Corbett Predicts Victory Over Jeffries in San Francisco
James J. Corbett outlined a confident path to beating Jeffries in their upcoming bout. He claimed superior ring knowledge and conditioning, noting his longer boxing career and study of tactics. Corbett described his rival’s mass and strength, and stated he would push for a decisive win as training intensifies in the lead up to the fight.
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San Francisco
Jeffries
James J. Corbett
Corbett
Jefries
Yank Kenney
Heroi Mnes
Corbett Writes Friends Ahead of Frisco Title Fight
Ex-champion Jim Corbett sends a personal letter from Alameda Cal to Denny and Johnny Kellihers in Boston. He is in fine form ahead of the world welterweight title bout in Frisco, declining to promise a win but expressing confidence and a desire to visit Boston after the fight. Also notes Jim Judge arrives in Boston for Tammany A. M. tomorrow, aiming to beat Twin Sullivan.
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Jim Corbett
Boston
Kelliher
Denny
Johnny
Jim
Frisco
New York
Corbett
Kellihers
Alameda Baths
Rob Roy
James J. Corbett
Pennsylvania
Jim Judge
The
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Johnny Mack
Judge
Twin Sullivan
Charley O'Rourke
Twin
Beacon Street
Boston Boxing Gossip and Matches Mentioned
Report notes Twin Sullivan’s return to Boston from London and a likely clash with Judge. Mentions Kid Goodman backing and possible featherweight bouts. References Hay Ward, Harry Vokes, Joe Walcott, Jack Johnson, Bob Armstrong, Denver Fd Martin, Albert Delmont, Little Johnny Sheehan, Kid McPadden, and Johnny Reagan.
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Sullivan
Judge
Twin
Boston
London
Summer Street
Hay Ward
Harry Vokes
Kid Goodman
Steve Mahoney
Musty
Ward
Vokes
Kid McPadden
Johnny Reagan
Brooklyn
Jack Dempsey
Reagan
Williamsburg
Dempsey
McAuliffe
McPadden
Dave Sullivan
I. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Americans Take a Rest
A brief notice from American regions lists cities including Washington St Louis Detroit New York and Cleveland amid a routine update. The fragmentary text notes a rest or break across states with scattered numerical marks and initials.
Games Today In American Basketball Schedule
Cleveland plays Boston in two games, Detroit faces New York, Chicago meets Philadelphia, and St. Louis contests Washington in today’s NBA card.
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Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
P.C
Doubleheader Scheduled For Boston Cleveland After Rainout
Wet grounds postponed yesterday's Boston at Cleveland game at Huntington avenue. The teams will play a double header today with the first game at 2. Hughes and Winter or Dineen will pitch for Boston and over 2500 fans received rain checks. It is also ladies day.
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Huntington Avenue
Hughes
Winter
Dineen
Boston
Washington Beats St Louis In Hard Fought Tilt
Lee pitched for Washington as fielding woes by St Louis and soft diamond aided the win. The final score shows Washington 4 and St Louis 2 with Washington capitalizing on timely hits including a two base hit by Martin and a three base hit by Robinson.
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Washington
Washngton
St. Louis
Lee
R. Dd
A. E
Burkett
Moran
Heid
Kahoe
Rob
Ittr’ge
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Nee Lam Pee Ale
Martin
Coughlin
Robinson
Doubie
Clark
Friel
Wallace
Anderson
Sudhoff
O’loughlin
Detroit Beats Griffiths 4 3 in Series Opener at New York
Detroit opened the series in New York with a 4 to 3 win over Griffith's club. Smith stole home for the winning run in the seventh as O'Connor argued with the umpire. Chesbro relieved in the ninth seeking Chesbro in the lineup. McAllister doubled Crawford tripled Barrett contributed a sacrifice. Donovan issued two walks and Chesbro struck out five. Attendance reached 842.
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Detroit
Griffith
Smith
O'Connor
Chesbro
Dswole Ia Ivecan
McAllister
Crawford
Barrett
Donovan
Conroy
O’connor
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Keeler
Seat
Yeager
Two games today at Huntington avenue with Cleveland as attraction
Two games today mark the first sea son at Huntington avenue featuring Cleveland and their mascot Petie Mullin. Lajoie’s crew aims to break even in the current series while fans await the Playfairs next showdown with the Norfolks of Dorchester.
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Lajoie
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Cleveland Bunch
Larry
Playfairs
Norfolks
Dorchester
Aniel Barry
Cottage Street
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Tenney
Nationals
Collins
Smart
Goodwin
O’brien
McEanany
Burke
Lynn
Stahl
Chick
Ban Johnson
Schedules And Substitutions In Boston Bicycle Meet
George Leander cannot race Saturday at Revere track and Jimmy Moran substitutes. Joe Nelson faces Basil de Guichard and Nat Butler in motor paced race at Charles River Park with Hoffmann driving pace. Hoffmann challenges Champion to a $100 side motor race as he aims to beat Walthour records. Bennie Munroe substitutes for Nelson in Friday’s pace at Gately meet with Simeon de Guichard Leander as opponents. Bob Schultz on White Ghost and Jimmy Hunter on Red Devil will ride a pursuit motor race. Champion aims to break 53.845 seconds. A letter for W J C is at the office.
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Charles River Park
George Leander
Bobby Walthour
Revere
Leander
Jimmy Moran
Moran
Joe Nelson
Basile Guichard
Nat Butler
Bennie Munroe
Simeon
de Guichard
Bob Schultz
Jimmy Hunter
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No. BR. F. Kelsey
State Street
Boston
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Promoted in Boston Daily Post
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It lists symptoms such as back pain dizziness and urinary issues and invites readers to request a free sample and pamphlet by mail from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Manchester 2 Concord 0 in New Hampshire game
Manchester earned a 2 to 0 victory over Concord in New Hampshire. Leith and McCarthy pitched well with Leith getting better support. A running catch by Murray in center field highlighted the afternoon as Manchester played the stronger ball.
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Concord
N. H
Manchester
Leith
McCarthy
Murray
Nashua Defeated 14 to 0 by Lowell in Lowell
Lowell blanked Nashua 14 to 0 as Nashua committed seven errors in the first two innings. Notable: Merritt and Vail with two base hits. Graham with a three-base hit. Pitchers Cross and Vail combined for the shutout with 6 strikeouts. Attendance about 400.
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Lowell
Nashua
Cowal
Vail
Merritt
Graham
McLaughlin
Lake
McLean
Pastor
Cross
Gokey
Hickey
Voorhees
R. B
Hafford
C’ P’r
Cassidy
Bigbie
Jordan
Iake
Ash
Grant
Wilson
L'n
Labelle
Conn
Daum
Barry Wins Tight Return Against Old Teammates in Eight
Barry, just released by Lawrence, drove in the decisive run in the eighth inning to edge his former teammates 2 to 1. Lawrence tallied two runs, Conroy hit a homer, and Barry and Bernard stole bases as Bunyon and Beard pitched. Attendance 400 at Haverhill.
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Barry
Lawrence
Bunyon
PUA Porn Cos Secas Bees
Conroy
Bernard
Valdois
Beard
Mit
Richardson
Coveney
Langton
Iking
Haverhill Lawrence
Stroh
O'Hara
Chapman
O' Reilly
B'knam
Murph
Berry
Murphy
Hartt
Rich’son
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Klobedanz
Willie Wins The Bigelow Cup At Cohasset Yacht Races
The Cohasset regatta committee set handicaps for the Alanson Bigelow Jr Cup dispute between Harold C. Cousens's Willie and A. A. Hastings's Edith. In the contested race Edith led in 53 minutes 30 seconds, Willie 55 minutes, and after a 2 minutes 15 seconds allowance for Willie the Willie yacht wins the cup.
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Willie
Cohasset
Edith
Pirates Easy for Nationals
National team victory described with scattered score figures and team names including Boston Pittsburgh Cincinnati New York Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia in a concise sports brief. Contains multiple standings-like numbers and occasional team abbreviations from an era newspaper.
Postone at Pittsburg Philadelphia at St Louis
A sports schedule snippet lists Postone at Pittsburg, Philadelphia at St Louis, Brooklyn at Chicago, and New York at Cincinnati, indicating upcoming matchups with each pairing.
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Postone
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Boston Beats Pittsburg in Series Opener at Exposition Park
Malarkey and the Boston lineup toppled Pittsburg led by star pitching from Emslie and key defensive plays by Wagner and Moran. Boston capitalized on early errors, racking up four runs in the first inning and adding four more in the ninth as Pittsburg failed to recover.
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Boston
AB. R
Dexter
Cooley
Oreee
Stanley
Carney
Moran
Abbaticchio
Sen
Greminger
Aubrey
Seeee
Malarkey
Pittsburg
E. Beaumont
Sebring
Wagner
Bransfield
Leach
Ritchey
A Kruger
Smith
Wilhelm
Kennedy
Pittsburgee
Brooklyn Wins In 18th Inning In Chicago
Brooklyn defeats Chicago 6 to 4 in 18 innings after a wild throw by Garvin and two outs with two men on. Attendance 1400 as long game features four double plays and late scoring by Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Tinker
Garvin
Cook
Dobbs
Ritter
Jordan
Chance
Casey
Evers
Fevers
Slagle
Meneefee
Cincinnati Beats New York In Sixth Inning Rally
Cincinnati bunched hits in the sixth inning to defeat New York. Hahn allowed scattered hits while Taylor took the loss. Notable moment included two-base hits by Beckley and Kelley and three-base hits by Bowerman and Bresnahan.
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Taylor
Hahn
New York
Donlin
Browne
S'amour
V’halt
Dolanrf
McGann
Beckley
Mertes
Steinfet
Bass
Daly
Bres‘han
Kelley
OlGilbert
Bergen
Bowerm
Bowerman
Bresnahan
Steinfeldt
Gilbert
Zabb
Bases Cincinnati 8 New York 9 Wild Pitches
The game ended with Cincinnati scoring 8 and New York 9. Taylor threw two wild pitches. Umpire was O Day. Attendance reached 3000.
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Cincinnati
New York
Taylor
Philadelphia Beats St Louis 6 to 4 in Baseball Showdown
Philadelphia notched a 6 to 4 win over St Louis as Wolverton made a late spectacular catch. Attendance reached 2300 with Donovan Gleason Titus leading the offense and Sparks winning pitching over Brown.
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ST. Louis
Philadelphia
Wolverton
Phila Pere
Oo Thomas
Farrell
Gleason
Donovan
Woltoen
Smoot
Keister
Barclay
Thugs
Burke
O Barry
Hackett
Q Hulswitt
Demont
T.O' Neill
Zimmer
Brown
Sparks
M.O Neill
Peckham Associates Form East Boston Dory Club
Tomorrow evening the Peckham Associates of East Boston meet at Joseph McPhee's office to form a permanent organization named for Joseph Peckham. The club will promote small boat sailing and dories, a unique venture among Boston Harbor yacht clubs. McPhee offers a floating boathouse for interim use until a permanent home is built.
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Peckham Asociates
East Boston
Joseph McPhee
Jeffries
Joseph Peckham
Dories
Boston Harbor
Dory
McPhee
Beaumont of Pittsburg First Big Leaguer to Hit 100
Clarence Beaumont the Pittsburg outfielder becomes the first major league player to reach 100 base hits this season. He hit his 101st hit on Thursday in Pittsburg, finishing ahead of Wagner who has 99. Keeler of Brooklyn previously set the mark in 1902 and Beaumont now tops that record by about a week.
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Clarence Peaumont
Pittsburgs
Clarence Beaumont
Pittsburg
Beaumont
Waener
Wagner
William Keeler
Brooklyns
Keeler
Renewal of Baseball War Seen After Cincinnati Peace
National and American leagues likely to renew fierce rivalry next season as five league magnates meet at the Hoffman House. Key figures include Pulliam Potter Van Der Horst Hanlon Dreyfuss Bush Soden and Billings. Plans aim to raid the American league for stars and bolster Philadelphia and Brooklyn.
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Giants
Hoffman House
Pulliam
Nationals
President Potter
Philadelphia
Harry van der Horst
Ned Hanlon
Brooklyn
Barney Dreyfuss
Pittsburg
John 1. Bush
Messrs. Soden and Billings
Boston
George Davis
Cincinnati
American League
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