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...William T. Manning, shepherd and cathedral-builder, announced the accumulation of $2,581,000, which is more than one-sixth of the $15,000,000 necessary to complete St. John's, Manhattan. Biggest givers were: $250,000 from the Stuyvesants (A. Van Home, Miss Catharine E.S., and Miss Anne W.); $100,000 or more from Edward F. Albee (theatres), Vincent Astor (real estate), Arthur Curtiss James* (railroads and banks), F. A. Juilliard (finance), Frank A. Munsey (groceries and newspapers), Dr. and Mrs. A. Hamilton Rice (explorers), J.P. Morgan...
Harvard's biggest threat came in the eight, when Field lined a single to right and Maher single sharply to center. Amsden drove a vicious liner directly at the third baseman which the latter knocked down, forcing Field at third. Maher and Amsden moved up on a wild pitch, but Shoop settled down and struck out the next...
...Springfield nine furnished the dopesters the biggest upset of the season when they walked over the unbeaten Boston College team by an 8 to 3 score last Thursday. Arriving at University Heights without any flourish of trumpets, without any imposing victories to their credit, the Springfield players went to work in business-like fashion and completely outplayed their over-confident opponents. Gates, a slow-ball pitcher of slight stature, buffaloed the B. G. sluggers throughout. He is out to add to his fame this afternoon at the expense of the Crimson...
...batting that the Springfield nine has made its biggest improvement over the aggregation that bowed to Harvard 7 to 2. La Bree, the visitors' third baseman, showed his worth against B. C. by clicking out four safeties in five times up. Shortstop Berry and right fielder Crowley are also dangerous hitters, as is Captain Norfeldt, who made three hits against the Crimson a year...
Died. Mrs. Pearl Gardner, 38, "biggest woman in the world"; at Tulsa. She weighed 700 pounds, measured 38J/2 inches from shoulder to shoulder. A special coffin, two feet longer than it was wide, was constructed...