Treat Em Rough Walker's Advice To Lads In Sports
New York writer delves into Fred Walker’s coaching creed across football boxing and basketball. He champions aggressive, high effort play within rules and credits Walker with transforming Mel Coogan from a plodding fighter to a top contender through his “treat em rough” philosophy.
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Jack Velock
International News Service
New York
Fred Walker
Walker
Williams College
New York Agricultural School
Mel
Benny Leonard
Coogan
Pinky Mitchell
Milwaukee
Scotty Montieth
Gans Recalled as Greatest Boxer by Foley Mentor
Frisco interviews capture Harry Foley praising Joe Gans as the finest fighter he ever saw. Foley recalls training with Gans, comparing styles, and lauding Gans’s precise moves, discipline, and “Old Master” status. Also includes miscellaneous quips and social notices from the era.
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New York
Frisco
Warren Brown
Harry Foley
Harry
Brown
Foley
Joe Gans
Shannon's
Mike
Sullivan
Joe
Benny Leonard
Gans
Leonard
Wolcott
Leonards
Foster Won't Be Chairman Says Herrmann
Cincinnati December 17 August Herrmann chairman national baseball commission said he would step down when a successor is chosen but did not believe John B Foster former secretary of the New York Nationals would be selected He added Foster is a good baseball man but lacks sufficient backing.
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Cincinnati
Herrmann
National Baseball Commission
John B. Foster
New York Nationals
National League
New York
Foster
Oregon Harvard on New Year's Day
Oregon and Harvard football teams plan New Year’s Day showdown in Pasadena Cal. Oregon will depart Eugene with about 24 players and coaches, traveling via San Francisco to Los Angeles. Harvard itinerary includes Chicago and San Francisco stops before Pasadena, with no other games accepted.
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Eugene
Ore
University of Oregon
Harvard University
Pasadena
Cal
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Chicago
Major Players Sign to Seattle Club
Six key players including a catcher two pitchers a first baseman a shortstop and an outfielder have signed to play for the Seattle Pacific Coast league team next year. Club president William Klepper and manager Clyde Wares announced after returning from the East that contracts are signed but names will remain private until waivers arrive. Pete Compton of Seattle was traded to Sacramento for Harry Wolters, both outfielders.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast Baseball League
William Klepper
Clyde Wares
Pete Compton
Sacramento
Harry Wolters
Money feature of the big bout between Dempsey and Carpentier
San Francisco December 17 A promoter and manager declare if a world title fight between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier yields one million dollars the promoter will demand a 500000 dollar share. Jack Kearns notes Paris stadiums expect a million and credits Dempsey for drawing the crowd.
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San Francisco
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Paris
Kearns
Carpentier
Beckett
Ohio soldier Bob Martin A E F heavyweight prospect grows
International News Sports Editor reports Ohio’s Bob Martin, a leading A E F heavyweight, is rising slowly but surely as a top prospect. Managed by Jimmy Bronson, he will avoid undue risk, facing Pelkey in St Louis on Dec 16 and Jack Burke on New Year’s Day in Akron, with bouts against Ray Smith and others planned. The piece notes strong interest from Eastern fans and boxing promoters eager to see a homegrown heavyweight develop.
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Jack Velock
International News
New York
Bob Martin
Ohio
Buckeye
J. Dempsey
Middle West
Jimmy Bronson
Akron
Biffer
Bronson
Martin
Fistiana
Jack Dempsey
Bob
Jack Burke
Chicago
Larney Lichtenstein
Burke
Matt Hinkel
Cleveland
Pelkey
St. Louis
Battle Creek
Ray Smith
Paris
France
Kaiser Bill
Holland
Tia Juana Track to Reopen for 100 Day Meeting
James W. Coffroth, president of the Lower California Jockey club, announced from San Diego that the Tiajuana track will reopen January 24 for a meeting lasting at least 100 days.
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Tiajuana
San Diego
Cal
James W. Coffroth
Lower
Caddock Ready for Watertown Match With Clapham
Earl Caddock, champion heavyweight wrestler, finished training in Chicago for tomorrow night’s bout with British champion Sam Clapham. It is his first contest since discharge from the army, stemming from a promise made in France when a previous match was canceled due to Caddock’s illness.
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Chicago
Earl Caddock
Sam Clapham
Caddock
Clapham-in- France
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