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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1918

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2

GLEANINGS FROM GRIDIRONS Football news across colleges this week

Informa football opens at Yale with Army and Naval units to play Saturday. Yale plans to expand to intercollegiate sports after a couple of weeks. Pittsburgh reports influenza control. Michigan State faces Detroit Naval Training Team. Lakes Naval Training Station to meet Middles at Annapolis November 23. Jefferson preparing for Camp Baer game. Lafayette lines up Pennsylvanian Military College opener. Naval Academy to host Newport Naval Reserves October 19 and prep for Villanova clash. Lunt and Stermacher return to Ursinus practice after injuries. Pantsenberg conducts scrimmage for Villanova game in Norristown.

Informa Yale Army Naval Middles Real Lakes Naval Training Station Annapolis Chinge An Naval Academy Management Newport Naval Reserves Naval Tay Officers’ School Princeton Fopsy Lunt Fen Stermacher Ursinus Lents Rutgers Penstermacher Pantsenberg Villanova Norristown Penns Phoadelph Penn Dartmouth Dickenson Marines League Island Franklin Field Lafayette Pittsburgh Smoky City

College Elevens Penn Will Play May Series Dartmouth Eleven

An outlined plan for an intercollegiate football series linking Penn, Dartmouth and other strong teams was approved at a government and football authorities conference. A committee of former players will finalize plans, with Army Navy style matchups and Army interests in staging the games.

College PENN Dartmouth Corto West Herbert Pratt Amherst William Langford Trinity Park Davis William Roper Princeton Army-Navy Harvard

Mathewson Reaches France as Army Captain

Relatives in Scranton report Christy Mathewson, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, has arrived overseas. He has joined the chemical warfare branch as a captain in the army. Amsterdam notes the death of American race horse trainer Maccreery, who led Baron Oppenheim's stables at Neurhaus, Prussia.

Scranton Christy Mathewson Cincinnati Reds Mathewson Chemical Warfare Army Amsterdam Maccreery Neurhaus Prussia Cologne Baron Oppenheim

Two Year Olds Eternal and Billy Kelly Set for Laurel Match

Laurel yesterday set a $10,000 each stake for a meeting of two great two year olds Eternal and Billy Kelly on Thursday October 24. Trainers Patterson and Bedwell ready the colts with special prep as Mana ger Winn adds $10,000 to the purse. Eternal shows electric speed from the Hopeful Stakes while Billy Kelly recovers from a recent nose defeat to Leccharis and will be ridden by Earl Saddle and Andy Schuttinger handles Eternal.

Laurel Eternal Billy Kelly Matt Winn Guy Bedwell Kimball Patterson Lecchares Bedwell Hilly Kelly Laurel Park Aqueduct Patterson Little Black Saratoga Sween Ross’ Marvel Yatterson Andy Schuttinger Beamer Earl Saddle

Cirrus Equals Track Record at Empire City Meet

New York Oct 15 Cirrus equaled the track record in the opening at Empire City today last 300 yards he was loping with T Robinson aboard and the crowd laughed at the weight 110 pounds. Hollister won the Liberty Bond handicap a one mile race ridden by Taplin Borrow ridden by Robinson carried 10 pounds less finished strong but fell short. The Lime was 1:40 with Ballet Dancer Thunderstorm and Thunstelle also racing. Second race six furlongs Alvord Bathilde Praise Josefina Zarate River side Peep Light Tasamena Buckner and Manganese also ran. Third race one mile Malbster Berlin Robinson led to seventh Time 1:40. Fourth race one mile Minto Koh-F-Noor Heseber and Duddy Choe also ran. Fifth race one mile and a quarter Puts and Cully Wonwtlresh Chester Town and others. Sixth race one and a half furlongs War Zone Gold Yale Bright Lights Thae and others. Liberty Star Mccloy and many others listed with weights in a long card of races.

New York H P. Whitney Cirrus Empire City T Robinson Hollister Borrow Taplin Robinson Cireus Rolinsen Risa Thunstelle Alvord Wey Wen Bathilde Josefina Zarate Mobinson Riverside Tasamena Buckner Malbster Leptini Berlin Minto Rem Chester Town Matinalee T Ta J Gold Yale Ricet Thae Tier Rose Pravidia Mary Adler Hindoostan Vigilante Syrdarga James, Jr Ant

Harvard announces scheme to modify sporting activities

Cambridge Mass October 14 plans for modified sporting activities at Harvard University were announced tonight. Members of the student army training corps will be permitted to participate in football rowing and cross country running this fall with limited training periods. Football at first will be limited to intercompany and interbattalion contests. Games with Princeton or Yale were considered unlikely.

Cambridge Mass Harvard University Student Army Training Corps Trinceton Yale

Bartlett Named Purdue Captain to Succeed Huffine

In Bayette Indiana on October 15 Camp Purdue athletic director K Cutts announced Charles A Bartlett will captain the Camp Purdue football team replacing Kenneth Huffine who has left Purdue for Fort Monroe Virginia to enter an artillery officer's school Bartlett a two year Purdue tackle and member of the student army training corps succeeds Huffine who departed for military duty Terry Martin Dies in Philly

Bayette Ind Get O. K. Cutts Camp Purdue Charles A. Bartlett Kenneth Huffine Huffine Purdue Fort Monroe Bartlett Student Army Training Corps

National Capital Duckpin League Scores and Players

Compilation of multiple league results including National Capital Duckpin League Consolidated figures with players such as plaverrache Mathews Rundown totals 485 124 124 and individual scores like 102 95 100 184 Mass x7 109 H2 Routon 2 108 and Yowell 92 95. Also includes Masonic League Mount Pleasant King Davit and Washington Tenpin League interior players with team totals and handicap figures.

National Capital Duckpin League Consolidated Plaverrache i Mathews Mass Routon Ot Sherman Yowell Kurtz Pol Frision Williams TOW Simmons RO Jouny Marcan Tmo Firayed Linfoat Vanderlip Saers Tatnam Wasilinmgton Tenpen League Ame Traminer Lewers Baker Machler

Robins appears in court over Sisson papers testimony

Raymond Robins of Chicago head of the American Red Cross mission to Russia and 1916 Progressive nominee appeared in Federal court to answer a warrant for arrest after evading service. The matter centers on the Sisson papers alleged to prove German influence in Lenin Trotzky Russia. His counsel said Robins would testify when called. The defense seeks Baker and Creel to testify and argues the papers are forgeries.

New York Raymond Robins Chicago American Red Cross Russia Progressive National Convention Committee of Public Information Sisson Lenine-Trotzky Robins George W. Wickersham United States 4Ttorneys Monerness Red Cross Baker George Creel Committee On Public Information

Equity and Probate Docket Listings in Washington DC

District of Columbia docket details court divisions with pro confesso judgments, guardians ad litem, receivers, and injunctions. Numerous estates file wills, administrations, and sales. many real estate conveyances and trust deeds across blocks, squares, and wards with listed attorneys and bonds.

Oweempremé Court District of Columbia Justice Hils Davis Va Speer Leckie Cox & Sherier G. Cowle Equity Division Justice Batley Sheckelg Vn. Bastion John Hidout Guardian Ad Litem Plaintiff Iia & Nealdson Cochran R. R. Horner J. el Padgett Ryneaus Muth Mary O'Toole Guardian Ad Litem Brandenburg & Brandenburg Hoehling Peelle & Ogilby Charles Linkins Harris Davis M. J. McNamara D. W. Baker Clark Christopher L. Bruns Frederick A. Feaning Joe Ainplatz Chattelx J. H. Aulbrey Thomas Miller, Jr Loran Gildea W. H.W. Jones Pond Lerkie, Cox & Sherier Katharine G. Donovan W. K. DeLacy Sadie Robien J. L. Tepper Edward E. Adams Anna B. Adams Carr, Whiteford & Carr Jones H. Jones Liberty Bonds A. B. Keefer Margaret Kramer T. Hill Marshall Millan & Smith Ate Dennison P. Rowell Gordoné& Gordon Hiram W . Belnap Winthrop D. Foster Frank Baker Hiskaneth K. Moir

Claims 25000 Dollars as Divorce Fee

William M Farrington an Memphis attorney filed in the District Supreme Court yesterday to recover 25000 dollars for legal services in divorce proceedings against Isabel I Kerr. The affidavit states services spanned years ending in 1914 when 150000 dollars was settled for his client plus 00 for house purchase and attorney fees. J W Ralston and W T Richardson are Farringtons lawyers.

William M Farrington Memphis, Tenn District Supreme Court Isabel I. Kerl J. W. Ralston W. T Richardson Farrington

War Finance Board lends billions to war industries

The War Finance Corporation up to October 1 authorized 43,202,592 in loans with 40,540,500 going directly to war businesses without banks. Through banks 2,112,000 was advanced, secured by 64,033,000 in collateral. Payments total 24,153,001 with remaining drafts. Interest rates, and details of concerns financed, were not released.

War Finance Corporation Congress McAdoo Corporation

Spain Wins Seven German Ships From Internment

Madrid reports a government note after cabinet talks that Germany has ceded seven German ships interned in Spanish ports. The vessels Eriplus Huthenia Oldenburg Elio Matilde Trinfield and Rudolph total 21600 tons with potential future additions to replace torpedoed Spanish ships.

Madrid Berlin Germany Spain Eriplus Huthenia Oldenburg Elio Matilde Trinfield Rudolph Paris

Milwaukee papers merge into Evening Wisconsin and Daily News

Officially announced in Milwaukee today the Evening Wisconsin and Milwaukee Daily News will consolidate. Beginning tomorrow the merged publication will appear under the new name Evening Wisconsin and Daily News.

Milwaukee Wis Evening Wisconsin Milwaukee Daily News Evening Wisconsin and Daily New

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