Red Sox Brooklyn Firm Up Exhibition Series Next Spring
Boston leaders announce a planned exhibition series with Brooklyn in the southern states. training camps would move from Daytona to Hot Springs Ark. Ban Johnson approves the tour and Frazee seeks to renew manager Carrigan’s engagement with a strong salary offer.
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Yale Declines Penn Game For Next Season
New Haven Conn Dec 8 Yale announces a lighter football schedule for next fall dropping Lehigh and Washington and Jefferson and may add Amherst or Williams and North Carolina in their place No Penn game this season as no prospect of such arrangement emerges Yale coach recommends UNC as a replacement for Washington and Jefferson
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Bridgeport High To Open Season Against Crosby
Bridgeport High School basketball starts its season tomorrow with Crosby High of Waterbury. Crosby won the Connecticut championship last year and aims again. Seven players listed for the lineup: Capt. Pious, Cuneo, Kennell, Marysle, Mc Graw, Hayes and Porter. Clancy is out with a broken rib. Game begins at 3 o'clock.
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Gordon of Brown to Play with Cham Co Sunday
Gordon of Brown University will wear a local uniform to join the Annex eleven next Sunday. He previously appeared with the Providence Steam Rollers and is noted for drop kicks from long range. Brady and two collegians also join the Chain lineup alongside Chief Meyers in backfield.
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Moran to Fight Gunboat Smith in Brooklyn December 18
Frank Moran of Pittsburgh and Gunboat Smith of California are set for a 10 round heavyweight bout at the Clermont A. C. in Brooklyn on December 18. It marks Moran’s first local appearance since facing Jack Dillon and a rematch with Smith. The pair previously fought in the West with Smith earning a points decision in 20 rounds. Moran has trained steadily and was briefly linked to Fred Fulton before that bout fell through.
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Pequots Claim Junior Football Title In City Circuit
The Pequots press a claim to the 80 90 pound junior football title arguing rivals Walnut Jrs and Madisons are not sole champions. They note a Derby Laurel loss avenged 7 to 6, and invite a Sunday game on any neutral field. Players list and local travel plans included.
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Brooklyn Club May Transfer Chief Meyers Next Season
Rumors swirl around the Brooklyn club as contracts end. Chief Meyers is linked to a possible trade or departure with Meyers slowing down and not in the first flight of backstops. The team may seek a filler and must act quickly to secure reliable timber for 1917.
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Wisconsin Reappoints Harvard Coaches for Next Football Season
The Wisconsin regents reappoint Dr. Paul Withington, a former Harvard star, to lead the football program for the next year with a full staff from Harvard. He becomes a full professor at $4,000 yearly and will head the athletic department, overseeing baseball, basketball, and other teams while also teaching surgery in the medical college.
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Donovan Plans Masel At Second For Yankees
New York reports Bill Donovan intends to start Maisel at second base with Gedeon as his backup. The Yankees also plan a near ballpark clubhouse with steam heat and showers to improve training conditions.
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Jimmy Austin Browns infielder turns 34 on birthday
Jimmy Austin third baseman for the Browns reaches age thirty four today after a thirteen year career in baseball. Welsh born and raised in Cleveland his rise began in 1903 with a local club and included stints with Dayton Omaha and the New York Americans before joining the Browns. Austin's bat slipped to .204 this year though his fielding and base running kept him valued on the roster. A separate county record notes Hermann Oelrichs named special assistant to the Department of State assisting James W. Gerard in Berlin.
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Willard Carpentier Bout Still Lacks Paris Signature
New York reports no new developments on the proposed ten round Willard versus Carpentier fight. Rickard waits for Paris replies as representatives press for Carpentier's contract signature while Darcy negotiations loom as a possible alternative.
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Annex Set to Face Newfield Park Chain Team Sunday
The Annex club of New Slaven will play the American Chain Co. team at Newfield park Sunday afternoon. The Annex defeated the Chain earlier in the season by 6 0, but the Chain has since strengthened and new players will debut. Extra cars are arranged for the large New Haven following, with a 12:18 departure and 12:46 arrival.
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First YMCA boxing tournament thrills crowd in state
The first YMCA boxing tournament in the state drew a large crowd at the old gym. Seventeen fast bouts crowned by finals saw Kid Jordan, Bennett, Rainero, Hawthorne and others win titles. Referee Mr. Pows and judges J. Carson and J. Griffiths officiated. A. J. Lord and James Hickey backed the event with some fireworks. Isadore Zinamore of Brooklyn was arrested on forgery charges.
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Yale Denies Illegal Play in Yale Harvard Bowl
New Haven reports Burt Whitman questions Yale conduct after Yale's November touchdown in the Bowl. He alleges slim kick play by Yale backs using the knee and cites Exeter coaching under Tad Jones. Yale players deny the accusation as unfounded and impractical.
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Boston Riot Leaves Two Officers Stabbed After IWW Meeting Attempt
In North Square Boston two policemen were seriously stabbed during a riot sparked by an unauthorized outdoor gathering organized by the Industrial Workers of the World and their sympathizers. The confrontation erupted as officers moved to disperse the crowd.
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