Amateur athletics in doubt as Adams scandal breaches trust
Rumors accuse Platt Adams of the New York Athletic Club of prize selling, threatening his amateur status and nullification of Olympic winnings if proven. The piece also notes a White Shugrue verdict dispute, college rules debates, and upcoming matches featuring Hatpin, Baker, Low, and Baldwin with Shugrue.
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Amteur Athletics
Platt Adams
New York Athletic Club
Adams
Athletic Research Society
Chicago
Back Bay Club
Answers to Queries on Boxing Contests and Weights
Readers debate Shugrue White verdicts with critics split on who won. The letter asks for consistent reporting across papers and cities lacking official decisions. Mentioned bouts include Corbett Fitzimmons and McVey, noting McVey’s 20 round win and Tommy Burns at 5 ft 7 in and 180 pounds fighting weight.
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Shugrue White
New York
Shugrue
White
Nashua
N. H
Jim Corbett
Carson City
Bob Fitzimmons
McVey
Jim Orleans
McVeyxy
Tommy Burns
Burns
Dartmouth Favorite For Maich
Dartmouth the favorite for Maich faces the Massachusetts Aggies in hockey at the Boston Arena after two recent losses by the locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dartmouth
Maich
Boston
Massachusetts Aggies
Boston Arena
Dartmouth Aggies Battle for Collegiate Title Bid
Dartmouth and the Aggies clash at 8 15 PM as captains Tuck Wanamaker and Donahue anchor the offenses and Buttrick guards the net. Coach Rocque praises a balanced Aggie lineup while Howie Fahey refs the Green tonight in Boston arena play.
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Ottawa
Toronto
Unicorn
Dartmouth
Leon Tuck
Dave Buttrick
New England
Aggies
Fred Rocque
Tuck
Wanamaker
Arthur Rubin
Rocque
Howie Fahey
Train Fallacy: Comiskey Bets Big on Eddie Collins
Pittsburg reports the club will train in Augusta Georgia for the 1915 season leaving in March. The piece analyzes the risk of Comiskey paying 350000 for Eddie Collins to draw fans, insurance considerations, and parallels to Marquard with the Giants, McGraw, and Chance recounting a 1909 Cubs game and later trade talks.
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Pittsburg
Federal League
Augusta
Comiskey
Eddie Collins
Collins
Ball
Club
West
Giants
Marquard
Brush
McGraw
Cincinnati
Rube
New York
Cubs
Chicago
Chance
Mac
Tinker
Owners Take Big Risks With Baseball Clubs
Owners and managers show nerve in costly bets on players like Marquard and O'Toole, with Giants winning big on Marquard while Pirates struggle with O'Toole. The piece notes Comiskey's White Sox appeal and the potential pennant win as a landmark investment payoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Giants
Marquard
Comiskey
Collins
White Sox
Chicago
Commy
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Black to leave Yale football after Exeter star
A Yale freshman football player known as Captain Black plans to quit football and will not return to Yale after the holiday break. He is a former Exeter standout and is currently away on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Captain Black
Yale
Black
Exeter Star
Maranville Receives Two Live Rabbits At Show
The Winter League, led by John S. Dooley, surprised Braves shortstop Rabbit Maranville with two live rabbits during his act at the Howard. He thanked the crowd, joking that it is a lucky three of a kind for the coming season. Meanwhile Jack O’Hearn of Brooklyn, Cornell football captain, visits a Cornell Club lunch in New England to discuss Harvard’s opponents.
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Haughton
Harvard
Tom Hatpin
New York
Meredith
Buffalo
John S. Dooley
Maranville
The
Howard
Braves
Jack O’hearn
Brooklyn
Cornell
Cornell Club
New England
Quincy House
Jack
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Scott
Charlie White
Joe Shugrue
Princeton
Tigers
Georgetown
Marshall Low
Homer Baker
Halpin
J. A. High
Winsor
Unicorn Hockey Seven
Ottawa University
Toronto University
St. Nicholas
Hobeyv Baker
Matty Baldwin
Lynfield
Eddie Murphy
Matty
Murphy
Baldwin
Portland
MASS
Holmes
Tyler
Chisholm
Iss
Fernald
Wisden
Ioaeces
Johnson Gale
Peay
Ross Currier
Livermore
Archibald Tighhue
Chance ON
Agericwen
Wentworth-Fosdick Company
Saturday Evening Post
Wentworth-Fosdick CO
Commonwealth Ave
Brookline
BY Christy Mathewson
Frank
Maraguard
Clarke
Marty O'Toole
Pirates
O'Toole
Kelley
Marty
Toledo
Ies
Fei
Selo
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo, Ohio
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