National meeting of baseball clubs opens in Louisville
In Louisville on December 6 the National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs begins its annual meeting. Absentees include Ban Johnson and John McGraw. trade talk centers on Dick Kerr, Joe Boley, and Jake May. Other executives and owners such as Barrow, Navin, Cobb, Dreyfuss, Mack, Ebbets, and Rickey are present or expected, with discussions on player waivers and spring training plans.
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Louisville
Landis
New York
Johnson
Mike Seaton
John A. Heydler
John McGraw
Giants
McGraw
Jim Tierney
Tierney
Seelbach
Frank Navin
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Dick Kerr
White Sox
Kerr
Charley Comiskey
Fd Barrow
New York Yankees
Miller Huggins
Jake May
Vernon
Dunn
Rickey
Jack Dunn
Baltimore Orioles
Joe Boley
Frank Roth
Cleveland Indiana
Otto Borchert
Milwaukee
Glenn Myatt
Connie Mack
Borchert
American Association
Thomas J Rickey
McCarthy
Pacific Coast League
John
California
Greenwich Village Poet Becomes Boxing Icon and Witty Tug
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, ex-champion, recalls mentoring Greenwich Village poet Harry Kemp in boxing. Kemp aims to write the poetry of pugilism while O'Brien emphasizes discipline, towels at the laundry, and the seriousness of boxing as a backbone for society.
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Greenwich Village
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Harry Kemp
Kemp
Jack
Harry
Rabbit ball remains in baseball despite reform talk
New York reports Judge Landis and John Heydler support keeping the lively ball in play with its home run appeal. Ban Johnson proposes limited zones, but most magnates back the current slugging game as permanent, while some note pitchers’ role in any changes.
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Davis J. Walsh
I. N.S
New York
Judge Landis
John A. Dieydler
Landis
Heydler
National League
Ban Johnson
Ban
Youth shoots foot while aiming at marauding dog
Carl Cooley aged 17 son of John Cooley of Pleasant Hill area accidentally shot his left foot with a .22 rifle Tuesday morning while preparing to shoot a dog killing sheep. He was found traps and sheep carcasses, loaded the rifle cocked it and fired as he stooped. Athens physician extracted the bullet and treated the wound.
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Carl Cooley
John Cooley
Pleasant Hill
Athens
Irish Constitution Act Enters Free State Era
London reports the Irish Free State officially formed as King George grants royal assent to the Irish Constitution Act this afternoon marking the change.
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London
Harding Nominates Two Army Generals
President Harding nominates William Lassiter to major general and Edwin B R Winans to brigadier general in the army.
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Washington
Harding
William Lassiter
Edwin BR. Winans
Miller Brothers Lead Notre Dame Grid History
Notre Dame football owes much to the Miller brothers, a dynasty described as the program’s key fuel. Red, Ray, Walter, Gerry, and Don Miller shaped early teams, with Red captaining the 1909 squad that beat Michigan and Don emerging as a standout in his first season.
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Miller Brothers
Notre Dame
Smith Brothers
Miler
Miller
Defiance
Red” Miller
Tre Dame
Michigan
Wolverine
Gerry
Don
Georgia Tech
West Point
Indiana
Purdue
Red Miler
Cleveland
Walter
Ray
Harry
Course Appraisal Elevates Golf Play And Tees Strategy
Golfers improve by learning to appraise each hole and tailor the tee shot to the ground ahead. The article stresses that understanding the required shot from different tees boosts the second shot and overall play, turning the drive into an applied skill rather than mere power.
Johnny Shu grue stops Willie Jackson in tenth round TKO
In Jersey City the veteran lightweight Johnny Shu grue won a technical knockout over Willie Jackson as police halted the bout at the end of the tenth round. The card also featured Lou Bogash outpointing Joe Gans in Brooklyn and Tut Jackson KOing Walter Archer in Barberton.
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Jersey City
Johnny Shugrue
Willie Jackson
Brooklyn
Lou Bogash
Bridgeport, Conn
Joe Gans
Barberton
Tut Jackson
Washington D. H
Walter Archer
Akronegro
Albany
Joe Burton
Jackson
Mich
al McRae
Detroit
Carence Rosen
Chick Allman
Baltimore
Young Mahoney
Frankie Rice
Learn to appraise the view ahead in golf play
The article urges golfers to take time at the tee to appraise the ground and choose a target. It warns against hurried shots as easy holes can disguise difficulty and notes even so called simple holes can mislead, with past experiences from championships illustrating the point.
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Brookine
John F. Dille
May the southpaw: Jake May's uncertain rise in baseball
Billy Evans notes Jake May, a Vernon PCL southpaw, rose from minor leagues to coast standout after a rough Cardinals spring. Once traded rumor links him to Beaumont, then Vernon, with a 35 win season and bid for a Yankees roster spot, amid coaching faith and shifting majors prospects.
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Vernon
Pacific Coast League
May
Texas
Siki Sells Shoe Polish After Boxing Ban
Battling Siki, the Senegalese boxer, is selling shoe polish after being suspended for nine months by the French federation. Manager Heller resists a return to titles, aiming for exhibitions. The federation declares the French championship will be decided by an open boxing contest.
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Bill Curran
Paris
Siki
Carpentier
Georges
Montmartre
Champ
Shoe Paste Corporation
Heller
France
Pres Federation
Boston
Kid Norfolk
M. Rousseau
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