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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1912
Page
18
New football rules sharpen the game with speed and skill reducing heavy brute force. The Yale Harvard clash looms as a marquee test with Brickley Felton Flynn and Yale stars primed for a spectacular showdown.
Washington baseball star Eddie Gandil ordered a Ford from Miller Brothers' Auto & Supply to ensure a car would be available next summer. He plans to travel between his Washington home near the stadium and the ballpark as the Nationals play at home.
The life insurance institutions in the country number twenty five million policy holders who gain from longer lifespans. Reducing mortality lowers costs and increases dividends for policy holders, with an estimated fifty million dollars lost annually due to postponable mortality among the insured.
The Cornhuskers defeated Kansas 14 to 3 in Lincoln as Nebraska rallied after a scoreless game. Weidlein’s late Kansas field goal gave Kansas three points, but Howards’ 70 yard kickoff return and two Nebraska touchdowns swung the game, preserving the win despite Kansas’ early edge.
Harris, Virginia left end, suffered a left arm fracture during a first quarter scrimmage in the Georgetown vs Virginia game played here today.
A Harlem era anecdote recounted in Mrs Forbes Robertson Hale's suffrage story features a confrontation between a Black woman and her husband. The exchange centers on the wife’s firm stance and refusal to be silenced, even as the husband tries to dismiss her words. The dialogue uses stark, unfiltered language reflecting period attitudes.
A roundup of football scores from campuses nationwide with results including Yale 6 Princeton 6 in East. Harvard 2 Dartmouth 0. Colgate 7 Syracuse 0. Army 15 Tufts 6. Swarthmore 14 Bucknell 13. Bowdoin 7 Vermont 0. Georgetown 16 Virginia 13. Johns Hopkins 7 St Johns 27. Amherst 0 Williams 12. Navy 40 North Carolina A and M. Wesleyan 14 Trinity 0. Yale freshmen 17 Harvard freshmen 18. Chicago 10 Illinois 0. Michigan 20 Cornell. Wisconsin 14 Minnesota 0. Oberlin 10 Case 6. Purdue 1 Rose Poly 0. St Louis 20 Marquette 6. Grinnell 13 Drake 0. Penn State 37 Ohio State 0. Pittsburgh 21 Jefferson 0. Utah 43 Colorado College 0. Nebraska 14 Kansas 3. Kansas Aggies 14 Colorado 6. St Louis area and other regional results including Sewanee 6 Alabama 6. Kentucky 13 Tennessee 6. Vanderbilt 23 Central Kentucky 0. Tennessee Medicals 6. Chattanooga 52 Transylvania 27. Arkansas 7 Louisiana 6. Oklahoma 12 Oklahoma A and M D The Hutchins ad copy notes High Living at Low Cost.
Harvard defeated Dartmouth 3 0 on a field goal by Charlie Brickley from the eighteen yard line in the third period. Wendell returned to the Crimson lineup and led the rushing while both defenses held firm and a punting battle ensued with Felton and Morey.
Missouri, fielding a lineup with nearly all veterans, overwhelmed Washington 83 to 0. The Tigers scored five first half touchdowns and blanked the visitors, while committing only one punt in the game. Offside penalties cost two Missouri touchdowns.
A 1920s Clarksville county roster lists Brown Rogers and Edgar Cowan among Texas League alums alongside Boss Schmidt Walter Schmidt Red Basham and others. The piece touts a homegrown team of players spread through the Providence International and other leagues with Weaver Cowan handling third base plans.
Wisconsin defeated Minnesota 14 to 0 to claim an undisputed Western title in a crowd of about 25,000 at Madison. Juneau led with two scores as Gillette kicked the goal, with strong performances from Tanberg Bright and Riper. The Badgers outgained the Gophers and showcased superior backfield play and interference.
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia American League club, confirms he owns 50 percent of the stock after buying interests of Frank Hough and Samuel Jones. He denies plans to manage the Highlanders, or to dispose of pitchers Pit Bender or Oldring.
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