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Bridgeport Evening Farmer in Bridgeport, Connecticut

06 Dec 1915

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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1915

Page

6

All American Eleven: 1915 Captain Barrett Leads Eleven

The article honors top players for the 1915 season, naming Barrett Cornell as captain and quarterback, Maulbetsch Michigan as a star halfback, Mahan Harvard as fullback, and Spears and White among guards and tackles. It discusses end choices Higgins Penn State and Shelton Cornell, with Gilman Harvard and Buck Wisconsin as tackles, Peck Pittsburgh at center, and a backfield featuring Maulbetsch, Anderson Colgate, and others contributing strong performances.

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Higgins Penn State Shelton Cornell Penn Brown Princeton Davis Iowa Heyman Washington and Jefferson Chamberlain Nebraska Herron Pittsburghley Soucy Harvard Ray Wisconsin Squier Ilinois Quiest Minnesota Whiting Chicago Elwart Notre Dame Highley Gilman Buck Yale Crimson West Gitiman Witherspoon Washington and Jefferson McLean Blacklock Michigan Aggies Shull Rundquist Gillies Cory Detty Illinois Hauser Abel Colgate Wood Weyand Army Navy Halsey Peck Pittsburgh McEwan Cool Barrett Charles Barrett Walter Camp Ewing Twei Maulbetsch Michigan Anderson Mauibetsch Heston Evdr Hastings Flood Mayor Virginia Cofall Shiverick Gordon McGreight Talman Rutgers Macomber Spiegel Winters Ohio State Driggs and Tibbett Oliphant Ditto Pogue Mahan The Brickley
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European Tennis Stars Now Wielding Guns Instead of Rackets

War framing follows 1916 tennis stars from Britain, Australia, and France. References to Anthony Wilding’s death, captains at training camps, and players like Parke and Brookes in war service. Mentions Kreuzer Freitzheim moved to Yorkshire, Gobert and Decugis at the front, with notes on Davis Cup history and wartime displacement.

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France Australssia Chicago Pittsburgh Bosend New York Anthony F. Wilding Ers Bnglsh Mavrogordato R. B. Powell F. M. B. Fisher London J. C. Parke Dardanelles Norman Brookes A. F. Wilding Australasia Cairo Red Cross Kreuzer Freitzheim Gibraltar Yorkshire England Gerpany Decuels Andre Gobert
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Moran Next Man for Willard

Moran likely to meet Frank Moran the Pittsburgh heavyweight in the next battle to face champion Willard after Moran defeated Coffey. His four twenty round bouts with Jack Johnson and a recent dramatic knockout add to his claim for special consideration in selecting Willard’s next opponent.

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Willard Frank Moran Pitteburgh Moran Coffey Jack Johnson
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Old time boxers lament today’s fighters and lack of solid schooling

George Monroe defends old era training saying modern boxers rise on luck and ticket sales, not skill. He recalls how past stars learned through amateur beginnings and lengthy prelim bouts, while promoters now rushing novices into main events. He criticizes aimless jabs and frequent clinches as not real fighting.

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George Monroe New York Tlicta
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One Sided Varsity Game Ends Poorly for Small Team

A smaller college faced a larger university in a lopsided contest with a disappointing opening half. The captain handled punting with a subpar first quarter, while the big team converted short kicks into touchdowns in rapid succession. A substitute was later sent in to punt during the intermissions.

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Coach Corrects Punting Decision In Football Game

A coach questions a player's punt choice and directs him to adjust. In the second half the team improves as kicking strategy shifts from aggressive to controlled, with better execution and higher point potential.

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