Convenient Park Assured at Last for City Baseball
City Commercial League vies for a near town park for summer baseball. Manager Wharton may grant a park on railway grounds or near the race track, with committee to choose the better site. Enthusiasm runs high as plans move toward a successful season.
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Commercial League
Inter Mountain
City League
Thejleague
Wharton
Street Railway
Lague
Inglewood
Circus Grounds
Montana Street
Holland Wik
William Floto
Arthur Merkle
Mike Sheehan
J.J. O'Conner
Railway Company
Butte Baseball Promoters Seek Long Term Solution
Promoters of baseball in Butte have pressed for more than a decade, hoping their efforts will eventually solve the citys baseball problem and provide a lasting pathway for the sport locally.
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Butte
Thoroughfare racing card at Morristown track in Jacksonville
Ideal weather and a large crowd witness seven races at Morcrest track Jacksonville. Danning, Dave Wallace, Seymour Beuttler, Oceana, Dar Barkley, Elgin among winners. times listed for each race with second and third places.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Morcrief
Danning
Jack Denman
Carbineer
Dave Wallace
Universe
Smug
Seymour Beuttler
Tollbox
W. Burt
Oceana
Campaigner
Shapdale
Dar Barkley
John Carroll
Elgin
Otilo
Harry Scott
Two favorites win at Tampa racing card on a fine day
Tampa Florida January seventeenth. No major features. First race three furlongs Vamos wins with Louis B second and Blanch Ring third in 1 36. Second race five furlongs Clysmic wins with The Ram second and Lucky Mate third in 1 06 2 5. Third race six furlongs Alice Mack wins with Yearlan second and Alice third in 1 19. Fourth race six furlongs Milton B wins with Judge Cabaniss second and Star Venus third in 1 18 3 5. Fifth race five and a half furlongs Caesar wins with Brookline second and T M Irving third in 1 12. Sixth race seven furlongs Punky wins with Frank Flesher second and Otago third in 1 33 1 5.
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Tampa
Fla
Vamos
Louis B
Blanch Ring
Clysmic
the Ram
Lucky Mate
Alice Mack
Yearlan
Alice
Miltoyn B
Judge Cabaniss
Starvenus
Caesar
Brookline
T. M. Irving
Punky
Frank Flesher
Otago
Men Frozen Out At Curling Fine In Anaconda
In Anaconda last night two women quartets dominated a curling match at the curtry rink while ten men formed teams. The women won 10 to 4 with St Clair Strain English Rutledge Knox Ehlert Stewart De Muth as skips. The men’s five-man team scored 12 to 6 led by Chrystal Mackay Clinton Munn Martin and Robertson Bower.
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Anaconda
Curtry
St. Clair
Strain
Mackay
Clinton
Munn
Martin
Skip
Knox
McMullen
McKenzie
Robertson
Bowerskip
Johnson backs Roosevelt as referee for expected July bout
New York dispatch reports Jack Johnson, the heavyweight champion, urges Col Theodore Roosevelt to referee the forthcoming championship fight. Johnson praises Roosevelt as a steady, calm authority and confident leader fit to judge the contest, claiming his choice would satisfy public taste and ensure a fair decision.
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New York
Jack Johnson
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Nelson appoints Robinson as manager after several editor roles
The text notes John I. Robinson, once manager of Harry Lewis of Philadelphia and Tommy Felts of Brooklyn, and a former sporting editor for several papers. After Nelson's engagements, Robinson proved so effective that Nelson appointed him manager.
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Nelson
John i. Robinson
Harry Lewis
Philadelphia
Tommy Felts
Brooklyn
Johnny
Moore defeats Thomas in Harlem bantam bout
Pat Moore of Philadelphia earned a decision over Harry Thomas the English bantamweight champion at the Olympic Athletic Club in Harlem. Moore was the aggressor throughout the bout and controlled the action in all rounds.
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New York
Olympic Athletic Club
Harlem
Pat Moore
Philadelphia
Harry Thomas
Moore
Lang Beats Squires to Retain Australia Heavyweight Title
Sydney January 17 Bill Lang retained the heavyweight championship of Australia by defeating Bill Squires in the seventh round. Lang dominated the bout as Squires was unable to answer the bell after the seventh round sealing Lang's claim to the title in front of local fans.
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Sydney
Bill” Lang
Australia
Bill Squires
Grass Valley boxer knocked out in second round
Sacramento report says Jack Clif ford of Grass Valley was knocked out in the second round of a three round bout tonight by Charles Norvell of Montana.
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Sacramento
Cal
Jack Clifford
Grass Valley
Charles Norvell
Montana
Cure a Cold in One Day Promises Laxative Bromide Tedlets
An ad claims to cure a cold in a day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tedlets. The endorsement mentions a drug brand with G hub? and a price of two shillings per box, noting the product fails to cure and warning about false claims.
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Ghove
In praise of gumshoes and their health value
A historical note praises overshoes for preventing chills and related illnesses. It explains that prolonged evaporation from wet feet lowers sole temperatures, with gum that seals water preventing evaporation. Indoors evaporation is worse as the body rests. The piece warns against wearing damp shoes indoors.
Costs and money to run a ball team
Boston in January reports top prices paid for minor league stars by major league owners. McGraw’s big spends include $11,000 for Rube Marquard and $10,000 for Spike Shannon. Zeiders, Blackburn, and other names show the scale of trading and farm-system activity across leagues. The piece notes the high costs, the lure of young talent, and questions about breaking rules and farm ties amid ongoing win-at-all-costs practices.
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Boston
Muggsy
McGraw
Rube Marquard
Indianapolis
Spike” Shannon
New York Giants
Blackburn
Providence
White Sox
Jakie Atz
Mike Welday
Comiskeyites
Comiskey
Rollie Zeider
San Francisco
Zeider
Cleveland
Koestner
Los Angeles
Kruger
Columbia
Linke
Columbus
Gregg
Spokane
New York Americans
Otis Johnson
Portland
Ore
Johnson
Austin
Mobile
Twirler Lelivelt
Navin
Lelivelt
Texas
Shreveport
Springfield
American Association
Eastern
Western
Pacific Coast
Southern
New England
New York
Central
Tri-State
Red Sox
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Highlanders
Newark
Brooklyn
Rochester
Toledo
Denmark
Cy Barger
Fred Lake
Barger
Superbas
Rickard Signs For Saltair Pavilion
Balt Lake, Jan. M A contract was signed today by Tex Rickard promoter of the Jeffries Johnson boxing contest and Saltair Beach company for use of the bicycle track arena at the bathing resort. July 4 the Saltair management agrees to remodel the arena and provide seating for spectators. The proprietors will not charge for the amphitheater use, hoping for receipts from transportation of spectators.
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Balt Lake
Jan. M
Tex Rickard
Saltair
Saltatr
Dallas on Trial Again in the Federal Court
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena January. W O Dallas former chief clerk in the surveyor general office and J J McLeod a civil engineer were tried again in federal court on a charge of conspiring to defraud the federal government in surveys. The first trial ended with a hung jury.
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Standard
Helena
Jan
W.O. C. Dallas
Surveyor General's Office
J. J. McLeod
Freeman
Arthur Ireland
Prize fights and boxing under Queensbury rules
Salt Lake, Jan. 17. Willard Bean explains the distinction between prize fighting and boxing under British law. The Queensbury rules aim to legalize a fair standup boxing match with gloves, three minute rounds, and no rough tactics. England enforces these rules more strictly, separating wrestling from boxing and discouraging clinching and prize fighting.
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Salt Lake
Willard Bean
Utah
James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
England
Marquis of Queensbury
Queensbury
Billy Madden
Joe McAuliffe
Frank Slavin
Peter Edlin
London Sporting Club
America
Boxing grit and onehanded fighters in old rings
Boston reports recount legendary boxers who fought on with broken or disabled hands, noting the sheer nerve and endurance that defined a determined fighter. The piece cites Heenan Morrisey Sayers and others, illustrating how grit often outweighed pain in the ring.
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Boston
John C. Heenan
John Morrisey
Morrisey
Tom Sayers
Heenan
Vallambrosa
Charley Mitchell
England
Billy Edwards
Tim Collins
Collyer
Theodore
Charley Lynch
Andy Kelly
Fisher O Connor a speedster on bases for Omaha
The Chicago Journal hails outfielder Fisher from Omaha as a whirl wind on the bases. It notes Jimmy Austin, Yankees’ third baseman, played in the Western league with Omaha in 1908 and showed speed last summer. Fisher stole 88 bases in 151 games last year, 24 in 1908, with Hamilton Patterson once excelling him in pilfering two seasons ago.
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Fisher
O'Connor
Omaha
Chicago Journal
Jimmy Austin
Yankees
Austin
Hamilton Patterson
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy Ad
A promotional advertisement for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims it is a pure non stimulant herbal remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promotes two bottle sizes 50 cents and 1 with a free booklet and sample offer by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. Anaconda Daily Standard noted.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Anaconda Daily Standard
Artistic Krecluses reclusive painter hides from public eye
Chelsea sage Carlyle spoke of social life as work’s enemy. Matthew Maris, famed for Four Mills, lives in London lodgings known to few. The 77 year old recluse rarely leaves his study and has not sold a painting for years, though dealers bid high for his works. The piece hints at parallels with great Italian figures.
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Carlyle
Chelsea Sage
Matthew Maris
Four Mills
Christie's
Maris
London
Famed Artists Retreat From World Faces Inner Turmoil Yet Creates Masterpieces
The article surveys several celebrated figures who isolate themselves while suffering or overwork. Sculptor Vincenzo Gemito endures mental distress yet produces masterpieces, aided temporarily by the Duchess of Aosta. Tolstoi, Kropotkin, Bjornson, Ibsen, and Maeterlinck also retreat to quiet homes, writing and refining work away from society.
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Vincenzo Gemito
Gemito
Duchess of
Aosta
Naples
Tolstoi
Moscow
Yasnaya Polyana
Bromley
Kent
Prince Kropotkin
England
Kropotkin
Bjornson
Christiania
Ibsen
Maurice Maeterlinck
Shakespeare
Normandy
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Limon Market
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Blackburn and
Zettler
Rickard
Saltair Pavilion
Dallas
Queensberry Rules
Old London Prize
Marquis of Queensberry
Jack McCoy
Chris Lilley
Ady
Carome
S.S
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
North Main Street
Calkins
Mont
Weiner
Centennial Brewing Co
Hamilton Street
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