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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1914
Page
8
New York columnist notes Friday the 13th sport chatter from Texas waiters striking for better pay and tips, Connie Mack and the Feds, and betting on next fall’s world series. Also covers Templeton’s pole vault record, Heinie Zimmerman’s wartime suspensions, Kid McCoy vs Carpentier, California oil output and car efficiency, and golf pro Thomas Skipper joining Pittsfield.
The Anti Cruelty Society cautions owners and drivers to keep horses shod and avoid forcing them to back or pull on slick surfaces. Members report horses slipping or falling and some being whipped, with cruelty addressed by law.
Cambridge March 13 Special Harvard eyes spring athletics after indoor relay record and Yale hockey win. Baseball returns with only three graduates Felton Tomes and Young. Wingate Ayres Clark infield parts filled by sophomores and Harvey Osborn as catcher. Track promises strength led by Barron Bingham Tower Boyd and Camp. Harvard crew to train in Annapolis April 19 with first and second varsity to race the following weekend. big heavy crew noted with Chandler Schall Middendorf Harwood Reynolds Garder Murray as rowers.
In Tampa on March 13 the regular Philadelphia Athletics meet the Chicago Nationals in an exhibition game. The Yannigans have no game scheduled until March 16.
Dayton based &Sal Produces presents a makeup collection titled Every Woman Should Have This Set highlighting beauty essentials for daily routines.
Baltimore reports intensifying tension as Gilmore's Federal League plans to raid major and minor leaguers during spring camps. Officials boast acquisitions of Murphy, Hoffman, Evans, and trainer Joe Quirk while exploring dual minor leagues to feed the big leagues. Grover Alexander balks at Federal offers, sticking with the Phillies.
A sensational forecast from New York March 13 describes Lord Ashby St Leger of London planning a British polo tour to the United States in late May or June. The piece recalls past British defeats and vows to assemble top players to win back the cup, despite strong American rivalries and hostilities.
Cambridge March 13. President emeritus Charles W. Eliot of Harvard declares seven paths to international peace. He says strong armies and navies deter hostilities and urges commissions to prevent harm, openness in trade and government, less secrecy in manufacturing, public spirit, and growth in elementary education.
An examination for clerk and carrier will be held at the post office in this city on March 25, 1914. Age limit is 18 to 45. Married women barred, except divorced or separated women who support themselves and may be considered for clerk only. Applicants must be physically sound. men must be at least 5 ft 4 in and 125 lb. Applications from the secretary of the Board of Civil Service Examiners at the local post office. Huyler's.
A blend of sports banter on boxing, baseball, and boxing culture. Notes on Ed Walsh and the White Sox, Brenner era boxing scenes, famous fighters, and the shifting lure of money in baseball writing with sharp, humorous observations throughout.
New York reporters say the National Democratic Club faces disorganization after the dismissal of Tammany leaders Charles Murphy James Gaffney Thomas Foley Dr Thomas Darling ton and George Plunkett for unpaid dues. Thomas F Smith calls the move petty and says the club has been shrinking and will not recover. Darlington says the action surprised him and cites dues payment as the reason while noting Judge O Dwyer urged his joining the club last autumn.
Newsboys of Brooklyn raise funds to save Dan Bowie's crippled mongrel. if they collect two dollars by May 15, the dog will not be killed. Bowie, a crippled newsboy, says the dog is his best friend and begs the court for time to secure a license tag.
Jersey City March 13 Leach Cross set to box ten rounds with Young Shugre of Jersey City Shugre previously beat Cross at Madison Square Garden and aims to erase the former loss in the coming match.
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