Wallace Best Paid Player in Baseball History
The Sporting News reports Bobby Wallace is earning 6500 a year under a three year contract with the St. Louis Browns. It notes the deal is unusually long for the era and compares Wallace’s pay with stars like Keeler Mathewson and Wagner, while highlighting that Wallace’s bi monthly checks will remain steady through 1907.
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St. Louis Sporting News
Bobby” Wallace
Sporting News
Bob Wallace
St. Louis
Collins
Lajoie
Clarke
Wallace
Keeler
Mathewson
Wagner
Browns
Would Adopt 3 Ball Plan In Clevelands Talk
Cleveland February 11 manager Lajoie rejects changing the foul strike rule while noting support for a three-ball plan. He says the three-ball rule could revive base running and the hit and run style, replacing the effect of the foul strike rule.
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Cleveland
Lajoie
Clark Griffth
Jimmy Callahan
Parson Davies Enters Baseball With New Orleans Franchise
Parson Davies, once a promoter of boxing events, has moved into baseball by transferring the New Orleans Baseball Association franchise to a syndicate led by Davies. The transfer was filed with Southern League headquarters in Memphis on February 11.
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Memphis
Tenn
Parson Davies
Southern League
New Orleans Baseball Association
Parson
Hartsel Signs 1906 with St. Louis Browns
Roy Hartsel, last year's third baseman for Denver in the Western league, signed his 1906 contract with the St. Louis Browns after resisting a $1600 offer from the club. He had asked $2400 but agreed to the deal, hoping to prove himself in his first major league season and earn a higher amount. Hartsel was a top bat, strong fielder, and solid runner, expected to be a valuable addition to St. Louis.
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Roy Hartsel
Denver
St. Louis
Dick Padden
Browns
Hartsel
Boxing and the glass jaw in town boxing lore
Myron W Townsend surveys how a glass jaw ends careers and tests fighters with tales of Tommy Mowatt Battling Nelson Jack O’Brien Jimmy Briggs Kid Goodman Peter Maher and others. He warns readers to assess jaw sturdiness before pursuing boxing and notes knockout as ultimate rule of the sport.
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Tommy Mowatt
Chicago
Young Otto
New York
Tommy
Battling Nelson
Nelson
Jack O'Brien
Boston
Jimmy Briggs
Kid Goodman
Peter Maher
Peter
Napoleon Lajoie hailed as world’s greatest ball player
The piece extols Napoleon Lajoie born September 6 1875 in Woonsocket Rhode Island as the premier batter fielder and baserunner of baseball citing a 1543 hits in 4274 at bats and a .500 batting average. It contrasts Lajoie with other players and notes Yale freshmen learning to swim and the value of public baths for Bostonians to keep afloat.
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Napoleon Lajoie
Woonsocket
R. I
New
Cleveland
Lajoie
Tie
Napoleon
Yale
Swartz
Boston
Doping Scandal Alleges Lou Dillon Race Tampering
New York reports that Edward Sanders and George Spear accuse trainer Smathers of fixing the 1904 Memphis match race in which Lou Dillon lost to Major Delmar. Affidavits claim Smathers offered payment up to 10000 dollars and describe a mercury device used to hinder Dillon. The Memphis Trotting Association seized the cup amid investigations.
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New York
E. EF. Smmathers
Major Delmar
Lou Dillon
Memphis
Ile
Readville
Tou Dillon
Edward Sanders
George Spear
Smathers
E Hadward Sanders
Millard Sanders
C. Kk
Sanders
Tater Spear
Little Eaton's Easy Victory Sparks Local Pride at B A A Games
Eaton from Cambridgeport Gym ran an easy winner against West rivals Walter Eckersall and Archie Hahn. Bonhag led the Irish American A. C. mile and two mile squad with a fast 9:47.4 two miles on an indoor track, while Sheppard and Sullivan impressed in their events. Harvard losses to Yale, but Yale trainer Johnny Mack earned praise for steering two relay teams to victory and hurdlers collecting prizes.
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Eaton
Cambridgeport
Walter Eckersall
Archie Hahn
G. W. Bonhag
HI. W. Cohn
J. P. Sullivan
M. W. Sheppard
C. R. Nesmith
A. C
Bonhag
Colin
Sheppard
New York
Tie
Sullivan
R. W. Dixson
Worcester Academy
Harvard Sup
Yale
Johnny Mack
Chelsea
Mack
New Haven
Harvard
Baseball News and Comment
The New Orleans club sells for 30000 to a syndicate including Parson Davies. George Tebeau aims to bring a major league third baseman to Louisville. Greminger respected Nationals third sacker may play for Minneapolis again. Jack Carney struggles to keep Sioux City players from jumping to outlaws. Ben Mulford retires from journalism to join a Cincinnati advertising firm. A bill in New York State seeks to ban baseball on Memorial Day. Al Selbach notes Boston players will be paid and contract is satisfactory. he plans Hot Springs training for the championship race.
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New Orleans
Parson
Davies
George Tebeau
Louisville
Greminger
Nationals
Minneapolis
Jack Carney
Sioux City
Outlaws
Philadelphia
Ben Mulford
Cincinnati
New York State
al Selbach
Sporting News
Boston
Hot Springs
Jimmy Collins
Mitchell’s Growth Surges in 1905 Clothing Sales
The text notes that custom clothing surpassed rivals in New England. It cites a $68,000 sales increase in 1905 over 1904 and 4783 orders from customers who bought in 1904, highlighting Mitchell’s expanding business and loyalty among old customers.
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New England
Mitchell
Enduring satisfaction shown by daily renewals in 1904 and 1905
Customers continue to renew orders every day, proving ongoing satisfaction with products and service through consecutive years 1904 and 1905.
Sculling May Supersede College Rowing Says Ten Eyck
Syracuse University coach James A. Ten Eyck argues sculling in college aquatics will eventually supersede sweep rowing. He cites reduced strain by distributing effort more evenly across the body and benefits to oarsmen and the sport.
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Syracuse
N. Y
James A. Ten Eyck
Syracuse University
Boxing Week Gossip Promises Top Bouts At Chelsea Rink
A feature list of bouts across the week led by Jimmy Walsh of Newton vs Johnny Reagan of St. Louis at Chelsea for bantamweight honors. Also scheduled are Attell–Stein, Feltz–Bezenah, Landers–Memsie, Caponi–Koerner, Quigley–Grif Jones, Berns–Gardner, Ryan–Russell, with prelims and notes on boxers like Reagan, Walsh, Goodwin, Love, and Deshler plus club politics and gate receipts.
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Jimmy Walsh
Johnny Reagan
Chelsea
Abe Attell
Kid Stein
Portland
Tommy Feltz
Gus Bezenah
Cincinnati
Fred Landers
George Memsie
Tommy Caponi
George Koerner
Indianapolis
Tommy Quigley
Grif Jones
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Jube Berns
Gus Gardner
Buffalo
Adam Ryan
Unk Russell
Philadelphia
Chester Goodwin
Tommy Love
Thornton
Clarence Forbes
George Decker
Sharon
Jack Goodman
Howard Smith
New York
Dick Fitzpatrick
Billy Rhodes
Davenport
Larry Temple
Mike Donovan
Beaver Falls
Morgan Williams
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Cal
Priday
Kid Goodman
Arthur Cote
Biddeford
Jack Dougherty
Milwaukee
Joe Tipmann
Baltimore
Benny Yanger
Tommy Murphy
Pythian Rink
Newton
St. Louis
Walsh
Frankie Neil
Reagan
Harry Vorkes
Frankie Nell
Roanoke A. C
West End
R. I. Love
Goodwin
Chester
Love
Dave Deshler
Deshler
Jimmy Briggs
Briggs
Young Corbett
Amelio Herrera
Alt Werford
Eureka A. C
Joe Gans
Kid Sullivan
Kid Parker
Cleveland
John I. Sullivan
John J
Washington Sporting Club
Terry Martin
Jimmy Gardner
Martin
Jack Clancy
California
Rumford Falls
Corbett
Kilfain
Sullivan
J. W
Lynn—Young Corbett
Eddie Hanlon
Hanlon
San Francisco
Lowell
John L. Sullivan
Co. FE
R. Haverhill
Mike
Twin) Sullivan
Lynn
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George W. Bonhag
the World OF Sport
Myron W. Townsend
OF Lou
Dillon
Sanders and
Spear
Little Eaton
Baseball
Hotel Victoria
5Th Avenue and
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Manhattan
Broadway
Fifth Ave
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Chamberlain
Washington St
Lycum Theatre
Trotter
Madras
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