Rocky Mountain Football Crackle Sparks Colorado Wyoming Clash
Colorado U and Wyoming prepare for a Laramie showdown with M C Evans coaching the Buffs. Colorado College faces New Mexico in Denver, while New Mexico meets Mines and NM Military Institute clashes with Texas School of Mines in Boswell New Mexico. Colorado squads push toward key Nov. 18 and Nov. 30 dates.
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Penver
Colo
Rocky Mountain
University of Colorado
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Colorado College
University of New Mexico
Colorado
Albuquerqueans
Colorado School of Mines
New Mexico
Boswell
N. M
Texas School of Mines
New Mexico Military Institute
Rocky Mountain Conference
Denver University
Lundgren
University of Utah
Colorado “Aggies
Boston Now Tops Baseball Champs With 20 Titles
Boston has won twenty major league baseball championships across leagues including four National Association titles from 1872 to 1876, nine National League titles, five American League crowns, one Brotherhood league title, and one American Association title. Chicago trails with fourteen championships across leagues.
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Boston
Chicago
Big Baseball Classic Opens in Boston This Week
Boston expects the 1916 World Series opener between the Brooklyn Nationals and the Boston Americans at Braves Field. Odds favor Boston 10 to 7, with considerable Brooklyn betting as fans line the streets. Babe Ruth and other stars prepared on Braves Field while Rube Marquard looms for the Dodgers. Tickets sell for 1 dollar and 50 cents, with police arranging crowd control for the hot dog and soapbox traditions.
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Boston
Brooklyn Nationals
Boston Americans
Brooklyn
Red Sox
Braves
Bill Carrigan
Babe Ruth
Ernie Shore
Dutch Leonard
Carl Mays
Braves Field
Tnofielders
Mond
Dodgers
Ruth
Leonard
Rube Marquard
Rube
Hooper
Rosin
Morton the Cleveland pitcher defies stockings in wild tale
In a colorful story from New York on October 6, Guy Morton, a Cleveland pitcher, is described amid a stockless debut tale. The account recalls Joe Jack Sop of the White Sox and Joe Farmer, noting Morton's odd choice of playing without socks before a Selma Alabama war game where bets were placed on the outcome.
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New York
Joe Jacksop
White Sox
Jack Farmer
Pittsburg
Avere Joe
Farmer
Guy Morton
Cleveland
Jack
Selma
Ala
Morton
Guy
Manager Forces Pitcher to Complete Attire in Hot Game
A pitcher faced pressure from the manager to wear socks despite extreme heat. Morton remarked it was too hot for socks, but the manager used strong methods to enforce the uniform, insisting the player finish his attire policy.
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Boas
Morton
Post Season Series Between Sox Cubs and Louisville
A post season series features the Chicago Sox against the Chicago Cubs in Omaha with Louisville also noted in Western association play. The fragment hints at a compact tournament format with teams matched in an autumn event.
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Omaha
Western
Louisville
Association
World Series Spotlight: Ty Cobb and Prank Baker Rivalry
The history notes Ty Cobb pressured by crowds during three World Series, unlike the easygoing Prank Baker who thrived amid spectators. Cobb, famed American League batting champion, struggled as Brave pitchers slowed him in 1914.
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Alexander
Ty Cobb
Baker
1914
Queen Wilhelmina Submarine Carried Out Underwater Trip
Queen Wilhelmina reportedly traveled in a submarine and spent an hour submerged while onlookers cheered from the shore. Report follows from Losdon Tinea.
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Ueen
Wilhelmina
Losdon Tinea
Dodgers Bank on Ed Pfeffer
Brooklyn star Ed Pfeffer shows elite physical form and a solid track record with the Dodgers. The article notes his 23 wins in 1914 and 19 last season, praises his natural strength, and predicts a World Series impact this October if he refines his pitching mind.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Ed Pfeffer
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pfeffer
Exi
Grand Rapids
Fast Company
Dodgers
Alexander
Phillies
Topeka Western League Club to relocate within weeks
Topeka, Kan October 6 The Topeka Western League baseball Club will move to another city likely Peoria Illinois Kansas City Kansas or be sold soon John Savage owner says I cannot keep the team here I expect to make the change within fifteen days Final arrangements not yet made
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Topeka
Kan
Western League
Peoria
Kansas City
John Savage
Savage
Minnesota Gred dirs Pragace At Night
Three powerful searchlights installed at the University of Minnesota football field will allow the team to practice after dark for the remainder of the season. The note mentions the setting in Minneapolis with early 20th century phrasing and a stray misread line about society women and dancing.
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Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Laramie High Aims to Beat Cheyenne in Rivalry Game
The Laramie Boomerang reports a bold school message inviting all students to back a football win over Cheyenne on October 21 and November 4. It notes past eligibility disputes led to a postponed game and praises restored good relations and future inter-school events.
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Laramie High
Cheyenne
Merit
Laramie
Wyoming-Denver University
William Allen White Praises Wilson in 1916 Letter
The Emporia Gazette notes a September 15 1916 letter from William Allen White to the Kansas Democratic state committee praising President Wilson. White extols Wilson’s war leadership calling him simple-souled brave soft-hearted hard-headed and dignified in facing a grim national moment.
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Wilson
Emporia Gazette
William Allen White
Kansas
Democratic State Committee
Atlanta and Philadelphia Women in the Golf Finals
Miss Alexia Sterling of Atlanta faces Miss Mildred Caverly of Philadelphia in the women’s national championship final at Belmont Springs Country Club after semi final matches. Sterling beat Mrs. C Auchincloss 2 up amid a late rally. Caverly defeated Mrs. Hucknall 7 and 6.
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Atlanta
Philadelphia
Boston
Alexia Sterling
Atlanta, Ga
Mildred Caverly
Belmont Springs Country Club
C. C. Auchincloss
Piping Rock
L. I
Sterling
Mildred Caverley
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