Army and Navy clash ends 15 to 7 in Polo Grounds
Army defeats Navy 15 to 7 after Elmer Oliphant opens with an 83 yard kickoff return. Hard-hitting play and a blocked punt set up Butler for a second score as 69,000 fans watch the bitter annual contest at the Polo Grounds.
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Damon Runyon
New York
N. Y
Elmer Oliphant
Samuel
United States Navy
Polo Grounds
Annapolis
West Point
Army
Navy
Perry
Oliphant
Gray Legion
Giants
Gerhardt
Vidal
Oli Phant
Salt Water Boys
Butler
Hudson River
John Pershing
Ebbets and the Dodgers Facing a Money Grasp Debate
A New York memo highlights C Hercules Eb bets as a drive for higher profits in baseball. It cites proposed 60 cent bleacher pricing, $5 World Series seats, longer seasons, and reduced players’ pay to enrich magnates, fueling fan disillusion.
Masquerade Ball Banter in Boston Transcript
A dialogue note from the Boston Transcript shows a woman asking if her costume suits her and a man replying she would be lovely in any disguise. The exchange captures light social banter at a masquerade event.
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Boston Transcript
Vie Sailer May Not Play Again
Vie Saler the Cubs first baseman may never play again due to eye trouble that has plagued him all year. If no improvement occurs this winter he could lose his job with the Cubs next season. He struggled to see fast pitches and his performance declined late in the year. Saler is a keen reader who attends movie shows and has been advised to avoid staying out to help his eyesight improve.
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Vie Sailer
Chicago
Vie Saler
Cubs
Vice
Sater
Minnesota Romps on Chicago U 49 to 0 in Big Nine clash
Minnesota Gophers overwhelm Chicago Maroons at Stagg Field before 22 000 fans scoring 49 with Wyman two touchdowns Boston Hansen and Mayer each adding scores as substitution shifts appear late in the game Chicago fights hard but cannot match the Gophers power and pace
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Gophers
Stagg Field
Chicago
Minnesota
Maroons
Williams
Wyman
Boston
West
Chicago U
Broles
Penn athletic committee foresees two teams clinching major titles
Pennsylvania's athletic committee believes the crew and baseball teams may win championships before June. Captain A Woll leads a tall crew, while coach Ray Thomas praises Shorty Sayre and Johnny Titzel as top pitchers. Coach Joe Wright may depart for military service, and prospects for a strong track relay group under Lawson Robertson are noted with runners Lennon Kaufman Dorsey Smith Scudder Pope showing early form.
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Philadelphia
Navy
University of Pennsylvania
A. Woll
Joe Wright
Pennsylvania
Ray Thomas
Shorty Sayre
Johnny Titzel
Titzel
Connie Mack
Lawson Robertson
Tommy Lennon
Frank Kaufman
Fred Dorsey
Elmer Smith
Larry Scudder
Tom Pope
Robertson
University meeting condemns intercollegiate gambling
At the University of Texas ten students gathered in the main auditorium with Coach Billy Disch and Dean H Y Benedict to discuss gambling on intercollegiate contests. They stressed the harm to athletics and school pride and warned of penalties and enforcement to stamp it out ahead of the Texas A and M game.
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Austin
Tex
Billy Disch
H. Y. Benedict
Disch
Patient’s tongue coat joke at clinic ends with race track remark
Mrs Jenkinson recounts a long story to her physician who slips her another bottle. She then quips that the doctor did not check if her tongue was coated, noting in a joke that “You don’t find grasa on a race track.”
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Grasa
Cotton Grower Aided by Plant Industry Report
The 1911 wartime report notes control efforts for wilt root-knot and rhizoctonia in cotton, forage crops and truck crops in the South. It cites 1646 acres planted with wilt resistant cotton in South Carolina and 6080 bushels of select seed sold to farmers, with Alabama producing 170 bushels. It highlights Acala cotton from Mexico as superior and earlier, aiding Drougue? varieties. distribution of improved seed to promote cultivation in Texas Oklahoma South Carolina and Alabama.
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Washington, D. C
South
U. S. Department Agriculture
Tates Relations Service
Durango
South Carolina
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
Acaia
Mexico
Rowden
Lone Star
Triumph
Lightweight backs lead 1916 football trends and nerves
The article notes a shift to faster lighter halfbacks in major colleges with stars like Harley, Driscoll, Dollard, Casey, Maulbetsch and Oliphant weighing under 170 pounds. It discusses the rise of speed over mass, coach nerves, and the limited success of lateral passes, citing the Harvard Princeton game as historically clean with minimal injuries.
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Fritz Dollard
Eddie Casey
Maulbetsch
Michigan
Oliphant
Army
Atlantic Seaboard
Hubbell
Colgate
Hastings and
DeHart
Panthers
Moore
Princeton
Mass
Tia Juana Results First Race at Five and One Half Furlongs
Anna Lee driven by Lilley led the opening race over five and a half furlongs with Plume second and Muriels Pet third. Time 1 09. Other runners: Mandadero Clara W Zelda Toher Edith Lyons Lady Blanche Amjer's Daughter. Second race saw Blanch Dallon win over G Signorette Persevere. Third race won by Fred T with Pr ie de of Lismore second and Hynota third. Time 1 08. Azurea Davie Theresa McMakin Clara W Francis G also ran. Fourth race selling three year olds mile Cecil won over Gonda and Prince B. Fifth race Kenneth won over Lady James Clark Time 1 07. Sixth race Captain Druse won over Roy and John Louis. Time 1 47 3 5. Also ran Zamloch Ora McGee Go mule Maudie.
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Anna Lee
Lilley
Plume
A. Smith
Muriel’s Pet
Scherzer
Mandadero
Clara W
Zelda Toher
Edith Lyons
Lady Blanche
Amjer
Blanch Dallon
Pauley
G. Signorette
Scherrer
Persevere
Shilling
Satsuma Belle
Golden Dragon
Ella B
Fred T
Priede of
Azurea
Davie
Theresa McMakin
Francis G
Cecil
Pool
Gonda
Moss
Prince
Petit Bleu
Aimee Leake
Louise Paul
Yallaha
Kenneth
O’brien
Lady James
Pickens
Clark
Calurna
Leabia
Industry
Mary Emily
Captain Druse
Roy
van Dusen
John Louis
Zamloch
Ora McGee
Gomule
Maudie
Lincoln visits Springfield prison with inmate remark
During his first visit to the Springfield penitentiary President Lincoln is told by an inmate that he and Lincoln know prisons well. The inmate says he has been in all the others, while Lincoln replies that this is his first visit. The Chicago News notes the exchange.
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Lincoln
Springfield Penitentiary
Chicago News
United States Lawn Tennis Association Faces Busy Session
New York Nov 25 The executive committee will tackle ranking reports proposed amateur rule changes and junior and boys tournaments now sanctioned nationally Extensive discussion may follow on creating tennis centers lowering age limits and reforming doubles championships The proposal to add new sections includes Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri the Missouri Valley and the Pacific Northwest markets.
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New York
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
George T. Lee
United States
The
Tennis Association
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Isouri Valley
Pacific Northwest
Washington, Or
Idaho
Mahan to quit coaching and enter politics
Eddie Mahan announced he will retire from coaching after this season and return to New York to pursue politics. The Harvard star and UC Berkeley coach discussed Eastern versus Pacific Coast football and predicted California would win a championship in three years. He said his contract expires November 30 and he will not coach next season.
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Los Angeles
Eddie Mahan
Harvard
New York
Mahan
California
Bear Monitor
East
Oregon
Eastern High School
Haughton
Warner
Jones
Rush
Sharpe
Rumor Contacts in Society Notes Stir Gossip
The note reports alleged card party by reputed ladies including Mrs Smith, with Mrs Eclinger from Levitts Junction. It claims Mrs Smith is the wife of Archibald Stith, called the Honest Man, trading on New Street.
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Society Notes
Sven
Adles
Smith
Hoatoes
Family Outing Lunches Readied With Missed Item Joke
A Philadelphia Ledger item notes a family preparing a woods picnic. The mother lists sandwiches and snacks including lettuce, olive, peanut butter sandwiches, macaroons, pickles, ginger snaps, and chow-chow, then jokes about forgetting something. Father retorts with sarcasm about adding food.
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Father
Philadelphia Ledger
Referee Blunder Shapes Army Notre Dame Defeat
A Bellman era letter laments a referee error by A Charles Haan in the Army Notre Dame game. The ruling misapplied Rule 17 3 costing Notre Dame a 15 yard penalty and Army a 30 yard gain, enabling a late Army TD that sealed a 12 to 10 victory. Army's Oliphant and Vidal shine as top passers and receivers. Notre Dame star center McEwan dominates before being outmatched by Rdzewski.
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A. Charles Haan
Harvard
Army
Notre Dame
Haan
Oliphant
House
Navy
Vidal
Rdzewski
McEwan
Football Scope Widens Atlantic Coast Clash Possible
Intercoastal football grows as Atlantic and Pacific teams schedule more contests. Pennsylvan ia eyes Pasadena on New Year’s Day to face the Pacific champion with hopes higher for California games if the coast title is lost. Syracuse and Brown played Far East last year, with Syracuse routing Oregon Agricultural and Occidental, while Brown fell to Washington State. Washington State may host east games for the 1917 team in New York.
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Atlantic
Pacific Coast
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Pasadena
Cal
University of California
Quakers
Brown
Syracuse
Far East
Oregon Agricultural College
Occidental
Washington State
University of Washington
New York City
Welterweight title dispute stirs the ring in Boston
The welterweight scene shows Sir Ted Lewis leading Jack Britton with several reports of rounds decided and drawn. Mike Gibbons remains unpopular after a win over Dillon due to perceived hold up tactics affecting promoter relations and future bids.
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Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
Jack Dillon
Dillon
St. Paul
Young Ahearn
Bob McAllister
Mike Donovan
Willie Lewis
al McCoy
Eddie McGoorty
Packey McFarland
Soldier Bartfield
Kid Lewis
Mike
Lewis
Bartfield
Michael
Ofvers
Relay Race Feature in Millrose Indoor Meet
A relay race between East and West teams is a feature of Millrose A A A indoor meet at Madison Square Garden on January 24. The West will field the unbeaten American relay team from Sweden and Norway. the East will consist of four chosen runners, each handling 220 yards for a half mile distance.
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New York
Millrose A. A
Madison Square Garden
Sweden
Norway
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