Princeton Edges Holy Cross In Wet Field Football Battle
Princeton defeats Holy Cross 2 to 0 on a wet field with Pendleton’s two runs and a drop kick by Baker. Hart at left tackle starred for Princeton as they overcame Worcester strength and a shift by Holy Cross that troubled the Tigers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Holy Cross
Worcester
Princeton Hne
Tigers
O'Brien
Pendleton
Idleton
Penfield
Baker
Dewitt
Hart
Enda
Ormond Brown
Vaughan
Wight Curystle
A H Baker
Rendleton Dow
Doewitt
Eton
Duff
Wilson
Winnott
Duft
teCormick
McLean
Brown
Phillips
Norman
Dunlap
Walter
Wright
Chrystie
Sawyer
Hammond
Pendieton
Angrews
Holy Cross Donovan
Gibson
Tobin Neferee
F. KR
Gillinder
Pennsylvania
Curt
Willams
Mr. Atwond
Amherst
Hnesman
T. J. Thorp
Columbia
Tie game between VPI and Washington and Lee shocks Roanoke crowd
In Roanoke on October 2 a Sundiron clash ended 5 to 5 between VPI and Washington and Lee before about 3,000 spectators. Legge and Francis scored for VPI and Washington and Lee via Slade and Travera produced the other touchdowns with a decisive forward pass late in the fourth period.
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Roanoke
Washington and Lee
Legge
Gal
Washington
Lee
Slade
Eass
Travera
Pasl
Posit Long
Webster - Gibbs Southerland
Miler Burke Hurd
Stewar le Rodgers
Pick Miller
Scholy Francis
Hodgson
Burner Burke - Maron Bane
Bebring
Malcolm Tindal
Derby
Legge and
Francis
Gass
Lehigh
Randolph
University
of Virginia
Sampson
T. Almene
Jhiesman
Frazier
Richmond College
Swarthmore Defeats Rutgers 21 to 0 in Home Triumph
Swarthmore, Pa., Oct 28. In a celebration climax Swarthmore beat Rutgers College 21 to 0 with forward passes, fumble recoveries, long runs, and a field goal by McKissick. Touchdowns credited to McKissick with three scores and a goal kick by McKissick.
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Swarthmore
Rutgers College
McKissick
Swarthshore
Evellene
Rutgerselton
Robinson McGovern
Foster Hunter
Alverson Ferguson
Wesener Maasner
Epe Doolin Delepainn
McKis
Woodberry Forest Crushes Fredericksburg in 2–0 Football Win
In Oranke Va Oct 2 Woodberry Forest defeated Fredericksburg College 2 to 0 in 36 minutes of play. Woodberry scored two first quarter touchdowns and a fourth period field goal by Straonds. Fredericksburg failed to cross midfield all game. Carter Mills Cheney Smith Walker Duncan and R Carter stood out for their teams.
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Washington Post
Oranke
Woodberry Forest
Fredericksburg College
Richmond College
Randinlph-Macon
Frederycksburg
Woodberry
Straonds
Fredericksburg
Carter
Mills
Cheney
Smith
Walker
Duncan
R. Carter
Baker Offered to Play for Charity in New Orleans
New Orleans on October 28 reports Frank Baker Philadelphia Americans third baseman, who hit two home runs in the world championship series, has been invited to join local charity games to raise funds for a hospital. Organizers plan two teams composed of wintering pros for a series to support the $100,000 hospital fund. Baker has not yet replied. Frisco also eyes a big yacht race as part of the Panama Pacific Exposition.
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New Orleans
Frank Baker
Philadelphia Americans
New York Giants
Baker
College Football Scores From Various Schools
A rundown of recent college football results lists Virginia Polytechnic, Auburn, Harvard, Penn State, Princeton, Army, Dartmouth, Lafayette, Swarthmore, Rutgers, Franklin Marshall, Hobart, Tufts, Bates, Worcester Polytechnic, Bucknell, Amherst, Norwich, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Oberlin, Case, Minnesota, Iowa, Purdue, Northwestern, Ohio State, and others with varied scores across conferences and regions.
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Irginia
Virginia Polytechnic
West North Carel A
Tenpesess
Auburn
Mississippi
Tarelten
Franklin
D. Georges
Aba
Gettysburg
Hopbies
Mount
Washington
Gallaudet
Hampden-Sidpey
Richmond College
Citadel
Charleston
Texas
Arkansas
Tulung
Howard College
EAST
Harvard
Brown
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Coryell
Pittsburgh
Princeton
Holy Cross
Army
Loh O
Dartmouth
Vermont
Lafayette
Was and Jefferson
Westminster, & Swarthmore
Rutgers
Haverford
Franklin and Marshall
Hobart
Union
Phillipe-Ezeter
Tufts
Masachusetts Agricultural College
Bates
Maine
Rhode Island State
New Hampshire State
Apptitute
Worcester
Renssalaer Polytech Polytechnic
Bucknell
Rochester University
Amherst
Norwich
Westt
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Oberlin
Case
Minnesota
Iowa
Purdue
Depauw
Northwestern
Ohio
Wesleyan
Nebraska
Missouri
Notre Dame
Loyola
Michigan Agricultural
Olivet
Promoter Bets on Wells as England's Top Heavyweight
Tom O'Rourke, New York fight promoter, expresses strong confidence in Bombardier Wells the English heavyweight champion. Wells is described as fast, with knockout power in both hands and improving form. O'Rourke plans to pit Wells against a leading American White hope, then possibly Jim Flynn, citing Wells reach and left right power as key strengths.
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Tom O'Rourke
New York
Bombardier Wells
O’rourke
England
Soldier Box
Charley Mitchell
O'Rourke
Wells
Jim Flynn
Tom
Flynn
Jim
Corbett
Boxes
Suffragettes Attend Longacre Boxing Exhibit
New York Oct 2 Longacre Athletic Club staged a boxing exhibition notable for a large turnout of women. Suffragette presence drew crowds with many women cheering pugilists as the event proceeded amid occasional shouts and a speech from the ring. Mrs Gus Ruhlin hosted the proceedings. Escorts initially required for suffragettes were flouted by militant attendees who seized good ringside seats.
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New York
Longacre Athletic Club
Mra
Gus Ruhlin
Intercollegiate League Delays Schedule Naming
New York Oct 98 The annual schedule making meeting of the Intercollegiate Basketball League was held but postponed several weeks due to unexpected complications. The secretary will negotiate with the Western Conference Association to arrange both schedules for a possible national championship series next spring. R B Hyatt Yale was elected chair man of the executive committee and Ralph Morgan Pennsylvania secretary. H A Fisher Columbia Prof G W FP Young Cornell and Dr J E Raycraft Princeton were elected committee members.
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New York
Western Conference Association
R. B. Hyatt
Yale
Ralph Morgan
Pennsylvania
H. A. Fisher
Columbia
G. W. F P. Young
Cornell
J. E. Raycraft
Princeton
Battiste to Focus on Track, Leave Basketball
Captain H Battiste of the Gallandet track squad will devote the coming months entirely to track work and will not run for Kendall Green basketball this season. He aims to compete at local meets and lead a quartet likely to place well in Philadelphia. Other runners Gardner and Wright show enthusiasm as outdoor practice continues and indoor facilities are sought to avoid interruptions.
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H. Battiste
Gallandet
Enat
Gal~ Jaudet
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gardner
Wright
Battiste
Kendall Green
Buil
Noor
Burman Buys Ben Racing Car for Speed Records
Special to The Washington Post Bob Burman traveling in Europe cabled that he purchased the new Ben racing car built by a Mannheim German factory for 3 miles a minute. He holds the world straightaway record with a 1 mile run in 25.25 seconds at Daytona last April and plans bigger beach feats this winter before leaving for the Grand Prize race in Savannah, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Indianapolis
Ind
Bob Burman
Europe
W. H. Wellman
Mannheim
Burman
Daytona
Fla
Burma
United States
Savannah
Sam McVey Stops Bill Lang in Second Round Fight
Sydney boxing crowd of 6 000 watched American Sam McVey defeat Victoria’s Bill Lang in the second round. Lang was floored twice early in the round but recovered briefly before a final right upper cut to the jaw ended the bout. McVey was a heavy favorite at 6 to 2.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Sam McVey
Bill” Lang
Victoria
Lang
Calls Commission Meeting On World Series Ticket Scalping
Cincinnati October 28 August Herrmann chairman of the national baseball commission said the panel would meet in Cincinnati between November 7 and 14 to discuss ticket scalping in the world championship series. He noted scalpers acquired large blocks of seats in New York and Philadelphia and the committee would investigate how this happened.
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Cincinnati
Herrmann
National Baseball Commission
New York
Philadelphia
Inside Football Secrets and the Hidden IQ of Quarterbacks
An analysis of inside football reveals vast unseen strategy centered on quarterback decision making. It outlines how rapid situational judgment, defensive misdirections, signaling tricks, and clever use of rules create advantages that audiences largely miss, highlighting pivotal but overlooked plays and tactics.
Yankees Are Better Team Says Hughey Jennings
New York Oct 2 1912 Hughey Jennings declares the New York Yankees are superior and would have beaten the Giants in every game of last fall’s New York series if not for Mathewson. He cites McGraw’s agreement and notes Yankees lead in most facets except base running when Mathewson isn’t pitching. A panel of player scribes compares Giants to American League stars, naming faster runners and base stealing tendencies, with Doyle praised as the Giants’ best baserunner though not matching Cobb.
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New York
Hughey Jennings
New York Yankees
Giants
McGraw
Jennings
Yankees
Mathewson
George Mullin
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Charley Wagner
Nap Rucker
Clyde Engle
Bert Shotten
Browns
Gobb
Jimmy Austin
Amos Strunk
Joe Jackson
Olaff Henricksen
Boston Red Sox
Josh Devore
Devore
Larry Doyle
Doyle
Cobb
Myera
Walsh
Bender
Coombs
Mullin
Donovan
Pord
Sgreck
Golfer A. Gillin Defeated by Jim in Close Match
The report details several golf matches with names and clubs across Washington area courses. Jim defeated A. Gillin of Chevy Chase by 6 up with 5 to play, and other results include Davidson beating Dan Jackson by 2 up, Knowles defeating Truett, and Johnson losing to Knowles in later rounds.
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Jim
A A. Gillin
Chevy Chase
Pinal Rot
Davidson
Dan EK
Jackson
W. A. Knowles
Bannockburn
George M. Truett
Washington Country Club
Loren B. T. Johnson
Ee AH
Shelton
Columbia
Loren B. Johnson
Siztren
J. T. Hendrick
Catlett
E Rodinsen
O. KE. Daving
Ixteen
Mattingly
C. H. Wood
E. M. Weaver
Dr. Paris & Bengle
A. G. Mattingly
Weaver
Ww. M. Smith
W.L. Hillyer
G van Leer
Bra Chamberlain
van Leer
W. M. Smith
Billiard Championship Prep Opens in New York
National Association of Amateur Billiard Players set the Class B national championship for November 2 in New York at 309 points. Entries from Chicago Philadelphia and New York expected. J Ferdinand Poggenburg to run first round with a grand average qualifier between 5 and 7.
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New York
National Association of Amateur Billard Players
J. Ferdinand Poggenburg
Chicago
Philadelphia
Mercury Marathon Race Opens Olympic Tryout in Yonkers
The Mercury A C of Yonkers plans its Thanksgiving Day marathon on November 30 promising special Olympic consideration to the first three finishers who are American citizens, as stated by Amateur Athletic Union secretary James J Sullivan.
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Mercury
Stockholm
Mercury A. C
Yonkers
N. C
American Olympic Committee
James 3. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
Down the Alleys and Local League Notes
Fragmentary OCR item mentions council league and various names in a sporting or community notes context. Readable names include Johnsons and Collins with scattered numbers suggesting event results or standings from 1986. The text is incomplete but indicates a local league report or notices.
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