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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1912
Page
3
Walter McCornack former Northwestern coach urges a 1918 rule change to allow kicking a goal after touchdown from scrimmage. He argues it would reward team play, reduce reliance on a single star kicker, and involve all eleven players in offense and defense.
Pirates manager J. Clarke argues from the bench is closer to the action and can better guide a team than coaching from the lines. He notes signs are vital to the national game and cites Connie Mack whose sign reading helped the Athletics win the American League title.
The article explains that the dugout brainwork of managers decides games as much as the action on the diamond. It highlights Hans Wagner and Fred Clarke among Pirates leaders, with Doyle Evers Tinker Hugghins and Donlin cited as key bench aides. It notes slumps arise from mental fatigue under pressure and the strain of a winning streak.
ISADOR SCHLESSINGER of Vienna, Austria, shipped eleven trotters to Austria, including three marked performers once owned by Ralph B. Williams of Boston. Notable purchases include Adlon the three year old, famed for futurities, and several others such as Crib Leyburn, Marle G, Nanah, Toza Axtellion, and Clayo.
A factory tour explains that modern footballs use calfskin covers and rubber bladders with no pigskin in their construction. The article notes the origin of the term pig skin, details cutting and lining processes, and states 42 000 footballs are burned out from June to November. It mentions England imports some hides, but domestic calf is standard for most balls.
France’s boxing idol Georges Carpentier suffers a defeat to Billy Papke, ending hopes of a swift rise to heavyweight glory. Critics note his youth and long-distance bouts endangered form, with $60,000 earnings signaling his popularity and drawing power.
A veteran sports voice argues baseball managers are scapegoats for teams’ fortunes. It cites Frank Chance’s Cubs tenure, Roger Bresnahan with the Cardinals, Hank O Day with Cincinnati, and a Cincinnati manager graveyard tradition, noting salaries, stock yields, and public pressure.
Bulgaria’s Mahmout, a leading rival of Gotch, might not come to the United States this season due to war, contract ties with Emil Klank in Chicago, and the uncertain fate of Bulgarians and other foreign wrestlers amid Turkish conflict.
University of Chicago coach Amos Alonzo Stagg argues there are as many top players now as ever, but media cover is broader. he cites Purdue Oliphant, Parsons, Curry, Wisconsin Gillette, Minnesota McAlmon, Des Jardien on Chicago, and notes the shift from star focus to unit play across western schools and in 1906 style contests.
J Barry, back from Australia, reports that promoter Hugh G. McIntosh dominates boxing there. He keeps Langford and McVey confined, and a bond of 1000 dollars binds any colored boxer to six months stay, with McIntosh able to extend the stay to draw gate money.
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