Baseball Players Need Organization
A veteran player argues for a players union and arbitration to curb holdouts and pay disputes. He praises some clubs and managers while urging a board of arbitration to set salaries based on drawing power and contribution to pennants, citing Donlin and Brown as examples of unfair treatment.
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Giants
Mike
Donlin
Players’ Organization
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chance
Mordecai Brown
Brown
Charles W. Murphy
Cubs
White Sox
Palzer McCarty Bout Promises Stagecraft and Surly Fire
Luther McCarty hypes his stage act, calling Palzer a foe who will be wrestled into a quick defeat. McCarty plans a "Cowboy Champion" routine with a goat and lariat as props while Palzer, confident in wind and punch, vows victory next Wednesday. Odds tilt as bets lean toward Palzer 9 to 10 early, with shifting support as the bout nears.
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McCarty
Beast
Palzer
Palser
Jim Flynn
Iowan
Tony Ross
Tom O’rourke
Eyton
Notre Dame Holds Reunion for Roxbury Athletic Club
Major and minor league baseball stars gather at Intercolonial Hall Roxbury for the sixth annual Notre Dame Athletic Club reunion. Notables include Olaf Henricksen Clyde Engle Tom Madden Bill Cooney and numerous minor league representatives from the East and Midwest. State and city officials will attend.
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Intercolonial Hall
Roxbury
Notre Dame Athletic Club
Olaf Henricksen
Red Sox
Clyde Engle
Tom Madden
Montreal
Bill Cooney
Boston Braves
East
Middle West
New Year Ballad of Baseball Wish List for 19XX
A playful New Year verse hopes for better baseball seasons. It envisions favorable winds for voyage into unknown days, a stable harbor to reach, and safer waters a year hence. The speaker anchors hopes on teams, managers, pitchers, and leagues while naming players and the Red Sox with a lighthearted tone.
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Mitchell
Donlin Out Run By Speed Demand In Pirates Outfield
Pittsburg December 29 speed is the issue as Fred Clarke explains Mike Donlin’s decline and Artie Hofman’s return to center field. Hofman resumes speed and Donlin’s baserunning misfires are cited with Hyatt also seen as slipping while McGraw predicts a fast Pittsburg outfield if Hofman competes at top speed.
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Giants
Mike
Donlin
McGraw
Billiard Room
Willie’’ Hoppe
Matty
Sixth Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Kenetchy
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Fred’ Clarke
Miller
Penn
Fred Clarke
Pirate
Mike Donlin
Artie Hofman
Hofman
Artie
Clarke
Ham Hyatt
Wagner
Wilson
John McGraw
Giant
Carey
Limits on Bandages Sparking Boxing Rule Change
The local boxing committee met at the B A A to propose limiting bandages under the A A U rule ban on hand bandaging for amateurs. They advise allowing linen or cloth bandages within prescribed limits, but not tape. The committee also recommended suspending Young Pritchard of Forest Hills at Friday’s registration meeting after his complaints at the Dorchester Club bouts.
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Young Pritchard
Forest Hills
Dorchester
Ed Konetchy trade talk downplays by Big Ed
The least concerned figure in the trade talk around Ed Konetchy is Ed himself. He states he does not care whether he is traded or remains with his current team.
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Ed Konetchy
Palzer McCarty Fight Promises Temperament Clash
Los Angeles December 29 fighters Al Palzer and Luther McCarty prepare for the Vernon arena bout in Tom McCarey’s elimination series. Palzer is taciturn and surly, while McCarty is always cheerful and laughs, focusing on training for the heavyweight clash.
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Los Angeles
Vernon Arena
al Palzer
Iowa
Luther McCarty
Tom McCarey
Palzer
Tom O’rourke
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Corbett
Jim
Palzer Crab
McCarty
Sunny Jim
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Mike” Donlin
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Hotel Lenox
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