End of the Federal League War Clinches Peace in Baseball
Cincinnati December 22 The long running base ball war between the Federal League and organized baseball the National and American leagues ended tonight The settlement sent two Federal League clubs into new major league hands with Charles Wee lman taking the Chicago club and Phil Ball gaining control of the St Louis franchise Immunity from penalties is granted to players and executives who jumped contracts while some Federal leaguers are reinstated or made eligible For major league play the treaty foreshadows a scramble for top Federal league talent and protects existing contracts from dissolution
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Taft
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Brooklyn club to meet American league players in west tour
Semiofficially it became known that several former Federal players will be seen on the New York American league club during a west tour. College chess teams in New York report Dec 23 with wins over Princeton and Yale enhancing their cred.
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Rivalry resumes in Intercollegiate championship round
Yesterday Columbia and Herrar renewed their old college rivalry in the twenty fourth annual Intercollegiate championship. Harvard led at start after Yale’s 232 to 12 win. Columbia defeated Princeton with a two to one score.
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Salt Lakers Defeat Grantville Men Narrow Victory
Granterilig Dec 73 A Salt Lake district matchup saw Salt Lakers, a composite team from two high schools, edge Grantville 73 to 70 in a tight contest. Jarvis and Spencer key for Salt Lakers while Anderson and Steele led Grantville. The game stayed within four points most of the night with a late rally by the invaders, who briefly threatened in the final minute.
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Penn University fixes nine games
The University of Pennsylvania football schedule for 1916 lists nine games, the fewest in years. Changes include dropping Albright college and replacing Annapolis naval academy with Swarthmore college, with all games in Philadelphia except two at Pittsburg and Ann Arbor.
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Provo Defeats Ricks Academy For Church League Title
In Provo on December 22 Brigham Young University high school won the Church league championship by a 42 to 28 defeat of Ricks Academy Rexburg. A closer game marked by a 30 to 28 win by George Academy over BYC high school drew strong local interest. Referee Willard Ashton’s whistle barely pierced the crowd as fervent fans watched.
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Provo Guards Halt Rexbury Rally In Tough Showdown
Clarke and Ralle,Provo guards, disrupted Rexbury drives as Ballentine stood out for the invaders. In the second clash Ternatrom and Allen of BYU and Break of St George shone amid a fast, balanced southern lineup. Also notes on Italian front losses: Austro-Hungarian theater at 750,000 killed wounded or captured, Italian crew at 1,340,000 with 60,000 prisoners and 60,000 dead.
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Greek Murderer Gets Life Sentence in Second Trial
Francisca Guidice alias Meary Wiley, a Greek railway employee, was convicted again for the murder of Howard Jones, a railway fireman near Council Haifa, on May 27, 1913. The jury fixed her life imprisonment after a mob attempt to lynch her was foiled, while Greek-owned businesses in the city suffered damage amid ongoing compensation talks.
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International
Fierce Air Battle Ends In Death Of Aviators
London reports a fierce air encounter between a British and a German aviator over Lichterveld south of Druges Falglum. Both planes disabled and crashed. occupants killed. The Berlin dispatch notes bombs hit an ammunition depot causing a large explosion. Ends with Red Cross fundraising note.
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New Berlin food decree limits bread types issued in Vienna
A Berlin decree bans baking rolls and certain breads and allows only ordinary loaf bread for public consumption. Households are exempt. A second order requires holders of raw oils benzol and tar to report quantities monthly. The decree also contemplates expropriation of mineral oils if needed. Also reported is the death of Mrs. George Billings in Idaho, with eight children surviving.
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