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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
12
A Red Bank YMCA alleys match last night pitted New York Telephone Co. workers against Red Bank post office employees. The post office won the first game, the telephones surged in the second, and the nightcap set a record as the post office squad led by twenty three pins. Scores followed.
Freehold December 12 Pete the grey pacer famed for a strong season on eastern tracks was sold yesterday to A. S. Case of Three Bridges near Flemington. Edward D. Havens of Asbury Park retains ownership of Pete’s former trainer Adam Carr. Pete won nine of sixteen races, finished second five times, and set seven track records across multiple towns. Proceeds not disclosed. The horse will race under trainer Thomas Berry for the new owners. Path to Complete Success. Man is the most successful creature in far, because he has kept his balance, but the worst thing about him is the size of his brain.
A London Spectator note recalls an old lady in an omnibus on Regent Street annoying riders. The conductor asks her to behave in a public vehicle, while a quip questions future science and the difference between blondes and brunettes.
The Packer Club begins its fourth annual season next Wednesday facing the Mystic Five of Asbury. The lineup features Reisner, Flanigan, Waitts, and others with past college stars from Penn and Fordham. Dancing precedes and follows the game as Long Branch fans await fast action against regional rivals.
The piece examines Freddie Welsh and Willis Ritchie, noting Ritchie’s 1912 lightweight title win, $121000 earnings by 1912, and $122500 by 1914 with theater work. It compares Welsh’s higher per-month earnings during five months as champion, his bout pay, and uneven performances against rivals like Shugrue.
The Red Bank Y M C A basketball team defeated Oakwoods 46 to 33 on Red Bank’s court. Woolley and West starred for Red Bank, while Oakwoods’ Rosevelt and Capwell led the scoring. Referee Rue’s calls drew some disagreement as Oakwoods, despite a second-half surge, could not overcome the six-point first-half deficit.
Official batting averages of the Atlantic League last season show seven Poughkeepsie players among the top hitters, with Poughkeepsie leading the league at .881 and Long Branch at .429. Arragon tops with .448 for Long Branch. Viola, Romanach and others follow across Poughkeepsie, Long Branch, Asbury Park, and Middletown in a season noted for weak pitching and strong hitting.
Fortifications around the Panama Canal are nearing completion with 16 inch guns planned on a key island and multiple shore batteries intended to deter naval assault. An eastern harbor extension and breakwaters create a 2000 foot wide access channel, while landward defenses aim to prevent ship entry.
A gum found in large quantities on the Malay peninsula yields from 10 to 20 percent pure rubber. The discovery suggests significant natural rubber resources in the region and potential economic impact for local and global markets.
The sudden atmospheric cooling now appears to transport microbes and localize them in specific regions. Cool surfaces draw them from a distance, with smaller microbes traveling farther than larger ones. The findings illuminate epidemic origins and may guide judgments on healthy climates.
A whaling ship named White captured a rare right whale off the British Columbia coast in the northern Pacific. The specimen, valuable for its bone, was the first of its kind landed there in years and valued at $20,000.
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