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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
11
The article analyzes potential scheduling shifts and system changes between Harvard and Princeton football, noting 1916 contest plans, rotation concerns, and the impact on gate receipts. It discusses Harvard’s status, Princeton’s desire to adjust the date, and the broader effect on college football alignment and attendance.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions East Side and Westmaa with unclear context. The readable text lacks concrete events, dates, or names to form a full news item or public notice.
Brief upbeat column notes sales items. features rubbers and boots at various prices. Mentions youth and boys wear, possibly promotional listing from a local page. No clear person or event identified, content resembles an ad column fragment.
Boxing note from New York reports Gunboat Smith dismissing his loss to Langford as temporary. The piece outlines upcoming Madison Square Garden bouts featuring Welsh McFarland Gibbons White and Ritchie with plans for a possible title eliminator and Willard matchups. It discusses Coffey and Smith style, Johnson plans, and Willard’s prospects against top contenders, highlighting winter plans for local boxing fans.
The International League voted at the Hotel Imperial to cut next season’s games to 14 per club from 184, citing heavy competition from the Federal League and financial strains across cities including Baltimore Buffalo Toronto and Montreal.
Philadelphia December report says Charles Dooin, former Phillies manager, reached terms with the New York Giants and will catch for them next season after talks with McGraw. Dooin obtained permission from Pat Moran to negotiate, Baker's approval needed for formal transfer. Trade talks included Moran, Rube Marquard, Eddie Grant, and others as possible compensation.
Rerington Yost and Annex teams finish prep as New Haven backs win confidence after 14 to 0 Thanksgiving victory over Washington Giros. Annex debuts in Bridesport, crowd expected large. star Sullivan from North Carolina to trouble Yosts, with Holy Cross and Yale players as substitutes. Time 2 15 p.m. Officials listed. game features four 12 minute periods.
New York December 12 Johnny Evers captain of the Boston Braves is seriously ill with pneumonia at the Hotel Somerset. Dr J E Herrity said the fighting condition remains similar and unlikely to change for five or six days. The physician noted Evers has one affected lobe and is in strong shape for his age and has taken good care of himself.
An American trooper is wounded by a stray cross border bullet at Neco Arizona. The incident raises the American casualty list with authorities and military units responding.
Atlantic League averages show George Moshier hitting .282 for Newbury with 6 stolen bases. Bridgeport's Pat Hurley hit 46 in 3 games for Poughkeepsie. Middletown’s Skipper Eley posted .285. Also notes on Harvard football dinner gifts and Notre Dame captaincy.
A garbled early 20th century clipping reports Shugrue denying an injunction against John Reisler amid conflicting notes on Michigan football and Harvard schedules. The piece mentions Buffalo Internationals, a St Louis scout role for Tom Connery, and various boxing and athletic names with unclear chronology and fragmented phrasing.
New York December 12 report on the National League batting averages for 1913 and 1914. The piece notes 156 hitters qualified for the 1914 race with .300 or better, down from 182 the year before, and details the players who remained or dropped out, including Daubert Becker Wheat Magee Wagner Cravath Viox Zimmerman Meyers Lobert and Dwyer among others. It compares averages and highlights changes from 1913 to 1914 and the broader context of pitching strength versus hitting across the league.
New York December 12 The New York American Baseball Club led by Jacot Ruppert is near sale to prospective purchasers. It is said that the Yankees would be allowed to use the Polo Grounds for another year while the National League objects to the American playing in the same league as the Giants. Capt T L Houston and Ruppert discussed the deal with Ban Johnson, and experts expect the sale to go through with plans to relocate the team in the future.
A Harvard alumnus writes in the Harvard Alumni Weekly that baseball could cool tensions during wartime. He imagines regular leagues with European cities and a minor league in Belgrade and Brussels, fearing war would fade if a World Series followed a season. Stadium fever spreads as Philadelphia and Chicago contemplate 100000-seat venues costing one to two million dollars.
A meeting is called at the E sharp club rooms to organize Holy Name societies for the winter season. John F Morn and others are listed as members. attendees urged to confirm interest in forming a league and to help draw the schedule.
The report surveys 1913 ring bouts featuring Willard and Johnson era contenders. It notes Willard’s improved power, early knockouts, and a string of notable, sometimes controversial, clashes with rising lightweights and heavyweights.
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