Football Rules Praised by Collegians at N C A A Session
Henry L Williams lauded 1912 football rules at the NCAA meeting noting they produced the best college game. Carlisle's Glen Warner urged abolishing baseball in colleges, favoring lacrosse as a substitute. Officers elected include Briggs Harvard president and Nicholson Wesleyan secretary. Next meeting set for Dec 30 1918.
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New York
Henry L. Williams
University of Minnesota
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Williams
George W. Ehmer
University of Wisconsin
Glen Warner
Carlisle
L. B. R. Briggs
Harvard
T. L. Moran
Purdue
Frank W. Nicholson
Wesleyan University
C. Bolser
Dartmouth
W. L. Wilson
Lehigh
Ronald T. Abercrombie
Johns Hopkins
Walter Hullihan
University of the South
H.S. Paige
W. G. Manley
University of Mississippi
Hugh Bezdek
University of Arkansas
Frank Castleman
University of Colorado
American Golfers to Play in England
Letters go to American professionals to decide who will travel to Great Britain for the British open championship. The Golf Club of Paris has challenged four Americans to a match on French links. The United States Golf Association secretary Robert C. Watson will handle the selection at the January 1 annual meeting. International golf is planned for next summer with American pros in Europe and amateurs abroad pursuing the British amateur title.
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New York
Great Britain
Golf Club of Paris
Robert C. Watson
United States Golf Asociation
Association
Europe
Ninepins to Meet For Second Season Section Plans
Secretary L T Waters returns from a hunting trip as City Ninepin League captains meet with officials to discuss the second section start on January 7 and the handling of postponed games. They will also decide on new recruits and player apportionment to balance teams and may relieve captains of duties as changes are anticipated.
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L. T. Waters
Gunboat Smith Beats Moran in Ten Round Fight
Gunboat Smith of San Francisco won the decision over Frank Moran of Pittsburg after twenty slow rounds in San Francisco. Moran weighed twenty pounds more, and the crowd hissed as Moran left the ring. Smith targeted Moran with a hard left to the face and kept Moran from mounting any serious challenge.
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San Francisco
Smith
Frank Moran
Pittsburg
Moran
Woman dies after glass door shatters during chase
Mrs Hortense Koetch, a widow at a holiday party in Los Angeles, confronted by cigarette smoking, snatched a cigar box and fled. Howe chased, crashed through a glass door, and a glass sliver pierced Koetch s neck, severing the jugular vein and causing instant death.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hortense Koetch
Embezzler Rochette Traced Aboard French Steamer Espagne
Reports from Vera Cruz say Henri Rochette the banker and promoter, who vanished on bail after embezzlement charges, is aboard the French steamer Espagne due January 5. He allegedly sent 5 million dollars in Mexican Central Railroad bonds to France this year, with no Mexico France extradition treaty likely to compel his return.
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Paris
Henri Rochette
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Rochette
France
Peerless Leader Frank Chance Guided Cubs to Pennants and Titles
The Chicago Cubs manager Frank Chance led the team for seven seasons winning four pennants and two world championships. Under his tenure Mordecai Brown flourished, Johnny Evers rose to fame, and Chance helped build a strong infield. He retired after being struck by a pitch and is now partly deaf.
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Chicago Cubs
Frank Chance
Cubs
Chance
Mordecai Brown
Johnny Evers
Frank Seelee
Charley Murphy
Willard Knocks Out Kearns At Madison Square Garden
Jesse Willard defeated Soldier Kearns by knockout in the eighth round of a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. Willard, taller by about a half foot, improved to a decisive win as Kearns failed to land cleanly as the Texas fighter pressed the attack. Sheriff Harburger attended in official capacity and offered no interference.
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New York
Jesse Willard
Kearns
Madison Square Garden
Texas
Willard
Sheriff Harburger
British Polo Team Sets Record Strength for American Tour
London reports the English polo squad will ship six players to America next spring with the finest ponies England has fielded. Capt. G. W. Seville W. S. Buck master Capt. Cheate Capt. Ribzson F. M. Frekne and Lord Woodhouse form the Cantab's strong lineup led by Major Edgerton Green manager of the Hurlingham Club. The Duke of Westminster backs the venture to ensure British ponies outshine American dollars.
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London
America
England
Daily Telegraph
Duke of Westminster
Edgerton Green
Hurlingham Club
Telegraph
G. W. Seville
W. S. Buckmaster
Cheate
Ribzson
F. M. Frekne
Lord Woodhouse
Cantab
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths Promised Relief
The Harlandale Hot Sulphur Waters claim marvelous results for rheumatism gout sciatica nervousness stomach blood liver and kidney troubles drawing people from across the United States. Patients are urged to consult their doctor and ride the South Flores streetcar to visit.
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Harlandale
United States
South Flores
Charters Issued Amid Tax Payment Notice
Charters issued to The Abstract and Title Company of Brownwood with 10000 capital stock. Lavernia Farmers Ginning Company in Lavernia Wilson county also capitalized at 10000. Beaumont Billiard and Pool Club in Beaumont 1000 capital. Powell Lumber Company dissolution certificate filed in Pettus. National Press Club elects officers in Washington with Suter as president and Sweinhart as vice president among others.
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Austin
Tex
Abstract and Title Company
Brownwood
Capital
B. E. Hurlbut Sr
Bert E. Hurlbut Jr
R. D. McClelland
Lavernia Farmers’ Ginning Company
Lavernia
Wilson County
Frank Koepp
William Engelhardt
C. F. Dieckow
Beaumont Billiard and Pool Club
Beaumont
J. T. Gossett
Fred Roquemore
W. H. Bartholomew
Powell Lumber _Company
Pettus
Press Club
Washington, D. C
National Press Club of Washington
John T. Suter
Chicago Record-Herald
Theodore N. Sweinhart
The
Associated Press
George W. Summers
Wheeling
CW. Va
McFarland Fails to Appear. English Stands in for Bout
Packey McFarland of Chicago did not show for his eight round match with Freddie Daniels of St. Joseph. Clarence English of Omaha replaced him. The match was declared even and no decision was given by the referee.
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Omaha
Neb
Packey McFarland
Chicago
Freddie Daniels
St. Joseph
Clarence English
Hill's Daughter to Marry Great Northern Magnate's Daughter
James J. Hill announced the engagement of his daughter Miss Rachael to Dr. Agil Boeckmann of St Paul. The wedding date has not been announced.
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Hill
St, Paul, Minn
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Rachael
Agil Boeckmann
Chancey Trial Continues in Houston Assault Case
The examining trial of Brinkley Chancey of Lufkin, charged with assault to murder Dr. W. F. Bohannon, continues. Chancey admits the shooting and says it followed Bohannon selling drugs to his sister over years and Bohannon's attack prior to the shooting. Bohannon had moved to Houston from San Antonio. Bohannon faces five indictments for unlawful drug sales. An unrelated report from Baton Rouge notes W. V. McDermott, claiming to be Val Verde County sheriff, was arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses after Del Rio authorities warned he was not an officer.
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Chancey
Houston
Tex
Brinkley Chancey
Lufkin
W. F. Bohannon
Bohannon
San Antonio
Baton Rouge
Val Verde County
Texas
W. V. McDermott
del Rio
McDermott
Aunt Lucy Churchwell Dies at 115 in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 27 1915 Lucy Churchwell known as Aunt Lucy a surviving Ole Black Mammy figure died at the Lulafton Home for Old Folks at age 115 She smoked a clay pipe and clung to ante bellum ideas often lamenting the freedom that separated her from her former Virginia masters.
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Lucy
New Orleans
Lucy Churchwell
Lufon
Marsters
Virginia
Chance Demands Record Salary to Manage Highlanders
Frank Chance states in a letter to Charles Williams that he will not manage the New York Highlanders unless he receives the highest salary ever asked by a baseball manager plus a percentage of profits. He says the figure is steep and may keep him on his ranch next summer if not met, and he will not travel east to negotiate.
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Chicago
Frank Chance
New York
Charles Williams
Chicago Nationals
Chance
Frank Yarrell
Highlanders
Farrell
Hunter Leads Golfers in Pinehurst Qualifying Round
Paul Hunter of the Midlothian Club Chicago outplayed Walter J Travis in the Pinehurst ninth annual holiday week tournament qualification. Hunter shot 75 to Travis 82 amid high winds as 18 of 69 entrants qualified for match rounds through next Tuesday with leaders and scores listed.
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W. J. Travis
Pinehurst
N. C
Paul Hunter
Midlothian Club
Chicago
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
Hunter
Travis
Bl. Becker
Woodland
I. S. Robeson
Oakhill
R. G. Shaw
Brookline
C. L. Bishop
Yale
A. H. Shaw
C. B. Wadson
New Suffolk
H.S. Horton
Midland
Shawnee
C. T. Boyd
Glen Echo
Columbia Clinches 21st Annual Chess Title Over Princeton
Columbia wins the annual chess tournament in New York finishing with 8 points. Harvard takes 7 1 2, Yale 4 1 2, and Princeton 4. Columbia overtakes Harvard in the long series as both have nine victories. Harvard ties Yale for one win apiece in the series.
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New York
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Laurel Heights Club Hosts Weekend Golf Events
Laurel Heights Club announces a busy schedule with a nine hole sweepstake today under new handicaps, an eighteen hole sweepstake Sunday morning, a nine hole event Sunday afternoon, and a captain's team match with eight players per side. Losers provide a goose dinner, and a prize of an imported golf stick is offered for the best net score. Plans for a New Year program are pending an early next week announcement by Manager Symons.
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Laurel Heights
Frank Richardson
W. J. Lyons
Symons
Rifle Match Head Named National Rifle Association Director
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Hale of the regular infantry and assistant to the chief of the division of militia affairs is appointed a director of the National Rifle Association of America and named executive officer of the National matches for 1913.
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Washington
Harry Hale
Regular Infantry
Division of Militia Affairs
National Rifle Association of America
Boxing bout called off by New Orleans club over health actions
The ten round bout between Joe Thomas of New Orleans and Frankie Gage of Los Angeles, scheduled for last night at the Orleans Athletic club in New Orleans, was canceled as the club awaited state health board action and promised improvements to comply with required safety measures.
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Gage-Thomas
New York
Joe Thomas
New Orleans
Frankie Gage
Los Angeles
Orleans Athleticlub
State Board of
Wealthy Timber Man Brackenridge Dies in Hammond
Charles E. Brackenridge, a wealthy timber magnate with holdings in Washington Oregon and Mexico, died in Hammond Louisiana. His death was reported from the city where he lived.
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Hammond, la
Charles E. Brackenridge
Brackenridge
Washington
Oregon
Mexico
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