Wolgast Seeks Welsh Title Defense and Big Fights
Adolph Wolgast, lightweight champion, hints at facing Knockout Brown next after his Thanksgiving bout with Freddie Welsh. He targets 20 round showdowns with Brown and Packey McFarland, while betting pools react to a new $5,000 wager easing Welsh support. Welsh tightens training as Wolgast remains in peak shape and cautiously guards his title.
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Los Angeles
Adolph Wolgast
Wolgast
Sanie
Knockout Brown
New York
Packey McFarland
Chicago
Knockout
McParland
Brown
Decision on Portland Franchise For Ballard Likely
SAN FRANCISCO November 27. Allen T Baum president of the Pacific Coast league plans the annual directors meeting here about a week ahead. He returns from the national minor league convention in San Antonio and favors the new A A rating for the Coast league crediting J Ewing. Umpires for 1912 will be appointed and possible Portland Ballard franchise moves discussed with Western league prospects. Seattle automates school at Broadway.
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San Francisco
Allen T. Baum
Pacific Coast League
Baum
San Antonio
Tex
A. A
J. Ewing
Northwestern
Portland
McFarland Backs Out of Champion Wolgast Fight
Packey McFarland says little chance for a Wolgast bout after receiving a tainted tactics claim and a letter from Wolgast camp. He accepts a $7500 offer to box ten rounds with Matt Wells in New York, dashed hopes for a New Year or Washington’s Birthday title clash.
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San Francisco
Ad Woilgast
Packey McFarland
Chicago
Harlem Tommy Murphy
McParland
Wolgast
Los Angeles
New York
Packey
Matt Wells
McFarland
Washington
Harvard Yale clash overshadows Princeton under new football rules
Maas Cambridge Nov. 27. After a 0 0 tie between Harvard and Yale last Saturday coaches Haughton and Sanford and Rohrer decry revised rules claiming they dull the game increase injury risk and rob it of spectacle. They urge a return to the old five yard game with tougher line play and kicking.
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Maas
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Yale
Princeton
Haughton
Harvord
Sanford
Rohrer
Lincoln Defeats Broadway to Take City Championship
Lincoln outplayed Broadway on Saturday winning 20 to 0 to claim the city title. Standout Lincoln players included Oleson Browell Gilman and Coates with Humes Studley and White shining for Broadway. Humes excelled especially in early tackling.
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Broadway
Oleson
Browell
Gilman
Coates
Humes
Studley
White
Overall Hurts Arm Ends Pro Career Hopes
Orval Overall, famed baseball pitcher from California, injured his pitching arm while playing Stockton vs Oakland. He left the mound in the sixth inning as his arm swelled, signaling the end of his diamond career. He plans to travel to Youngstown, Ohio for treatment from Dr Reese who has treated him before.
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Orval
California
Stockton
Chicago Cub
Youngstown
Ohio
Honesetter Reese
Multnomah Club Eyes Stronger Thanksgiving Team
Captain Rinehart of the Multnomah Athletic Club said the club’s squad for the Thanksgiving game against the University of Oregon will be stronger than last year’s winning team. New hopefuls include Bridges a former Indiana end Patterson Lincoln high school captain and Vic Daviscourt former Ellensburg wrestler who lost to Polly Grimm in Seattle at the 8AC Multnomah meet.
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Rinehart
Multnomah Athletic Club
University of Oregon
Oregon
Bridges
Indiana
Patterson
Lincoln High School
Portland
Vic Daviscourt
Ellensburg
Daviscourt
Polly Grimm
Seattle
O A C Lacks Full Strength Ahead of Whitman Game
CORVALLIS Nov. 27 Foot ball experts say Oregon Agricultural College faces Whitman College in poor condition for the Thanksgiving clash. The squad shows ragged work after hard scrimmage and will shift to light practice. Enberg is likely out Thursday with Robinson perhaps filling at end. Several varsity players are crippled.
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Corvallis, Or
Oregon Agricultural College
Whitman College
Iestil
Enberg
Robinson
Kirby elected president of the Amateur Athletic Union
Gustavus T. Kirby of New York was chosen president of the Amateur Athletic Union at its New York meeting on November 20, succeeding E. C. Brown of Chicago. He has 15 years in athletics, supports Columbia University sports, and aims to unite factions and secure lasting harmony within the AAU.
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Gustavus T. Kirby
New York
Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Association
Amateur Athletic Union
E. C. Brown
Chicago
Kirby
Columbia University
National Playgrounds Association
Public Schools’ Athletic League of New York
Adler-i ka Simple Mixture Promises Quick Relief in Seattle
Seattle residents try Adler-i ka a German remedy using buckthorn bark and glycerine. A single dose is claimed to relieve constipation sour stomach or gas instantly while antisepticizing the digestive organs and drawing out impurities. Pharmacy at Second and Pike advertises it.
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Ee Pharmacy
Second
Pike
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