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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1914
Page
5
The piece lauds Robert C. Folwell, Pennsylvanian coach at Washington & Jefferson, for turning a small school of about 840 students into a formidable football program. His 160 pound backfield and lighter line beat Yale and Harvard, outplayed Mt Union, and shut out tough opponents, proving brains and spirit trump size.
New York reports a packed Cambridge crowd for the Princeton vs Harvard clash while noting how Harvard’s season and Princeton’s conduct loom large. Babe White, a Syracuse guard, is highlighted as a menacing 250 pound NY bred player with DeWitt Clinton roots. Baseball and football chatter follow, including Fielder Jones plotting a Cuba spring training and Arch McLeish’s evolving Yale role.
The excerpt lists 1913 college football results with Mt Union Dickinson 0 Westminister 7 State College 0 Yale 0 Grove City 0 Morgantown 0 U of Pitts 6 and W Va Wesleyan 0 Bucknell 0 13. It then summarizes what W and J has done this year with entries like Weéd 26 WeédJ 105 and wed 28 wed 13 Dickinson Harvard Westminister Yale.
Eddie Mc Mahon has lined up three ten round bouts for this evening featuring Eddie Campi of California versus Frankie Fleming of Canada, George Chaney of Baltimore versus Young Kanss of Buffalo, and Patsy Kline of Newark against Eddie Morgan of England.
At a YMCA meeting the K. O. G. club organized a winter basketball team with Holly Keller elected manager and Somerville Nicholson captain pro tem. First practice set for Saturday as the squad, strong from two city championships, plans weekly city league games and matches with outside teams.
The annual Prep Track Meet will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock on the school grounds. Commercial and Academic departments will clash in 11 events including sprints, hurdles, jumps, and throws with medals for top finishers and a small admission charged. Eleven gold medals on display.
The Senators defeated the Reds and the White Sox beat the Pirates at Savoy alleys last night. Morris of the Pirates rolled the highest score with 147 in the first game. Husband of the White Sox posted the evening's top average, totaling 394 pins across three games for an average of 131 1 3.
Cumberland Grocery Co announces Friday and Saturday specials at 333 Virginia Avenue. Deals include dozen eggs 17% cents, hams per pound, canned goods at 25 cents, potatoes per bushel 65 cents, sea bass and yellow perch fresh fish 9 to 10 cents per pound, and country butter 37 cents. Deliveries to all city areas.
Candidates gathered at the Y M C A gym for the City Basketball League first practice. Three or four teams formed with two hard scrimmage games. Officials deny early selection of a league team and plan to start league play around Thanksgiving with Saturday night outside games.
The executor announces a public sale of 20 acres known as Braddock Park adjacent to Cumberland Maryland opposite Dingle on Old National Pike. Sale date is Saturday January 21 1914 at 10 o'clock a.m. at the corner of four streets. Property fronting 94 and running back 20 acres with pine trees and a spring, suitable for homesites. Terms include one third cash with balance in six and twelve months bearing interest. J W S Cochran executor.
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