Five Harvard Men on First Eleven
Walter Camp selections for the All American football team include three first elevens from sixteen colleges. Harvard leads with six players on the first team, followed by Army, Dartmouth, Princeton, and Yale with multiple picks among the three squads.
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Gilie Army
Artmouth
Ale
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Folow
Hardwick
Packle—Ballin
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Pennock
McEwan
West Point
Chapman
Milneis
Trumbull
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Cornell
Ghee
Dartmouth
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Michigan
I Wick
Bradley
Wallback—Mahan
Merriliat
Nash
Rat
Wilson
Xi Pogue
Mlinois
Talman
Rutgers
Whitney
Mannington United Defeats Clarksburg Unted 6–0 in Muddy Match
Mannington United crushed Clarksburg Unted 6 to 0 at Union Park on Saturday afternoon as heavy mud hindered play. The visiting team failed to bring their best players, easing Mannington’s path to the easy victory. Postgame banquets featured W Shakespeare as toastmaster and remarks from Mannington’s Mr Segel thanking locals for hospitality.
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Mannington United
Clarksburg
Union Park
Ipeal
Mannington
Henley Regatta Cancelled Amid War Conditions
The Henley regatta in England will not be held next year. Stewards unanimously vote to abandon the annual rowing event due to wartime conditions.
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London
England
Barber shop and billiard room planned in Clarksburg
Sullivan and Lover, who ran a Glen Elk barber shop for five years, lease the corner building on Fourth Street near Radar Alley in Clarksburg to open a new barber shop with billiards in the south room, under Frank Duffy’s ownership.
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Clarksburg
Messrs
Sullivan and
Lover
Glen Elk
Frank Duffy
Fourth Street
Radars Alley
Why Did Mac Sell Ed Collins
Philadelphia reports a letter allegedly from Ira Thomas hints a reason behind Eddie Collins leaving the Mackmen. The note claims Collins exposed team tactics and signs, enabling rivals to adjust and erase the edge that could have kept them winning pennants.
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Mac
Ed Collins
Ira Thomas
Philadelphia
Wohnie Mack
Eddie Collins
Collins
Mackmen
Guy Zinn Hits .277 in Federal League
The Federal League shows stronger batting than the American League this season with twenty four of Gilmore's players above .100. Guy Zinn, formerly with the Baltimore Wonderd, was hitting well before a broken ankle ended his season. His friends believe he would have reached .200 if not injured. Club batting averages and .300 hitters are listed.
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Gilmore
Guy Zinn
Baltimore Woderard
Zinn
Wesleyan Announces 1915 Basketball Schedule
Wesleyan College releases its 1915 basketball schedule. The eastern trip features Navy Georgetown Virginia Washington and Lee and other top teams with new opponents Navy Virginia Washington and Lee join the lineup. The squad faces three new foes Naval Academy Virginia University and Washington and Lee along with Marietta Muskingum Notre Dame and Michigan Aggies on trips across the north and west.
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West Virginia Wesleyan College
H. A. Stansbury
Wesleyan
Navy
Georgetown
University of Virginia
Washington and Lee
Eunty
Charleston
Young Men's Christian Association
Virginia
Naval Academy
Virginia University
Washington
Lae
Lexington
Rela
Marietta
Muskingum
Notre Dame
Michigan Aggies
Union Northern
Bethany
Myrieua
Marita
Ohio Generence College
Ohio
Buckhannon
Regalia
Oho Northern
Wealeyan
West Virginia
Nation's gallery shooting clubs vie for U S championship trophy
Thirty six clubs from across the United States compete for the national title in a ten member team event. Twenty two rifles or more shoot at 75 feet on a ten ring target with quarter inch and half inch rings. The field spans many states from Michigan to Washington and includes clubs in Cleveland Adrian Bridgeport and Indianapolis.
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Ala
Athletic Club Rifle Association
Boston
Mass
Rifle and Revolver Club
Hopkins
Minn
Gisholt
Madison
Wis
Marlon
Mistouri Infantry
St. Louis
Youngstown
Louisville
Milwaukee
Tacolmne
Wash
Watertown
N.Y
Rifle
Waveland
Cla
Des ‘Moines
Hoosier Rifle Club
Indianapolis
Ind
Bangor
Rite Association
Buffalo CN
Rifle Club
Kane
Rie Club
Detroit
Miteh
Revolver Club
Tuscon Cari
Rite Club
Ogden
Ntah
Albion
Corrling
Loileville
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New Haved Grays Rife Club
Conn
Paystte
Idaho
HGH School Prepares for January 8 Opener
The local high school basketball team has cut its first roster from about 75 to 20 on the initial squad under Coach Arnett. Players range from five six to six five, with a strong schedule planned including Parkersburg and Buckhannon. Negotiations with Broaddun College and several area high schools continue as new uniforms arrive.
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Arnett
Parkersburg
Buckhan
Broaddun College
Charleston ‘High School
Marietta High School
Magnolia High School
Flying Finn Kolehmainen Sets Six Mile Crosstown Record
Hannes Kolehmainen known as the Flying Finn won the national senior cross country title at Van Courtlandt Park in 33 minutes 36 seconds. Competing for the Irish-American Athletic Club he led from the start and established a new course record amid a strong field.
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Pate
New York
Atheletic Union
van Courtland Park
Hannes Kolehmainen
Local boxing notes praise rising lightweight talent
A brief report indicates that Guy Wright is developing into one of the citys best lightweight bowlers with Penny and Midge following as hopefuls for the same honor.
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Guy Wright
Elty
Penny
Midge Sigue Ay Uteh
Homer Bakers Fleet-Footed Marvel
Homer Baker, born Buffalo New York June 8 1893, earned the national senior half mile title at eighteen and led a landmark European tour. He won the Irish half mile in a record 1 54 and 5/100, placed third in the quarter mile, defeated Sweden and Braun in Europe, and recently beat Olympic champion Meredith in a 660 yard race with 1 20 25 seconds.
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Mercury
Homer” Baker
Buffalo
N.e
United States
Europe
Sweden
Braun
Germany
Meredith
Remembering a Baseball Pioneer Born in Carnegie
The piece recalls a player named Wie or similar, born in Carnegie, now living nearby with a family of siblings. It traces early life from coal country mining work to shifting to baseball in youth, detailing moves between towns, minor league offers, and early pro aspirations. It notes family ties, hometown changes, and the tough path to professional play, including wages and early team affiliations.
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Mansfield
Carnogie
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Thale
Charles AY
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George Moreland
Moreland
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Wabrar Frou
Jeanne
Adrian
Bull Smith Names All State Eleven by West Virginia Writer
West Virginia sport writers pick an all state football eleven. Bull Smith, famed former player and coach observer, selects linebackers and linemen, praising Vanop Morgan Newman Farmer Webster and Brannon for strength.
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West Virginia
Imainy
L. O. “Bull Smith
Smith
Metzer
West Virginia University
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