Quincy Boys Edge Hannibal 7–0 In Hard Fought Gridiron
Quincy High School defeated Hannibal High School 7 to 0 at Baldwin Park as Sinnock and Cottrell led the Blue and White. Captain Fisher starred for Hannibal with several long runs, while Stuart recovered fumbles and steady defense kept Hannibal at bay despite officiating controversies and a windy afternoon.
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Hannibal
Quincy High ‘School
Tannibal High School
Baldwin Park
Quincy
Sinnock
Capt.Fisher
Invaders
Worthy
Alec Ness
Bigger
Missouri
Heidbreder
Cottrell
Cottrell i
Fisher
Schroeder
Donald Best
Stuart
Capt. Tisher
Scheineman
Quincey
Best
Quincy Showel
Ened
Quincuans
Capt Mahan Shines as Harvard Defeats Virginia 9–0
Cambridge Mass October 16 Captain Edward Mahan of Harvard led the Crimson to a 9 to 0 victory over the University of Virginia by kicking three field goals including one from the 42 yard line. Virginia challenged Harvard’s defense but was stopped in the final minutes near the goal line.
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Cambridge
Mass
Edward Mahan
Harvard
Charles Brickley
University of Virginia Today
Virginians
Yale
Crimson Tide
Thurman
Virginia
Emee
Yale Defeats Springfield in Football Duel at Newhaven
Yale defeated Springfield Y.NLC. A. college 19 to 0 at New Haven on Oct 16. Yale scored via two touchdowns and their ensuing goals, plus a field goal from Savage on the 43 yard line and a safety. Springfield threatened with forward passes but failed to gain consistently.
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Springfield
Newhaven
Yale
Springfield Y
Savage
Atala Weed
Springfield Woo
Gophers
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
University’ of South Dakota
Capt. Solon
Wyman
Minnesota
South Dakota
Navy and Pennsylvan ia Battle to a Seven Seven Tie
Annapolis October, Navy and Pennsylvania battled to a 7 7 tie in an afternoon clash. Navy scored on a 75 yard interception return by Martin after a forward pass was tipped. Blodgett added the extra point. Pennsylvania replies came from persistent line play and accurate forward passing.
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Martin
Annapolis
Pennsylvania
Navy
Blodgett
Quakers
Nea Hed
Cornell Crushes Bucknell in 41 to 0 rout
Ithaca, Oct 16 Cornell staged a dominant performance over Bucknell, overpowering the visitors with a powerful attack. Bucknell's line collapsed as Cornell sailed to a 41 to 0 victory, ending any doubt about the host team’s strength.
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Cornell
Ithaca
N.Y
Bucknell
Ithacans
Trinity Narrowly Beats Amherst in Hartford Clash
Trinity earned a close victory over Amherst in Hartford as a late goal attempt went awry. The ball touched ground during the kick preparation, costing Amherst a potential tying score and highlighting Trinity’s edge.
Pittsburgh Scales Carlisle Indians In 45 to 0 Rout
Pittsburgh overwhelmed the Carlisle Indians in the annual football game winning 45 to 0. The Indians failed to threaten, as the Panthers dominated from opening kickoff to final whistle.
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Pittsburgh
Indians
University of Pittsburgh
Carlisle Indians
Carlisle
Ohio State and Illinois play to 3 3 tie on Columbus field
In Columbus on Oct 16 the Illinois football team and Ohio State finish tied 3 to 3. Winters of Ohio kicks a late 33 yard field goal for the OSU score and Macomber adds a 24 yard drop kick for Illinois. Illini players Pogue and Clark leave the game with injuries.
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Columbus
Illinois
Ohio State
Ohio
Winters
Filini
Anderson
Macomber
Macomber Drop
Pogue
Illini
Clark
Ilinois
Iowa
Northwestern
University” of Iowa
Murphy
Davis
Towa
Wisconsin Rout Boilermakers 28 to 3 in Lafayette
Wisconsin defeated Purdue 28 to 3 in Lafayette with the Badgers dominating after a close first quarter. Purdue’s Pultz kicked a 25 yard field goal for the score, while Byers opened the Badgers’ scoring with an 80 yard punt return run and Blocker left the game due to injury.
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Byers
Badgers
Capt. Blocker
Purdue
Purdue Wisconsin
High School Football Scores From Illinois and Iowa Meetups
Scores from multiple town and county games show Galesburg High blanking Geneseo 72 to 0 while other lineups include West Des Moines over Ottumwa 24 to 0 and Rock Island High trailing Rockford 34 to 60. Various matches list Georgetown Paris St. Albans Clinton Monmouth and more with mixed results.
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Geneseo High
St. Albans
Carlinville
Blackburn College
Springfield High
Wabash
Washington
Richmond
Ind
Rose Poly
Earlham
Georgetown
Paris High
Georgetown High
Dubuque
Dubuque College
St. Joseph’s
Iowa
Alexis
Burlington
Ottumwa
West Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Clinton
Towa City
Monmouth
Ill
Moline
Monmouth High
Rock Island
Rockford
Millikin
Shurtleff
Tuscola High
Urbana
Clinton High
Bement
Assumption High
Mowequa
Yamada to Meet Hoppe in Balk-Line Title Challenge
Boston October 16 William Hoppe the world balk-line champion at 14.1 faces Koji Yamada in a three evening match at Convention Hall next week for the 14.1 title. Yamada, praised as a top balk-line player, has defeated Hoppe in 18.2 play and nearly beat him in recent 14.1 competition.
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Boston
William Ee Troppe
Koji Yamada
Hoppe
Yamada
Colgate Routs Army in hard fought game
Colgate defeated Army 13 to 0 at West Point in a rugged contest. Colgate backs broke through Cadet defense for both touchdowns as Army struggled with penalties and miscues.
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Army
West Points
N. Y
Army Oo
Seetaus
Milikin Dominates Shurtleff in Walkaway Game
In Upper Aston on October 16 Milikin overwhelmed Shurtleff with a 60 to 0 score. Milikin’s successful forward passes and long end runs fueled the victory. Shurtleff players quit in the fourth quarter after six lines had played.
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Milikin
Upper Aston
Shurtleff
College
Decatur
Sully's Stuff A lighthearted sports column from the era
A playful note on football coverage and social news. The writer jokes about readers and writers, mentions Sir Dan Van Valkenburg of Rockford as originator of the term Prince of Good Fellows, and notes Oscar W. Shannon visiting Chicago with Albert Tearney and friends.
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Dan van Valkenburg
Rockford
Teally
Charley Adelphol
Oscar W. Shannon
Chicago
Albert Tearney
Carroll kin visits city amid osteopathy study ties
Christopher Columbus Carroll, brother of Assistant Postmaster Happy Jack Carroll, spends the weekend in the city with his sibling. The visitor, a senior at the American School of Osteopathy in Kirksville Missouri, resembles a life sized portrait from the show Why Girls Leave Home.
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Christopher
Columbus Carroll
Jack” Carroll
Mr. Carroll
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Michigan tops Case in 14 to 3 victory at Ann Arbor
Michigan faces Case College in Ann Arbor and wins 14 to 3. Players from the second string saw action while Maulbetsch broke through for a touchdown before a late disputed score. Referee Henry disallowed a final Maulbetsch score due to a rough play penalty by Nieman.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Case College
Wolverine
Bannerman
Case
Yost
Maulbetsch
Cochran
Henry
Nieman
Explosion leads to two men’s arrest at Emporium plant
In Kane Pennsylvania on October 16 two Aetna Explosive Company electricians Louis Subuskie and A Fronhotz were arrested after an Emporium blast that killed five workers and injured one. They face hearings Monday as investigators consider an electrical cause for the 285000 pound smokeless powder explosion shipped to the Allies. Extra guards protect the plant as it resumes full capacity work.
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Louis Subuskie
A. Fronhotz
Aetiya
Emporium, Pann
Emporium
Ridgway
45 Yard Dash Feature Notes Whitaker Star
Chicago defeats Indiana 13 to 7 in a hard fought game led by Captain Russel and a fast backfield. A 25 yard dash by McIntosh and a standout Whitaker 45 yard run highlighted the action as Indiana rallied in the second half. Minnesota blanks South Dakota 19 to 0 with Solon scoring twice and Long adding a third.
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Whitaker
Wintosh
Chicago
University of Chicago
Indiana
Russel
Maroons
Hoosiers
Hathaway
McIntosh
Indiana Machine
Treat Patients as Human Beings at St Louis Talk
Dr. Ralph L. Thompson of St Louis University urged treating patients as human beings rather than cases in a St Louis Medical Society address after a year near the front in France. He noted improvised wartime hospitals cure half as fast and at a quarter of the cost, and urged France to apply wartime sanitary methods to peacetime villages to save lives.
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ST. Louis
America
Ralph L. Thompson
St. Louis University
France
St. Louis Medical Society
Thomps
Cheney & Co Endorsed by National Bank of Commerce
A Toledo firm endorses F. J. Cheney noting 15 years of honorable business and financial ability to fulfill obligations. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with testimonials, price, and distribution through drapers.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National
Bank OF Commerce
O. O. Hall
All Drapers
T Ke Hall
Iowa Holds Northwestern To Narrow 9-6 Victory In Big Ten Tilt
Iowa defeats Northwestern 9 to 6 as Davis stars with steady gains and accurate drop kicks. The game features heavy defense from Iowa and a decisive early lead, with Northwestern struggling to mount a scoring drive.
Kansas Beats Drake In Home Football Bout
The University of Kansas crushed Drake 30 to 7 in Lawrence as KU built a decisive lead by the last quarter after a hard fought game. Drake fought to the end but could not overcome KU's advantage.
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Kansas
Drak
Lawrence
Kan
Drake
University
University of Kansas
Migratory Bird Law Push After Waterfowl Increase
Washington reports a buoyant waterfowl population due to the migratory bird law passed by Congress. Senators Weeks and McLean are named as authors. Despite gains, total waterfowl remain far below pre law levels, spurring sportsmen farmers and conservationists to seek broader application and appeal a federal court ruling deeming the law unconstitutional.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Congress
John
W, Weeks
Massachusetts
George P. McLean
Connecticut
Supreme Cor
Deerea
Arkansas
Sheriff Seeks William Petchart Over Bad Hotel Check
Sheriff Coens left for Missouri Valley Missouri to arrest William Petchart a traveling salesman tied to a bad hotel bill payment. Petchart advertised for workers in Quincy and allegedly passed a bad $40 check to Hotel Newcombe before leaving. He is held pending requisition papers and arrival of the sheriff.
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Coens
Missouri Valley
Towa
William Petchaft
Newcombe
Springfield
Dunne J . Petchart
Quincy
Petchart
the Newcomb
Lombard Beats Illinois Wesleyan In Tight Conference Test
Lombard wins 11th game of the season 13 to 0 at Galesburg. Lombard scoring came on a second period quarterback run and a forward pass to Feller. Wesleyan tallied in the final quarter on a drop kick by Durham.
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Lombard
Galesburg
Tllinois Wesleyan
Setond
Feller
Wesleyan
Durham
Quincy magnate leaves for Chicago regular session
A Quincy magnate departed for Chicago to attend the regular session. The move signals focus on ongoing municipal matters awaiting decisions at the state level.
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Quincy
Chicago
Shannon to push changes at Three-I league meeting
Oscar W. Shannon president and owner of the Quincy Three-I club leaves for Chicago to attend the fall session. He plans to introduce new ideas and push for a $1500 club good faith deposit and to advocate Rock Island's readmission to the league. He may back Galesburg if requested.
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Oscar W. Shannon
Quincy
Chicago
Shannon
Tearney
Eason
Rock Island
Galesburg
Football Results From Across The Nation
A roundup of score lines from colleges and high schools across the country includes Harvard 9 Virginia 0, Cornell 41 Buelswell 0, Princeton 40 La Fayette 3, Army 0, Yale 19 Springfield 0, Williams 33 Syracuse 2, Rochester 0, Dartmouth 60 Vermont 0, Trinity 7 Amherst 6, Pittsburgh 45 Carlisle 0, Penn State OT Gettysburg 12, Colby 27 Norwich 0, Wisconsin 28 Purdue 3, Michigan 14, Oklahoma 24, Nebraska 47, Cincinnati 27, Illinois 8 Ohio State 8 tie, Indiana 7 Chicago 13, Minnesota 19 Cave 3, etc. Regional notes and freshmen games also listed with various results and minor timetables.
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Harvard
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Navy
Cornell
Buelswell
Princeton
la Fayette
Army
Colgate
Yale
Springfield
Broch
Williams
Syracuse
Rochester
Dartmouth
Vermont
Trinity
Amherst
Pittsburgh
Carlisle
Penn
Gettysburg
Colby
Norwich
Joif
Westminster
Phillips Anedever
Phillips
Exeter
Ursinus
Sairthmare St. Rutgers
Mulenburg
Illinois
Ohio State
Indiana
Chicago
Wisconsin
Purdue
Northwestern
Towa
South Dakota
Minnesota
Cave
Michigan
Oklahoma
Missouti
Drake
Kansas
Washburn
Nebraska
Kenyon
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wesleyan
Western Reserve
Carroll
St. Louis
Knox’. v. Christian
Brothers
Kirksville
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