Harvard coach derides forward pass against Yale defense
Harvard coach Percy Haughton told students that the forward pass is of little value when faced with a skilled defense. He cited seven glaring Yale mistakes from the 1912 game and showed Yale captain Ketcham repeatedly smothered by Harvard forwards.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Percy D. Haughton
Crimson
Haughton
O’brien
Ketcham
Walter Camp
Odds on Scrap Shift to Ad
Milwaukee fans debate the Wolgast White match outcome with odds swinging from White favorites to Wolgast backers. By Friday night Wolgast is favored around 10 to 9 or 10 to 8, as betting markets shift in the run up to the fight.
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Milwaukee
Wis
White
Wolgast
Sheboygan Considers City Apportionment Revaluation
Sheboygan Wis Dec 18 A special meeting of the state board of assessments to review and revalue the city was forecast after the council recommended investigation by the county board of apportionment The city faces 138000 in county and state taxes this year compared with 86006 last year
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Sheboygan
Wis
State Board of Assessments
Jury unable to reach verdict in Murray assault case
The Murray case against Gerald Murray a Milwaukee Free Press reporter ended in a hung jury after a noon hour disagreement. Judge Page dismissed the panel in Milwaukee District Court.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Gerald Murray
Milwaukee Free Press
Sullivan
Page
District Court
Grand jury probes cold storage firms in Chicago
Several proprietors and attaches of cold storage plants testified before the federal grand jury in Chicago. The reflections point to possible indictments of food product speculators as District Attorney Wilkerson travels to Washington for talks with Attorney General McReynolds on the ongoing investigation.
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Chicago
Wilkerson
Washington
McReynolds
Musical Statesmen at Washington Music Night
Members of the National Press Club gathered for Music Night with every senator and representative who can tell A sharp from B flat pressed into service to perform. Swan songs are barred.
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Washington
National Press Club Today
Subscribers to a New Pulpit Bible Questioned
Mrs Brown asks Mr Wilson to sign the subscription list for a new pulpit Bible for the minister. He replies that no donation will be made, calling it a poor trade that cannot afford to buy its own tools.
English lightweight Sapper O'Neil to debut in New York ring
Sapper O'Neil, English lightweight, will make his first American appearance tonight in a ten round bout with Young Brown. Promoter Billy Gibson announced the January 23 card at Madison Square Garden may feature Willie Ritchie vs Fred Welsh or Joe Rivers or Packey McFarland after his coast fight with Tommy Murphy.
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New York
Sapper O'Neil
Young Brown
Willie Ritchie
Freddie Welsh
Joe Rivers
Packey McFarland
Madison Square Garden
Tommy Murphy
Billy Gibson
New York Boxing Commission Declines McFarland Suspension
New York boxing commissioner Price states Packey McFarland will not be suspended in New York. He notes McFarland’s performance in local bouts, while he did not seek knockouts, has earned him strong support from fight fans.
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New York
New York Boxing Commission
Packey McFarland
Price
MecFarland
De Palma to sue for Vanderbilt purse over Christmas
Milwaukee racer Ralph De Palma arrived with news he will sue for the $3,000 Vanderbilt cup prize claiming he needs the money for Christmas presents. The announcement came as he reached Milwaukee on December 18.
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Milwaukee
Ralph de Palma
de Palma
Harvard selects captain for next year after season
Cambridge Mass Dec 18 The eighteen letter winners from Harvard football will meet at 5 pm this afternoon to elect a captain for the 19 season.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Washington County teachers urged bright socks and ties
Miss Harriette Cook of Washington Indiana urged schoolboys and male instructors to wear bright purple socks and red neckties on gloomy days while advocating light colored dresses with bright touches for female teachers at the Washington County Teachers Institute in Washington Penn.
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Washington, Penn
Washington County
Teachers’ Institute
Harriette Cook
Washington
Ind
Wisconsin Won’t Play Keio in June Series
Wisconsin plans indicate the Badgers will not face Keio University of Japan in June as Wisconsin football disbands before that time. The Japanese team had sought a game slate, but the college will be inactive by then.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Keio University
Japan
Wisconsin
Johnson Outlines Comeback Tour for Jim Johnson and Moran
Jack Johnson writes from Paris to Tom Flanagan detailing his first ring plans since leaving Chicago. He will meet Jim Johnson in Paris next Friday in a ten round bout and then face Moran in Paris on January 25 for the world title over twenty rounds. Johnson weighs 230 pounds and aims to be in top form with purse figures of 15000 for Jim Johnson and 25000 for Moran.
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Ottawa
Ont
Jack Johnson
Toronto
Tom Flanagan
Paris
Chicago
Jim Johnson
Johnson
Frank Moran
Jim Jeffries
Flanagan
Moran
Too many of our coming men are unable to catch up with their great futures
A reflective piece laments that several youths struggle to align with expected opportunities and paths toward productive adulthood, urging action to provide guidance, education, and support to bridge gaps between potential and achievement.
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