Sporting Review of 1913 by Harvey T. Woodruff
The cartoonist reviews 1913 sports with focus on golf polo boxing and baseball. It notes McLoughlin Williams Hackett team’s golf triumph, American polo defense against British challengers, and boxing trends under Johnson’s era, plus Western track and college sports growth and youth athletic programs shaping 1914.
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Maurice McLoughlin
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Harold Hackett
Review of the 1913 Baseball Season
The 1913 season was marked by general placidity and minimal crises amid the Federal League challenge. Philadelphia Athletics and New York Giants were favored to win. both unions proceeded to strong finishes with Philadelphia leading the American race by season’s end.
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Death Ends Luther McCarty's White Heavyweight Era in 1913
Luther McCarty, the Springfield, Missouri heavyweight, died after a first-round defeat to Arthur Pelkey in Calgary on May 24, ending a dramatic 1913 season. The year saw him as the leading white heavyweight and notable wins over Al Palzer, Jim Flynn, and Frank Moran, amid other heavyweight action and several fatalities shaping the division.
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Jack Johnson
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al Palzer
Jim Flynn
Frank Moran
Pelkey
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