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Newspaper
Franklin
Location
Franklin, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1916
Page
2
The 1915-16 Franklin basketball team battles Wabash to a narrow loss before a record crowd. Franklin students rally behind the squad, proving loyalty and urging another shot at victory. The piece thanks supporters and notes the determined effort throughout the game.
The UC scoreboard lists the score by quarter, time remaining, ball position, downs, yards to go, and players on touchdowns and kicking. The Michigan Comedy Club presents college theatricals to fund a campus theater for drama productions.
Harold Babe White elected captain of Syracuse football for 1916. He is reputedly the largest football player in the country at six feet six inches and 273 pounds. Freshmen at the English Multiversity include a Englishman American and Indian. Athletics in many colleges reduced as many athletes go to the front. Earlham rooters to ride a special car to the oratorical event after seven firsts by the association.
An excerpt by George Ade praises Indiana as a unique, self assured state. It portrays Hoosiers as happy, educated, and diverse, blending provincial charm with political grit and a cultural mix of steel mills, farms, and institutions.
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