25 Nov 1916
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1916
Page
1
Army and Navy meet at the Polo Grounds in New York for their annual football classic. Army holds a 10-5-1 edge in 20 games, with 216-129 total points. This year both squads arrive in strong condition after late-season drills amid heightened civic spectacle and national interest.
A New York column lists top college players for an All American team, noting many contenders from Army Navy Harvard Yale Princeton and others. It compares this year’s crop with past all time selections, mentions standout players and positions, and discusses the challenge of choosing only eleven players.
A large party of relatives and government officials including Secretary Tumulty Lansing Asher Daniela and other officers will witness the Army and Navy football game in New York tomorrow. A formidable fleet in port plans to grant shore liberty to between 10 000 and 13 000 sailors and officers for the event.
Washington Nav. President Wilson cancels plans to travel to New York for the Army Navy football game due to a lingering cold. His condition is not serious, he met with cabinet members indoors, and Dr. Grayson advised against exposure to the cold.
Philadelphia Nov 26 The University of Pennsylvania athletic committee remains confident that at least two teams may win major league honors after June. While football is conceded as defeated the crew and baseball squads show promise. The crew plans targets tall players around six feet with an average of 200 pounds led by Captain Ad Woll. Coach Joe Wright may not return due to military duty. Baseball prospects include Shorty Sayre and Johnny Titzel, with Titzel a strong left‑handed pitcher likened to a future major leaguer. Track coach Tawson Robertson eyes freshmen like Tommy Lennon and Frank Hautman as potential material for a championship relay team.
Los Angeles reports Eddie Mahan, famed Harvard fullback, will retire at season end and enter politics in New York. The Harvard captain of 1915 discusses modern football and East Coast versus Pacific Coast play, praising Eastern coaching and the Big Four. He notes differences in preparation and strategy, while commenting on global trends in engineering and industry reflected in other topics mentioned in the piece.
Big gridiron events wrap up today featuring matches such as Yale versus Pennsylvanie and West Virginia. Washington and Jefferson meet Chattanooga. Georgetown faces Columba. New York University and Haverford clash. other pairings include Lehigh, Bucknell, Gettysburg, Dickinson, and Massachusetta Ag.
John D Archbold president of Standard Oil of New Jersey underwent an appendectomy at his Tarrytown home after falling ill Tuesday. Five surgeons and five nurses assisted in the operation performed by Dr Drewer of New York. Doctors report his condition remains hopeful and his bedside care continues.
A rabies case emerges as Salt Lake health officials await a state pathologist test on a dog head. Walter F. Joss shot a misbehaving Airedale belonging to Dr. Claude W. Gates after it chased children. the head will be examined today. Separate legal notices announce an alias summons in Weber County for a divorce and child custody case filed by Platnum against Textey.
Pauline Frederick appears exhausted after a long day in the motion picture industry. She began work before seven in the morning and remained in the studio until three the following morning, reflecting the demanding grind of early film acting.
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