Notre Dame Nebraska and Marquette to join Big Nine meet
Three nonconference universities Notre Dame Nebraska and Marquette will join the Big Nine at the conference meeting Saturday. Nebraska is seen as the strongest prospect while Marquette has shown limited athletic strength and may back off its demands. Notre Dame and Nebraska follow conference athletic rules with Notre Dame adopting the Dig nine scholastic standard and barring freshmen. Missouri Valley remains a key opponent for the league in cross‑regional play decisive for Midwest championships.
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Chicago
Notre Dame
Nebraska
Marquette
Milwaukee
Jesse Harner
South Bend
Eeebreeka
TS Missouri Valley Conference
Middle West
Mount St. Mary's Basketball Team Forming At Emmitsburg
Mount St. Marys in Emmitsburg Md reports 35 candidates training for the basketball squad with four holdovers from last year including Capt Costello May Leary and Phil Ups. First game December 11 against St Josephs College and a Christmas trip to New York to face Fordham Seton Hall and Manhattan. Eligible captains Leo McManus and John Dowdle compete for leadership as the athletic association announces the letter awards to Uso McManus Rice Dwyer Dowdle Kelly Hannon Keenan Sutton Sheridan Carroll Mahoney Long Cogan Mulhern J McManus and Haltizan.
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Mount St. Mary's
Capt
Costello
May
Leary
Phil Ups
St. Joseph's College
New York City
Mountaineers
Fordham
Seton Hall
Manhattan
St. John's
Annapolia
Bucknell
Susquehanna
Albright
Western Maryland
Washington College
Gettysburg
Leo McManus
John Dowdle
The
Athletic Association
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Rice
Dwyer
Dowdle
Kelly
Hannon
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Sutton
Sheridan
Carroll
Mahoney
Long
Cogan
Mulhern
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Haltizan
Ways and Means Weigh Army Navy Game in Philadelphia
A Walnut Street Business Men's Association meeting at Bellevue-Stratford discussed bringing the Army Navy football game to Philadelphia. President Y. J. Herlet outlined steps to gauge Pennsylvanias role in ticketing and to explore sites at Shibe Park or the Athletics grounds with Convention Hall for cadet and midshipman activities. Special committees were appointed to study each aspect and report later.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Walnut Street Business Men's Association
Bellevue-Stratford
Y. J. Herlet
University of Pennsylvania
Shibe Park
Eight golfers survive first round in autumnal club tourney
Pinehurst North Carolina December four eight first division golfers advancing from the initial round are E T Manson Framingham C L Becker Woodland Dr J B Brown Montclair H V Seggerman Englewood F S Pusey Havana T Moran Metal comet Tom Kelley Southern Pines Rev T A Cheatham Salisbury Parker W Whittemore Brookline. You forfeit yesterday’s low qualifiers who withdrew from match play.
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Pinehorst
N. C
Deac
E. T. Manson
Framingham
Woodland
Dr.j. 3. Brown
Montclair
H. V. Seggerman
Englewood
F. S. Pusey
Havana
T. ¥. Moran
Metalcomet
Tom Kelley
Southern Pines
T. A. Cheatham
Salisbury
Brookline
Pendleton Quits Coaching After Princeton Captain Plans
Special to The Washington Post reports in Chapel Hill that Tolt Pendleton, 191% Princeton football captain and member of North Carolina’s coaching staff, will not return next season. He has decided to abandon the coaching profession to enter business in New York City.
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Washington Post
Chapel Hill
N. G
Tolt’ Pendleton
Princeton
North Carolina
New York
Sir John Johnson Wins Seventh Race At Charleston Meet
Sir John Johnson carried 127 pounds to an easy five and a half furlong victory at Charleston, boosting Beverwyck Stables with a $60 purse. The horse previously won two races in four starts, with Beac h ey and others also runner-up in selling events and a packed card of duckpin standings and horse racing results across multiple races and leagues.
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Charleston
Washington Post
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Yale Football Receipts From Major Games Reported
Yale ticket department releases figures showing attendance for the Yale Princeton and Yale Harvard games near 33,000 each. Receipts from these events total about 320,000 with half allocated after expenses yielding net around 85,000.
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Yale-Harvard
Elven
Baseball in Chicago Popty Tax Pastime Recalled
A fragment recalls baseball games in Grant Park Chicago with coatless men and boys playing on a yesterday afternoon. Business employees and park workers organized the first game and a second contest drew messenger boys and spectators to the scene.
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CREO
Grant
Nick Altrock’s post baseball work finds him in lumber yards
An aging Nick Altrock hunts for work after baseball faded, recalling grand triumphs while taking a 49 cent per hour sod cutting job and finally securing labor at a large lumber yard near Thirty-Fifth Street and Shields Avenue as winter looms.
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Shields Avenue
Athletics Buy Flag Pole and Erect 100-Foot Steel Pole
Philadelphia December 4 report states the Athletics will order and erect a 100 foot steel flagpole at Shibe Park costing 1100 dollars. The old pole, once a hardy Maine timber, will be replaced to display trophies from 1906 and 1911 American League pennants to world championships.
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Asthistro
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Mack
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Revolver Clubs In League With 23 Cities Form
Twenty three revolver clubs from cities including Baltimore Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia San Francisco Seattle and Youngstown form the United States Revolver Association interclub tournament. Matches begin next week across home ranges and results will be reported by telegraph as the competition runs through the season.
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New York
Flevolver Teamz
United States Revolver Association
Telegraph
Baltimore
Belleville
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Eryville
Cal
New
Pulsation catalog list from Charleston item page
A fragmented item from Charleston lists horse names and brands such as Pulsation Stellata Quilted Queen Big Dipper Veneta and others. The OCR captures entries like Bestheté-Pulsation Anoeis and My Fellow with scattered partial spellings.
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Charleston
Leks
Drgver
Ole Top
Ralph Lioyd
Bord
Mal
Chartler
Grainger
Fellow
Waiao
Clydnnatt
Enquirer
Veneta
Byivertrin
Bnay
Fraternity Chief Denounces Federal League Signing Rumors
President David L. Fultz of the Baseball Players Fraternity denies reports that major league players have signed with the Federal League for 1914. He says about 85 percent of players in the four large leagues told him they would not sign until contracts meet the fraternity’s conditions. The advisory board has not yet acted on the Federal League contract, and players who sign with either side may be expelled.
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New York
David L . Fultz
Baseball
Fraternuty
Varios
Hag
E Ag
Adm
UNC 1914 Baseball Schedule Highlights Strong Southern Teams
Chapel Hill announces UNC 1914 baseball schedule featuring several strong Southern and Western colleges. Home games listed with opponents like Virginia, Washington and Lee, and schedules including key matchups across the season.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Southert
Wasert
Arbern
Hampaeh Sidney
Pepin
Virginia
Washington
Lexington
Cathe
Durhisa
Ase
Philadelphia and State League clubs compete in regional play
Fragmentary note cites Philadelphia and State League clubs and mentions a five nation league context with teams and news of a Pennsylvania club involvement in league activity.
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Axel All Clu
Il “Mines
News of State
Hurlingham Club challenges American Polo for 1914 series
The Hurlingham Club of Fulham requests that the international polo cup matches be played in early June 1914 rather than fall as previously hinted. The American Polo Association awaits official acceptance after a committee meeting, with dates proposed from June 1 to June 20 to fit English champions’ schedule.
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Jung
Engilak
Engler
F. Edgarton Green
Plan for a big golf match at national open
New York reports a proposed extra event before the national open golf championship. A ten man homebreds team would face ten American based professionals not native-born, with a three cornered contest possible if enough foreign salaried players are found. Top homebreds named include Johnny McDermott, Thomas L. McNamara and Michael J. Brady, among a list of other players.
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America
Johnny McDermott
Atlantic City
Thomas L. McNamara
Bostox
Metropolitan
Michael J. Brady
Wollaston
Jack Dowling
Carsdage
Walter Hagin
Walter Forgue
George L. Bowden
Tadesco
Bilmer W. Loving
Artola
Jack Ban
Saliebury
Otto Hackbarth
Jack Broke
Calumat
Jon Sylvester
van Cortlandt Park
Reds Defeat Blues In YMCA League Thriller
In a tight YMCA league contest the Reds beat the Blues last night. Kanier Kiehl led with eight baskets while Shaw and Smith had six each for the losers. Blues players Nutwell Ramer and Hebderwon contributed points as the regulars prepare for a double header Saturday at the Y.
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Kanier Kiehl
Tte ‘Weinnists
Shaw
Smith
Smith Mulroe
Nutwell
Goa
Red Shaw
Hebderwon
Maret
Giao S
Keh
Red Sox Treasurer Refuses Comment on Baseball Deal
Boston Dec 4 Treasurer Robert McRoy of the Red Sox says he cannot comment on recent developments in the club. He left a trip to Chicago and would not express his views on any pending transaction. He did not feel at liberty to speak on the matter.
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Spestat
Washington
Boston
Robart McRoy
Red. Sox
Chicago
Liberty
Third aspirant to America's cup defense contract set for signing
Boston reports the contract for the third challenger to defend the America's Cup next year will be signed in New York. A Philadelphia New York Boston syndicate plans a 76 foot bronze sloop from Bath Iron Works designed by George Owen. Capt Howell will sail with Commodore Clark and George Pynchon guiding afterdeck.
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Bath
George Owen
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Lawley Yards
Neponset
A de Witt Cochrane
Morton F. Plant
William F. Dennis
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Cochrane
Willam Gardner
Wood Satisfied With Red Sox Position After Federal Offer
Boston December 4 Joe Wood star pitcher of the Boston Red Sox says he would not accept any offer from the Federal League and is satisfied with his present berth with the Red Sox. He was approached by the upstart league but remains with Boston.
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Red Sox
Washington Post
Boston
Mass
Boston Red Sox
Smoky Joe
Racing Studs and Pacers Headed to Europe and Canada
The Benyons are said to head for Europe while Barongale is bought by the Germans. Gur Coronel won 15 of 18 starts this year, Druien shows potential but has yet to shine, and Maymack racked up sixteen firsts in the West. Wie Curry drove eight of his yearlings to standard records, Dover folks celebrated a gold-mounted whip with Walter Cox, and Admiral Dewey led 1905 pacing with Lord Dewey matching the feat in 1913. Leata and Beaver mark top pacing, Wilmering heads a Virginia stud plan, and Martin netted over $16,000 in 100 half-mile races despite few placements.
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Dover
Walter Cox
Admiral Dewey
Lord Dewey
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