Neff Edges Wolgast In Four Rounds Standoff
Chet Neff withstood Ad Wolgast in a fast paced four round battle at Dreamland. Neff pressured the ex-champion from start to finish while Wolgast avoided a stoppage act until late rounds. Leo Houck fought to a draw with Lee Johnson in the curtain bout.
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Edward Hill
Dreamland
Ad Wolgast
Chet Neff
Neff
Michigan
Wolgast
Seattle
Nef
Eleon
Goisx
Endeavo
Chet
Leo Houck
Lee Johnson
Harry Casey
Mike Pete
Frank Pete
Willie Pitzgerald
Red Morgan Ad Schafli
Jack Denny
Barney Lavigne
Lennie Austin
Ad Schacht
Elks’ Club
Nerf
Dodger Roster Profiles Anew Strong in 1916
A compact roll call details many Dodgers players, from Wilbert Robinson to Casey Stengel, noting prior teams and notable traits. It highlights pitchers like Pfeffer Dell and Nap Rucker, infielders Daubert Merkle Cutshaw Mowrey and outfielders Wheat Johnston Johnston and Stengel, with career notes and draft moves.
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Mike Mowrey
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Ivan Olson
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Jimmy Johnston
Johnston
Cubs
White Sox
Oakland
Zack Wheat
Shreveport
Mobile
Wheat
Casey Stengel
Stengel
Dodger
Rucker
Kelleher
Dell
Mack Wheat
Fabrique
Meyers
Marquard
Otto Miller
Pfeffer
Cadore
Merkle
Cutshaw
Mails
Durning
Mowrey
Cheney
Doe
Robinson
O'Mara
Olson
Daubert
Mascot Monahan
Smyth
Coombs
Nixon
Smith
Larry Miller
Getz
Adams
Hickman
Appleton
White Sox Again Defeat the Cubs in City Series
In Chicago on October 3, the White Sox blanked the Cubs 3 to 0 in their third straight city series win. Joe Jackson drove in runs with a clutch slugging display as Tinker’s Cubs fell short.
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White Sox
Cubs
Chicago
Joe Tinker
Sox
Joe Jackson
College football slate across campuses today
A packed schedule features Harvard at Tufts in Cambridge and Cornell meeting Gettysburg in Ithaca. Princeton hosts North Carolina while Dartmouth plays Lebanon Valley in Hanover. Navy faces Georgetown in Annapolis and Wisconsin visits Lawrence.
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Harvard
Tufts
Cambridge
Yalera
Virginia
New Haven
Cornell
Gettysburg
Ithaca
Princeton
North Carolina
Dartmouth
Lebanon Valley
Hanover
Columbia
Hamilton
New York
Holy Croca
Bates
Worcester
Amherst
Bowdoin
Carnegie Institute
Bethany
Pittsburg
Colgate
Maine
Harlston
Labigh
Albright
South Bethlehem
Penn State
Bucknell
State College
Syracuse
Ohio
Army
Washington and Lee
West Point
Navy
Georgetown
Annapolia
McGraw’s $11,000 car fame shifts from beauty to lemon
The article recalls McGraw nicknamed the $11,000 beauty for a prized vehicle and later the $11,000 lemon after its failures, highlighting the reversal of fortune surrounding the investment.
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McGraw
Star southpaw shines around New York before 1916 waiver move
A veteran left hander showed strong form in New York circuits before being permitted to transfer to Brooklyn in 1916 through a waiver price. The event highlighted the pitcher’s notable performances and the league’s player movement rules at that time.
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Marquard
New York
Brooklyn
Mat men begin training at Y M C A under new setup
Coach Hardy’s grapplers opened the season last Monday night at the Y M C A with improved facilities aimed at handling more wrestlers. The move to a better location is to support increased interest sparked by last year’s competition with the University of Washington and other teams. Veterans are practicing to hold spots against fresh talent.
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Hardy
Grapplers
University of Washington
Marquard Signed for Wilson Speeches After World Series
Rube Marquard plans a public speaking tour in support of President Wilson after the World Series. He signed Winter Russell of the National Wilson College Men’s league to organize a stump campaign in New York City, starting when the Series ends, with other players to join. The piece also notes Red Sox stars Larry Gardner, Duffy Lewis, and Harry Hooper and their roles in past and current seasons.
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New York
Rube Marquard
Brooklyn
Red Sox
National
W Wilson College Men’s League
Winter Russell
Wilson
New York City
Marquard
Larry Gardner
Boston Crew
Speaker
Gardner
Bill Carrigan
Duffy Lewis
Larry
Boston
Harry Hooper
Boston Red Sox
Hooper
St. Mary's
Oakland
Cal
St. Mary’s
Hi Ho and Kittitas Bum Win Race Purse
Hi Ho won the prize at Klickitat county fair racing program in Goldendale after four heats. The event was a 2:15 pace with mile heats and Kittitas Bum captured the half mile dash.
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Hi Ho
Kittitas Bum
Goldendale
Klickitat County Fair
Kittitas
Bum
Muggsy McGraw Not Quitting 1917 Campaign
New York report says Mageey McGraw will not quit baseball this season and has outlined plans for the Giants in the 1917 gonfalon chase. This word comes from Giant headquarters as the team prepares for the coming year.
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New York
Grammar Season Opens with Soccer and Hockey Day
Grammar School league opened with two American games and sixteen soccer matches on the opening day schedule.
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Grammar School League
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National Painless Dentists
Fourth and Pike
Universal. Car
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Huber & CO. Inc
Duwamish Avenue
Sidney
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Mallard Avenue
Ballard
Stewart & Carpenter
Fortieth
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Donnell & Polen
California Avenue
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Green Lake Station
Kenwood
Homer Myers
Hugh Baird, Inc
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Rothweiler 4 CO
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East
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George Nap Rucker
Suill
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Sherrod Smith
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Newark
Lawrence Cheney
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Oklahoma
Wheezer
Dell—Dell
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Richard Marquard
Bube
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Jacob E. Daubert
Lykens
Cleveland
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Dugdale's Park
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Occidental Ave
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Third Main
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Portland
Smith Ridg., Cor
Lead Ave
Eliate
McMullen, CO
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