Army-Marine game set amid presidential delegation in Baltimore
A large delegation from Washington including cabinet members and 38 senators and nearly all representatives will attend the Army Marine football game in Baltimore on Saturday. War Secretary and others headlined by Gen Hines and Maj Gen Bume attend as 10 000 tickets sold locally and over 1 000 in Washington. Injuries to Lieuts Timberjal and Devens may affect Marine backfield participation.
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Imore
Eshington
Ofb
Army-Marine
Thediron
Jol. Hines
Atall
Samuel Sturgis
Third Corps
John
Army Marine contest train leaves for Baltimore
Bets for the Army Marine game tomorrow in Baltimore are sold at Spalding's. A special session ticket for the game is two dollars round trip. Dodd and Henry are listed with possible injuries and may not start. Coaches expect Biffle, Dean, Ne, and Jared to start. Marine defense and aerial work are focal points ahead of the Saturday match in Virginia.
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Baltimore
Spilding’s
Pennsylvania
Infp
Prichards
Biffle
Dean
Jared
Ntico
Mes
Hugo Bezdek
Marinamia
Bezdek
Joe
McQuade
John Byrnes
Maryland
General rules on iron play and turf contact from J Barnes
Gell Syndicate letter from golf editor outlines when to take turf with irons and mashie niblicks. Advice covers striking low with backspin, keeping the sole under the ball, and skimming turf to avoid grass loss, with occasional upright strokes for difficult lies.
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Jim Barnes
Mr. Barns
M.R. G
Barnes
Gell
Lacy
Baseball Power Struggle Over Ban Johnson and Landis Debated
Observers expect a verbal clash rather than a real fight between Landis and Ban Johnson, each secure in his post and salary. The piece notes legal contracts, winter league chatter, and possible public disclosures in the OConnell-Dolan bribery case, while also praising pitching feats of Washington and predicting another strong season if pitching holds.
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Henesaw Mountain Landis
Ban Johnson
Johnson
American League
Bose
Chicago
Ban Jonson
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Mountain
John Heydler
John J. McGraw
Giants
O’connell-Dolan
Kelly
Young
Frisch
Star-Chamber
Pacific Coast league directors urge Ban Johnson to prove gambling Charges
At a special meeting of Pacific Coast league directors, resolutions called on Ban Johnson to prove his gambling charges with sworn statements from reputable witnesses or withdraw them. The text denounces his campaign and asserts baseball is cleaner than other pro sports, demanding proof rather than insinuations.
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Pacific Coast Baseball League
Ban Johnson
American League
Bancroft B. Johnson
Vor
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Pacific Coast League
Johnson
Harry A. Williams
Mountaineer Eleven to Tackle Boston College
Mountaineer Eleven to Tackle Boston College in Boston on November 7 in the first meeting between West Virginia and Boston College. The game features the pupil versus teacher dynamic as West Virginia coach Dr W Spears faces his former mentor Maj Frank Cavanaugh, who coached Spears at Dartmouth ten years ago.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia Mountaineer
Boston
Frank Cavanaugh
Boston College
Twen
W. Spears
West Virginia
Spear
Dartmouth
Prices Hold in Final Old Glory Harness Auction
At New York on December 4 prices were steady in the last session of the Old Glory harness auction. Top bid went to M L McDonough for La Paloma at 6706 dollars, a 5 year old black mare by Walter Direct Kay's Ess. Edna Saunders, a 13 year old chestnut mare by Axworthy Dorothy, sold to Good Time stables for 2700 dollars. In Huntington West Virginia a scholastic football game will feature Jackson High School of Michigan against Huntington. Henry Roorke defeated Palmer Sowerge 100 to 20 in the pocket billiard tournament at Grand Central parlors. Jack Sherman meets Chve Hichmond tonight.
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M. L. McDonough
Carbondale
la Paloma
Walter Direct
Kay
Ess
H. Kay
Edna Saunders
Axworthy
Dorothy
Advertiser
Good Time Stables
Goshen N. Y
Henry Roorke
Palmer Syowerge
Grand Contral
Roorke
Jack Sherman
Chve Hichmond
Minor League Magnates Rap Johnson and Landis
The National Association pushes Ban Johnson to prove his charges with sworn evidence while praising the Pacific Coast league officials. Multiple transactions unfold as Dan Howley and others move pitchers and players among teams in the International, Southern, and Pacific Coast leagues. Trade details include Mails moving to St Louis for five players, and Seattle acquiring Milius and two others for 15 to 20 thousand dollars.
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Toronto Internationals
Gibson and Smith
Detroit Americans
Asheville
N. C
Billy Webb
Buffalo International
Champ Parkes
Ottawa
Zinn Beck
Greenville
S. C
Sally
Arthur Ritter
Danville
Patay Donovan
Jersey City
John Tilman
Reading
Hugh Ormond
Beaumont Club
Sam Hyman
New Haven
Oscar Tuero
St. Louis Cardinals
Reading Internationals
Mobile Club
Thomas L. Turner
Portland
Lennon
Hea
William Croaby
Tulsa
Zip Sloan
New Orleans
Frankie Ellerbe
Washington
St. Louis
Kansas City
American Association
Joe Lucey
Ferney City
Boston Red Sox
Babe Herman
Little Rock
Southern Association
Seattle
Nilcott
Chicago Cubs
James Riley
Shreveport
Mobile
J. A. Boone
Birmingham
Ala
Elmer W. Bowman
Royce Washburn
San Antonio
Dallas
Des Moines
Outfelder
A. F P. Miller
Bernard Huneling
McCall
F. Griffin
Drew Rader
W. Wane
Cy Lingle
Floyd Patterson
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Western Association
National Board of Arbitration
J. W. Beatty
London
Chattanooga
Memphis
Burke
Anderson
John H. Farrell
Walter
Duster
Mails
Oakland
Coast Alubd
J. Cal Hwing
Mr. Hwing
Centenary Eleven Defeats Lombard in Final Home Game
Centenary Gentlemen overwhelmed Lombard College with heavy line plunges and end runs to win 8 to 0 in Shreveport. Lombard managed four first downs, two on penalties, while Centenary scored via two field goals and dominated after halftime.
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Lombard
Centenary
Lambard
Pitching Power Drives Augusta to 1924 South Atlantic Pennant
In the 1924 South Atlantic season Augusta, led by veteran Johnny Nee, built a pitching strongball around Fulton, Johnson, and Collard. Fulton posted 24-8 with elite control while Johnson and Collard supported a 123-game run, helping Augusta allow 524 total runs and clinch the pennant in a tough race.
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Augusta
Johnny Nee
Nee
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Sally
Charley Fulton
Paul John
Son
Collard
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Vernon
Paul Johnson
Generals Set to Face Gators in Jacksonville Clash
Washington and Lee prepares its undefeated Generals for a decisive Saturday showdown in Jacksonville against the Florida Gators. A large student rally on Wilson Field capped final preparations as both Southern Conference powers seek a key victory. The Gators lately crushed Mississippi A&M and Georgia Tech and drew with Texas, while Washington and Lee boasts a stellar conference record and a standout scorer in Inddie Gamer.
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Generals
Washington and Lee
Jacksonville
Florida
Florida Gators
Wilson Field
Mississippi Aggies
Golden Tornado
Georgia Tech
Texas Longhorns
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Drake
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van Fleet
Inddie Gameron
Benkert
Rutgers
Cameron
Alabama
Georgia
Bulldogs
Colean Gut
Virinia
Yale
Great
West Virginia Mountaineers
District League Bowling Averages Lead by Schaefer over Hoppe
In San Francisco a special 3,200 point match shows Jake Schaefer leading Willie Hoppe after five blocks. Schaefer totals 2,000 to Hoppe’s 1,929 with a 400 to 381 fifth block and Schaefer posting a high run of 117 against Hoppe’s 115.
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Hoppe
San Francisco
Jake Schaefer
Willie Hoppe
Lincoln to Lose Two Gridiron Stars
Crudop, captain and famed dropkicker, will be sent to the institution near season by graduation. Big Bor Morgan, center, also departs. Jasz Byrd, a three year Lincoln veteran, finishes regular course this season and will return next year for his master's degree and resume his Lincoln line position.
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Lincoln
Bor’ Morgan
Jasz’ Byrd
Hi S Usul
Virginia University to stage two new sports carnival
Virginia University will debut fencing and swimming at an athletic carnival in Memorial gym, with trials for boxing and wrestling. The event features two varsity basketball squads, prep county boys basketball, and Friday night aquatics with swimming trials and relay races.
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University of Virginia
Memorial Gymnasium
Virginia
Maryland
College Park
Albemarle
Culpeper
Madison
Fluvanna
Orange
Louisa
Nelson
Cortez to Meet Leslie in Baltimore Semifinal Bout
Tony Cortez, Washington's junior lightweight knockout king, faces George Seale in a semifinal tied to the Jor Dondee Hart affair in Baltimore. Levit previously defeated Cortez by decision at iSportland Heights last summer, indicating past rivalry shaping the matchup.
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Washington
King
George Seale
Jor Dondee-Hart
Baltimore
Levit
Cortez
iSportland Heights
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