New Football Rules Back Roosevelt Plan for Uniform Eligibility
University of Pennsylvania leads push for standardized college football rules following President Roosevelt guidance. Circulars to colleges request adoption if approved, with penalties for brutality and clear eligibility standards including bona fide student status and limits on multi school representation.
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Washington grid notes voice changes and Yale Harvard ties
Football notes describe Captaincy shifts at George Washington and mentions of Stauffer officiating the Georgetown game. It notes Yale and Harvard relations, Carlisle highlights, and Central High School's dominance over rivals while praising Mount Pleasant and Stevenson for standout plays. Washington football plans and intercity scholastic results are summarized.
Penn Cornell Thanksgiving gridiron preview by Walter Camp
Walter Camp surveys Thanksgiving games. Penn aims to derail Cornell at Philadelphia while Michigan faces Chicago in Chicago with to be played outcomes. Navy favorites over Army at Princeton on December 2 as prestige looms.
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Oarsmen Go Abroad For German Emperor Cup
Titus and James O Neill of the Nonpareil Rowing Club plan to travel to Germany in June to compete in major amateur events. They will race single and double scull shells on the River Alster at Hamburg for the Emperor's Cup. O Neill is chosen as Titus double partner, and the club will file entries with officials.
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Georgetown Loses Bocock in Carlisle Game
Georgetown will be without crack quarterback Branch Bocock for the Thanksgiving Day clash with Carlisle after Bocock fractured his jawbone against George Washington. He was treated at the university hospital by Dr Vaughan, with no expected permanent injury, a blow to Georgetown as they face Curissis and a rival schedule.
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National Auto Show at Madison Square Garden
Special report notes the sixth national auto show at Madison Square Garden January 13 2 will be a major exhibition with space sold to 22 exhibitors on a flood of applications still awaiting allocation. The show features famous American and European cars along with a large display of commercial vehicles.
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Hurley Improves After Head Injury in Harvard Team
Captain Daniel J. Hurley of Harvard football, hospitalised with an head injury, shows slight improvement. Official bulletin reports he is comfortable and wheelchair-bound today, with no immediate operation probable, though convalescence will be slow.
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Ball Park in Winter From the New York Press cobwebs and loneliness
A winter scene at a baseball ballpark shows cobwebs in the grandstand and no crowds. Birds and toads occupy the grounds while winter noises fade. Football and indoor tennis are noted as options, but the piece hopes for spring when fans return and the ballpark comes alive again with the call to play.
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Jackies in Football Battle for Philadelphia Prize
Newport News Virginia November 2 Special to The Washington Post reports a cruiser fleet football clash where Colorado defeats Maryland by a late score at Fort Monroe. Col Thompson offers a Philadelphia trip to the team with the most wins to witness the Army Navy game. Maryland and Colorado played a hard fought two half contest. The Victors seek a Thanksgiving game around Washington with 220 pound teams from Landover Lanham and Bowie. National League set to meet December 17 at the Victoria Hotel in New York with President Pulliam announcing the gathering.
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Army and Navy poised for crucial showdown in final weeks
Princeton notes compare Army and Navy schedules. Army faced tougher tests and harsher vicissitudes, yet shows growth. Navy enjoyed easier games, balanced attack, and a key win in a demanding season. Both teams seek peak form for a historically pivotal clash, with generalship and timing shaping the outcome.
Yale Next Year's Eleven to Elect Captain and Coach
Yale plans for next season after the Har vard finale. Captains hopeful include Morse Forbes Veeder and Tripp, with Tripp likely to graduate. Captain Shevlin may return as head coach, Hinkey urged as all season coach, and Sanford to stay as center coach.
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Andover Academy Eleven
Dr Kings New Life Pills Aid Starving Bodies
A historical ad-style note claims Dr King's New Life Pills help those starving or suffering indigestion. The brief text positions the product as a remedy available at druggists, reflecting era advertising.
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