Hot Contest on Numbering Men
New York Feb 24 Football rules committee meets to discuss minor changes and proposals to require numbering players. The debate features Town State College A A Stagg Chicago Dr H L Williams Minnesota and Edmund W Butler Cornell as key figures in the discussion.
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New York
Football Rules Committee
Town State College
A. A. Stagg
Chicago
H. L. Williams
Minnesota
Edmund W. Butler
Cornell
Rules Talk for College Football Sees No Major Change
A discussion of football rules for the season notes mixed views on numbers on jerseys Harvard and Yale oppose mandatory numbering while most rules are retained. Suggestions include ensuring ball crossing the line for touchdowns and cutting violent defensive blocking with stricter penalties, with a committee listing prominent members from Dartmouth Yale Haverford Pennsylvania Harvard Annapolis Virginia Princeton West Point and Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Yale
E. K. Hall
Dartmouth
Walter Camp
James A. Babbitt
Haverford
Carl Williams
Pennsylvania
Percy D. Haughton
Paul J. Dashiel
Annapolis
W. A. Lambeth
Virginia
Park H. Davis
Princeton
Philip Hayes
West Point
C. W. Savage
Oberlin
Clyde Williams
New England Interscholastic Wrestling Tourney Formed
The New England interscholastic wrestling association formed at the Harvard Varsity Club to organize the first annual tournament set for March 4 at Hemenway Gym Harvard. Members include Yale Harvard Brown Springfield Technology with Tufts expected to appear. Trinity Colby and Bates to send limited entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Harvard
Brown
Springfield
Technology
Yale
Bradley
Tufts
Trinity
Colby
Bates
Harvard Association
Controversy and bets ripple through early boxing and track news
The column notes Leach Cross facing career risk in East Side fights and reports Milburn Saylor's quick loss to White in Milwaukee. It covers Jerry Moran and Jess Willard's bout prep, Meadow Brook's box office record, Boston's all star relay lineup, and ongoing road race debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Cross
Bailiwick
East Side
Leach
Gil Gallant
New York
Cross
Milwaukee
Milburn Saylor
White
Atlas
Saylor
K. O
Philly
Meadow Brook
Boston
Billy Bingham
Joe Higgins
Dave Caldwell
Tom Halpin
Police Stop Boxing Bouts In Maplewood Movie House
Malden Captain Timothy L. Foley moved to halt planned boxing exhibitions at the Maplewood movie theatre tonight. Promoters hired Columbian Hale for six and eight round bouts attracting public admission. Neighbors protested to the police department over the event.
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Timothy L. Foley
Malden
Maplewood
Crawford Wins Bout With Johnny Wilson
Tommy Crawford of New York won the 12 round main bout at the Unity Club in Lawrence. Johnny Wilson of Boston and formerly of New York did not press, Crawford doing most of the work in a slow fight. In supporting bouts, Joe Carroll stopped Billy Edwards in the seventh, and Jack Williams knocked out Johnny Mack in the first.
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Lawrence
Tommy Crawford
New York
Johnny Wilson
Boston
Unity Club
Robinson
Frankie Notter
Wilson
Crawford
Joe Carroll
Billy Edwards
Jack Williams
Johnny Mack
North Andover
American Association clubs set 168 game schedule
Club owners met in Columbus Ohio and adopted a 168 game schedule for the coming season with April 18 designated as the opening date and October 1 as the final game day.
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Columbus
American Association Baseball League
Chicago Federal league club posts 1914 season loss
In a civil suit proceedings in Chicago the Chicago club of the Federal league showed a loss of about 27000 dollars for the 1914 season as testimony continued.
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Chicago
Federal League
Ans to Queries on Frank Moran and Willard Meeting
The text states Moran and Willard have never met and discusses a Ted Kid Lewis versus Jimmy Duffy bout. It notes Duffy’s manager complained of a robbery after an opening round KO in this town and references Buffalo reports claiming Duffy had the better on Washington's Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Willard
Tom Jones
Willard
Moran
Big Jess
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Frank Moran
Ted Kid Lewis
Jimmy Duffy
Lewis
Duffy
Buffalo
Washington
Harvard Team Given Dinner for 1915 Baseball Honor
Gold baseballs were presented to Harvard's 1915 winning baseball team at a Harvard Club dinner, Odlin B. Roberts presiding and promising a yearly crop. Toasts by Louis A. Frothingham and coach Percy Houghton highlighted the event with remarks on consistency and success.
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Harvard
Odlin B. Roberts
Louis A. Frothingham
Percy Houghton
Braves
Yale
Mahan
Waterman
Hart
Nash
Abbott
Phillips
Gannett
Frye
Coolidge
Brickley
Pree Ayres
Hardwick
Cunninglam
Mathers
Fish pier arrivals and prices at T wharf update
Ten vessels reached the new fish pier with four at T wharf as fresh groundfish dominated yesterday and demand remained strong though prices eased slightly. Wholesale rates listed include haddock 5 1 2 cents, cod 9 1 2 cents for steak, market cod 5 cents, pollock 7 1 4, hake 9 and 7 cents, halibut 18 cents. The T wharf fleet names and cargos are detailed alongside cargoes of Irish potatoes and a Dominion line steamer with Egyptian goods arriving from Liverpool.
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New Fish Pier
T Wharf
Haddock
BH. W. Nunan
Angeline Nunan
Plavilla
Victor & Ethan
United Fruiter
San Jose
Havana
Port Limon
Dominion Line
Liverpool
Martin Crane
Catherine Ripple
Marine Corps Sealed Proposals for Woolen Gear in 1916
The Quartermaster's Department in Washington invites sealed dual proposals to supply Marine Corps woolen socks woolen blankets drawers undershirts field hats rubber boots and black mohair braid. Bids due March 6 1916 at 11 am with delivery fob Philadelphia. Proposal blanks samples and information available at Quartermaster Office 1100 South Broad Street Philadelphia. The department may reject any or all bids.
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Marine Corps
Quartermaster’s Department
Washington
D. C
O. B
Philadelphia
South Broad St
Perthes
L. M'Cawley
Colo Plus
Shipping News Arrived with List of Steamers and Ports
Shipping notes report arrivals of multiple vessels including Cornishman Stark Tiver Canopic James Naples Madeira Ponta Delgada Noorderdijkage De Koning Tula Thorkijdsen Copenhagen Christiania Shields Bjornstjerne Bjornson Retinertsen Buenos Ayres Montevideo Prince George McKinnon Yarmouth Halifax Walker Kershaw Johnson Jonancy Olsen Bay View and others in various ports such as Naples Madeira and Buenos Ayres.
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Cornishman
Stark
Tiverpool
Canopic
James
Naples
Madeira
Ponta Delada
Noorderdijkage ‘de Koning
Rotterdam
Tula
Can
Thorkijdsen
Copenhagen
Christiania
Shields
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Retinertsen
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Prince George
McKinnon
Yarmouth
N. Y
Halifax
Walker
Kershaw
Johnson
Jonancy
Olsen
Bay View
Harbor Shipping Movements and Towing Notes
A string of ship names and ports including Gloucester Norfolk Portland Calais New York and Baltimore appear in harbor movement notes. Vessels such as Charles L Jeffrey Susie H Davidson Devonian Mexicano and Grecian are listed with towages lading and assistance roles in Vineyard Sound and coastal ports.
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Fall River
Gresham
Devonian
Liverpool
Mexicano
Philadelphia
New Orleans
George Hawley
Sewalls Point
Malden
Baltimore
H. F. Dimock
New York
Middlesex
Bristol
Norfolk
San Jose
Havana
Port Limon
Grecian
Bay State
Mercury
Vineyard Sound
Juniata
Waltham
New Bedford
Newport
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East Boston
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Newport News
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Cluett, Peabody 4 Co., Inc
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New Amsterdam Theatre
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George Monroe
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Marilynn Miller
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Gas Ann Murdock
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George MacFarlane
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Mr. MacFarlane
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Cotton
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Joseph Jf. O’connell
Rio DE Janeiro
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Witek Malkin
Vita Witek
Anton Witek
Joseph Malkin
Tremont ST
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Cambridge
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Sam Cohen
Howard
Revere House
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Jack London
United States Navy
Ae Bee
Proness
Mike Sacks
Marcus
Park SQ
Selwyn & CO
Edgar Selwyn
Charles Ruggles
LOEW
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Molly King
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Fannie Ward
Tennesse
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Blanche Sweet
Jean Brenense
Emily Stevens
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New CO
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Maryland
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Sammy Lee
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Will Halliday
Vasco
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Assenger
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R. R
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Edward Howard
Griggs
Ioc
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