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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1913
Page
11
Princeton decides winter baseball will be allowed, with the athletic board allowing a pro coach to sit in the grandsand next spring. The crew coach opposes long races and the board weighs dropping two mile and four mile events to curb athlete strain. the college eyes a broader training plan.
Dog fanciers from the United States and Canada will arrive in Montgomery for the Southern Field Trials Club meet at Letohatchie starting Monday. Ninety entries are split with forty five in the derby and the rest in the all-age stake. Headquarters are at the Gay Teague Hotel with drawings for derby and all-age stakes Sunday night. Lee Rogers oversees the Letohatchie course twenty three miles south of Montgomery. Trains from Louisville and Nashville will stop at Letohatchie the first three nights for handlers.
Chicago report says Packey McFarland debunks rumors of a quarter million in boxing earnings. He claims only about 35000 in total, citing earnings from the Murphy bout at 1600 and denying higher sums. He hints at retirement within a year, with most wealth tied to gas and brewing stocks and owning two houses and a new car.
Carlisle Pennsylvania December report describes R C Yocum of Mapleton paying a $100 fine after firing a bullet that wounded a deer and killed a doe by misfortune. The incident occurred at a deer crossing on the mountain home while a large buck passed. Old hunters note such events are rare in Pennsylvania hunting annals.
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