Warner's coaching makes Pitt eleven one of the best
The article lauds Glenn S. Warner as the architect of Pitt's strong football season, noting his machine-like teamwork, strategic use of a few plays, and ability to disrupt defenses. It traces Warner's career from Cornell and Carlisle to Pitt, praising his coaching skill and impact on the team's success.
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Sol Metzger
Warner’s Football Philosophy Shapes Pitt in 1917
The article praises Warner, Pitt’s veteran coach, for developing a progressive open game and clean football while leveraging Eastern play knowledge from Carlisle. It notes Pitt’s bright 1917 outlook, with few losses and ample material, and mentions Warner’s experience, method, and personal life near Buffalo, N.Y.
Central League Opens Fast With Bristol Lumberport Clash
The Central High School Athletic League kicks off with Bristol high beating Lumberport high in a Friday night opener. Coal district joins this year representing Adamston district after a vote to establish a high school, while West Milford and Reader drop out. Jane Lew, Lumberport, Wallce, and Bristol loom strong as the schedule unfolds with key matchups set across December to March.
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Bristol High
Lumberport High
Lumberport
Central High School Athletic League
Bristol
KE. L. Long
Jane Lew
West Milford
Iurtherport
Wallace
Reader
Coal District
C. A. Bailey
Northview
Adamston
Washington Irving
Bailey
Lumberport Lads
Bristol Boys
Tustin
Jane Lewhigh
Lewis County
East Salem High
Rex Ford
Fairview High
Shinnston
St. Mary’s
Wallace and Coal District
Dawson
Jane Dew
Whiteman
Tal Boy
Coal Disrict
Walace
American Athletes Set Records After Scandinavia Visit
New York dispatch reports the American track and field team’s Scandinavian tour spurring future intercontinental events. A 165000 crowns grant ($44500) funds a Swedish return invasion in summer 1917, with 10 to 20 top Swedish athletes invited to the United States and an All Sweden football team possible. A gold and silver tankard awarded to Simpson, Murray, Meredith, Ward and Loomis was given to the Amateur Athletic Union for use in Scandinavia affairs, with ideas for a perpetual international cup to be contested in 1917 if Sweden sends its team to the United States.
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Ream
New York
Scandinavia
Sweden
United States
Ernie Hijertbergs
Simpson
Murray
Meredith
Ward
Loomis
Amateur Athletic Union
Usp
City protests gas price hike in Parkerburg meeting
Parkerburg city officials joined protests against Hope Natural Gas Company's proposed price increase. At a special council session a formal protest was approved and copies will be sent to the gas company and the state public service commission. Also noted is a local historic clock owned by Isaac Furbush of Oak Hill Maine, in the family since 1780, still keeping time.
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Parkersburg
Hope Natural Gas Company
State Public Service Commission
Isaac Furbush
Oak Hill
Furbush
Ban lifted for foreign jockeys in Austria and Hungary
Word from Austria and Hungary indicates next year the bar on foreign jockeys will be lifted. This season only Austrian Hungarian and German riders were licensed, but a shortage of capable jockeys and the overall quality has prompted promoters to admit neutral riders. American jockeys had been outsiders and driven wage rises, while natives sought higher pay or a ban.
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Austria
Hungary
The Americans Adopt Easier Way Out of Dilemmas
A fragment notes that the latter option was chosen as the simpler solution to a dilemma among Americans. The line implies a preference for expediency over more complex or risky paths.
SCOT HIGH WINS IN TOLEDO GRIDIRON SHOWDOWN
Scott high school of Toledo victory over Haverhill high by 13 to 0 in a disputed inter scholastic championship claim. Both teams used the forward pass heavily though Haverhill’s attempts mostly failed due to defense and weathering. In other notes, a North Carolina farmer reports cotton growing experiments in the coastal plain scanal zone.
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Associated Frees
Haverhill
Mass
Scott High School
Toledo
Haverhill High
Gaverhill
Scanal Zone
North Carolina
West Virginia to award Cecil Rhodes scholarship
A committee on awarding a Cecil Rhodes scholarship from West Virginia will meet in Clarksburg on Saturday December 23. The meeting was announced by Frank B Trotter president of West Virginia University. Committee members include M P Shawkey state superintendent of schools T E Crambiett president of Bethany College and Wallace B Fleming president of West Virginia Wesleyan College.
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Clarksburg
Cecil Rhodes
West Virginia
Frank B. Trotter
West Virginia University
Trotter
M. P. Shawkey
T. E. Crambiett
Bethany College
Wallace B. Fleming
West Virginia Wesleyan College
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