Education and grit clash in early baseball lore
In a brisk column, townsfolk weigh college training against dirt and hustle on the ball field. The piece argues gritty, practical experience from street and schoolyard outshines classroom polish, citing Lajoie and Wagner and noting small colleges feed minor leagues while big universities struggle to mold pro stars. It also contrasts English association football’s rise with American football’s waning college grip, underscoring talent, speed, and open play over sheer size.
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Rassle
Little Red
Cat Kat
Lajoie
Hackman
Wagner
Reusbach
Hafford
Lynch
Blaze
Coakley
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Hildebrand
Clarkson
England
Yale Athlete Ends Engagement With Society Belle
Tom Shevlin of Yale breaks off engagement with Miss Elizabeth Shirley of Louisville. He cites social constraints and future harmony as reasons, noting his focus on athletics and Yale glory. Shirley comes from the bluegrass region and is linked to Congressman Swager Shirley. The couple met at a Princeton Yale game and at a summer resort before plans collapsed.
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Tom Shevlin
Elizabeth Sherley
Yale
Shirley
Shevlin
Miss Sherley
Sherley
Louisville
Sky
Swager Sherley
Washington
Sherlin
New York
New
Interscholastic basketball and hockey pads up teams
Last week marked end of preliminary practice as first squads are picked. Boston Latin and East Boston show strong work under Coach Holland and Captain Sheehan. Crowley hits 33 baskets this season, while Arlington High and Stone's School lead in hockey passing. Interprepreparatory league opens with Medford vs Winchester on December 30. remaining leagues start January 5 and 6.
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Boston Latin
Dr. Holland
Sheehan
East Boston
Winthrop High
Dorchester
Crowley
Arlington High
Stone’s School
Medford
Winchester
Cornell to Meet Penn in First Intercollegiate Wrestling Duel
Cornell announces a seven bout wrestling dual with the University of Pennsylvania to be held in Ithaca in February. Weight classes range from 115 to over 175 pounds, marking Cornell’s first intercollegiate wrestling meet as the sport returns to prominence after near extinction since the 1890s.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell Department of Physical Culture
University of Pennsylvania
Cornell
Ithacan
C. V. P. Young
Department of Physical Culture
Kelley May Be Traded By Reds Incoming Rumors
Cincinnati manager Hanlon sharpens pruning to trim the roster as Van Anda Johns and Goodwin are released and Lobert is sought from the Chicago Nationals. Rumor says Joe Kelley may be traded despite his captaincy, with Herrmann acting on Hanlon's guidance.
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Cincinnati
Hanlon
Garry Herrmann
van Anda
Johns
Goodwin
Lobert
Chicago Nationals
Lst
Joe Kelley
Herrmann
Kelley
Boxing Gossip Prolific Portland Card Features Cote vs Martin
In Portland National Club presents a 15 round headline bout Arthur Cote of Biddeford Me versus Terry Martin of Philadelphia both top lightweights followed by Eddie Carr of South Boston versus Ralph Kelley of Cambridge in a 15 round featherweight contest The card recalls Cambridge A A era boxing a Chelsea Pythian Rink reopening features Kid Goodman against Dave Deshler plus two strong preliminaries Rouse O Brien plans and Irish ancestry note conclude with Dixon born Halifax July 29 1870.
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Portland
National Club
Arthur Cote
Biddeford
Terry Martin
Philadelphia
Martin
East
Peter Sullivan
Fall River
Jimmy Briggs
New England
Cote
Cote-Martin
Eddie Carr
South Boston
Ralph Kelley
Cambridge
Cambridge A. A
Johnny McGann
Douglas A. C
Chelsea
Pythian
Kid Goodman
Dave Deshler
Walsh-Stanley
Goodman-Corbett
Rouse O’brien
O’brien
Jack O'Brien
Fitz
George Dixon
Halifax
N. S
Miller Threatens 10 Kill Fitzsimmons in Pennsylvania
In Franklin Pennsylvania Major Charles Joseph Sibley Miller, home from New York with Marquis De Terre Hermoso, threatens Bob Fitzsimmons if he continues rumors about eloping with Fitzsimmons wife. Fitzsimmons says his wife did not run away alone, claiming she has a companion, a Pennsylvania manufacturer, and reports of tears and tension follow the incident.
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Franklin
Penn
Bob Fitzsimmons
Charles Joseph Sibley Miller
Miller Park
Major Miller
Marquis de Terre Hermoso
Madrid
New York
San Francisco
Fitz
Fitzsimmons
Tie
Leon Friedman
Bob Fitz
Miller denies eloping with Fitzsimmons wife in Christmas interview
Major Miller, in the presence of attorney William H. Ford and Marquis De Terre Flermoso, rebuts Robert Fitzsimmons’s elopement claims. He says he has not seen Julia May Gifford recently, reflects on past support for her music study, and warns Fitzsimmons to stop the scandalous talk.
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Julia May Gifford
William H., Ford
Marquis de Terre Flermoso
Major Miller
Robert Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
New York City
Fitzsimmons Faces Financial Struggles After Wife's Death
Friends say Fitzsimmons has little money left. Real estate worth about 18000 is held in trust for his children Bob Martin and Rose, while earnings were given to his new wife Julia Gifford. He lost his first wife to death and has inconsistencies over their finances and custody.
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New York
Fitzsimons
Bensonhurst
Whhis
Rose
Bob
Martin
New Jersey
Fitzsimmons Heartbroken as Wife Leaves Him
In San Francisco on December 24, Bob Fitzsimmons learned his defeat by Philadelphia fighter Jack O'Brien was surpassed by personal tragedy. His wife Julia Gifford, a stage performer, has deserted him after a troubled two year marriage begun in July two years prior.
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San Francisco
Cal
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Bob Fitzsimmons
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Fitzsimmons
Julia Gifford
Auxiliary yacht Hostess sold to Boston buyer
Hollis Burgess sold the auxiliary sloop Hostess owned by Robert G. Shaw of Wellesley Massachusetts to Augustus P. Loring of Boston. The Hostess is a modern auxiliary yacht with a 20 horsepower Lozier gasoline engine capable of high speed.
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Hollis Burgess
Hostess
Robert G. Shaw
Wellesley
Mass
Augustus P. Loring
Boston
Graney: O'Brien Fitzsimmons Fight Went 13 Rounds
The Boston Post asked readers whether O'Brien beat Fitzsimmons in 13 or 14 rounds. Eddie Graney, the authoritative bettor, replied from San Francisco that the bout went over 13 rounds.
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Graney
Jack O’brien
Fitzsimmons
The
Post
Eddie Graney
Fitz
San Francisco
the Post
Boston
Mass
Contested Round Timing in Fitzsimmons Defeat
Readers debate in the Boston papers over whether Fitzsimmons was beaten in the 14th or 18th round, with experts arguing if the bell and referee actions determined the loss. Letters from Pierce, Faton, Grady, Wilson, Rogers, Cohen, Marsh, and Moran weigh the technical timing of the knockout.
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Fitz
Sporting
Boston J’ost
Willam A. Pierce
Joe Walcott
Faton
Boston Record
Sponge
Co. D. P. Medford
Fite
Jamaica Plain
George IF
Peterson
Rowley
Mass
James L. Grady
Beverly
John W. Wilson
J. H
Hank) Rogers
Fitzsimmons
C. C. Marsh
Lynn
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the World OF Sport
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John L. Sullivan
Association
America
Walter Camp
Locher
James E. Sullivan
Sullivan
Castleman
Ohio
Elizabeth Shirley
Miller
Julia
Paris
Mat
Friedman
éGone
West Forty Seventh Street
Union Park Hall
Colonial Club
Colonial Club of
Somerville
Club of
Jameson's Alleys
Wolf
Jerry Cunningham
Moran
Knockout
J. B. Moran
John Miller
Roughan
Condit
City Square
Charlestown
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