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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1915

Page

20

Single G Wins Cumberland Stake At Lexington In 2 02 3 4

Sin gle G owned by W B Barefoot of Cambridge City Ind star pacer wins Cumberland Stake at Lexington Grand Circuit in straight heats setting a 2 02 3 4 mile record in first heat Gosnell drives Anderson Wilkes Little Gyp to win by a length Beth Clark leads early Queen Abbess takes runner up spots in next heats Ames Albingen wins 2 20 trot Truesda da and Idora Worthy split second and third Peter Billiken dominates 2 12 trot General Yorke wins 2 year old trot with Nuckols driving leading the day credits.

Lexington W. B. Barefoot Cambridge City Ind Cumberland Beth Clark Gosnell Anderson Wilkes- Little Gyp Fay Richmond Queen Abbess Ames Albingen Truesada Idora Worthy Peter Billiken General Yorke Saldine Geers Nuckols

No Interest in Roosevelt Declines from German Ambassador

New York October 13 Count von Bernstorff German ambassador dismisses President Roosevelt remarks as uninteresting and refuses to discuss or read the Carnegie Hall address noting he has no time for such matters.

New York Roosevelt Count von Bernstorff Post Ritz-Carlton Carnegie Hall

Drifter Franz Oliver Blown Up. Newfoundland Loses Five

Word reached St John s Newfoundland that the armed drifter Franz Oliver was blown up by a mine yesterday. Five naval reservists from Newfoundland were among those lost. The drifter operated in the North Sea collecting German mines. The Newfoundland regiment lists five dead and 25 wounded in the past month amid recent British war operations.

ST. Johns N. F Franz Oliver North Sea Newfoundland Regiment

Boston Triumphs 1915 World Series In Five Games

Boston edges Philadelphia 5 to 4 in final game to claim the 1915 World Series, four Boston homers including Hooper and Lewis powering the victory. The Red Sox prove stronger at bat and in the field, with Burns earning praise for handling behind the plate and Ruth cited as a standout rookie left-hander.

Philadelphia Boston Today Phillies Red Sox Boston Hooper Lewis Carrigan Scott Sox Philly Burns Cady Ruth

Boston Red Sox Clinch 1915 World Series In Thrilling Game

Lewis and Hooper led Boston as Rixey struggled early while Foster steadied. Luderus was Phillies’ lone bright spot with clutch hits, but the Red Sox pitching and timely hitting sealed the series in a dramatic final game. Eight men in the lineup contributed to Boston’s mastery across the battles.

Lewis Baker Boston Rixey Red Sox Virginia Hooper Foster Cady Phillies Gardner Luderus German Philly Ludy Philadelphia Carrigan Scott Whitted Speaker Gainer Boston Red Sox

Harvard Mass Meeting Insists on Support for Mahan at Princeton

About five hundred students packed the Harvard Union for the first football mass meeting of the year. William J. Bingham led song practice as Lothrop Withington and Bingham urged backing Captain Eddie Mahan's team for the away game at Princeton on November 6 with a plan to send a thousand students as a cheering section in New Jersey.

Harvard William J. Bingham Lothrop Withington Bingham Eddie Mahan Crimson Tigers Princeton Jersey

Belgrade Bombardment Report From Serbian Front

A Belgrade bombardment statement from the official press bureau describes a sustained attack from Oct 5 to 6 aimed at panicking civilians and destroying refugee groups. It claims heavy shelling across the Save and Danube and notes aircraft range signaling with no impact on Serbian military plans.

Nish Serbia Paris Belgrade Save Danube

Bulgarian Division Nearly Annihilated in Serbia Battle

Despatch to Havas Agency from Bucharest reports a Bulgarian division nearly annihilated in a fierce battle near Kraguyevatz, Serbia. The message dated Tuesday was delayed in transmission and filed from Paris at 1:30 a m local time.

Paris Kraguyevatz Serbia Havas Bucharest

Greece Sends Her Excuses to Serbia

The Greek reply to Serbia’s representations that Bulgaria attacked Serbia under their treaty was delivered today. It states the attack completes the contemplated aggression and notes Greece’s army readiness to enter action if required.

Athens Paris Serbia Greece Bulgaria

Balkan Treaty Note Cites Isolated Bulgarian Attacks

The reply notes that the 1911 alliance aimed to preserve Balkan balance and was limited to isolated Bulgarian aggression. It asserts the preamble limits it to a purely Balkan character and not a general conflagration, and that the treaty’s first article covers only isolated acts against a party by Bulgaria.

Serbia Palkan Bulgaria

Note on Greece Serbia ties keeps Greece neutral

A today’s note warns Greece could harm itself while not saving Serbia and argues common interests require Greek forces remain in reserve for later use. It states Greece will stay an armed neutral and will aid Serbia within Greece’s international position.

Greece Serbia

French liner Yunnan torpedoed in the Mediterranean

The Messageries Maritimes steamer Yunnan a 6474 ton vessel was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. The crew of 90 men abandoned ship and were landed safely. The ship had last sailed from Algiers on July 14 toward the Dardanelles and likely served the French government.

Paris Messageries Maritimes Yunnan Mediterranean Sea Algiers Dardanelles

Tufts Squad Holds Hard Scrimmage on Tufts Oval

Tufts coaches ran two hours of scrimmaging and signal work with three complete teams. Captain Parks returned at quarterback for the first time since his injury as the squad showed sharp form after a layoff.

Tufts Parks

Dartmouth Gloomy On Big Game After Scrimmage

Hanover N H October 13 Dartmouth's battered squad held a closed scrimmage, with subs dominating play and no scoring. Worthington led the first team at QB as Dartmouth plans scrimmage to patch ends and backs, raising doubt about meeting Princeton and Tigers. Horace G Pender appointed to fill the vacant Graduate Manager post.

Hanover N. H Big Green Particuar Princeton Worthington Barrows Carrollan Lehman Baxter Gile Cavanaugh Dartmouth Tigers Athletic Council Horace G. Pender J. E. Ingersoll

Grace Lewis Defeats Kier in Jackson College Tennis prelims

Miss Grace Lewis of Somerville defeated Miss Avis Kier of Craftsbury Vermont 6-1 6-0 in the preliminaries of Jackson College's annual tennis tournament held yesterday afternoon.

Grace Lewis Somerville Avis Kier Craftsbury Vt Jackson College

Boston College Hard Practice Before Maine Clash

Coaches Mahoney and Prendergast led a severe scrimmage as Boston College prepares for a tough game with Maine next Saturday. Frank McKenna is set as first-choice at right halfback, Babe Tenry shows strong form at fullback, Dee and Regan compete for quarterback, and Jack Sullivan returns from an ankle injury.

Mahoney Prendergast Boston College University of Maine Frank McKenna Maine Babe Tenry Riley Tom Dee Cambridge Latin Regan Big Jack” Sullivan

Bars Down on German Shipments

Washington October 13 Favorable action by the British embassy now clears many American buyers to reclaim millions of dollars worth of German and Austrian goods held at neutral European ports. The shipments had been stalled by British orders in council under implied contracts claims.

Washington

Export permits hinge on pre March 1 contracts in London deal

State Department and London officials reached a decision on export controls affecting German and Austrian goods. About 150 cases were submitted to the embassy and 50 sent to the London office with favorable recommendations. Only eight Rotterdam permits have been issued so far, with efforts to extend the November 1 expiry and include contracts from March 1 to March 15.

Fleming State Department London Foreign Office Richard Crawford Rotterdam Foreign Office

Wilson for Big Budget for Defence

Washington news reports President Wilson and advisers estimate a national defence budget of four hundred million dollars for the army and navy, about 140 million more than last year. As the Friday deadline nears, preliminaries focus on a stronger naval programme and a larger peacetime military provision.

Washington Wilson United States

President weighs conservative military build up plan

The president backs a long studied policy from Secretary Garrison calling for a larger force and a citizen reserve. The plan envisions raising the regular army from 87 000 to about 120 000 and creating a 400 000 strong reserve via short term enlistment. Officials expect army and navy budgets to rise, with talks aiming to keep total military spending near 400 million dollars and possibly a bond issue to fund the increase.

Garrison Army Navy Daniels

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