Johnson to join Outlaws for $20,000
St Louis December 4 Welter Johnson Washington pitcher signed a two year contract with the Chicago Federal League Club for $20,000 a season. The deal orchestrated by Phil Ball and Joe Tinker followed earlier high offers and counter offers involving Griffith, Jones, and other Federal figures as Johnson chose Chicago over St. Louis.
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B H S Five Ten to Play West Haven High
The B H S five to meet West Haven High tomorrow at the M C A. Local squad seeks redemption after a recent defeat. Game starts at 3 o'clock with a 2 15 PM preliminary between the Commercial team and a local five. Stratford High seeks a game tonight or tomorrow. Call 4822 12. 1500 New Fall Woolens. See Lyford Brothers.
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Fans' Own Column Rubber Goods Rubber Gloves
A brief readers corner item reviews rubber gloves, noting practical use and materials. The column focuses on durability, grip, and value for home chores, with a practical angle for daily tasks and maintenance.
Mahan Named Harvard Football Captain for Next Year
Boston December reports Edward Mahan elected Harvard football captain for the coming season. He joins Glick at Princeton and Wilson at Yale as leaders chosen to plan next year’s schedules with their coaches. Mahan, an Andover product, stood out in football and baseball, captaining Harvard freshmen in 1916 and earning letters in both sports the last two seasons. He will lead a rebuilt Harvard squad with several returning veterans and strong sophomores behind him, including Gowen, Gilman, Bigelow, and Parson.
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Penn Players Oppose Coach Brooke in Secret Vote
Philadelphia reports say 19 of 21 University of Pennsylvania varsity players voted against retaining coach George H Brooke for 1915. Edward Day Harris, elected captain, led the secret ballot as tensions rise over the season and Brooke's future. Brooke vowed to stay, amid criticism of his training methods.
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High School Girls to Meet Newtown High in Basketball
High school girls from B. H. S. tip off against Newtown High tomorrow at 2 30 at St Pauls on Washington Square with a preliminary game between second and third teams. Lineups include Delma Lyford Grace Burton Louise Foster Blanche Tracey Florence MacDonald and subs Luella Coley Mabel Sheehan. An informal dance follows the game with Mrs Arthur L Tracey Mrs John Green and Mrs Carl Foster as chaperons.
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John Green
Carl Foster
Battle for Fairmount A A championship clash
The Bearcats and Cruisers, rival Fairmount A A teams, meet tomorrow at 2 p m on Lenox Avenue Fairmount Athletic Field. The loser holds a New Year banquet. Capt. Keefe predicts a Bearcats win while Capt. Jacko forecasts a Cruisers triumph. The winner hopes to face the Laurels next Saturday. The lineup lists Beard Duncan Bulkley Robling Melia Buxton Winn ZoéIotin Buxton Belis Rk Wilson Parrish Moroski Keefe Gillick Cook Berger Boywid Eby F B Jacko Parrish The French parliament convenes for an extraordinary session in Paris on December 22.
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Owsley Defends Hinkey Amid Yale Critics
Yale legend Jack Owsley defends Coach Hinkey against alumni criticism, praising his leadership and commitment to keeping volunteer coaches away to unify the squad. The piece notes past discord, Hinkey's steps, and expectation for a stronger 1915 Yale team.
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Sharpe Gets Laurels for Cornell’s Win
The Cornell football program owes much to Dr. Albert H. Sharpe and assistants Daniel A. Reed and Ray Van Orman. Their patient coaching lifted Cornell from a decade of poor results and restored it to a sound footing at Ithaca, after prior failures with the graduate coaching system and a recurring Penn defeat.
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Hubbs pressing for clash with McAuliffe in ten round bout
Old Man Gromp notes Slim Brennan pushing for a match between Hubbs and Young McAuliffe. Brennan claims 122 ring side, McAuliffe to name terms, and Hubbs ready for any weight in a ten round or longer bout at any time or place. Hubbs has chased McAuliffe for two years, with a Paced style and a draw with Patsy Broderick cited as credentials. Speaker then references a clearance sale at BE. H., Dillon & Co.
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Cubs Seek Zimmerman Trade With John McGraw
At the National League meeting in New York on December 4, managers plan big player exchanges. Chicago Cubs target Zimmerman as Eddie Grant trade target for John McGraw. Other teams including St. Louis, Boston, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh weigh offers to bolster pennant chances.
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Birmingham gala prompts world record challenge in swimming
At the Birmingham municipal baths a gala featured J G Hatfield aiming for the world 1000 yards record with a time of about 5 minutes 13 seconds, though Barney Kiernan’s earlier Australian mark of 12 minutes 53 seconds in a short bath prompts challenge. Miss Daisy Curwen set a new English 220 yards ladies record at Kirkenhead with a 4 minute 8 second swim, beating her prior mark.
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Danny Murphy Presents Deer to Elks of Norwich
Danny Murphy, the Norwich baseball star linked with world champions and the Brooklyn Dodgers, presented two deer to Norwich lodge No 430, B P O E. He retains heads and antlers for mounting and the lodge plans a New Year’s Eve social with venison for all Elks in town. Exalted Ruler William W Beck appointed a committee to arrange the session as about 400 members attend. All Elks in Norwich on New Year’s Eve will be invited to join the feast and social event.
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Yale Seeks New Date For Tiger Game
New Haven Dec 4 Yale graduates urge changes to football schedule after a defeat by Harvard. They argue Princeton and Harvard games on consecutive Saturdays overtax Yale players and suggest altering athletic relations, noting Yale faced peak form against Princeton but underperformed versus Harvard.
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Kid Williams Danish King of Bantams Turns 21 Tomorrow
The article notes Kid Williams, famed bantamweight boxer born in Copenhagen and raised in Baltimore, turns twenty one tomorrow. It recalls his Danish monarch tribute and his early life as a newsboy before turning to boxing in 1910.
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Dutch steamer Spatjan runs aground near Deal after collision
In a heavy gale the Dutch steamer Spatjan went ashore near Deal following a collision with the British steamer Niobe. No casualties were reported. In Baltimore, Justice Smith ruled a man is justified in boxing his wife's ears if she pays more attention to her clothes than to her children.
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