Yale eleven of ’88 recalled at dinner by Corbin and Camp
William H. Corbin hosted a dinner recalling Yale’s 1888 football team. He and Walter Camp discussed signals, plays, and memories from that era and the PrincetonHarvard Yale matchups, noting team weights and players like Pa Corbin and Wirt Wurtemberg.
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Yale
William H. Corbin
Corbin
Princeton
Wesleyan
Harvard
Walter Camp
New York
Yale Wesleyan
Yale-Penn
Gill
Lou Strags
Kid Wallace
Bill Rhodes
Fats Gill
Gway Woodruff
Pudge Heffelfinger
Free Recipe for Weak Men Offers Cure at Home
An advertisement promises a free recipe for nervous debility and impaired virility. It claims a single, potent treatment can restore vigor without patent medicines and urges readers to request instructions by mail from Interstate Remedy Co. Detroit Michigan, noting others charge high sums for similar prescriptions.
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Terstate Remedy Co
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Prize Ring Veteran John Gully Became Parliament Figure
John Gully, famed prize fighter born 1783 in Bristol, pursued wealth over sport and later ran a tavern and big collieries. Elected for Pontefract in 1832, his heir Sir William C. Gully led Parliament as speaker 1895–1905. Gully beat Pearce in 64 rounds and Gregson in 1807 at Six Mile Bottom, then retired rich.
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John Gully
Pontefract
William C. Gully
House of
Bob Gregson
Gregson
Cambridgeshire
Gully
Woman claims no clothes to wear despite full closets
A woman swears she has nothing to wear while every closet in the house holds outfits. The humorous contradiction highlights the familiar wardrobe dilemma.
Bugs Raymond Thirst for a Quick Baseball Triumph
In a tense late season game against Pittsburgh, Bugs Raymond entered in relief in the ninth after Matty’s exit. A mishandled ball and a quick throw by Raymond led to a rare misplay, placing a Pittsburg runner on third as the rally began, with the crowd watching closely for the decisive finish.
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John McGraw
Bugs Raymond
Pittsburg
Matty
Bugs
Pittsburghs
Father of Labor Day dies in Manchester New Hampshire
Geogie McGuire known as the father of Labor Day dies in Manchester New Hampshire at today. A cigar maker he first proposed a Labor Day at a Chicago labor convention in 1884. The rest reads as stray fragment about clothing for children.
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Manchester
N. H
Geogie McGuire
McGuire
Chicago
Ty Cobb Explains Golf Stunt On Augusta Links
Cobb argues hitting a ball comes from instinct not eye on the ball and recounts a club face nose hit as he tries a golf lesson. He recalls asking a caddy to throw a ball to test his timing and his first strike sends the ball about a mile.
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Tyrus
Augusta
Cobb
Facts and Fancies For the Motorist
Practical hood-attached veils, round theater toilet cases with removable inner cases, and caracal chauffeur coats gain in popularity for city use. A convertible traveling cradle of white birch and white duck, 34 by 18 inches, holds fifty pounds. Trousers replace petticoats for wear under suits, packing into trunks for trips or overnight use.
Tyrus Sees Tech-Georgia Football With McMillan in Atlanta
Tyrus and friend Tom McMillan, former Tech baseball star, were in Atlanta Saturday to watch Tech Georgia football. Cobb commented on golf as a great game and on a recent AP dispatch about terms with Detroit secretary Navin.
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Tyrus
Atlanta
Tech-Georgia
Tom McMillan
Tech
Cobb
Associated Press
Navin
Detroit Baseball Club
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