From College to Major Leagues A Surprising Path
Big League Timber Games From Ming details how many major stars rose from colleges or semi pro ranks. Notable cases include Ty Cobb from Augusta and Eddie Plank from Gettysburg College, illustrating that top majors often spring from minor and collegiate play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Association
Pacific Coast
International
Cobb
Augusta
Ty Cobb
Augusta Club
Walter Johnson
Weiser
Idaho
Washington
Johnson
Walter
Tris Speaker
Little Rock
Lidnie Collins
Columbia University
Athletics
Jack Murray
Giant Garden
Notre Dame University
Nap” Rucker
Dodgers
Eddie Plank
Gettysburg College
Chief
Connie Mack
Rabbitt" Maranville
New Bedford
Mass
Braves
Fred Snodgrass
St. Vincent's College
Giants
Slim” Sallee
Cardinal Heaver
Mamaux
Pirates
Huntington
Doyle
Harry Doyle
Springfield
Johnny Evers
Troy
Cubs
Charley Dooin
Sack Barry
Red Sox
Holy Cross College
Black Jack
John Henry
Senators
Washington Club
Amherst
Charley Herzog
Baker
Vic Sater
Cub
Grover Alexander
Phillie
Ivy Wingo
Greenville
Caroljijm Association
Wingo
Cardinals
Heinie Zimmerman
Wilkesbarre
Des Moines
Faber
White Sox
Sox
Nes Moines
George Foster
Ston
Fray Collins
University of Vermont
Christy Mathewson
Bucknell College
Drorfolk
Jak Coombs
Colby College
Bill Doak
Akron
Red
Doak
Ray Caldwell
Yankees
Ohio
Pennsyl
Yale Will Not Number Its Football Warriors
The Yale football team will not assign numbers to players this fall. Captain Cupid Black defends the plan, arguing numbering would not help spectators identify players. The Yale News editorial praises Black and the management for choosing a sensible path and emphasizes games are for the college, not sportswriters or public spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Cupid
Black
Yale News
New Haven
Hinky Dee
Blue Warriors
Ketcham
Captain Black
Princeton Supremacy in Water Polo Highlighted
New York April 8 Princeton dominates water polo scoring, finishing the season with 355 points to 12 for opponents. Frank Sullivan names All American teams with five Princeton players on first and second teams, noting Selby Warden Nourse as standouts and Cleveland of Columbia as the sole opposing goalie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Princeton
Frank Sullivan
Yale
Selby
R. F. Warden
C. Mourse
L. F. Kahn
R. B. Latrobe
L. B. Cleveland
Columbia
Shryock
Pennsylvania
C. Russell
R. F. Maquin
L. F. von Holt
R. B. Galt
L. B. Shipman
Mr. Sullivan
Cleveland
Warden
Nourse
Galt
Russell
Norman Nourse
Collins
Cooper
Sobie
Latrobe
Kahn
Shipman
Kent
Amateur baseball federation plans inter city title contests
Cleveland April 8 The National Baseball Federation led by Clayton C Townes reports rapid growth of amateur baseball with 44 cities entered and a plan for inter city contests to crown the national title Townes seeks cooperation and funding from organized professional baseball and schedules a conference with C W Sturr of the Cincinnati Nationals and August Herrmann chairman of the national commission to discuss support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United States
National Baseball Federation
Clayton C. Townes
Townes
August Herrmann
National Commission
C. W. Sturr
Cincinnati Nationals
Herrmann
Harvard introduces event captains system on track team
Cambridge April reports Captain Bingham at Harvard has created an event captain system. Sprints led by E. T. Eschner, quarter mile by W. Wilcox Jr., half mile by W. W. Kent, hurdles by H. Coolidge and H. Minot, broad jump by W. Rollins, shot put by A. Lyman, pole vault by G. Haydock, high jump by J. Johnstone, hammer by E. Robante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Bingham
Harvard
E. T. Eschner
W. Wilcox Jr
W. W. Kent
H. Coolidge
H. Minot
W. Rollins
A. Lyman
G. Haydock
J. Johnstone
E. Robante
Texas Tommy Punch Takes Boxing Spotlight
Canadian lightweight champion Johnny O'Leary explains and demonstrates his new Texas Tommy twist in Philadelphia and St. Paul, describing how he clinches an opponent's arm then spins and delivers a hard jaw shot. He recalls testing the move against Mike Gibbons and knocking him down in workouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Johnny O'Leary
Canada
Frisco
St. Paul
O'Leary
Mike Gibbons
Philadelphia
A. W. Maxwell
Philadelphia Evening Ledger
Maxwell
Punch
San Francisco
Mike
Gibbons
What Chanceslave Giants in National League Race
New York April 8 The 1916 Giants face a tough NL field led by the Braves Cubs Reds Phillies and Dodgers With McGraw shaping a new lineup Doyle Pletcher Burns Kelly Roush Robertson and others vie for spots The pitching staff includes Mathewson Tesreau Perrett Schupp Benton Stroud Palmero and Anderson The public weighs optimism against doubt as to where the Giants will finish this season Oscar is asked for a verdict
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Ames
N-ion
New York
Tyler
Braves
Lowell
Boston
Lajoie
Fall River New England
Thillies
Honus Wagner
Paterson
N. J
Louisville
Honus
Ananias Club
Jimmy ‘Voix
Pirate
Heinie Wagner
Red Sox
Waterbury
Fred Luderus
Phillies
Wisconsin
Illinois
Hoblitzer
Wheeling
Cincinnati
John Hummell
Dodger
Holyoke
Tommy Leach
Auburn
N. Y
John McGraw
John
Gotham
Giants
McGraw
Merkle
Brainard
Larry Doyle
Doyle
Pletcher
Honus Lobert
Benny Kauff
George Burns
Jim Thorpe
George Kelly
Spokane
Ed Rousch
Dave Robertson
R. E. Sharman
Portsmouth
Burns
Kelly
Rousch
Robertson
Bill Rariden
Charlie Dooin
Bradley Kocher
Toronto
Christy Mathewson
Jeff Tesreau
Pol” Perrett
Tion
Cardinals
Ritter
Schupp
Schauer
Oscar
Cubs
Reds
Dodgers
Not for Masses Harvard Football Gate Receipts Stir Debate
Cambridge dispatch notes Harvard grossed $120000 in gate receipts for 1914 football, with Yale game revenue contributing about $69,000. It questions routine expenses, citing high auto hire and coach costs, and flags public concern over commercialization of college football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Donovan
Mitchell
Haines
Ole’ Flivver
Haughton
Yale
Canadian Chauffeurs Form Local 169 Union
Chauffeurs in Quebec form Local 169 with aims including road improvements safety first and protection from unjust laws. Many members enrolled and officers elected. An examining board will test applicants for union membership to ensure competence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Trades and Labor Council
Lewis Aims to Hold Welter and Light Titles Also Middleweight Crown
Red Kid Lewis plans to unify welterweight and lightweight belts and seeks a middleweight title as well. He schedules a 20 round bout with Jack Britton in New Orleans on the 15th and eyes bouts with Packey McFarland, Willie Ritchie, and Freddy Welsh, aiming for a broader crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Red
Kid Lewis
Gershon Mendeloff
Ted Lewis
Red-Kid
Lewis
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ted
Jack Britton
New Orleans
Britton
Jack
Ted Kid
Packey McFarland
Willie Ritchie
Ritchie
Packey
Freddy Welsh
Ted-Kid
Welsh
Ted- Kid
Ted-Kid Lewis
Alec Goodman
Jimmy Johnston
Johnston
James
Down South
Mike Gibbons
Ted- Kid Lewis
West End Juniors Triumph In Slugfest Win 17 11
The West End Junior baseball team opened the season with a 17 to 11 victory over Prospect Hill. FE Gaubatz doubled to start the scoring, followed by a walk and a threebagger by Rucker. Evans and Gaubatz pitched with Brown, Shadwie and Shoehart behind them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End
Prospect Hill Diamond
West Enders
FE. Gaubatz
Rucker
Evans
Gaubatz
Brown
Shadwie
Shoehart
Wisconsin Athletics Director Resigns in Summer Departure
Madison April 8 George W Ehler director of athletics at the University of Wisconsin has tendered his resignation to take effect at the end of the coming summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
George W. Ehler
University of Wisconsin
Cicero Boulevards Greased Up for Basketball Showdown
Indiana’s Cicero team drew national attention for greasing players with olive oil before a district final against Anderson. Secretary A L Trester halted play to bathe and inspect the Cicero squad, ruling the grease gave them an unfair edge and barring them from further competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indiana
Anderson
Hoosier
Commonwealth
Cicero
Andersonians
A. L. Trester
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Trester
Watson
Tres
Bill Klein
Sherlock
Hoyle
Trapshooting Gains Ground in Popularity Across Nation
NEW April 8 trapshooting era notes a surge in enthusiasts with 500000 active shooters and many more who shoot sparingly. About 3000 clubs exist nationwide with combined investments over 3 million dollars. Average gear costs run around 50 dollars per shooter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Standard Bred Game Sees Revival Across New York State
New York state rekindles interest in trotting horses with a rising circuit of tracks from Rome to Binghamton. The Metropolitan circuit expands as farms reopen and breeders seek fast trotters. Prizes range from 400 to 1000 dollars as 1917 plans draw in Hudson Falls Cambridge and other cities. Officials highlight the revival as a peak in harness sport activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Empire State
New York State
Rome
Ithaca
Elmira
Cortland
Binghamton
N. Y
Ernest T. White
Syracuse
S. S. Toman
The
Trotter
Pacer Magazine
Irving Parmenter
Watertown
Nathan Straus
John R. Townsend Goshen
George P. Urban
Buffalo
Roller Accepts Any Challenger on Winner-Take-All Basis
Chicago April article notes Dr. Roller 35, claims 1915 onward unbeaten in formal matches and disputes Joe Stecher's 42-match undefeated run. Roller asserts last season the best of his career and says he will wrestle any opponent on a winner-take-all basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
BIG League Timber
Ming
Collegians
Princeton Supreme
Texas
Tommy
IS Welter
Prospect Hills
Lahis
Uncle Joe” Heinman
Wausau
Wis
Joe
Uncle Joe
Roller
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!