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Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1908

Page

20

Football Season Nears End With Tomorrow's Big Games

The 1906 college football season winds down with Thanksgiving contests. Yale faces Harvard at New Haven with Yale favored to win, while Indiana battles Purdue in Lafayette in a long awaited rivalry rematch. Chicago meets Wisconsin for the western title as Marion club football clashes with Bash A A for the state independent crown at Washington Park.

New Haven Yale Harvard Cambridge Capt. Burch Lafayette Sheldon Indiana Tribe Spick Purdue Schiom West Chicago Wisconsin Maroons Washington Park Marion Wabash A. A Shortridge High School

Fitzpatrick's selections at Oakland draws bets

The list details Fitzpatrick's picks for six Oakland races with contenders including Sir Angus Uncle Sam Mike Asheim Semproni Force Ak Sar Ben Goldena Red Erz Herodotus Phalanx Free Knight The Bear Wap Military Men Cloverland Lazelle Distributor Pleiad Metlakalta. Three best bets are Semproni straight in race two Phalanx straight in race four and Military Man straight in race five.

Sir Angus Uncle Sam Mike Asheim Semproni Force Ak-Sar-Ben Goldena Red Erz Herodotus Phalanx Free Knight the Bear Wap Cloverland Lazelle Distributor Pleiad Metlakalta

One Day Cure for Cold By Bromo Quinine Ad

An old advertisement claims Bromo Quinine as a laxative remedy for curing a cold in one day. It references the signature of E. W. Grove and promotes a nationwide use, priced at five cents.

E. W. Grove

Football games list for Saturday across multiple colleges

A compiled slate of Saturday matches includes Marion Club versus Wabash at Washington Park, Indiana against Purdue in Lafayette, Carlisle Indians versus Minnesota in Minneapolis, Chicago versus Wisconsin in Madison, Illinois versus Northwestern in Champaign, Vanderbilt against Washington in St. Louis, Yale against Harvard in New Haven, Cornell versus Trinity in Ithaca, West Point versus Villa Nova at West Point, Annapolis versus Virginia Polytechnic in Annapolis, Haverford against New York at Haverford, Michigan versus Syracuse in Syracuse, Lafayette versus Lehigh in Easton, W and J versus Waynetown in Washington Pennsylvania, and Dickinson versus St. Marys in Carlisle.

Yale Coaches Guard Against Too Much Work

Yale will skip heavy practice between Harvard and Princeton, limiting prep to 15 minutes of scrimmage. Coach Biglow, trainer Mack, and the staff favor light drills to avoid wear on the team. End Johnny Kilpatrick is out for the season with a bad knee after a trial run at end.

YALE New Haven Conn Harvard Princeton Biglow John Mack Mack Johnny Kilpatrick

Indiana Law School January basketball schedule and results note

Manager Smith of the Indiana Law School basketball team outlines January games including Lebanon High, Winona Techs in Indianapolis, State Normal in Terre Haute, and Franklin College in Franklin. Also reports on Battery A football, Purdue athletic director Hugh Nicol contract, and various college sport updates across sites.

Lebanon High School Lebanon Winona Techs Indianapolis State Normal Terre Haute Franklin College Franklin Lafayette Ind Purdue Athletic Association Hugh Nicol Nicol

Betting on Attell Welsh Bout Opens With Even Wagers

In Los Angeles on November 20 betting on the Attell Welsh bout started briskly with small wagers at near even odds. Some reports claimed Attell as a 10 to 8 favorite, but many outlets disputed favoritism tied to a string of connections involving the Hebrew backers.

Los Angeles Cal Tahta Attell

Columbia Students Watch Italian Runner Dorando Pietri

New York press report shows Dorando Pietri training at Columbia University gym as he challenges Marathon runner John J. Hayes in a Madison Square Garden style rematch. Pietri completes eighty laps on the indoor track with little fatigue and asserts confidence to beat Hayes. Denison Barber Shop mentioned in passing.

New York Columbia Dorando Pietri John J. Hayes Madison Square Garden Dorando Hayes

Furniture league shines in bowling clash headlines

Summers leaders of Furniture league won two games against Messengers while Peoples fell twice to Munters. Rhodes Burford duo beat Feeneys. E Spacke excelled with 191 in his third attempt. Marion Pioneers claimed high team score and season average or 974 across three games, missing 1,000 by a single split in game two.

Messengers Peoples Munters Rhodes-Burfords Feeneys E. Spacke Pioneers

Football harms morals of college boys says Harvard professor

Boston, Mass. Nov. The prevailing result of football is not favorable to the moral education of youth, declares Prof. Joseph Josiah Royce of Harvard. He argues the moral effect on players is negligible compared with that on nonplayers and notes modern football is played under social conditions that render such incidental influence inevitable.

Boston Mass Joseph Josiah Royce Department of Philosophy Harvard

Darlene to Manage Superbal as Dahlen Traded

New York Nov 3 0 When the Boston National League club signs a shortstop to replace Bill Dahlen he will be sent to Brooklyn to fill Pat Donovans spot who was released recently President Ebbetts holds the understanding that George Dovey owner of the Beaneaters promised Brooklyn Dahlen over a month ago in exchange for the move

New York Boston Bill Dahlen Brooklyn Pat Donovan Ebbetts George Dovey The Beaneaters Dahlen

West Point scrimmage features heavy substitutions

At West Point on November 20, the scrimmage avoided injuries with rapid substitutions after 15 minutes. Only left guard Lest, and left end Johnson remained varsity, while Spaehr Brown Walmsley replaced Greble Deanard Chamberlin. Wood stood in at quarterback later, performing well aside from fumbling punts.

West Point N. Y Johnson Spaehr Brown Walmsley Greble Deanard Chamberlin Wood Hyatt

Navy Works Hard To Prep Scrubs At Annapolis

The Naval Academy football squad held its final hard lineups against the second team scrubs yesterday. Tomorrow will feature only signal practice and preliminaries as coaches aim to prevent injuries ahead of next week’s limited workouts.

NAVY Annapolis Naval Academy Eleven

Kid McCoy and Tommy Whalen Fight in Wheeling Lightweight Bout

In a staged match with a phony record scheme, Kid McCoy and sparring partner Tommy Whalen travel from Cleveland to Wheeling to challenge boxer Wango. Facing a real crowd and a wary sheriff, the two stage six lively rounds on a riverbank, McCoy winning with a left hook as Whalen is cut and the purse dwindling to about 86 dollars.

Charles Kid) McCoy Mr. Bennett Tommy Whalen Tommy Cleveland Wango Wheeling W. Va Jack Welch Australia

Papke Ketchel Fight Tickets On Sale In San Francisco

Promoter James W Coffroth announces Thanksgiving afternoon bout at Mission Street arena with seating at 6 8 and 10 dollars plus box seats 20 dollars A guaranteed purse of 20000 helped lure the match from Gleason Coffroth reports tickets go on sale this morning with inquiries from Chicago and other out of town points. Gans discusses Nelson McFarland and other boxing matters in New York chatter and the Goodyear store advertises a sale of raincoats.

Indianapolis Sun San Francisco James W. Coffroth Papke Ketchel Mission Street Arena Coffroth Chicago Gleason

Fleecing Referee Sparks Dublin Boxers Escape

A contested match ends with a brutal finish as the fighter knocks out Tommy three times before the referee counts, sparks a crowd flight, and leads to a purse theft. The two boxers flee by train to Detroit with $111 in winnings and $25 from the timekeeper’s purse.

Tommy Wheeling Detroit

Indian team to honor Dec. 5 game contract

Denver dated Nov 20 reports Commissioner Leupp responded to a telegram from Denver university athletic managers. He directed that the Indian football team should carry out its contract for the December 5 game if possible.

Denver Denver University Carliale Indian Affairs Leupp

Vanderbilt to Use Substitutes Against Washington

Vanderbilt coach McGugin announced plans to take enough substitutes to play the entire game in St Louis on Saturday. The strategy aims to keep regulars fresh for the upcoming Southern championship clash with Sewanee.

Nashville Tenn Vanderbilt University Washington St. Louis McGugin Vanderbilt Sewanee

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Indiana Fitzpatrick Oakland Phelanx Military Man Manager Smith Indiana Law Battery Oaklandon Crawfordsville Rosener Dark Board of Trade Ann Arbor, Mich Fielding H. Yost Michigan Philadelphia Broadway Athletic Club Kid Locke Charley Twin South Bend Dolan Notre Dame Edwards Dimmick Blues Browns Grays Shortridge Ejues Shamrocks Monarchs Clarke Attellwelsh Denison ENS Rubens Union Made Clothing Clothiers West Washington Street Bill Darlen Superbal Lea AD Moy Norman Selby Kid’* McCoy IL Dany Linc By Tad Joe Gans Hereford Herford McFarland Nelson Jim Coffroth McGovern Jeffries Murphy Raincoata Goodyear Welch McCoy Iac Havana Vuelta Abajo Cuba Peter Schuyler G. W. van Slyke & Horton, Mis Albany N.Y Daniel Stewart Company Hinoi Street Levinson Harry Levinson
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