Irwin names stars to join Altoona team in bold claim
The piece relays Arthur Irwin’s fiery Cleveland talk about signing Dineen, Cy Young, Criger, and Parent for Altoona, while doubting Taylor will permit such moves. It notes Taylor’s high earnings, warns against salary slashing, and highlights James J. Collins’s elusive stance and independence.
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Arthur Irwin
Cleveland
Irwin
Boston American Club
Arthur
Dineen
Big Cy Young
Criger
Parent
Altoona
Young Criger
Collins
Big Offer to Dineen Sought by Outlaws Might Quit Bostons
Syracuse reports Arthur Irwin, new Altoona Tri-State manager, offered large contracts to leading players. Billy Dineen of the Boston Americans, Billy O Brien of the Athletics reserve, Billy Scanlon of Brooklyn, and Lew Carr of Toronto all drew bids. Dineen says he may accept but will not accept any salary cut from Boston.
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Dineen
Altoona
John S. Taylor
Irwin
Taylor
Cy Young
Syracuse
N. Y
Arthur Irwin
Penn
Billy Dineen
Boston Americans
Billy O’brien
Philadelphia Athletics
Billy Scanlon
Brooklyn
Lew Carr
Toronto
Collins
Wil Coy
Broadway
Mr. Selby
Kid McCoy
Mister
Noffmin
Ife
Gus Ruhlin
Jack O’brien
Ruhlin
Billy Madden
Old Fitz
O’brien
Schoolma'am Fights to Keep Peace at Millport School
Miss Elvira Heston, a country schoolteacher near Millport, defended order by striking Boston Swaney and his younger brother after they interfered in seating a pupil. She knocked Swaney down with a school poker, breaking his nose and jaw. Swaney’s elder son allegedly slapped her before she intervened.
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Lisbon
Elvira Heston
Millport
Boston Swaney
Swaney
Miss Heston
Baseball Gossip on Player Deals and Spring Training
A collection of notes on contract statuses and rumors across teams. Cy Young’s salary, Conroy in Clark Griffith’s outfield, and Fultz’s departure affect New York fans. Cardinals training plans, Hanlon’s potential Cincinnati team, Lush’s waivers, and Love Cross as a Washington target. Unglaub and England talk, Rosier plans, and Garry Herrman joining the South trip.
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Cy Young
Taylor
Young
New York
Conroy
Clark Griffith
Dave Fultz
St. Louis Nationals
Cardinals
St. Louis
Robisons
Ted Sullivan
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hanlon
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Billy Lush
New Haven
John I. Taylor
Lush
Collins
Nick Young
Love Cross
Washington
Unglaub
Washington Star
Tri-State
England
Clarke
Giants
McGraw
Comiskey
White Sox
Garry Herrman
Harris Seeks Attell Clash in Featherweight Comeback
Veteran Chicago boxer Harry Harris, long retired, reemerges confident he can beat Abe Attell in a 15 or 20 round featherweight title bout. The agile southpaw with a long reach previously defeated Pedlar Palmer in England and later pursued stage work, claiming speed and stamina remain.
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Harry Harris
Abe Attell
Harris
Chicago
Palmer
New York
Attell
Prep hockey captains ready for league season
The season's good ice lets Brookline High veterans return for a fast passing game. Cambridge Latin Captain Chapin leads seven against Arlington High, while Leonard Beard on right wing impresses. Stone's School eyes the Academic title with Roxbury Latin relying on Wendell, and Rindge Manual loses Captain Earl to a leg abscess ahead of Melrose in the Interscholastic league series.
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Brookline High
Chapin
Cambridge Latin
Arlington High
Brookline
Leonard Beard
Stone’s School
Roxbury Latin
Wendell
Earl
Melrose
Portraits and prospects in early boxing and wrestling stars
The piece profiles fighters Gus Ruhlin and a proposed protégé Fred Marks, detailing Ruhlin’s timid style, stamina, and readiness to face top grapplers. It also mentions Martin Julian backing his wrestler, and comparisons to Jack O'Brien and other champions, with notes on fighting styles and potential matchups.
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Martin
Julian
Fitzsimmons
Fred Marks
Germany
Fred Beel
Tom Jenkins
Frank Gotch
Farmer Burns
Captain Hurley Returns to Work at Harvard Football
Captain Dan Hurley of the Harvard football team returned to work at Harvard Medical School after weeks of rest. A brain clot that kept him from the Yale game was removed by external treatment and fully recovered, enabling his return with renewed vigor.
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Dan Hurley
Harvard
Harvard Medical School
Yale
Medical
Worcester High Boys Absent Indoor Track Season
Worcester Jan 3. Worcester High School will not field an indoor track team this year the first time in ten years due to lack of funds. Manager Francis Quackenboss will focus on building a strong outdoor team for the spring and early summer schoolboy games.
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Jay Gould
Wall Street
George J. Gould
United States
Jay
Peter Lathane
Lakewood
Kingdon
Worcester
Worcester High School
Francis Quackenboss
Pittsburg Releases Steimer Flanagan From Club
Pittsburg announces the unconditional release of outfielder Steimer Flanagan who was acquired from Springfield Mass last year waivered by both big leagues and will be returned to Springfield in the Eastern league.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Emmets After Matches Ready to Meet 575-Pound Team
Edmund Ahearn again manages the Emmet tug of war team at 1 Park Street Arlington. The reorganized unit promises to face any 575 pound New England team with Mai den preferred.
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Emmet
New England
Maiden
Edmund Ahearn
Park Street Place
Arlington
92 Candidates Cut for E. H. S. Track Team
Fifty two candidates joined yesterday to try for English High School track spots. Veteran stars Captain Jack Norton Burlingham and Sherman return while Burkhart and Corcoran aim to fill gaps left by Scanlon. Fallon, brother of a former 100 yard star, is also promising.
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Jack Norton
Burlingham
Sherman
Burkhart
Corcoran
Scanlon
Fallon
Milton Boy to Captain Manhattan College Nine
Chris J. Mahoney of Milton elected captain of Manhattan College baseball team. Sophomore pitcher and infielder, Mahoney earned unanimous selection for leader in 1906 after a strong first year.
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Milton Boy
Manhattan College
Chris J. Mahoney
Milton
Manhattan
Mahoney
Batty to quit diamond for hotel business
Edward Abbaticchio, longtime Boston NL shortstop, ends baseball career to run a hotel in Pittsburg. His father will hand over the hotel to the son. The move ends Abbaticchio’s three year stint in major league baseball.
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Batty
Diamond
Pittsburg
Penn
Edward Abbaticchio
Abbaticchio
Harvard Freshman Oarsmen Begin Training Today
The Harvard freshman oarsmen start with light gym work at 8:80 at the University boathouse under Captain Filley and Coach Wray. They will progress to machines and tanks so they can row a creditable stroke when open weather arrives.
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Harvard
Filley
Wray
University Boathouse
Fosdick and Rambler Meet in Auto Trade League Victory
Fosdick edged Rambler on the Somerset alleys last night in the Auto Trade league series by 64 pins. The score was not fully printed in the available text.
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Fosdick
Rambler
Somerset
Boston Areas Pond Bulletin Counts Nearby Water Quality
Boston Athletic Association bulletin lists ponds and adjacent areas including Hammond's Pond in Chestnut Hill Spy Pond in Arlington Cow Island Pond on Spring Street and Dedham with overall favorable readings noting good water quality across sites and nearby streets and towns.
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Boston Athletic Association
Hammond’s Pond
Chestnut Hill
Spy Pond
Arlington
Fair
Cow Island Pond
Spring Street
Dedham
Woodill Resigns as Melrose Republican Secretary
Melrose January 3 Harry C Woodill resigns as secretary of the Republican city committee after four years his resignation to be acted upon Friday evening candidates named George Bailey Charles Wheeler and ex Alderman Leslie F Keene seek the post.
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Melrose
Harry C. Woodill
Republican City Committee
George Bailey
Charles Wheeler
Leslie F. Keene
Hotels Win New Licenses Despite Bar Closures
Legal and police officials clash over four city hotels Essex Parker House and others facing liquor license issues. District Attorney Moran criticizes Police Board for negligence and proposes two new commissions to oversee police and licenses. Board claims licenses may resume under original terms while awaiting court ruling. Captains Cain and Gaskin indicate local officers knew liquor law was being violated.
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Parker House
Liicenses
Essex
Moran
The
General Peabody
District Attorney's Office
Cain
Gaskin
Station 2
Praise From The Governor To Boston Mayor Inaugural Address
Governor Douglas sends a congratulatory letter to Mayor John F. Fitzgerald praising his inaugural address. The note from Brockton dated January 2, 1906 highlights interest in industrial and technical education, a commercial high school, care for consumption, and continued playgrounds, baths, and gymnasiums as part of Boston leadership.
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Fitzgerald
Douglas
Boston
City Hall Proposal Spurs Bold Garden Site Plan
The piece traces how successive Boston mayors teased a new City Hall. Fitzgerald shocks by proposing a Public Garden site. Mathews Beacon Street plan, Hart court-house teardown, Collins finances cited with mixed support.
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Fitzgerald
Mathews
Beacon and
Somerset Streets
Quincey
Thomas N. Hart
Collins
Soviet Workmen Council Says Need for New Armed Revolution
In St Petersburg on January 4 at 2 40 a m the general meeting of workmen's council and representatives of proletariat organizations across the Finnish border confessed the government’s strength in suppressing strikers and called for organizing a new basis for armed revolution.
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St, Petersburg
Gossip of the boxers and looming bouts in boxing circles
Philadelphia boxing scene centers on OBrien Ruhlin talk and possible future matches. Coffroth seeks Walsh bout. Neil, Sr. mystery opponent. Logan Walsh feud delays. Doctors and managers push anticipated fights at Chelsea and Chicago venues with 120-pound class entries and prep for a likely large crowd.
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Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Ruhlin
O'Brien
O’brien
Boston
J. W. Coffroth
Frisco
Neil
Coffroth
Joe Bowker
National Sporting Club
Phil Logan
Jimmy Walsh
Theel
Billy McCarney
Young Erie
Blue Island Athletic Club
Chicago
Windy City
Kid Goodman
Douglas A. C
Chelsea
Mike Grady
Tim Flynn
Dave Deshler
Bors
Goodman
Artisan Sets Broken Leg Gone by Local Miracle Cure
Michael Murrey of Brookline fell from a Chestnut Hill car and sustained a claimed compound leg fracture. In a nearby machine shop a makeshift treatment by a humble artisan produced a rapid recovery, with Murrey later walking away unaided. Eyewitnesses noted pain but praised the unexpected cure, recalling a 12 year old Boston rumor of losing a leg in a horse car incident involving Murrey.
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Michael Murrey
Brookline
Chestnut Hill
Murrey
Boston
Oakland Weavers Return to Woolen Mill
Forty three weavers at the Oakland woolen mill in Waterville Missouri returned to work after quitting for a 10 percent wage increase. They will work while Superintendent Taylor negotiates a settlement with owners in New York.
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Waterville
Oakland
Taylor
New York
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