Sons of Champion Athletes Seldom Show Great Ability
The article argues athletic prowess does not pass from champion fathers to sons. It cites Bernie Wefers Sr and Jr, Charley Pad dock, Bob Fitzsimmons, Johnny Evers, Christy Mathewson, Ty Cobb, and Willie Hoppe as examples, noting many sons fail to reach their fathers’ heights, with environment and training shaping success.
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Bernie Wefers, Sr
Bernie, Jr
Charley Paddock
California
Young Weters
Fitzsimmons
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ruby Bob
Bob
Johnny Evers
Johnny, Jr
Christy Mathewson
Ty Cobb
Hoppe
Willie Hoppe
Princeton Tigers Ready for Big Football Year at Home
Princeton expands stadium seating to seat fifty thousand as the Tigers prepare for the fall grid season. Graduation will thin the lineup after losses of Mike Callahan Joe Scheerer Bob Legendre Key Thomas and Davi eaves. Scheerer’s kicking toe will be missed most.
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Princeton
Tigers
Mike Callahan
Joe Scheerer
Bob Legendre
Key Thomas
Davis
Scheerer
Mahan to Join Harvard as Assistant Coach for 1920
Edward Mahan, captain of the 1915 Harvard football team, will become assistant coach for Harvard's 1920 squad. He previously aided coaching in 1919 and helped guide the team with valuable support, according to the announcement.
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Edward Mahan
Harvard
Mahan
Zuppke Tests Orange Jerseys For Illinois Football
Coach Robert Zuppke experiments with color psychology through orange jerseys for the Illinois football team this fall, noting improved results over traditional blue. The move marks a new color scheme in the program's approach this season.
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Zuppke
Wigmore urges federal department of sport and Landis as secretary
Col John H Wigmore of Northwestern proposes a federal department of sport with a cabinet seat and Judge Landis as first secretary of baseball He calls for declaring the sport a public service and state takeover to purge it from top to bottom using eminent domain at his Ryanston home.
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John H. Wigmore
Northwestern University School of Law
Department of Sport
Judge Landis
Ryanston
New York Boxing Pay Rule Sparks Debate on Rounds
The New York State Athletic Commission requires prelims boxers be paid by the round, capping earnings at ten dollars per round. If a knockout occurs, the winner earns for scheduled rounds while the loser is paid only up to the moment he falls. The speaker warns such laws could spread nationwide, easing pressures on fighters.
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New York States Athletic Commission
Wildfire Called Best Minor Leaguer by Joe Kelly
Scout Joe Kelly lauds Frank Schulte as the best looking minor leaguer seen while praising Schulte's longevity. The former Cubs star, now with Syracuse, hits .819 and has 12 homers, reviving memory of the Wildfire nickname from the Chance era.
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Wildfire
Joe Kelly
New York Yankees
Kelly
Joe
Frank Schulte
Schulte
Cubs
Frank Chance
Frank
Syracuse
Ferndale Cow Testing Assn the Nation's Largest
The Humboldt county Ferndale Cow-Testing Association is the largest in the United States with 106 members owning 2 to 150 cows. It finished 4,546 cows tested last year and produced 4,014 cows with an average fat of 884 pounds per cow, totaling 833,162 pounds of fat worth $283,213 at 70 cents per pound.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ferndale
Humboldt County
California
United States
Western Office
Dairy Division
Association
Sporting Squibs of All Kinds
A collage of sports notes covers boxing pride, horseplay, and baseball lore. Portsmouth wins the Virginia league per Commissioner Landis while Babe Adams fades like Mathewson. Rommel joins the Johnson league as first 20 loss pitcher.
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Portsmouth
Landis
Gibson
Pittsburgh
Babe Adams
Mathewson
Rommel
Athletics
Salt for Dairy Cows Explained in Simple Terms
The passage states salt is essential for all animals and cows need about an ounce daily. Do not force consumption. provide small amounts and let the cow lick rock salt freely from boxes placed in the yard.
One Advantage of Dairying From Crop to Produce
A dairy operation yields ongoing output after crops and sales, unlike steer feeding which ends with selling the animal and needing new stock and equipment. The text notes dairy farming keeps machinery useful for continuing production of the same kind.
Fall Calving Cows Boost Annual Milk Output
Farmers expect cows calving in fall to yield more milk annually than spring calfers. The peak production aligns with high milk and butterfat prices and lower labor costs, potentially maximizing profits.
Dance at the shore hotel ends with missing fraternity pin
Florence spends the summer at the shore hotel and dances with many men. A blond stranger coaxed her to take a fraternity pin, later leading to anxiety when the pin wasn’t returned. She advertises for the pin’s return.
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Shore
Florence
New York Sun
Boy Speaks on Bad Words and Baseball
A humorous exchange shows a mother scolding Willie about using bad words during play. Willie replies that, as he is told, boys who swear become baseball players when they grow up.
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Willie
Boston Transcript
Sermons in Stones and Brickbats in Conversation
Mrs Mulcahey quotes Shakespeare about sermons in stones while Terence cautions that bricks can carry strong argument, a quip noted by the Boston Transcript as a crosswise remark on enduring sayings.
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Terence
Prohibition Described As Core Aim of Home Brew
The Boston Transcript notes prohibition is central to home brewing culture, describing it as the essential raison d etre. The piece reflects on how temperance ideals shape small scale beer making.
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Boston Transcript
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TY Coab
Robert Zuppke
U. S
Northwestern University Professe
California Association
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Walter Johnson
Andy Gill
Indiana University
Michigan City
Fort Worth
Claude Noel
St. Louis Browns
Marshfield
Wis
Wrigley’s
Rs Wrigleey
Oswald Garrison Villard
New York
Cooper Union
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