Dickens Leads Springfield YMCA Team In Strong Football Season
Fred W Dickens captained the Springfield YMCA College team in a nine game schedule finishing with seven victories and two losses. The team, led by Dickens from end and quarterback roles, beat all but Brown and West Point, with weather and fumbles shaping key results.
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Springfield
Mass
Fred W. Dickens
West Point
Fred Dickens
J. H. McCurdy
Dickens
Springfield College
Brown
Providence
R. I
Maroon and White
Wolgast Declares 153 Pound World Championship Claim
Ad Wolgast, former lightweight champion, announced he is the 153 pound champion and will fight Willie Ritchie or any challenger at 133 pounds. Joe Tinker, ex Cincinnati leader, said he prefers Pittsburg or Chicago for a baseball return and warns against other clubs. Ohio State likely to be added to Chicago football schedule in 1914, replacing Northwestern or Indiana. Jack Johnson still recognized as world heavyweight champion by some after conflicting union ruling.
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Chicago
Ad Wolgast
Wolgast
Willie Ritchie
Pittsburg
Joe Tinker
Cincinnati
Wisconsin court reform committee meets in Madison December 30
The second meeting of the legislature authorized special committee investigating Wisconsin court organization will be held in Madison on December 30, called by Chief Justice Winslow.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Winslow
Murphy Alleges Ritchie Fears Him in Cancelled Fight
Jim Buckley manager of Harlem boxer Tommy Murphy says Willie Ritchie cancelled a scheduled twenty round bout claiming fear of Murphy. Ritchie denies fear and cites a nose abscess as cause, with plans to fight Murphy again in January after treatment.
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San
Francisco
Jim Buckley
Harlem
Tommy Murphy
Willie Ritchie
Murphy
Ritchie
Tommy
Foley
Willie
Men FIGHTING While They Race In Madison Square Garden
Gunfight erupts outside Madison Square Garden during six day bicycle race. Over 100 shots fired, one man wounded and rushed away by car, windows shattered, streetcar passengers sheltered below. Alleged gangs Sirocco and Jimmy Kelly linked to the brawl over race privileges.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Madison Avenue
Sirocco
Jimmy Kelly
Fay King Was Only Faking in Portland Divorce Claim
In Portland on December 12 Bat Nelson plans to seek divorce from wife Fay King Nelson daughter of Portland athletic trainer Jack King. Fay left Portland declaring the marriage over for good with Battling Nelson as she condemns his courting as a stubborn mismatch.
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Portland
Ore
Nelson
Fay King Nelson
Jack King
Packey McFarland Remains Not A Lightweight
Milwaukee official Walter H. Liginger declares a report that Packey McFarland did not weigh in is false. McFarland weighed in privately at the Milwaukee Athletic Club with minimal attire, and Liginger notes there was less than ten pounds difference between McFarland and Britton.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Walter H. Liginger
State Boxing Commission
Packey McFarland
Jack Britton
McFarland
Milwaukee Athletic Club
Packey
Britton
Zeppelin Airships Prove Unreliable in War History
The L-2 dirigible was blown up in Germany, adding to a history of failures for Count Zeppelin’s airships. Airships L-2, L-1, Deutschland I and II, and other Zeppelins have suffered destruction by fire, explosion, or wrecks, undermining confidence in their wartime utility.
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Germany
Zeppelin
No Trust in the National Game Declares League Chief
New York December 12 John K Tener governor of Pennsylvania and new president of the National League rejected claims of a baseball trust saying there is no such trust in organized baseball and that the sport aims to elevate the business and maintain fair competition.
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New York
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
Absence of athletics tied to tobacco use in Eaton high school
In Eaton Col, Prof. H. K. Black links rising tobacco use to lack of athletics. A class survey found 17 of 41 boys addicted to tobacco, compared with only 6 addicted last year when athletics were allowed.
New York Swimmer Aims Across Gatun Lake Phase of Canal Swim
Prince Elaine Golding, renowned New York swimmer, begins second stage of canal crossing by attempting to swim Gatun Lake to Gamboa after yesterday's start at the five mile buoy near Christobal. She reached Gatun’s lower lock and plans to remain in water for the lake crossing.
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Panama
Prince Elaine Golding
New York
Gatun Lake
Gamboa
Miss Golding
Christobal
Gatun
Road Repair Methods Discussed At AGC Meeting
A. W. Dean chief engineer of the Massachusetts Highway Commission led a session on general methods of repairs and renewals at the American Road Builders association annual convention in Philadelphia. Paul D. Sargeant Maine State Highway Commission and William H. Connell Philadelphia Bureau of Highways spoke on related topics. C. W. Ross Newton Massachusetts chaired the discussion.
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Philadelphia
A.W. Dean
Massachusetts Highway Commission
American Road Builders’ Association
Paul D. Sargeant
Maine State Highway Commission
William H. Connell
Philadelphia Bureau of Highways
Philadelphia Bureau of Highways and Street Cleaning
C. W. Ross
Newton, Mass
Murphy Confident He Will Land Tinker in Trade
Chicago sportsman Charles Webb Murphy voiced confidence that he will acquire star players after a flurry of negotiations at the National League meeting. Talks centered on Joe Tinker, with Brooklyn and Ebbets reportedly offering 20000 cash plus Zack Wheat for Tinker and Bob Bescher. Final league financial shifts require the New York Giants to share 25 percent of 1912 World Series receipts, amounting to 36000 overall.
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New York
Tinker
Charles Webb Murphy
Chicago
Dickering
Joe Tinker
Cincinnati Reds
Kenetchy
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburg
Garry Herrmann
Ebbets
Brooklyn
Zack Wheat
Bob Bescher
New York Giants
Giants
War rents seek arrest for onion heist in Wisconsin
Police seek Gus Teeman a Corliss section foreman in Racine who is charged by Milwaukee road detectives with robbing a box car of ten bags of onions and other produce. He is believed to have fled toward Beloit.
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Racine, Wis
Warrents
Gus Teeman
Corliss
Milwaukee Road
Beloit
Paths of failure and success in notable lives
The text notes that individuals often fail in many pursuits before discovering a phase where they excel. It argues that even the world’s greatest figures faced repeated line-failures prior to eventual success, sometimes without awareness of their own potential.
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