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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1916
Page
6
City council order closes the Valley Street bridge in Will's Creek following an engineer's report on unsafe conditions. The $(200,000) improvement year ends with a warning to limit traffic to light vehicles only and to await further concrete repairs and funding.
The American Athletic Commission announced its selections for a national collegiate track squad. Names include Loomis Chicago Morse Salem and Kelly Los Angeles among others, covering sprints jumps hurdles and field events with athletes from Illinois Wisconsin New York and beyond.
In Knights of Columbus gym last night the Dodgers beat the Tigers 15 to 14 after an overtime period. Both games on the card were decided by one point with Cubs and Tigers also near the top of the league standings.
Tulips defeated St Juniors in a rough encounter noted for a late game stretch and a final score not fully legible. The lineup lists players such as Himmelwright and Himmelwright with high scoring marks, while refereeing and foul details appear incomplete from the rough OCR.
Lonaconing Maryland title claimers fall 26 to 20 at home as Oakland Collegians pull off a rare win on the Coney floor. Lonaconing missing forward Stafford, with crowding fouls cited in a hard fought game.
The Philadelphia Americans unveil split squad schedule for spring in Florida and the Southeast. Opening series with the Philadelphia Nationals at St Peters burg March 28 24 and 25 precedes division into two groups touring Chattanooga Knoxville Asheville Portsmouth Norfolk Newport News Waycross Charleston Raleigh Richmond and Brooklyn with games against Nationals and local clubs through April 11.
The article traces baseballs rule history from 1845 to 1899, detailing the shift from no called strikes to umpire called strikes, the 1876 reform introducing batsman terminology, and later revisions removing high low and fair distinctions. It highlights key figures and moments shaping how strikes and outs were defined and enforced.
In Chicago on January 4 the United States Golf Association opens its annual convention with debate over what constitutes an amateur. Officials will examine whether a worker for a sporting goods firm can be an amateur and consider Francis Ouimet's case, including whether a transfer within his firm affected his amateur status.
Cincinnati January reports that a committee formed at the baseball peace conference will meet tomorrow at noon to settle disputes between the Federal and International leagues. The group includes James A. Gilmore, Edward Barrows, a Baltimore Federal club representative, and the national commission. No firm news emerged beyond the meeting’s date and place. The waiver issue for Federal league players was discussed and postponed for final determination by the joint committee.
Ennis T. Oakes former manager of the Pittsburgh Federal league club met with E W Gwinner president of the club to review the futures of players Kentecky Allen Knetzer and Wickland It is also stated Gwinner would raise with Oakes the possibility of purchasing the Cleveland American League club with the impression that the project is not entirely abandoned.
Frankie Whitney faces Leach Cross in a 10 round bout in New York. Willie Moore meets Eddie Graham in a 15 round match in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.
Fay Keiser of Cumberland meets Billy Berger of Philadelphia in a ten round middleweight bout at Leader Theatre South Cumberland. Both fighters are rising quickly with Keiser in peak condition after hard training. They drew previously in Lawrenceville with Berger slightly favored by some, and Keiser aims to settle it with a fast exhibition.
Midland Maryland January 4 The Temperance bowling team fell to the K of C by 63 pins. D Stakem of the K of C rolled 346 high, and Thursday night the AOH faces the YM I. Last night’s scores incomplete.
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