Texas U T C Have Heavy Football Team Quarterback Wanted
The 45 man Texas Longhorn squad prepares to open the season with Fort Worth Polytechnic. Coaches seek a varsity quarterback among candidates Loftus Dudley Shelmire and Barrell, plus new arrivals, with Dean and Niblo at key positions and Milton Daniels back to shape. Notre Dame game looms as a major Thanksgiving attraction.
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Fort Wort Polytechnic
Dave Allerdice
Rix
San Marcos
Joe Russell
Longhorns
Loftus
Dudley
Plano High
Shelmire
Terrell School
Dallas
Barrell Haseen
Allerdice
Bob
Webb
Tennessee
Alva Carlton
Houston High
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Victoria High School
Niblo
Pritchett
Howell
San Antonio Academy
Milton Daniels
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Baylor
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Sewanee
Oklahoma
Houston
Kansas Aggies
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College Station
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Manhattan
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Walter Eckersall
Army
West Point
Harvard crushes Maine 84 to 0 in Cambridge
Harvard dominated as Maine fumbled repeatedly and failed to gain on the line. Mahan starred for Harvard with Brickley Hitchcock and Storer also hard in the win while O Brien returned punts.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
University of Maine
Hardwick
Willetts
Maine
Mahan
Brickley
Hitchcock
Storer
O'Brien
Tigers Beat Naps in Seventh Inning Rally
Detroit wins 8 to 4 over Cleveland with strong late offense. Lajoie Cobb Willett Loudon Sei bold Gibson credited with key hits including three-base shots. Cobb and Gibson steal bases. Cullop and Willett matchup yields multiple walks and strikeouts. time of game 1 hour 35 minutes.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Lajoie
Cobb
Willett
Loudon
Seibold
Gibson
Leibold
Mich
Tigers
Naps
Ty Cobb
Jackson
Bush
Bauman
B. Letbold
Geseeneseers
Chapman
Johnston
Bates
Graney
Hd Tee
O'Neill
Cca
Steen
James
Crawford
Dubuc
Comet
Comstock
O'Loughlin
Ferguson
Sere AB
AR. Bauman
Veach
If Gibson
Onslow
London
Cubs Beat Reds In 4-2 Baseball Clash
Chicago powers past Cincinnati 4-2 with Williams and Archer driving in runs. Good and Bridwell contribute steals while Vaughn and Johnson keep the mound busy with multiple strikeouts and two wild pitches noted by officials.
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Cincinnati
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Robinson
Vaughn
Leach
Sailor
Good
Bates
Dodge
Groh
Archer
Evers
Zimmerman
Williams
Bridwell
Brennan
Ohio
Cubs
Reds
Trojans
Robertson
Leagh
Sailer
Ss Archer
Ee Vaughn
Hopittzel
Blackbauwe
National League faces vote on Lynch at December meeting
In New York the National League fights over President Tom Lynch as four clubs New York Boston Chicago and Brooklyn plan to oppose his re election. Barrow O'Brien and Herrmann are named as possible successors while St Louis holds balance of power and the reform faction edges toward Lynch or a rival candidate.
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Lynch
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Moose" McCormick
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Brennan
Philadelphia
James Gaffney
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Charles Hercules
Hempstead
Charles W. Murphy
Cubs
August Herrmann
Cincinnati
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Pittsburg
Baker
Britton
St. Louis
Herrmann
Horace Fogel
National Commission
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Goodnough
Dreyfuss
Barney
Ritten
Cardinals
Murphy
Joe O’brien
The
American Association
Mr. Brown
Louisville
Garry Irmann
Ed Barrow
International League
Barrow
International
Holy Cross Holds Yale 10 in Close Game
New Haven Conn Sept 27 Holy Cross defeated Yale 10 to 0 in a hard fought defensive battle Yale at the end scored a late touchdown after a McCabe punt and a short drive Knowles Ainsworth and Wilson paced the Holy Cross defense and field goal attempts by McCabe and Carry fell short Gurnsey kicked Yale’s early field goal and a late score followed by Knowles and Wilson advances through Holy Cross line.
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Conn
Yale
Holy Cross
Wilson
McCabe
Carry
Gurnsay
Knowles
Ainsworth
O Rourke's 36 Year Baseball Record Ends in Illness
Veteran Jim O Rourke, who played every season since 1876, ends a 36 year continuous playing streak due to illness. He also led a Connecticut League era, served as league official, and briefly played with five National League clubs including Providence and New York.
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O'Rourke
Jimmy Jr
Bridgeport
Columbus Club
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Wagner
Dan Brouthers
Beckley
Jim Ryan
Keeler
van Haltren
Lajoie
Brotherhood
O’rourke
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Buffalo
New York
Washington
Providence Ring
John
Bostons
Altho
Billy Hamilton
Roger Connor
Charley Bennett
Donovan
Joe Kelley
Pete Browning
Buck Ewing
Adrian Anson
Sloane Swats In As Montgomery Bow At Bat
A brisk Montgomery contest features Sloane, a Yale slugger, who learns the swing as he faces manager Dobbs’s pitching guidance. Sloan belts a decisive hit after a misread bunt, prompting a sharp exchange with Dobbs. The article notes Sloan’s recall by the St. Louis Browns for another trial and compares him to legends like Jackson and Speaker.
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Yale Sloan
Yale
Johnny Dobbs
Sloan
Dobbs
Snan
St. Louis Browns
Jackson
Cardinals Lose To Pirates In St Louis Tilt
The St Louis Cardinals fall to the Pittsburgh Pirates by a 4 to 1 score. Pitcher Duffy for the Pirates held steady after a fifth inning rally by St Louis, who collected multiple hits to pull ahead briefly before Pittsburgh sealed the win.
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Ane Cardinals
Pirates
Tone Duffy
O’toole
Cardinals
Pittsburg
Football Results From Various Colleges
Scores from games show Carlisle-Carlisle 26 over Wesley at Cambridge Harvard 84. Yale 10 over Holy Cross, Union 20 over Schenectady St. Lawrence, Amherst 10 over Rhode Island State, Brown 0 over Providence Colby 10, Syracuse 41 over Hobart, Dartmouth 13 over Amherst Aggies 8, Otterbein 15 over Delaware Wesleyan 7, Pittsburg 66 over Ohio Northern 6, Lehigh 64 over Bethlehem, Franklin and Marshall 59 over United States Connecticut 26, Exeter 13 over Cushing 7, Minnesota 14 over South Dakota 0, Penn 53 over Gettysburg 0, Princeton 14 over Rutgers 4.
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Exeter
Cushing
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Minnesota
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Pennsylvania
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Rutger
Giants Opponents Hit More Home Runs at Polo Grounds
Baseball notes that in 1913 at the Polo Grounds opponents of the Giants hit 22 homers, while the Giants themselves had 19. Key players include Arthur Shafer with five homers and Larry Doyle three. Pirates, Braves, and others contributed several long balls, with Mathewson and Tesreau among pitchers yielding multiple homers.
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McGrawites
Gotham
Manhattan
Arthur Shafer
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Mack
McGraw
Shafer
Larry Doyle
Chalmers
Otto Hess
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Meyers
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Charley Herzog
Harry McCormick
Fred Snodgrass
Fred Merkle
Arthur Fletcher
George Burns
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Superbas
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Tesreau
Fromme
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Mathewson
Crandall
Demaree
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Max Carey
Ham Hyatt
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