Freddie Welsh to defend lightweight title at 134 pounds
Enver June 24. Freddie Welsh, the lightweight champion, remains ready to fight any challenger as Ritchie and Rivers prepare a 134 pound bout. Welsh trains in Vancouver under Harry Pollok while rejecting a Montion American club offer and eyes an eventual return to capture the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto C. Floto
Enver
Ritchie
Rivers
Freddie Welsh
Matt Wells
Wells
Freddie
Vancouver
Harry Pollok
Fimonton Athletic Club
Ritchie Rivers
Tgreddif
Harry
Pels Refused Delay in Katina Bagby Case
NEW ORLEANS June 24 President Jones asked two weeks delay to settle the Katina Bagby Snedecor dispute with New Orleans club. President Kavanaugh refused and signaled readiness to dispose of the case promptly. Manager Frank notified he will meet Jones in any city chosen. Jones must accept or protest will be filed against Bagby and Katina playing with Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jones
Kavanaugh
Montgomery
Frank
Bugby
Katina
Burns Holds Coulon To Hard Ten Round Draw
Kenosha Wis June 24 Johnny Coulon bantamweight champion fought a ten round draw with Frankie Burns. Four rounds were toe to toe with no clear advantage. Burns took the fifth, sixth even, Coulon won the seventh. Eighth and ninth both tired. Coulon started the tenth with a rush but Burns had a shade in the final round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Johnny Coulon
Frankie Burns
Burns
Coulon
Remarkable Catarrh Cure Promises Quick Relief
A vintage medical advertisement touts Swift's Sure Specific S S S as a cure for catarrh and blood diseases. It claims inoculation of blood with antido tal remedies clears mucous membranes, improves nasal and throat conditions, and treats eczema, rashes, and other blood issues. Bottles sold for 81 with advice available from The Swift Specific Company in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift
Swift Building
Atlanta, Ga
Cracker Club narrows race as Welch and Long chase records
Percy H. Whiting notes the Cracker club reaching the halfway point with 70 games, rain delays aside. Harry Welch tops batting hopes and could claim consecutive Southern League batting honors. Tommy Long nears 195 hits and 188 runs, aiming to set new league marks. About 15 hitters are at or above .300, with only 16 reached rarely. The close race leaves every team except New Orleans with a pennant shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crackers
Harry Welch
Oums Long
Tommy
New Orleans
Baseball Roundup on American League Standings and Key Games
The Red Sox Senators and White Sox battle for third in the American League with recent shifts seen. Cravath boosts the Phillies while the Reds edge the Pirates 7 6 after a 6 2 deficit. Doc Johnson may miss days after a Cobb collision. Dodgers win opener in 10th on Wheat’s homer, then lose 5 1. Athletics hammer Red Sox 13 4 on 15 hits. Brooklyn debates Dodger nickname change amid a 5 out of 7 surge against McGraw’s Giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Johnson
Cleveland
Ty Cobb
Racing Entries and Purse Weights at Hamilton and Track Conditions
A detailed list of racing entries across multiple divisions at Hamilton with first to seventh races covering selling stakes, purses from 500 to 3,000, ages three and up, and two-year-olds. Weather clear, track fast. Entries include names such as Lepchares, Voivode, Maxims Choice, The African, First Sight, and many more with weights and margins. Also eligible entries noted with x prefixes and apprentice allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann
Strong
Beautiful
Madam _ Phelps
Wishing Ring
Foxy Mary
Tay Pay
Sir Catesby
Forehead
Hamilton
Lepchares
Cliff Edge
Hazel Hawthorne
Charlton G
Calgary
Terrible Bill
Magazine
Crisco
Plate Glass
A—Davies
Voivode
Liliburn
xVenus Urania
Caper Sauce
Crystianoga
Maxims Choice
Little Nephew
Miss Gayle
Lyric Muse
Davies
Lancaster
the African
Lizzie Flat
Onaping
Petronis
Racewell
Be Thankful
Juverence
Sight
First Sight
Horton
Buskin
Turner
xMiss Edith
xDenham
Simcoe
xOrowac
Rosemary
Cohort
Mama Johnson
Phyllis Antionette
Blue Crest
Ralph Lloyd
xVisible
Rye Straw
xTeddiing
Mont Calm
Fox Craft
Prince Chap
Mileage
Jack Nunnaly
John Bowman
Theodore Cook
xClinton
xHughie Queen
Woodcraft
xHoney Bee
xJacquelin
Royal Message
xMiss Jonah
Rash
Effendi
Gerrard
Lad of Langdon
L. M. Eckert
Tanunda
Lucky George
Strife
Burning Daylight
Bernadotte
Ardelon
Napier
Tom Howard
Have You Sore Gums or Loose Teeth Cure Ad
A dentist touts Sey Pamine as a home remedy for inflamed gums and loose teeth. The ad promises improved eating and digestion, selling a 50 cent bottle at druggists or 55 cents via parcel post from DeLamater-Lawrence Drug Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sean Lee
Ant
DeLamater- Lawrence Drug Company
Lake Toxaway Service Added by Southern Railway
Effective Sunday June 22 an electric lighted twelve section drawing room sleeping car will operate daily from Atlanta at 8 45 p m arriving Lake Toxaway at 8 10 a m and Asheville at 7 a m providing excellent service to Western North Carolina the Land of the Sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lake Toxaway
Asheville
North Carolina
Pelkey Cleared of McCarty Death in Calgary verdict
Calgary June 24 Arthur Pelkey boxer was acquitted of manslaughter in Luther McCarty death from a May 24 bout. Jury found the contest a prize fight and Pelkey not guilty as the blow was not intended to cause fatal results. Big crowd celebration followed. Pelkey expected to continue his career with a next fight announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alberta
Arthur Pelkey
Luther McCarty
Burns Arena
McCarty
Pelkey
Chicago boxers sign for July Fourth exhibition in Terre Haute
Jimmy Murphy and Danny Goodman both of Chicago signed for a ten round exhibition at the Terre Haute ball park on the Fourth of July night. Jim Travers of Chicago and Willie Lewis of Philadelphia will go ten rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Murphy
Danny Goodman
Chicago
Ball Park
Jimmy Travers
Willie Lewis
Philadelphia
Britton and Duffy Clash in Fast TenRound Bout
In Buffalo on June 24 Jimmy Duffy of Lockport and Jack Britton of Chicago fought a fast ten round bout. The newspaper decision was split with Duffy given the benefit of the doubt by a slight shade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britton
Duffy
Buffalo
N. Y
Jimmy Duffy
Lockport
Jack Britton
Chicago
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Ritchie Dodge
Pels
Polly
Internations! News Service
Delicia
International News Service
George McManus
Nes
Nuh
Ene
Luiks
YOURE
Long
P.C. H
Huelsman
Shreveport
Hill
Nashville Ter
C. Smith
Eevee
Gilbert
Little Rock
Molesworth
S. Smith
Meek
Birmingham
Daubert
Memphis
Jackson
Pratt
Welchonce
Nashville
Percy H. Whiting
Red Sox
Senators
White Sox
Sach
Oe Cravath
Phillies
James
Braves
Reds
Pirates
Dodgers
Giants
Zach Wheat
Athletics
Baker
Barry
Walsh
Collins
Oldring
McIinnis
Eddie Murphy
Brooklyn
McGrawe
Latonia
Henry Ritte
Autumn
Royal Amber
Curtain Call
Cedarbrook
James Dockery
Star Rose
Inlan
All Red
Galley Slave
Sureget
George Oxnard
xMarty Lou
Marta Mac
Mike Cohen
Lady Charcot
Della Mack
Cosis
Old Trump
Blacktown Belle
Superl
Carpatha
Madelle
Imen
Dan Berry
Barnard
Tecumseh
Earl of Savoy
Billy Holder
Marshon
Frances M
Edith W
Old Ben
O’hagen
Big Spirit
Minda
Black Toney
Sosius
Olga Star
Semprite
Sam Harsch
Star Jasmine
Bonanza
Belmont
Humility
Astute
Penobscot
Owanux
Syosset
Hans
Frijolee
Fallin Weather
Old Erin
Ed Rotan
Eadball
Faultless
Bencabell
Essex
Maxim Pride
Two Saints
Web Carter
Rock Abbey
Adventurer
Zarda
Jack Middleton
Windrow
Culvert
Miss Oakley
Reyburne
Jack Cade
Kinderhook
Live Wire
Vera Kessler
Pam
Mollie Gibson
Sir Gaze
Star Gaze
Merry Task
Mission
Captain Matlock
Always First
Plutocrat
Travel Light
Johnny
Beaucoup
Flying Yankee
New Star
Elnor
Dorisk
the Rascal
Himation
Big Sandy
Roland Pardee
Jim Hanson
Zagg
Zellwood
el Bart
Sir Cleges
Boisterous
Lamontagne Memorial
Willing
Fred Esson
Nosegay
Footlights
Roseneath
Southern Railway
Ponce DeLeon
Forsyth
Keith
Gertrude Vanderbilt
George Moore
Ideal
Cuttys
B. B. Wooll
Sentietium
TY & Gon
Terre Haute, Ind
Miami Cycle Mfg. Co
Musselman Automatic
Rami
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Ohio
Fourth Avenue
New York City
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