Harvard Yale Princeton discuss triple athletics rule
Cambridge readers hear Harvard delegates say a New Haven conference among Harvard Princeton and Yale considered new athletic rules including debarring freshmen and graduates from varsity teams. Officials plan to release details next Wednesday after their meeting. Harvard's stance appears most advanced while other schools may join or opt out.
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Millions for Automobiles at Chicago Show
Chicago officials report more than seven hundred thousand dollars was spent on autos during the seven day Coliseum show. Attendance capped at 26300. The event drew chauffeurs and enthusiasts, signaling strong interest in motor vehicles locally.
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Nervine Promises Relief for Nervous Decline
Purely promotional copy touts Dr Miles Nervine as a nerve tonic for appetite loss headaches sleeplessness and weakness fronting nervous prostration. It claims long term success with a testimonial from Mrs Emily C Langdon and notes refunds if the first bottle fails.
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Horses Arrive as Oxnard Stable Prepares for Spring
Benning track hosts 151 horses from New Orleans led by oxnard forces under trainer William Brooks. Santa Catalina and Inflexible draw attention amid robust health and fast work, while stall applications exceed capacity as officials plan housing and care for high class racers.
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Ben Crockett at Benning Nets Grand Look in Spring Racing
The Benning scene features Ben Crockett in rugged form after a Canadian winter, with trainer Gallagher touting him for stronger showings this season. The Phelan stable and stablemates Woolgatherer and Andy Williams shape a crowded entry list as major owners and jockeys converge for the March 1 entry deadline and the Oxnard Dinner Stakes buildup.
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Middies Will Row Yale
Naval Academy boat crews plan a Severn race with Yale on May 5 and a double header with Columbia on May 13. Georgetown may enter its first and second crews with Columbia and the academy on May 19, while Penn varsity and freshmen face the Naval Academy likely April 21. Capt Bradly is the only last year crew member sure to return. Creutzer remains out for academic reasons.
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Bocock Elected Captain Of Georgetown Football Team
James Branch Bocock was elected captain of Georgetown's football team. He will graduate in June and return for postgraduate study. Bocock, a three year squad member and first Washington bay captain of a Hine and Gray varsity since 1901, coaches at Western High School and is seen as a strong leader. Outlook for 1906 improves with several veterans likely available. Manager T. C. McCann and assistant Edward Fitzdairn oversee the squad.
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Holy Cross Faces Football War Over New Coach
Worcester scene erupts as Holy Cross faculty installs George W King of Springfield as coach for 1906. Students vow resistance, threatening to abandon football rather than accept the decision. Father Rousseau says there will be no team until King is coach or football is dropped.
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Parade Route Aims to Please All in Alexandria Cadets
Washington Post dispatch from King Street Alexandria notes dissatisfaction over parade route for February 22. Secretary Williams defends plan saying length over two miles, likely three, with five divisions including Marine Band, veterans and industrial displays. Executive committee to meet at Friendship at 9 tonight. Kenneth Ogden resigns from Southern Railway to join Smoot & Co. Judge Barley to preside over Loudoun Circuit Court in Leesburg.
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O Brien to Fight Ryan in May Bout
Jack O'Brien and Tommy Ryan are matched for a May 8 fight. California promoter or Tom Rourke's Tuxedo Club likely to stage it, with Pennsylvania as a possible venue. Weigh in at 15 pounds, weighing time not set. expected twenty rounds. agreements signed for $1,000 forfeits and signatures to follow.
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Iceboat Fatality Sends Teen to Ocean Harbor
Special to The Washington reports an iceboat accident near Fairhaven and Oceanic, New Jersey, where Charles Hendrickson aged seventeen, and his brother Benjamin from Fairhaven were aboard. The craft broke through the ice. Charles was thrown overboard and drowned, his body recovered an hour later. Benjamin escaped by climbing onto a windward runner.
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Terrific Fate to Suffer From Bowel Trouble Warns
An ad copy promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a remedy for serious bowel trouble. It urges warding off illness and notes the product is sold by druggists with the message framed in a sensational, vintage patent medicine tone.
Doping Charge Stirs Memphis Trotting Cup Case
Billings arrived in town but held to silence as Smathers defends himself against doping allegations. Smathers filed a $7,000 bond to recover the trophy, while trainer Saunders and caretaker Molloy defend the mare Lou Dillon, asserting no tampering or doping occurred and all precautions were used.
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Racquet Champion Loses in Semi Finals at Tuxedo
Lawrence Waterbury, once national racquet champion, falls to Clarence H Mackay in the semi final at Tuxedo Park. Mackay advances to meet Payne Whitney in the final while Reginald Fincke faces Allan Devaus for the squash title, with matches described across the event’s rounds.
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Auto Races Go Over In Havana Amid Rain
Havana February 11 reports say heavy rain canceled the planned 100 and 2ml automobile races. Officials postponed the speed events as spectators and participants faced delays along the course while mechanics and organizers reassessed the schedule.
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