Field Hockey Takes Root in America With Applebee Guidance
Field hockey gains popularity in the United States through Miss Constance Applebee. College teams at Vassar Bryn Mawr and Smith form as intercollegiate play spreads. The article outlines field dimensions equipment weights sticks and ball standards and notes nets on goals aid umpire decisions.
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Constance McK. Applebee
England
Vassar
Bryn Mawr
Pennsylvania
Wellesley
Massachusetts
Radcliffe
Cambridge
Mass
Smith
Northampton
Britt the Californian Lights Up the Lightweight Ring
The San Francisco born boxer Jimmy Britt rises rapidly in the lightweight ranks after defeating Frank Erne. He climbs toward the championship while avoiding a fight with African American titleholder Joe Gans. Britt balances a stable job with his boxing dreams and may face social pressure to keep the belt white.
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Frorld
Jimmy Britt
Frank Erne
Frisco
Britt
America
California
San Francisco
Rockwell
Yale
Billy Britt
Jimmy
Billy
Market
Olympic Athletic Club
Omar Khayyam
Terry McGovern
Tim Hegarty
Kid Lavigne
Erne
Gans
American Jockeys in France Stir Debate on Track Rights
The piece follows Danny Maher's remarks on 106 wins in 400 mounts and discusses the suspension of Jockeys Johnnie Reiff and Milton Henry by French officials. It notes Jealousy in Paris, touts, and calls for American jockeys to be allowed to ride, with Redfern's lucrative deal and rising earnings highlighted as signs of America's growing influence in turf.
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England
America
France
All England
Great Britain
Danny Maher
Edward of
Danny
Johnnie Reiff
Milton Henry
Jockey Club
Little Reiff
Henry
Rale
le Sport
Paris
French
Reiff
Jockey Clubs
French Jockey Club
American Jockey Club
Arthur Redfern
J. B. Pepper
Williams
Whitney
Colonel Pepper
Redfern
Sydney Paget
Canada
F. 8. Nelson & Co
English Field Hockey For Men and Women play rules
The book describes field hockey with twenty two players, eleven per side, adjustable to twenty or eighteen. It details position roles for forwards, halfbacks, fullbacks, and a goalkeeper, and explains bully off to start play, ball flow, dribbling, passing, and shooting within the striking circle leading to a goal.
Newark's New Captain Named for Second Base Role
Newark New Jersey manager W. W. Burnham signs John J. O'Brien of Lewiston Maine to captain the club and play second base for 19. The move strengthens infield depth as the season nears.
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Newark
W. W. Burnham
N. J
John J. O'Brien
Lewiston
New Orleans Baseball Gets Backers Frank Bishop and Charley
Frank Bishop will back the New Orleans club with Charley in the manager role as the city joins the new Southern league.
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New Orleans
Frank Bishop
Charley
Frank
Leach Denies Receiving $1000 Advance From A L Club
Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pirates, says Tommy Leach returned the $1000 advance and has receipts proving he did not take the money to play for an American League club.
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Ban Johnson
Tommy Leach
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Leach
Haggard Penn clash yields heavy punting night
Twenty three punts marked the football game between Haggard and Penn. The teams battled with field position dictating plays as special teams dominated the contest.
Slosson Signs for Paris Billiard International
George Slosson has deposited funds and signed to compete in the Paris international billiard tournament set for next month. Maurice Daly may enter as well. Slosson will sail soon and notes this event features more leading players than any prior billiards tourney, thanks to Paris academies remaining open after court decisions.
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George Slosson
Paris
Maurice Daly
Slosson
Palmer Revives Form in 15 Round Victory over Williams
Palmer, English sportsman, shows signs of returning to peak form by defeating Jem Williams in a fifteen round bout. The convincing aggression surprised friends who doubted his current pace and power.
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Palmer
Jem Williams
New Cup Defender Under Rapid Construction At Bristol Yard
Nat Herreshoff at Bristol RI builds the new America’s Cup defender with a projected cost of 275000 dollars. Manager Iselin pushes speedy launch and hands on role, while Captain Charlie Barr is slated to sail. Aluminum deck trials and woven wood fiber cover are explored on Shamrock III, with Iselin denying speed claims and noting no aluminum in the next defender.
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Nat Herreshoff
Bristol
R. L
Oliver Iselin
Iselin
Lord Dunraven
Columbia
Shamrock I
Charlie Barr
Banks
the Clyde
Herréshoff
Herreshoff
William Fife
Ises
Captain Wringe
Mr. Iselin
England
Osage
J. Olsen & Son
Aransas Pass Wood Yard
Early Pacific Coast football officials duel
Walter Camp coached Stanford and McClung the noted referee coached onme. For the big game no qualified official could be found, so the two coaches officiated. Each was too strict with his own players, and that was the only fault noted.
A Warning For Corbett in Glove Contest
James J. Corbett earns $750 a week for a monologue stunt his earnings would total $75 000 in 100 weeks and $750 000 in 1000 weeks. He cannot afford to meet Mr Jeffries in a five ounce glove contest and risks a blow to the larynx.
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Corbett
James J. Corbett
Mr. Corbett
Mr. Jeffries
Yale and Harvard Face Preseason Clash at Soldiers Field
Yale and Harvard prepare for a historic matchup on Soldiers Field as Yale seeks its first victory over Harvard on the famed gridiron, a clash shaping early season pride for both programs.
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Yale
Harvard
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