Bard Burns Wins as Oakand Results Fade Favorites
At Oakland on January 24 only two favorites won while books recovered some losses. Plunger Lewis squandered winnings betting on four losers including Greyfeld and Dunblane. Moabia and Matt Hogan won for him. Bard Burns upset by taking the last race at 8 to 1 with Kenilworth and Colonial Girl in the places.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Plunger Lewis
Greyfeld
Dunblane
Moabia
Matt Hogan
Bord Burns
Malaspina
Phyllis
Legal Maxim
Bragg
Tyranus
Captivate
Meehanus
San Bernardingo
Kenilworth
Colonial Girl
Pat Morissey
Siddons
Bard Burns
Formero
Mountebank
Boxing match ends with Lenney winning after Dixon injury
The fighters clinched near the ropes and moved to center ring. Dixon fell and struck his head, tearing his cheek open. He tried to rise but, advised by seconds to take the count, the decision went to Lenney. Dixon remained groggy.
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Dixon
Lenney
Phil Green Captures Utah Lightweight Title In Salt Lake
Phil Green known as the Pride of Butte defeated Jim Heusser in a delayed 12th round stoppage to win the Utah lightweight championship in Salt Lake City. Green pressured Heusser throughout the bout, with Heusser saved by the referee’s decision after a rough final stretch.
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Pride of
Butte
Jim Heusser
Salt Lake
Phil Green
Jim Heuszer
Utah
Green
Heusser
Horse Races Dominate New Orleans Card With Fast Times
Summary of six horse races conducted in New Orleans on January 4. First race six and one half furlongs won by Dr Hart with Parnassus second and Colonel Stone third in 1 2. Second race one mile Henry of Franstamar won, St David second, Mc Williams third in 1 41. Third race steeplechase handicap short course Old Fox won Havre 3 second Mr Rose third in 2 59. Fourth race six furlongs Death won Andes second Marie Bell third in 1 13 75. Fifth race mile and sixteenth Frank McConnell won Menace second Choir Master third in 1 47. Sixth race one mile The Way won Mamie Wastelle second Blue Ride third in 1 42.
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New Orleans
Forlon
S -Dr. Hart
Parnassus
Colonel Stone
Henry of Franstamar
St. David
McWilliams
Old Fox
Havre
Mr. Rose
Death
Andes
Marie Bell
Frank McConnell
Menace
Choir Master
the Way
Mamie Wastelle
Blue Ride
Horse racing entries list with multiple races and entrants
Today's program lists six races with maidens and selling events. Notable entrants include Chan doo Tiles Knockings Dwight Way and Annie Max in the first race, Duke of York and Finehlight in the hurdle, Adirondack Irish Lasr sie Detteret High Chancellor Prostolus Sylva Talbot in the. fourth race features Lissak, Diderot, The Fret ter and Janice, among others. The card also shows sprint and distance events with numerous named horses and weights across the six races.
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Dbaltest
Chandoo
Tiles
Knockings
Dwight Way
Annie Max
John H. Carr
Sir Claus
Major Bird
the Manive
Angeleho
Breton
Duke of York N
Finehlight
Pry Lark
Maze
Solano
Loyal
Adirondack
Lasrsie
Detteret
High Chancellor
Prostolus
Sylva Talbot
Diderot
Corrigan
Konle
Seillink Eldred
Marineuse
Go Out
Reintillate
Screenwell Lake
Koenig
Casdale
John Welch
Intrada
Claredo
Berendos
Hey del San Juan
Sea Lion
Cousin Carrie
Edinborough
Ben Ledi
Fine Shot
Marcato
Clarendo
Remora
Honda
Merops
Nel- He Forest
Boxing Notes Highlighting Fighters and Promoters Across Cities
Boxers and managers are profiled with notes on Corbett opening a New York cafe stake, Whistler in Baltimore seeking featherweight foes, Murphy training at a depot, and John Hertz chosen as Chicago match maker. England bound featherweights Roberts and Curley schedule a 15 round title fight in Newcastle on Feb 3 with $2,500 wagers. Daly quits ring to become a Wilmington policeman. Dunn retires due to a crippled hand. Jim Scanlon fights in Australia ending in a draw against Starlight. Terry McGovern jokes about acting while planning fights. Hughey McGovern shows promise. Ruhlin match secured by Billy Madden for six rounds in Philadelphia early next year. Martin Julan seeks a Philadelphia club bigger than Quakerville to host high-class bouts.
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Young Corbett
New York
Billy Whistler
Baltimore
Florrie Parnett
Billy Murphy
John Hertz
Chicago
Jack Roberta
Will Curley
England
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Jack Daly
Wilmington
Sam Fitzpatrick
Daly
Wimington
Jack Roberts
Mickey Dunn
Jim Scanlon
Hughey McGovern
Terry
Billy Madden
Gus Ruhlin
Akron
Philadelphia
Industrial A. C
Martin Julan
Quakerville
Nw York
Denver Ed Martin to Fight Frank Childs in Philadelphia
The planned six pound bout between Denver Ed Martin and Frank Childs at McFarland's club in Philadelphia is settled after a dispute over club backing. Martin Julian's group claimed the match for their Chicago venue while Childs' management held to an earlier option. The fight has been moved and discussed after multiple pullbacks and as a potential prelim to the Jeffries Ruhlin clash was once proposed in Cincinnati.
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Denver
Ed Martin
Gus Rublin
Madden
Jeffries
Frank Childs
McFarland
Philadelphia
Martin Julian
Childs
Cincinnat
Helena Man Chosen For Pacific Northwest Board
William Muth, appointed to represent the Helena team on the Pacific Northwest league board of directors, received notice that the board will meet in Spokane next Tuesday. He will depart Monday to attend. Directors will revise the constitution to fit a six team league and likely set a season schedule.
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Helena
Jon
William Muth
Spokane
Muth
George Dixon Blows Fall To Eddie Lenney In York Club Bout
George Dixon, veteran colored boxer, was defeated by Eddie Lenney at the Sureka Athletic Club in Baltimore on January 4. Lenney controlled the bout with superior blocking, Dixon avoided many hard blows but took several severe body shots in the ninth round before the action halted.
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Baltimore
George Dixon
Eddie Lenney
Sureka Athletic Club
Lenney
Dixon
King to Meet Ingstrom in Proposed Thornton Pool Match
Arrangements are under way for a notable pool match at Thornton billiard parlors with Chicago exhibitor Mr. King likely to face local talent Mr. Ingstrom. The bout is rumored at a $1000 side and could trigger a larger city tournament as spectators compare King to top national players.
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Thornton Billiard
Mr. King
Chicago
Ingstrom
King-Ingstrom
Thornton Glleys
McKinley
de Oro
New York
Baseball Field Planned Between Sixty sixth and Sixty seventh Streets
In Manhattan borough a baseball field is to be laid out between sixty sixth and sixty seventh streets and West End and Railroad avenues. It is believed the grounds were secured for developing a new club by A G Spalding.
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West End
Railroad Avenues
Manhattan
A. G. Spalding
Peter the Great Star in Forbes Stable Trotting Campaign
Malcom Forbes plans to feature Peter the Great among top horses in the current trotting campaign with Henry Tiler training at Riverside. The stallion set a Fururity record as a three year-old and lowered it five times in 1899, after posting strong times as a two-year-old and earning a stake record of 2 124.
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Malcom Forbes
Peter the Great
Henry Tiler
Riverside
Tacoma Baseball Club Incorporates With 35000 Capital
The Tacoma Baseball Company formed with 35000 capital stock and 100 shares of 50 each. John S Baker elected president and plans a wholly new team for the coming season under strict business policy. President Lucas endorses the move as strengthening Tacoma financially in the Pacific Northwest league.
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Tacoma
John S. Baker
Tacoma Baseball Company, Incorporated
Herbert 8. Griggs
Tacoma Ledger
Folowing Board of Trustees
John &. Baker
Stuart Rice
J. M. Caragan
A. M. Dean
David W. Evans
Johns. Baker
J. L. Carman
The
Pacific Lounge & Mattress Company
Forbes P. Haskell
Fidelity Bank
W. H. Lucas
Pacific Northwest League
Hotel
Lucas
Baker
Salary limit enforcement as safeguard for balanced teams
The article argues strict salary cap enforcement is the sole mechanism to ensure competitive balance among teams, emphasizing its role in maintaining parity across leagues and preventing wealthier clubs from dominating rosters.
Realism in Uncle Tom on Boston Stage Scored by Sullivan
John L. Sullivan as Simon Legree in Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Academy of Music in Chelsea, Boston suburb, delivered a near real whipping scene. The audience gasped as Tom fainted and Legree’s death was staged with dramatic flair, drawing protests and screams from women in attendance.
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Academy of Music
Chelsea
Boston
John L. Sullivan
John L
Simon Legree
Sullivan
Legree
Uncle Tom
Mallery
Ban Johnson Declares American League Can Reorganize Baseball Alone
President Ban Johnson says the American League will reorganize baseball without National League aid. He calls the National League a minor league and insists the American League has won its fight and will protect its interests in any peace plan. He notes a past talk with A G Spalding amounted to nothing and denies representing the National League.
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Ban Johnson
American League
Nation League
National League
A. G. Spalding
Spalding
May fight rematch eyed for Sharkey Maher in Louisville
Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher may return to Louisville to settle their feud sparked by a Philadelphia bout that ended in a fiasco. Tim Hurst negotiates terms and has Sharkey’s consent. Maher’s reply is pending. Sharkey aims to prove he was not to blame and plans light training in New York before heading west. He will also attend the Sullivan McGovern bout in Louisville.
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Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
Louisville
Philadelphia
Tim Hurst
Southern Athletic Club
Sharkey
Hurst
Maher
Kennedy
Yosemite Athletic Club
Jeffries
New York
West
Sullivan-McGovern
Ballyhoo Bey Returns to Race Track Interest Grows
The return of Ballyhoo Bey to the race track is watched by horsemen with interest. A thoroughbred rarely recovers from catarrhal fever, and the winner of the Futurety and Fatbush stakes two years ago has suffered severely. Even two years of retirement and careful nursing may not restore his wind.
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Ballyhoo Bey
National amateur skating championship dates pushed back
New York Jan 24 Announcement postpones the national amateur skating championship by one week from Montclair New Jersey where the event was to begin.
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New York
Wes
Montclair
N. J
Root and Gardner Prepare for Fistfight Training
Jack Root and George Gardner are both in strict training for their upcoming boxing match. Each fighter follows intensive drills and sparring to sharpen technique and stamina ahead of the bout.
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Jack Root
George Gardner
Gardner and Root Set for Jan 31 Bout at Village Pavilion
The match up heads to Mechanics Pavilion with Gardner at Miller's quarters near Baden and Root in Alameda. both fighters in good shape and confident. L Houseman of Chicago arrives to oversee Root. Greggains handles Gardner's training as betting remains light and Gardner is seen as favorite.
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San Francisco
Mechanics’ Pavillion
Root
Alameda
Gardner
Miller’s
Baden
L. Houseman
Chicago
Greggains
Young Corbett Visited St Louis After World Title Win
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports lightweight champion Young Corbett arrived from New York after a boxing exhibition trial. He declined future plans beyond 14 weeks of theater engagement and discussed potential bouts while noting Terry McGovern's nose operation and his own thickened nasal bone.
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St. Louis Globe-Democcrat
Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
Sporting World
St. Louis
New York
Corbett
Ring
Jim Kennedy
McGovern
Jack McKenna
Abe Attel
Attel
Terry
Dave Sullivan
Boston
Denver
Dewey
Feathery challenger to Young Corbett sparks boxing bid
R Smolik, a hidden boxing name, offers 60 to Young Corbett if he lasts four rounds in a bout at Imperial theater in St Louis. Smolik, 5 ft 1 in and 135 pounds, promises three-minute rounds under Queensberry rules with five-ounce gloves and a 10 guarantee if Corbett fails to stop him.
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Young Corb
Wvo
St. Louie Post-Dipatch
R. Smolik
Wiliam Rothwell
Young Corbett
Smo
Imperial Theater
Smolik
Young Cobett
Law tweak sought for track time in six day bicycle races
The National Cycling association backs a New York law change to limit on track time. Assemblyman Brooks introduces a bill allowing two hours on track initially and then no more than 18 hours per day, extending current limits.
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National Cycling Association
New York
Assemblyman
Brooks
Acme Club in Chicago Seeks Fighters for Jan Debut
The new Acme club in Chicago seeks fighters for its opening show scheduled in January. Eastern featherweights are asked to meet Buddy Ryan, but dates clash. No preliminaries have been announced and fighter lineups will be known late.
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Acme Club
Chicago
Buddy Ryan
Goddard to Meet Big Joe Butler in Allentown Bout
Old Joe Goddard the barrier champion is matched with heavyweight champ Big Joe Butler of Philadelphia for a January 27 fight in Allentown Pennsylvania. Both have long layoff periods but are known sluggers likely to produce a brief bout.
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Joe Goddard
Big Joe Butler
Philadelphia
Allentown
Haughton Not Chosen To Coach Columbia Soon
Captain Harold Weekes and Manager Abbott of the Columbia football team deny Percy Haughton has been considered for the coaching post. No action has been taken on next year’s coach and Sanford remains on the eligible list.
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Harold Weekes
Abbott
Columbia
Percy Haughton
Harvard
Ormer Cornell
Sanford
Dreyfuss Quietly Prepares For Pirates in Spring
Barney Dreyfus, Pittsburgh club president, expresses confidence in the National League and vows Pirates will play ball next season. He discusses Spalding’s leadership, secession talks, and the plan to take the team to Hot Springs in March. He hopes President Roosevelt attends the pennant-raising at Exposition Park.
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Barney Dreyfus
Pittsburg
Cincinnati Enquirer
John T. Brush
Pittsburg Club
A. G. Spalding
Chicago
National League
American League
Ban Johnson
Jockey Club
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston
Spalding
Andrew Freedman
Hot Springs
Roosevelt
Exposition Park
Pittsborg
Jeffries Fitzsimmons Fight Rumors Draw Attention
The article discusses a likely championship bout between Jeffries and Fitzsimmons, noting the oddity of a defeated fighter dictating terms and predicting the match could become a major draw. It also mentions Tom O'Toole and the Royal Goland Athletic Club, plus Fitzsimmons’ ally Martin Julian seeking arrangements with Choynski.
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Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Tom O’tourke
Royal Goland Athletic Club
Bridgeport
Martin Julian
Fitz
Jimmy Britt poised for pro boxing rise in San Francisco
Jimmy Britt, a rising amateur boxer from San Francisco, gains support from his father an alderman on Market Street to move to the professional ranks. He trained previously with Bilis Edwards of Denver and shone on the coast with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, winning amateur heavyweight and light weight titles the same night.
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Jimmy
Britt
San Francisco
Market Street
Bilis Edwards
Denver
Edwards Eiy
Edwards
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
An Jack
Saa
Paget Signed to Manage New York Club for Season
Horace B Paget of Philadelphia has been signed by Andrew Freedman to manage the New York baseball team for the coming season. The statement will be published tomorrow in the Journal and the Chicago American.
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New York
Horace
Paget
Philadelphia
Andrew Freedman
The
Journal
Chicago American
Bowling Congress Ends in Buffalo with Strong Leading
The annual American Bowling Congress tournament in Buffalo closed with individual events concluding. H. Hi Strong won the first prize with a high score of sixty four pins and pina, leaving the rest to place behind.
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Buffalo
Xii
American Bowling Congress
H. Hi
Strong
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