Strike of Minor League Players Confronts Moguls
New York December 11 strike threats loom as minor league players refuse to sign Spring contracts over disability and expense clauses. International League meets at Hotel Imperial to discuss post season plans, pool funds, and a potential Jersey City team return. The league eyes an April 12 season start alongside the majors.
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International League
Hotel Imperial
David L. Fultz
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Minor Ans Clube
New Orleans
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International Leaguers
Montreal
Sam Lichtenhein
Jersey City
Barrows
Harvard Names New Captain and War Hero as Team Leader
Walter Heber Wheeler, a Harvard football standout and French Ambulance Service veteran, was unanimously elected captain of the 1917 Harvard football eleven. Wheeler, six feet three inches tall and about 190 pounds, earned the Croix de Guerre at Verdun before returning to Harvard. He previously missed parts of freshman and sophomore seasons due to injury, but regained a starter role at left tackle after joining the varsity squad.
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Boston
Walter Heber
Har- Neng
New
Wheeler
Harvard
Wartester Y
Worcester Academy
Verdun
France
Camge
Beth
Cornell
Princeton
Yale Eames
Fred Toney Fiercely Sabotages Reds Foes With Poor Season
Fred Toney, Reds ace and key staffer, born December 11, 1889, rose through Kentucky leagues before joining major leagues with the Cubs and Dodgers earlier. He faced a uneven career, showing top form with Cincinnati last season but posting a 2.28 ERA this year while sustaining a long, troubled path through baseball history.
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Fred Toney
Reds
Pasave Hia
Lestone
Sir Frederick
Jester
Kentucky
Cubs
Chicago
Louisville
Colonels
Toney
American Association
Dodgers
Redbugs
Darcy May Land in Siberian Port Instead of Chile
A Sydney writer in New York reports Les Darcy may miss America entirely. He left for Vladivostok instead of Valparaiso, with possible routes via Iquique or Viaparaiso. The letter notes the voyage could delay Darcy’s reach to the United States, possibly until January, if ever.
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New York
Les Darcey
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W. F. Corbett
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Vladivostok
Russia
Valparaiso
South America
Baker
Sydney Stadium
America
Melbourne
Express
Greatvold Pacific
Iquique
Viaparaiso
Japan Sea
World
Globe
Carpentier Could Defeat Willard, Jeannette Says
New York mulls a hypothetical bout as Georges Carpentier, European heavyweight champion, would outbox Jess Willard in ten rounds according to Joe Jeannette who once fought Carpentier in Paris. Jeannette, who once beat Carpentier in 1914, rates Carpentier as the world’s best with a flawless attack and speed, while acknowledging Willard’s reach and stamina could tilt a longer fight in Willard’s favor.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Europe
Jess” Willard
Tex” Rickard
Joe” Jeannette
Paris
Willard
Carpentier
Kilbane Aims to Meet Welsh Weigh-in Sparks Standoff
Cleveland report notes Johnny Kilbane posts a 5000 dollar forfeit to bind a bout with Freddie Welsh but demands 133 pounds ringside. Kilbane argues the weight is infeasible and predicts Welsh would not weaken himself, while Welsh is wary of concessions and higher risk with no gain.
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Freddie Welsh
Cleveland
Kilbane
Welsh
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Ivelatt
League May Give McGraw Reproof for His Remarks
New York reports on December 11 indicate the National League may discipline John McGraw for remarks about the league deciding the championship for Brooklyn. McGraw may resist a quiet punishment, while Charley Ebbets pushes to expand rosters to 22 players.
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New York
John McGrawis
Brooklyn
John
McGraw
Charley Ebbets
Baker
Philadelphia
Hemptstead
Dreyfuss
al Mamaux
Mrs. Britton
Cardinals
Charley Weeghman
Chicago
Hornsby
Weeghman
Frank Chance
Cubs
Footwear displays for Christmas at Mollans on Main Street
Mollans offers attractive artistic and comfortable footwear for all, with evening slippers, house slippers, and boudoir slippers in newest models. The shop highlights pleasing gifts for women and young folk at 1026 Main Street.
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Mollans
Rickard Aims to Lease Madison Square Garden Today
New York dispatch reports Tex Rickard awaiting a response from New York Life Insurance officials on a lease bid for Madison Square Garden. If granted to Rickard and McCracken, terms start after 130 days when deeds pass to buyers. The Madison Show Co. license remains unlikely due to a 15 day revocation clause.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Rickard
New ‘York Life Insurance* Co
Pitcher Reulbach Near End of Great Diamond Career
Veteran pitcher Big Ed Reulbach turns 34 today, born December 11, 1882 in Detroit. A storied star from St. Louis amateur clubs, he played for Sedalia, Notre Dame, Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Robins, and Newark before joining the Braves this season, finishing with seven wins and six losses. He has been notable in the Players' Fraternity and active in the athletes’ reform movements.
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Edward
Detroit
Reulbach
St. Louis
Sedalia
Notre Dame
Lawson
Cubs
Chance Machine
Brooklyn
Mr. Ebbets
Newark
Fede
Braves
Annex and Chain Tie After Dubious Game Flubs
The Annex and American Chain play a scoreless tie after numerous missed chances and key fumbles. Moshier, Baker, Nagle, Flanagan, Gordon, and Bear Gordon figure among pivotal players in a hard fought defensive battle before 4,400 paid admissions.
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Chain Co
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Gordon
Moshier
Annex
Annex Rooters
New Haven
Bakos
Baker
Nagle
Annex Boys
Chain Boys
Bear Gordon
Brown University
South America
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McCarthy
Kle
Moose
Miller
Zwack
Regina
Frechette
Jersey City Five to Meet Ribbons Tomorrow Night
Bridgeport’s Blue Ribbons must beat Jersey City in Colonial Hall to stay atop the Inter-State standings. Key players Reich Fyfe Malone and Fuller headline a night of basketball with a 8:30 p.m. main event and a preliminary.
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Blue Ribbons
Jersey City Five
Colonial Hall
Dasibury
Leavy
Jersey City Boys
Leo Malone
Skeeters
Reich
Jolly Jake Fuller
Stamford
Bridgeport
White Reich RF
Clinton _ Fyfe
Harvey Malone
C. Murray Barger
R. G. Swenson Fuller
Trading Big Men Near Pennant Finish Discussed at NL Meeting
The National League meeting opens in New York with debate over a rule banning trading or purchasing players after August 1. Percy Haughton, Braves president, pushes the measure while giants are criticized for late-season star acquisitions. Managers Huggins and Healy weigh moves as rosters loom.
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Meney
New York
Percy Haughton
Boston Braves
Giants
Industrial magnates say golf playing is detriment to business
Hartford report notes shock over proposed eliminations of golf players from managerial posts. A line from a dated article suggests long observation by capitalists indicating golfers may produce less than non golfers and that business shows signs of deterioration under the supervision of golf habitues.
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Hartford
Bridgeport Citys and Rangers Win at Soccer
Bridgeport Citys defeated New Haven 4 to 1 at the Meadows yesterday afternoon as Hunziker and Fildes led the Citys in wet conditions. In Seaside Park a state league match saw the Rangers beat the Remingtons 7 to 0 after Remingtons started with seven players and could not add more than 10 players.
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Bridgeport Citys
New Haven
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Fildes
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Rangers
Remingtons
Moakley Celebrates 53rd Birthday At Cornell Track
John Francis Moakley longtime Cornell track and cross country coach marks his fifty third birthday. His runners have won the intercollegiate cross country championship again last month demonstrating his unmatched record. Moakley has spent thirty six years as runner and coach and signed a ten year contract this year.
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Cornell
Jack
Moakley
Hill and Dale
Ithaca
Boston
Hub
Courtney He
Williams Tops season tennis rankings in United States
New York December 11 R Norris Williams 2d is the leading lawn tennis player in the country according to official United States National Lawn Tennis Association lists. William M Johnston of San Francisco is second with George M Church third and R Lindley Murray fourth. Ichiya Kumagae is fifth and Maurice E McLoughlin is not ranked in the first 100 due to data gaps. In doubles McLoughlin and Ward Dawson are ranked second behind Johnston.
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R. Norris Williams 2d
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
William M. Johnston
San Franccisco
Williams
George M. Church
R. Lindley Murray
Ichiya Kumagae
Maurice E. McLoughlin
Sumner Hardy
Pacific States Association
California
McLoughlin
Ward Dawson
W. M. Johnston
Griffin, Willis Davis Take Third in National Event
Misa Molla leads the women players. Williams is ranked first after consistent high placements since 1912. Kumagae’s name marks a novelty as no foreign player had been honored since 1397. The ranking recalls 1894 when M. Fy. Goodbody of Ireland held third place.
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Clarence J. Griffin
Church
Willis Davis
Misa Molla
Bjurstedt
Williams
Forest Hills
Kumagae
H. A. Nesbit
E. 5. Mahoney
England
M. Fy. Goodbody
Ireland
Anniversaries of Ring Battles Highlight Young Jack O'Brien
Philadelphia born Stevon John T. Hagan known as Young Jack O'Brien is celebrated on his 22nd birthday. Brother of Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, he rose from 125 pound amateur champion of the Middle Atlantic states to five years of pro ring action. Once a promising challenger, his lineage ties to ring greats and a career shadowed by a history of tough rivals and near-championship hopes.
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Stevon John T. Hagan
Young Jack O’brien
Philadelphia
Joseph F. Hagan
Jack O'Brien
Young Jack
Middle Atlantic States
O'Brien
Old Jack
Jef‘riea
Tommmy Burns
Los Angeles
Canar@ian
Stanley Ketchel
Sam Langford
Jack
Jane
CIGARMAKERS SEEK WAGE RISE AWAITS TONIGHT'S REPLY
Local 282 secretary George Hagel says cigarmakers in the city expect an immediate wage increase and may strike if rejected tonight. Billy Sunday condemns women who fondle tap dogs, and a notion that teachers could earn as much as domestic workers spreads among readers.
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George Hagelhard
Billy Sunday
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