Threshold battle in Knickerbocker billiard tourney
In New York on February 12 Dr. L. L. Mial of New York edged Charles Threshie of Boston in a 44 inning class A amateur match at the Knickerbocker A C. Mial led with a 400 to 238 score and a 94 44 average while high runs included 90 and 41. Referee L. A. Servatius refereed the bout, with Norris and Sigourney among other notable players, as standings show Mial four wins one loss and Norris three wins one loss among others.
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New York
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
Dr. L. L Mial
Charles Threshie
Boston
Pas
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Threshie
Pr. L. IL
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L. A. Servatius
Sigourney
San Francisco
Charles 8. Norris
Chicago Athletic Association
Knickerbocker A. C
Pacific Coast
John A. Hendrick
Connecticut
W. H. Pipparney
Charles S. Norris
Florian Tobias
Co. G. Conklin
Chicago
California
Mia
Norria
Conklin
Hendrick
Miller
Prof Hall urges laxer rules for college athletics
Harvard physics professor Edward S Hall told Bowdoin Alumni in Boston that professionalism laws in college sports are too rigid and that colleges wink at violations. He called for workable rules to curb the win at all costs ethic, noting football fervor harms student morals and urging Bowdoin to avoid emulation of larger rivals while praising MIT for progress.
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Harvard
Bowdoin Alumni Association of
Boston
Tie
Yale
Sth
Alumni Association
Copley Square Hotel
Alfred E. Burton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hall
Bowdoin
Institute of Technology
Achorn
Hyde
Bowdoin College
Thomas B. Reed
Amherst
Dartmouth
Williams
Houghton
Oliver Stevens
Edward Stanwood
Sargent
John G. Stetson
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Dudley A. Sargent
Frank A. Hill
State Board of Education
Whitewood’s Former Owner Tries to Buy Back Horse
John Shepard, who bought Whitewood for 1200 at a New York sale, is thrilled by the horse’s speed and seeks to partner for a trotting records run with Altro L. and Senator L L. The former owner, who valued Whitewood at 3000, now offers to repurchase at 3000, but Shepard refuses to sell.
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Whitewood
Mr. Shepard
John Shepard
New York
Altrol
Senator Ll
Senator L
Altro L
America
Shepard
White Wood
Change in trotting rules adopted by National Congress
The National Trotting Congress met in New York with 322 delegates including Powers Palmer Christie Hitchings Jewett Walker Whitehead and Quimby. New rules disqualify owners riders or drivers under certain associations and tighten penalties. heat timing rule changes and permits for heats. a records board was created. President Johnson learned of his son’s death and a sympathy resolution passed.
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New York
National Trotting Congress
Lewis J. Powers
Springfield
Mass
Charles G. Palmer
Lowell
William Christie
Portsmouth
W. L. Hitchings
C. N. Jewett
Frank Walker
H. M. Whitehead
T. S. Quimby
Boston
Board of Review
J. Malcolm Forbes
John C. Welty
Canton
R. M. Plant
Macon
National American and Register Associations
Johnson
Montana
Williams Gorgaree Brown Stars In Local Basketball Night
Williams Gorgaree Brown starred in a local basketball game tonight in Williams Town. Final score details and opponent are not listed in the fragment.
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Williamstown
Williams Gorgaree Brown
Basketball
New York Signs Washburn for Coming Season
Lige Washburn of Brown University signed a contract today to pitch for the New York club for the coming season. He is regarded as one of the best college pitchers in the country and last season played in the Northern New York League while since last fall he has been teaching in a private school in Philadelphia.
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New York
Lige Washburn
Brown University
Washburn
Philadelphia
Yacht Masters Banquet Hosts New York Guests
The Yacht Masters and Engineers Association held its annual banquet with about 30 guests from New York and Brooklyn Bowling. The visiting delegation arrived by train and was greeted by locals at Clark's Hotel for breakfast. New York won the following bowling match, then dined at the Quincy L. Spinney served as lastmaster. The group later toured local sights and attended Colorado at the Boston Theatre.
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Yacht Masters and Engineers’ Association
New York
Brooklyn
Clark's Hotel
Quincy. L
Spinney
New England Kennel Club splits prize awards panel
The beach show committee announces a shift in awarding prizes for Boston terriers by forming a three member joint board. Judges P J Brickley T G Davis and Bulkley Wells are noted Bogton terrier authorities. Julian A Madan of New York will judge bull terriers.
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New England Kennel Club
P. J. Brickley
T. G. Davis
Bulkley Wells
Julian A. Madan
New York
Hand Sewn Shirt Stitch Count and Whiskey Ad Notice
A statistical note cites 19909 stitches for a hand sewn shirt. It claims 8000 days aging for G. O. Taylor Old Bourbon and Pure Rye Whiskies. Distributors are Chester H Graves & Sons of Boston. Sold in sealed bottles only, with a nickel plated pocket corkscrew offered. Free corkscrew if dealer supports patrons.
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G. O. Taylor
Chester H, Graves & Sons
Boston
Commercials push B A in Amateur League showdown
Commercials beat Charlestown two of three in Charlestown to force B A to win three straight from Calumet tonight and seize a one game lead in first place. Final scores show Charlestown 920 in last game. Commercials total 2550 pins to Charlestown 2000. Team totals reveal Commercials 41 strikes 71 spares 16 misses 22 breaks. Charlestown 33 strikes 24 breaks 8 misses.
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Commercial
Charlestown
Calumet
Kenney
Ower
Thatcher
Tower
Crocker
Hatcher
Brocktonians
Butters
Callahan
Kinsman
T's
Perkins
Osh Butters
Gordon
Oeelt Callaghan
Beacon Chambers beat Roanoke Social and A. C. team in match
Beacon Chambers won three straight games against Roanoke Social and A. C. teams in a practice chess match last night. Janowske leaned into the tournament pace as the Beacon squad showed steady play and strategic advantage.
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Beacons
Roanokes
Beacon Chambers
Roanoke Social
Old Dorchester Ousts Dudley to Take Eighth in Amateur League
Old Dorchester moved past Dudley into eighth place last night after winning three straight games. Gray led with 535 total, as Dorchester showed strong strikes while Dudley held the edge on second ball rolling.
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Old Dorchester
Dudley
Gray
Moore Wins 120 Yard Handicap at Brookline Swim Meet
A Brookline Swimming Club gathering at the public baths on Tappan Street drew a large crowd. The main event, the 120 yard handicap, had 15 contestants with heat winners listed as George Moore Alfred McCormack Fred Archtler and Herbert Holm. Moore clinched the final by a slim margin finishing in 1 34 2 5 with a six second handicap.
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Brookline Swimming Club
Tappan Street
George Moore
Alfred McCormack
Fred Archtler
Herbert Holm
Moore
Clinton Triumphs Over Lawrence 8 to 3 In Slow Pitch Contest
Clinton outplayed Lawrence with team play powering an 8 to 3 victory. Tibbetts and Tibbetts stood out for the visitors while Cunningham left due to injury and Lyons filled in. Mercer's 8 rushes and Cashman’s 23 stops highlighted a 500 attendance at Clinton.
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Clinton
Lawrence
Tibbetts
Wiley
Cunningham
Lyons
Mercer
Cashman
Farrell
Furbush
Partwell
Plymouth Beats Portland 8 to 6 In Tight Hockey Night
Plymouth defeated Portland 8 to 6 in Plymouth tonight. Stars were Hipson and Murphy for Plymouth and Gavitt and Mallory for Portland. Rushes led by Hipson with 8 for Plymouth and Campbell 4 for Portland. Attendance 6500. Referee Tinnery Timer Beaman. Cusick 27.
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Plymouth
Portland
Hipson
Murphy
Gavitt
Mallory
Campbell
Cusick
Tinnery
Chinese minister gives $25 for Wooster University repair
Wooster Ohio February 12 Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang has donated twenty five dollars toward rebuilding Wooster University.
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Wooster
Wu Ting-fang
Wooster University
Sardou Drafts Drama for Irving Paris
Victorien Sardou is writing a new drama in the Dante style for actor Irving, announced from Paris on February 12.
Croker Buys Two Yearling Colts for 25000 Dollars
Dublin reports Richard Croker has paid Lord Clonmel 25000 dollars for two yearling colts by St Simon and Plorizel. The purchase underscores Croker's interest in thoroughbred racing and breeding developments at Dublin stables.
Stoneham Letter Defends Girls Basketball Game
Thomas J. Quinn of Stoneham objects to a LecUreAy Post report headlined Girls Play Rough Basket Ball claiming the game was tame and within rules. He cites three sections on the court, a biased umpire, and calls for a retraction to protect the young women’s reputation and the paper's fairness.
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Stoneham
LecUreAy
Stoneham Daily Enterprise
Post
Boston University
Daughters of
Thomas J. Quinn
Mass
Hannigan Named Road Records Committee Chairman
President C. M. Fairchild of the Century Road Club of America appoints Walter T. Hannigan as chairman of the road records committee, the club’s third highest office. Hannigan resigns as secretary-treasurer of the Massachusetts division after two years, as state centurion Gordon reviews candidates for the successor.
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C. M. Fairchild
Century Road Club of America
Walter T. Hannigan
Hannigan
Massachusetts
C. R
Gordon
Jeffries Makes Final Offer in Fitzsimmons Bout
New York February 12 Jim Jeffries says he has made his final offer to Fitzsimmons. It is winner take 5 percent of the purse.
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New York
Jim_ Jeffries
Ftzsimmons
Le Roux Reviews French Novel Life and Parisian Society
M. Hugues Le Roux gave the inaugural lecture of Harvard Cercle Francais at Sanders Theatre, tracing the French novel from 17th and 18th century social ideals to the bourgeois and cosmopolitan Paris of today. He argued that novels reveal exterior Paris life and aim to illuminate true French family life, not mere caricature. He noted Lafayette’s statue in the Louvre and announced the next lectures at Sanders Theatre and Smith College.
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M. Hugues le Roux
Cercle Francais l'Universite Harvard
Sanders Theatre
M. James E. Hyde
Cercle
M. le Roux
Societe Bourgeois
Balzac
New World
Europe
Paris
America
General Lafayette
Louvre
Smith College
Roux delivers Panama Canal remarks in New York
French writer Hugues Le Roux arrived in New York aboard La Gascogne to begin a Harvard course lecture tour. He was greeted by James B. Hyde and hosted at an informal reception. Le Roux praised France yet praised American opportunity, recounting a remark about the Panama Canal as a once undervalued horse now proven useful.
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New York
Hugues le Roux
Harvard
Paris
la Gascogne
James B. Hyde
French Alliance of New York
le Roux
France
Panama Canal
Yale offers olive branch to Harvard over amateur stand mishap
New Haven Feb 12 Yale presses olive branch to Harvard proposing a meeting to discuss a possible Thames River race in June. Yale expresses friendliness and seeks a conference to settle misunderstandings through brief, manly talks.
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New Haven
Yale
Harvard
Thames River
Dreyfuss backs Spalding for league president
Pittsburg, Feb 12 Barney Dreyfuss president of the Pittsburg Base Ball Club declares he will not desert A G Spalding and will back him for president of the National League even if all other magnates abandon him. He rejects the Freedman Brush Robison drive to push A H Soden for the post.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Barney Dreyfuss
A. G. Spalding
Spalding
National League
Freedman-Brush-Robison
A. H. Soden
Dreyfuss
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