Veteran Coach Mike Murphy Returns to Penn Athletes
Mike Murphy, famed trainer, is reported recovering in Georgia and will soon take charge of Penn athletes. The piece also notes cross country figures and coaching moves, including Duke Farrell with the Red Sox and Wilbur Robinson with the Giants.
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Mike Murphy
Murphy
Mike
Georgia
Penn
Duke Farrell
Red Sox
Johnny McGraw
Wilbur Robinson
Giants
Robinson
Farrell
Marathon Trainer Trenholm Aboard Edinburgh Race
A letter to Har Jensen via the Boston Post notes Tom Trenholm accompanied Hans Holmer to the Powder Hall Marathon in Edinburgh Scotland. Trenholm did go. Fifth Jim Corbett defeated John L Sullivan in New Orleans on Sept 7 1892 by knockout in 21 rounds and the heavy weight title changed hands.
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Har Jensen
Boston Post
Tom Trenholm
Hans Holmer
Powder Hall
Edinburgh
Scotland
Trenholm
Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan
New Orleans
Corbett
K. O
H. E
Springfield
Mass
Sweden
America
Motoring News and Race Preparations Across Boston
The National Motor Insurance and Indemnity Corporations start up this month with a 1.8 million capital. A Massachusetts auto association dinner will feature many officials and speeches on motoring topics. Detroit arrivals and a Sail from Boston movement are noted. The Indianapolis 500 will feature two Stutz cars driven by Merz and Anderson with a $50,000 prize distributed to ten top finishers.
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Fred Nichols
Chalmers Motor Car Company
Boston
Detroit
New York
Mr. Nichols
Fall River
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Charlie Merz
Gil Anderson
Merz
Cyclone Burns to Meet Bailey in Catch-Can Bout
Cyclone Burns of Boston faces Vermont strongman George Bailey at the Grand Opera House this evening under catch-as-catch-can rules. Burns concedes weight but aims for straight falls while Bailey seeks upset against the big rival.
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Cyclone Burns
Boston
George Bailey
Vermont
Grand Opera House
Bailey
Burns
Barrel Jumping and Mile Race at Arena
An exhibition of barrel jumping by Gordon Thompson and a mile race between Gordon Thompson Billy Merritt and Pete Faulkner plus an amateur 440 yard dash open will be held tomorrow night at the Boston Arena. Thompson is among Greater Boston’s top skaters and his exhibitions are notable.
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Gordon Thompson
Billy Merritt
Pete Faulkner
Boston Arena
Greater Boston
Coffey Named Fordham University Baseball Coach
Shortstop Jack Coffey, formerly with the Boston Nationals, is appointed coach of Fordham University baseball. His move places Coffey in a leadership role for the Rams.
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Jack Coffey
Denver
Boston Nationals
Fordham University
Great Winter for Baseball Trades
A 1913 McClure Syndicate piece reviews a busy off season of major league trades and player moves. It notes stars like Rube Marquard Fred Snodgrass Fred Merkle and Larue Kirby facing new uniforms and possible lawsuits amid the winter frenzy. The author contrasts differing clubs approaches to drinking and discipline highlighting McGraws Giants and Murphys Cubs and recalls Amos Rusie and past worlds series days.
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New York Club
Rube’ Marquard
Fred Snodgrass
Fred Merkle
Larue Kirby
Traverse City
Mich
Laruse
Red Sox
Amos Rusie
Giants
Dispatch
Rusie
Taunton
New York
Polo Grounds
Boston College
Pueblo
Colo
Cubs
Charles W. Murphy
Murphy
Water Wagon Cubs
Evers
Chicago
Stahl Sets Sights on First Base for 1913 Red Sox
Boston manager Jake Stahl travels from California to Chicago and Boston to lead spring training at Hot Springs Arkansas. He expects last year’s lineup to return with 12 new signees and stresses he will try out youngsters. Stahl predicts Joe Wood will flourish and defends his own place at first base while praising Wood and Johnson as the era’s top pitchers.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jake Stahl
Red Sox
California
Chicago
Stahl
Boston
Boston Americans
Arkansas Hot Springs
Willie Ritchie
Joe Wood
Wood
Walter Johnson
Chicago and Cleveland poised for major league trade
The proposed deal would swap Rolla Zeider and Harry Lord from Chicago to Cleveland for Napoleon Lajoie and Topsy Turner. Observers note Lajoie remains a high batting asset despite calls of aging while Lord and Zeider faced fan criticism, and Birmingham may pursue Lajoie if the trade clears. The Giants enjoyed a winter of publicity as talks circulated.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Napoleon Lajoie
Topsy Turner
Rolla Zeider
Harry Lord
White Sox
Larry Lajoie
Zeider
Lord
Lajoie
Turner
Yale blanked Columbia in season opener hockey
Yale defeated Columbia 6 to 0 in New York in the first college game of the season. Yale centre Coxe scored four goals as the teams played a fast, clean game with strong individual and team play.
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New York
Yale
Columbia
Coxe
Slosson Extends Lead Over Yamada in Balk Line Duel
In Chicago on January 8 George Slosson widened his cushion against Koji Yamada in their balk line match. Slosson won the third block to night giving him 400 to 264 for the block and a total of 1200 to 982 across three nights. The 18 inning bout featured Slosson’s 119 high run versus Yamada’s 57.
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Chicago
George Slosson
Koji Yamada
Slosson
Yamada
Juniors Take Dorchester Dual Meet In Thrilling Title Finish
The junior team defeated the seniors 60 to 54 at Dorchester High School in a best ever meet. Key events included 50 yard dash won by Brett with Balfe second, 300 yard won by Brett, 600 yard by Balfe, Whelton leading the potato race, Green and Dempsey sharing broad jump, Green winning shot put, Kaye taking high jump, and the 1914 vs 1918 relay won by the junior squad Morse Kaye Brett Balfe.
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Dorchester” High School
Dorchester
Brett
Balfe
Adlard
Wischtokat
Walsh
Gaudreau
Wolfe
Whelton
Conant
Sullivan
Green
Dempsey
Robert Curley
Edmund Dempsey
Kaye
Morse
Coleman
Long
Jackson topples Cummings in hurdle and jump event
In a Sol diers Field meet the 35 yard high hurdles saw A. L. Jackson beat Captain Cummings with W. G. Brackett third on a one foot handicap. Cummings won the 32 yard low hurdles from scratch with Jackson second. Theodore Cable won the broad jump at 21 feet 6.5 inches, King second at 21 feet 3 inches with 10 inches handicap.
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Soldiers Field
A. L. Jackson
Cummings
W. G. Brackett
Jackson
Tales of the Diamond Humorous and Otherwise
A 1913 baseball reminiscence recalls recruits touring trains and hotels, with a diner joke about lamb chops and travel costs. Jack Powell and Jack Egan are named in a tale of major league life, meals, and frugal bets amid railroad travel.
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Tales of
St. Louis
Jack Powell
Jack Egan
Egan
Putnam A C Cards 12 Round Bout With Mellody Brusso
Putnam A C in Putnam Connecticut has matched Honey Mellody of Boston and Noah Brusso for a 12 round feature bout on January 14. Local boys will fight in two prelim bouts of six and eight rounds each.
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Putnam, Conn
Putnam A. C
Honey Mellody
Boston
Noah Brusso
Dartmouth Hockey Schedule Announced
Dartmouth releases its 19 game hockey slate with dates and venues including MIT in Boston Princeton at Boston MA Amherst Harvard Yale Springfield Ithaca Syracuse and West Point.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Boston
Princeton
Amherst
West Point
Harvard
Yale
New Haven
Springfield
Cornell
Ithaca
Syracuse
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Angelides
Frank
Chance
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al Shrubb
John Paul Jones
W. G. George
Shrubb
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Kiviat
Mark
Billy Queal
Queal
England
Ira Davenport
Chicago University
Davenport
George Bonhag
Harry Smith
Bonbag
Smith
Harry Hillman
Hillman
Mel Sheppard
Sheppard
George Tuohey
Lurich
Lemle
Dr. Roller
Vincent
Me Ranics Building
Zbyszko
Chas. C. Rothfuchs
M. D
Harvard Medical School
Sun
Boylston St
Gulter
National Motor Insurance Corporation
National Motor Indemnity Corporation
Chester I. Campbell
E. A. Gilmore
F. A. Hinchcliffe
J. W. Bowman
Massachusetts State Automobile Association
Somerset
L. R. Speare
Francis Peabody
The
Safe Roads Association
W. D. Sohier
Highway Commission
Laurens Enos
American Automobile Association
Charles Hatfield
Newton
A. G. Batchelder
George C. Diehl
Charles J. Glidden
S. S. Ballard
Fordham
Mechanics Building
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McGraw
Larry” McLean
Cincinnati
Larry
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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Callahan
Yankees
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Naps
New England
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Sumatra
Driscoll & Pitagerald
Bowling City League
Carbuth
Crauree Ie
Eee
Kaplan
Shaw
Dickfost
Rogers
Greene Ee Ee
Knights OF Columbus
Adams Square
T’ts
Santa Maria
Allston of
Medford
Ausonia
Pere Marquette
Maplewood
Jamaica Plain
Everett
Sree
Roxbury
Mt. Benedict Dedham
Hyde Park
Graham Shoe Co
Washington Street
Billy Evans
W. G. Evans
Mellody
Brusso
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