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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1909
Page
16
Police allege E T Mart a bookmaker and Charlee Brown two clerks accepted bets from officers during an undercover operation tied to Georgetown soccer. The case references Otto Walker law and bonds were set for Monday while prosecutors pursue charges.
The Latonia results list many names in a crowded card including Lonnie Bell Selwick and Bonnie Kelzo among others. Detailed times and placings are obscured by OCR errors but indicate a busy race program with several runners from Mcintyre and other teams competing for top spots.
J E Grillo reflects on Boston Americans shortfall after trading Cy Young and Lou Criger. The piece notes pitching gaps, alleged tipping in New York, and whether a few more wins could have altered the pennant race. It also covers Jeffries Johnson fight plans, audience issues, and mounting opposition to football prompting calls for deeper rule changes.
Idaho sailors win the Philadelphia navy yard championship by defeating Mississippi 89 to 10. Winners to play in Norfolk for national title. Other navy yard teams had earlier beaten Kansas and Georgia in separate games.
The piece details the latest motorcar developments from the TPF Street Company and a world record set by Barney Oldfield in San Antonio. It notes two new models with an 88 inch wheelbase and 20 horsepower, plus growing fuel economy interest and a surge of American and British touring to France, with 24 000 auto tourists visiting France that year and potential tax policy concerns.
Thomas B Williams, ex Caledonian star now shaping Georgetown soccer after Thanksgiving, argues students will drop prejudice and embrace soccer as equally exciting and open. He cites stamina, speed, and skill, noting no quarterback, more open play, and safer handling rules.
New York Navy disqualified both wrestlers after repeated warnings from Referee Tom Jenkins following pollen interference as they requested to resume. The ruling halted the bout between Con O Kelly and Pat Connolly and ended the match in a disputed finish.
Entries list multiple races with six furlong and one mile heats. Notable horses include Latoma, Autumn Rosey, Ditria Mickie Camrone, Geekwar, Jark Hinns Caesar, and Crem Benchey. Other competitors include Dick Goody, Log Lanter, Duyn Xicholsgo, Chappatus eG, Ned Carmack, Corley, Zonim, Helis, Otlla, Salty Preston, and Orphan Lad with various weights and placements across six events.
Mike Denlin, former New York Giants right fielder, says he left baseball for theater work and declined a baseball manager offer. He claims Felix Isman of Philadelphia offered him $90,000 to manage the Phillies next year, which he refused.
A Washington Post special from St Louis on November 22 details a long running feud between George Browne of the St Louis team and Artie Hofman of Chicago. Hofman recalls a 1908 incident where Browne struck him in the solar plexus during a game, leaving Hofman unconscious as Browne dashed to second. He hints at potential trades and ongoing tension between players and clubs, with general reflections on league rivalries and personal animosities.
Nova Ty Cobb of the Detroit baseball club was fined 100 including costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery following a fight with night watchman George Stanfield in Cleveland. Cobb faced charges of intent to wound but avoided trial by the plea, with the incident connected to Detroit team’s last Cleveland visit.
Special to The Weekington details how Maryland bettor tinus Plerando, a 26 year follower, netted between 8000 and 10000 dollars by backing Bonnie Kelso at 13 to 10 in Latonia’s fourth race. He tipped Syracuse friends and Baltimore acquaintances, then rode away in a taxicab.
An American banker in Mexico City owns Howard a 2 year old bay colt by Oda Nimoula imported from the United States. The 390 derby favorite was valued at $10,000 though reported 1% dead in Mexico.
Disjointed account lists players from Yale Penn Princeton and others tied to seven touchdown efforts. Hutchinson Coy Velo Read Cornell Yale Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Penn and Cornell earn scoring mentions with multiple players credited across games.
Expect great struggle as the All Army and All Navy football drivens prepare for a Thanksgiving clash at Union League Park. Holt gleams and Army cites three veterans from West Point years, including Rockwell, Sultan, and Atkisson, coaching the eleven. winners receive a cup from The Post.
Georgetown begins the season with ten strong players and substitutes as they face Baltimore Medical College at Fellows Hall. Admission is 75 cents for couple, 50 cents single, with a new varsity change announced after the game. Key players include captain Him Colliflower and teammates George Colliflower Fred Rice Sehlesner Goggin Lexes Monarch Gib son Spenet and McLaren.
Cornell's football squad held a signal practice at the Jumea Armory as weather and travel limit the full squad. Twenty five players prepared for departure tomorrow while some key men including Roberts Coswell Weeks may be unavailable for the Pennsylvania game this Thursday.
In Georgetown field divisions No 1 and No 2 of the Anciens Order of Fhibermans plan a three game auccer event amid strong avitation against football due to deaths and injuries. Voters decide whether the Carolina League stays intact as Wilson NG Noy notes the Eastern Carolina League directors approve continuity and Durham awaits a November decision on changes to salaries.
New Haven Conn November reports show Yale football season receipts near eight thousand dollars with about four thousand from Harvard and two thousand from Princeton. Expenses run around six thousand, and plans weigh stadium development against rule revisions for the Yale Harvard game next fall.
Four presidents and educators urge immediate revision of football rules to curb brutality. Leaders Judson Northrop VanFriese Avery argue sport harms life and limb as injuries mount on local gridiron with three players sidelined.
Andrew Bryson Taylor 35 of Washington DC died after the steering gear failed on a turnpike near Greenville Delaware. William Maxwell Moore 40 of Washington DC was severely injured. Taylor, connected to Brylgon Steel Casting Company, and Moore were en route from Wilmington when a car approached and struck the bridge fender stones at Squirrel Run. The other vehicle fled. Taylor's body to be brought to Washington. funeral likely tomorrow.
Investigators report Superintendent Farrell and aides brutalized boys at the Brooklyn disciplinary training school. They describe beating with canes and leather, head strikes, and public humiliation. House mother Anna Hutchinson allegedly aided the system by enabling access to roadhouses and neglecting milk for inmates.
Bishop Alpien W Wilson of Battimore presides over the North Carolina Methodist conference in Raleigh. The Rev Dron Ivey Hustoran delivers the literary address. Dr Westray Battle becomes surgeon general of North Carolina National Guard, succeeding Young retired as Commissioner of Agriculture Graham at the Jackson County gathering. Raleigh notes cotton harvest observations between Wickshing and P dagh with sparse bales ingathered.
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