National Collegiate Athletic Association annual meeting report
The fifth annual NCAA gathering at the Hotel Astor in New York focused on football safety and rule changes. New football rules committee members replaced Lambeth and Hackett with Williams Babbitt Hall Cooper Dudley Savage and Williams from several colleges. Additional appointments covered track rules and executive officers. The London note reports Reginald F Doherty's death after a storied tennis career with the Doherty brothers, highlighting his height and calm style.
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Washington Post
New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hotel Astor
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Football Committee
Seven
Football Rules Committee
Lambeth
N.C. A
H. J. Williams
Minnesota
James A. Babbitt
Haverford
A. K. Hall
Dartmouth
W. W Cooper
West Point
W. L. Dudley
Vanderbilt
C. W. Savage
Oberlin
S.C. Williams
Iowa
Lieut. Cooper
H. H. Hackett
S. CG. Williams
W. A. Lambeth
University of Virginia
Manhattan
College and
Western Reserve
Capt. Pierce
Dr. Enley
Wisconsin
McKensie
Pennsylvania
Willams
Iight
Ralph Morgan
P. D. Glassford
James Naismith
Kansas
A W. Sharpe
Yale
Harry Fisher
Columbia
Oswald Tower
Wiliams
New Track Athletic Committee
A. A. Stage
University of Chicago
Gotch Hackenschmidt bout in doubt sparks wagering talk
Wrestling fans face uncertainty as Gotch and Hackenschmidt show up in Chicago while disputes over a possible match persist. The piece notes lingering bets of twenty thousand dollars tied to a hypothetical bout and cites Gotch's retirement rhetoric and Curley’s role, alongside broader sports gossip about Warren Miller and baseball's Japan trip plans and leadership tensions.
Fred Lake to Manage Browns Next Season Amid Delays
Special to The Washington Post from St. Louis reports Fred Lake will manage the Browns next season if he wants the job. Col. Hedges, retiring Browns president, says Lake is best fitted among candidates and that a new manager will not be named before January 15. Fans are disappointed as talks with Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey faltered and two weeks more are anticipated. Adkins grows impatient, seeking swift resolution to bolster the team. he may become Browns president after leaving the post of water commissioner.
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Washington Post
St. Louis
Fred Lake
Browns
Billy Murray
Harry Davis
Lake
Col. Hedges
Manny Hodgman
Mark Ewing
Chicago
Ban Johnson
Charles Comiskey
Hedges
Frederick
Boston
Adkins
Ben Adkins
Ben
Hodgman
Ewire
Athletics Going to Japan for Mack's Team in 1912
Business Manager Frank Bancroft of Cincinnati Nationals plans a long post season trip to Japan for the Philadelphia Americans. After the last game they will voyage to the Far East, keep in shape with on board night practice, and pursue drawing power seen from American college teams in Japan.
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Mack
Cincinnati
Ohio
Frank Bancroft
Cincinnati Nationals
Japan
Philadelphia
Far East
Deacon Phillippe Backs Blank Contract With Pittsburg Club
In Pittsburg on December 29 Charlies Deacon Phillippe returned from a hunting trip and challenged Barney Dreyfuss by signing a blank contract plea later filled by the club owner. The pitcher reportedly approved the arrangement.
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Pittsburg
Charlies
Deacon
Phillippe
Indiana
Barney Dreyfuss
Barney
Descon
Dreyfuss
Stocksdale Named Manager of Local Carolina Club
Greensboro announces Otis H. Stocksdale known as Grey Fox of the Southern League has signed as manager of the local Carolina Association team for 1911. Stocksdale is a respected figure in Southern baseball, with years in the Southern League as player and coach for Memphis Mobile and Birmingham.
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Greensboro
N. C
Otis H. Stocksdale
Grey Fox
Carolina Association
Stocksdale
South
Memphis
Mobile
Birmingham
Johnsons Case Casts Light On Chauffeur Drama
Chicago December 29 reports developments in Gaston Le Fort the French chauffeur linked to heavyweight champion Jack Johnson. Le Fort’s arrest on threats against Johnson and others follows alleged poison plots tied to Johnson’s wife Marietta Duryea.
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Developmenta
Gaston le Fort
Jack Johnson
Johnson
le Fort
Lowell
Mass
Boston
Milwaukee
New York
Washington Park
Jack
Champion
Sergi, Dubach
le Wort
Edward Meagher
Michigan Avenue
Marietta Duryea
Cook County
Sergt. Dubach
Separate Class A League Proposed By Minor Baseball
Chicago December 2. Rumored strife between the Eastern League and the American Association sparks discussion at American League headquarters. Representatives may apply to withdraw from the National Association to form a separate organization allied with majors and minors. If not raised in Cincinnati next week, the topic may be debated at the American Association meeting January 12. Presidents Chivington and Robinson have discussed the project.
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Chicago
Eastern Baseball League
American Association
American League
National Commission
Cincinnati
National Association
Chivington
Jotinson
A. A
Armierican Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Congress Hotel
Cantillon Relative in Deal That Looks Like War Move
Chicago dispatch details a real estate transfer seen as a potential move in a baseball power struggle. Charles Havener ceded two fifths and EH Harmon one fifth of the Addison Sheffield lot to Archambault and Harmon while Havener kept two fifths. Archambault and Harmon are Milwaukee figures tied to Cantillon and Harmon, with Cantillon brothers and M.E Cantillon owning Minneapolis club. transaction linked to possible AA and Eastern League expansion and a North Side Chicago club plan.
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Washington Post
Chicago
American Association
Havener
Milwaukee
Cartilion Brothers
Minneapolis
Joe Cantillon
Ban Johnson
American League
Hirt
Washington
Tig
Charles 28. Havener
Grant
Sheffield
Addie Seminary
Waveland Avenue
Bird J. Archambault
Samhe
EH. T. Harmon
Havenor
North Side
Hevenor
T. M. Chivington
Association
Cantons
Eastern League For Independence
E. T. Harmon
Poner
Michigan
Grand Rapids
E. J. Archambault
Chamber of Commerce
Cantillon Brothers
Archambaults
Harmons
Archambanit
Harmon
Ther
Milwatheé
Yancey Chosen Virginia Football Coach for Next Year
Kemper Winsborough Yancey of Harrisonburg Va has been elected field coach of the Virginia football team for next year by the university advisory board. Yancey played three years at Virginia and captained the 1869 Grange and Blue team, leading it to notable victories including over Navy and Georgetown. He has coached Hampden Sidney and Randolph Macon and is a law student active in Phi Kappa Sigma Lambda FPL Phi Delta Phi PK and Tika Ribbon societies.
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Kemper
Winsborough
Yancey
Harrisonburg
Virginia
General Athlistic Association of the University
Varelty
Grange and Blue
Sam W. Honaker
Plano
Tex
University of Virginia
Navy
Georgetown
Archer Christian
Blue
Capt
Stanton
Christian
Balrbacks
Hne
Hampden-Sidney College
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland
Phi Kappa Sigma
Lambda Fpl
Phi Delta Phi
Flynn to Fight Okelly in Syracuse Bout Mixup
Fly William “Porky” Flynn of Boston will replace Al Kubiak of Pittsburgh as opponent for Don O'Kelly in Syracuse on January 17. Kubiak's managers caused confusion. Carl Morris refused a match, claiming he can earn $12,000 purses in Oklahoma. Tommy Ryan notes rivals fear O'Kelly as Miles McLeod and Morris both declined to meet him.
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Deco
Porky
Flynn
Boston
al Kubiak
Pittsburg
Don O'Kelly
Kubiak
Carl Morris
Oklahoma
Hope
O’kelly
O'Kelly
Tommy Ryan
Miles McLeod
Eastern Reserves Top Invincibles In Scrappy High School Game
Eastern High School Reserves defeated the Invincibles, a Technical High School squad, by a close margin 2 to 16. Notable performers included De Grange and Behwegler for the losers and High and Brown for the winners. Line-ups list Tovinelbiée Pontifons Raytern High De Grange Brown Henney Meaney Stranahan Schwegler.
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Invincibles
Eastern High School
de Grange
Behwegler
High
Brown
Tovinelbiée
Ponti Fons
Raytern High
Brown Henney Meaney Stranahan Schwegler
Asheville Five Winners Defeat Washington-Lee 41 to 14
Asheville Athletic Club routed Washington-Lee 41 to 14 in Asheville. Lipinsky starred with seven field goals while Glasgow of Washington-Lee was ejected in the first half amid rough play.
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Washington and Lee
Asheville
N. C
Asheville Athletic Cub
Washington-Lee
Glasgow
Lipinsky
Hackenschmidt Gotch Title Match Plans In Motion
Montreal manager Jack Curley wired acceptance for a $2,000 side match with Frank Gotch and sent a $600 forfeit to a Chicago paper before leaving for Chicago. Des Moines residents offer $10,000 to host the bout within six weeks, while Zoyszko’s manager Herman posts $1,000 and raises the side bet to $10,000.
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Canada
Goteh
Hackenschmidt
Chicago
Gotecb
Jack Curley
Zbyszko
Gotch
Montreal
George Hackenschmidt
Frank A. Gotch
Curley
Des Moines
Frank Goteh
Travis Seizes Qualifying Trophy With Low 69 Score
Walter J. Travis of Garden City wins the seventh annual holiday week golf tournament at Pinehurst N C with a 69. Runner up is Robert E Hunter Inter Collegiate champion from Midlothian CC with 77. Other entrants include L Becker Woodland P W Whitmore Brookline CC Homer Boyer Southboro Mass Sullivan P Bishop Brooklawn CC and H M Adams Nassau CC.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
Robert E. Hunter
Midlothian Country Club
Homer Boyer
Southboro, Maas
Sullan P. Bishop
Brooklawn Country Club
H. M. Adams
Nassau Country Club
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