Baseball meeting delayed amid salary limit fight and Boise indifference
The postponed directors meeting hinges on Boise’s stance toward the association and the salary cap. With key figures away, including Maurice Weiss and John McCloskey, decisions remain on hold. Boise’s debt from ball park fire risks class D return, while efforts to raise the salary limit to 1 650 face resistance from league directors.
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F. F. van de Putte
Union Assortation
dJecide
Basebell
Montana
Alse
Maurice Weiss
Helena
John McCloskey
Butte
Dick Cooley
Balt Lake
Boise
National Commission
UT Blankenship
South Main Street
California
Cliff
Bresnahan Arbitration Plan Approved By National League Directors
New York Dec 9 The National League directors tentatively sanctioned arbitration to resolve Roger Bresnahan’s four years salary claim against the St Louis Nationals. The plan, likely to be settled in St Louis under Missouri law, could subpoena witnesses and bind all parties. The meeting also laid groundwork on umpire Charles Rigler’s $2200 claim against Philadelphia over signing Pitcher Rixey, and named Cornelius J. Sullivan to the New York club board seat. Directors look to finalizing details at tomorrow’s session as trade talks spark expectations.
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New York
Roger Bresnahan
St. Lois Nationals
St. Louis
National League
Bresnahan
Suboena
Charles Rigler
Philadelphia
Rixey
Rigler
Cornelius J. Sullivan
John T. Brush
Herrmann
Cincinnati
Ebbetts
Brooklyn
Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
Murphy
Chicago
August Herrmann
Joe Tinker
J. J. McGraw
Bike Riders Ahead of Record in Six Day Race
New York reports the six day bicycle race near record pace at 11 pm with all 15 teams intact and each at 12 miles and 6 laps. Jimmy Moran sparked a late eight minute sprint while Fogler and Carman escaped a spill. Moran leads as the race resumes.
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New York
Jimmy Moran
Frank Kramer
Fogler
Carman
Moran
Five and a Half Furlong Selling Debut Race Card
Race card details six selling races at five and a half furlongs to a mile and a sixteenth. Entries include Janus King Stalwart Garter Scramble Holler noted with speeds 98 to 111. Final line notes cloudy and slow conditions.
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Janus
King Stalwart
Tom G
Garter
Scramble
Holler
Luke van Zandt
Peter Hance
Bells
Ah Moon
Dorothy Ledgett
Abe Slapskey
Zinkand
Sly Lad
Pipe Vision
Miss Korn
Francine
Gimli
el Pato
Royal Nettie Jr
Tallow Dip
Good Intent
Quick Trip
Lilly Paxton
Billy Myer
Lehigh
Love Day
Frazgzle
Bob Lynch
Lescar
Judge Walton
Rose O'Neil
Don Enrique
Orperth
Molesey
Duke of Bridgewater
Jim Cafferata
Bobby Cook
Silver Grain
Swift Sure
Inquieta
Sir Barry
Salvage
Eye White
Parnell Girl
Ben Uncas
Jimmie Gray
Serenade
Compton
Sullivan belt to reward top long distance scorer
New York on December 9 reports James Sullivan secretary-treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Union will present a silver belt to the athlete who scores the most points in long distance races within a set period. The belt aims to boost participation and improve U S representation at the Olympic games.
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New York
James &. Sullivan
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Sullivan
Juveniles to Play: St Lawrence vs Blaine Saturday
A youth football clash is set for Saturday at 2 30 p m on the St Lawrence ground. The St Lawrence team will face a Blaine eleven in a picked game continuing the juvenile football season in Butte.
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Butte
St. Lawrence
Blaine
Sommers Wins British Welterweight Title Over Burns
London boxer Johnny Sommers defeated Sid Burns on points to take the welterweight championship of Great Britain, both fighters native to London, in a decisive Dec 9 bout.
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London
Johnny Sommers
Great Britain
Sid Burns
Flynn Favored Over McCarty In Major Boxing Showdown
Flynn rises to 10 to 8 favorite as bets flood in for the Pueblo fireman against Luther McCarty in Los Angeles. Ringside odds may shift to 10 to 6 with heavy support for McCarty from Nat Goodwin and the San Francisco group, while Ad Wolgast backs the veteran. Experts say McCarty lacks ring experience and defense, while Flynn relies on aggressive style. Weigh-ins place Flynn near 187 plus pounds and McCarty around 202 to 205. sparring suggests a potential long bout though most expect a finish before 10 rounds.
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Los Angeles
Flynn
Pueblo
Luther McCarty
McCarty
Nat Goodwin
San Francisco
Ad Wolgast
Tom Jones
al Kaufman
Carl Morris
Mine Superintendent Held in Mexico for Murder
Mexico City dispatch reports O. J. Langendorff, superintendent of a large ore-treatment plant and brother of American consul official James I. Langendorff, jailed in Parral Chihuahua on charges of killing the city police chief during a posse pursuit. The incident prompted embassy protests amid jail assault attempts and several ore thieves’ capture.
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Mexico City
Parral
Chihuahua
O. J. Langendorff
James I. Langendorff
Langendorff
Odor from Petroleum Offensive to Germans
Berlin reports vigorous criticism in the imperial parliament over the government petroleum bill. The bill is referred to a committee with the aim of excluding Standard Oil from Germany, though opposition warns of prices and a possible state monopoly structure.
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Berlin
Standard Oil Company
Germany
December Crop Report Details Winter Wheat and Rye Conditions
The December crop report from the crop reporting board shows winter wheat area sown this fall at 32,387,000 acres with Dec 1 condition at 93.2 percent of normal, versus 86.6 percent last year and 89.9 percent 10-year average. Rye sown area totals 2,443,000 acres with Dec 1 condition at 93.5 percent, compared with 98.3 percent last year and 93.2 percent 10-year average.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Copper Producers' November Statement Increase in Stocks
The Copper Producers' association reports for November stocks on hand up by 9,419,095 pounds. Monthly production fell to 134,695,440 pounds, down 10,710,013 from October. Domestic deliveries declined to 69,369,795 pounds, a drop of 14,734,989, while foreign deliveries rose to 55,906,550 pounds, up 8,285,208. Total deliveries show a mixed movement across markets.
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New York
Copper Producers’ Association
Syndicate Charges Fall Down Hard Over Oakland Club
The Coast League backed J Cal Ewing as Walter, former Oakland club head, stayed away. Officials said Walter’s side had no advocate today and Ewing claimed only a minor stake. The league’s unity ended the threat of a wider rupture among magnates.
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Sacramento
Walter
Oakland Club
J. Cal Ewing
League
Ewing
Oakland
Syndicate ball dispute roils San Francisco and Oakland clubs
San Francisco and Oakland clubs face heated charges as ER N Walter accuses Ewing of secret Oakland ownership. Ewing replies that Walter resigned over failure to lease park site post expiration. Tom Stevens of Los Angeles opposes syndicate ball, saying it was guarded against during organization.
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San Francisco
Oakland
ER. N. Walter
Walter
Ewing
Tom Stevens
Los Angeles
Four Vernons players Injured in Championship Loss
Four football players from the Vernons semi pro team, including the captain, half back, full back, and right end, are in a Brooklyn hospital with serious injuries from yesterday's championship game against the Bullocks, which the Vernons lost 12 to 0. All suffer broken bones and brain concussion.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bullocks
Vernons
Oakland Club Directors to Elect Successor
Oakland, Dec. 9. A meeting of the directors of the Oakland club will be held Friday night to elect a successor to E. N. Walter, former president who recently resigned. It is believed former State Senator Frank Leavitt will be chosen, though John P. Cook, Alameda county clerk, has also been mentioned.
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Oakland
Oakland Club
E. N. Walter
Frank Leavitt
John P. Cook
Alameda
Keen Competition in Cash Registers
In Cincinnati on December 9 G R Walters former National Cash Register salesman now with American Cash Register testified in the Patterson case. He described a company school teaching how to push National machines and to discredit rivals. He testified National agents tailed Hallwood and other salesmen, following in carriages with National machines and offering rivals’ machines at 80 cents on the dollar.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
G. R. Walters
Los Angeles
John H. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Walters
The
National
American Cash Register Company
Hallwood
Purification push for Washington spurs reform talk
President Taft asked to act against vice in the capital after a mass meeting led by Senator Kenyon of Town. Ministers and women spoke on eradicating prothels and certain hotels to cleanse public life, with Harriet E. Monroe condemning costly fashions and indiscriminate monuments to flawed public figures.
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Washington
Taft
Kenyon
Harriet E. Monroe
Bids Sought for Milk River Dodson North Canal work
Washington December bids for two miles of the Dodson north canal on the Milk River project in Montana are invited by the reclamation service. The task covers about 205000 cubic yards of excavation along the north bank near the Great Northern main line by Wagner and Exeter.
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The
Standard
Washington
Reclamation Service
Milk River
Montana
Great Northern Railway
Wagner
Exeter
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