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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1917
Page
2
After fifteen years in auto racing Barney Oldfield is praised as the Dean of Auto Racers. His career started with rapid rise and he remains admired for nerve, judgment, and safety. This year his aluminum egg-shaped car is roofed over to protect the driver in a rollover, earning the nickname the golden submarine.
Fred Fulton longs to fight but faces no anger from rivals. Ball players agree to a winter layoff, granting many a yearlong rest. Willie Hoppe has yet to begin his winter circuit. Other billiard players win a few games. Cincinnati has not lost a world series since Columbus found a straight beats two small pair.
The ninth marquis of Queensberry gained fame as a boxing writer and promoter of the Queensberry code intended to reform the sport. His father, the eighth marquis, supported boxing and his name is linked to the code governing contemporary bouts. J G Chambers drafted the Queensberry rules and the marquis backed their adoption. The current marquis has written extensively on boxing in both countries.
Wilbur Cooper of the Pittsburgh Pirates won 17 games this season, despite a 11 loss record and the team finishing last with an .831 average. Only five NL pitchers won more, with Schupp, Sallee, Alexander, Toney, and Vaughn ahead. Cooper carried much of the Pirates’ rotation and filled Al Mamaux’s shoes as the club’s top hurler.
George Irvin Kent resigns after six years as graduate manager of the Cornell University Athletic association to become business manager of a local motion picture corporation.
Canadian reports say professional hockey in Canada looks unlikely next season. Ottawa directors refuse salaries, preferring cooperative terms. Quebec plans collapse, leaving a four club NHA schedule doubtful without Quebec. Toronto is out until after the war and no other city can host a franchise.
The season’s standout moment recalls Yankee catcher Al Walters racing to the New York dugout for a foul ball near the cement edge, falling into the dugout then rising to play on. It came after Walters’ first game back from a compound finger fracture suffered July 22 in Detroit.
Geary Steffen known as Willie Ritchie former lightweight world champion will coach soldiers in the Ninety-fifth division at Camp Lewis American Lake WA as boxing instructor for the Army unit.
Dr. Al Sharpe long associated with Cornell as player coach and official has answered the call of the colors and is training at a camp near Watertown New York. His football career spans twenty years with standout kicking line play and leadership shaping stars at Cornell and Hill School. He helped elevate Cornell from a Penn program to a potential championship caliber squad during the 1910s.
Benny Leonard the world lightweight champion is in Uncle Sam service and will train soldier boys in self defense at a training camp. He has been appointed boxing director though his specific assignment is not yet set. The photo marks his first appearance in uniform as boxing directors are chosen carefully for the camps.
The article notes a comic line about a grin from Jess Willard and mentions a recent clash where an American submarine faced Gunboat Smith off the coast and supposedly sunk the gunboat. Philadelphia takes cheer as the chess season opens and the Athletics end their season.
Waldeck Cyganiewicz of Saco Maine known as Zbyszko was rejected for physical disqualification by National army surgeons at Camp Devens for a defective ear. He had been refused exemption arguing his mother and sister in Austria were dependent on him.
Harvard University announced cancellation of its 1918 baseball season with no varsity team in the field unless the war ends before play resumes. The move reflects wartime restrictions impacting college athletics nationwide.
Matt McGrath of the New York Athletic Club launched a 56 pound weight to a world record distance at Travers Island. He achieved 43 feet 114 inches, surpassing the old mark of 40 feet 2 inches set 13 years earlier by John Flannagan. His aim was to aid Mercury Foot organization’s servicemen benefits and boost the games’ success.
Jack Holland, a Western league veteran, praises Bill McCabe as a standout young outfielder from Hutchinson Kansas. McCabe led the western circuit in homers last season, is a big, fast rookie who bats both ways and is said to possess the best arm seen in the minors. Holland predicts he will impress major league fans when he reaches the big leagues.
President A. Yimme says Milwaukee has long discussed leaving the association circuit as a stove league issue. He notes Milwaukee's population is about 150 000 larger than any other city in the wheel and sits centrally. Brewer boss Paddy Livingston is expected back next year as manager, though contract details remain unsigned.
The University of Minnesota will contribute its share of the net proceeds from intercollegiate sports until a specified date to the Red Cross. The move supports relief efforts and aligns with athletic program fundraising initiatives.
Edward Miller Columbia's star quarterback, a top field goal artist, has been called for service in the naval reserve. He left last season due to injuries but his return was welcomed by the Blue and White. Miller has served in the naval reserve for several months.
Wabash College barred a student athlete named Bacon after determining he is a professional, despite his prior seasons in the Three-I league under the alias Williams. College officials admit they were unaware of the pro status and had overlooked earlier pro experience.
Yale announced T A D Jones, previously coach of the freshmen eleven, is recalled to government work and will quit coaching. He returns to the Pacific coast to supervise shipbuilding for the federal shipping board, with Dr Arthur B Rides taking his place.
Francis Ouimet, famed American golfer, has entered the National Army. Known as the Ty Cobb of golf, he quietly reported to a military camp, joining Chick Evans and Walter Travis among respected figures. Critics note his leadership potential and past French amateur title as he begins service with an eye toward battlefield leadership and future commissions.
The University of Wisconsin unveils a new football field and stadium with 11 900 seats, including 5 300 concrete, and plans for future expansion to 10 000 seats in the west embankment. Existing wooden bleachers and a moved covered grandstand add capacity, with 1915 and 1917 legislative appropriations aiding progress.
Dr. L. F. Eichner of Washington and Jefferson College announced fall strength test results. Russell Stein of Niles, Ohio, a freshman football player, set the year’s best average at 2100 but did not surpass Hodgens Smith of the senior class, who holds the college record.
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