National League Race Poised for Competitive Season
The piece weighs potential reinstatements and managerial moves across clubs. It notes Brooklyn Boston St Louis Philadelphia strengthening, Cardinal additions Huggins Oaks, Giants with Donn and Graw’s outfield, McGraw's pitching questions, and Cincinnati Dodgers Phillies efforts. It envisions a tighter fight than recent years with New York contenders and improved rosters.
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Johnnie Kling
National Commission
Mike Donlin
Pirates
Cubs
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Bresnahan
Huggins
Oaks
Cardinal
Pittsburg
Chicago
Kling
New York
Mr.Graw
Hve
Donn
McGraw
Marlin Springs
Exeter Dominates New England Schoolboy Championships
The Exeter team proved unmatched in interscholastic ranks with stars Burns Courtney O Hara Cornell and Barlow leading a powerful lineup. While the overall meet was strong, some races were runaway affairs and the Exeter endurance depth suggests forthcoming outdoor title potential.
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Exeter
New Hampshire
Exonians
Burns
Courtney
O’hara
Cornell
Barlow
New England
Did Sharkey defeat Fitzsimmons and other boxing queries
In 1896 Andrews Guide records Sharkey winning a eight round foul decision over Fitzsimmons in Frisco on December 2. Nelson's knockout claims lack recent corroboration and Lang’s knockout in Memphis is unconfirmed. The note asks for Andrews Fight Guide for definitive answers and mentions requests for baseball training advice and Hal Chase and Mathewson books.
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Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Andrews
Frisco
Johnny Hayes Wins Marathon at Last
Johnny Hayes of New York won a marathon in San Francisco from seven opponents with a time of 2 44 55. Connolly of San Francisco finished second in 2 52 45, and Fitzgerald was third. St Yves, the favorite, dropped out in the seventh mile due to illness. Dorando did not start because of bronchitis.
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San Francisco
Johnny Hayes
New York
Con'’’ Connolly
Fitzgerald
St. Yves
Dorando
Fight venue dispute halts as Rickard and Gleason fail to meet
Tex Rickard and Jack Gleason arrived in San Francisco to decide if the Jeffries Johnson bout should be staged there or in Salt Lake City. They did not meet as Gleason refused to see Rickard and Rickard did not seek Gleason, delaying the decision.
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San Francisco
Tex Rickard
Jack Gleason
Jeffries- Johnson
Salt Lake City
Gleason
Rickard
Patch announces engagement of Florence Marion Patch
Mr and Mrs Frank R Patch of Revere announce the engagement of their daughter Florence Marion Patch to Harley Scott Crandall son of Mr and Mrs Wanson A Crandall of Worcester Miss Patch is prominent in younger society circles of Revere
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Frank R. Patch
Revere
Florence Marion
Harley Scott Crandall
Wanson A. Crandall
Worcester
Miss Patch
Spartacus by Walt Mason heads for the stage
The verse recounts Spartacus as an aging icon mocked and driven from Rome by critics and crowd scorn. A narrator frames the leader as a brash figure who once toppled Rome’s best and now faces defeat, banishment, and a ruined reputation. The piece closes with the old man returning home in pieces of bone and grease.
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Rome
Baseball Rules Updated for Next 12 Months
The revised code clarifies wild pitches and passed balls, redefines foul strikes, and tightens penalties for ball handling with uniforms. It also updates umpire titles and roles, substitutes procedure, and spectator interaction rules under the new double umpire system.
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Joint
Wealthiest nations and their fortunes listed
The United States leads with 116 billion dollars in wealth followed by Great Britain and Ireland at 62.2 billion and France at 42.800044 billion. The figures reflect a historical ranking of national fortunes.
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United States
Great Britain and Ireland
France
Battling Nelson vows comeback after defeat in Chicago
The battered champion Nelson returns home to fanfare after a tough loss to Wolgast. He promises rest at his New Mexico ranch, plans to face Thompson next, and bets $5000 he can beat Wolgast in 20 rounds. If beaten again, he will quit boxing.
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Chicago
Nix
Dante
Wetson
Alhambra Theatre
Bat
Nelson
South Side
Johnny Thompson
Wolgast
New Mexico
Thompson
General Strike Vote Tangles Philadelphia Labor Move
Leaders of unions oppose a general strike over broken trade agreements and doubt full obedience by all workers. Delegates warned that if Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company does not reach an agreement by next Friday, a citywide strike will begin. The meeting ran from 2 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with protests and rioting outside. A trolley accident in downtown killed two and injured several, prompting warnings from Archbishop Ryan about children in the streets. Police and State troopers dispersed crowds after rioting and arrests. Two transit workers, Copeland and Field, faced bail on charges tied to alleged plotting against transit property.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Central Labor Union
Allied Building Trades Council
Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
Sixth
Jackson Streets
Charles McKenna
Methodist Hospital
John F. Frederick
William Everett
Abram Shinskig
Raymond Trainor
Director of Public Safety
Frankford and
Lehigh Avenue
Fifth and
Cumberland Streets
City Hall
Eighth
Fitzwater
Fifth Street
Girard Avenue
South Street
Charles R. Copeland
William C. Field
New York
Beaton
Central Police Court
H. &S. Silcox
Harvard Veterans Expected Today for a Full Practice
Harvard baseball plans a full squad gathering at 2:30 as veterans, plus open competition for six regular positions. Coach Pieper and Malachi Kittredge have reviewed new talent, retaining about 80, including Masuda and Arai, with Masuda the first Japanese candidate kept for a varsity team.
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Harvard
Pieper
Malachi Kittredge
Battery
Hicks
Bob McKay
Crimson
Fred Ernest
Dorchester
Babson
Sid Boyer
Aronson
McLaughlin
Lanigan
Marshall
Potter
Conant
Nobuyo Masuda
Masuda
Yuneo Arai
Minot
O’maherty
Tryon
Nobles
O'Flaherty
Heiliger da Windt
Haydock
Twitchell
FE. Angell
J.P. Carrll
R. Clifford
M. Corcoran
BE. Flint
J. Frye
H. Gibson
H. Harvey
R. Haydock
H. Johnson
BH. Kenney
W. Kenney
M. Levine
J B Fitzpatrick of Roxbury Dead
Boston real estate man John B. Fitzpatrick died at his Roxbury home after a 10 month illness. Funeral at St Marys of the Angels Church on Walnut Ave Wednesday at 9 30 am. He led many clubs and societies and helped form the Federal Trust Co and served on the Common Council from 1880 to 1883.
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John B. Fitzpatrick
Boston
Hutchings Street
Roxbury
St. Mary’s of the Angels Church
Walnut Avenue
Fitzpatrick
Clover Club
City Club
Catholic Union of Boston
Catholic Club of New York
Boston College
Charitable Irish Society
Temple Council
Royal Arcanum
St. Joseph's Court
No. 11
Tremont Council
K. of C
St. Joseph’s Holy Name Society
Real Estate Exchange
Federal Trust Company
Common Council
Everett High School Looted in Overnight Break-In
Everett police report thieves entered the Everett High School between 6 p.m. yesterday and 6 a.m. today and rifled every desk and room, taking nearly all valuables not nailed down.
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Everett
Everett High School
Robbery at Local School Suspected to Involve Pupils
Police believe pupil burglars stole from the school using keys to every room, possibly same set lost by the janitor a year ago. A costly silk flag was among the loot. Superintendent Wheeler found the door unlocked this morning. desks pried, valuables missing. No school has run for a week as officials plan reopening tomorrow.
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Wheeler
Six Sticker Wyoming Here on Initial Trip to Boston
The six masted schooner Wyoming completes its initial voyage from Baltimore to Boston in six days, carrying 6000 tons of coal. Captain Angus McLeod commands the vessel, launched December 14 at Bath. Wyoming measures 329.5 feet, 50.1 feet beam, 30.4 feet hold depth, and 3739 gross tons, costing about $190,000 to build for Percy and Small, featuring modern amenities for the era.
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Boston
Wyoming
Baltimore
Mystic Wharf
Charlestown
Capes of
Virginia
Angus McLeod
Somerville
Governor Brooks
Bath
William IL. Douglas
Messrs
Percy & Small
Trolleymen Plot Bomb Plot Unraveled in Philadelphia
Detectives testified at a hearing that a plot to blow up streetcars was hatched at a trolleymen meeting. They arrested Copeland after spotting him at Forty-ninth Street and Woodland Avenue West Philadelphia with a bomb in his pocket. The Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees admits Copeland is a member but denies knowledge of any plot, accusing Rapid Transit detectives of fabricating a conspiracy to smear the union.
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Tective O’connor
Central Office
Copeland
Forty-ninth Street
Woodland Avenue
West Philadelphia
Silcox
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees
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