Date Dispute Delays Poughkeepsie Regatta Plans
New York December reports that the Intercollegiate Rowing Association has not fixed a final regatta date for Poughkeepsie. June 17 and July 4 are debated due to tides. Pacific coast entries depend on date, with Leland Stanford a continuing factor. Colleges involved face exam conflicts and added costs for boats and shore houses, delaying final arrangements.
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Morton Bogue
Columbia
Intercollégiate Rowing Associahas
Associaion
Pacific Coast
Leland Stanford
Poushkeepwie
Restir
Oo Steenay
Poughkeepsie
Yale
Gibbons Ahearn Bout Postponed By Illness
Word from Saint Paul states Mike Gibbons has a severe illness with risk of pneumonia and cannot box Ahearn in Wew-Fork tomorrow night. If he recovers, the bout may be moved to December 17 but medical advice suggests at least two weeks. Public interest centers on potential $40,000 purses and tent receipts.
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Gt. Paul
Mike Gibbons
Gibbons
Edico
Airena
Sir Michael
Zala
Brisi
Princeton Football Picks Hogg to Lead 1916 Eleven
Princeton N J December 3 1916 Princeton football men name Hogg to lead the 1916 eleven Hogg a junior from Pittsburgh prepared at Phillips Andover and has two years varsity experience after serving as regular guard this season He is ranked the best guard and linesman on the squad.
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Princeton
N. J
Tiger
Hogg
Pittsburgh
Phillips-Andover
Kootch" Hogs
Rip
Bnt
Thre
Four Good Bouts At Acorn Club Smoker Tonight
A monthly Acorn Club smoker on Kossuth Street tonight features four four round bouts refereed by Harry Pierce. Promoter Slim Brenman lists Bosse vs. Lyons, Schneider vs. Ketchel, Fabryck vs. Condon, and Kelly vs. Andrews with first punch at 8:15 and show ending around 10:20.
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Acorn
Gynasis
Kossuth Street
Harry Pierce
Slim Brenman
Freddie Bosse
Chick, Lyons
Lawrence, Mass
Jimmy Snyder
al Ketchel
Teddy Fabryck
Willie Condon
Jimmy Kelly
New York
Willie Andrews
Michael F. O'Conner
Young McAuliffe Set For Casino Show In Next Monday Bout
Emblem A C promoters plan an 8 p m start for the card to suit factory workers. Young McAuliffe meets Kid Ghetto in a star bout with Ghetto vowing to settle a score after knocking out Bennet Deonard. McAuliffe trains at Levinsky's Stratford camp while Ghetto arms in New York. Ten rounds. Main event pits Gilbert Gallant Boston against Harry Pierce Brooklyn, a slugging duel predicted. Red Allen meets Tommy Shea in the prelim.
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McAuliffe
Kid Ghetto
New York
Ghetto
Bennet Deonard
Levinsky
Stratford
Joe Smith
Gilbert Galjlant
Boston
Harry Pierce
Brooklyn
Pierce
Red Allen
Tommy Shea
New Haven
Mysterious fire starts in bureau drawer at 269 Bunnell
A fire of unknown origin broke out in a dresser in Miss Agnes Lewis's room at 269 Bunnell street yesterday afternoon. The doors were locked and Lewis worked at Union Metallic Cartridge Co. No one explains the cause as investigators assess the scene and damage.
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Agnes Lewis
Bunnell Street
Yale backs Tad Jones for football coach
New Haven December 9 The Yale undergraduate vote favors Tad Jones as next fall’s football coach though some graduates prefer an older man. Captain Cupid Black supports Jones who played at Pawling and Exeter and coached successfully elsewhere in recent seasons. Al Sharpe is also discussed as a potential candidate and Yale’s athletic policy could shift away from captain influence.
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Yale
Tad Jones
Jones
Exeter Academy
Pawling School
Cupid” Black
Pawling
Exeter
Academy
Andover
al Sharpe
Cornelk Eleven
Sharpe
Harvard Coach Declines All Star Eleven Selection
Cambridge Mass December 3 Harvard head coach Haughton says he cannot select an all American or all Eastern team. He would name 30 men if pressed and notes no single football team can be fixed. He praises Watson of Harvard as best Eastern quarterback among 1915 options.
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Cambridge
Mass
Haughton
Harvard
Seleven
Watson
Glick
Princeton
Barrett
Cornell
Foreigners Queer This City In Baseball Way
Worcester Telegram Post notes the New England League Eastern Association merger plan excludes Bridgeport. Magnates prefer Lawrence despite Bridgeport’s larger population and strong historical attendance, claiming Bridgeport is foreigner populated and baseball averse. Bridgeport’s past success and Sundays ball figure into the debate.
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Worcester
New England League
Eastern Association
Bridgeport
Combine
Lawrence
Peiper
Connecticut
Yale Fraternity Rule Reformed By Election Change
New Haven December 9 Yale undergraduates voted to shift selection of second assistant managers for crew track and baseball to the last week of December instead of April. The move challenges fraternity control of athletics and asserts democratic spirit at Yale. The action follows dissatisfaction with past football season and aims to curb fraternity politics in athletic affairs.
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New Haven
Yale
Woolsey
Famous English golfers plan to visit this country
New York dispatch notes Harry Vardon and other English professionals may tour America in 1916 to raise funds for England. Vardon Ray and Braid already planned a transatlantic trip, delayed by the Lusitania sinking. Also covered are college baseball plans, indoor championships, and Swedish interest in an American track tour. Ertle, the St Paul bantam, has won all four bouts in the east and may challenge Williams for the bantam title.
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New York
Harry Vardon
America
Vardon
Taylor
Ray
Braid
England
War Relief Fund
United States
Canada
Lusitania
Sweden
International Canpie
International Athletic Federation
Ernie Hjortberg
St. Paul
Williams
Pro Union Arm Backfield Plan Faces Glee Club
Protest from Washington Glee club over Remington Arms plan to use college players in backfield against Savin Rock Glee club next Sunday. Arm manager says backfield must be intact. three collegians unnamed refuse to reveal identities. Also notes Bend's boxing camp closure and Harvard Yale football leadership rumors.
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Cohen
Giese
Ternoon
Healy
Glees
Savin Beck
Sty
Holy Name Fives to Play Tonight at St. Marys Hall
Basketball thrills promised as Holy Name league showcases St. Marys versus St. Johns and Sacred Hearts meeting St. Charles. Joe Waters to referee with dancing afterward. teams listed with players such as Whalen Kenny Snyder Lucas Baker Malone Gartland Lyddy Casserly Liptak and others.
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St. John's Hall
Jane
Pembroke
St. Mary's
St. John's
The
Sacred Hearts
St. Charles
Joe Waters
ST. John’s
Whalen
Kenny LF
Snyder Lucas
Baker
Malone
Gartland Lyddy
Casserly
Liptak
E. Martin
Creevy
Sacred Heart
ST. Charles Annan
Horkheimer
Christy Co
Rainville
Hanbury Lgt
Martin
Garrity
Ritter
Waters
New York Coffee Sold for Two Thousand Dollars
A New York Coffee sale concluded with a price tag of $2000. The deal reflects market demand for the commodity in the region. No additional bidders or terms are disclosed in the fragment.
Josh DeVore 10 Get Chance With Moran's Phillies
Lexington headlined note says Josh DeVore, once with the Giants and Braves, will try his luck next year with Philadelphia Nationals per an announcement. Charles J. McCarty, former secretary of Chillicothe's Ohio State League team, managed Devore last year and says DeVore is at Marietta and confident Pat Moran has promised him a chance.
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Lexington
Josh Devore
Giants
Braves
Philadelphia Nationals
Charles J. McCarty
Chillicothe
Devore
Marietta
McCarty
Pat Moran
Ritchie vacates title by boxing at 142 pounds
New York December 3 Wallis Ritchie nearly vacated the American lightweight title by agreeing to fight Kid Ted Lewis at 142 pounds in Madison Square Garden on December 28. The bout will be billed as for the welterweight championship as both boxers indicate they cannot make lighter limits. The Garden also tentatively arranged a Moran Coffey rematch for January with Coffey having been defeated previously.
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Wallis Ritchie
Kid
Ted) Lewis
Madison Square Garden
Ritchie
Garden
Lewis
Hitchie
Dixie Kid
Frank Moran
Jim Coffey
Bjorlin
Coffey
Terrific pace in six day race forces one team to retire
In New York at Edison Square Garden a six day bicycle race saw relentless sprinting from 8 p.m. to near midnight. The Australian duo Charles Piercey and Gordon Walker retired after their pace drained them. Other teams fell behind as leaders surged ahead setting pace for the crowd. Piercey suffered a fall from a puncture but continued races until retirement. The event continued the next day with leaders covering 1,60 miles and two laps at the 30th hour while the rest trailed by two to four laps.
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New York
Edison Square Garden
Charles Piercey
Gordon Walker
Chay Piercey
Oscar Ih
Fred Hill
Frank Corry
Willie Hanley
Kamfaroo
Rezseie McNamara
Bob Spears
Newari
Roy Maton
Eddie Madden
Rudolph Ruddiuses
Leon Vanderstuyft
Piercey
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