Johnson eyes Gotch clash for titles and publicity
Chicago dispatch reports Jack Johnson offered $30,000 to wrestle Frank Gotch in Salt Lake City with plans to defeat Gotch and claim both champion titles, aiming for April or May wresting and a July boxing bout with Flynn. Publicity-driven announcements and training moves follow as the sport world watches.
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Frank Gotch
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Pat Powers
New York
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Mild Weather Delays City Skating
Mild weather ends three days of good skating as a warm spell melts ice surfaces. Pools of water cover streets and arenas, delaying activity until a sudden drop in temperature. Enthusiasts endure wet feet while the rest wait for better conditions.
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Conquer Japan With Baseball Bats Authorized
General Leonard Wood authorized an officer and nine enlisted men from the Philippines to go to Japan to conquer that country not with muskets but with baseball bats. The trip hinges on permission for landing and is a return engagement after Tokio University games in the Philippines.
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Japan
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Philippines
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Cambridge Latin and Boston Latin Meet on Franklin Field Rink
Cambridge Latin and Boston Latin hockey teams were set to meet at Franklin Field amid doubt on whether the game would be played The Cantabs have shown stronger form through practice while Boston Latin has had fewer games The day also features relay trials for the High School of Commerce track team and other interschool matches with prominent local schools and organizers.
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College Stars Put On Burlesque Hockey At Boston Arena
Former college athletes and Boston clubmen stage a charity ice carnival feature a burlesque hockey game between the Has Beens and the Come Backs led by Arnold Lawson and H. A. Stiles. Exhibitions include Miss Edith Rotech, Mrs. Channing Frothingham, and Professor Fritz Schmidt with comic skating, trick routines, and a staged game of come back using a basketball and brooms.
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Boston Arena
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Winchester
H. A. Stiles
Brea-Burn
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Channing Frothingham
Fritz Schmidt
Jim Green
Peanut’ Dutton
Rollie Zieder Signs for Chicago Amer Club
Chicago baseball reports Rollie Zieder of the Chicago American League club signed a contract for the coming season. The deal confirms Zieder as part of the team roster ahead of the next campaign.
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Haddock Fleet Supplies Largest One Day Stock Since Summer
A busy wharf reports a large fleet arriving with the biggest haddock intake in a day since last summer. The new schooner Grueby completed a five day maiden trip in southeast Georges Bank waters. A missing crewman from Governor Foss, John Olsen, 44, of Gloucester, disappeared during trawling 15 miles southeast of Cape Cod Highlands amid a snow storm while Captain Fred Thompson searched all night.
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Yale Captain Beats Tigers In Last Second Basket
Yale captain Jim Reilly won a thriller against Princeton with a last second basket on a foul. The tie game ended as time expired with Reilly scoring. Swihart and Riddell led Yale while Uhl and DeWitt featured for Princeton. Attendance 1550 at New Haven.
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Thorpe
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Stars Enter Cadets Meet at Columbus Avenue Armory
The First Corps Cadets host a major indoor meet at the Columbus avenue armory this Saturday night. Harvard and the B A A will field strong lines in open events and relays as tryouts begin for the Crimson and freshman squads. The program emphasizes military events and marks the last Armory meet before alterations for mortars reduce floor space.
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Connie Mack Mother Reported Dying in Philadelphia
Mrs Catherine McGillicuddy, mother of Connie Mack manager of the Athletics, is said to be dying at her son’s home in Philadelphia with no hope for recovery. A bedside message stated death was momentarily expected.
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Cornelius McGillicuddy
Connie Mack
Hutchins Advances to State Squash Final In Thrilling Semi
Constantine Hutchins the state squash champion qualified for the semi finals of the Massachusetts Squash Racquet Association individual championship at the B A A. He defeated K L Lindsey in three straight games 15 9 15 9 15 2. Lindsey showed flashes but could not counter Hutchins service and returns.
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K. L. Lindsey
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Clarke Picks Red Sox Headlining 1930s Boston Outlook
Clarke Griffith of the Washingtons doubts the Athletics will win another American league pennant. He predicts the Boston Red Sox may finish on top this year and plans to test many young players in spring practice.
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Waive on Reulbach McIntire By Chicago Club
Chicago National League club president Murphy announced waivers were received from the National and American leagues on pitchers Ed Reulbach and Harry McIntire.
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Fate of Cubs twirlers in doubt amid trades and retirements
The report outlines uncertainty over Cubs pitchers with McIntire blamed by Chance for decline as he struggles to master a curve ball. West Side fans mourn Mordecai Brown as he repeats he is done. احتم
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Massachusetts Auto Club Ball Promises Big Night
The Massachusetts Automobile Show group plans a grand ball at Paul Revere Hall on Tuesday evening February 13. Speculation centers on A. R. Pardington as the likely new chairman of the contest board of the American Automobile Association. New Yorkers complain of traffic police and a temporary cold snap at Madison Square Garden.
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New York Sun
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