No Single Golfer Is Best of Season
The 1915 golf season shows no outstanding figure among amateurs or professionals in the United States or Britain. Jerome D. Travers, Walter J. Travis, Francis Ouimet, and others lacked consistent post-season success to claim supreme status. The piece traces shifts in top form, praising Travis’s deliberate practice while noting the rise of many skilled players and the overall temporary dip in peak performance among leading players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome D. Travers
Robert A. Gardner
Maxwell R. Marston
Hinsdale
Detroit
Gardner
Francis Ouimet
Greenwich
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
Washington
Columbia
United States
10 Mile Run Thanksgiving Championship Awarded
The annual 10 mile cross country NEA U championship is awarded to St Marys Catholic Association of Cambridge for Thanksgiving Day at 10 am on the Cambridge course used for three years. Prizes include medals for top three and a team prize if two or more clubs enter. Eight runners per club, five score. Open to all registered amateur athletes in New England. Entries close Monday Nov 22. show at Horace Partridge Co Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Travers
Garden City
Jesse Guilford
St. Mary’s Catholic Association of
Cambridge
New Englad A. A. U
New Englad
Joseph F. Conway
Horace Partridge Company
Hawley Street
Boston
R. A. Carroll
Indiana Normal School
Pittsburg
Penn
A. T. Meyer
A. C
New York
T. J. Halpin
A. A
Norman S. Taber
Harvard Stadium
Mass
University of Pennsylvania
F. Kaufmann
J. Lockwood
D. Lippincott
J. E. Meredith
Philadelphia
George H. Goulding
Toronto Central Walkers’ Club
New Brunswick
N. J
William H. Manix
F. W. Kelly
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
National Registration Committee
Fred M. Heller
Knights of St. Anthony
Brooklyn
Mills G. Hanson
Phillips Exeter Academy
Charles H. Boughton
Dartmouth Prepares for Syracuse After Grilling Review
Hanover, N H November 14 A week of severe grilling for the Dartmouth football squad was forecast today after Coach Cavanaugh held the first Sunday meeting of the year The Green's faults in yesterday's loss to Bates were analyzed and the team begins final season preparations for Syracuse The Orange and Blue shut out Colgate yesterday in a heavy victory making the task to groom the Dartmouth eleven for the last game difficult
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Cavanaugh
Bates
Syracuse
Orange and Blue
Colgate
Tufts Aids In Gaining New Passes Before Thanksgiving Game
Tufts conducts three practice sessions this week to rest players before the Springfield contest on Thanksgiving. The Bowdoin game showed improved play, with Hopkins stepping in at right end and Alger anchoring the line. Fumbles dropped from prior weeks, and the new passes keep the defense honest as Tufts aims for a strong finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tufts
Springfield
Bowdoin
Whelan
Trinity
Hopkins
Medford
Sanborn
Alger
Brown
Blur
Unbeaten Western Teams Chicago and Minnesota Face Final Tests
Minnesota and Illinois stay the only unbeaten teams in the Western conference after yesterday’s Midwest games. Critics predict Minnesota to beat Wisconsin while Chicago falls to Illinois. Kansas loss seals Missouri Valley title. Oklahoma wins Southwestern crown by defeating Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Minnesota
Illinois
Middle West
Wisconsin
Badgers
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Saylor to Clash White in Atlas A A Lightweight Bout
Milburn Saylor and Charley White square off in a return match at Atlas A A tomorrow night. White was narrowly beaten by Matt Wells in ten rounds, while Saylor lost a hard twelve round decision to Ted Lewis. Fans expect a dramatic finish as a strong preliminary card features Harry Carlson vs Jimmy Flynn and other six rounders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn Saylor
Charley White
Atlas A. A
White
Matt Wells
Young Saylor
Ted Lewis
Harry Carlson
Brockton
Brooklyn
Jimmy Flynn
Henry Hall
Joe Brown
Barney Snyder
Sammy Stern
Cincinnati Bearcat Tackle In Critical Condition After Injury
Cincinnati November 14 Carl Kibler left tackle for the University of Cincinnati was injured in yesterday's game and reported in serious condition at the hospital. The attending physician said Kibler was suffering from concussion of the brain and remained unconscious tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Carl Kibler
University of Cincinnati
Kibler
Miracle upsets shake college football landscape
A sweeping round of upsets last Saturday saw Yale user Shevlin’s squad trounce Princeton, Cornell overcome a large deficit to beat Washington and Lee, Colgate fall 38 to 0 to Syracuse, and Washington and Jefferson barely edge West Virginia Wesleyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shevlin
Yale
Tigers
Princeton
al Sharpe
Cornell
Washington and Lee
Colgate
Syracuse
Washington and
Jefferson
West Virginia Wesleyan
Yale Triumphs Over Princeton Sparks Bulldog Spirit Revival
Yale fans celebrate a decisive victory over Princeton underscoring the return of Yale football spirit led by Tom Shevlin. Cornell's win over Washington and Lee fuels debate on luck versus skill as Syracuse beats Colgate. Harvard vs Yale looms, with betting odds shifting as Yale refines its Minnesota Shift inspired attack and Harvard plans counter plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Princeton
Tom Shevlin
Cornell
Buck” Sweetland
Everett High
Harvard
Mahan
Driggs
Guernsey
Manan
Minnesota
Lexington to meet Concord in Friday gridiron game
Concord November 14. Scholastic athletic interests center on the annual high school football clash between Lexington and Concord to be played Friday afternoon at 3 15 on the Concord playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Lexington
A. A. U. Set to Elect New President in New York
Delegates from various divisions of the Amateur Athletic Union arrive for the annual meeting in New York. Committees finish reports to be presented tomorrow as the union prepares to elect a new president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Election topics and Sullivan memorial mark athletic community
The meeting discussed the presidential election to succeed Alfred J. Lill Jr. with two named candidates George J. Turner and Seward A. Simons. Delegates honored James E. Sullivan with a memorial at Calvary Cemetery as officials reviewed records, championships, and proposed reinstatements and registrations for notable athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred J. Lill, Jr
Boston
George J. Turner
Baltimore
Seward A. Simons
Los Angeles
Cal
James E. Sullivan
National Organization
Sullivan
Calvary Cemetery
John Talbot Smith
Dobbs Ferry
N. J
Alfred J. Lill
Bartow S. Weeks
Mauseolum
Ex Baseball Player Arthur J. McGovern Dies
Arthur J. McGovern of South Boston dies after a paralytic shock suffered August 29. A former Boston American player and New England league manager, he also led Brockton and Waterville teams before retiring in 1914. Funeral at Gate of Heaven Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. McGovern
South Boston
New England
New England League
Boston Americans
Brockton
Wewiston
Braves Field
Thornton
R. I
Broadway
South
Boston
Gate of Heaven Church
Middlesex to Elect Captain for 1916 Eleven
Middlesex School football players will meet this week to elect a new captain for the 1916 team and to receive the school M letters. More than a dozen players will be awarded letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Middlesex
Cross Country Championship to Be Held at Franklin Park
The big intercollegiate cross-country championship will be run next Saturday in Boston at the Franklin Park course. The New England intercollegiate run has been staged there for two years and draws top experts who hail the course as among the best in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Collegians
Franklin Park
New England
Cornell favored in first intercollegiate T A A C race at Boston
Cornell stands as strong favorite in the first T A A C race under its auspices at Boston. Harvard Yale Maine and Dartmouth are seen as contenders for runner up with M I T and Syracuse possibly joining the field of eleven colleges. The six mile course drew praise from coaches and the event features stars like Overton Yale and Brown M I T amid a competitive lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Ithacans
Boston
Jack Moakley
Potter
Hoffmire
Windnagle
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Yale
Maine
Dartmouth
New England
Franklin Park
Dark Horse
Bell
Wunderlich
Prett
Dempsey
Cornell Fliers
Overton
Brown
M. T
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia
Syracuse
Terry Brooks Fights Bay Wood Tonight at Lenox A.C.
Terry Brooks the light weight of the West End will swap punches with Bay Wood of Fall River at the Lenox A C of Gloucester tonight. Brooks substitutes for Joe Chick who hurt his hand and cannot appear. Willie Green faces Frankie McManus in the semi windup with two four round preliminaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Brooks
West End
Bay Wood
Fall River
Lenox A. C
Gloucester
Brooks
Joe Chick
Willie Green
South End
Frankie McManus
Salem
Perelli to Meet Quinn in Rough House Bout at Howard
Italian heavyweight John Perelli will wrestle New Yorker Jack Quinn tonight at the Howard under packing house rules. The match is best two out of three falls and promises non stop action as both prefer rough riding to clever work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Perelli
Jack Quinn
the Howard
Quinn
Perelli
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John G. Anderson
Travers
H. Chandler Egan
Willie Anderson
Alex Smith
J. J. McDermott
Tom McNamara
Dudley Mudge
Conn
Max Marston
Jerome AD. Travers
West
Saylor
Atlas
Elis
Cupid
Black
Exeter
New Haven
Lehigh
Spears
Charles E. Parker
Buck O'Niel
Crimson
Cambridge Ward
Rush
Haughton
Committee On Records
Taber
Arthur McGovern
Waitt
Seeratk
Ene Blackstone
Wrestler Perelli
America
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