Yale Reforms Coaching Setup For Fall Seasons
Yale introduces permanent paid coaches for football and cross country signaling a historic shift. Howard Jones leads football with Nantucket ties while Hilly Queal drives distance training in New York State, signaling a more structured approach for the fall seasons.
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Yale
Howard Jones
Nantucket
Hilly Queal
New York State
John Mack
Queal
Bud" Snowden
Jack” Blossom
Blossom
Harvard
Frank Quimby
Bernie Tommins
Snowden
Giroke
Europe
Crewe
Averilla
P H Harriman
New York
Civ
Fred Allen
Boston
Chermmate
Payne Whitny
New York City
Alfred Coyle
Chicago
Harriman
Iron Mask Sets 6 Furlong World Record At Louisville
Iron Mask ridden by an apprentice beat Leochares by a neck in the first race of a one day meet at Douglas Park Louisville Kentucky. The five year old horse by Disguise outran Helen Barbee and clocked 1:10 4-5 over six furlongs. Owned by Jefferson Livingston of Cincinnati Samuel R. Meyer was the only other starter.
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Iron Mask
Royal Rose
Leochares
Douglas Park
Louisville
Leochares Ted
Helen Barbee
Samuel R. Meyer
Jefferson Livingston
Cincinnati
Pitchers Duel Between Collins and Johnson Nets Three Shutouts
Ray Collins of Boston and Walter Johnson of Washington have pitched in four championship games this season, each delivering shutouts. The April 23 matchup ended 6 0 in Washington’s favor, followed by Collins’s 1 0 win on Decoration Day against the Danish Disaster, a 15 inning 1 0 game on July 3, and a final 1 0 Collins victory on August 31.
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Ray Collins
Boston
Walter Johnson
Washington
Collins-Johnson
Collins
Rock Island Sets Precedent With Ball Park Bond Issue
Rock Island Illinois establishes a notable precedent by carrying a bond issue to purchase a ball park and a Three I League franchise. Five hundred women noted their first sheets in a record event.
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Rock Island
Ill
Zak
Pendleton a Tiger Star at Princeton Athletics
Pendleton leads Princeton men in varsity letters as captain of the football team last season. Only 44 of 1500 undergraduates can wear varsity letters, with 900 eligible for 16 teams. Pendleton has three football letters and two in baseball, and would likely excel in track if allowed. Hobart Baker is the other dual letter winner, with football and hockey.
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Princeton University
Princeton
Talbot T. Pendleton
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Alexandria
Hobart H. A. Baker
Philadelphia
Baker
New Fight Club Aims to Make Denver Boxing Hub
Denver hosts two newly formed boxing clubs amid plans to establish the city as a national fight center. organizers push events as a major step for local athletes and spectators seeking modern facilities and regular bouts.
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Denver
United States
Bae S
U S May Quit Olympics Over Amateurism Pressures
Secretary James E. Sullivan of the American Olympic committee criticizes England for raising 500000 for sport development and warns that such funding blurs amateur status into professionalism. He cites France and Germany where money backs amateurs, risking commercialized Games and American non participation. He praises Rheims Athletic College but doubts its training yields Olympic level specialization.
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James E. Sullivan
American Olympic Committee
England
Sullivan
France
Germany
Rheims Athletic Colleges
Rheims
Harvard Unveils Pivot Man Training Device
Harvard introduces a new football training apparatus invented by Derric Parmenter. The easel like machine has an oval hole the size of a ball to simulate receiving and placing for kicks. Stars Charles Brickley Huntington Hardwick Frank OBrien and Eddie Mahan train softly awaiting season. Mahan shows quarterback potential and punting skill.
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Harvard
Derric Parmenter
Charles Brickley
Huntington Hardwick
Frank O’brien
Eddie Mahan
Mahan
Brickley
Atlantic City Boardwalk Described as Nation’s Cosmopolitan Thoroughfare
A detailed portrait of the Atlantic City boardwalk notes its immense cost and maintenance, its climate control and cleanliness, the high rents and real estate values, and its role as a national, democratic health and amusement strip. It highlights strict policing, dress codes, lighting, and extensions to Ventnor Margate Longport totaling nine miles.
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Philadelphia
New York
Atlantic City
United States
Union
Texas
Coney Island
Maryland Avenue
Michigan Avenue
Ventnor
Margate City
Longport
Athletes of Many Lands Form International Union
The recently formed international athletic union to oversee the 1916 Olympic Games includes nations such as America England France Sweden Norway Finland Denmark Germany Austria Hungary Switzerland South Africa Belgium Egypt Australia and Canada.
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International Athletic Union
America
England
France
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Denmark
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
South Africa
Belgium
Egypt
Australia
Canada
Ayers Tops Records With 31 Percent Strikeouts
Yancey Ayers, the Washington recruit, with Richmond in the Virginia League, reportedly struck out 31 percent in 33 games, reflecting strong pitching metrics from recent figures.
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Ayers
Yancey Ayers
Washington
Richmond
Real Cause Of Her Woe At The Ball
A quarrel at the ball drives a lover and his partner to seek forgiveness. In the drawing room she reveals she endured long, sleepless hours because her dress is fastened in the back. He laments his unthinking words and the two blame themselves for the strain.
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Darling
Fish Travel Far: Plaice Migration Distances Revealed
Scottish Fishery Board blue book notes plaice migration from Firth of Forth and Moray Firth. A female plaice logged 215 miles in three months and a second 150 miles in two months, with fish marked and released for study. Findings show females predominate as size increases, males rare beyond twenty inches.
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Sccottish Fishery Board
Firth of Forth
Spurn
Moray Firth
Practical Fashions One Piece Dress Pattern 6822
The vest feature and standing collar define a smart one piece dress with new girdle trim and soutache braid for fall. Suited to serge raiine broadcloth and other wool fabrics, pattern 6822 fits sizes 34 to 42 inches with medium size needing 6½ yards of 36 inch material. Send 10 cents to pattern department with name address size and pattern number.
Chisplain Two Gore Skirt Pattern Offers Regal Peg Top Fit
The article describes a fashionable two gore skirt with a widened hip line for fullness at the front and back. It notes a regulation waist option and side seam closures, suitable fabrics include novelty prints, serge, velveteen, and cheviot. Pattern 6364 comes in waist sizes 22 to 30 inches and requires 2 1 2 yards of fabric depending on width.
Nest Fire Sparks at Folke stone Boarding House
A bird's nest beneath a wooden window-sill at a Folke stone boarding house on the waterfront caught fire from sparks from a chimney. The blaze was quickly subdued with no extensive damage reported.
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Folkestone
Kent
England
Methuseleh Reflects on Long Life in Interview
The old observer recalls a 50 year old reply to a young reporter who asked for the secret of his longevity. He advised looking up the newspaper's files for the answer. The anecdote appears in a Cleveland Plain Dealer context.
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Methuseleh
Cleveland
Plain Deatier
Women in Powder Factories in German Blasting Industry
A fragment notes women employed in German powder factories in blasting work. It mentions their roles in drawing materials and related manufacturing tasks within the explosives industry.
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Qual
Ketcham
Captain Ketcham
Pendleton
TIGER
Talbot Pendleton
U. S
Olympics
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