28 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1915
Page
1
Louisville American Association star David C. Danforth of the Danforth Side club stars for Chicsco White Box. He struck out eighteen against Kansas City on September 12, breaking the previous seventeen K record by Marty O'Too's.
Fall Lake coaches allege Ogden High fielded an ineligible back. Coach Hamilton of Jordan High claims Jack Tackett did not attend during the previous term, barring interscholastic play until after midyear. An investigation by the state high school association is underway with a likely rematch decision forthcoming.
A San Francisco report says several Coast League magnates plan to depose Altea T. Baum as league president at the upcoming Pacific Coast League meeting. Los Angeles figures like T. J. Dermody and Ben Francisco are tied to the effort, while supporters from Salt Lake and Oakland show similar inclinations. Baum’s term runs through 1916, and a cancellation clause cannot be invoked without a league director majority. The Ble report notes no credence to Dermody’s connection, and reevaluations continue among clubs in Los Angeles, Salt Lake, and Oakland.
Harold Mowdy Elliott signed today to manage the Osks for 1936. His first move is the acquisition of Vernon Manser from the Colonial League, a left handed pitcher with a solid amateur record. The Osks also signed Orville Fly, a southpaw who pitched for the South Tucotoa Tigers in the amateur series, to be tried in spring camp.
San Francisco reports the world's champion hurdler suffered a leg injury during foothaly practice. He had played for the University of Souldern California and did not attend Berkeley last Saturday to play California. The report notes the extent of the injury was not yet announced.
Loaington Ky Oct 27 One or more celebrated thoroughbreds headlined the sale of race horses tomorrow. Daliot son of Voter a famed sprinter from fifteen or twenty years ago attracts bidders while Matlot is praised for speed over longer distances. Elmendorf, a major horse in Keene’s stock, was bred at Schart farm and later relocated from the Wancho del Paso ranch. The article outlines Keene’s racing prominence and notable imports from England.
Chicago October 2 The Maroons prepare for fresh practice as the football squad faces a long grind with the varsity men aided by freedmen players Higgins and Hearson providing strong opposition. Meanwhile league officials consider a Western meeting in this city as part of a broader prep for the National Association of Minor Leagues gathering in San Francisco. A special train will take baseball delegates to the coast.
Heatrite Ned Cannon, owned by W B Flack of Grand falubd, shines in the Western Bteles meet to defend the Aberdeen cup. He wins two races, topping the semifinals, with the finale for the cup and Central derby slated for tomorrow. Winners list includes Cannon, Lucile Clair, Nighttine, Bob Clair and Long Trail in the Aberdeen cup heats and Futurity derby entrants such as Nela Bettle Invincible and Lea Mann.
San Jose reports Speaker Champ Clark calling Thomas Edison nutty on national defense. Clark praised Pacific defense plans, citing General Arthur Murray and υποposed Edison about military needs, and mocked administration army proposals saying he would pay a hundred dollars for details.
Paris Oct 26 A reshaped French cabinet with Briand as premier and foreign minister is planned. Viviani to retire as premier though retained nominally, with Briand and Cambon leading a broad reshuffle including war minister Ga ve nt and Lacare at marine affairs. Delcasse noted for Sa ixan policy dispute, others kept in place. Churchill May Resign.
Correspondence from the British front describes the dramatic artillery bombardment before the Loos attack on Oct 20. Gunners and planes coordinated in a relentless barrage, with British troops advancing under continuous shelling as aviators controlled reconnaissance and support. The piece notes the vital role of speed, wristwatch timing, and complex logistics in concentrating forces and sustaining the assault across exposed trenches. It also reports a Belgian court martial in Liege sentencing Anna Hensey and others to death or long terms for collecting information aiding the French government.
An examination of the Scalzi church in Venice after a recent air raid shows a flat bomb struck the left nave, destroying two beams and piercing the ceiling. The Tiepolo fresco is completely destroyed, with restoration deemed virtually impossible.
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