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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
2
The Maroon authority said Stagg was more active this year due to many conflicting ideas to thresh out. He planned to return after two days to ensure nothing was slipped in his absence. Stagg declared sober football the coming game and predicted more teams would play it within two years.
Madison dispatch notes Aldrich as a shrewd trader who bargains with natives then with a gun in hand. The piece claims his price is fidelity and subservience to Aldrich control.
New York dispatch reports Gov. Spry of Utah traveled from Philadelphia and stated there is essentially no chance the Jeffries-Johnson bout will be held in Utah. He says Utah law will be enforced, denies plans for Salt Lake City staging, and notes altitude could affect Jeffries after a long layoff.
Yale and Harvard share the intercollegiate chess championship. Each side finishes with seven wins and five losses. Harvard defeats Yale 21 to 2 and 11 to 2 in the match, forcing a potential playoff in New Haven soon.
Fielding Yost, Michigan coach wintering in Nashville, argues that many season fatalities attributed to football occurred from other causes. He cites five cases from across the country, including Capt. Trimble and Langdon Babcock, and urges reforms such as dividing play into four quarters and granting officials power to remove injured players.
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