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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
6
Keyser W Va November 14 The W Prep Football squad travels by special car to Elkins for a clash with the Davis Elkins College eleven. It is the first meeting between the two teams and excitement runs high over the outcome.
New York previews a six day bicycle race as Ed die Root and Jackie Clark are tipped as top contenders. Clark's return comes after a profitable stint in Australia while Root remains favored for first money.
Chosen Friends' Lodge No. 24 I O O F Cumberland hosts Grand Master Wm F Arthur and Grand Secretary Wm A Jones. Two new members elected, five applications filed, aiming for 500 members by New Year. A roll call is planned next Friday followed by refreshments.
The text argues that profits depend on a Willard victory and a world tour, but suggests a sport that cannot stand on its own merits won’t thrive. It calls for making harness racing attractive to the public to draw crowds, beyond speculative bets, for long term success.
Frank G. Menke surveys title chances as Illinois and Chicago battle in Urbana while East contenders Harvard Yale Army and W and J court glory. Washington and Lee tops the South with seven wins and 298 points scored, while no clear undefeated favorite emerges nationally.
The Central YMCA bowling squad defeated the 5 T Little Jewelry Company team in three straight games in the B and O YMCA Bowling League. Central won two games easily and labored through the second. The victory keeps Central tied with the Imperials for first place, each with four wins and no losses.
The sid thousand Mule Motorboat Race ends at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The course spans from New York to San Francisco Bay via Charleston Key West Cuba the Caribbean Panama Canal Colon Corinto Salina Cruz and San Pedro with finish during the International Yacht Regatta before hundreds of thousands. San Francisco Bay is praised as a premier harbor with the Exposition Yacht Harbor offering safe anchorage within the grounds.
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