Chase Appeals as Baseball Trades Stir Big Interest
Chase resigns as Yankees manager amid high demand from several clubs. Rumors say Griffith offered Wal Johnson and Jack Knight for Chase while Washington pursues Gardner. Wolverton resists trading Chase, who left the USPaxerin office willingly. Calls for resolution include Jimmy Callahan’s Sox bid and other clubs showing interest despite mixed reception.
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Chase
Yankees
Harry Wolver
New York
Griffith
Washington
Wal Johnson
Jack Knight
Gardner
Wolverton
A . Chase
Uspaxerin
Mrettie
Chaze
Jimmy Callahan
Sox
Attell and Kilbane Set for Featherweight Title Fight
Abraham Attell will defend his featherweight title against Johnny Kilbane in Los Angeles on Washington's Birthday. The 20 round bout, with a referee’s decision, will weigh in at ringside and determine the champion. Attell expected to earn around $5,000 plus gate receipts. Kilbane seeks to upset the champ and claim the crown.
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Gentrate
Washington
Ope
Abraham Attell
Erid
Johnny Kilbane
Cal
Attell
Abie
Harvard Football Schedule Prospects in 1912 Season
In Boston area chatter 1912 Harvard football plans surface with Vanderbilt and Trinity discussions. Vanderbilt listed as potential Crimson substitute, Trinity undefeated from Conn and Michigan eyed for Nov matchups. Harvard may fix Nov 2 Soldiers Field dates and Nov 16 Harvard Yale clash, with Felton and Wendell as possible team leader candidates amid ongoing squad study.
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Princétonz
Soldiers’ Field
Eith- Hale
Vanderbilt
Mouth
Harvard
Felton
Wendell
Mineat
Gardner
Beermont Eleven Disbands After Varied Season
Beermont Eleven has disbanded following a mixed season as Fairmount football team pursues a comeback. One defeat noted, bets centered on Betts' sundown photo session at 11:20 a.m. amid local sports chatter.
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Fairmount
Chas E
Betts
Hartford Loses Claim To Powers
In a Connecticut Baseball League arbitration decision, William Powers is awarded to Kewanee after Hartford contested his service claim. The case traced Powers from Holyoke to Hartford before arbitration sided with Kewanee. New Bedford wins Lefty McDonald from the disputed clubs.
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Hartford
How Mike Gibbons Learned To Fight
Boxing fans seek the rise of Mike Gibbons from obscurity in St. Paul to New York acclaim. Born in St. Paul he learned boxing at the YMCA with Eddie Reddy, turned pro after 1907, and defeated or outboxed early rivals before facing Jimmy Clabby, Lang, and Sherman as his fame grew.
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Mike Gibbons
Gibbons
New York
Sporting Fraternity
St. Paul
Great Northern Railroad
Eddie Reddy
Reddy
Jimmy Clabby
Clabby
Hillard Lang
Lang
Middle West
New Preres
Billy Sherman
Polo A. C
Daley Crowned World Three Cushion Champion in Close Finale
New York December 14 John Daley proclaimed world champion three cushion billiardist after a dramatic rally last night defeating Alfred De Oro 150 to 148 for the title and a 500 purse. Boston December 14 bantamweight Jimmy Walsh battles Jimmy Kilbane of Cleveland in their second meeting with weighing in at 122 pounds ringside. Pat McLintyre arranged the bout.
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New York
John Daley
Alfred de Oro
Boston
Jimmy Walsh
Jimmy Kilbane
Cleveland
That City
Pat Mclintyre
Kid Kilroy Meeting Set Tonight by Lincoln Building
Kid Staples calls for a 7 30 PM meeting with Kid Kilroy in front of the Lincoln building. Cleveland women form a 30 cents egg club urging boycotts as eggs rise to 50 cents and demand a price drop.
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Kid Kilroy
Kid Staples
Lincoln Building
Cleveland
Baseball Trades and Cuban Contracts Stir N.Y. Ink
Manager Jack Zeller buys Springfield outfielder Humphries from Brooklyn for 300 dollars while Brooklyn laughs at the price and Ebbetts looks on. Rochester acquires five players including Klepfer Blair and Lekvelt as big league clubs circle. Press notes Reds bolster Cuban talent Almeida and Marsans amid Havana chatter and a wary visit from the Reds.
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Wagner
Jack Zeller
Springfield
Humphries
Brooklyn
Ebbetts
John Ganzel
Rochester
New York
Klepfer
Blair
New York Americans
Washington
Lekvelt
Wid Conroy
Dolly Gray
Hartford
Cincinnati Times
Rafael Almeida
Armando Marsans
Cincinnati
Cain
Herrmann
Havana
Redg
Phil ¥Es
Habaneros
Howard Gould's Prize Cockerel Wins Gold Medal at Show
Bridgeport poultry judges awarded prizes across many classes, highlighting Howard Gould's white wyandotte as the gold medal winner in the best cockerel category. Bridgeport exhibitors shared in numerous awards with a strong showing in pigeons, turbits, puffers, and wyandottes, while multiple local breeders and farms earned top ribbons in dozens of divisions.
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Bridgeport Poultry, Association
Howard Gould
American Poultry Association
Bridgeport
Fred M. Johnson
Oaklawn
R. L
L. C. Wigley
Providence
R. I
G. H
W. EK. Yeau
F. W. Freidenthal
Darien
Louis Courtney
Leroy Mix
A. Waterhouse
Louis Curtney
C. A. Windsor
J. R. Laubscher
Poultry Awards
Houdans
T. G. Hambilaif
Easton
E. J. O'Neil
Partridge Wyandottes
George Hunt
Golden Seabright Bantams
Cahun Jcey Gilbert
Danbury
Charles W. Nichols
F. A. Burr
Fairfield
Dr. Warriner
Milford Poultry Co
Milford
EB. G. Brown
C. B. Whitehead
Romford
Daniel Allrich
Georgeville
Foulrth
A. L. Marshall
Port Chester
N. Y
Stephen Healey
White Langshans
Phillips Brothers
New London
Poultry Show Awards Named Across Classes
A long list of winners across cocks, hens, pullets, and drakes is announced with exhibitors from Southport Waterford Shelton Milford and Norwalk. Awards include Pearl guinea and Anconas plus Buff Cochins and Old Indian runners with first through fourth placements. The eggs entered for competition will be sold today to benefit the association.
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B. A. Bulkley
Southport
W. O. Burr
Fairfield
Anconas
Haywooi Beebe
Waterford
H. H. Catlin
Shelton
Buff Cochin Bantams
G. E
Ben Brundage
Danbury
Richard Frost
E. W. Clucas
Athport
Drake
George D. Hunt
Saugatuck
Joseph Kari
Milford
Milford Poultry Co
George B. Hunt
W. C. Morgan, Jr
Orpington Farm
South Norwalk
Providence Cub Bount By Detroit
National league meeting details the Providence club of the International League sold to William H. Yawkey Frank J. Navin and Hugh Jennings of the Detroit club for about 65000. Providence to serve as a farm for Detroit's young players with Norman Elberfield possibly headed to Washington.
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New York
Providence Club
William H. Yawkey
Frank J. Navin
Hugh Jennings
Detroit
C. J. Lewis
Detroiters
Providence
Norman Elberfield
Washingtons
Clark Griffith
Elberfield
Wid Conroy
Wills Admit Talented Widow Receives Life Interest
Edward Manchester's will admitted to probate at Winsted on Saturday. Widow receives life use of one third of the estate, with several small bequests including 1350 to his grandchildren. residue divided equally among four sons. Also notes a poultry show bull prize in Ked at Winsted January 9 to 12. Memorial Hall plans for Bethlehem funded by local donors. town hall project with a $4,000 target. Litchfield County Bar awards officers for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Manchester
Winsted
W. W. Lowerre
Wester Connecticut Poultry Association
Memorial Hall
Bethlehem
E. G. Daniels
A. T. Minor
E. Irving Stone
Howard Allen
Jesse Smith
Richard Magee
George W. Peck
Edgar W. Benedict
Litchfield County Bar
Litchfield County Bar Association
Gager
Williams and Holcomb
Superior Court
Donald T. Warner
Salisbury
W. B. Smith
D. C. Kilbourn
Litchfield
F. B. Munn
New Hartford
S. A. Herman
J. T. Hubbard
J. S. Addis
New Milford
Big Price Paid For Ball Hit By Home Run Baker
Philadelphia fans claim the ball Frank Baker hit over the fence at Shibe Park has traded hands across the city and suburbs as red headed fans cash in. A red headed boy reportedly first grabbed the ball and priced it around 25 dollars, rising to 30 to 50 as interest swelled, with copies and doctored balls circulating in Philadelphia and nearby areas.
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Baker
Frank Baker
Athletics
Shibe Park
Mackmen
Giants
Philadelphia
Billy Evans
Evans
Twentieth Street
Carpentier Beats Lewis In Twenty Round Paris Match
Georges Carpentier the 17-year-old French welterweight champion defeated Harry Lewis the American welterweight champion of England in a twenty round decision at Cirque de Paris. The judges verdict was unanimous as Parisian society watched the bout the night before yesterday.
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Paris
Georges Carpentier
Harry Lewis
England
Cirque de
Six Day Riders Battle Through Punishment Stage
United Press dispatch from New York chronicles the six day bicycle race reaching the punishing phase behind the record. Riders crash, bandages abound, Eddie Root is out for weeks, and private detectives struggle to remove persistent late-night spectators as evening scores show tight pairings and near-record times.
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United Press
New York
Eddie Root
Newark
N. J
Kramer
Moran
Foger
Clarke
Halstead
Drobach
Pye
Collins
Cameron
Mayn
DeMara
Lawrence
Palmer
Wells
Re-Elect Lynch League President Faces No Opposition
The National League convention at the Waldorf saw Thomas J. Lynch re elected president by 6 to 2 with Charles Ebbets and Horace Fogel backing Robert W. Brown of Louisville. Mrs. Helen Britton attended quietly as the league approved no action on the American League resolutions.
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Helen Hathaway Robinson Britton
St. Louis
National League
Waldorf Yeaterady
Thomas J. Lynch
Charles Ebbets
Brooklyn
Horace
Lynch
Ebbets
Garry Herrmann
National Commission
Herrmann
Talning John Whalen
New York
Commission
John Whalen
New York Club
Wat Lynch
Re E
Charles H. Ebbets
Robert W. Brown
Louisville
Boston
Pittsburg
Baker Loses Bankbook After Wine Incident
Louis Burkle, a baker, looked at wine colors yesterday and was taken to police headquarters where he sobered enough to recall he had lost his bankbook with a $100 balance. In city court the morning he forfeited bonds and left to search for the missing item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Burkle
Baker
New York Wholesale Prices Dailey Dairy and Produce Data
Brooklyn-style price list shows Butter Creamery at 35¢ with extras 34¢ and other dairy tub prices. Apples Spitzenberg Northern Spy and assorted varieties quoted per bushel or box. Live poultry and fresh kill ed lists include turkeys 13–14¢, chickens 12–24¢, and squabs at 2–4.50 dollars per dozen. Vegetables cover potatoes 3.25–3.50 per barrel, onions, squash, turnips, and cucumbers with varied per-unit figures. Beeswax not listed. hay and straw, rabbits, hothouse produce, nuts, and honey prices also cataloged.
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Hennery
Spitzenberg
Northern Spy
King
Hubbardson
Ben Davis
Baldwin
York Imperial
Greening
Powers Case Disappoints Connecticut League Officials
Connecticut League President James H. O Rourke voiced disappointment over the Powers decision. He said he fought the matter until yesterday afternoon but failed to persuade the national board Hartford was entitled to Powers services. Powers and Hartford owner Clarkin were present as Kewanee of Illinois claimed Powers after a telegram stated terms were accepted. Powers called that telegram a forgery and appealed to the national commission, aiming to produce an affidavit from a Holyoke telegraph operator confirming the fraud.
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New York
Connecticut Baseball League
Board of ‘Arbitration of Organized
Hartford
Kewanee
Illinois
Trotter
Powers
Senators
National Commission
Kewanee Club
Clarkin
Board of Arbitration
George M. Cameron
New Haven
Jerry Connell
C’arkin
O'Neill
Zellar
McCann
Murphy
Lefty” McDonald
New Bedford, Mass
Hamilton, Ont
New Bedford
iBy Wagner
James H. O'Rourke
Connecticut League
National Board
O'Rourke
Kewahes
Ill
Central Association
Terma
Holyoke
Joe Jeanette to Australia for heavyweight title bid
Manager Dan McKerrick reports Joe Jeanette may travel to Australia at Hugh McIntosh's invitation to contest the world heavyweight championship. McIntosh offers $10,000 guarantee and first class travel with a long 20 round format. McKerrick seeks three roundcr transportation and favorable terms. Jeanette aims to prove he can beat any heavyweight, with a view to a long, decisive bout in Australia.
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Jack” Johnson
Hugh McIntosh
Australia
Dan” McKerrick
Joe Jeannette
McIntosh
MecKetrick
Intosh
Hae Mower
New York
Wilive Fance
Iver Ege
Lewin
McKerrick
Jeannette
Comtestante
McVea
Boxing Matchups Circulated For Winter Ring Cards
Boxes and bouts fill the winter slate with Pittburgh December 20 likely featuring Young Saylor and One Round Hogan. Matches spread to New York February 14 and New Orleans January 14 with Abe Attell vs Johnny Kilbane for featherweight title planned in Los Angeles February 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saylor
Hogan
Pittburgh
Motorcycle Enthusiasm Spreads Across Cities
Chicago reports 2683 motorcycle enthusiasts aiding telegraph delivery. Redlands installs quick-delivery machine for outskirts. San Angelo is linked to national motorcycle efforts. Henry Ragsdale completes 2800 mile ride to Syracuse. Riverside riders urge city council to improve public avenues. Illinois Valley Motorcycle Club condemns open mufflers on streets. York Pennsylvania officers log 9643 miles in five months with several arrests. Howston Texas union adds motorcycle to aid officers. Denver reports over 2000 motorcyclists in city operations.
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Chicago
Redlands
Cal
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Ragsdale
San Angelo
Tex
Syracuse
Riverside
Erals
Illinois Valley Motorcycle Sp
Linebaugh
York
Howstom
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Vanit
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Suigan
National Board OF Arbitration
Springfield Club
Fred Gaiser
Papermakers
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Moeller
Spencer
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Groom
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Swacina
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Mystic
Simon. Reliter
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Kid” Elberas
Litchfield County News
Lynch League
New Britain
Joe Jeanette
Goodman
Rudie Unholt
Net Ison
Mattydwin
Freddie Welsh
New Orleans
Joe Ketchel
Young Mahoney
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Johnny Killane
Los Angeles
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