Time of Unrest in Baseball Time of Unrest in Baseball
The column argues that baseball players frequently threaten to quit over salaries and club deals each season. It focuses on Dartmouth player Ralph Glaze and the Savannah club dispute, claiming Glaze became a professional by accepting terms and questioning his father’s death or last summer salary.
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James Sheckard
Sheckard
Ralph Glaze
Dartmouth
Glaze
Savannah
John J. Taylor
Boston
Boyer
Savannah Club
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Denver
New York
Baseball Gossip and Managerial Moves Across the Leagues
Dartmouth fans fret as Ralph Glaze is labeled a professional mirroring Walter Clarkson’s past. Ben Mulford, Norwood vice mayor, presides sparingly for $2 per session. Victor Willis moves to Pittsburg while outlaws avoid courts. Connie Mack may reshuffle the infield with John I Taylor eyeing a pennant. Murphy sues over crowd ejectment at Murphy’s Park for $5000. Bill Cahill weighs a move to California. Hedges of St. Louis touts a strong young roster.
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Dartmouth
Ralph Glaze
Glaze
Walter Clarkson
Ben Mulford
Norwood
Cincinnati
Ben
Victor Willis
Pittsburg
Outlaws
Connie Mack
John I. Taylor
Santa Claus
Murphy
Chicago
Kahnweiler
Murphy’s Park
Bill Cahill
California
Hedges
St. Louis
Wrestler Olsen Challenges Any Opponent for World Title
Asheville N C December 22 Charles Olsen the wrestler tonight issued a challenge to any wrestler in the world no weight barred Olsen at present claims the worlds middleweight championship
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Asheville
N. C
Charles Olsen
Olsen
Rare Mt Holyoke sprinter and jumper Miss Helen Buck
Miss Helen Buck of Manchester New Hampshire is celebrated as Mt Holyoke College's top athlete. She ran 100 yards in 10.25 seconds cleared 20 feet 1 inch in the broad jump and stood 5 feet 7 inches tall weighing 155 pounds at 22 years old. Her strength comes from outdoor training from childhood with four brothers shaping her early running and jumping technique.
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Helen Buck
MT. Holyoke
Manchester
N. H
Mt. Holyoke College
Fine's Views on Football
J B Fine of Princeton, a football rules committee member, outlines proposed changes to end open play. He urges a reasonable Princeton stance while backing longer downs, stronger tackling above the waist, and a central board for officials to ensure consistent enforcement.
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Princeton
N. J
J. B. Fine
Harvard Hockey Blues Amid Injury and Discipline Woes
An Harvard ice hockey report cites seven players sidelined or facing issues with the office, casting a bleak outlook ahead of the Columbia game after the recess.
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Harvard
Columbia
Big Change in Athletic Rules for A A U League
The A L N A governing committee approved a representative in each section to grant sanctions and register athletes and notify suspensions but not disqualifications. Northeast appoints one, easing registrations locally. State reps will monitor basketball rules and report violations. The league expands under AAU guidance and promotes clean sport as it grows.
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A. L. of
N. A
Northeast
New York
Damages Awarded After Tuberculosis Death From Car Crash
A Superior Court verdict finds Boston Elevated Railway Company liable for Grace J. Shea’s death from tuberculosis after injuries in a June 18, 1908 car collision. Rose A. Shea executrix wins 2000 dollars. John F. Shea receives 700 dollars for lost wages and medical costs.
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Public Service Corporation
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Rose A. Shea
Grace J. Shea
Boston
John F. Shea
Boston Elevated
Boxing Bout Ends in Death in Philadelphia Tragedy
A boxing match on Zive Warp street last night left Patrick Reynolds age 21 of Reed street dead from a blow during the bout. Opponent Frank Shanahan 19 of Myrtlewood street was arrested by police as the coroner's inquest is awaited.
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Philadelphia
Ziv Warp Street
Patrick Reynolds
Reed Street
Frank Shanahan
Myrtlewood Street
Twentieth
Federal Streets
Fitzsimmons
Shanahan
Mince Meat Dispute Ends With Return of Goods
In Great Barrington Judge Sanford frees Mrs. Pulver after Martin French testifies the mince meat and roast belong to him and his wife. He suspends sentence for two weeks to let her be home for Christmas as she retrieves the kettle and meat.
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Great Barrington
Martin French
Sanford
Jane Pulver
Mrs. French
Wakefield High School Opens Season on Lake Quannapoisett
Wakefield High School seven opens season next Tuesday against Rindge Manual on Lake Quannapoisett. Players Farwell Birch Randall Fairbanks Maloney Jordan and Coombes named for the team.
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Wakefield
Wakefield High School
Rindge Manual
Lake Quannapoisett
Farwell
Birch
Randall
Fairbanks
Maloney
Jordan
Coombes
Two Killed in Train Fight Near Sims Illinois
Wayne City dispatch reports that on a Southern railway train returning from a Sims trial, 25 men quarreled. James Kingsland allegedly started the brawl, fatally shooting Ike Marshall and wounding another man. Kingsland was then shot and killed by John Finley.
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Wayne City
Sims
Ill
Southern Railway
James Kingsland
Ike Marshall
Kingsland
John Finley
Timmy Clougher Plunges Into Fakirs Show
A distracted mother in a crowded shopping district lost her son Timmy Clougher 20 Western Place to a Fakirs street performance. Timmy joined the act and caused toys to move and monkeys to climb poles, endangering passerby as a crowd formed. Police found him and returned him home.
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Timmy
Clougher
Western Place
Toy Choo Choos Lead Small Boy Astray in City
Andrew Mitchell aged six wandered from his mother in the shopping district after being fascinated by a toy train of steam cars. He asked an officer the way home, resisted being told he was too young to roam, and was brought to Court Square Station where he was identified as residing at 996 Columbus Avenue and reunited with his mother.
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Andrew Mitchell
Court Square
Columbus Avenue
Boston curb brokers win stay on Exchange Place
Police and city officials grant curb brokers a limited two foot sidewalk space on Exchange Place to continue trading unlisted stocks. Superintendent Donovan intervened after complaints that the activity was a nuisance. Brokers must keep the area clear and passable while the curb operation, a new Boston institution, faces mixed reactions from regular brokers.
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Boston
Donovan
Exchange Place
Pierce
Wall Street
Quiet Front at Wharf as Fish Totals 148000 Pounds
At the wharf yesterday four fishing vessels arrived with 148000 pounds of mixed fish. Haddock led with 95000 pounds, cod 26000, hake 24000, and cusk 4000 pounds. Prices posted per pound ranged from 1% to 3% cents as crews prepared for Christmas leave.
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Haddock
Elmer E. Gray
Tow of Baker crew brings hope after Absecom blaze
Tug Sea King towing barge Reading from Boston arrived at 6 a.m. with four Baker barge crew members from Fall River via New York. The Baker was burned to the water's edge off Absecom yesterday after being adrift about 12 miles south of Absecom. The captain suspects the anchor rope burned, causing the anchor to go overboard.
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Philadelphia
Sea King
Reading
Boston
Baker
Fall River
New York
Arranmore Fire Fight Ends With Unquenched Flames
The British steamer Arranmore, after three days of fire, could not be cooled by steam injection and was flooded when hatches were opened. The ship arrived at Whoasac docks from Antwerp following a dramatic battle with the blaze.
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Whoosac
Antwerp
Boston schooner Susan and Mary struck on Ten Pound Island
Gloucester reports the Boston fishing schooner Susan and Mary struck Ten Pound Island ledge entering the harbor at low tide. It is thought the vessel is not seriously damaged and can be floated at high water.
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Gloucester
Boston
Susan
Mary
Ten Pound Island Ledge
Shipping News Miniature Almanac For December End
Maritime notices show arrivals and clearances with multiple steamers and schooners listed. Vessels arriving include Lancastrian Mystic Nacoochee and others. cleard Bostonian Peruviana Florence Loyal New Era Nellie Watters. numerous tugs and barges noted with ports from Portland to Norfolk and Baltimore.
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Wood
Wondon
Mystic
Abbott
Louisburg
C. B
Nacoochee
Diehl
Lackawanna
Lewis
Hoboken
Waverly
Tobyhanna
Lenape
Anderson
Philadelphia
East
Pine Forest
Richardson
Scituate
Astral
Johnson
S. O. Co
Rebecca Palmer
Clark
Marcus L. Urann
Blair
Norfolk
Bostonian
Manchester
Eng
Peruviana
Baltimore
Florence
Rustico
P. FE
Loyal
Mahone Bay
N. S
New Era
la Have
Nellie Watters
St. John
N. B
Anglian
London
Acilla
Ger
Hamburg
Boston
Yarmouth
Juniata
James S. Whitney
New York
Dominion
Nottingham
Port Johnson
Dudley Pray
Edgewater
Passaic
Stroudsburg
Shawanege
Verdi
Ital
Buenos Ayres
Alice M. Colburn
James Rothwell
Josie R. Bunt
City of Birmingham
Savannah
Grecian
Herman Winter
Nantasket Roads
John G. Chandler
Americans seek halt to seining in Mississquoi Bay
A Vermont delegation met Canadian Premier in Ottawa to press a fishing seining ban in Mississquoi Bay. They argue Lake Champlain fish use the bay to spawn, while Americans say they will not restrict seining elsewhere in Canada if it benefits Canada.
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Ottawa
Ont
Vermont
Mississquoi Bay
Lake Champlain
Canada
Frederick P. Sands Dies Noted Yachtsman at Newport
Frederick P. Sands a well known yachtsman in this region died at his Newport home. Born in New York 50 years ago he is survived by his widow formerly Miss Bessie Simpson daughter of Rear Admiral Simpson a son and three daughters.
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Newport
Frederick P. Sands
Mr. Sands
New York
Bessie Simpson
Simpson
Dorchester A A Versus Fall River Signal Corps Next Monday
Two fast paced games head to Draper Hall Field's Corner Dorchester with Dorchester A A facing Fall River Signal Corps in afternoon and evening matchups.
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Draper Hall
Field's Corner
Dorchester
Dorchester A. A
Fall River Signal Corps
Cincinnati Football Ringers Under Investigation
Investigation by the governing board at the University of Cincinnati reveals that nearly all fall football players were ringers. A Nashville physician was paid board and tuition plus a $20 check, tackle Peake from the Nashville Medical College received similar benefits and a $50 check, and Fullback Jones got $25 per game for four games. Other ringers reportedly unpaid and stranded, some lacking clothes or funds, with promised rail fare未 provided.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Nashville
The
Medical College
Peake
Nashville Medical College
Jones
Athletic Board
University
Somerville School Superintendent Urges Control Of Student Societies
Gordon A. Southworth reports 12 118 pupils taught by 815 teachers with annual school costs of 318 000 and per pupil 23 81. He urges expanding the high school with wings and adding rooms to Hanscom and Brown schools, more staff for Ward 7, medical inspection, and manual training in elementary grades.
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Gordon A. Southworth
Somerville
Hanscom
Brown
Willow Avenue
Ward 7
Kappa Kappa Gamma Christmas Dance At Boston University
Phi Chapter hosts a Christmas dance at the chapter house on Ashburton Place. Coeds from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity entertain their male university friends from various departments. Miss Helen M. Wright directed the event with assistants Miss Emma L. Fall and Miss Ethel M. Rich.
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Phi
Kappa Kappa Gamma
College of Liberal Arts
Boston University
Ashburton Place
Harvard and
Technology
Helen M. Wright
New Dorchester
Emmal
Malden
Ethel M. Rich
Burglars At Chelsea Home Steal Watches And Chains
Thieves used false keys to enter 44 Walnut Street Chelsea while Mrs Lucy Phelps was away and stole two watches, two chains, and two lockets valued at 95.50. Police are investigating the burglary.
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Lucy Phelps
Walnut Street
Chelsea
Beef trust case jury completed in Chicago for immunity debate
The jury for the packers immunity question in the beef trust case was completed this afternoon in Chicago. The trial will not begin until after Christmas.
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Chicago
Beef Trust
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