Contests Today Bring Doubt for Cornell and Navy
New York Oct 19 Cornell coaches expected at least a 12 to 0 loss to Penn State while Navy faced slim odds against Swarthmore. Army mule versus Yale bull dog headline West Point game with cadets hosting supporters and Yale aiming to rebound after recent defeats. Harvard without Wendell hoped to hold Amherst to a low score in Cambridge.
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Cornell
Penn State
Annapolis
Navy
Swarthmore
Yale
West Point
Army
Pennsylvania
Providence
Brown
Harvard
Wendell
Amherst
Princeton
Syracuse
N.Y
Cambridge
Mass
State Troops Prepared to Stop Indiana Race Gambling
Indiana officials announce state troops may intervene to halt the Mineral Springs Jockey Club meet at Porter if needed. Governor Marshall's secretary says racing and gambling must stop, with Co. A Wood ordered to prevent violations. Detectives have gathered evidence to be used in a hearing to enjoin the Racing Foundation Corporation from continuing the meeting.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Mineral Springs
Racing Foundation Corporation
Mandot and Rivers to Fight Twenty Rounds on Thanksgiving
Joe Mandot the New Orleans lightweight contender and Joe Rivers of Los Angeles were matched for a twenty round bout on Thanksgiving Day at Vernon Arena. The articles set 133 pounds ringside. Mandot previously defeated Rivers in a Labor Day decision.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Joe Rivers
Vernon Arena
Mandot
Rivers
Sewanee Hosts Chattanooga in Home football showdown
Sewanee Tennessee hosts Chattanooga in the season finale at home. Chicago is the opponent and Chattanooga is described as stronger than when facing Georgia. The game will test Sewanee's line and reveal team strength with Chattanooga's backs noted as good and line heavy.
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Sewanee
Tenn
University of the South
University of Chicago
Chattanooga
Georgia
Heer of Oklahoma Wins Interstate Shooting Trophy
The Interstate Shooting Association tournament in Cincinnati ends with W. H. Heer of Guthrie Oklahoma scoring 200 straight hits to win the interstate trophy. Millard Henderson of Lexington Kentucky takes high professional honors, while Al Heil of Allentown Pennsylvania wins the amateur championship.
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Cincinnati
Interstate Shooting Association
W. H. Heer
Guthrie
Okla
Millard Henderson
Lexington
al Heil
Allentown
Frank Chance Announces Retirement From Baseball
Chicago October 19 Frank L Chance manager of the Chicago National League club said his contract expired with the city series and he has no offer for a new one He plans to retire and will return to Glendora California for the winter President Murphy would not discuss next year’s manager.
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Chicago
Ill
Frank L. Chance
Prsident Murphy
Glendora
Cal
Murphy
New World Javelin Record Set by Eric Leming
In Stockholm on October 19, Swedish athlete Eric Leming set a new world record in javelin with a throw of 62.57 metres, surpassing J Saaristo’s 61 metre mark. Leming previously won the javelin at the Athens London and Stockholm Olympic games.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Eric Leming
J. Saaristo
Leming
Athens
London
Alumni Rally to Boost Auburn and LSU Grid Clash
Local Ala bama Polytechnic Institute alumni plan a 6 o clock meeting at the Battle House to spark interest in the Auburn versus LSU game on November 9. Dr John O Rush and L G Adams lead the drive for a banner crowd featuring two Mobile stars Claude Ressijac Marcelline and Bill Louiselle, with Auburn aiming for a record crowd in Mobile.
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Auburn
Claude Ressijac-Marcelline
Bill” Louiselle
Ressijac-Marcelline
Tech
Florida
Louisseile
Mobile Military Institute
Battle House
Rush
Football games in the South today schedule
The South today lists matchups including Tech at Florida in Jacksonville Vanderbilt at Georgia in Atlanta Auburn at Clemson in Auburn Sewanee hosting Chattanooga Memphis visit Tennesse Medicos Virginia at Chartlettsville A and M versus Georgetown in Raleigh Washington and Lee against St. John at Lexington L M vs Ole Miss in Baton Rouge Tulane hosting Mississippi College in New Orleans
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Tech
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Jacksonville
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Atlanta
Auburn
Clemson
Sewanee
Chattanooga
Tennesse
Memphis Medicos
Memphis
Virginia
Chartlettsville
N. C
Gorgetown
Raleigh
Washington and Lee
St. Johna
Lexington
University of Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Tulane
Mississippi College
New Orleans
Capablanca Jaffe Chess Match Opens In Drawn Game
In New York on Oct 19 the first of three games between Jose Capablanca and local master Charlies Jaffe ended after thirty nine moves in a draw. The second game will be played in Morristown New Jersey on Wednesday. The Capablanca Chajes encounter in Brooklyn is slated for Monday.
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New York
Jose R. Capablanca
Charlies Jaffe
Morristown
N. J
Capablanca
Oscar Chajes
Chicago
Brooklyn
Bronson to Fight English in Eight Round St Louis Match
Ray Bronson of Indianapolis and Clarence English of Omaha are matched for eight rounds on October 29 before the St Louis Athletic Club. They will weigh in at 142 pounds.
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English
ST. Louis
Ray Bronson
Indianapolis
Clarence English
Omaha
St. Louis Athletic Club
National Law Society Organized in Mexico
Mexico forms a national law society to join the American Institution of International Law. Each republic will appoint five members to the international body, as Dr James Brown Scott praises the auspicious start for Pan American friendship.
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Washington
Mexico
American Institution of International Law
James Brown Scott
Association For the Furtherance of
First Big Game In Southwest
Dallas Texas October 19 The first big game in the Southwest this season affecting the football championship pits the University of Oklahoma against the University of Texas. Oklahoma enters with more holdovers from last year and was favored in preliminary figures. Last Thanksgiving Oklahoma defeated Texas 8 to 0 on Texas soil.
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Dallas
Texas
Southwest
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas
Oklahomans
Bostwick Trust Fund Grows From 300000 to 28 Million
An accounting shows the 1890 fund created by Jabez A. Bostwick for his son grew from less than 300000 to 2800000 over twenty years. The original principal was invested and reinvested by trustees in Standard Oil securities.
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New York
Jabez A. Bostwick
Standard Old
Standard Oil Securities
Prof A T Perry Dead In Marietta Ohio
Alfred T Perry president of Marietta College died suddenly this morning of acute indigestion in Marietta Ohio. He had led the college since 19 06 and was a prominent figure in local education and church circles.
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A. T. Perry
Marietta
Ohio
Alfred T. Perry
Marietta College
Fogel Retains Jennings in Fight With Lynch Over NL
New York October 19 President Horace Fogel of the Philadelphia National League club announced he had retained Hugh Jennings of the Detroit Tigers as counsel in his battle with National League President Lynch. Fogel rejected the possibility of being ousted by seven votes and said Philadelphia would never be dropped. He denied plans to sell the club.
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Jennings
Fogel
Lynch
New York
Horace Fogel
Philadelphia National League
Hugh Jennings
Detroit Tigers
National League
Philadelphia
Commodores Favored in Betting On Georgia Game
Vanderbilt and Georgia meet in Atlanta with betting favors on Vanderbilt though rain softens the field for the South showdown. Vanderbilt arrives from Nashville while Georgia travels from Athens. The probable lineups include captains Peacock and Hardage for Georgia and Vanderbilt’s Milholland or Turner at left end and Robbins or Curlin at quarterback.
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Commodores
Georgia
Atlanta
Vanderbilt University
University of Georgia
South
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Nashvile
Athens
Kid Williams Beats Johnny Coulon for Bantam Title at MSG
Kid Williams of Baltimore outpointed Johnny Coulon of Chicago in a ten round bantamweight bout at Madison Square Garden. Williams seized the pace in the early rounds and finished strongly, weighing in at 115 1/2 pounds to Coulon’s 111 1/2.
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New York
Kid Williams
Baltimore
Johnny Coulon
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Coulon
Williams
Conlon
Practice Game At Spring Hill College
The Spring Hill College eleven will play a practice game this afternoon against the University Military School on the college campus. The Military School squad is strong this season and is expected to give a creditable showing against the college team. Coach Rust will try new formations and the game draws a good crowd amid Mobile football interest.
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Spring Hill College
University Military School
Military School
Wright
University Military School Eleven
Collegians
Rust
Mobile
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