Frostburg decision hinges on town meeting for baseball league
Frostburg must raise about 3000 dollars for a new ball park to join the Blue Ridge League with Cumberland. A Sunday morning public meeting will decide Frostburgs participation as organizers offer three site options and seek stock at ten dollars per share. If Frostburg declines Cumberland would face an impossible seven team circuit.
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Coney Champs Defeat Orioles In High-Scoring League Tilt
In Lonaconing Altoona’s Kemp leads the six with McKenty scoring for the Coney five as they top the Orioles 44 to 24. Norris, Boldt, and Kemp pace scoring. 800 fans see the clash. Upcoming games: K O G of Cumberland here Monday and Champe in Oakland Friday.
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East promoters seek boxing clash for Ertle and Shubert
Promoters in the east push for a bout pairing Johny Ertle of St. Paul and Al Shubert, touted as New England’s best little fighter. Walter Brodie, famed former Baltimore Orioles figure, has been hired to coach Annapolis middies. Trinity College sets football roster age at twenty six. Of 90 players listed on the 1876 National League roster, 45 remain alive.
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Four Stories In One Page From PVERY WEEK
The notice touts a weekly magazine format offering four illustrated stories on a single page. It promotes the magazine as compact and varied, inviting readers to get the issue.
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Local Contests Offer Car to Support WVU Star
Morgantown readers learn whether Farrett Rodgers can win a Maxwell touring car in a movie theater contest offering votes before January 23. Rodgers plans to sell the prize if he wins to fund his college expenses, amid questions about rule limits on colleges paying athletes.
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Ray Targets Hunter and Baxter Mile Titles in February
Jose Ray the mile running champion aims to annex the Hunter mile in Boston on February 5 and the Baxter mile in New York on February 3, seeking two more sprint era mile titles.
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Princeton’s Bill Humphries Compared to Hobey Baker
Hockey critics label Bill Humphries of Princeton University a second Hobey Baker as his Tigers career highlights his emergence as a hockey marvel.
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Piedmont High Halled by Allegany County Academy 84 to 0
Piedmont High School set a school record with 84 points while Domino Cumberland’s Allegany County Academy fell 84 to 0. Mullan and Gocks led the Piedmont defense as Jackhorn and Hirl scored repeatedly. Keyser Preparatory Girls beat Piedmont High Girls 32 to 11 in a preliminary game.
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K of C Knights Fall to K O G in 43 12 Basketball Battle
The K O G champions defeated the Knights of Columbus five last night at K of C Hall by 43 to 12. Macfarlane led scoring with nine goals as the champs built a 16 6 first half lead and showcased fast floor play. Frank Lippold and Victor May stood out for K of C in a strong but doomed effort.
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Paper errors on reserved players deadline in Blue Ridge League
President Boyer disputes reports that contracts for reserved players must go out by January 27 in the Blue Ridge League. He says March 1 is the correct deadline and suggests a Martinsburg paper started the confusion before others copied it.
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Upper Potomac League notes on Fulton Flynn bout resumption
Reports from New Orleans say the Fred Fulton-Porky Flynn boxing match, halted earlier, will be held again and decided on January 28 in New Orleans, as part of Upper Potomac League coverage.
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Club Advertises Auto Applications at Press Office
The Automobile Club of Maryland invites prospective members to obtain applications at the Press Office.
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Five girls turned typists into movie stars
Five girls who previously sold items at a counter and used punch typewriters are now headlining movies. Opportunity knocked at their door and they seized it, rising to fame as film stars. See EVERY WEEK for details.
Keyser Collegians Meet Altoona In Armory Showdown
Keyser West Virginia State champs face the Oriole Champs of Altoona at the Armory in Keyser tonight. With Carter back, the Collegians boast their strongest lineup yet, while Altoona also carries a high reputation for a likely heated contest.
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Cumberland Baseball Club to Enter Blue Ridge League
At the Cumberland Baseball Club annual meeting, held at the Arlington Hotel, stockholders voted to join the Blue Ridge League. Colonel Nelson W. Russler was elected president and business manager, with George E. Jordan as secretary and treasurer and eight directors named. The club expects to sign players for 2016 and will seek $1000 in subscriptions to fund the first month, plus a $450 league forfeit and incorporation papers. Colonel Russler reported dozens of letters from minor leaguers interested in Cumberland.
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Sports News and Notes Roundup of 1920s Athletics
Alfred De Oro dominates the three cushion billiards scene while Wilie Hoppe's balkline record stands firm. Moran looms as a potential foe for the champion. Boston fans lament Heine Wagner's release from the Red Sox after years as captain and top inside contributor. Pacific Coast league eyed three ex majors as managers Frank Chance at Los Angeles Harry Wolverton at San Francisco and Cliff Blankenship at Salt Lake City. Bill Coe reports England's athletics suffering from weak amateurs and many enlistments. Rudolph Anhels shifts to movie work as a light heavyweight. California and Stanford discuss renewed athletic ties and a return of dual meets on the Pacific coast.
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