Auto Show Crowds Signal Strong Demand in New York
New York January 8 report shows Grand Central Palace auto show admissions up 25 percent over last year at Madison Square Garden. Exhibitors, led by Peerless, Stearns Knight, Fiat, Packard and Lozier, tout optimism. Major models feature revised pistons, lighter weight components, and enhanced comforts amid a bustling display of high end foreign and domestic cars.
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New York
Grand Central Palace Show
Madison Square Garden
J. L. Snow
Peerless Motor Car Company
New England
Peerless Booth
J. H. MacAlman
Boston Automobile Dealers’ Association
Stearns Cars
Charles Howell
Stearns-Knight
Stearns Company
R. R. Ross
Fiat Automobile Sales Company
Boston
Fiat
Poughkeepsie
Grand Central Palace
Hotel Astor
Italy
Astor
Turin
Holbrook
Lozier
Alvan T. Fuller
Packard Motor Car Company
Fred Graves
Charles Henshaw
Packard
J. W. Maguire
Pierce Arrow Cars
Lozier Four
Harry Fosdick
Wentworth-Fosdick
Lozier Distributors
Lozier Company
Gray & Davis Electric
Chevrolet
Broadway
Chevrolet Motor Company
W. C. Sills
United States
Flint
Michigan
Alfred Cutler Morse
Renault
Fifth Avenue
Morse
Mechanics
Roasting Fans and Hidden Pressures in Baseball
The article recalls fans jeering players at big league parks and players like Joe Tinker and Tris Speaker facing hostile crowds. It notes how personal stress such as a wife’s illness or a mother’s surprise visit can affect on field performance, and it cites Connie Mack and team policies on handling telegrams to players during games.
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Red Sox
Fans Ride Veterans Boosts Foes Beat Keeps Pressure High
Ball players dislike persistent fan harassment, especially veterans. When fans single out a player and ride him daily, it often defeats his performance, turning the game against him despite experience.
Johnson Holds Off On Offer In Border Fight
Jack Johnson said he has not received any money offer for a boxing match with Gunboat Smith on the Mexican side of the California border. He noted his arm is in splints and spoke in Paris on January 8.
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Smith
Lower
California
Jim Buckley
Gunboat Smith
Sam Langford
Joe Jeannette
Woodman
Buckley
Langford
Tommy Burns
Tommy
Boxers on Required Terms for Paris bout with Moran and Langford
The fighter lays out terms for Paris fights, demanding 30000 dollars for a Moran bout scheduled in early June in Paris with Chanler guaranteeing 35000, and expressing plans to meet Langford later that month if the 30000 is provided. Johnson reports his broken arm is healing and splints will be removed soon.
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Frank Moran
Pittsburg
William Astor Chanler
Sam Langford
Johnson
Boston
Tommy Coleman
Willie Langford Batle
Cronin
A. C
Pittsfield
Coleman
Philadelphia
Tommy
Willig Langford
New England
No Further Offers To Jack Johnson In San Francisco
Jan 8 report says there will be no further negotiations for a fight between heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and Gunboat Smith until Johnson’s other two prospective bouts are decided. The plan had them facing off across the Mexican border near Tia Juana on July 4.
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San Francisco
Tia Juana
Lower
California
Jack Johnson
Gunboat Smith
Johnson
Smith
San Diego
Speaker and Stahl clash over a rough crowd reaction
Stahl asks about a ball miscue and Speaker explains he saw his mother in the stands and forgot the play. The exchange reveals how crowds roast players for blunders and how public scrutiny affects players.
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Tris
Stahl
Wheeler Syndicate
Federal league courts Honus Wagner amid star exodus
The piece notes the Federal league’s bid for Honus Wagner while the old guard holds firm with Fred Clarke. It surveys boxing gossip about Battling Tevinsky, Pelkey, Gunboat Smith, and Carpentier, plus college hockey standings and track intentions, with mentions of Kolehmainen and Brown University.
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Federal League
Honus Wagner
Fred Clarke
Old Guard
Powder Hall Marathon distances and Holmer indoor race query
Powder Hall Marathon in Edinburg New Year’s Day covered 15 miles, reduced from 26 miles 385 yards in recent years. Hans Holmer ran a 15 mile race at Mechanics’ Building last year but did not win prize money. Zbyszko and Gotch have met in the ring, Gotch winning a Chicago bout in 1910 in about 614 seconds, with a prior handicap loss to the Pole within an hour.
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Powder Hall
Edinburg
Scotland
Hans Holmer
Mechanics’ Building
Gotch
Big Pole
Zbyszko
Chicago
Gossip Boxers and Bantam Title Talk Across Nations
Dated boxing chatter notes Kid Williams as a claimed bantam champion by the New York press while Coulon is cited as title holder. It recounts bouts and potential matchups involving Delmont Kilbane Langford DeLucca Fleming and Johnny Glover along with local Boston and Brockton boxing notes and an amateur tournament at Clark Hall Brockton.
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New York
Kid Williams
Coulon
Williams
Ledoux
Stanley
Bea Bowker
Neil
al Delmont
Bout on the coast sparks round limit claim
In a debate over the Pesky Smith bout on the coast, A asserts the match will not exceed fifteen rounds. The exchange questions whether A is correct. The report adds a note about Jean Bouin’s recent hour record in France at 31 miles 1448 yards.
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Jean Bouin
France
Bouin
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