Auburn Gridiron Prospects Brightens With Incoming Players
Alabama Tech turns eyes to football as Auburn anticipates heavy losses from stars like Lamb Major and Pitts. New players Cleveland, Hairston, and Prendergast loom, while a brutal eight game S A A schedule tests the Tigers.
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Auburn
Ala
Lamb
Meadows
Burns
Pitts
Lockwood
Major
Ressijac
Annapolis
Navy
Cleveland
Mobile
Hairston
Marion
Prendergast
Texas
Early Eastern grid squads begin fall practice
Eastern college football teams start practice ahead of schedule with most major programs already on the field. Princeton leads the big three by beginning first, while Yale and Harvard announce more sessions as Carlisle and others join in. The season opener looms next weekend with Carlisle Albright and a slate of early games shaping expectations.
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Mercer
Florida
Clemson
Tigers
Carolinians
Mississippi A
Birmingham
Williams
Mobile
Louisiana State University
Auburn
South
Georgia Tech
Blacksmiths of
Atlanta
Vanderbilt
Commodores
Georgia
McWhorter
International News Service
New York
East
Military Academy
Carlisle Indians
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Spalding
Philbin
Bomeister
Gallaner
Flynn
Ketcham
Avery
Talbott
Warren Pendleton
Harbison
Cooney
Wheeler
Markle
Pumpelly
Cornell
Loftus
Dr. Sharpe
Penn
Dartmouth
Carlisle
Jim Thorpe
Lebanon Valsey
Cornellians
Ursinus
Holy Cross
Norwich
Wesleyan
New Haven
Maine
Fadts and Fancies For the Motorist
A catalog of autumn motoring accessories and clothing features. Tweed coats with double breasted hems and three large back buttons, three quarter length coats, rain cases with silk waterproof hoods, patent leather hats, llama wool sweaters, double foot rests for coats, rubber toilet outfits, and silk neck scarves for men. Various fabrics and color combinations offered to match car interiors.
Diarrhoea Cured by Chamberlain's Remedy, Gebhart Testimony
A reader from Oriole Pennsylvania reports rapid relief from diarrhoea after using Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He cites a single dose that cured him and others he gave it to, endorsed by merchant Mr Yorks.
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Yorks
Italian walker Altimani shocks world by hour record
Fernando Altimani, a young Italian, shattered the hour walking record at Milan. He covered 10 miles 677 13 yards in one hour, surpassing G. E. Larner of England’s 1905 mark. Altimani’s performance followed careful preparation and an official track demonstration with European officials watching.
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International News Service
New York
Fernando Altimani
Altimani
Europe
Milan
G. E. Larner
England
Johnny Meagher
Larner
Unions Sportiva Milanese
Athletic
Italian Sporting Association
Goulding
Stockholm
Webb
Princeton Faces Rebuilding As Gridiron Timber Dims
Princeton football begins practice facing a near total rebuild after mass graduations. Only one veteran lineman remains, with Capein Hobey Baker to lead a freshman-heavy line under field coaches Bluethenthal and Andrews, and players like Emmons, Heyniger, Lambert, Brown, Shea, Law and Glick vying for spots.
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Eddie Mahan
Brickley
Rold Hardwick
Bob Storer
Hitchcock
Pennock Ad Trumbull
O’brien
Milholland
Wigglesworth
Gristom
Bettle
Freediey
Gardner
Harvard
Haughton
Tigers
Princton
Pendleton
Bluenthenthal
Dunlap
Logan
Penfield
White
de Witt
W. Swart
Hobey Baker
Fred Trenkman
Emmons
Shenk
Ed. Tre
Walker
Heyniger
Lamberton
Brown
Shea
Law
Glick
H. A. “Hobey” Baker
Arthur Bluetenthal
H. G. Andrews
T. A. Wilson
Logan Cunningham
W G. Penfield
Golf Stars Begin Practice at Brookline for Open
trio of Europe’s leading golfers Harry Vardon Edward Ray and Louis Tellier arrive at Brookline Massachusetts to study the course ahead of the American Open Championship which opens Wednesday with all three entered.
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International News Service
Brookline
Mass
Europe
Harry Vardon
Edward Ray
England
Louis Tellier
France
Brookline Country Club Links
Bill Smith Turns Tailend Crackers Into Pennant Winners
In Atlanta, William Andrew Smith, known as Bill Smith, rebuilt the Crackers from a low finish to three pennants in five years. The Atlanta club rose from 1906 to 1912 achieving pennants in 1907 1909 and after a hiatus returned to win again in 1912. Supporters credit Smith as the driving force behind the team and city’s rise as a premier baseball advertise.
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Bill Smith
Atlanta
Dick Jemison
Atlanta Constitution
Cartersville
William Andrew Smith
Bill
Crackers
Harmony
Little Napoleon
New BATTING KINGS Recall Old Feats
The Memphis Commercial Appeal surveys Southern league batting and baserunning feats, contrasting Meek and Dungan with Jackson and Speaker. It notes Meek’s near .400 Northwestern league average, Dungan’s patient hitting, and Messinger’s baserunning limitations, plus Proughs pitching and Atlanta’s league-leading runs contributing to Memphis finishing top.
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Harry Welch
Jackson Jackson
Hugh Hill
Hugh
Nashville
Joe Jackson
Tris Speaker
Buttermilk
John Meek
Sam Dungan
Jackson
Speaker
Meek
Dungan
Pacific Coast
Foat
Messenger
George Suggs
Russell Ford
Herr Meek
Bob Messenger
Jimmy Johnson
Joe Rickert
Jimmy Smith
Smith
Memphis
Jim
Tamsett
Jimmy
Bill Prough
Frough
Russ Ford
Demaree
McIntyre
Suggs
Liebhardt
Dygert
Frank
Charlie Smith
Sal
Freakish Baseball Records Show Sluggers vs. Pitchers
Expert compiled figures reveal Grover Cleveland Alexander Rube Marquard and Christy Mathewson struggle and excel differently against NL sluggers. Babe Hans Wagner Himmel Zimmerman and Jimmy Vieux post high averages while others fare poorly, with CraVath hitting .409 off Matty and .666 off Marquard.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Rube Marquard
Christy Mathewson
Hans Wagner
Matty
Wagner
Marquard
Alexander Wagner
Hein Zimmerman
Sidewheel
Clouter
Jimmy Vieux
Pittsburgh
Alexander
Catchus Cravath
Manikin baseball show recreates full game on stage
The February patented device by Thomas H. Jackson of Scranton enables a full baseball game on a theatre stage. Manikins simulate players and base paths with running, sliding and fielding actions while an operator controls outs, balls, strikes, hits and scoring.
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Coe Ae
Thomas H. Jackson
Scranton
Atlantic City
Washington, D. C
Rochester
N. Y
Mr. Jackson
Tipton Woman Praises Cough Remedy Cure
Mrs. Sarah E. Duncan of Tipton Iowa recounts a bad cold and violent cough that seemed like consumption. She notes buying a single bottle of Chamberlains Cough Remedy, which stopped the cough and cured the cold completely. For sale by all dealers. edv
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Sarah E. Duncan
Tipton
Iowa
Chamberlain
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