Shortridge Triumphs Over Manual In Spectacular 1907 Gridiron Clash
Shortridge High School upset Manual 10 to 4 at Washington Park in a sensational annual football battle. Hawkins and Thomas starred for the North side with Hawkins breaking through for a touchdown and Thomas kicking a decisive placement and a long punt showcase. Manual's King added a 40-yard drop kick while Swain and Serain provided late resistance as Miller’s squad sealed the final inter-scholastic contest.
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Manual
Washington Park
Shortridge High School
Hawkins
King
Thomas
Hancock
Scott
Gates
Lockwood
Kastner
Miller
Manuel
Serain
Swain
Weston Receives Ovation in Ligonier on Way to Chicago
Pedestrian Weston rested in Ligonier Indiana after arriving Saturday night. The entire town greeted him with an ovation as he appeared in public and he departed early this morning on his journey to Chicago.
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Ligonier
Ind
Chicago
Weston
Princeton Harvard Game Thwarted by Cambridge Captain
Princeton sought a Harvard clash this season but faced strong opposition from Capt. Parker of Cambridge forces. Parker reportedly disliked the idea of losing to two teams in one year, blocking the matchup.
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Princeton
Harvard
Parker
Cambridge Forces
Yale Freshmen Eleven Furnishes Varsity Men
Yale freshmen went 4 0 and did not allow a score this season, paring with strong varsity prospects. Kilpatrick and Mersereau lead a list of players while Greenough towers at guard over 200 pounds. Yale anticipates shifts for line depth with several ends and tackles eyed for future seasons.
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YALE
Eastern football dominance evident in Carlisle win
Carlisle Indians defeated Chicago Maroons 18 to 4 amid strong running by Houser and Steffen scoring for Chicago. Yale crushed Harvard 122 to 0 in a showcase, Notre Dame beat Purdue 17 to 0, Army overwhelmed Syracuse 22 to 4, and Wisconsin tied Minnesota 37 to 17 as other major clashes unfolded.
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Harvard
Yale
Old Ell
Coy
Notre Dame
Purdue
Boilermakers
Callierate
McDonald
Burdle
Barlham
Winona Techs
Army
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Swarthmore
Bucknell
Weekend Sport Events Show Broad Schedule Across Football Boxing Turf
This week features multiple football games including Earlham at Butler and Nebraska vs St Louis, plus Bucknell at Washington Jefferson and Army versus Navy. Turf meetings span City Park in New Orleans, Washington DC and Oakland. Boxing cards across Philadelphia Cincinnati New Haven and more nationwide.
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Earlham
Butler
Washington Park
Notre Dame
St. Vincent's
Chicago
Nebraska
St. Louis
Ohio State
Ohio Wesleyan
Columbus
Creighton
Haskell Indians
Lawrence
Central
Kentucky State
Lexington
Iowa State
Drake
Des Moines
Colorado
Colorado School of Mines
Denver
Kansas
Missouri
Michigan Agriculture
Detroit A. C
Lansing
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Philadelphia
Lafayette
Boxers Tour Busy Philadelphia Card Schedule
A busy boxing week is promised in Philadelphia with out-of-town and two foreign fighters. Mike Donovan from Rochester visits Spring Garden AC to face George Gunther of Australia. Other bouts include Joe Theel versus Patsy Britt at Intercity AC, Grover Heyes against Young O'Donnell at Wayne AC, and Thanksgiving shows featuring Tommy Murphy versus Young Loughrey and Jack ONeill versus Kid Locke.
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Philadelphia
Mike Donovan
Rochester
Jack Blackburn
Harry Lewis
Spring Garden Athletic Club
George Gunther
Australia
Intercity Athletic Club
Joe Theel
Patsy Britt
Grover Heyes
Chicago
Young O'Donnell
Wayne Athletic Club
National Athletic Club
Tommy Murphy
New York
Young Loughrey
Jack O'Neill
Kid Locke
Tommy Quill
Brockton
Mass
Unk Russell
Industrial Boxing Club
Johnny Summers
England
Willie Moody
Philadelphian
Football Claims 11 Young Lives Across Nation
A Chicago Tribune list counts 11 football deaths and about 98 serious injuries in a second season after debrutalized rules. The dead include Walter Albrecht of Chicago and Leo Strohmeyer of Iowa City, among others, with many teens and high school players noted.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Walter C. Albrecht
Chicago
Thomas Bertram
Portage
Eugene M. Bourne
Salt Lake City
Utah
Bourne
Leonard J. Clarkson
Hanover
N. H
Clarkson
Portland
Conn
Richard S. Evans
Cleveland
Evans
Hillsboro
Wooster
Ohio) University
Albert Flowers
Zanesville
Flowers
Walter Elliott Hale
Muskegon
Mich
Hale
George E. Harrison
Harrison
Robert A. Litz
New Dorp
Litz
Jersey City
Earl Ruddell
Columbus
Ind
Ruddell
Maroons Prove Best Team In The West
The 1907 football season ends with Stagey’s Maroons declared champions after an unblemished run. Big games on Thanksgiving include Butler I Earlham at Washington Park and Notre Dame in Chicago while the Army and Navy meet in Philadelphia. The piece notes Yale and Princeton in the East, Cornell’s strong showing, and rule changes discussed by the committee during the holidays.
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Butler
Earlham
Washington Park
Indianapolis
Stagey
Maroons
Michigan
Notre Dame
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Ithacans
Princeton
Yale
Tigers
Harvard
Dartmouth
Uncle Sam's Boys
Army
Navy
Weston to be joined by city leaders on Chicago walk
Ed ward Payson Weston continues his Portland to Chicago walk and will be met by Mayor Busse and Chief of Police Shippey as thousands line the route. He left Goshen, Indiana this morning and is due in Chicago tomorrow afternoon, with officials reorganizing plans at the New Illinois Athletic club for his reception.
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Swarthmore
Cornell
Swain
Indiana
Coble
DePauw
Dy United Press
Chicago
Edward Payson Weston
Portland
Busse
Police Shippey
New
Illinois Athletic Club
Weston
Twenty-second-st
Michigan-ave
Goshen
Ind
Punts and Passes in College Football Season
The Cartiste Indians are thriving financially this season while touring. University of Pennsylvania coaches face the task of preparing players for Cornell. John DeKitt, once a captain of the Tigers, has a brother Wallace playing full back in Spokane. Walter Eckersall may officiate games next season after proving his prowess in the west. Carnegie plans to curb commercialism and will host Lehigh in a Thanksgiving matchup with free admission.
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John DeKitt
Tigers
Yale
Wallace
Spokane
Wash
Tiger
Nassau
Walter Eckersall
West
Carnegie
Lehigh University
Tech
Officials for Army Navy game announced at Annapolis
Special to The Sun reports athletic authorities from Naval and Military academies named officials for the Philadelphia game at Franklin Field next Saturday. Referee Corbin of Yale. umpire Sharpe of Yale. field judges Hochschild Naesman Corey of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Letic
Naval
Mlitary Academies
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Corbin
Yale
Sharpe
Hochschild
Naesman
Corey
University of Pennsylvania
Cleveland Naps to Play Series with Hoosiers
Napoleon Lajoie and the Naps will stage two exhibition games against the Hoosiers at Washington Park on April 9 and 10. The team travels from Louisville to Toledo for final tune ups before the American league season. President Watkins set these spring dates and noted more top teams would visit, with Cubs and White Sox already scheduled and Giants and the Boston Nationals and Americans likely to appear. The Napoleons depart Cleveland March 7 for the south, train at Macon March 7 to 8, then nine days in New Orleans before resuming northward travel.
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Naps
Cleveland
Hoosiers
Washington Park
Louisville
Toledo
Watkins
Cubs
White Sox
New York Giants
Boston Nationals
Napoleons
South
Macon
New Orleans
Indianapolis Public Works announces assessments and bids in 1907
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis reveals prima facie assessments for several street and sewer improvements on Alabama Street Thirty Fourth Street Thirty Second Street and Thirty Third Street Meridian Central and New Jersey areas with December 2 remonstrances. Contractors are invited to bid December 6 1907 for local sewers along Deloss First Alley North of Shelby Street Twenty Sixth Street First Alley North of Twenty Sixth Street First Alleys Thirtieth Street and Hiawatha Street along specified rights of way with pipe sizes from ten to eighteen inches and required insurance and bid security.
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Board
Majestic Blde
Indianapolis
Ind
Board of Public Works
City of
Alabama Street
Merrill Street
M'Carty Street
Thirty-Fourth Street
Meridian Street
Central Avenue
Thirty-Second Street
Senate Avenue
Northwestern Avenue
Thirty-Third Street
New Jersey Street
Board of Pubiic
Joseph T.lstott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
Department OF “Public
Office of the Board
Majestic Bldg
Indiana
First Alley
Deloss Street
Shelby Street
C., & St. L. Railroad
Twenty Sixth Stree
Clifton Street
Annetta Street
Twenty-sixth Street
Barnes Avenue
Clitfon Street
Thirtieth Street
Hiawatha Street
Michigan Street
North Street
Seats On Sale For Earlham Butler Thanksgiving Game
Seats for the Earlham vs Butler Thanksgiving Day game at Washington Park went on sale Monday morning at Fergers and Weber's amid high demand for choice seats.
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Earlham-Butler
Washington Park
Fergers and
Weber's
Baseball as a trust in organized professional play
A provocative view argues that organized baseball operates as a trust, with the national agreement binding players as chattel, restricting movement, enforcing residency, and blacklisting dissenters. It contrasts public necessity with player exploitation and notes finances, competition, and managerial power shaping the game.
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Standard Oil
United States Steel
Telephone Trusts
National Commission
Ban Johnson
National Association
Tristate League
BRIDES AND COY WANT CAPTAINCY AT YALE
New Haven Conn November 25 A boom for Brides for the captaincy grows from strong play in the big games and senior experience Coy leads with four downs scored in Harvard and Princeton games. Yale officials report season receipts near 80000 dollars the largest in Yale history with 34000 from Yale Harvard 33000 from Yale Princeton and 5000 from minor games.
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Coy
Hoever
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
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