College sport row and football reform debates
Harvard and Yale clash over Paul Coburn eligibility as college athletics face broader reform debates. David Starr Jordan urges stricter academics and ethics, noting brutality in football, professionalism issues, and the role of umpires, with multiple captains under fire for slugging. Seymour faces legal action after a disputed pay.
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Dr. Jordan
Morse
Yale
Stevenson
Pennsylvania
Curtis
Michigan
Eckersall
Chicago
Jordan
Officers of Maine Poultry and Pet Stock Assn
Portland Maine Dec 7 These officers were elected at the annual meeting today of the Maine State Poultry and Pet Stock Association which is holding its annual exhibition President Silas Bartlett Lewiston vice president Sumner W Johnson Portland secretary A L Merrill Auburn treasurer T H Selater Auburn auditor E M Peacock Kent s Hill chairman executive committee H L Hunton Oakland Me
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Portland
Maine State Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Silas Bartlett
Lewiston
Sumner W. Johnson
A. L. Merrill
Auburn
T. H. Selater
E. M. Peacock
Kent’s Hill
H. L. Hunton
Oakland
Boston Man Arrested in Providence After Coat Theft
Providence R I December 8 William John Sullivan 12 Tuckerman street Boston is in the custody on a charge of lifting an over coat from a wagon yesterday Patrol man Ernest Johnson picked him up on the street today and he awaits arraignment in the Sixth District Court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Hurst
St. Peter
Providence
R. I
William John Sullivan
Tuckerman Street
Boston
Ernest Johnson
Sixth District
Football reform in sight as rules committee plans meeting
Walter Camp of Yale and fellow members consider changes to football rules in a potential New York session this week. The group debates a possible 10 yard rule while awaiting full attendance and a suitable meeting room, with Dec 16 a likely alternative date.
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New Haven
Conn
New York
Walter Camp
Yale
Paul Dashiel
Lehigh
John C. Bell
University of Pennsylvania
L. M. Dennis
Cornell
Robert D. Wrenn
Harvard
T. B. Fine
Princeton
Alonzo A. Stagg
University of Chicago
University Club
Camp
Yale War Over Coburn Faces Harvard Baseball Clash
Yale players protest Harvard pitcher Paul Coburn's eligibility claiming four years of eligibility usage already. Harvard counters that Coburns Exeter game was non intercollegiate. If unresolved the protest could bar Coburn from the annual series.
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Harvard
Yale
Paul Coburn
Coburn
New Haven
Cambridge
Crimson Nine
Crimson
Exeter
Baseball Magnates Reach Calm Offseason, Elections Likely
A quiet winter surrounds baseball magnates as the National League meet in New York next week and Harry Pulliam is expected to be re elected. Umpire issues dominate talk with Hank O Day the only trusted official left. Johnstone has quit and Klein and Bauswine expected not to handle the indicator next season.
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New York
Harry Pulliam
Hank O'Day
Johnstone
Klein
Bauswine
Bedell Leads Six Day Race as Boston Riders Push Pace
New York Dec. 7. Interest grows as the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden continues. The Bedell brothers hold the lead while Boston cyclists set a fast pace. Moran attempts a lap steal, Downey answers, Doreflinger and Dussot weaken and fall farther behind as teams chase the record set by Miller and Waller in 1899.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Miller
Waller
Bedell Brothers
Boston
Jimmy Moran
Matt Downey
Diamond Stars Plan Long House Boat Cruise
Lou Criger and Jesse Tannehill of the ex champs with Tom Doran of the Detroits prepare a two months house boat cruise. They will depart Cincinnati soon and aim to reach New Orleans in early spring.
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Lou Criger
Jesse Tannehill
Tom Doran
Detroits
Cincinnati
New Orleans
No More Hazing At Bates College
Bates College in Lewiston Maine announces the abolition of all hazing. The change was achieved by voluntary action of the student body rather than faculty intervention.
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Bates College
Lewiston, Me
Post All Eastern Team Leads Way In Selections
The Post joins other East papers naming an All Eastern eleven. Key picks include Shevlin Yale Glaze Dartmouth Torrey Pennsylvania Tripp Yale Squires Harvard Hutchinson Yale Roome Yale Quill Yale. Unanimous centers Torrey, Tripp Yale guards. takes Tooker Princeton ends and Stevenson Yale quarterback.
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Shevlin
Yale
Glaze
Dartmouth
Lamson
Pennsylvania
Squires
Harvard
Tripp
Torrey
Hutchinson
Roome
Morse
Quill
Post
Tooker
Princeton
Stevenson
Guard
Centre
Burr
Maxwell
Swarthmore
Thompson
Cornell
Quarterback Hutchinson
Mount Pleasant
Arlisle
Sheble
Hubbard
Amherst
Wendell
Bard
Hurley
Barrett
Eaves
Daub
Carr
Folwell
McCormick
Torney
West Point
Famous Stallion Water Cress Sold For 71000
Watercress the famous stallion sold at auction for 71000 dollars in New York. J B Haggin bought the horse, with Harry Payne Whitney as his leading competitor as bids opened at 10000 dollars.
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Watercress
New York
J. B. Haggin
Harry Payne Whitney
Hagegin
Boston Latin Triumphs Over Chauncy Hall In Quick Net Show
Boston Latin defeated Chauncy Hall 17 to 5 yesterday afternoon at the Y M C A gym. Standouts include Sheehan and Walsh on Boston Latin with Burgess and Allison contributing. Referee Brown and timer Donovan officiated the game.
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Boston Latin
Chauncy Hall School
Chauncy Hall
Connolly
Church
Ward
Good Leonard
R. B
Walsh Brown
Allison
Wright Burgess
Dee
L. F
Kennedy Minot
R. F
Sheehan
Fish
Walsh
Burgess
Wright
Brown
All Work but John D Rockefellers Family Song
Rockefeller family members feature in a humorous song at a Fifth Avenue Baptist Church dinner. John D Rockefeller Sr reportedly does not work while his son John D Jr and his daughter sing about family washing duties. The event drew about 250 Young Men’s Bible class attendees at the Hotel Vendome near the Metropole.
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Standard Oil
John D., Jr
John D. Rockefeller
Young Men’s Bible Class
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Young Rockefeller
Hotel Vendome
Metropole
Tom O’rourke
Kid McCoy
Beers
Macy
Sister Ann Ev'rybody
Unknown Man Rescues Chelsea Tot From Death
A six year old Chelsea girl Lizzie Bennett narrowly escaped being killed by a runaway horse and wagon at Spruce and Fourth streets. An unknown man sprang out and seized the child from under the hooves, saving her before the rear wheel struck them. He fled after the act, leaving his name undisclosed.
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Lizzie Bennett
Poplar Stret
Chelsea
Spruce
Fourth Streets
James O'Neil
Massachusetts Association Football League Planned for 1906
Plans move forward for an all Massachusetts association football league in 1906. Merrimac Valley Association members have drawn up notices and sent them to state teams with many favorable replies. Delegates will meet in Lynn in January to finalize arrangements with Everett Brockton and Taunton joining the effort. Potential rivals Merrimac league and Fall River association have not yet resolved.
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Merrimac Valley Association
Merrimac League
Fall River Association
Lynn
Massachusetts
Everett
Brockton
Taunton
Injunction Issued Against Bricklayers
The Supreme Court equity session granted an injunction to restrain the Bricklayers' Benevolent and Protective Union from interfering with stone pointers employed by Charles A. Pickett and others building several structures in Boston. The unions claim Pickett’s group includes non members. The matter resumes on the merits.
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Equity
Supreme Court
Bricklayers’ Benevolent and Protective Union
Charles A. Pickett
Boston
Trades’ Union
Railroad Men Meet To Discuss Pass Problem In New York
The executive committee of the Trunk Lines Association will convene in New York next week to discuss abolishing free transportation. Reports say many railroad presidents and top traffic managers will attend the meeting in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Trunk Lines Association
New York
Aged Woman Dies on East Cambridge Street
Catherine Nolan aged 68 of 7 Plymouth Street East Cambridge dropped dead on Binney Street at 10 last night while walking with her husband. She had been ailing for some time but death was unexpected.
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Catherine Nolan
Plymouth Street
East Cambridge
Binney Street
New Vincent Whist Club Forms in Beachmont
The Vincent Whist Club of Beachmont met for its first regular gathering at Miss Alice O Mealey's home last night. Weekly whist evenings will be held with officers Miss Mary Murray president Miss Sadie Quigley vice president Miss Delia Yeomans secretary and members Miss Mary Mahoney Doris Patterson Nora Hemberry Georgianna Allan Mable Irving Margaret Estin and Alice O Mealey.
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Vincent Whist Club
Beachmont
Alice O'Mealey
Mary Murray
Sadie Quigley
Delia Yeomans
Mary Mahoney
Doris Patterson
Nora Hemberry
Georgianna Allan
Mable Irving
Margaret Estin
Alice O’mealey
Upham Book Store Opens at Beacon Street
The H. M. Upham Company unveiled its new book store at 15A Beacon Street with a formal opening. Prominent literary, educational, and church figures visited, sending congratulations by letter and in person, including figures from Vermont, Italy, and local institutions.
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H. M
A. C. A. Hall
Vermont
Henry F. Allen
Florence
Italy
Julia C. R. Dorr
Rutland
Dr. Horton
Unitarian Church
A. H. Osgood
Boylston Street
Father Field
A. J. C. London
Beacon Street
Leverett Tuckerman
Francis C. Foster
Annie Manning
Franklin Burton
George E. Burton
E. Granville Way
Brookline
Elizabeth Porter Gould
Daniel S. Kidder
Algiers
Nankin
China
Donald McLean
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Upham
New York
Crowe Acquitted in Shootings. Faces Robbery Charge
Omaha dispatch reports Pat Crowe was acquitted tonight on the shooting charge against Officer Albert Jackson dated September 6. He remains jailed to face a highway robbery trial tied to the Eddie Cudahy kidnapping five years prior.
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Omaha
Neb
Pat Crowe
Albert Jackson
Crowe
Eddie Cudahy
RE. A. Cudahy
Brookline High Banner Theft Halts Basketball and Hockey
Brookline High School suspended basketball and hockey contests after students removed a hall banner that served as the trophy for the championship. Headmaster Hitchcock demands the banner be returned and a list of those who took it. Later, Brookline won a football game against Newton High, but the banner remained missing.
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Brookline High School
Hitchcock
Brookline
Newton High
Football Ends Life of Bridgeport Player
Leo McNally aged 24 dies in St Vincent Hospital after a Thanksgiving Day football game in Bridgeport. He suffered a broken back and paralysis from a mass play during the local contest.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Dee
Leo McNally
MccNally
St. Vincent Hospital
Maine Dairymen Elect Officers and Creamery Leaders
At a Maine dairymen meeting in Pittsfield on December 7 officers were elected for the Maine Dairymen and Creamery groups. New leaders include S L Adams as president and W K Hamlin as president of the Maine State Creamery Association. The gathering also raised several hundred dollars for student essays at the University of Maine.
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Maine
Gossip of the Boxers Sparks Near Colossal Bargains and Bets
After tonight's North Abington show, fans weigh Tommy Quill's promise against Dave Deshler in a 12 round bout at the S. and A. GC. in North Abington. A Philadelphia manager commends Rouse O'Brien's draw with Johnny Dwyer, signaling rival regard for O'Brien's skill.
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North Abington
Tommy Quill
Brockton
New England
Quill
Dave Deshler
Cambridge
A. GC
Deshler
Deshler Beats Promising Lightweight Quill in Newark Bout
Deshler defeats rising 130 pounder Quill in Newark as Quill’s rapid rise is noted. Quill has drawn with Glover Hanlon and Veltz, beat Riley and King, and knocked out Schindler. His manager Jack Burns plans strong Philadelphia matches to test him against top lightweights.
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Quill
Deshler
New England
Philadelphia
Jack Burns
Quaker City
Ile
Army Representative for Football Conference
Brigadier General Mills, commandant at West Point, sent a letter to NYU Chancellor MacCracken accepting a conference invitation to discuss abolishing present football. He states the academy is not in favor of abolishing football but supports reform of the game.
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West Point
N. Y
Mills
United States Military Academy
MacCracken
New York University
Brown University Basketball Schedule Announced
Brown University reveals an 18 game schedule for the season with key dates including Worcester Holy Cross Williams Mass Tech Maine and Dartmouth. The list shows home games in Providence and away trips to Hanover Schenectady Williamstown and Boston among others.
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Providence
R. I
Brown University
Tufts
Massachusetts Aggies
Worcester Tech
Trinity College
Wesleyan
Holy Cross
Worcester
Colgate
Dartmouth
Hanover
Boston University
Williams
Massachusetts Tech
Hamilton
N. Y
Washington Continentals
Schenectady
Williams College
Williamstown
Mass
Maine
Boston
Somerville Rally Nominates Elston for Mayor
In Union Hall Somerville citizens and non partisans gather to ratify Abraham A. Elston as mayoral nominee. Dr. Charles E. Mongan presides as Elston pledges to fix a deadly school sanitary menace after hearing from his own children about conditions. The crowd fills the hall and applauds the pledge.
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Somerville
Union Hall
Union Square
Abraham A. Elston
Charles E. Mongan
Elston
Dedicate New Building at Brookline Girls' School
The private Miss Caroline A. Pierce preparatory school in Brookline held a formal dedication for the new building. Rev. William H. Lyon delivered the address at the ceremony. Mrs. Edward D. Brandegee presented the building, with gifts from many graduates.
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Brookline Girls’ School
Caroline A. Pierce
Brookline
William H. Lyon
First Parish Unitarian Church
Edward D. Brandegee
Murch to Appear at Opera House for Aerie 45 Event
Harry Murch the giant first baseman signed by John S. Taylor of the Boston Americans will appear at the Grand Opera House next Sunday night in the Aerie 45 concert performing physical culture stunts and strength tests.
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Harry Murch
John S. Taylor
Boston Americans
Grand Opera House
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Miller and Waller
M. L
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Forbes
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Chauncey Hall
John D
Chelsea Tot
All-Massachusetts
NEW Vincent Whist Club
Upham Book Store
Cudahy
Maine State Creamery Association
W. K. Hamlin
Waterford
J. J
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Leon S. Merrill
Solon
J. D. MacEdwards
Livermore Falls
E. E. Harris
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Newport
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Willie Fitzgerald
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George Dixon
East Bridgewater
J. W
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ARMY
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