This Old Bird Can Do Several Things Younger Ones Can't
Walter Brickett, 51, English athlete, covered seven miles by varied actions in 53 minutes 49 seconds in a sequence of events that included a mile walk and three runs, two miles on a bicycle, mile rowing, and mile swimming. He faced rain and 2 foot 6 inch hurdles during the land events. A year earlier he did a mile walk a two mile run a mile cycle a mile row and a mile swim in 53 minutes 28 seconds.
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Walter Brickett
Tum
Brickett
Star Want Ade: Sell It Fast With Local Listings
When you have something to sell list it in Star Want Ade and reach local buyers quickly. The classified feature connects sellers with interested readers through timely notices and concise product descriptions.
Amateur rules to be challenged by golf clubs' meeting
Eastern golf clubs led by Woodland of Boston push for reinstatement of Francis Ouimet J H Sullivan Jr and Paul Tewksbury as part of a broader fight against arbitrary amateur rulings. The drive suggests other associations may follow and aims to reclaim past amateur records disrupted by rigid U S Golf Association rules.
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Woodland Club
Boston
United States Golf Association
Francis Ouimet
J. H. Sullivan, Jr
Paul Tewksbury
Saturday Football Scores Across Colleges
Washington 25 defeated Oregon Aggies 0 while Santa Clara beat Stanford 28 to 5. Navy overwhelmed N C Aggies 50 to 0. Brown beat Yale 21 to 6. Army won 17 to 3 over Maine. Cornell defeated Michigan 22 to 20 with Harvard beating Princeton 2 to 0. Oregon edged Washington State 12 to 3. Gonzaga won 8 to 6 against Montana State. Montana topped Whitman 17 to 0, Penn and Dartmouth tied 7 to 7.
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Washington
Oregon Aggies
Santa Clara
Stanford
Navy
N. C. Aggies
Brown
Yale
Army
Maine
Cornell
Michigan
Harvard
Princeton
Oregon
Washington State
Gonzaga
Montana State
Montana
Whitman
Penn
Dartmouth
Charley White Signs Up for Five Tough Bouts in the Ring
Charley White will box five bouts in the near future as announced by manager Nate Lewis. The schedule includes a 12 round decision with Jack Britton in Boston on November 21, a 6 to 20 round engagement with Benny Leonard, and other matches: Johnny Lustig in Providence on November 23, Jimmy Murphy in Philadelphia on November 27, and Frankie Callahan in Boston for 12 rounds.
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Chicago
Charley White
Nate Lewis
White
Jack Britton
Boston
Benny Leonard
Johnny Lustig
Providence
R. I
Jimmy Murphy
Philadelphia
Frankie Callahan
Portland Hockey Player Drives West in Car
Charles Tobin, the fast wing of the Portland ice hockey team, plans to move to the Coast. He is determined to reach Portland by driving his own car despite trains possibly halting. Last heard from in Kansas City, he continues westward.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Topeka
Oklahoma City
Wichita
Tulsa
Joplin
Muskeegee
Fort Smith
Springfield
Charles Tobin
Portland
Tobin
Kansas City
Day Spring the Ice Racing Horse Shines in Tracks
Nat Ray of Toronto met a circus ring horse deemed unsuitable for the show. He trained the animal through winter and won 16 races on half mile tracks. Ray will ship Day Spring to Toronto after a States season to campaign in ice racing during the winter.
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Nat Ray
Toronto
Ray
States
Willie Ritchie Draws With McCarthy in El Paso
Willie Ritchie and Johnny McCarthy battled ten rounds at the Juarez bull ring in El Paso with a drawn verdict. Ritchie, nursing a grouch, split the points with McCarthy of San Francisco in the non title bout.
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EL Paso
Willie Ritchie
Johnny McCarthy
San Francisco
Juarez Bull Ring
McKelvey High Gun at Harbor Island
C. E. McKelvey was high gun in both the 50 and 100 target shoots at Harbor Island on Sunday. He hit 48 of 50 in the first event and 97 in the second, leading the field.
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McKelvey
Harbor Island
C. E. McKelvey
FOOTBALL'S PSALM OF STRIFE AND ATHLETIC PROMOTION
A collage of era sports notes and social tidbits. Includes a poem on football strife warning against idle numbers, Goodyear Corp funding athletic fields in Akron and offering full pay for injured workers, observations on street reading habits, and brief boxing and baseball references involving Moran Fulton and Sweeney.
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Tsk. Corporation
Goodyear Rubber Company
Akron
Translt
Elinor Glynn
George Barr McCutcheon
Beverly of Grawstark
Critics Forced to Own It Looks Like Crimson Year on Eastern Grid
East coast football powerhouses rise to top form with Harvard leading the pack as Yale prepares for a pivotal showdown. Princeton’s setback boosts Crimson momentum while Brown and Navy also post strong showings.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Brown
Navy
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Percy Haughton
Tigers
New Haven
Jones
Ballard Meteors Defeat All-Navy Team 14 to 0
The Ballard Meteors defeated the All-Navy gridiron squad 14 to 0 Sunday. Both teams played a nifty brand of football, but Ballard showed the better class and took the game.
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Ballard Meteors
Ballard Boys
Spike Kelly Finishing Touches Before Downey Bout
Chicago November 13 Spike Kelly welterweight kitchen shows final preparations for his bout with Bryan Downey of Ohio at Kenosha tomorrow night. Kelly has won seven straight fights and is expected to have a tough challenge weighing in at 142 pounds.
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Chicago
Spike Kelly
Bryan Downey
Ohio
Kenosha
Kelly
Downey
Cub Manager Is Not Yet Named
CHICAGO November 13 Those hoping to settle the Cub manager question at today’s annual meeting will be disappointed. President Weeghman said the session would be routine and that Tinker’s fate would wait. Only routine business will be addressed.
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Chicago
Cuba
Weeghman
Tinker
Weechman
England Wins 3 2 in International Soccer Duel
England defeated Scotland 3 to 2 at Dugdale Field in the annual international clash. Scots were favored but England’s performance surprised many observers, including Close students of the game.
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England
Scotland
Dugdale Field
Joe Corbett The 1890s Pitcher Now A San Francisco Clerk
Joe Corbett once the world’s most talked about pitcher is now a deputy in the San Francisco county clerk’s office. From eight to five he checks records and serves the public while reflecting on his famed curve ball and his Baltimore Orioles star days of 1896 7.
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E. L. Moriarty
San Francisco
Cal
Joe Corbett
The
Diamond
Baltimore
Jim
Boston
Corbett
Kid Nichols
Boston Baseball
de Wolt Hopper
Jim Corbett
Corker
Nichols
Stenzel
Baltimore Orioles
John McGraw
Hugh Jennings
Heinie Reitz
Jack Doyle
Joe Kelly
Brodie
Willie Keeler
Wilbert Robinson Robinson
Brocklyn
Fourth Ave
St. Agnes Convent
St. Ignatius College
Joe
Fitzsimmons
Jeff
Houck and Bronson Set for Lively Portland Ring Clash
Boxing fans expect a sharp four round bout Wednesday night as Leo Houck faces Muff Bronson in Portland after multiple prior encounters. Both fighters train at Austin Salt's gym with rivalries fueling the match. Travie Davis and George Ingle also draw attention for their rugged style and hard punching power.
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Bronson
Portland
Joe Harrahan
Northwest
Seattle
Rose City
Houck
Leo
Bromson
Travie Davis
George Ingle
Acreage Bargains Highlighted in Star Want Ads
Readers are urged to inspect the Acreage column of Star Want Ads for affordable land deals. Listings emphasize rural plots and parcels suitable for farming, homesteads, and development, with varying sizes and prices across regions.
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Star Want
Doctor Jordan's Medical License Revoked for False Ad
On January 7, 1915, Doctor J Eugene Jordan appeared before the State Medical Board and had his license to practice medicine revoked. The board contended the advertisement run in local newspapers was untrue and claimed Jordan could not cure the diseases cited.
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J. Eugene Jordan
State Medical Board
French
Jordan
Doctor Jordan
Medical Board
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Gil Dobie
U of W
Low
Dobbie
Corvallis Boys
Fred Welsh
George Paris
Vancouver Athletics
France
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Bee
Edwin J. Brown
D. CO
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McCarthy
Wasserman
Dorawat
Owen Meredith
Ladtie
Woodrow Wilson
Thackeray
Pendennis
O. Henry
Gx Nammes
Toledo
Frank Moran
Fred Fulton
Bill Sweeney
Sweeney
University
Ballard
Cub
Schumann Tieink
Pacific Coast
Walter M. French
Jorden
St Im Aveel
Dr. Jordan
Mutual Life Building
First and
Yesler
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C. B. Boyd
Fourth Ave. North
J. Jordan
Fleet Avenue
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