Marathon Run in Blinding Storm Ends With 160 Finishing
Pittsburg January 30 A blizzard like storm with 17 degree air and a 10 mph wind tested 228 starters from Western Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia in a 26 mile 885 yard marathon from Rochester to this city. William T. Shannon Edgeworth Pa won in 3 04 30 with John Robb Dixmont Pa second and George Wirt Pa third. More than 160 finishers were noted with one ankle broken and several exhausted early in the race. Crowds lined the roads and conditions were described as the most remarkable dry weather notwithstanding.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Rochester
William T. Shannon
Edgeworth
John Robb
Dixmont
George Wi
Matchmaker Offers 70 Percent If Ketchel Fights Langford
San Francisco January 30. Mission Athletic club matchmaker Sydney Hester offers Willis Britt 70 percent of receipts for Ketchel vs Langford in San Francisco next month. If not accepted, the club may guarantee the two middleweights and stage a three bout card February 19 featuring Johnny Murphy and Peter Sullivan plus others.
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San Francisco
Sydney Hester
Mission Athletic Club
Willis Britt
Ketchel
Langford
Britt
Hester
Mission Club
Johnny Murphy
Peter Sullivan
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
al Neil
Kyle Whitney
Empire Club Signs Rouen Mahmout World Title Bid Match
The Empire Athletic Club booked a February 1 catch as catch can bout between Raoul de Rouen the 245 pound 6'3" French giant and Yussif Mahmout the Turk for a shot at Frank Gotch and the world title. The winner of the next Monday night bout earns a Gotch match and major promoters seek to stage the final.
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Chicago
Empire Athletic Club
Raoul de Rouen
Yussif Mahmout
Rouen
Mahmout
Kansas City
South America
Europe
United States
Frank Gotch
Nelson agrees to fight Anithin within sixty days
Battling Nelson world lightweight champion announced from Huntington West Virginia that he will fight within sixty days once he reaches California. He did not specify the opponent Freddie Welsh Packy McFarland or Johnny Thompson. Thompson has offered Nelson five thousand dollars for a 45 round victory. Willis notes the dispatch as potentially pivotal for Wat.
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Nelson
Hegewisch
Huntington
W. Va
California
Battler
Freddie Welsh
Packy McFarland
Johnny Thompson
Thompson
Sycamore Cyclone
Dane
Nelson Ready to Fight If Palatable Purse Is Offered
Britt says Nelson will take a bout when a strong purse is available. He would have set a match with Thompson, but Thompson lost to Sullivan. He adds they need to see the money before agreeing to fight.
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Britt
Nelson
Thompson
Sullivan
Chicago Rooters Face Long Trip for Eastern Grid
Chicago students will not see their football team play an eastern opponent next fall. Stagg said no chance for a Brown Rhode Island contest, so fans must travel to Ithaca to see Cornell or to Minneapolis for Minnesota.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Gatas
Brown
Stagg
Rhode Islanders
Midway
Ithaca
Cornell
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Coast champions in marathon race
Cornelius Connolly, claiming coast champion status, may compete in Tim Mc Grath’s Coliseum marathon promoted asParas Xing and George B. Miller are entered along with William Stanley. Connolly can join any time. if he wins he earns the winner’s end. Mc Grath plans to bring in Dorando Pietri and others to race locally.
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San Francisco
Cornelius Connolly
Priomoter
Tim McGrath
Paras Xing
Connolly
George B. Miller
Los Angeles
William Stanley
Jack Monroes
Sharkeys
Harry Pollak
Dorando Pietri
Tim
Sharkey
Broadway Street
Jack Monroe
Dorunde
Hayes
Shrubb
Stanford Athletes Busy Preparing for Season
San Francisco January 30 Athletes at Leland Stanford university are among the busiest in the country as spring season begins on the coast. Dan Murphy coach of the crews has gathered about 40 men and overhauled the Cardinal fleet with veterans forming a nucleus for the 1909 boat crew. They have already trained on Lake Lagunita.
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San Francisco
Leland Stanford University
Dan Murphy
California Institution
Lake Lagunita
Reinstatement of Hal Chase Up to Ban Johnson
New York January reports say Hal Chase former first baseman for the New York American League may be reinstated depending on Ban Johnson, AL president. Harry C. Pulliam and August Hermann call the application satisfactory, with Johnson expected to announce his decision soon. Chase may face a fine for deserting the New York club for the California State League without permission.
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New York
Hal Chase
Ban Johnson
Harry C. Pulliam
August Hermann
Chase
Kan Johnson
Hoppe Declines to Enter 18.2 Balkline Tourney
New York Jan 30 Willie Hoppe will not start in the pro 18.2 balkline tournament in March. He says he is the champion of the game and will play anyone for the title but wants independence from any billiard concern. He denies any prodigal son act and says the event will proceed without him with many experts entered.
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New York
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Yale Crew to Race Harvard Only Date in Schedule
New Haven reports Yale will race Harvard on the sole schedule date for the Yale Harvard boat race. A Yale officer announced no other races abroad will be scheduled though a substitute eight may attend the American regatta in Philadelphia in May.
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Conn
Yale
England
Harvard
Columbia
Navy
Yale Navy
Philadelphia
South Atlantic swimming championships set for Feb 12
Baltimore announces the South Atlantic swimming championships at the Baltimore Athletic Club on February 12. The meet is expected to attract top swimmers from the East with events including 100 yard and 220 yard dashes, 440 yard dash, 50 yard back stroke, 60 yard breast stroke, 60 yard relay, diving, plunging, and water polo.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Athletic Club
Dorando Pietri to Represent Italy in Madison Square Six Day Walk
Dorando Pietri and his brother Vipiano agreed to represent Italy in the six day walking match at Madison Square Garden, planned for early March. Promoters in New York wired Pietri in Chicago to confirm the arrangement with his native country.
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New York
Dorando Pietri
Vipiano
Italy
Madison Square Garden
Dorando
Chicago
Hold-Out Brigade Grows in Rumors and Signings
The column reports on Pacific Coast and New York baseball circles with Joe Laughlin and Jack Meyers joining Butte and St. Paul. It notes managers Red Brown and Cantillon building rosters while holdout players like Roy Winerup and Fielder Jones seek higher pay and terms.
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Butte
Taland Empire
Red Brown
Tumberville
Indians
Joe Laughlin
St. Paul
American Association
Jack Meyers
Brown
Jeague
Ostdiek
Boston
Rogers
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Laughlin
Joe Sugden
Vancouver
Walter Johnson
Senators
Joe Cantillon
Idaho Phenom
Washington
Johnson
Roy Winerup
Des Moines
Tay
Bill Burns
Cantillon
Price for Gilbert Rose Fails to Faze Local Race Barn
San Francisco January 3 There is no demand for thoroughbred horses and Gilbert Rose from Dag Bie Smith’s barn failed to sell. A bidder offered 4200 dollars but trainer Draggie refused, noting the colt’s stake value and unlikely sale unless a 5000-dollar bid appeared.
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Gilbert Rose
Dag Bie Smith
Dagzie
Draggie
Sta
Yale Columbia Freshman Rowing Race Planned For May
Columbia Rowing club announced the Yale freshman versus Columbia race will be held Saturday May 15 with possible Hudson river venue near the Palisades. A two mile varsity race may also be scheduled the same day to compare Yale and Harvard eights, as Harvard and Columbia plan a two mile race on April 17.
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New York
Yale
Columbia Swimmers Aim for College Honors in Intercollegiate Meet
Columbia University plans a strong bid in the water polo and swimming pennants. Captain Lo A Brown has organized practice sessions and recruited top coaches and contenders including Conrad Trubenbach, Buddies list such as MackKinlay Arkush Babcock Howe Pulleyn Barker and others to compete in water polo swimming and diving events with Barker expected to excel in the plunge and Brown guiding the squad.
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Columbia University
Aquatic Sonora
Liu
Lo A. Brown
Ahio
Brown
Armateurs
Conrad Trubenbach
Columbia
New York Athletic Club
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Arvis
Poll
Sternberg
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Clarke
Cuapin
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Barker
Gatch
MackKinlay
Matz
Arkush
Babcock
Howe
Trontz
Werner
Guiteras
MacKinlay
Horace Mann
Princeton
Small Purse for Negro Scrappers
The heavy weight title bout between Jack Johnson and Sam Langford for 20 rounds at the National Sporting Club in London on May 24 is set with a purse of 6000 dollars. The winner receives 4000 dollars and the loser 2000. The club aided Johnson’s Australia trip to chase Tommy Burns, and promoter Fitzpatrick pledges Johnson’s return to England for the match. Johnson and Langford each receive 750 dollars for expenses. spectators in music halls may follow with interest.
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Duck Johnson
Sam Langford
National Sporting Club of London
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Langford
National Sporting Club
Australia
Tommy Burns
Sam Pitzpatrick
England
Boxing Club
Fitzpatrick
Vellana
Hart Plans Feb 8 Charity Fight in Lexington
Louisville, January 30 Marvin Hart the Kentucky heavyweight trains now and plans to fight Mike Schreck in Lexington on February 8 as a stepping stone toward a match with Jack Johnson. Proceeds after expenses go to charity due to police canceling a prior meeting.
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Louisville
Marvin Hart
Kentucky
Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns
Mike Schreck
Lexington
French long distance runner to race Siret in Paris
Advices from England say St Yves who won Powderhall and beat Hayes on the Olympic Marathon course will race Siret in Paris within five weeks. Both runners are noted for faster times than Hayes in the Olympic course.
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New York
England
St. Yves
Powderhall
Johnny Hayes
Siret
Hayes
Paris
Penn Seeks Dartmouth Football Game on November 2
Penn has asked Dartmouth for a football game, likely to be played on November 2 in Hanover New Hampshire.
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N. H
Penn
Dartmouth
Harvard Eyes Freshman Eight Race With Cornell
Harvard undergraduates consider a freshman eight race against Cornell on Lake Cayuga in New York, with the varsity crews meeting May 31. Cornell proposed the event and Harvard has not yet decided, but the race appears likely to be arranged.
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Mass
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Cornell
Crimson
Lake Cayuga
N. Y
Yale Rowing to Use Heavy Strokes in Regatta
Coach Kennedy of Yale rowing says the Elis will abandon light strokes and employ a heavy pace to lead the varsity eight against Harvard in the annual New London regatta this spring.
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Yale Rowing Club
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Bulldogs
Harvard
New London
German Champion Siegfried Tuning for Gotch Match
New York January 30 Ernest Siegfried the German champion wrestler trains daily here for a match with Frank Gotch the American champion. Siegfried outclasses every local opponent in this vicinity.
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New York
Ernest Siegfried
Germany
Frank Gotch
Siegfried
Glimpse of 18.1 Billiards Title Line Through History
George F. Slosson first held the 18.1 balk line billiard title at Madison Square Garden in 1897. The era saw champions Schaefer Ives Daly Sutton Morn ingstar Howison Vignaux Hoppe and others through 1907, with several title changes and defaults across Europe and the United States.
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George F. sSilosson
Sutton
Slosson
Madison Square Garden
Schaefer
Ives
Daly
Barutel
Morningstar
Howison
France
Vignaux
Paris
Hoppe
Holland
Chicago
M Graw to Trim Giants Squad Before Spring Trip
New York January 30. Giants manager McGraw will cut his roster by about 10 to 12 players before training quarters. Most cut players will be young draftees with a veteran few. Contracts were sent to over 40 players. traveling orders await contract returns.
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McGraw
Giants
Weivers
McGinnity
Barry
Fred Knowles
Marlin
Tex
Wagers Mount on Jeffries Johnson Fight Prospect
New York reports that bets surge as talk of a Jeffries versus Johnson match grows with potential 25 round or fewer bouts. Memphis bettor James Kinnane reportedly laid even money that Johnson could not last ten rounds if the match is arranged for 25 or fewer.
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New York
Jeffries
Johnson
Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Memphis
James Kinnane
Entry odds set for 18.2 world championship tournament
New York January reports a crowded field for the 18.2 tournament in March to decide the world championship. Likely entrants include George Slosson George Sutton Albert Cutler Orlando Morningstar and al vin Demarest with Harry Cline of Philadelphia and W H Spinks of California contemplating entry. The event is limited to six players and Cline currently showing strong 18.2 form.
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New York
George Slosson
George Sutton
Albert Cutler
Orlando Morningstar
Alvin Demarest
Harry Cline
Philadelphia
W. H. Spinks
California
Cline
California Assembly to Report On Anti Alien Land Bill Next Tuesday
Sacramento Jan 30 The assembly judiciary committee decided to report Drew s new anti alien land bill favorably on Tuesday. The measure would prohibit all aliens from owning land while removing the Roosevelt objected clause. No material change in the draft was submitted to the governor.
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Assembly Judiciary Committee
Drew
Roosevelt
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