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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1915
Page
6
The Allegany County A C Academy football squad held a 30 minute scrimmage with the Central Y M C A at South End Park. Tomorrow they face Frostburg Beall High School at South End Park, with Beall High regarded as the strongest Beall team in years.
Sam Morgan builds a Midland football squad sized at 145 pounds ready for its first game against Carlos Sunday. The team, coached by Morgan, has practiced a week and lists Bowen, Muir, Ravenscroft, Kiddie, Paltonis, Stevenson, Grant, Atkinson, McGuire, Nolan, McMillan, Sulser, and others as starters and substitutes. Midland had claimed the 1912 Western Maryland championship.
Princeton biologist Dr. Alric Dahlgren told the Franklin Institute that fish will someday provide brighter illumination than present methods. He cites electric fish and eel power, envisioning eel jars and carp or mullet lighting rooms as a practical lamp future.
Charles P. Taft owner of the majority stock of the Chicago National League Baseball Club denied reports of a sale. He said the Cubs have not been sold and that no negotiations were in progress. Telegrams from Taft in Cincinnati corroborated the denial.
New York reports Bert Shocker, the right handed pitcher drafted from Ottawa in the Canadian League, has signed his 1916 contract. He is 24, about six feet tall, weighs 190 pounds, and previously played with Ort Wayne in 1914.
Ezra Routzahn president of the Myersville Savings Bank collapsed and died as he watched his widow memorial window fitting at the Lutheran church. The pastor Rev James Willis and associates G W Wachtel of Polo Illinois and M F Shipley of Myersville witnessed the death during the memorial project.
La Salle Institute holds two practice scrimmages as candidates for the basketball team gain handling and shooting confidence. Getty leads Eclipse with three goals, while Ryan Laffey and Glick also contribute. substitutes rotate in to test guards and centers.
The Frostburg Beall High School girls team and Allegany County Academy were unable to play yesterday because the court at Allegany County Academy was in bad condition after rain. The game is expected to be rescheduled for next week. Chicago officials announce the Federal League champion Chicago team will receive medals as world champions for 1915 after the league president confirms the title.
Frostburg Md October 21 Beall High School will travel by special car to meet A A pigskin chasers on the South End Park Cumberland. The lineup lists Stapleton or Hartig at center Hansel Powell Comer Cook McKenna or Hanna Sacks Philpoot or Hamill Price McLane Capt Sluss Hill and Goldsworthy with Brophy moved to Carlisle Pa as Conway Hall quarterback last year
Chicago reports President B. B. Johnson of the American League declares post season tours a joke and announces the league will end them. He blames winter play for harming the sport and says the national commission will draft legislation to stop future post season tours.
San Francisco clinched the PCL championship by defeating Oakland 9 to 4 yesterday. Even if they lose the remaining games this week, they would still lead the percentage column.
The Bridgeport council near Clarksburg WV passed a rigorous curfew requiring all residents under 18 to be indoors by 8 PM each evening, aiming to curb juvenile disturbances and improve public safety.
Queen City Council No 49 of the Junior Order UNAmerican Mechanics met at Cumberland Dairy Lunch Room to plan winter activities in Allegany Garrett Maryland and Mineral counties and to form county leagues for bowling and basketball. Speakers included Dr J H Jenkins and J O J Greene with committee members named Fisher Brotemarkle and Dawson. The first get together will be in Lonaconing Friday night.
Carlos Md October 21 The Carlos football team under manager Ezra Davis has issued a challenge to any county team in the 135 pound class. Lineup includes W Adams center George Cunningham left guard Corrigan right guard Davis right tackle Dunn left tackle Grimes right end T Adams left end Davis quarterback Kenney left halfback Cullen right halfback T Adams full back Ezra Davis is captain and manager to whom all challenges should be addressed.
U. S. Court at Wheeling heard Judge A. G. Dayton condemn revenue officers for promising immunity to bootleggers. L. W. Joseph of Morgantown pleaded guilty after claiming officers told him to pay the tax. he was fined 100 dollars and jailed 30 days.
Governor Hatfield named fifteen West Virginia representatives to the American Defense Society at the request of the national headquarters. The list includes James F. Hulme and Thomas Cairns of Charleston, John P. Arbeny and Charles H. Huggins of Wheeling, and others from Martinsburg, Piedmont, Kingwood, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Bluefield, Huntington, Morgantown, and Wellsburg.
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