Amateur Athletes conquer soggy AAU meet in New Orleans
The AAU senior and junior championships faced heavy heat and rain as athletes from the north and northwest battled a muddy track. Gis sing upset Melholder in the half mile, E B K Stevens cleared five feet nine inches, Bob Eller won the low hurdles in 26.25, and Gwin Henry dazzled by winning the 100 and 220-yard dashes after a false start setback.
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New Orleans
Amateur Athletic Union
Aventa
Melholder
Gissing
Shep
E BK. Stevens
Bob Eller
Gwin Henry
Henry
Nelson Lucky 10 Gets Draw With Lagrave
In San Francisco on November 1 public opinion split over Battling Nelson's return against Antone Lagrave. Writers say Nelson lacked his former dash but endured punishment, while referee Eddie Smith called the result a lucky draw for Nelson.
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San Francisco
Publc
Battling Nelson
Antone Lagrave
Eddie Smith
Nelson
Con O Kelly versus Johnson rivalries and league notes
Short sports notes describe Con O Kelly of Utica losing a ring bout to Hank Griffin in California, Detroit’s eleven heading to Cuba, O Leary signing with Detroit for 1911, Nelson’s failed comeback, Wenatchee vs Queen Anne, and early National Amateur Three Cushions billiard results with Wireback and Blumenthal victors.
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Con O'Kelly
Utica
N. Y
Jack Johnson
Hank Griffin
California
Pittsburg
Joseph F. Wireback
This City
F. M Keyes
Richard Norgrove
Kansas City
Boston
New York
William Blumenthal
Alan Mason
Promoter Fletcher Fails to Recruit Four Detroit Bowlers
Promoter Fletcher, active in the Middle West for an all star team, will not have four Detroit players who received retainer checks. The players sent the checks to President Garry Hermann and Herrmann will return the gold to Fletcher.
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Fletcher
Middle West
Detroit
Garry Hermann
North Seattle Athletic Club to Start Class Work
The North Seattle Athletic Club will initiate class work on November 6 under the present program. Harvey Donaldson will oversee the wrestling department.
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North Seattle Athletic Club
Harvey Donaldson
Baseball War Sparks Over Bates MecQuillen Signings
Cincinnati November 1. Garry Hermann owner of the Cincinnati Baseball club signs Outfielder Bates and Pitcher MecQuillen from the Philadelphia National League team. The move is expected to precipitate a baseball war. Rangers top Soccer league standings after a 5 to 1 win over the Celtics last Sunday.
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Cincinnat, O
Garry Hermann
Cincinnati
Bates
MecQuillen
Rangers
Celtics
Double and Forward Pass Formation for a Football Play
The quarterback lines up a yard back of the scrimmage with the outside foot of end. Plays over tackle and around the end should work, with four forward passes to the end of the quarter. A shin tackle setup triggers a double pass from center to halfback then to the quarterback who fakes a circle and a forward pass.
Johnstone Breaks World Altitude Record at Helmont Park
Ralph Johnstone of the Wright team shattered the world altitude mark by rising to 06.174 feet at Helmont Park New York on November 1. He had previously set the American record at 5471 feet just last Friday.
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Helmont Park
N. Y
Ralph Johnstone
Wright
Johnstone
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Second Ave
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