Rockne's Coil Spring Tactics Boost Notre Dame Line
Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne trains the line in a springy "coil spring" stance to surprise opponents. The 1917 lineup includes Anger eon Coughlin Smith Shaw Larson Anderson and Riley with Gipp Brady Mohardt Barry Walsh Coughlin Kane in the backfield. Rockne aims to outpace heavier rivals and pledges to surpass prior seasons with a faster, more dynamic forward wall.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Knute Rockie
West Point
Army
Tte
Rockne
Nebraska
Indiana
Purdue
Conan
Veteras
H. Angereon
F. Coughlin
Smith
Shaw
Larson
B. Anderson
Riley
George Gipp
Joe Brady
Johnny Mohardt
Weason
N. Barry
Frank Walsh
D. Coughlin
Mickay Kane
Four Clevelanders Have World Series Runs to Date
Four players from the Cleveland Americans who have appeared in the World Series were previously with the Boston Red Sox, including Speaker who led the 1912 and 1915 title teams. The article details roster changes, arrivals, and reinforcements through 1920, noting notable names like Gardner, Wood, Smith, Nanamaker, Uhle, and Beall as part of Cleveland’s World Series era.
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Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Speaker
Boston
Clevecars
James C. Dunn
Larry
Gard
Joe Wood
Chet” ‘Thomas
Red Sox
Ier
Jack Graney
Steve
Guy Morton
William Wambyge
Elmer Smithere
I. Morton
Bay
Smith ‘O'Neill
Morts
Smith
Wheeler R
Doc.) Johnston
Napa
Chet Thomas
Leslie Nanamaker
Ray Caldwall
George Uhle
Robert Clark
Larry Gardner
Jamieson
George Buros
Kilcher Watlwe
Joe Bewall
Unclear Football Scores and Boxing Licenses Across New York
A garbled list shows numerous college football scores including Wisconsin 27 over Michigan Aggies 0 and Princeton 25 over Macrae State 0 among many others with many misread team names. New York boxing licenses granted to Commonwealth A C and Star Sporting Club by the state boxing commission. mentions first fight win in an apparent earlier year context.
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Whsconsin
Michigan Aggies
Colorado Agwins
Nebraska
University of Pittsburg
University of West Virgina
Penn State
Darmouth
Harvard
Valparaiso
Yale
North Carolina
LaFayette
Navy
Northwestern
Minnesota
Chicago
Purdue
Syracgee
Johnsos
Ponpeylvania
Swarthmor
Prince
Morr Boxing Clabs
New York
Tate Boxing Commission
Leenses
Commonwealth A. C
Star Sporting Club
Old rules cling to baseball yet football shifts spark new play
An insider column muses on aging baseball habits versus evolving football rules. It contrasts three outs, fair plays, and umpire calls with modern football penalties, flying tackles, and changing passes, noting old gritty bravado fading as games modernize.
October twelfth or thereabouts to honor discovery of America
The piece notes October 12 as the date to officially discover America 428 years earlier and previews celebratory events. It mentions the World Series, a football match in Windsor Canada, a prize of 75 000 dollars plus a gold cup, and a boxing agenda featuring Georges Carpentier and others around mid October.
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America
Bastome
Windsor
Canada
Georges Carpentier
Europe
Battling Levinaky
Borer
Man O War to Race Sir Barton at Kenilworth Ontario
Clarence Almimer reports Jockey Clarence Kummer will ride Man O War against Sir Barton in a Kenilworth Ontario race on October 12 with a $76 000 purse. Kummer stands to earn $5 000 if he rides the winner, praised as a skilled pace rider and strong finisher by Sandy McNaughton.
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Clarence Almimer
Sir Barton
Kenilworth
Ontario
Can
Clarence Kummer
Man O' War
Kummer
Sandy McNaughton
Jenner
of Kummer
Ponsiey Rt
G Ooden
Inisher
Autumn antics of modern kids and their lessons
The piece notes lively times for modern children in early autumn and how their mas and pas have taught them. It highlights a change in youth attitudes and the influence of parental guidance.
Stirling Wins Third Consecutive Women’s Golf Title
Miss Alexa Stirling of Atlanta wins the national women’s golf championship for the third time, defeating Mrs. J V Hurd of Pittsburgh 4 and 3 at the Mayfield Club in Cleveland. Stirling led by five at the turn with superior driving while Hurd briefly narrowed the gap on the 12th hole.
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Cleveland
Alex Stirling
Atlanta
J. V.hurd
Pittsburgh
Mayfield Club
Misa Stirling
Mrs. Hurd
Miss Stirling
Exam you fear not the questions asked
A witty exchange during a Penn State Froth column shows a bright student answering an examiner. The professor admits the questions are clear while the student says the answers trouble him, commenting on turkeys being native to North America.
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Penn State
North America
Baltimore Wins Third of Series in Minor League Final
Baltimore defeats St. Paul to take the third game of the championship series. Batteries were Hall and Hargrove for St. Paul, Bentley and Binton for Baltimore. The game lasted two hours. Also noted, a Wisconsin inventor revealed a grasshopper trapping device.
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Baltimore
St. Paul
Hall
Hargrove
Bentley
Binton
Five Central players move to higher leagues this season
Grand Rapids reports Richbourg leads the league with a .420 average while Kress handles catching duties for Grand Rapids. Bogert, 19, from Ludington, and Dave Claire move to Detroit Tigers. Pennington and others noted for sensational play as Central boosts talent overall.
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N. Bi. A
Grand Fapids
Mich
Richbourg
Kress
Grand Rapids
Pennington
John Bogert
Dave Claire
Ludington
Detroit Tigers
Bogert
Geneva
N. C
Iington
Tigbre
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University of California
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Ted" Odenwald
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Ily Broseer
Sting
Ipaland
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Glunbosy” Smith
FERRY
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WEN
Golfcom
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Ladington
Peacee
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