, sidelining Harvard’s strongest performers despite multiple standout positions.
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Harvard
The
Crimson
Editorial dismisses All-America football picks as antiquated
The Crimson argues that post season All-America selections favor regional bias and editors. It laments that past authorities no longer rule and that football is proven to be a team game this season. The piece says All-America lists are a distraction and outdated.
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The
Crimson
Brookline Golfer Tops Qualifiers At Pinehurst
Parker Whitmore of Brookline Country Club led 64 players with 81 in the qualifying round of the 10th annual autumnal Country Club golf tournament at Pinehurst North Carolina. Other qualifiers include Stag Becker Hudson Segerman Moran Manson Brown Husey Cheatham Hennessee Gallagher Gallagher etc. Play resumes tomorrow.
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Framingham
G. F. Brown
Huntington Valley
F. S. Husey
Havana
T. A. Cheatham
Salisbury
S. A. Hennessee
Copperstown
P. L. Gallagher
Montclair
J. S. Brown
H. 8. Spaulding
Brae Burn
R. C. Steese
Youngstown
W. L. Milliken
Indianapolis
H. L. Gallagher
Polious to Wrestle Miller at Grand Opera House
Jim Folious the Greek welter weight is in top shape for a two out of three falls catch as catch can match against Ed Miller of St Louis at the Grand Opera House this evening. Miller, Southwest champion, impressed last year by battling Joe Turner for over an hour before Turner secured the pin.
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Jim Folious
Ed Miller
St. Louis
Grand Opera House
Miller
Southwest
Joe Turner
Turner
Yale elects Clark Yale cross country captain for next year
Cornelius E. Clark of Bangor Maine was tonight elected captain of the Yale cross country team for next season. He is a junior and has been on the team for two years.
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New Haven
Conn
Cornelius E. Clark
Bangor
Yale
Mike Glover to Try Stage Career Amid Ring Feats
Mike Glover of South Boston, welter title claimant, signs for a two show week at the Old Howard starting Dec 8. He says boxing is his forte and aims to prove his power against Johnny Alberts and Packy McFarland, while noting they have sidestepped him for a year.
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Mike Glover
South Boston
Mike
Old Howard
Boston
Jack Britton
New York
Johnny ‘Kid’ Alberts
Packy McFarland
Gilbert Gallant
Chelsea
Bay Wood
Fall River
Lowell
Gallant
Wood
Jimmy Gardiner
Gardiner
Bill Corrigan
Cambridge
Otto Mantejl
Pawtucket
Jim Crilley
Steve Kennedy
Lawrence
Paris
Kennedy
Matty Baldwin
Eddie Murphy
Walter Ridge
Brockton Feather
Johnny Stanton
Johnny Kilbane
New Orleans A. C
Johnny Dundee
Kilbane
Tinker May Join Pirates In Chicago Talks
Fred Clarke, Pittsburg Nationals manager, will meet Joe Tinker in Chicago to discuss Tinker joining the Pirates and possibly replacing Wagner at shortstop. Tinker denies interest in a Federal league contract and says an informal meeting is all that’s planned. A Radcliffe College basketball seniors beat juniors 22 to 21 in the first championship game between the classes.
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Chicago
Fred Clarke
Pittsburg Nationals
Joe Tinker
Cincinnati
Tinker
Pirates
Clarke
Wagner
Gilmore
Federal League
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Radcliffe College
College &Ym
D. Tewksbury
N. Hale
E. Jackson
F. Feeley
D. Berry
J. Gilbert
K. Bunner
F. Armstrong
E. Jones
A. Davis
S. Lyman
J. Stillwell
E. Eppendorf
N. Nowe
N. Ellis
R. Lewis
D. Dixon
G. Coleman
Miss Bunner
Miss Lewis
Miss Dixon
Miss Jones
Miss Armstrong
Miss Coleman
Margaret Perry
Clara Crane
Marjorie Bridgeman
Mabel Ravoux
Frances Brooks
Catherine Jackson
Millstream A A to Play U S S Georgia in post season clash
The Millstream A A of Chelsea will meet the U S S Georgia sailors in a post season game next Saturday at Ponte vard Field Chelsea. A scoreless tie earlier prompted the matchup and Captain Ford expects victory. The Millstreams also challenge Orient A A to a Dec 13 game at Everett High School Field.
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Millstream A. A
U. S. S. Georgia
Millstream Eleven
Chelsea
Georgia
Pontevard Field
Ford
Millstreams
Orient A. A
Everett High School
Ramey Receives $200 from Harness Group Aid Fund
Chicago December 3 The Anne Trotting Association board of appeals awarded $200 from a $700 fines fund to James F. Ramey former driver of Joe Patchen. Ramey is ill at Lexington Missouri and received the aid to assist injured or needy harness drivers.
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Chicago
Board of Appeals
The
Anne Trotting Association
James F. Ramey
Joe Patchen
Ramey
Lexington
Charles Frank to Leave New Orleans Club January First
Charles Frank president manager of the New Orleans club of the Southern Association will sever his connection with the local outfit on January 1 and will become the Southern representative of the Cleveland club of the American League.
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Jimmy Duval
Mickey Brown
Malden
al Delmont
Delmont
Duval
Brown
New Orleans
Charles Frank
Southern Association
Cleveland
Boston English High names lettered players
The Boston English High School yesterday awarded letters to players Miller Brown Maginnis Newcombe McNamara Mongle McKensie Haggerty Coughlin O'Connor Wella Low Tremble.
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Boston
Miller
Brown
Maginnis
Newcombe
McNamara
Monagle
McKensie
Haggerty
Coughlin
O'Connor
Wella
Low
Tremble
Marlboro High Is Midland League Champion for 1913
Marlboro High School was declared champion of the Midland league for 1913 after a board meeting at Framingham High School. Natick High protested a 10 to 7 loss to Westboro over officials lists not submitted a week before the game, as required by league rules. Final standings show Marlboro 2 1 1.000, Natick 1 2 0.500, Westboro 1 2 0.750, Framingham 1 2 0.500, Milford 0 3 0.000, Hudson 0 0 0.000.
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T. Marlboro High
Natick High
Westboro High
Framingham High
Milford High
Hudson High
Middlesex School Team Loses Close Match to Worcester Academy
In a hard fought game at the Middlesex Oval this afternoon Middlesex School Association eleven dropped a close contest to Worcester Academy by one goal. The decisive score came late in the first half as Worcester took a narrow lead that held.
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Concord
Middlesex Oval
Middlesex School Association
Worcester Academy
Yale Rooters Rapped by Harvard Alumni Bulletin
Harvard Alumni Bulletin features critic Sporticus Antiquus who says Yale fans tried to rattle the Crimson during the Harvard Yale game while Harvard rooters kept silent, urging sportsmanship.
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Yale
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
Eli
Harvard
Harvard Yale athletic taunt letter urges fair play
A Harvard Alumni Bulletin letter condemns Yale fans for rattling Harvard players in football and baseball during recent games in Brooklyn and New Haven. It argues the era of good feeling should end such conduct and notes Harvard’s dominance in football, baseball, and racing, while urging all to enjoy contests without taunting.
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Yale
Crimson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Harvard
Harvard Alumni Bulletin
Brickley
New London
New Haven
America
Unicorn Athletic Committee
Kiley or Linehan Likely Choice For BC Captain
Boston College postpones the 1914 football captain selection due to Meehan and Killion missing the vote. Riley and Linehan emerge as top contenders, both varsity-caliber stars whose leadership qualities could decide the outcome when voting resumes next Monday.
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Boston College
Meehan
Maroon and Gold
Fordham
Eddie Killion
Killion
B. C
Riley
Linehan
Middlesex Sportsmen Set Mock Trial in Arlington
The Middlesex Sportsmen Association plans a mock trial at its Arlington meeting on Saturday evening December 27. The alleged offense involves a member keeping a game bird in the closed season.
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Lexington
Middlesex Sportsmen's Association
Arlington
Cruikshank Named Captain Of Washington and Jefferson Team
Burleigh Cruikshank of West Somerville Massachusetts was elected captain of the Washington and Jefferson football team for 1914, succeeding Russell Goodwin of Wheeling West Virginia.
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Washington
Penn
Burleigh Cruikshank
West Somerville
Mass
Washington and Jefferson
Russell Goodwin
Wheeling
W. Va
Olympian hopes and relay plans loom large for 1924
A sweeping look at University of Oxford and British interference in relay plans for Berlin Olympics. Noted runners A N S Jackson Norman Taber and a South African Hudd target 4 20 mile pace and possible victories for the W P English collegians. Discusses Cornell Ithaca Yale Georgetown and notable athletes with club and university implications for the coming games.
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Oxford University
University of Pennsylvania
Berlin
Wbpneglish
A. N. S. Jackson
Norman Taber
Brown
Hudd
John Paul Jones
Cornell
Ithacan
Sweden
Jackson
Taber
Jones
Sports Notes and Queries From The Era
Readers seek the last Penn Yale gridiron meeting with Yale winning 14-6. Questions on Coast Artillery games, Rivers Cross boat knockdowns, Cross Ritchie contests, Gunboat Smith height and weight, upcoming wrestling shows, Jeffries Johnson date, Everett Lafayette scores, and Everett five touchdowns.
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Pennsylvania
Yale
Quakers
Huntington
Coast Artillery
Irvington Street Armory
Major Shedd
Armory
Eorge V. ‘Tuohey
Journal Building
Jeffries- Johnson
Reno
Nevada
the Post
Everett
Lafayette
Gossip for Motorists: Club Events and Car Showdowns
T P Myers, ex GM Truck head, named president and GM of Garford Philadelphia. Clarence G Stowe of New York Lubricating Co attended Bay State Club. Lee C Carlton of Bosch Magneto to lecture on ignition at Franklin Union Hall on Monday at 8 pm. Buick leads three day Manhattan Auto Club reliability run with five entries. other makes include Chandler Oakland Oldsmobile De Dion National and Hudson. First day covered 164 miles on Long Island roads. Note on starting cold engines by spraying gasoline into carburetor air intake via atomizer, a practice requiring rubber bulb removal and a blowing tube for cranking.
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Lee C. Carlton
Bosch Magneto Company
Franklin Union Hall
Berkeley Street
Buick
Manhattan Automobile Club
Chandler
Oakland
Oldsmobile
de Dion
National
Hudson
Long Island
Wrestling Bouts Set for Salem North Street Rink
Salem North Shore Athletic Association schedules weekly wrestling bouts at the North Street Rink starting Friday directed by promoter George W. Tuohey. First card features Lemle vs Bergman, Burns vs LaGrange, and Butler vs Miller.
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Salem
Salem North Shore Athletic Association
North Street
George W. Tuohey
Boston
Karl Lemle
Ernest Bergman
Cyclone Burns
George LaGrange
Jack Butler
Ed Miller
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Charley Neary
Lawrence Club
Johnny “Kid” Alberts
Elizabeth
N. J
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New England
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Marieville A. C
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Radcliffe
NAPS
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Rooters
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Cruikshank
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Charlie Brickley
Warner
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Eli Yale
Talbott
Martin Sheridan
Jack Eller
Mat McGrath
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Pat McDonald
Simon Gillies
Egon Eritkson
Hannes Kolehmainen
Lawson Robertson
Lougee
Arena
Billy Murray
Andover
Murray
Boston Y. M. C. A
George Tuohey
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T. P. Myers
General Motors Truck Company
Garford Philadelphia
Clarence G. Stowe
New York Lubricating Company
Bay State Club
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