Harrisburg Independents Win Freak Game 40 to 30
Harrisburg Independents defeated Rookwood of Philadelphia 40 to 30 in a rough, low-scoring era game. Pitcairn’s Western Pennsylvania League champions are set to visit Saturday for a showcase, with Ike McCord returning to boost team play alongside Moorehead at center.
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Horace Geisel
Trotting Association Expels Three Members
Three members of the National Trotting Association were expelled for racing horses out of class. Elmer J. Leighton of Woodfords Maine BE. Nl. Woodside of Brunswick Maine and George Richards of Augusta Wisconsin were named. Leighton and Woodside raced Lady Stirling in September and October. Richards started Little Prince billed as Peter Scoopun.
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Associated Press
New York
National Trotting Association
Elmer J. Leighton
Woodfords
Richards
Little Prince
Peter Scoopun
Edison Plans Cage Season Rivalry With Camp Curtin
Edison Junior High prepares for basketball after football loss to Camp Curtin. Both schools expect a keen city championship race with a best of series rather than a single game. Edison boasts a top gymnasium and has elected boy and girl team managers and assistants.
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Edison Junior High
Camp Curtin
Edison
Edison Warriors
Harrisburg
Edison School
John Knox
George Heagy
Dorothy Paine
Ethel Bickel
Penn Must Change Rules Covering Eligibility
Philadelphia reports that Penn must align its eligibility standards with Harvard Yale and Princeton to resume football with the Big Three. Yale and Harvard officials insist only teams observing the same rules be scheduled, eliminating freshmen and graduate students. Penn currently allows graduate students to play while freshmen are barred. A new Harrisburg shorthand school basketball team seeks games with 17 to 21 year olds. manager E. J. Hoke invites opponents.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Percy Slaughton
Crimson
Harrisburg
E. J. Hoke
Fight Fans Anticipate Steelton Boxing Card
Joe Barrett pursues a match with world middleweight champion Mike O Dowd and Johnny Gill of Steelton after a promising letter. Promoter Allie Smith targets Brennen for Gill to face O Dowd, with Steelton’s Monday show featuring Gill Brennen negotiations and a full card headlined by Billy Angelo vs George Alberts.
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Joe Barrett
Mike O'Dowd
Johnny Gill
Steelton
Barrett
Allie Smith
Buffalo
Gill
O'Dowd
Brennen
New England States
Mike Gibbons
Jack Britton
Soldier Bartfield
Joe Borrell
Herman Miller
Borrell
Bargett
Billy Angelo
George
Kid) Alberts
York
Erecting Shop Wins First Volleyball Match
The Erecting Shop defeated Engine Hose No 1 three games to two at Motive Power Athletic Association rooms. Final scores were 15 12, 16 9 and 16 13 with Nos 1 winning 18 15 and 14 15 in the middle games. Captain Wrightstone starred for Erecting and Alcorn for Enginehouse. Next contest features Storehouse against Erecting Shop.
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Motive Power Athletic Association
Boyd Streets
Enginehose No. 1
Wrightstone
Dave Alcorm
No. 1
Enginehouse
Stuart Ruddy
Aberly Tilghman Wilson Runk McCurdy
Fredericks Alcorn Knoble
Reports From Deer Camps Show Lucky Local Hunters
C Donald Markley son of W D Markley 446 South Thirteenth Street and a student at Dickinson College shot a six prong deer of 185 pounds two and a half hours after the season opened Monday about six miles east of Shippensburg D A Gills of 621 North Fifteenth Street shot a 140 pound buck yesterday in the vicinity of Peters The Elizabethtown Deer Hunting Club members spending the week near Pinegrove Furnace Cumberland County report the killing of one deer Harry Godnaver of Florin a member of the club shot the unlucky buck
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W. D. Markley
South Thirteenth Street
Dickinson Colege
Shippensburg
D. A. Gills
North Fifteenth Street
Petersburg
Elizabethtown
Harry Godnaver
Florin
Police Win Three Volleyball Games At YMCA
The police team defeated the Rotary Club in three straight sets 16-8 15-5 15-14 at the Y gym. John Hess starred for the police and Demma manages the team as they seek to complete their holiday schedule with Zembo patrol and more rivals.
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Rotary Club
John Hess
Zembo Patrol
Demma
Police
Romig
Hess
Burganstock
Phillips
Gill Bests Kid Sheeler in Lively Ring Battle
Johnny Gill defeats Kid Sheeler in a fast 10 round bout last night in York. Gill dominates and the Philadelphia fighter has little to show. Gill was scheduled to fight Johnny Wolgast in Lancaster Tuesday, but the match was canceled as Wolgast was not in good shape.
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Fulton
Allentown
Willie Langford
Jimmy Duncan
Langford
Duncan
Middletown
Chris Hildebrandt
Steelton
Joseph Kissinger
York
Marty Hildebrandt
Billy Zimmerman
Hemshey
Johnny Gill
Kid Sheeler
Philadelphia
Gill
Johnny Wolgant
Lancaster
Wolgast
Football Crowds Surge As Nation Favors Gridiron
Football crowds surge with about 500000 fans watching Saturdays games. Notable attendances include Cornell Dartmouth 25000 Colgate Dartmouth 00000 Penn Penn State 15000 and Yale Princeton 65000. Commonwealth Travelers open season with 58 31 loss to Elizabethtown as crowd action dominates.
New Jersey Boxing Promoters Form Association
The New Jersey Boxing Promoters Association is officially formed with Al Waldron of Trenton as president. At a Robert Treat Hotel meeting, 14 of 22 clubs were represented, and talks focused on tax relief, reducing the free list, and purse limits for star fighters. The executive committee will report back at the next meeting.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey Boxing Promoters’ Association
New Jersey Boxing Commission
New Jersey
al Waldron
Trenton
Robert Treat Hotel
New York
Tom
Harry
Jersey City
Dave Mackay
Newark Sportsman's Club
Babe Ruth's possible switch to professional boxing
Los Angeles December 3. Babe Ruth star outfielder and home run champion may enter professional boxing as a heavyweight. Kid McCoy will train Ruth for 30 days and Al St John may finance a campaign toward a bout with Jack Dempsey. Ruth had earlier quit plans for acting and spoke of his boxing ambitions.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Babe” Ruth
Boston American League Baseball Club
Kid
Jack Dempsey
Ruth
Baltimore
McCowan
Sheridan In Battle Here At Harrisburg Boxing Show
Promoters bring Johnny Herman to Chestnut Street Auditorium for a six round main bout with Tommy Sheridan. Local lightweights Battling Paskos Dick Gotwalt and lq White join undercard as six round scraps. Seats on sale for an 8 30 p m start.
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Johnny Herman
Chestnut Street Auditorium
Tommy Sheridan
Herman
Benny Leonard
Uis
Allentown
Dundee
Pottsville
Severn Racing
Jersey City
Bill
Paskos
Reading
Young Fulton
Bobby Doyle
New York
Dick Gotwalk
York
Gotwalt
Lq White
Lancaster
Mickey Devers
Harrisburg
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