When Is a Golfer an Amateur in Modern Sport
A discussion of amateur status across sports, tracing a history from the USGA ruling that limited money to writing and course layout. It notes players turning to golf architecture and journalism, rampant but covert wagering, and how official actions shifted with public opinion, Yale disqualifications, and the ongoing battle to preserve amateur ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Golf Association
Boston
Woodward
Yale
Definition of amateur skaters sparks sport ethics debate
A historical item defines an amateur as someone who plays sport for its own sake and not for material rewards, noting rules are needed to protect the sport. It reflects resistance to harsher treatment of amateurs and recalls a two year old drive against offending amateurs.
Reds First Baseman Sets Low Strikeout Pace
Meoll Wright of Cincinnati, nicknamed MeOLLWit2, posted fewer strikeouts last season than any other regular on the Reds. The angular first sacker drew attention for contact and consistent contact rate across the lineup.
Brick Owens to Return to Major Leagues
ALARENCE BRICK OWENS, a top baseball umpire, will join the American League staff next season after two years in the American Association. Previously with the National League, Owens left over salary disputes and is noted for consistent high performance.
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Brick Owens
Alarence Brick Owens
Owens
American Association
May Form Big Auto Speedway Circuit
Prep notes discuss human fascination with speed and the rapid rise of automobile transit. It mentions brick tracks and record-breaking runs, with promoters planning speedways in multiple cities after success in Indianapolis.
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Sprep
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Chicago
Omaha
Des Moines
Sioux City
Providence
Tacoma
New York
Mack Signs Em Up At All Ages
The piece relays a Chicago White Sox scout story about Connie Mack signing Davies while underage and relates a broader history of motor speedways. It notes Davies’s age issue, family witnesses, and Mack’s alleged early contract. It covers the growth of speedways including Sheepshead Bay, tests, and records contrasting autos vs rail progress.
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Mack
Jack Doyle
Chicago White Sox
Connie Mack
Davies
New Hampshire
Better Baseball In Store For Fans
With peace prevailing a higher caliber of baseball will be shown in major and minor leagues next season. Players must devote full attention to the game to keep their jobs and avoid offers from the Feds. They must hustle throughout the campaign to deliver for the sport and fans.
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Feds
Ice scooter yachtsmen race on Great South Bay
The cold weather let ice scooter yachtsmen on the Great South Bay New York enjoy their sport. A scooter is a catboat with runners that travels on water and ice. Yachtsmen have reached speeds up to fifty miles an hour. A photo shows a scooter yacht at full speed.
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P’verard Thompson
Renral
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Mr. Thompson
Great South Bay
New York
Spain to Open Race Course at San Sebastian
European horse racing expands with a new course to be built at San Sebastian in Spain. King Alfonso will patronize the venue and race under the title Duke of Toledo.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Alfonso
Duke of Toledo
Yale Coach Selection Must Be Board Approved
Yale football coaching choice will require approval by the college corporation and faculty opinion reportedly opposes paying more than 4000 dollars annually.
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Yale
College Corporation
Doctor Mackenzie in British Army Medical Corps
Dr. R Taft Mackenzie noted artist sculptor and anatomical expert formerly with McGill and Toronto now major in the British army medical corps stationed at Manchester as part of military medical staff.
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R. Taft Mackenzie
Toronto
McGill
University of Pennsylvania
Manchester
De Oro Defends Three Cushion Title in Chicago Championship
Alfredo De Oro, the Cuban cue great, defended the world three cushion title by defeating August Kieckhofer 150 to 93 in Chicago. The veteran, who will be 53 next April, has a storied record including the Lambert trophy and a world record for 150 points in championship play.
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Alfredo de Oro
August Kieckhofer
Chicago
Jordan Lambert
St. Louis
de Oro
Harry Cline
John Daly
Thomas Hueston
Hueston
New York
Fred Eames
Denver
Joe Carney
G. Moore
Daly
Lloyd Jevne
John Horgan
Charley Morin
Fred Fames
George Moore
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
William Huey
Moore
Huey
Young August Kieckhofer
Los Angeles
Charles Ellis
Pittsburgh
Powers
Bennie Allen
Plentiful Umpires Pine for Fair Salaries in Minor Leagues
The article notes many umpires, especially in the minors, face limited pay for a year as the Federals collapse. Eight officials released would take almost any job to stay in the business, giving club presidents a chance to hire experienced staff at reasonable rates.
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Federals
Sprinter Howard Drew to Relocate to New York for Big Meets
United States sprint champion Howard Drew plans to move from California to New York to chase stronger competition in the East. He intends to compete one more year before retirement and hopes to set a new world record for 190 yards before hanging up his spikes.
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Howard Drew
United States
California
New York
Dre
Drew
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Simon
American Press Association
Ari Re
Europe
Mollwitz
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Sheepshead Bay Race Track
Florida
Reading
Bee Harbor
Brigantine
Dario Resta
Sheepshead Tay
Resia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Great Western
Paddington
Bristol
Lake Shore
Buffalo
Fort Wayne
Crestline
Clark Junction
Ind
DR. R. T. MacKenzie
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