Buck Foster Ready to Scrap Local Opponent in Atlanta Bid
L. M. Guy of Greenville, D. C. traveled to Atlanta Saturday seeking a match for FP. W er Buck Foster the Fighting Fireman may meet Oc Pleun of Fort Wayne in a heavyweight bout. Diehm, a former rival, weighs about 296 pounds in manager Ventura’s circle and could back Foster in Green Le.
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L. M. Guy
Greenville
D. C
Atlanta
FP. W. Er
Buck Foster
Lkely
Foster
Oc Plelun
Fort Wayne
Ind
Diehu
Ventura
Jack Fons
Wall
2 Hove
Diehm
Fort Warne
Green le
Nelson Says He Needs $75,000 Purse for bout with Gans
Boston December 24 Bat J Ulg Nelson is disturbed by reports he wants Tex Rickard to post another $50,000 for a fight with Gans. He declares only a $75,000 purse from Rickard would compel him to fight in Goldfield.
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Boston
Mass
J Ulg Nelson
Tex Rickard
9 Gans
J Rickard
Goldfield
New York
Charles St. Clair
Sailor Burke
Rotan Grove
the Sound
Burke
Brooklyn
St. Clair
Yale Team Late No Regular Game
The Yale basketball team failed to arrive in time for a scheduled game with the Atlanta Athletic Club in Atlanta, arriving Sunday after late rail traffic delayed them. A Saturday contest between the Atlanta Athletic Club and a picked team occurred instead, with the regulars losing 47 to 21.
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YALE
Atlanta Athletic Club
Atlanta
Avlanta Athletic Club
7 Athletic Club
Doonan
Mitchell Thornton
Rappole
Brine-Colquitt
Fitzsimmons
Gannon Goes Abroad For Russian Stable Ride
Gannon signs a contract to ride for a Russian imperial stable in a deal worth 8000 dollars. In New Orleans Eddie Dominick trains hard for 2-year-old races after year’s start, weighing 116 pounds and aiming for 112 by month’s end.
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New Orleans
Dee
Gannon
Eddie Dominick
Walthour and Guignard to Meet in Coliseum
The prize event on Christmas afternoon is a motor paced race in the Coliseum between Bobby Walthour and Guignard. Walthour is America’s leading pace follower and Guignard, famed in France for fast motors. The meeting, in Atlanta, features beat two in three five mile heats, plus notable amateur races.
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Bobby Walthour
Guignard
Walthour
America
Big Motors
France
Atlanta
New York
Coliseum
Not News But Views on Freezing Weather in Atlanta
The column muses on a cold spell dampening sports plans including Yale at Atlanta, indoor bike racing with Bobby Walthour, and a Christmas six day race. It notes the Southern League baseball draft in Birmingham and hints at potential fireworks with figures Kavanuagh Finn Frank Smith Vaughn amid festive winter mood.
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Coliseum
Mercury
Bobby Walthour
Guignard
Walthour
Bobby
Atlanta
Birmingham
William Kavanaugh
Mike Finn
Charley Frank
Billy Smith
Harry Vaughn
Christmas Morning Football Clash in Atlanta
Christmas morning football doubles as a novelty game in Atlanta at 11 o clock featuring the All-Stars against the Atlanta Athletic Club. Coach Hetaman promises a fast contest and eyed plans to repeat the event on New Years Day, hoping to spawn a city team to play Savannah and Charleston next winter.
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Atlanta
All-Stars
Atlanta Athletic Club
Hetaman
Tech
Savannah
Charleston
McLeot
Strong
le. Simmons
Johnson
R. T. Tuscany
Quarles
Thrash
Jim Ison
Greggeer
A. Hoge
Brine
Hitless Contests Scarce In Major League Year
The Sporting News notes few hitless exhibitions this year with Dygert and Waddell on the mound in August. Jones Juveniles score three on a costly error, two complete no-hit efforts by Walsh and Wright, and several one and two hit games, including notable feats by Lush, Eason, and Beebe among others. Multiple pitchers blanked opponents in both leagues, with several one and two-hit contests highlighted.
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Flore
Sporting News
Johnsopite
Hitler
White Sox
Athletics
Dygert
Waddell
New Orleans
Jack Knight
Jones
Butler
Ed Walsh
Harry Wright
Hess
Ginde
Hogg
Orth
Petty
Dineen
White
Jack Coombs
Otto Hess
Detroit
Cobb
Dhat Tiger
Eddy Plank
BI Donovan
Stroggle
Victcry
Tiger
Mack
George Davis
Pat Dougherty
Clarkson
Kroh
St. Louis
Boston
Browns
Tom Jones
George Stone
Lush
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Superbas
Eason
Chicago
Boston Nationals
Detroit Americans
Cardinals
Mer
McGlynn
Yelper
Oung’s
Cy Young
Hrooklyne
Phillies
Decal Brown
Pittaburgs
Taylor
Heulbach
Leifield
Luther
Parks Ames
Brooklyns
Pittsburg
Brown
Selfeld
Des Moines
Pitta
Pitsburg
Drubot
Cincinnati
Rels
Fred Beebe
Carl Landgren
Bob Wicker
Bostons
Davy Brain
Cubs
Gossip About the Jockeys at New Orleans
Jockey Sam Hildreth is viewed as the harsh taskmaster while Bob Tucker is called an easy bow. The piece covers a clash between Jockey McDaniel and Tucker over Sally Preston at City Park, notes McDaniel’s career arc, and mentions trainers Walter Jennings and the tainted tale around jockeys, weight gain, and discipline in early American racing.
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A. MacDonald
New Orleans
Sam Hildreth
Bob Turker
Hildreth
Knapp
Oakland
Cal
King’s Gem
Owever
Bob” Tucker
Dave McDaniel
Puddin
McDaniel
City Park
Little McDaniel
Washington, D.C
Benning
Tucker
Sally Preston
Cade
Sally
Fantastic
Hie
Lilly
McDaniels
Miller
James R. Keene
Los Angeles
Jones
Nornder
Walter Jennings
Preter
California
Jenings
Darkey
Wilsummer
New York
Williams
Isaac Murphy
Jennings
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