King George Receives American Baseball Team at Chelsea Grounds
The King honored visiting American players from Comiskey’s White Sox and the Giants as they staged an 11 inning world tour game. Key moments included a ceremonial ball from King George to Callahan to Klem to Scott, and Jim Daly’s game winning hit amid cheers from 20 000 fans while Ambassador Page and Mr. Fowler of the American embassy conveyed royal pleasure with the event.
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King George
Royal Box
Comiskey, Farrell
Myself
Walter Hines Page
Jimmy Callahan
Bill Klem
Death Valley
Jim Scott
Callahan
Klem
Scott
Chelsea
Polo Grounds
Sox
Hans Lobert
Magee
Giants
Sam Crawford
Buck Weaver
White Sox
King George V
England
Jimmy ¢Ahan
Kiem
Fabre
Daly
Boxman
Ambassador Page
Donlin
Lobert
Weaver
Crawford
Bliss
America
Fowler
Comiskey
Mr. Page
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Lusitania
Boxing card and amateur bouts loom in early program
Boxing action across the country features Wolgast vs White in Milwaukee, Gal lant vs McCarthy in San Francisco, and a Cambridge amateur clash Johnny Noonan vs Howard McRae. North Shore A C Salem hosts March 9 amateurs. Kilbane vs Dundee planned for Philadelphia March 11. Sam Langford to second Read in Rhode Island bout.
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Milwaukee
Ad Wolgast
Charley White
New York
Young Shugrae
Jack Britton
San Francisco
Gilbert Gallant
Jack McCarthy
Boxing and wrestling show at Union Boat Club
Four wrestling and nine boxing bouts drew members and guests to the Union Boat Club gymnasium last evening. Harold McRae of East Cambridge won the 125 pound division by outscoring Dorchester’s Johnny Noonan in their trial bout, signaling a potential future amateur champion. The card also featured vaudeville acts and the Boston Letter Carriers Concert Chorus.
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Riverside Boat Club
Cyprus Hall
Cambridge
Johnny Noonan
Dorchester
Howard McRae
Union Boat Club
Harold McRae
East Cambridge
McRae
Boston Letter Carriers
De Palma Wins Vanderbilt Cup Auto Race at Santa Monica
On the Santa Monica course two former friends clash for top honors in the Vanderbilt cup race. Ralph De Palma wins in 3 hours 53 minutes 41 seconds over Barney Oldfield, distance 294.085 miles at an average 75.12 mph. De Palma breaks the RHS record. 15 starters, 5 finishers, prize money totals announced plus Bosch prize money.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Monica
Willam K
Barney Oldfeld
Ralph de Palma
de Palma
Oldfield
DePalma
Mulford
Savannah
Teddy Tetzlaff
Milwaukee
DePalmer
Mercer
Tifteen
William Carlson
Little Mason
Columbus
Cooper
George Joerimmann
Bosch Masneto Company
Isotta
Henry Grant
Wagner
Grant
Barney Oldfield
Death Curve
Lewis
Mason
Wishart
Gil Anderson
Edwin Pullen
Deal for Cubs Is Declared Off
Chicago reports the Behan syndicate withdrew its $750,000 bid for Charles P Taft that would control the Cubs amid fears over Federal league raids the reserve rule and lease terms Taft was said to own the field and holdout parties questioned legality of the reserve rule and the fate of the contract Behan predicted the Federal league must join organized baseball or be fought at great cost with unknown results President Gilmore of the Federal league was due in New York and Chicago officials arranged a March 8 train to Shreveport for spring training plans
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Chicago
Behan Syndicate
Charles P. Taft
Behan
Taft
Federals
Cub Field
Cincinnati
Federal League
Mr. Behan
Es W. Murphy
Cubs
New York
Frank McNichols
James A. Gilmore
Charles Williams
Chicago Federals
Shreveport
Buffalo to reveal Federal league signings Saturday
Buffalo N Y February 26. President J A Gilmore announced after a three hour meeting with backers that 160 to 170 players have signed Federal league contracts and a complete list will be released Saturday There will be surprises with big league men on the roster who have not yet been named Ten players expected in Buffalo uniforms include Hap Meyers Joe Alger Russell Ford George Kahler Earl Moore Del Young George Anderson and Luther Bontn
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Buffalo
N. Y
J. A. Gilmore
Hap” Meyers
Joe Alger
Russell Ford
Eorge Kahler
Earl Moore
del Young
George Anderson
Luther Bontn
Gilmore Admits Federal Offer to Mathew Son Made in Faith
President James A. Gilmore of the Federal league, visiting Buffalo, says he wired an offer to Christy Mathewson in good faith as part of plans to secure players. He confirms the Buffalo grounds lease will be closed today and work will start, asserting the league will stay and play major league ball with major league bleachers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
James A. Gilmore
Federal Baseball League
New York
Chicago
Gilmore
Mullen
Schlafly
Buffalo Federal League
Christy Mathewson
Ward Eyes Sam Crawford To Lead Brooklyn Club
John Montgomery Ward, Brooklyn Federal league club business manager, says the team will push to hire outfielder Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers as manager. Crawford is currently in England with the tour group.
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Columbia
D. C
John Montgomery Ward
Brooklyn
Sam Crawford
Detroit Tigers
Crawford
England
McNichols Syndicate Drops Bid for Cubs Franchise
Frank McNichols said his syndicate will abandon efforts to secure the Chicago Cubs franchise and stock while current conditions persist after a meeting in Chicago on February 26.
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Chicago
Frank McNichols
Mr. Taft
Cub
Arlington High Faces Rindge Tech Off Schedule Again
The Interscholastic league game between Arlington High and Rindge Tech is postponed with no rescheduled date. Rindge requests the postponement as coach Jack Fritz and goalie Norman Small are both in Syracuse with the Pilgrim A. A. team.
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Arlington High
Rindge Tech
Rindge
Jack Fritz
Norman Small
Syracuse
Pilgrim A. A
House Judiciary backs bill to end race track betting
Annapolis Md Feb 6 the House judiciary committee adopted a favorable report on the Hal anti race track gamble bill proposing the complete elimination of race track betting.
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Annapolis
House Judiciary Committee
Highlanders Off To Camp In Texas With New York
New York American League players led by Scout Arthur Irwin depart for Texas training quarters. The detachment includes Maisel Mschen Quinn Ruddy Bar rett, Bergen, and several newspaper men. A second group to meet in Cincinnati tomorrow. Training starts in Houston next Monday. Of last spring’s 35 Bermuda trip players, only six go to Houston, five of them pitchers Caldwell Fisher Warhop Keating Schulz Hartzell.
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New York
Arthur Irwin
Texas
Maisel
James Mschen
Owen Quinn
Frank Ruddy
Charles Barrett
Bergen
Cincinnati
Houston
Bermuda
Chance
Caldwell
Fisher
Warhop
Keating
Schulz
Hartzell
Eagan Bests Glover Lawrence in 12 Round Bout
Johnny Glover of South Boston lives through a rough 12 round fight with Joe Hagan at Unity Athletic Club. Eagan wins the decision amid a hostile crowd as supporters urge Glover to match the action.
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Lawrence
Johnny Glover
South Boston
Joe Hagan
Unity Athletic Club
Tommy Sullivan
Glover
Eagan
Cornell 10 Hold Meet on May 9
Cornell University Athletic Association announces its annual interscholastic track meet will be held in Ithaca on Saturday May 9 1914. The event couples a schoolboy games program with the Harvard Cornell dual meet and outlines heats trials and scoring including a large bronze shield for the top school and silver cups for individual winners.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University Athletic Association
Harvard
Johnson Moran World Heavyweight Title Fight Set
Paris February 26 The world heavyweight championship match between Jack Johnson and Frank Moran of Pittsburg is scheduled for June 27 at the 35 000 capacity Velodrome dHiver Promoters finalized all details except the referee who will be chosen later The date clashes with the Grand Prix and a large crowd is expected to attend
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Paris
Jack Johnson
Frank Moran
Pittsburg
Johnson
d'Hiver
France
New York bout ends with close ten round draw
Johnny Dun dee of New York outpointed Pat Moore of Philadelphia in a ten round bout here tonight though the decision was disputed. Dundee weighed 12314 pounds while Moore was eight pounds heavier.
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New York
Johnny Dundee
Pat Moore
Philadelphia
Dundee
Moore
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North Shore
North Shore A. C
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Johnny Kilbane
Willie Ritchie
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Matty Baldwin
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Fred Yelle
Phil Brock
Matty
Jack Read
Frisco
Gibert Gallant
Alex McLean
Salt Lake City
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Thornton
Fred Halsband
Australia
Terry Brooks
Ray Wood
Fall River
George Alger
Wood
Terry Martin
East Boston
Young Cooper
Sam Langford
Wrestling AT Union B. C
Ulster
Avon Street
Jordan Marsh Company
Feds
Ward
M'Nichols
Highlanders
Beats Glover
Mackinlay’s V. O. B
Cornell
Meets Crimson
Moran
United States
British-American Tailors, Inc
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