Manila Tour Thrills Baseball Party in Manila Bay Visit
A world tourists group arrives in Manila aboard the St Albans thrilling fans with American pride. General J Franklin Bell greets them and throws first pitch as White Sox beat visiting team 2 to 1 in a crowd paying peak prices for seats.
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John J. McGraw
Manila
Tropics
St. Albans
Dewey
Hong Kong
Madras
Manila Bay
St. Louis
Ted Sullivan
Harry Sparro
J. Franklin Bell
United States
Philippines
United States Army
Mother Land
General Bell
Jack Bliss
White Sox
Antipolo
Society of Manila
Gossip for Motorists paints a busy future for repair and cars
An icy spell has damaged auto paint, boosting demand for repairs. Packard Motor Car Company offers bargains at 1659 Commonwealth Avenue with Packard guarantee. Cadillac announces a Detroit training school for mechanics 18 and up, tracing to Henry Leland and 1907 aims to train high skill workers in engineering and practical skills.
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Packard Motor Car Company
Commonwealth Avenue
Packard
A. J L. Danforth
Cadillac Automobile Company
Boston
Detroit
Cadillac
Henry M. Leland
Cadillac Company
Cadillac School
Harvard Dominates Coast Relays and Irish-American Plans
The account praises Harvard coach Winsor for shaping a top defense and notes strong performances by Baier and Hedlund. It covers Coast games relay events, two mile match races, and efforts to pair Crimson and Tricorn in upcoming Irish-American games while detailing management of the B A A games by Colonel Billings and others.
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Hobey Baker
Harvard
Winsor
Messrs. Baier
George Brown
Crimson
Mechanics’ Hall
Irvington Street
Jim Sullivan
Aa Ag Us
Wes
A. A
Lill
Boston College
Caples
Rhode Island
Colonel Billings
Aasas
Harry Cornish
John Graham
Cornish
Busy athletic season ahead with coast games and championships
Athletic followers and officials anticipate a busy season as coast games finish, followed by Irish American and B A A games, New England championships, and schoolboy contests. The article notes the rush of events across multiple circuits.
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New England
Wrestlers Clash in Championship Debate and Sprint Tips
The letter discusses a wrestling match between Aberg and Ehrler with dispute over championship status and barred holds. It asks if a 50 second quarter would fare in a novice 440 event and suggests chasing the novice prize. It notes Waldeck Zbyszko, brother of Stanislaus Zbyszko, as winner of Paris international wrestling tournament.
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Aberg
Ehrler
Tom Halpin
Two Mile Chess Match Ends In Dead Heat For Kolehmainen Kiviat
New York January 2 Cries of fake and frame up greeted the finish of the two mile race between Hannes Kolehmainen and Apel Kiviat at the Fourth Company Thirtieth Regiment games. Time 10 54 5 for the distance suggested off form or lack of effort. Kolehmainen weighed heavy and suffered a cold. Kiviat had a boils inside his nostril.
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South Boston
Tom Halpin
Colonel Pfaff
Halpin
New York
Hannes Kolehmainen
Apel Kiviat
Thirtieth Regiment
Kiviat
Kolehmainen
George Bonhag
Alfred Shrubb
Kramer
Cincinnati
Redland Field
Polo Grounds
Washington Heights Bank
Giants
Reds
Hank
Frank Bancroft
Bonnie
Official Scores of Revolver Meet in New York
The seventh and eighth matches of the United States Revolver Association telegraph tournament report scores for Providence Seattle St. Louis Citizens Spokane Springfield Manhattan Columbus Dallas Osborn Portland Denver Boston Portsmouth Olympia Baltimore and other entrants with several forfeits and close totals.
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New York
United States Revolver
Association Telegraph
Providence
Seattle
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Osborn
Manhattan
Denver
Dallas
Portsmouth
Portland
Balimore
Boston
Pittsburg
Finish Match at Grand Opera House
Karl Lemle the Bohemian wrestler will face Ernest Bergman the German heavyweight in a finish match at the Grand Opera House Thursday night. The match is catch-as-catch-can best two of three falls with Bergman improving since a year ago and Lemle confident of victory under trainer Jack Butler.
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Karl Lemle
Ernest Bergman
Grand Opera House
Bergman
Dr. Roller
Gready
Lemle
Baseball Rests on Solid Basis
The article surveys rapid winter changes in baseball with a new Federal league challenging established clubs. It notes rising player salaries, costly stadium investments, and big profits for some owners while highlighting the system of sharing gate receipts. It mentions Ty Cobb and Frank Chance in salary and ownership talks and cites looming growth beyond current stadiums.
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Federal League
Polo Grounds
New York
Wickets
Brooklyn
Ned Hanlon
Frank
Murphy
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Detroit
Outlaws
Mr. Navin
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Triangular race planned for Princeton oarsmen
Princeton manager F W Gardner announced arrangements for a triangular regatta with Cornell and Yale to be held on Lake Cayuga in Ithaca on May 23. The second triangular event in May also features a May 9 race against Columbia and Pennsylvania at Princeton. Freshman crew invited to race Yale’s Tiger cubs on May 9 at Lake Carnegie. details pending.
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Princeton
N. J
F. W. Gardner
Cornell
Yale
Lake Cayuga
Ithaca
Prinnceton
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Tiger Cubs
Lake Carnegie
Wolgast May Be Near Complete Comeback
The New York Evening Telegram reports that Ad Wolgast may return to challenge the champion after his victory over Joe Rivers. If Wolgast keeps up the form shown against Rivers, a top division return seems likely, with Rivers needing to be in top condition.
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Ad Wolgast
Joe Rivers
James R. Crowell
New York Evening Telegram
Wolgast
Rivers
Ritchie
Melrose High Wins Hockey Tie Break. Leads League
Melrose High School defeated Somerville High at the Arena to break the longstanding interscholastic hockey league tie and take the lead with a clean slate. Melrose’s forwards Wanamaker Sterling and Paisley impressed, while Somerville relied on Downey and the Robertson brothers, but could not prevent Melrose from seizing first place.
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Somerville High
Melrose High School
Downey
Harry Robertson
Jim
Somerville
Harry
Melrose High
Rindge
Arlington Fligh
Arlington Jligh
Cambridge
Frosty turnout at Boston hockey meet spurs thin schedule
A weathered Boston Arena gathering drew representatives from Mechanic Arts High Dorchester High English High Boston Latin Newton High Brookline High Cambridge Latin and Everett High as a school hockey meet skated on paper with few bookings. The revised schedule lists matches from January 28 to February 21 including Boston College High as an opponent.
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Malden High
Boston English High
Malden
Mickey Roche
Roche
English High
Gately
Cambridge High
Latin
Southboro
St. Mark's
Boston College High
Charlestown Evening Centre
Brookline
Boston Latin Seven
Brookline High
Chelsea High
Mechanic Arts High
Chelsea
Dorchester High
Brighton High
Franklin Field
Dorchester
Newton High
Franklin
Dean Academy
St. John’s Prep
Salem High
Danvers
Stoneham High School
Brae Burn
Boston
B. I
Andover
Harvard
Fxeter
Crimson
Boston Latin
Cambridge Latin
Everett High
Everett High to Form Hockey Team This Winter
Everett High plans a hockey squad for the coming winter with a schedule under Manager Sullivan. The seven were at a recent Arena meeting and the team is expected to compete with the football and baseball outfits. Captain Hersey has issued a call for candidates.
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Liverett High
Sullivan
Everett High
Hersey
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JUMY
McGraw
John J. M’graw
Charles S. Derham
Merchant Prince
Old Town
Francis Burton Harrison
Petts-Vogel Co
Washington Street
Mass
Mitchell May
William H. Gray
Gray & Davis, Inc
Mr. Gray
Arthur
Freddie Burns
Barron
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Burns
Bart Sullivan
Holy Cross
Kelly
Back Bay Club
Starvard
New Haven
Oscar Hedlund
Hedlund
Dafebys Hor Sport
B. B. Osthues
Matty
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Fingland
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago Nationals
Sporting
Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Cie
Paty
Taft
Chicago Cubs
Mr. Taft
Chance
Melrose
Wanamaker
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Paisley
Nowell
St. John’s
Stoneham
ELCHO
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