Fat Men Quint In Tie Japan To Send Team
Fat Men of Washington claim a tie for sixth with the Queen of Nelson of Louisville as the bureau club fails to place, while the Chicago and Jolly Fat Men vie for top honors in a sprawling report from St. Louis on the American Bowling Congress event.
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Washington, D. C
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Watertown
Twirler Starred Ambition Drives Virginia Building Plan
The Washington Post reports UVA plans a $35000 modern athletic headquarter building with lockers baths and up-to-date equipment funded by the General Athletic Association. An annex to the Colonnade Club with dormitories and baths for visiting alumni is also proposed costing about $15000 pending General Alumni Association approval.
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Charlottesville
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General Athletic Association
University of Virginia
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Paul J. Pelz
Washington
W. A. Lambeth
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Quits Diamond For Pulpit In Major Switch
Newcastle Pa Feb 6 Peter Porter the famed all round athlete in the Ohio and Pennsylvania league will quit baseball to devote himself to evangelism Porter sent a letter to Newcastle Cubs president Frank Stroheckel stating his future lies with preaching He hopes to continue playing for pleasure but evangelism will be his main work Carl Mort Sapulpa Okla veteran navy fighter and rising heavyweight contender boasts a string of first six round knockouts and claims superior reach chest and weight advantages over rivals He trains under Jimmy Kally in Warren Subrick and contrasts favorably with Johnson and Jeffries in height weight chest and reach
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Finlanders Discover New Disc Thrower at Olympics
Finlanders unveil a new disc thrower with right hand delivery and left foot stance as Swedish athletes prepare for an Olympic event. London style arm movement restrictions are noted for all competitors. Sokol Bohemian athletes plan to enter the Olympics with a 1912 European tour to mark the Sixth Olympian and Sokol anniversary in Prague. Yale captain-elect Arthur Howe is seriously ill with scarlet fever in New Haven, Connecticut.
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Cedar Rapids
Sokol Association
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Fiague
Howe
Yale
New Haven
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Arthur Howe
Van Haltren’s tipping bureau praised by Mathewson
The article recalls George Van Haltren’s signal-tipping system used against pitchers and hitters, noting his selective swinging and success. It also covers Rochester Yacht Club challenging the Royal Canadian Yacht Club for the Canada Cup, and plans to make Saratoga Lake a permanent regatta course. Additionally, it cites Edinburgh golf course popularity with Edinburgh municipal courses logging about 1,000 rounds at Braids and 100,000 at Portobello and Laughton, with dues over $6,000.
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Christy Mathewson
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Jesse Burkett
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Braid
Portobello
Laughton
Sporting Briefs Show Ski Club Polo Fame
Milwaukee hosts a ski club and polo scenes while Pasadena and Colorado gear up for athletic fields. Harvard faces Boston Americans on April 11 at the latter’s grounds as Toronto Golf Club spends 75000 on a 30 acre course. Citations to sports bodies and upcoming matches span Cuba, Yonkers to Tarrytown race, and international gymnastic bids.
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Pasadena
Cal University of Colorado
Harvard
Boston Americans
Toronto Golf Club
Cartiste
Vanders Pitt
Nashville
Joe Wright
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Interprovincial Rexies Union
Dominion of Canada
Cuba
Georgetown Indoor Meet Fails Amid Football Ban Struggles
Sporting comment notes the Washington area’s disappointing results from the George Washington indoor meet on Saturday as football remains banned at the school due to finances. It highlights Tom Smith's near medal in the 70 yard hurdles and Virginia’s emerging relay threats, plus Washington basketball woes on unfamiliar floors and local interest in roller polo, baseball at Cathole University, and Bowling Association prospects for 1912. It also lists two upcoming fights canceled in New York and Boston.
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George Washington
Tom” Smith
Georgetown
New York
Jack” Eller
University of Virginia
Staunton Military Academy
Rooster Skeleton Found in Early 1800s Maine House
Portland Maine Press notes Kennebunk claims origin of cold storage idea. Carpenters uncover a rooster skeleton beneath a summer home partition once built in 1800. The house had never been remodeled and the owners cannot explain how the bird stayed 111 years. No one recalls the rooster or claims it as theirs.
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Maine
Portland
Kennebunk
John G. Smith
Saco
Buffalo Club Aims to Sign Bob Unglaub for First Base
Buffalo baseball club president Jacob Stein visited Washington to pursue landing Bob Unglaub as first baseman. Stein then traveled to Baltimore for the Eastern League meeting, which begins today.
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Buffalo Club
Bob
Jacob Stein
Buffalo Baseball Club
Washington
Bob” Unglaub
Mr. Stein
Baltimore
Magnates Convene Today for Eastern League Schedule
Eastern League magnates meet at Rennett Hotel in Baltimore at 11 am to ratify the season schedule. President Barrow and club heads arrive. changes likely but not drastic. Key topics include playing dates, reclassification, and official recognition for the Eastern League Baseball Writers Association.
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Tampa Race Entries Feature Wide Card and Mixed Purses
Thoroughbred racing entries from Tampa show multiple races with purses and listed horses. Notable names include Restless Lady, Zymple, Frank Patten, Niblick, and Cel. Zeb in early events, with detailed weights and entries across six races, including maidens, selling, handicap and futurity courses, featuring numerous horses such as St. Denial, Brumwall, Sin Long, Donaton, Chakra Rose, and English ether among many others.
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George Turner
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Culi Holland
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Puree
Bright Maiden
Cherokee Rose
Neoskaleeta
Billie Hibbs
Horicon
Teddy Bear
Seling
Rubbla
Radiation
Love Watches
Mer
Unclear racing names fill scattered list of horses and people
A string of names and possible horse entries appears in a fragmented list. It includes many proper nouns such as Flor ence Minstra, Bellclift, Doncaster, Eddie Mott, Jade? and others. The text resembles race card fragments with numerous human and horse names, lacking coherent narrative or results.
Promising Pupils Train in Boxing at Naval Academy
Joseph Murray, formerly Columbia University boxing instructor, has led a growing program at the Naval Academy since last spring, teaching plebes and expanding to all classes. He emphasizes mental and physical training, self defense, strict supervision, and integration with other sports benefiting football and rowing.
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Freddie Payne Batting For Ty Cobb A White Sox Feat
Freddie Payne once a Detroit catcher and now with the White Sox, says he is the only AL player to have batted for Ty Cobb. He recalls an umpire declaring Payne was batting for Colebyne at Bennett Park in 1906 as Cobb struggled against Doc White.
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Virginia Has Big Baseball Squad At University
Special to The Washington Port from Charlottesville Va Feb 5 reports a large Virginia baseball turnout with many veterans already exercising and several promising names listed Witmer Idle Blakeney Carter Douglas Roan and Capt Hume among those out Honaker undecided The Little Texan noted for shortstop and batting would add strength Also named are Bruce Anderson Herbert Sheppard Lemen Neff Richardson Jenkins Williamson Taylor Beckwith Christian Worthington Turnstall McIntyre Hewitt from Episcopal High School
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Frostburg Baseball Team Elects Officers for New Year
Frostburg base ball team held its annual business meeting yesterday. William Hartman was reelected manager and Joseph Brown was reelected secretary and business manager. Most last year's players will return, with several new fast players added to the lineup.
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