Johnston Expected to Shine With the Cubs
Chicago Nov 12 Jimmy Johnston the San Francisco club who joined the Cubs in 1914 is praised by Hank O Day and Ed Evers as a potential regular in the outfield. O Day says Johnston has world class speed and may excel if his curve ball weakness is the only flaw.
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Finn Busy Peddling And Buying Players
Adrian of the Southern League notes Finn at a Columbus meeting focusing on trading and acquiring talent. Nine or ten players from the 1918 brigade have waivers requested, including Abstein Sea bough Schweitzer Baerwald Butler Parsons and Newton.
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Columbus
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Seabough
Schweitzer
Baerwald
Butler
Parsons
Newton
Old Barton Alumni to Meet School Team Next Saturday at Monroe Park
Old Barton players and Barton alumni, some from 1908 era, prepare for a city school championship clash versus a Barton school team at Monroe Park. Alumni include Shields and Lavelle. team plans to practice with U. M. S. lineup still unsettled.
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Lowell
Barton
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Gulfport High
Gulfport
Shields
Lavelle
Sims
U. M.S
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PISFIED WITH PATIEE. DENCE R 1 1914 fle adopted
A meeting of the ethics board yesterday approved the 1914 plan regarding baseball team alignment and policies. The document details changes adopted and names R. Dence as a key figure in the process.
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Patiee
Dence
Etic Board
Many Entries For Cross Country Race By Intercollegiate
Thirteen eastern universities and colleges plus Michigan will compete in the sixth annual cross country championship at Van Cortlandt Park on November 22. Teams include Harvard Cornell Yale Princeton Pennsylvania Dartmouth Michigan Syracuse Brown Colgate Pennsylvania State Columbia Massachusetts Technology and New York College. The six mile course features turf dirt macadam and trails with Harvard Cornell Yale and Princeton listed as strongest contenders.
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New York
University of Michigan
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
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Princeton
Pennsylvania
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Syracuse
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Colgate
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Mhusetts Technology
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Princeton Grid Team Tests Yale Formations
The Princeton varsity used Yale plays for fifty minutes in a defensive test against Yale formations. It carried the ball for ten minutes but failed to penetrate the scrub line for a score. It was the varsity's first experience with a mix ture of Yale plays.
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Associated Press
Princeton
N. J
Yale
Varsity
Baseball Magnates Tackle Minor League Demands at Columbus
The National Association of Baseball Leagues opens its convention in Columbus as magnates debate whether to refer the Players Fraternity demands to a committee or reject them. Delegations from 24 leagues attended with 30 voting bodies expected to join after Cleveland arrivals. Governor Cox and Governor Hooper led the afternoon session while President Sexson presided.
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Harvard Crack Team Receives Major Shake Up
Cambridge Mass Nov 12 The Harvard varsity eleven underwent a broad coaching shake up after observing the Crimson against Princeton. Five positions were changed with only Cowan being dropped from the varsity to the cubs while Hardwick shifted from left half back to quarterback.
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Associated Press
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Mass
Harvard
Crimson
Princeton
Cowan
Cubs
Hardwick
Enthusiasm Grows For Big Grid Game At Polo Grounds
New York crowds show rising excitement for Carlisle Indians Dartmouth clash at the Polo Grounds next Saturday. Ticket demand exceeds capacity of about 45 000 seats as organizers seek numbering to track players for touchdown and tackle calls amid plans to pair Army and Navy for the November 29 game.
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New York Baseball Club
Cavanaugh
Dartmouth ‘College
Athletic Council
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Warner
Carlisle Indians
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Navy
Peter James the Greek Wrestler Opens 150 Pound Challenge
Peter James of Montgomery declares readiness to wrestle any man at 150 pounds under catch as catch can rules. The fast wrestler from the Montgomery Athletic Club has defeated several would be champions.
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Peter James
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Montgomery
James
Montgomery Athletic Club
Penn football prepares for Michigan game after scrimmage
The University of Pennsylvania football team held a final Franklin Field scrimmage in Philadelphia as preparation for next Saturday's game against Michigan at Ann Arbor. All players who appeared took part and were reported in good condition.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
University of. “Pennsylvania
Franklin’ Field
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Spring Hill Football Elevates Team Before Marion Game
Spring Hill College prepares for Thursday’s football clash with Marion after a thorough practice regime. Coach Jere Austill has molded a green squad into one of the swiftest teams yet, aided by a key All-Star defeat that sparked drive. Red Boudousquie shines at right half and will start at left end on defense as fans fill the campus with yell practice and band performances.
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Spring Hill Eleven
Kenneth Rounds
Buck
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Austill
University of Alabama
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Red” Boudousquie
Moon” du
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Kelly
Excel- Sior
Yale Varsity Eleven Scrimmage Before Princeton Game
Yale football coaches held six minutes of scrimmage with the varsity scoring a TD on the kickoff rushes. The rest of practice focused on signal drills as a long scrimmage was planned for today before the Princeton game. Captain Ketchum returned to guard and Red Brann, sidelined by injuries, played right end.
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Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Varsity
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Ketchum
The L. and N. Promotes Global Travel and Service
A promotional piece extols the Louisville and Nashville Railway for vast sea and land travel, offering connections from Alabama to Boston or Bombay and Manila to Mandalay. It emphasizes a superior, consumer-friendly transportation system and invites freight and passenger patronage and cooperation.
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Mandalay
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