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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1914
Page
8
Readable fragments indicate a night event involving Signora and a payment linked to the Fae. Names appear garbled, but suggests a nightlife or performance setting with a payment or stipend recorded. Further readable details are limited.
Halpin and other crack runners enter the Manhattan College games at the Sixty-ninth Regiment Armory in New York City. The season has been ripe for records as top athletes push to surpass marks. The article also notes various sports tidbits including Neil Sevier’s Australia remount estimates and other athletics chatter.
A collage of baseball talk and boxing banter from an old sports pages column. It riffs on spring training, player fame, and common shifts in fan interest with humorous asides about Ty Cobb Eddie McGoorty and other figures while noting season timing and public attention.
Western Maryland League title on the line as Meyersdale hosts Lonaconing in a critical clash that could decide the championship. An expected 2,000 fans from Georges Creek towns a big turnout with posters and a postgame tribute for the visitors. Lonaconing leads by one game. Meyersdale seeks upset and a possible playoff series if both finish undefeated.
In Philadelphia on March 16 British tennis champion George F. Covey and amateur champion Jay Gould meet in an indoor series to decide the international champion. The best seven of thirteen sets will grant the title, marking Covey’s first international match of the year after arriving from England.
Temperance Athletic Club Junior team from Mount Savage defeated the YMCA Independents 26 to 12 on the local floor Saturday night. The TBAC surge in the second period led to easy baskets as teamwork carried the win. Brannon Naughton Reagan Cook Young Kelso scored for the winners while E Brannon and Cook added four goals for the Independents. Referee Macfarlane officiated.
The Acme team from the YMCA defeated K O G 2nd at home by 16 to 18 in a tight contest. Kline led Acme with six field goals while Dyche Eisler Keller Aaron Wilson Freeland added points as Keller had three of four goals. Referee Macfarlane officiated.
Alleghany County School Commissioners set Friday May 22 as School Exhibit Day. Superintendent John E Edwards says schools will host a parade and exhibits of pupil work plus athletic contests and addresses by educators. Each school fields its own exhibit while may unite for parade and games.
London March 16 reports strong public interest in pugilism with His Majesty likely to attend a Second Life Guards boxing contest at the barracks. Bombardier Wells Pat O Keefe and other champions are listed to fight alongside soldiers amateurs in this evening’s bouts.
New York March 16 The article lists baseball record milestones from Spalding's 1914 Guide across hitting fielding and pitching. It cites players such as George Gibson Roger Bresnahan and Ty Cobb with long consecutive games hits and other feats plus team streaks like Providence 1884 and White Sox 1906.
World tennis champion George F. Covey meets Jay Gould at the Racquet Club in a seven of thirteen sets challenge for the world title. Gould, amateur champion for three years, arrives with British wagers while aims to preserve amateur standing.
Nick Maddox who used to pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates now manages the Wichita team and has ordered players to report today. The Athletics and the Chicago Cubs set three exhibition games in Jacksonville starting today. In Atlanta Manager Smith's unit schedules three exhibitions with Louisville beginning today. The Chicago American League team on its travel trip will play three exhibitions with Sacramento’s local club starting today.
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