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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1915
Page
2
A long notice lauds numerous Chicago and suburban figures for public service and potential offices. Names include P H Heffron Henry Hertz Richard Burkes John Cooper Thomas Scully M Sullivan Henry Bergen John Duffy Charles Williams Knopf Kearns Hasterlik Capitain Ford Dalley Parrett Caverly Vo ng Hempstead Cate Bohman Dewes Smietanka Baker Fitzgerald Harrison Lowden Chott Connery Tolman and others as candidates or boosters.
Charles E Courtney of Cornell crews declares his team will win at Poughkeepsie this spring. He cites prior dissension and says he has maneuvered to place a favorable man in the varsity, resolving internal rivalry.
Rumors say Chicago hopes for a Kid Gleason for Frits Maisel swap with the New Yorks. Patsy Donovan and Tony McCarty named Boston scouts. Cards to train at Hot Wells and play Cleveland in spring exhibitions. Columns note managers changing hands as Wikse Donlin exit Giants opens minor league chances.
Ted Lewis billed welterweight champion of Europe and Australia edged Young Jack O'Brien in a fast Philadelphia bout. Kid Williams bantamweight champion defeated Johnny Daly in a ten round match at the Pioneer Athletic Club in New York. Newark searches for 1916 national boxing championships to celebrate Jersey City area anniversary.
Eddie Plank, long time Athletic pitcher and World Series hero, signs with the Baltimore Federals of the Federal League after a Gettysburg visit. The 13 year Athletics veteran, famed left hander, leaves a storied tenure with Connie Mack praising his enduring pitching skill.
Dr Harvey W Wiley former chief chemist of the department of agriculture says in a Harvard Alumni Bulletin letter that football players should carry lump sugar and place it in their mouths every few minutes to maintain strength, noting sugar is the most quickly available emergency food.
Former Stanford University president Dr. David Starr Jordan recounts the early growth of organized soccer. He notes London as the original center, hacking practices, 1867 Sheffield clubs forming a northern presence, the first England Scotland international in 1872, rapid club expansion, legalization of professionalism, and growing crowds at final matches.
The 2 30 race attracts a large crowd with trotters comprising about 60 percent of entries. Indiana Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa fairs agree to drop $5000 and $10000 stake events. Eileen pacing prospect, sold recently for a high price, to campaign next season in Ohio.
The article notes Norman F. Brookes and Anthony F. Wilding defend the Davis Cup for Australia after a victory over the United States. It suggests both veterans may decline in strength by 1915 and pass the burden to younger players. A second item mentions the Penn Relays adopting a two day event as an experimental change.
George Bothner ends his wrestling career at age forty eight after a late start and nontraditional training. He recently defeated Myake the Jap in New York in a notable match.
The annual report of the athletic commission states football and baseball are the only self-supporting branches at Princeton. Robert Zuppke will remain in the University of Illinois football department until 1920 under a recently tendered contract by the Illini authorities.
Julian T. Fitzgerald of the North Western Skating Club was re elected president of the Western Skating Association. Edmund Lamy, world champion professional ice skater, seeks a tryout with Ottawa hockey team and will be given a chance to prove himself this winter.
A friend of Russ Ford notes his development of the emery ball and the swivel or corkscrew pitch. Ford studied billiard ball English to explain curve and twist, applying this to his latest success.
The Irish American Athletic club dominates fall cross country with a perfect record in New York races. Harvard reports record athletics participation for fall 1914 with 1,324 undergraduates in 11 athletic branches, up 187 from the prior year. Johnny Evers described as a versatile athlete capable of many sports and feats.
In New Haven observers say Coach Hinkey’s future at Yale hinges on his own decision to return next fall. The silent leader has built a foundation for future success and is seen as essential for Yale’s athletic redemption after the Harvard defeat.
On the seventh page of the paper M Henry Guerin is the subject of much talk for possible judicial honors. Charles B Thornton is praised for consistent leadership in every office he has held. Adolph Kraus is described as a constant mover for Chicago improvements. The piece also signals readiness to fight prohibition and local option as Chicago heads toward the 1915 polls.
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