Beacon Hills Triumph Over West Texas Cadets
Beacon Hill defeated West Texas Military Academy second team 12 0 at Electric Park Saturday morning. Beacon Hills relied on fast play against heavier Cadets and names Mitchell Roe Soule and Youn as top performers. A rematch is planned and Beacon Hills seeks teams averaging 120 pounds. contact Manager Jackson at old phone 5406.
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West Texas Military Academy
Electric Park
Mitchell
Roe
Soule
Youn
Beacon Hills
Jackson
Football Surprises Hit Many Colleges Overnight
Week by week big college games yield shocks with Penn State routing Cornell 29 to 6 and Brown beating Pennsylvania 30 to 7. Yale edged Army 8 to 0 while Wisconsin crushed Purdue 42 to 0 and Illinois routed Indiana 138 to 7.
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University of Utah
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Mississippi College
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Louisiana
Mandot Climbs The Pugilistic Ladder
Joe Mandot of New Orleans rises from a limber local contender to near-lightweight class status in under two years. Born August 3 1891 near the French Market, the 21 year old fighter shed weight and improved rapidly, knocking out Joe Rivers on Labor Day after early setbacks to Frankie Conley and Yankee Schwartz.
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New Orleans
Joe Rivers
Ad Wolgast
Mandot
Joe
Fistiec
Frankie Conley
Orleans Athletic Club
Conley
Tommy Dixon
Memphis
Yankee Schwartz
Effie Virtue of St. Paul Writes Toe Typed Novel
Effie Gladys Virtue of St. Paul has gained attention for finishing the novel Helen Dale by typing with her toes. She now replies personally to letters from across the United States, a feat noted in press chatter. The Washington Herald also quotes a playful exchange about a gown.
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Effie Gladys Virtue
St. Paul
Helen Dale
United States
Southwestern university scrubs form fast Georgetown team
The Southwestern University scrub football squad in Georgetown Texas has organized and begun rigorous practice for several heavy prep opponents. Edward Nixon is captain with Elrich Dobie as manager. Planned games include October 26 vs Austin Academy and November 9 vs Coronal Institute in Georgetown and November 22 in San Marcos.
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Tex
Southwestern University
Elrich Dobie
Beeville
Edward Nixon
Austin Academy
Coronal Institute
Corpus Beats Bay View College in Portland Gridiron Opener
Corpus High School defeated Bay View College 6 to 0 in the season opener at Portland. Segrest threw a 12 yard pass to Leary for a third quarter touchdown, with Segrest kicking the extra point. Bay View’s Seagall and Barrett had long runs but failed to finish drives. Segrest stood out for Corpus. Officials were Referee Mullen from Texas University and Umpire Rockwood from the University of Indiana.
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Corpus High School
Bayview College
Portland
Corpus
Segrest
Leary
Seagall
Barrett
Mullen
Texas University
Rockwood
University of Indiana
Nightingale Serenade Echoes in Quiet Woods
A fragment from a read-aloud letter describes a romantic setting where the nightingale sings at night and a horn is played for hours in the woods, illustrating a poetic memory. The garbled name Sotqupeny appears as a misread phrase.
Murphy Names New Cubs Manager Choice Shrouded
Chicago leader Chas Murphy announces a new Cubs manager for 1913, without naming him. He praises a young, fast, versatile candidate who can play 154 games if needed and think quickly, with early rumors linking Jimmy Archer to the job.
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Chicago
Ills
Frank Chance
Chicago Cubs
Chas. W. Murphy
Murphy
Cubs
McGraw
Divorce denial in Hal Chase case delays absolute split
New York Supreme Court Justice Greenbaum did not approve referee Alvin Untermyer's recommendation for an absolute divorce to Mrs. Hal Chase. He sent the report back for additional proof. Mrs. Chase testified against Chase with a fellow player citing group hotel and cafe outings and a blonde companion. Greenbaum urged more hotel register subpoenas and party members to testify.
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Alvin Untermyer
Hal Chase
Supreme Court
Greenbaum
Chase
Justice Greenbaum
Alaska purchase praised by Father Vaughan over banquet
A Chinese cook and a Japanese waiter served Father Vaughan at an Alaska dinner featuring caribou steak moose tenderloin leg of mountain sheep grouse wild duck salmon crabs and brook trout He concluded the United States paid a good bargain when it bought Alaska for 7 000 000.
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Father Vaughan
Alaska
United States
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