College Rules Earn Praise After Seventh annual NCAA Session
The National Collegiate Athletic Association meeting in New York praised the 1912 football rules as making the game best ever played by American colleges. Henry L. Williams cited four downs in ten yards and the removal of the onside kick as key changes improving balance between offense and defense. Delegates from nearly 90 colleges discussed amateurism, soccer, basketball, and track, with new appointments and the next meeting set for December 30, 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry L. Williams
University of Minnesota
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Mr. Williams
Williams
James Naismith
University of Kansas
Raycroft
Princeton
Ralph Morgan
Pennsylvania
Henry A. Disher
Columbia
Oswald Tower
Louis J. Cooke
Minnesota
L. W. St. John
Ohio
Dean LeBaron R. Briggs
Harvard
Columbia Wins Third Consecutive Chess Title Over Princeton
Columbia defeats Princeton 3-1 in the final match, finishing with eight points to Harvard seven and a half, Yale four and a half, and Princeton four. Key wins by S H Childs and A P Sachs, while E L Gluck loses his first game. Separate note: intercity hockey match features former college players from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, and Toronto alumni in the B A A versus St Nicholas Hockey Club at the Boston Arena tonight with 8:15 p.m. start and lineups listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
New York Collegians
van Vliet
S. H. Childs
A. P. Sachs
E. L. Gluck
L. W. Jarman
St. Nicholas
Boston
Morgan
Washburn
Yon Bernath
Stanley
Dole
The
Crimson
Ellis
Toronto University
Huntington
Hornblower
Hicks
Leslie
Newt Foster
Unicorn Weavers
St. Nicks
von Bernuth
New Yorkers
Winsor
R. W
Clifford
R.c
1. C
C.p
N. Foster
Canterbury
Peabody
Chew
R.w
Lautrel
Chance demands top salary to manage Highlanders
Chicago December 27. Frank Chance says he will not manage the New York Highlanders unless his salary reaches a record level plus a share of profits. He informs Charles Williams he may retire unless the offer makes staying worthwhile and will not discuss terms further until Farrell agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Chance
New York
Charles Williams
Chicago Nationals
Chance
Frank Farrell
Highlanders
Farrell
Youth Shows Batting and Speed Echoes of Greats
In a candid note, a young player names Cobbs Wagners and Johnsons as peers while acknowledging his own ability to hit with the power of Jack Pfiester and run as fast as Tom Needham, signaling rising local talent and notable athletic ambitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobbs
Wagners
Johnsons
Jack Pfiester
Tom Needham
Alumni Christmas Hockey Games Set for Christmas Morning
If available this afternoon, alumni from Arlington High Medford High Malden High and Melrose High will play Christmas morning hockey games. The four schools will stage seven a side matches with graduates eager to take part and showcase skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington High
Medford High
Malden High
Melrose High School
Cubs Seek New Training Grounds in Florida
President Murphy of the Cubs seeks a new Florida training site for the team. The Cleveland club has secured a 10 year lease on New Orleans Pelicans grounds, which the Cubs have used for the past four years.
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Murphy
Cubs
Florida
Cleveland
New Orleans Pelicans
Gaffney Now Owns Braves After Purchase
John M. Ward received a 25000 dollar check for 260 shares of Boston Nationals stock as James B. Gaffney completes the sale. Gaffney now holds the entire club and was elected president after Ward withdrew. Ward said he was glad to exit baseball and felt fairly treated by Gaffney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John M. Ward
James B. Gaffney
Boston Club
Russell
Gaffney
Ward
Joseph Carroll
Pitcher Dubuc Urged to Prove Value Beyond Hype
Hughey Jennings cautions that Dubuc cannot be puffed up after one strong year. He admits he was a star this season but stresses a pitcher needs two years to prove big league value. He cites King Cole, once with the Cubs, as a cautionary example from 1910 who later fizzled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughey Jennings
Dubuc
Hughey
King Cole
Cubs
Cole
Wrestling Promoter Seeks Gotch Zbyszko Bout For Hub
Atha Pasey ri the George Tuohey doubts securing Gotch Zbyszko match for Hub while West promises larger purses. Mahmout Zbyszko could headline Boston card and Ted Meredith faces indoor hurdles. Bill Coe legends fade as Coe’s London absence noted. Rose and Coe showdown tale recounted. N.B. A.A. U. eyes Jan 3 meeting and Paul Withington case looms as local committee weighs action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tuohey
Frank Gotch- Zbyszko
Tuohey
Gotch
Zbyszko
Boston
Letters in Office Mention, Name Ages and Marathon Route
The letter notes John L. Sullivan aged 54 last October and born June 4, 1862 Fitzsimmons. It states no BA A A reduction of the Ashland to Boston Marathon to a 15 mile route has been announced and Unicorn club is unlikely. It mentions Madden Pesky boxing draw and local sprinter Holway with Guertin contesting title.
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Bradley Osthues
H. P. Farrington
Gilbert Gallant
John L. Sullivan
Bob Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
Ashland
Boston
Unicorn Club
Fiftic
Jeff Madden
Arthur Pesky
Augusta Way
O. E. Holway
Louis Guertin
Holway
Masons Install Benton and Officers in Grand Lodge Session
The Grand Lodge of Free Masons of Massachusetts installed Most Worshipful Grand Master Everett C. Benton for the second time and installed senior grand warden Leon M. Abbott junior grand warden Charles W. Schuler grand treasurer Charles H. Ramsay and others. Deputy Grand Master Herbert E. Fletcher announced appointive officers and D D G masters for Chili and China. After business, a banquet followed with addresses by Benton and other leaders. Separately, City Council tense session featured Secretary Folsom rebuking Councillor Smith over alleged misstatements about Pleasant Street assessments and eminent domain, with protest letters read and a plan for a review investigation proposed.
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Masonic Temple
Grand Lodge of Free Masons of
Massachusetts
Everett C. Benton
Dana J. Flanders
Leon M. Abbott
Charles W. Schuler
Charles H. Ramsay
Thomas W Davis
Benton
Herbert E. Fletcher
W. L. Richardson
George C. Thacher
Milber A. Dykeman
John Co. Hurll
Clinton A. Ferguson
Henry B. Prescott
Charles G. Kauffman
Emil K. Koessler
E. A. Horton
R. Perry Bush
John W. Hamilton
Frank W. Merrick
Frederick L. Putnam
Edwin Ll. Davis
Philip T. Nickerson
John H. Gordon
Chauncey FE. Peck
Horatio B. Hackett
William H. Gerrish
George W. Chester
William M. Belcher
William H. L. Odell
Allen T. Treadway
Thomas W. Davis
Folsom
Smith
Pleasant Street
Finance Commission
Councillor Smith
Henry Siegel
Charles J. Rich
The
Park Theatre
al Levering
Boston
Assessors Rap Smith to Council
City Councillor Smith’s statements attacking Boston’s assessing system were called wonderful misstatements of fact a joke and silly by Charles Folsom secretary of the Board of Assessors at a Council hearing yesterday Folsom said Smith had made himself ridiculous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Boston
Charles BE
Folsom
Board of Assessors
Back Bay
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Dean Briggs
George W. Ehler
University of Wisconsin
J. A. Babbitt
Haverford
J. A. Roycroft
A. A. Stagg
Chicago University
Ehler
Committee On Amateurism
Nelly
H. M. Nelly
West Point
Leb. R. Briggs
T. IL
Moran
Perdue
Frank W. Nicholson
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
C. B E. Bolser
Dartmouth
W. L. Wilson
Lehigh
Ronald T. Abercrombie
Johns Hopkins
Walter Hullihan
University of the South
P.S. Paige
W. G. Manley
University of Mississippi
Hugo Beder
University of Arkansas
Frank Castleman
University of Colorado
F. W. Marvell
Brown
W. A. Lambeth
Virginia
Colorado
Raps Jennings
Kings
Jennings
William L. Dudley
Vanderbilt University
Foster
Snow
Thos. Snow & Son
North Market St
Braves
Kansas City
Des Moines
Ted Meredith
Meredith
Mercersburg
Mike Murphy
Harry Lee
Lee
Big Bill Coe
Coe
England
Ralph Rose
Portland
Ore
Rose
Bill
Atha Pasey Ri
Paul Withington
Louis Scott
New England
Masons
Grand Lodge
Rap Smith
James E. Pepper
Republic
Doctor
Revere Distilling Co
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