May Keep Am Out In Portland Grid Tug Of War
Plowden Scott Stanford quarterback and captain will not play for Multnomah in the New Year’s Day game with the Seattle Athletic club raising a possible protest from California over the Berkeley agreement. George McMillan likely at quarterback with Kerron at tackle, defense rotating, Dick Smith Columbia coach refereeing, bets even with bets off if a tie.
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Plowden Scott
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Multnomah
Seattle Athletic Club
University of California
Aoto
Cardinal Institute
Berkeley
George McMillan
Kerron
Dick Smith
Columbia
Athletica
Christopher Von der Ahe and the Mask Inventor Story
Christopher Von der Ahe, longtime Browns owner, looms large in baseball lore as a colorful figure who built a storied St. Louis club and later ran a North St. Louis drink resort. He is credited with sparking the idea for the catcher's mask, after suggesting to C. W. MacLain a protective cage. MacLain built the original mask which Rogers, Reach and Wright later refined.
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Browns
Tevrion
St. Louis
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Diamond
Tony Paust
Larry Harrigan
Doe* Ong
C. W. Mac
Lain
von der Ahe
MacLain
Rogers
Reach
Wright
Range sale listing with many models at discount prices
Advertisement offers dozens of ranges and ovens with prices from 50 to 120 dollars. Details include Majestic Range six burners plus oven 18 by 20, Star penetrations, Eureka Economy Range, Great Western Tener HS Born Range, Gem Monitor ovens, and a Restaurant range. Customer urged to trade in old stove and to remember the store name and location.
Carr May Wear Brooklyn Uniform Next Season
First Baseman Carr who was released by Cleveland to Cincinnati may wear a Brooklyn uniform next season. Kelley staying with the Queeney team leaves no room for Carr. In Muncie Indiana, Carr shows 48 speed and a sharp curved ball, while Rube Waddell predicts a pennant run if his arm holds. Matty Mathews vs Gene Bezenah slated for January 5 in Cincinnati for 250 dollars. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien rich in property owning Fairmount park Broad street station and Independence Hall.
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Brooklyn
Kelley
Queeney
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Muncie
Ind
Batamen
Rube Waddell
Matty Mathews
Gene Bezenah
Riverview A. C
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Fairmount Park
Broad St. Station
Independence Hall
Bets, trades, and plans swirl in old league chatter
Hotel Walton and the public Library discuss purchase of the county courthouse and Schuylkill river as Cincinnati drops Pitcher Van Anda amid baseball upheaval. John Wille and Al Kaufmann to clash in San Francisco, Jacobsen rejoins St. Louis, and New York fans push for limited round engagements under police watch. Blind spots linger over gambling, promoters, and a Yale star facing illness in the Adirondacks.
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Ohio
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Jimmy Sheekard
Chicago
Hut
John Wille
al Kaufmann
San Francisco
Jacobsen
Washington
St. Louis
New York
Ilindia
Elmypire
William H. Murphy
Yale
Minnesota University president defends football stance
Cyrvn Northrup, president of the University of Minnesota, rejects an eastern correspondent's misquotation on western football policy. He says football should stay and can be regulated to remove professionalism, commercialism, and betting, while remaining a healthy pursuit for youths.
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ST. Paul
Autoists head for Ormond as Cedrino Fletcher arrive
New York motorists move toward Ormond on December 30 with many prominent drivers and owners already arriving. Cedrino and Fletcher will field 110 horsepower cars that competed in the Vanderbilt Cup. Lancia, famed from the Long Island race, is also expected with a 110 horsepower machine.
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Ormond
Cedrino
Fletcher
Lancia
Long Island
Examining Athletes Gets Endorsement by Chicago Doctor
In New York the Society of College Gymnasium Directors met and Dr Raycroft of the University of Chicago urged screening athletes for college sports. He argued that focus should not be limited to the heart but also to kidneys which suffer strain in athletic competition.
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New York
Society of College Gymnasium
Raycroft
University of Chicago
Strikeout Wins Game And Bride
Des Moines Iowa December 30 Lee Stillman crack pitcher of the All Iowa League won a championship ball game and the heart of Florence Palmer of Ottumwa Iowa at the same time. It all came about when the stalwart young dealer in state struck out Bagann the slugger of Keokuka with bases loaded and two out. The game was close and Keokuk might have won if Egan had connected. Stillman then walked two wide pitches. a sigh of relief rose from the grandstand as a blushing admirer met the pitcher and learned his pitching was just lovely. They were married December 6.
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Iowa
Lee Stillman
Florence Palmer
Ottumwa
Stae
Bagan
Keokuka
Egan
Keokuk
Pitcher Stillman
Football conference talks fail to reach amalgamation plan
A New York committee met with the existing rules committee in Philadelphia. The old committees refused to amalgamate without consulting their universities. They promised future talks once guidance from the universities is obtained.
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Philadelhpia
Deck
New York
Kangaroo Football Match Draws Crowd in New Zealand
Gotch defeats Delivak in two straight falls Graeco Roman style before a large crowd at the venue. Gotch wins first fall in one hour and second in 26 minutes. A New York dispatch notes J Edmond Woodman of Dalhousie University Halifax suggests Kangaroo as a substitute for the American game.
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Weal
Delivak
Gotch
New York
J. Edmond Woodman
The
Dalhousie University
Halifax
N. B
New
York
Kangaroo
New Zealand
America
Lick Somebody Else First Echoes in Prize Fight Talk
Jack O'Brien has issued a challenge to Jeff and Frisco sports circles debate if the bout will happen. Jeff demands a proving fight against Hart and others before he will engage, while San Francisco sports men weigh O'Brien's chances and the fight's likelihood.
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Francisco
Frisco
Cusip
O’brien
Simmeroos
O'Brien
Hart
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