Seiler's kick seals western football victory at Bloomington
Seiler the Little Maple booted a high, difficult drop-kick from the forty-five yard line to beat Indiana 3 to 0 at Bloomington in a dramatic western championship clash. Illinois, led by Seiler and Mer riman at quarterback, edged Indiana as fans packed Jordan Field. Purdue lost to Chicago 14 to 4. other scores followed across the East and Midwest.
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Northwestern faces final hurdle in conference race
Northwestern comes north to Urbana after a hard fought win over Indiana. Otto Seiler, a stocky 160 pound quarterback, has become the standout, earning Western honors for his stepping foot in the biggest games. Syracuse looms next but Northwestern eyeing the league title remains the focal point.
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Richmond Beaten In Season Opener By Knightstown
Richmonds Independent football team opened the season at home Sunday and lost 11 to 5 to Knightstown. The game occurred in Richmond Indiana with Knightstown scoring the decisive touchdown in the second half. The margin reflected a closely contested match and strong defensive plays from both sides.
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Richmond Independent
Knightstown
Will Drive Fiat in Bi Race Savannah Ga
Louis Wagner, daring French racer, will drive a Fiat in the second International prize race for the Automobile Club of America, to be held in Savannah on November 15. Wagner won last year’s grand prize and the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup. Savannah militiamen volunteer as unpaid course police, promising to maintain order, even if bayonets are needed again.
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Yale Has No Hope To Win From Tigers
New Haven, Conn. Nov. 7 Yale football critics rail at a wretched season and weak team. Fans plan to attend Princeton game next Saturday with cautious optimism, while scarcer enthusiasm hints at a funeral mood. Prospects hinge on coaching choices after Ted Coy’s era.
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Indiana city superintendents back interclass sports push
The Indiana state association of city and town superintendents has gone on record in favor of abolishing interscholastic football by the state high schools association. They also decided to support interclass athletics over interscholastic contests among high school students.
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Ind
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State High Schools Association
Lynch to Advocate Reforms at Meeting
New York November 7 President Tom Lynch of the National League will advocate baseball reforms at the December annual meeting. He dismisses worries over his re election, saying he would not accept the Spire unless it implied a term, and favors a board of official scorers to travel the circuit, free of favoritism, to improve fairness and accuracy in scoring and umpiring.
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Road record set to fall on Savannah course
Savannah Georgia November 7 on a course praised for being the fastest in the country the second American grand prize will be run November 12 over 17.3 miles with speeds exceeding 70 miles an hour on long stretches The event includes two support races November 11 for the Tiede man cup and the Savannah challenge trophy each with 1000 dollars prize open to specific piston displacement ranges The races form part of the international light car race first won by Robert Hilliard in 1908
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Horse Will Reign At Annual Equine Show
New York November 7 The horse show week begins November 12 at Madison Square Garden with international jumping events featuring French Dutch and American riders. Secretary James T Hyde predicts record attendance and doors may close to accommodate crowds. Queen Wilhelmina is sending four cavalry riders and eleven horses for the events.
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Garden
Notre Dame to play Rose Poly after Wabash cancellation
Notre Dame plans a football game with Rose Poly to replace the canceled Wabash contest after the death of Wabash player Wilson. Location undecided. Rose Poly is one of two teams which scored on Notre Dame last year, their two touchdowns totaling 11 points.
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Ind
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Wabash
Promoters Quit Boxing Game in Memphis
Memphis promoters abandon boxing after over a year of losses under new favorable laws. They claim several thousands of dollars were lost reviving the sport and have thrown in the sponge for the time being.
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Tenn
Best Scoring Machine of the Year
Pittsburg, Pa November 7 Followers of the University of Pittsburgh claim their team has the nation's top scoring record after six games totaling 222 points for and 8 against. The schedule includes Georgetown 0 17, Ohio University 71, and opponents West Virginia Ohio Northern Westminster and Waynesburg, with Washington and Jefferson next.
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Butler Opens Practice For Earlham Game
Enthusiasm runs high as the Blue and White celebrate beating DePauw at Greencastle. Halfback Kenneth Redwzer, knocked unconscious during the DePauw win, shows improvement and expects to play in the Earlham and Washington Park games on Thanksgiving Day. Carloads of supporters are planned for Earlham, with Yell Leader Deepers organizing noise-maker activities.
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Greencastle
Kenneth Redwzer
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Earlham Faces Butler Challenge After 17–0 Win
Earlham defeated Wilmington 17 to 0 but prospects for beating Butler next Saturday look slim. Coach Thistlethwaite tried new formations, and the Quakers struggled to execute. Bertham remains confident, aiming to reverse last year’s 6 to 5 defeat on Butler grounds when the game is played here.
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Michigan Professor Defends His Position
Ann Arbor Nov 7 The Michigan athletic board chair Holbrook denies acting alone in canceling the Michigan Notre Dame game He says the board decided to challenge Notre Dame to withdraw protested players Philbrook and Dimmick and cancel the game if Notre Dame refused Notre Dame manager was informed Michigan would halt preparations if demands were not met
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Officials Named For Army Navy Game At Franklin Field
Philadelphia Va November 7 Three officials for the Army and Navy game to be played at Franklin field on November 26 have been chosen. Referee will be Dr A H Sharpe of Yale held judge Joseph Pendleton of Bowdoin, while A L Smith head coach of the University of Pennsylvania football team has promised to act as head linesman FP K Hall of Dartmouth who was asked to umpire will be unable to officiate The choice of umpire will be announced later.
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Army
Langford to Box Barry and Joe Jeannette for Title in June
Sam Langford plans a busy schedule ending with a June title bout against Joe Jeannette after fighting Jeff Clark in Joplin on November 10 and Jim Barry in New York on November 21, then Boston, with Joe Woodman guiding his path to meet Jack Johnson in England during the coronation.
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the Empire
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Jeff Clark
New York
Jim Barry
Boston
Joe Jeannette
Joe Woodman
England
Jack Johnson
Week's Boxing Schedule Across Cities
A dense list outlines boxing bouts for the week across Syracuse Pittsburg Schenectady Albany Akron New York Boston Webster Portland and other locales including Terps and card details for New England Bott Philadelphia Botts and auto races with venues and opponents such as Morrow Lavin Maddle Trimble Harvey and Attell plus events like billiards league dates and horse shows.
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N. Y
Ed Morrow
Paddy Lavin
Pittsburg
Hughie Maddle
Tommy Trimble
Schenectady
Harry Lewis
Dick Nelson
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Jimmy Bantam
Charley Harvey
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Sammy Smith
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Brown Redmond Match Proposed in Richmond, Ind
In Richmond Indiana on a November date an effort is being made to match middleweight boxers Knockout Brown of Chicago and Jack Redmond of Milwaukee in a potential bout.
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Chicago
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Milwaukee
Football Ridicule of Brutality in 1583 An Anatomy extract
An 1583 extract from Philip Stubbs Anatomy of Abuses portrays football as a bloody, murderous practice rather than recreation. It describes players crowding, striking ankles, noses, and ribs, with elbows and fists, predicting wounds, blood, and fatalities as common outcomes.
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London
Wrestler Florence Berry Seeks Debut Match With Miss Livingstone
Florence Berry of Humboldt Iowa arrives in town to challenge Miss Livingstone at the Empire theater. A pupil of Frank Gotch, Berry hopes to win and join the champion’s tour arranged through H. H. Frazee of Chicago. Berry weighs about 150 pounds and considers herself ready for a pro contest and a possible trip with the champion.
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Empire Theater
Cora Livingstone
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Miss Berry
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Miss Livingston
H. H. Frazee
Chicago
Even battle eyed by Badgers coach and captain
Madison Wis Nov 7 Coach Barry and Capt Jimmy Dean returned from Chicago where they watched Staggs Maroons defeat Purdue at Marshall Field Barry said the Maroons and Badgers should have an even battle now but hopes to swing the advantage Wisconsin side by Nov 10
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Jimmy Dean
Chicago
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Woodruff Traded For St. Paul Pair To Play Here
Kansas City report states Orval Woodruff and Second Baseman Baker from the St. Paul American Association team will play here next year. Both players were obtained on waivers in a Sunday night announcement.
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Orval Woodruff
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St. Paul
Harvard and Penn in Lead of Princeton Oddities of Season
Harvard and Penn lead Princeton as oddities mark the season with surprising results. The feature highlights unexpected standings and quirky developments shaping the rivalries and schedules this year.
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Disappointed substitute leaves Indiana football team
Bloomington, November 7. Lindley, who was replaced by Sholte at the last minute, quit the Indiana football squad after practicing all season and last week when Hatfield was unable to play. Despite lining up in signal practice on Friday, Lindley was not in the game and Sholte, making his first appearance this year, starred for Indiana.
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Ind
Indiana University
Lindley
Sholte
Indiana
Hatfield
Hatfeld
Big Eight and Ivy standings mingle amid fresh grid analyses
College football critics weigh Princeton Harvard and Pennsylvania in a tight race with Yale facing potential high scoring risk. Harvard and Pennsylvania loom undefeated with tough schedules and Ursinus upset marks. Western race centers on Minnesota Illinois after a rugged Indiana setback, with debate over the true crown intensifying.
Johnson Plans War on Syndicate Baseball
Chicago date outlines a plan by Ban Johnson to eradicate syndicate baseball. He seeks compulsory stockholder lists from club presidents and aims to criminalize syndicate ownership, transferring enforcement to the national commission. The piece notes controversy in the National and American leagues over ownership links and past maneuvers involving Taft Murphy and others.
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