Boxing season opens with high hopes for New York clubs
By James J. Corbett, veteran heavyweight champion, notes cooler weather boosting boxing, new McMahon arena on Broadway, and anticipated matchups. Discusses potential bouts among Willie Ritchie, Packey McFarland, Freddy Welsh, and top lightweights Britton Shugrue Cross Murphy, plus Gibbons interest in McFarland.
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James J. Corbett
Constita Yon
New York
Garden
St Nicholas
McMahon Brothers
Metropolitan Rink
Broadway
Fifty-second Street
McMahons
Mtvsic
Ses
Sherials Belore
Fiteble
McFarland
Willie Ritchie
Packes McFarland
Ritchie
Freddy Welsh
Packey
Young Shugrus
Jack Britton
Leach Cross
Yemmy Murphy
Ruehle
Wille
Pacific Coast
McParlane
Weer Britton
Shugrue
Cross
Tommy Murphy
McMahiand
Packry
Welsh
Cotton States Tennis Tourney Heads to East Lake
The third Cotton States tennis tournament moves to Atlanta at East Lake on September 8. Defending champion Lee Allen Brookes of Birmingham will attend along with players from Nashville Memphis Chattanooga New Orleans Augusta Montgomery Birmingham Knoxville and others. Entries close Saturday with Carleton Smith of Walton Building Atlanta handling registrations. Frank Reynolds returns as referee ensuring clean fast sport.
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Rick Jemison
Santon Prough
Birmingham Barons
Harry Coveleskie
Chattanooga
Pug Cavet
Conzelman
Dent
Price
Oveleskie
Cavet
Summers
Parsons
Memphis
C. Brown
Montgomery
Forest More
Nashville
Hardgrove
Birmingham
Brown
Coveleske
B. Brown
Williams
Avanta
Beck
Nashvilie
Coveleskie
Foxen
Hirmingham
Fleharty
Kroh
Elllets Dent
Atlanta
Titchers
Teama
Sp. R
Brough
Airmingham
Mobile
Tekarr
Wwlias
Ae Sivilta
Herdsirmingham
Llogi
Newton
Lempnis
Foren
Liebhardt
Mernhis
Chattanoons
Grima
Boo Harre
Wilson
New Orleans
Tetha
Cage
Muyntzom
Stevenson
Thompson
Mure
An Fleharty
Nesvile
Walker
New Dla
Gregory
cHavenicn
New
Ag Pry
Lirming
East
I Sparks
Green
Peddy
Muna
Atlante
Carteron ¥. Smith
Lee
Allen Brookes
New Orienns
Augusta
Knoxville
Thornton
Carleton — Smith
van Grant
D. K. Orr
Carl Ramaveck
W. S. Bansfield
Carleton Smith
Walton
Frank Reynolds
Empire State League Ends First Season Prosperity Noted
Waycross Georgia August 40. after six progressive Georgia cities hosted a bold baseball season the Bum pity State league finished its inaugural year. teams shifted managers, Valdosta and Cordele led early pennant races, with no decisive winner yet. plans for next season include higher salaries more umpires and a gun to curb field disputes.
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Empire State League
Waycross
Sneelal
Georgia
Bumpity State League
Tecaxattion
Sid
Ghent
Yche
Thomasville
Cordele
Valdosta
Americas
Seague
Empire
Palzer Moran bout drew interest after Tor O’Rourke clash
Boxing notes say Palzer, once white heavyweight hopeful, may rebound with Moran next Wednesday in Pittsburg. Palzer’s illness and a rift with manager Tom O’Rourke slowed him, but recovery and form point to a career defining fight likely to draw standing room crowds and possibly set up a match with Gunboat.
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Bok
McFarland
Jack Britton
Ig Ha
Farland
Tle
Britton
Gibbons
McParland
Packey
Ritchie
Gid Dons
Ag Champiensain
Glover
Packey- Thera
Mike Glover
Packer
Tor O'Rourke
Jim Buckley
al Palzer
Gunlosar
Palzer
Frank Moran
Pittsburg
O'Rourke
Tom Rourke
Luther McCarty
Minnesota
Morgantown Wins Second NC Amateur Title Game
Morgantown took the second game of the series against Red Springs for the amateur championship of North Carolina in Charlotte on August 30, winning 2 to 1. The third game ended in a tie after eight innings, called due to darkness, with each team one win and one loss, tying the series.
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Morgantown
Red Springs
Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Heither
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Chicago
MclFarland
Boodby
Puckey
Mike Gibbons
Bern
Ginbens
Jean Packey
St. Paul
Clinton Prough
Three Crackers
East Lake
Mike
Betoween Glover
Packes Wold
McFarlands
Kaufman
Moran
Buick
Delco
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