Baseball War Looms As Federals Plan Push
Chicago reports outline the Federal league battle against William Killifer signing by the Philadelphia Nationals. American Association considers radical war methods as Cantillon’s illness tightens meeting time. Weeghman signs a 99 year lease for the Federal park site with a 15 000 seat grandstand planned. John Evers works Florida for signatures of Chicago players.
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Chicago
Federal League
William Killifer
Philadelphia Nationals
American Association
Mike Cantillon
Minneapolis
Association
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Federals
Charles Weeghman
Chicago Federals
North Side
Cantillon
Federal Park
Federal
John Evers
Florida
Tommy Leach
George Pierce
Arthur Phelan
Evers
Federal league to compel player join in bid for season
Indianapolis report quotes Federal league general counsel K E Gates asserting William Killifer must play for the Federal league if he signed with them then joined the Philadelphia National League club. Gates says court rulings back the position and that contracts may be protected even in court to enforce a season-long agreement. Gates heads to Chicago for a critical conference.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William Killifer
K. KE. Gates
Federal League
Gates
Killifer
Philadelphia
Gilmore
Mr. Gates
Chicago
Brennan Will Stay With Tinker As Talks Continue
Jan. 2 Philadelphia pitcher A D Brennan said he will stick with Tinker. Brennan noted Philadelphia offered a higher salary than Chicago after signing with the Chicago Federals. Joe Tinker, Chicago Federal league manager, plans to meet Brennan and Beals Becker in the near future.
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Kansas City
Tinker
A. D. Brennan
Brennan
Chicago Federals
Philadelphia
Chicago
Joe Tinker
Beals Becker
Philadelphia Nationals
Wichita
Zwilling and Westerzill Sign Two Year Cubs Deals
Alexander Zwilling former St Joseph Western League outfielder and Third Baseman Westerzill announced today they have signed two year contracts with the Chicago Federal league club.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Alexander Zwilling
St. Joseph
Westerzill
$30 000 Purse for Johnson Langford Fight in London
Olympia management in London offered a $30 000 purse for a June bout between Jack Johnson and Sam Langford. Three fourths of the purse will go to the winner and one fourth to the loser.
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London
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Olympia
Great Arena
West End
Stanage and Gibson Sign with Detroit
Oscar Stanage and Frank Gibson, catchers, signed 1914 contracts with the Detroit baseball club. Stanage is the veteran backstop. Gibson was acquired from the Texas League in 1912 and played last season at Nashville under the optional agreement.
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Detroit
Mich
Oscar Stanage
Frank Gibson
Detroit Baseball Club
Stanage
Gibson
Nashville
Yale Moves Toward Amateurism in College Sports
Yale leads a regional push to remove pro traits from intercollegiate sports this season. The plan includes coaches barred from benches and players possibly playing incognito to curb press access, with broader backing from smaller colleges and opposition from Harvard.
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Yale
Yale Daily News
Harvard
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Lippincott and Halpin in Special Meet at Mechanics Hall
Donald Lippincott of the University of Pennsylvania accepts a chance to race Tom Halpin, captain of the B A A track team, in a special 390 yard event at the upcoming B A A meet at Mechanics Hall on February 7. Lippincott's indoor track speed is unproven, but he is known for extraordinary speed, and the matchup is seen as a highlight of the season.
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Donald Lippincott
Penn Flyer
Tom Halpin
Mechanics’ Hall
Lippincott
Halpin
Wanderers and BAA Play Tie in Arena Battle
Wanderers and the Irish American Wanderers combination tied the Boston BAA 5 to 5 after two periods amid a dispute over overtime. New York players walked off before a fifth period could be played, later signaling willingness to resume only to be declined by coach Winsor. The game featured strong Boston defense and late goals by Hicks and Osgood, with Clifton and Dufresne among scorers for BAA.
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Wanderers
New York
Boston
New Yorkers
Winsor
Sortwell
Smith
Canterbury
Hicks
Osgood
Red Sox sign left hander Coumbe from Utica club
Fred N Coumbe a new left handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox signed after being drafted from the Utica club of the New York State league last fall. He is 5 feet 10 and a half inches tall 152 pounds from Corning New York. His past three seasons with Canisteo Athletics Utica and related teams show a promising record. Manager Carrigan and club officials reviewed contracts during a busy day at Red Sox headquarters. The team prepares for the 1914 campaign with a strong showing.
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Fred N. Coumbe
Boston Red Sox
Utica
Corning
N. Y
Canisteo Athletics
Canisteo
Carrigan
Red Sox
Lannin
Taylor
Bill
New York American Signs Young Catcher Richard Gossett
Richard Gossett, promising catcher for the New York American league club, sent his signing contract to the team today on January 22.
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New York
Richard Gossett
Kiviat Plans Irish American A A Entry at Mechanics
Abel Kiviat the celebrated metropolitan miler will compete at Mechanics Building in a week’s time for the Irish American A A games. He has entered the 3 mile invitation race for a special trophy and will be on hand to race. Hannes Kolehmainen has not yet entered the local meet, but officials hope to pair him with Kiviat in the 3 mile for a crowd of a lifetime.
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Abel Kiviat
Mechanics’ Building
Kiviat
Eddie Hopkins
Hannes Kolehmainen
Australian pair to compete in Dwight B. Davis cup
Melbourne reports that Stanley N. Doust has been chosen to play for Australia in the Dwight B. Davis lawn tennis cup contest. Norman EB. Brookes A. W. Dunlop and Anthony F. Wilding had already agreed to compete.
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Melbourne
Australia
Stanley N. Doust
Dwight B. Davis
Gossip for Motorists Prominent Auto Events and Talks
M F Chase notes two Stutz cars for the 600 mile Indianapolis race on May 30. Henry Myers of Studebaker will lecture at the YMCA next Tuesday on motor car construction with illustrated moving pictures. Barney Oldfield to drive in a Vanderbilt cup race February 21 with a Mercer car entered by George R Bentel. President John A Wilson of the American Automobile Association predicts a hundred thousand members by year end. A second meeting of spark plug makers will form the Association of Spark Plug Manufacturers at the Chicago show January 2% in the Auditorium Annex.
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M. F. Chase
Indianapolis
Henry Myers
New England
Studebaker Corporation
Myers
Boston
Europe
Studebakers
Barney Oldfield
Mercer
George R. Bentel
Los Angeles
John A. Wilson
American Automobile Association
New York
Washington
Hotel Astor
Chicago
Auditorium Annex
Association of
Spark Plug Manufacturers
B A A May Not Go to Fordham Track Meet
Dee Walsh signed with the St. Louis Americans for 1914. The B A A may skip Fordham if date conflicts with B A A Inter scholastic and New England relay finals on Feb 28. Unicorn relay team may not defend indoor title and proposed first week of March as alternative. Baltimore invitation to Johns Hopkins and Fifth Regiment joint meet on Feb 14 is unlikely to be accepted.
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Fordham College
Unicorn
New York
George W. Brown
New England
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins A. A
Fifth Regiment
A. A
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