Missouri strongman defies odds in Vernon bout win
Luther McCarty of Springfield Missouri defeats Pueblo fireman Jim Flynn after a brutal sixteen round battle to claim the 20 round championship elimination contest in Vernon California. Flynn endures a severe beating with multiple knockdowns before McCarty is halted by referee Eyton. Flynn shows resilience but is stopped in the final rounds.
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Los Angeles
Luther McCarty
Springfield
Vernon
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Flynn
Eyton
Savage
McCarty
Miyan
al Palzer
Vernon Ring
Hope
Kaufman
Jack Johnson
Palzer
Yon
Mc- Carty
Will
Missourian
No Change to be Made for Giants in New York
New York Dec 10 There will be no change in ownership or management of the New York Nationals. H T Hempstead elected president of the National Exhibition Company to fill the vacancy from John T Brush's death. C J Sullivan elected vice president. Hempstead says the family will retain control and McGraw will continue to manage players with the same authority as before.
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New York
New York Nationals
H. T. Hempstead
John T. Brush
National Exhibition Company
New York Club
Brush
C. J. Sullivan
Hempstead
Mr. Hempstead
McGraw
Five Handicap Races at City Track on Clear Day
First race at five furlongs features Real Star and Terrible Bill amid a 108 and 112 purses. Bula Welsh tops the field. Second race, six furlongs, selling, lists Plum Creek and Lehigh with 105 and 112 purses. Third race, five and a half furlongs, sees Kitty W and Flor ence Kripp with top 195 and 110 figures. Fourth race, five and a half furlongs, Inquieta faces Bay of Pleasure and Parlor Boy. Fifth race, six furlongs, Ursula Emma and Ruby Knight seek payoffs in a 107 and 106 range. Sixth race, one mile, Balcliff and Crossover lead as weather remains clear and track slow.
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Bula Welsh
Real Star
Terrible Bill
Loan Shark
Rosiris
Pan Zareta
Plum Creek
Calathumplan
Camarada
Acumen
Angelus
Oscuro
Autumn Rose
Tim Judge
Lehigh
Elizabeth Harwood
Golden Agnes
Lilly Paxton
Balronia
Jim L
Kitty W
Odelia
Florence Kripp
Salvage
Galena Gale
Louis Des Cognets
Transparent
Inquieta
Zool
Bay of Pleasure
Lady Young
Cantem
Sir Alvescot
Parlor Boy
Ursula Emma
Rio Brazos
Russell McGill
Ruby Knight
Lady Rankin
Milt Jones
Ella Bryson
Balcliff
Don Enrique
Shooting Spray
Engraver
Crossover
Feather Duster
Duncraggan
Five and a Half Furlong Selling Debut Won by King Stalwart
In the first race five and a half furlongs selling King Stalwart with McCabe won as Tom G Hill was second and Janus Halsey third with a time of 1 10 5. The second race five and a half furlongs selling Bells Groth won with Ah Moon McCabe second and Dorothy Leggett Small third in 1 10 4 5. Gimli Forsythe won the third race five and a half furlongs selling with Il Pato Gentry second and Good Intent Cavan augh third in 1 10 3 5. Rose O Neill Small captured the fourth race six furlongs selling with Don En rique Schwebig second and Lescar Garlan third in 1 16 2 5. Orpeth Halsey won the fifth race mile and a sixteenth selling with Bobby Cook Cavanaugh second and Silver Grain Hoffman third in 1 54. Swiftsure Taylor won the sixth race five furlongs selling with Parnell Girl Halsey second and Eye White Cavan augh third in 1 10 3 5.
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King Stalwart
McCabe
Tom G
Hill
Janus
Halsey
Bells
Groth
Ah Moon
Dorothy Leggett
Small
Gimli
Forsythe
Il Pato
Gentry
Good Intent
Cavanaugh
Rose O'Neill
Don Enrique
Schwebig
Lescar
Gargan
Seiling Orpeth
Bobby Cook
Silver
Boxing reform push by Illinois lieutenant governor elect
Barrett O'Hara, lieutenant governor elect, backs a state bill to legalize boxing in Illinois. After a gym workout he said he can influence lawmakers to pass the measure and favors six round bouts under state supervision.
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Chicago
Barrett O'Hara
Illinois
O'Hara
League Sets $6000 Salary Limit for Baseball Clubs
New York December 16 The International League of Baseball Clubs fixed a salary cap of six thousand dollars for the coming season. The circuit meanwhile signed umpires Jack O Toole from the Western league and E S Quigley from the New York State league for the next campaign.
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New York
International League of Baseball Clubs
Jack O’toole
Quigley
Yankee Leader Rumors Stirring A L Meeting News
Baseball owners converge for the annual American League gathering in Chicago with talk of Frank Chance and Fielder Jones possibly becoming New York manager. Trades and league finances on agenda as Boston readies to claim the 1912 pennant. Comiskey and Farrell front and center in rumors.
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Chicago
Dee
New York
Frank Chance
Chicago Nationals
Fielder Jones
Chance
Frank Farrell
California
St. Louis
Comiskey
Jones
Farrell
Boston
Charles Comiskey
James Callahan
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
C. W. Somers
E. W. Barnard
Cleveland
Frank Navin
Hugh Jennings
Detroit
Arthur Irwin
James McAleer
Robert McRoy
Jake Stahl
Robert Hedges
Washington Club
Lynch and Heydler Re elected In National League
Thomas J. Lynch was re elected president and John A. Heydler secretary and treasurer of the National League. C J Sullivan replaces the late John T Brush on the board of directors. Lynch and Heydler drawn for one and three years respectively. Reports approved. The pennant for good behavior awarded to the Philadelphia club with no suspensions and one fine. Twelve thousand sixty baseballs used in games. Five disallowed protests, Chicago successful on one with Pittsburgh. Future drafts to draw club name first under new rule.
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New York
Thomas J. Lynch
John A. Heydler
National League
C. J. Sullivan
John T. Brush
Lynch
Heydler
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburg
National Commission
College basketball opener in Bozeman tonight
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Bozeman reports the college basketball season starts with a game against Carroll club of Helena. Expected starter lineup mirrors last year with Wilcomb at center Gosman and Hodgkiss as guards and Hartman and Ross as forwards. A short trip to Eastern Montana and Northern Wyoming is planned next week, with potential games including the Triple B's of Billings. A Western trip is anticipated later in the season.
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Bozeman
Carroll Club
Helena
Collegians
Wilcomb
Gosman
Hodgkiss
Hartman
Ross
Montana
Wyoming
Billings
Brush will places New York Nationals in trust
The will of John T. Brush, late owner of the New York Nationals, values the estate at about 1.5 million dollars and places the ball club in a trust. Harry N. Hempstead and Ashley Lloyd are named trustees who may retain or dispose of the holdings. Proceeds are to be shared equally among the family, the widow and two daughters.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John T. Brush
New York Nationals
Brush
Ball Club
Harry N. Hempstead
Ashley Lloyd
Cincinnati
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