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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1915
Page
6
Macomb high school erased a 12 7 halftime deficit to overpower Quincy 26 12 in a record fourth quarter burst. Murphy starred for the locals with the winning kicks and two late touchdowns as guarding and passing plays sparked the rally.
New Haven Conn Oct 29 Yale officials debated a rule about players rejoining summer baseball teams. Prof Robert N Corwin, chair of Yale athletic committee, read a letter sent to Dean Briggs Harvard and to Prof Sorwin Princeton urging undergraduates to allow athletes to rejoin their teams.
In Shelbyna Missouri on October 29 a hard fought football game ended Shelbina High 14 Hannibal 6 before about a thousand spectators. Shelbina scored two early touchdowns and kicked both extra points. Hannibal answered late with an interception that set up a scoring drive.
Illinois College defeated Illinois Wesleyan of Bloomington 21 to 3 in Jacksonville. Dunham's field goal from the 25 yard line in the third quarter accounted for Wesleyan's points. Illinois College scored touchdowns in the first, second, and fourth quarters with Frisbie kicking goals each time. Dunham, Mitchell, Frisbie, Karch, and Captain Stewart starred for Bloomington.
INDIANAPOLIS Ind Oct 29 Indiana University and Washington and Lee football teams held final practice at Washington Park this afternoon. The game tomorrow marks the first inter sectional clash in Indianapolis in years and the city hosts thousands of college fans. The Virginia greven s the favorite.
The record lists players Morris Dorsey Cottrell Turner Graham Fualback Heidbreder and others as left and right halfbacks with 15 minute halves. Officials included referee Midkiff umpires Switzer Benjam ine F E Webb head lineman Sinnock and timekeeper.
Report from St Louis details reserve lists and player movements among Federal and American leagues. Hal Chase Ted Easterly and Bob Ehmke are cited among reserves as teams prepare for spring training. Mention of Stovall, Rickey, and multiple clubs reflects cross-league participation and potential player loans or ineligible status.
Promoters announced a ten round lightweight bout at 134 pounds between Johnnie Dundee of New York and Joe Rivers of California to be held in Milwaukee Wisconsin on November 8 at 10 o clock.
In Pana Illinois on October 29 a man who insisted he was Mayor Thompson of Chicago was adjudged insane at Taylorville and ordered committed to the state hospital at Jacksonville. Police identify him as Peter Thompson of Chicago with a wife and children there. He was arrested after demanding a certificate attesting his physical ability to fill the Chicago mayoral office from a local physician.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a cold cure. It describes pine forest aroma and invigorating effects, claiming the inner throat lining is strengthened against germs. A bottle is priced at 25 cents for family use.
A retrospective recounts famous baseball blunders and coups from the last 15 years. It lists incidents like Merkle’s missed touch, Chance trading Chase for Borton, Ebbets’ pay refusal, Mack and the Federal League defections, and numerous managerial and player moves that shaped the era.
Monmouth High defeated Galesburg High 13 to 7 as Monmouth produced the forward pass attack while Galesburg's line showed force but failed to stop the foe. The game unfolded with Monmouth applying the stronger late drive.
CHICAGO Oct 29 The Big Nine four undefeated elevens clash tomorrow for the conference title. At Champaign Minnesota meets Illinois while Chicago hosts Wisconsin against the Maroons. Michigan meets Syracuse at Ann Arbor in the east west contest and Oregon Aggies face Michigan Aggies at Lansing. Notre Dame plays South Dakota at Notre Dame. Indiana hosts Washington and Lee, Ames meets Nebraska, Drake faces Washing, St Louis meets Arkansas, Kansas faces Oklahoma, Kansas Aggies meet Missouri, Kentucky hosts Cincinnati, Kenyon plays Oberlin, Denison vs Western Reserve, Mount Union plays US, Beloit at Naperville, and others in a full card. Critics anticipate a hard fought Chamapign showdown with leanings toward Minnesota or Illinois and a close Wisconsin Chicago tilt. Notre Dame expected to win over South Dakota. Indiana confident vs Washington and Lee.
The advisory athletic council of Trinity College, Hartford, says George Brickley of the Philadelphia Americans is eligible under Trinity rules and will play against New York University on November 2. It rejects the summer ball rule as unfair and predicts evasion, noting Brickley has met intellectual and moral fitness standards and is not under disciplinary disqualification. He may decline to play if he wishes, without financial obligation.
Atlanta Oct 29 Interest centers on three Southern football showdowns tomorrow with Georgia meeting Auburn Vanderbilt facing Tennessee and Georgia Tech clashing with North Carolina.
Kansas City dispatch notes Nebraska meets Iowa State in Ames to defend their Missouri Valley crown after beating Notre Dame. Tow Teams are stronger this year and Kansas faces Oklahoma at Norman with a powerful Oklahoma squad. Missouri and Kansas Aggies are the conference’s weakest, each owning one win at Columbia.
Yale meets unbeaten Colgate while Harvard faces Penn State in The East gridiron lineup. Colgate has piled up 208 points in four games, Yale seeks form boost, and Penn State’s win over Pennsylvania marks the Crimson’s challenge. Army tangles with Virginia, Navy meets North Carolina. Dartmouth vs Amherst promises a royal battle depending on fitness.
Football results list multiple games across Iowa places Cedar Falls Upper Iowa Dallas Howard Payne Kendall Alva Du buque LaCrosse Normal with scores ranging from 0 to 27 points. Notable outcomes include Dubuque College beating LaCrosse Normal 27 to 0 and Kendall College defeating Alva Normal 6 to 2.
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