09 Feb 1916
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1916
Page
1
Sporting and Athletic News notes Stasaeefler and Witsen in guard roles with umpire duties forming a combined figure. The brief item highlights their positions and the unusual attribution within the athletic roster.
Final date for the Willard Moran boxing match is set for March at Madison Square Garden with a 60 000 purse and a 10 000 bonus. Promoter Tom Wickard announced the switch due to venue availability and ticket pricing ranges from 50 to 2. Attendance could reach 22 000 with tax of 7 1 2 percent on receipts.
The Quincy All Star team beat Mitchell 21 to 12 as Dan Daniels and Smith led with strong guard play. D. O. and Ninth Ward clashed in armory and Ogden High floor with 61 to 7 and 37 to 14 scores. North Ogden downed TD PLBK by a wide margin in a separate game. Ven a, O. A. Victory and D. O. squads anchored by Wilson, Forman, and Conner highlighted the action.
New York opening of the National League assembly features constitutional amendment increasing President Tener's power with no appeal from executive decisions on protested games. Brooklyn's Coffey proposes capping bleacher seats at 2000, with current clubs holding 10000, 9000, 6500, and 4000 seats respectively. Percy L. Haughton takes seat as director amid routine schedule adoption and umpire lineup for 1916.
Dr Widtsoe resigned as president of Agricultural College of Utah in a letter to Stoh of the city board of trustees. He states the move is by sincere regret yet believes he can serve the state better as president of the University of Utah, where he will succeed Dr J T Kingsbury in the fall.
Dr. Widisce receives retention offer of 7000 dollars a year with 1006 dollar raise, while JoIn A. Wintsoe resigns as Utah Agricultural College president effective between July and September 1916. The letter praises the college's progress and expresses gratitude to trustees, staff, and the state for decades of service.
A memo notes manager Herzog of the Cloctnuatl Nationals claimed entitlement over Bull Rodgers as second baseman, but he purchased MV Toaden from the Huffato Feds. Toaden, who played with Detroit two years ago, is described as an above average infielder.
Boxelder County to receive twenty thousand federal dollars for state road work. State Road Engineer E. R. Morean returned from Drigham City after talks with county commissioners. Additional conferences planned to decide which roads receive funds. County already has ten thousand toward the fund and expects county taxpayers to supply ninety five thousand in matching monies.
Cyclone Workman defeated Gus Vappas in a finish wrestling match here tonight. He won the first fall with a head chancy and an arm lock, then claimed the second fall with the same hold. The bout featured many near-bites and frequent slips as both grapplers tried to gain the upper hand.
Park City reports a landslide yesterday afternoon from the obé of the Bich buildings of the Silver King Coalition terminal, sending debris onto a lower roof and crushing ten heavy rafters. Workers are repairing the damage today.
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