Southern Association chooses dates and frames 1914 schedule
Directors in Atlanta reelect officers and set April 16 for opening of the 1910 season. Frank Colsson and O B Andrews are appointed to draft the 1914 schedule, with two tentative plans for 440 and 154 games. Dixie League demand committee to report in Mobile. Holiday games approved and districts redrawn to cut mileage. Rosd offers MVP medal. general banqueting closes the session.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Southern Association of Baseball
Dixie League
William Havanaugh
Little Rock
Ark
W. . Crawford
Shreveport
Ated
Charles Frank
New Orleans
A. J. Heinemann
Frank E. Callaway
M. P. Wilcox
Montgomery
Frank
C. Colsson
Mobile
O. B. Andrews
Chattanooga
Birminghamén
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Kavanaugh
National Commission
Southern Association
Randolph Rosd
Heinemann
Coleman
YMC A Basketball League Sees Strong Start In Mobile
The Y M C A basketball league in Mobile grows with nineteen teams across gymnasiums and new clubs forming in boys classes. Last Thursday produced tight results including a 19 20 Pelicans win over the Cubs and a surprise Cardinals 17 victory over Crowns. The season runs February and March with plans for an education class league later. Current standings show Cardinals 4 7, Crowns 2 2, Mids 2 3, and Crebents 0 0 as the league expands toward bigger showings in Mobile basketball.
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Harvard's 192? Football Schedule Includes Michigan Georgetown
Cambridge Mass December 16 Harvard's varsity team faces a heavy schedule for next year with nine games. Key dates show Georgetown October 3 and Michigan October 31 at home, Yale November 21 in New Haven, and other major matchups including Princeton and Brown. Most games in the stadium. Yale game in the new bowl.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Crimson
University of Michigan
Georgetown
Michigan
Cornell
Holy Cross
Yale
New Haven
New Bowl
Georgetown University
Pennsylvania States
Princeton
Brown ‘University
Three Pairs Named For National Field Trials Derby
At Montgomery Alabama the first annual derby series in the National Field Trials Club eliminated all but three dogs for the second series Willie J with Louisiana Duke Miss Helen with Happy Medium Big Six with Captain Firebrand were paired. Drawings for all age stakes paired John Proctor Mayme Melrose Mohawk Commissioners Harry De Soto Frank Artie G Montrose Babblemrook Joe Cord's Lad Jingo Glenn Gary Mark Brunswick Countess Miss Hettie Tippa Spot Bill Alford Powhattan Kittle May Whitestone Theodore Whitestone Sadie Gtchford Roy Pace Whitestone. The annual meeting elected officers: A G C Sage president H B Duryea vice president H R Edwards secretary-treasurer.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
National Field Trials Club
Letohatchie
Willie J
Louisiana Duke
Miss Helen
Happy Medium
Big Six
Captain Firebrand
John Proctor
Mayme
Melrose Mohawk
Harry de Soto Frank
Artie G
Montrose
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Cord’s Lad Jingo
Glenn Gary Mark
Brunswick Countess
Miss Hettie
Tippa
Bill Alford
Powhattan
Kittle May Whitestone
Theodore Whitestone
Sadie G.tchford Roy
Pace Whitestone
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New York
H. B. Duryea
H. R. Edwards
Cleveland
Ohio
Cheap baseball stars and the gunpowder rosin tale
A discussion among baseball men on player costs reveals Eddie Collins cost five dollars while Ty Cobb required 75 for a trip and Eddie Matty and Johnson were bargains. Breitenstein’s $10,000 price was a landmark. Connie Mack signs schoolboys. the rosin pocket origins explain Bugs Raymond’s control aid.
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Phillies
Pirates
Army
Navy
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Marquaré
Billy
Eddie Collins
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Eddie
Highlanders
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Georgia
Matty
Johnson
Boston
Red Sox
Christy Mathewson
New York
Andrew Preedman
Walter Johnson
Theodore Breitenstein
Breitenstein
Marquard
O'Toole
Blackburn
Chicago
Cy Seymour
Spike Shannon
Kelley
Pittsburg
O’toole
al Demaree
Bugs Raymond
St. Louis
Bugs
Raymond
Fred Clarke
Clarke
Fred
Lookouts Secure Left Handed Sacker
Associated Press reports Montgomery Pfuel a left handed first baseman was reinstated by the New York National League club. The brief note mentions the Southern League status and a dry oak incident, with unclear details due to the damaged OCR text.
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Associated Press
New ‘York
Montgomery Pful
New York National
Staentaea Ema
Southern League
One-Year Rule Promotes Clean Sport in S I A A
Auburn athletic director Thomas Bragg says the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association rule requiring a student to spend at least one year in college before playing football applies to Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the University of Alabama. He praises the measure as ensuring cleaner college sports and notes Lexington, Kentucky will host the next meeting. Professor W. M. Riggs, elected S I A A president, is an Auburn alumnus and former football player.
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Jacksonville
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
University of Alabama
Thomas Bragg
Auburn
Lexington
Bragg
W. M. Riggs
Riggs
Clemson College
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Michigan Agrees to Play At Cambridge
Michigan accepts Harvard invitation to a football game at Cambridge on October 31, with Harvard proposing October 24. The schedule shows four away games in a row, including Syracuse October 24 and Harvard October 31, and aims to adjust the slate for more home practice.
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Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Harvard
Cambridge
University Athletic Board
F. W. Moore
Case
Vanderbilt
Michigan Agricultural College
Lansing
Syracuse
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Cornell
Dundee and Griffith Fight Savage Draw in Canton
Johnny Dundee of New York and Johnny Griffith of Akron battled twelve hard rounds in Canton. The lightweight clash ended in a draw after a savage speed duel with frequent hard punches by both men.
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Associated Press
Canton
Ohio
Johnny Dundee
New York
Johnny Griffith
Akron
Leach Cross to Meet Anderson on New Year's
Leach Cross of New York and Bud Anderson of Medford Oregon signed to fight twenty rounds New Year’s Day at the Vernon arena in Los Angeles.
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Anderson
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Leach Cross
New York
Bud Anderson
Medford
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Vernon Arena
Ebbetts Delays Tinker Deal with Cincinnati Board Action
Cincinnati directors overruled President Herrmann and demanded three players plus 15000 cash in exchange for Shortstop Joe Tinker rather than a direct 25000 sale to Brooklyn. They objected to paying extra funds to Tinker and favored Brooklyn players.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Joe Tinker
Brooklyn Club
Herrmann
Ebbetts
Cincinnati Club
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Yinglin
Moran
Stenge
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Tinker
Daubert Returns to Brooklyn Eyes Cuban Scouting
Jake Daubert reports to President Ebbets after Cuba trip to study players for Brooklyn. He will likely recommend Romanach at short and a soldier boy now stationed in Key West. Bob Bescher seeks to play for the Nationals. Clark Griffith eyes a meadowman but doubts success. Stansbury and Burch duel for an outfield spot with Louisville AA. Harry Smith clashes with Columbus moguls over a Newark camp for Indians next spring.
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Brooklyn
Cuba
President Ebbets
Romanach
Key West
Bob Bescher
Reds
Nationals
Clark Griffith
Meadowman
Jack Stansbury
al Burch
Louisville
A. A
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Cardinals
Burch
Harry Smith
Newark
Columbus
Indians
Pitching shifts and baserunning notes from early baseball days
The article recalls 1905 star Doc Newton moving from Memphis to Galveston in the Texas League as teams regroup. It lists 1910s baserunning stats with the Cardinals and Giants ranking in walks per game and notes Billy Smith forecasting Wallie Smith to succeed with the Nationals while denying a return to the Southern League champions.
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Doc Newton
Memphis
Galveston
Cardinals
Cubs
Braves
Cards
Giants
Billy Smith
Atlanta
Wallie Smith
Nationals
Wallie
Sports names dominate the field in major events
The Mes sweep the fields by acclamation. Johnny McGraw leads Nationals, Cornelius McGillicuddy tops the American, McDermott shines in golf, McLoughlin headlines tennis, and McFarland is a prominent boxing name.
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Johnny McGraw
Cornelius McGillicuddy
Golf McDermott
McLoughlin
McFarland
Ebbetts asserts Tinker sale binds both clubs
Charles Ebbetts of Brooklyn claims Cincinnati directors cannot undo the 1913 sale of Joe Tinker. He says Tinker is already Brooklyn property and will wear Brooklyn uniform in 1914 if he plays, stressing the deal's binding nature and warning against ridicule in baseball circles.
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Associated Press
New York
Charles Ebbetts
Brooklyn Club
Cincinnati Club
Joe Tinker
Tinker
Brooklyn
Ebbetts
Sab
Daubert
Rucker
Robinson
Herrmannan
Cincinnati
Herrmann
Murphy Still Trying to Land the Player
Chicago reports that Charles Murphy offered a list of Chicago reserves to Cincinnati president Angus Herrmann as a possible trade for Joe Tinker after directors failed to ratify his sale to Brooklyn. The shakeup hints at a Chicago move next season and notes Tinker’s status with Cincinnati.
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Murphy
Associated Press
Chicago
Joe Tink
Cincinnati
Charles Murphy
Chicago Clu
Brooklyn
Angus Herrmann
Cincinnat Club
Seventeen Killed During Maine Hunting Season
Maine’s big game season ended with seventeen deaths. The fatalities include seven from accidental discharge, four from mistaken identity, two from inexperience with firearms, one from drowning, and three from reckless shooting. About 10,000 deer were killed. Several men were arrested for reckless shooting.
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Associated Press
Bangor
Maine
Severa
Reckles
Pioneer pressman dead in Bennington at 88
Col. James W. Halbridge, a Californian pioneer who ran the first power printing press in San Francisco, died yesterday at his North Bennington home. He was 88.
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Bennington
James W. Halbridge
San Francisco
North Bennington
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