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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1910
Page
6
Column previews ongoing rules committee angst after a brutal season. Experts expect changes on tackles interference and field play as coaches from major colleges weigh options for 1925. Debate centers on whether reforms reduce injuries while preserving game flow.
Chicago dec 3 special basketball changes adopted by the Western Intercollegiate association aim to speed play and increase spectatorship. New numbering plans for players plus penalties for delays and crowd misbehavior are set. High school basketball also gains momentum with Hal Bohnenkamp named captain and Prof Neubauer as manager as teams prepare for the season.
Ste Reynolds named manager for next season while Fritz Lottes elected captain of the La Grande high school track team. Lee Reynolds selected as manager with both leaders popular and capable of guiding the teams.
Tod Conrad will host a two day turkey shoot in La Grande on December 22 and 23. The event features rifle and shotgun competitions with 50 turkeys in prizes. Local volunteers help make it a premier gun event. Also planned is the Blue Rock association shoot at Union early next year with medals and 100 dollars added prize. Union will debut the Leggett trap there.
M I A plans a basketball trip to Imbler tonight to play the Imbler five. If the roads allow, Geddes Lindsey Metcalf Ainsworth Jerry and A Bean will travel. vision of a fast game against Imbler.
Ben Grout and Chuck Taylor, both seniors, are likely to return to Oregon's 1911 team for graduate work. Taylor missed a year with a broken collar bone, granting him a possible fourth season. Coach Bill Hayward indicates Grout will certainly return.
Discussion notes a player’s return for a second varsity year and the impact of two new men on next season’s strength, concluding the squad will be materially stronger with the additions.
The Union Scout reports four girls basketball teams formed with captains names listed for 12th grade Edger Lewin 11th grade Gussie Lavin Sophomores Adrian Goodbrod Freshmen Irwin Hess 8th grade class, and the teams will play at Correy Hall during winter. captains pending.
A Yale report by Professor William C. Anderson states swimming is the most popular athletic activity. The piece notes no plans for Fred Abbott or Bill Elwert to join Toledo in 1911 and hints at changes benefiting all. It mentions Ed Erickson training for boxing and references “Handsome Jack” Killmay amid college sports chatter.
The Chicago Tribune notes Sherwood Magee of Philadelphia tops the National League in batting with .831, despite Crandall and Goode playing far fewer games. Artie Hofman leads Cubs with .325, while Vincent Campbell posts .326 in 74 games. Cubs show 27 paid players, Cincinnati leads salaries.
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