Marathon Run in Blinding Storm Sets Remarkable Time
In a 26 mile 85 yard Pittsburgh race William T. Shannon of Edgeworth Pa won in 38 hours 4 minutes 30 seconds amid 17 degree winds and six to eight inch snow drifts. Over 160 finishers from Western Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia completed the brutal event.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Rochester
William T. Shannon
Edgeworth
John Robb
Dixmont
Matchmaker Offers Large Slice for Ketchel Langford Fight
San Francisco, Jan 30. Sydney Hester of the Mission Athletic club offered Willis Britt 70 percent of receipts if Ketchel fights Langford in San Francisco next month. If not, the club may back two middleweight bouts as a guarantee. Britt gave no reply, and the likelihood of the main bout is uncertain. If not, Johnny Murphy and Peter Sullivan may headline a fifteen round trio on Feb 19 with Cyclone Johnny Thompson, Al Neil and Kyle Whitney in supporting bouts.
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San Francisco
Sydney Hester
Mission Athletic Club
Willis Britt
Ketchel
Langford
Britt
Hester
Ebatch
Johnny Murphy
Peter Sullivan
Johnny Thompson
al Neil
Kyle Whitney
World wrestling title clash set for Gotch winner pairing
Empire Athletic Club announces a February 1 finish catch-as-catch-can bout between Raoul de Rouen and Yussif Mahmout at the Coliseum. The winner earns a title shot against Frank Gotch, with both men recently seeking Gotch’s world championship.
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Chicago
Empire Athletic Club
Raoul de Rouen
Yussif Mahmout
Rouen
Mahmout
Kansas City
South America
Europe
Raven
United States
Frank Gotch
Nelson agrees to fight Anithin in sixty days
Battling Nelson world lightweight champion says he will fight within 60 days while on tour in the South. He wired from Huntington West Virginia that he would battle on reaching California. It is unclear whether Freddie Welsh Packy McFarland or Johnny Thompson will be the opponent. Thompson has offered Nelson 5000 if he can stop him within 45 rounds. Willis comments on the dispatch.
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Chicago
Nelson
Hegewisch
South
Huntington
W. Va
California
Battler
Freddie Welsh
Packy McFarland
Johnny Thompson
Thompson
Sycamore Cyclone
Dane
Bat
Willis
Nelson Ready to Fight If Purse Is Right
Britt states Nelson will take a bout only with a strong purse in view. He mentions wanting a Thompson matchup but notes Thompson lost to Sullivan. He emphasizes seeing the money before any match is arranged.
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Britt
Nelson
Thompson
Sullivan
Chicago rooters must travel to see team play
University of Chicago students will not have a home game against an eastern opponent next fall. A Brown matchup was hoped for but coach Stagg said there is almost no chance. Fans must travel to Ithaca for the Cornell game and to Minneapolis for Minnesota. only one major affair remains.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Gatas
Brown
Stagg
Rhode Islanders
Midway
Ithaca
Cornell
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Lou Nordyke
Laughlin
Nordyke
Sugden
St. Paul
Joe
George T Lennon
Lennon
Spokane
Killilay
Grege
Holm
McCamment
Wright
Jensen
Brinker
Hoon
Skilman
Cooper
Coast Champions in Marathon Race
Promoter Tim Mc Grath announces a marathon event at the Coliseum with Cornelius Connolly as coast distance champ contender. Rival Soldier King, George B. Miller, and William Stanley are entered. Connolly may join anytime and win-prize rumored. Mc Grath targets Dorando Pietri and other famed runners to boost the race.
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San Franccisco
Cornelius Connolly
Tim McGrath
Coliseum
Role
Soldier King
Connolly
George B. Miller
Los Angeles
William Stanley
Jack Monroes
Sharkeys
Harry Pollak
Dorando Pietri
Tim
Sharkey
Broadway Street
Jack Monroe
Dorando
Hayes
Shrubb
Longboat
Stanford Athletes Busy Preparing for Season
San Francisco January 30 Athletes at Leland Stanford University engage in spring season training across crew track and baseball. Dan Murphy has organized about forty hopefuls for rowing with the Cardinal fleet boosted by veterans from prior varsity teams. The squad has already practiced on Lake Lagunita and shows promise for a strong 1909 crew.
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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 report states Hal Chase seeks reinstatement as former New York American League first baseman. The decision rests with Ban Johnson president of the American League with Harry C. Pulliam and August Hermann noting the application is satisfactory. Johnson is expected to announce today or tomorrow amid reports Chase deserted the New York club for the California State League without permission last summer.
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New York
Hal Chase
Hoppe Skips March Pro Billiards Tournament
New York January reports Willie Hoppe will not start in the pro 13 2 bulkline tournament in March. He says he remains champion and will play anyone for the title but will compete independently of any billiard concern. The event will proceed with other top players entered.
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New York
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Yale to Race Harvard Only in Schedule Says Officer
New Haven announces the Yale Harvard boat race is the sole date on the schedule and no crew will be sent to England. A substitute eight may be entered at the Philadelphia regatta in May.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
England
Harvard
Columbia
Navy
Yale Navy
Philadelphia
South Atlantic swimming championships set for Feb 12 at Baltimore
Baltimore Athletic Club hosts the South Atlantic championships with events including 1 2 50 220 and 440 yard dashes, back stroke 80 yards, breast stroke 100 yards, 60 yard relay, diving and water polo likely drawing top East swimmers.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Athletic Club
East
Italian brothers to race in six day walk at Madison Square Garden
Domendo Pietri and his brother Ulpiano Pietri plan to represent Italy in the six day walking match at Madison Square Garden in early March. Promoters in Chicago asked Dorando to join them for the event.
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New York
Domendo Pietri
Ulpiano
Italy
Madison Square Garden
Dorando
Chicago
Hold-Out Brigade Shows In Numbers In Baseball Notes
The piece tracks class A signings and holdout tensions across multiple teams. It highlights Joe Laughlin joining the Indians and backstops with Jack Meyers, plus Spokane and St Paul signings, while outlining holdout tensions involving Cantillon and players like Roy Winnerup and Walter Johnson in several clubs as negotiations unfold.
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Spokane
Butte
Inland Empire
Red Brown
Lumberville
Indians
Tepee
Joe Laughlin
St. Paul
American Association
Jack Meyers
Brown
Jeague
Ostdick
Boston
Rogers
Laughlin
Joe Sugden
Vancouver
Walter Johnson
Senators
Joe Cantillon
Idaho Phenom
Washington
Johnson
Roy Winnerup
Cantillon
Des Moines
Roy
Bill Burns
Bob Ganley
Burns
Gilbert Rose fails to fetch price at local horse sale
San Francisco reports no local demand for thoroughbreds. Gilbert Rose from Daggie Smith’s stable drew bids up to 4 200 dollars but no sale occurred. The trainer said he would not accept under about 5 000 dollars and stressed the colt’s stake potential and risk of injury.
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San Francisco
Gilbert Rose
Dag-gie Smith
Daggie
Jueat
Diaggie
Yale-Columbia Freshman Rowing Race Set For May 15
The Columbia Rowing Club announced the Yale-Columbia freshman race will be held Saturday May 15 with the course to be decided and the Hudson near the Palisades favored. A two mile varsity race may accompany it, enabling a Yale Harvard comparison after Harvard and Columbia contest a two mile race on April 17.
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New York
Yale
Columbia Swimmers Seek Intercollegiate Honors
Columbia University aims for aquatic honors in the intercollegiate round robin for swimming and water polo. Captain Brown leads the effort with coach Conrad Trubenbach guiding top candidates such as MackKinlay, Matz, Arkush, Babcock, Howe, Pulleyn and Barker across water polo and sprint swimming events.
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New York
Columbia University
L L. A. Brown
Brown
Conrad Trubenbach
Columbia
New York Athletic Club
Pulley
Larvis
Poll
Sternberg
Ruthardt
Clarke
Cuapin
Humphrey
Barker
Gatch
MackKinlay
Matz
Arkush
Babcock
Howe
Pulleyn
Wontz
Werner
Guiteras
MacKinlay
Horace Manno
Princeton
Johnson Langford Title Bout Sums to 6000 Purse
The Johnson Langford 20 round heavyweight clash at the National Sporting Club London on May 24 will award a 6000 purse with 4000 to the winner and 2000 to the loser. The NSC finances Johnson’s Australia trip and promises a return fight, with each fighter guaranteed 750 for expenses. Both see potential easy earnings in music halls.
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New York
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
National Sporting Club of London
Johnson
Langford
National Sporting Club
Australia
Tommmy Burns
Sam Pitzpatrick
England
Fitzpatrick
Hart to Fight Schreck Ahead of Johnson Bout in Charity Match
Louisville February 3 sees Kentucky heavyweight Marvin Hart clash with Mike Schreck in Lexington as a stepping stone to a title match with Jack Johnson. Police stopped a previous planned meeting, and proceeds will go to charity after expenses.
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Louisville
Marvin Hart
Kentucky
Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns
Mike Schreck
Lexington
French runners to race in Paris match for marathon
Advices from England report St Yves the French long distance runner who won Powderhall and reportedly beat Hayes on the Olympic course has been matched to race Siret who also beat Hayes. The Paris match will occur within five weeks.
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New York
England
St. Yves
Powderhall
Johnny Hayes
Siret
Hayes
Paris
Penns Mas Play Dartmouth in Football Match
Penn has asked Dartmouth for a football game to be played likely on November ww.
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Penns Mas
Dartmouth
Hanover
N. H
Penn
Harvard Considers Freshman Eight Race With Cornell
Harvard undergraduates weigh a freshman eight race against Cornell on Lake Cayuga in New York. The idea stems from Cornell authorities proposing the event to occur the same day as the May 31 varsity eights showdown. Harvard has not ruled, but the plan seems likely.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Cornell
Crimson
Lake Cayuga
N. Y
Yale rowing schedule shifts to heavy pace against Harvard
New Haven on January 30 reports Yale coach Kennedy orders a heavier stroke for the rowing program. The Bulldogs will set the pace for their varsity eight in the annual regatta against Harvard at New London this spring, marking a strategic change after several light-stroke seasons.
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New Haven
Kennedy
Yale Rowing Club
Bulldogs
Harvard
New London
German wrestling champ Siegfried trains in New York for Goteh match
Ernest Siegfried, famed German wrestler, trains daily in New York for a showdown with American champion Frank Goteh. He easily outclasses local opponents as the contest approaches.
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New York
Ernest Siegfried
Germany
Frank Goteh
Siegfried
Slosson First to Hold 18.1 Balk Line Title
New York notes recount the 18.1 balk line billiard championship lineage from 1897 at Madison Square Garden to 1908, detailing title transfers among Slosson Schaefer Ives Daly Sutton Vignaux Hoppe and others with several matches and defections across Paris Chicago and France.
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New York
George F. Slosson
Sutton
Slosson
Madison Square Garden
Schaefer
Ives
Daly
Barutel
Morningstar
Howison
France
Vignaux
Paris
Hoppe
Holland
Chicago
McGraw to trim Giants ahead of spring camp
Giants manager John McGraw plans to cut about 10 to 12 players before the spring training start. Most cuts will involve young drafted players with waivers already requested on around 10 names. Contracts were sent to more than four players, and veterans will join camp in Marlin, Texas by late February to report to the manager.
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New York
McGraw
Giants
Waivers
MacGinnity
Barry
Fred Knowles
Marlin
Tex
Jeffries Johnson bout stirs massive betting across races
New York report notes widespread wagers on a hypothetical Jeffries Johnson match. Fans nationwide back their race or fighter with conditional bets as old-timers cite the Corbett Sullivan bout era. Memphis bettor James Kinnane puts up even money the negro quits before ten rounds if the fight lasts twenty five or fewer.
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New York
Jeffries
Johnson
Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Jeffries-Johnson
Memphis
James Kinnane
Entry list grows for 18.2 world championship tournament
New York sources say the March 18.2 event to decide the world title may feature George Slosson George Sutton Albert Cutler Orlando Morningstar and Calvin Demarest as nearly guaranteed entrants. Philadelphia's Harry Cline and California's W H Spinks are considering. Cline currently showing strong 18.2 play. The field will be limited to six players.
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New York
George Slosson
George Sutton
Albert Cutler
Orlando Morningstar
Calvin Demarest
Harry Cline
Philadelphia
W. H. Spinks
California
Cline
New Alien Land Bill Set for House Committee Report
Sacramento January 30 The assembly judiciary committee agreed to report Drew's anti alien land bill favorably next Tuesday. The draft to be sent to the governor remains unchanged and would prohibit all aliens from holding land while removing Roosevelt objection affecting Japanese.
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Sacramento
Assembly Judiciary
Drew
Roosevelt
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