O'Brien named secretary and GM of New York club
Joseph D. O Brien, ex American Association president, chosen by John T. Brush to be secretary and general manager of the New York National Baseball Club. He will travel to New York in May for a debut at a National League meeting. The move follows a storied career in Milwaukee politics and baseball amid shifting league leadership and ownership strategies.
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Milwaukee
Joseph D. O Brien
American Association
John T. Brush
New York National Baseball Club
New York
O'Brien
A. A
Milwaukee Life Insurance
Wisconsin State Senate
American Associacy
Charles Havener
Mil‘ee Baseball
Og the
Havenor
Camoe
Ole
O’brien
National League
Bac
Chivington
Jebomas
New Zork Club
New York Club of
Philadelphia
Charles Dooin
Dooin
Chicago Cubs
Miner Brown
Chicago
Fogel
Cub
Brooklyn
Boston
Horace Fogel
Abtal
Brown May Fight Longer Bouts In Near Future
Boxing notes discuss Brown possibly extending bouts while illness delays his light welterweight campaign for months. Welsh may face Packey, McFarland, or Wolgast, with weight limits a sticking point. Hogan vs Brown teased for December as two top lightweights are jockeying for title chances amid long-distance plans and trainer Dan Morgan’s matchmaking strategy. Brown’s heart and stamina praised by a physician amid questions about long bouts.
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Ad Wolgast
England
Cfaoe
Ckey
Freddie Welsh
Welsh
McFarland
Packey
Wolit
Pacific
Willie Ritchie
Eran Murphy
K. C. Brown
Mokey
Hogan
K. O. Brown
New York
Brown
Dan Morgan
Own
Saidien
Morgan
Wolmast
Attell to Face Hogan in One Round Boxing Bout
Abe Attell and One Round Hogan prepare for a December 18 showdown at Madison Avenue Athletic Club, New York. Hogan must weigh 123 pounds at 6 o clock as Attell, backed by California youth, aims to showcase boxing pyrotechnics in a bout likened to the Wells-Attell classic.
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Abe Attell
Hogan
Madison A. C
New York
Abie
Long Island
California
Wells-Attell
Able
Attell
Abe
Young Cohen Set for Biz Mackay Bout Friday Night
Young Cohen trains at Sokol hall with a crowd watching as he prepares for a ten round clash with Biz Mackay tomorrow night. Mackay rests at Capt. Bond's in Stratford and insists he is in peak form. Jimmy Clinton faces Irish O'Brien in six rounds, Toots Slattery meets Knocko Kelly, and Kid Perrone battles Young Curley in four rounds. Referee Terry Lee and announcer Harry Whiting will oversee the evening.
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Cohen
Sokol Hall
Biz Mackay
Mack Iss
Capt. Bond
Stratford
Jimmy Clinton
Irish O'Brien
Toots Slattery
Knocko Kelly
Toots
Kid Perrone
Young Curley
Terry Lee
Harry Whiting
Boxing Week in New York Prominent Matches Listed
James J. Corbett lists key boxing bouts scheduled in New York City for December 11 to 16. December 11 features Jack Goodman versus Young Ahearn and Tommy Houck versus Frankie Pass both in lightweights. Other matches include Leach Cross vs Cy Smith and Joe Coster versus Willie Jones among lightweights and featherweights across several clubs.
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James J. Corbett
New York City
Jack Goodman
Young Ahearn
Empire A. C
Tommy Houck
Frankie Pass
Willie Howard
Willie Beecher
Shamrock A. C
Tom Kennedy
Jack McFarland
New Star
A C
Sailor Burke
Billy Guick
Royale A. C
Joe Coster
Willie Jones
Irving A. C
Tommy Maloney
Jack Dorman
Malvern A. C
Leach Cross
K. C. Brown
Bxony Smith
New York
Dual title chase heats up in boxing notes
Sport notes highlight Mike Gibbons pursuing the middleweight crown while Abe Attell targets the featherweight title. Attell to face One Round Hogan at Madison A C on December 18. Also, preparations complete for the annual six day bicycle race set to start at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.
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New York
Mike Gibbons
Abe Attell
Hogan
Madison A. C
Walter Camp All American Eleven Chosen by UPI Early
The United Press secured Walter Camp's All American team a day ahead of rivals. Camp's selections are highly regarded as final in the football world. The sporting public awaited Yale related details from the Yale events.
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The
United Press
Walter Camp
Sporting
Fepublic
Yale
Spalding Elected Yale Captain for 1912 Eleven
Jesse Spalding of Chicago was chosen Yale captain for 1912 after a tight contest with Walter Camp Jr. and four candidates. Spalding, 22, 6 ft 1 in, 165 lb, starred as right halfback this season and served as Hill School captain. Election held in Yale gym trophy room with 22 votes, presided by Arthur Howe, noted as unanimous.
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Jesse Spalding
Chicago
Yale
Spalding
Walter Camp, Jr
Walter Camp
Holliday Philbin
Douglas Bomeisler
Camp
Bomeister
Princeton
Brown
Harvard
Hift School
Pottstown
Hill School
Ollock
Arthur Howe
A. Howe
J. Spalding
T. P. Francis
H. E. Perry
S. W. Anderson
D.L. Dunn
W. Camp, Jr
B. F. Avery
H. N. Merritt
R. I. Loree
D. G. Tomlinson
Strenuous Football Debates Across Western Colleges
Walter Camp and peers clash with A A Stagg over evolving rules while Western cities debate professionalism in college football. Minnesotan and Wisconsin incidents unfold with Moll accusations and contract proof. Wisconsin plans seven tough games against Lawrence Northwestern Indiana Minnesota Chicago and Nebraska, aiming for a heavy schedule similar to Penn's. The piece mocks the All America team as a hot air eleven and notes Steffens’ confession role in McNamara cases.
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Walter Camp
Percy D. Haughton
Carl E. Wiliams
Tom Shévilin
Foster Sanford
A. A. Stagg
Williams
Wisconsin-Minnesota
Pickering
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Keckie
Blay Ball
Bloomington
Hammond
Ind
Lafayette
Chicago
Harry Moll
University of Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Illinois
Northwestern
Indiana
Nebraska
Muhlenberg
Carlisle
Vanderbilt
McCann Poised to Leave Bridgeport Club Saga
Waterbury report hints Gene McCann may not manage Bridgeport next season with offers from an Eastern league club and a possible scouting role for the New York Americans. Art Nichols, Waterbury outfielder, seeks Bridgeport job but fans doubt his fit. Dan O’Neil contemplates selling as franchise value lies in a downturn. McCann states he plans to return to Bridgeport, dismissing Nichols as unlikely and emphasizing a focus on younger players.
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Wagner
Naugatuck Valley
Waterbury
Gene McCann
Bridgeport
McCann
New York Americans
Waterbury American
Art Nichols
Nichols
Dan O'Neil
O'Neil
Brass City
Dan
Mike Finn
Atlantic Hotel
Hartsel Leaves Athletics for Toledo in American Association
Hartsel, veteran of the Athletics, is sold to the Toledo club of the American Association and is expected to become its manager. Paddy Livingston also moves from Philadelphia to Cleveland, where Harry Davis has taken charge, with Livingston seeking a role under Davis.
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Philadelphia
Topsy” Hartsel
Champion Athletics
Connie Mack
Toledo
American Association
Hartsel
Paddy
Livingston
Cleveland Club
Harry Davis
Harry
Cleveland
Davis
Connie Mack Plans for New Boxmen and Pitchers
Connie Mack lays out a 1912 plan to build a stronger Philadelphia Athletics pitching staff and catching corps. He will keep veteran Ira Thomas and Jack Lapp, add Ben Egan, and promote young arms Brown Bonner Houck and Gipe to compete in spring training in Texas. The roster aims to protect infielders Baker Barry Collins McInnes and add an extra outfielder while preparing for Eddie Plank’s retirement. A separate item notes a Fairmount A A meeting at 1070 Hancock Avenue tonight with important business on the agenda.
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Philadelphia
San Antonio
Mackmen
Connie Mackony
Joe Cannon
Trogan
Ira Thomas
Owl
Jack Lapp
Ben Egan
Baltimore
Paddy Livingston
Cleveland
Harry Davis
Baker
Barry
Collins
McInnes
Connie
Mack
Bender
Coombs
Morgan
Plank
Eddie
Lone Star Trail
Brown
Gipey Bonner
Houck
Gipe
Vernon Club
Bonner
Spokane
Vean Gregg
Kohinoor
Fairmounts
Houd
Jennings to Leave Hospital This Week
Hughey Jennings, convalescing from injuries after the accident, plans to sign a contract to pilot the Tigers next season at 18000 dollars before leaving the State hospital. Visitors included Ned Hanlon and Jim Corbett as Rev. P. J. Lynott recuperates, though Jennings expects to stay through week’s end.
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Scranton
Tigers
Hughey Jennings
State Hospital
Navine
Detroit
Jennings
Ned Hanlon
Baltimore
Hughey
Diamond
Jim ‘Corbett
Hanlon
Corbett
Reno
Jeffries
Johnson
Corett
Rev. P. J. Lynott
Port Jervis
Boxing Notes From The Ring: Morrow, Mantell And More
Boxing news from the era covers Howard Morrow of Syracuse seeking a meet with Walter Coffey and possible white middleweight challengers, plus Mantell illness and Ryan coaching Morrow. It notes Joe Jeannette’s upcoming bouts with Nat Dewey in Chattanooga and Mantell in Brooklyn, with a benefit for Eddie Lenny. Also mentions Abe Attell eyed for South Bend match, Billy Allen signing for Toronto, and varied other bouts across New York and Canada.
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Howard Morrow
Syracuse
Walter Coffey
New York
Morrow
Frank Mantell
Tommy Ryan
Ryan
Jimmy Clabby
Jack Dillon
Larry English
Tommy Quill
South Bend
Ind
Abe Attell
Charlie White
Johnny Conlon
Poli’s Theatre vaudeville bill draws record crowds this week
Poli's Afternoon and evening audiences reward a top vaudeville lineup led by Billie Reeves in A Night in an English Music Hall. The Six Musical Spillers perform from opera to rag time, Marguerite Starr charms with songs, Tom Kyle & Co present an amusing widow sketch, W S Dickinson stars as The Ex Justice of the Peace, Nevins & Howood stage a quirky dance, H Lawton opens as a premier jugler, all contributing to unprecedented demand and high praise from Bridgeport crowds.
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Poli’s
Billie ‘Reeves
Spillers
Bridgeport
Marguerite Starr
Comedienne
Tom Kyle & Co
Dickinson
Nevins & Howood
H. Lawton
Public utilities commission rules on public records
Hartford hearing notes that only the commission findings from accidents are public records and available for inspection while detailed statements and exhibits are preserved on file. The article also advertises Max Buechler’s Fairfield jewelry store with Christmas stock and a prompt invitation to visit the shop for holiday gifts.
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Hartford
Public Utilities
Commission
Conf Ice
Buechler
Max Buechler
Fairfield Avenue
PARK THE DOCTOR DE LUXE COMES TO THE PARK TONIGHT
The Park presents Doctor De Luxe tonight with Ralph and original company in a celebrated comedy of happiness noted for beauty, songs, and athletic performance. Billie Burke appears Saturday in Tie Runaway, a French comedy. Dante’s Inferno comes Tuesday and Wednesday in a grand, multi-scene film production with music and effects. The Faun with Willam Faversham joins the lineup as well.
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Ralph
Doctor de Luxe
Billie Burke
Bellie Burke
Eighee Pepier
Paris
Oldvy
Miss Burke
Monopo
Ugolino
Tower of Pisa
Wierod
Ephialtes
Anteos
City of
Dis
Styx
Virgi Ane
Dante
Acheeron
Beatrice
Virgil
Daunte
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Joe Jeannette
Nat Dewey
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Mantell
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Smith
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Ont
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Kid Alberts
Olympic Club
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Willie Lewis
Thornton
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Deceember
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Joe Mandot
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Ward Knoblauch
Pride Dee
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