Yale to avoid Penn clash schedule tweak for fall
Haven Dec 9 Yale will not place the University of Pennsylvania on next fall’s football slate. Yale trims games to favor easier opponents, dropping Lehigh and Washington and Jefferson, and may add Amherst or Williams or North Carolina. Penn coach Bob Folwell leaves after talks, with Yale aiming for a game within the next few years.
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Haughton Asks Harvard Boys To Study Hard
Cambridge December 9 Coach Percy D Haughton and Manager Robb issue a note to Harvard football prospects about next season. They cite last year’s loss at New Haven due to probation of three stars and urge players to achieve top form mentally and physically before mid year exams. The letter asks players to display it as a daily reminder until exams end. The football lottery will be collected afterward.
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Thorpe and Canton Stars Roar past Massillon in big upset
In New York reports Thorpe's Canton pros with Calac Dunn and others cost bettors about 25000 when they beat Massillon for the first time in years. Calac leaves West Virginia Wesleyan for Canton salaries, impacting both teams.
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Pierce Suspension for Failing to Keep Engagement
Calahan at the Clermont club Thursday evening reports Harry Pierce suspended by the commission for thirty days. Wench states the penalty was for breaking engagement and Pierce must fulfill the bout before boxing again in the State.
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Bridgeport Citys Meet New Haven in State League Clash
Tomorrow at the Meadows Bridgeport Citys face the strong New Haven side in a state league game. Referee Glaith od Seottie Paehiene will officiate. At Seaside Park the Remingtons meet the Rangers in a 2 45 pm start with Joe Booth in charge. On the XMAS TREES WREATHS Jon Beck and Son.
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Red Sox Offer 60 000 For Speed King Johnson
Boston December 9 The Boston Americans will bid 60 000 for the services of Walter Johnson crack pitcher of the Washington club if he is on the market President Hyr Frazee said today. He added that no official action had been taken yet in response to reports Cleveland might bid 50 000 for Johnson.
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Annex and Chain Battle Tomorrow at Newfield Park
A capacity crowd is expected tomorrow afternoon as American Chain faces Annex of New Haven at Newfield Park. The Chain add Fordham star Brady and Gordon of Brown to strengthen the lineup. Annex lists Spillane Bartlett Frechett Regina and others. A $200 forfeit on the advertised game and side bets are in play with Harry Quinn as stakeholder. Officials include Waters, Spillane, McCarthy, and Winfield with 2:30 pm kickoff. Bequests of 100000 each were left to the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in James Gaunt will.
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Georges Carpentier as Next Major Figure in Heavyweight Talks
New York reports say a Carpentier versus Willard bout is unlikely. Managers press Tex Rickard to stage Carpentier against Les Darcy, who has arrived in Chile en route to New York. Darcy and Carpentier would be a closer match, with Darcy lighter but shorter, and both boxers in strong form for a title showdown.
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First Magnate Pledges 50 Cent Ball Rally
Bob Dunbar in the Boston Journal argues a 50-cent baseball price would boost popular support. The piece laments ticket-price driven detachment, notes World Series enrichment, and predicts closer stands and higher prices could revive fan interest amid changing times.
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Princeton plans 1917 football coaching policy set
In Princeton New Jersey on December 9 the Board of Athletic Control formed a coaching and advisory committee to map out policy for 1917. Sam White and Knox Taylor join with Bill Edwards Stewart Baker and J H Munn to name a head coach and assistants within weeks. John Rush likely returns as coach with many new assistants anticipated.
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Rickard still seeks Willard Carpentier bout at Madison Square Garden
New York December 9 Rickard says no new developments on staging a ten round Willard versus Carpentier match in Madison Square Garden. He awaits a Paris telegram on Carpentier signature and word from Willard’s camp. Les Darcy remains unlocated as a possible substitute if talks fail. The New York Life Insurance Company owns the Garden and may lease it for a series of exhibitions by Rickard and Sam McCracken.
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Mordecai Brown recounts shooting 97 ducks on California hunt
Cub pitcher Mordecai Brown described a hunting trip with Overall near Visalia California claiming they shot 97 ducks in a half hour. He joked that ducks fly into the shot and explained how ducks got their name.
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New Bridgeport Building Association Incorporated
Bridgeport announces incorporation of the Bridgeport Building Association to engage in building and real estate. Capital stock $10,000 in 400 shares of $25 with initial business start of $5,000. Incorporators are Morris Levinson, Sam Deckman, and Alex Gladstein, all of Bridgeport.
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Welling Beats Bloom In Fast El City Bout
Joe Welling the Chicago lightweight won a 15 round decision over Phil Bloom of Brooklyn at the Marlin A C Arena in New Haven. Both fighters pressed the action toe to toe with a late flurry giving Welling the edge and a surprise narrow victory. Dave Medar drew Charley Pitts in the ten round prelim.
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Chicaro Recruit Tells of Evans Cubs Trip Pranks and Losses
A young Cubs catcher Evans, on a training trip, carried a trunk costing about four dollars filled with beef extract. After a wrecked trunk, he bought a new one for eight dollars with a joking label. He once buried a diamond ring at a fence post and later could not find the post. A Cub pitcher joked by gifting feathers from a hotel pillow due to his speed.
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Fining of Players May Cause Trouble in Big Show
A National Commission bulletin reports 51 barnstorming players from 13 of 16 big league teams fined from 25 to 100 dollars for post season exhibitions. Thirty-eight fines were suspended as warnings. thirteen fines remain, chiefly Boston Red Sox players.
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Carpentier Darcy fight blocked by refusal and loyalty issues
The proposed George Carpentier versus Les Darcy boxing match in New York faces friction as Carpentier refuses to meet Darcy, deeming him a slacker. Darcy fled Australia on a tramp steamer, prompting disloyalty criticism, while Carpentier’s patriotism clashes with the Australian’s actions.
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Unusual Catcher Noted For Mask and Pipe Smoking
Evans remains the lone major league catcher documented to wear a face mask while behind the plate and to smoke a long-stemmed pipe. The incident involved stuffing his shirt with items and scattering the rest on the floor, taking a week to remove from the car seat.
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US Lawn Tennis to bar certain amateurs under new rule
The United States Lawn Tennis association executive committee met at the Waldorf Astoria and prepared amateur rule changes. The rankings will feature Norris Williams Johnston Church and Murray in the top four, with McLoughlin Behr and Alexander likely unranked for insufficient play. Foreign players Kuma gae and Mikami face non ranking due to policy.
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Delegates and Players Oppose Rule Change Impacting Noted Sportsmen
Several others will be affected if the rule is adopted but delegates at large and the players oppose the measure. They argue it would debatablely penalize McLoughlin Johnston and Alexander, each regarded as a premier sportsman.
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Ring Fight Reminiscence From Chicago Bout
Tommy Sullivan recalls the Martin Duffy Henry Fagin bout in Chicago fourteen years earlier. Duffy tailed a slow count while Fagin struggled to beat the count, with Duffy winning in six rounds. Also notes Miss Laura Hughes on chin training and a fatal rail crash near Stafford Springs. Marine post on Atlantic coast urged in annual report.
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