League Heads In Joint Session In Chicago Today
National and American League owners arrive for a joint session in Chicago to decide on baseball policies for next season. President Tener abstains from the meeting while Johnson pushes for league-favored changes amid wartime conditions. The NL plans a 154 game schedule and resists immediate changes to player limits.
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New York
K. Tener
National League
Tener
Chicago
Tter
Ana
Ban John
Johnson
Or Johnson
National Leaguers
Hempsted
Giants
Charley Herzog
McGraw
Herzog
Marquard May Be Sold or Traded From Giants
New York Dec 14 Rube Marquard former Giant and star of the Brooklyn club may be sold or traded if plans by Christy Mathewson and others materialize. Brooklyn president Ebbets blocks the deal but may relent. Marquard says he is a free agent and could appeal to the National Commission if no contract is offered.
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New York
Rube Marard
Giant
Jstars
Brooklyn
Christy Mathewson
Ib Robinson
Rube
Ebbets
Dasebelt
Marquard Conde
National Commission
Matty
Robbie
Walnut Beach beats St James 32 to 6 in Myrtle Beach
Walnut Beach Athletic club defeated St James of Bridgeport 32 to 6 last night in the Myrtle Beach auditorium. The Walnut Beach lineup featured Bentze and strong team play as they dominated the game with accurate shooting. Next week, Walnut Beach faces the YMCA team.
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Myrtle Beach
Walnut Beach Athletic Club
St. James Quintet
Bridgeport
Walnut Beach
ST. James Ith
Hotchkiss Wollowers
Madison Square Garden
Perm
Metropolitan
Frank Kramer
A. C
Pam
Harry Jackson
Goullet
Premight
tomordAu
Os- Egg
Oscar Egg
Corry
Young McAuliffe Joins Aviation Corps
Local featherweight Young McAuliffe enlisted in the aviation corps and left town for an unknown destination, likely Texas where the main aviation training field is located. He had recently defeated by Billy Hughes of California but earned praise for his brave showing.
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Young McAuliffe
Aviation Corps
Texas
McAuliffe
Billy Hughes
California
Pittsburgh to Drop Baseball for Intercollegiate Play
The University of Pittsburgh will not engage in intercollegiate baseball next spring due to interference with military drill and overall lack of interest. Interclass baseball will be substituted, and the plan is announced by K. E. Davis, graduate manager of athletics.
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Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
K. E. Davis
Herzog Says He Will Not Play Another Game for McGraw
Charles Lincoln Herzog declares he will leave the Giants and insists he will not play while John J. McGraw remains manager. He cites withheld pay and past incidents, naming Weeghman and Stallings as potential suitors amid trade talks with several clubs including Chicago, Cincinnati, and Boston.
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Charles Lincoln Herzog
Giants
New York
Herzy
John J. McGraw
Maryland
Hemp Stead
Herzog
McGraw
Hempstead
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Weeghman
Paterson to Train Coe Racing Stable for Season
New York reports Charles Paterson, famed trainer of Hamburg and Ornament, contracted to handle W. R. Coe’s thirty plus racehorses next season. Jerry Carroll retained for jumpers. Paterson aims to build a formidable string after prior owner failures in stock acquisitions.
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New York
Charles Paterson
W. R. Coe
Paterson
Coe
Jerry Carroll
Hamburg
John Madden
Omar Khayyam
England
C. K. G. Billings
Billings
Mr.Coe
Mr. Coe
Mathewson Not Worried Over Draft Says Reds Can Rebuild
New York December 14 Christy Mathewson manager of the Cincinnati Reds expresses calm about the baseball draft. He notes the club is nearly full and would cope with any losses while expecting fans to support teams during the upheaval. He believes talent will still fill ranks and equity in impact across clubs.
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New York
Christy Mathewson
Cincinnati Reds
Matty
Yale Oarsmen to Meet Princeton in Regatta Plans
Yale and Princeton prospects for a spring intercollegiate regatta excite fans as freshmen eights may race a mile and a half to two miles. Varsity crews could form, with training already underway and practice sessions held on Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays.
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Princeton
Vr. A. Duncan Spaeth
Percy Haughton
Harvard
Cambridge
Dartmouth
Page Hill
Moosilauke
Franconia Notch
Washington
Boxing Roundups From Early 1900s Fight Annals
Alec Greggains scored a three round win in a city bout. Sigisne stopped Andy Lowen in the 14th round in New Orleans. Jimmy Scanlon won by foul against Dan Creedon in the first round at Memphis.
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Alec Greggains
Onehe
Ta City
Sigisne
Andy Lowen
New Orleans
Jimmy Scanlon
Dan Creedon
Memphis
Leonard Brown Bout Draws Big Boxing Buzz In New Haven
Boxing fans in this state await Benny Leonard world lightweight title defense against Chic Brown at New Haven Arena Monday night. advance sales reach $2,500 and locals expect a packed house. Brown promises top form and a hard defensive fight against a champion famed for opening offense.
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Chic Brown
New England
New Haven Arena
Battling Kunz
Leonard
Patsy Cline
Philadelphia
Brown
Benny
New Haven
Billy Gibson
Chic
Billy
Chick
Finn Sula Heronpaa falls to Husane in New York bout
Sula Heronpaa the peaceful Finn returned to the mat by request in the International Wrestling Tournament at the Lexington theatre. Hussane, billed as the Balkan Bone Crusher, defeated Sula in 21 minutes and 66 seconds using a half Nelson and a toe hold.
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New York
Sula Heronpaa
Lexington Theatre
Sula
Finn
Yusiff Hussane
Heronpan
Hussane
Yanks Weigh Big Trade With St Louis Browns
At the American League meeting Col. Jacob Ruppert proposed trading Pipp Gedeon Peckinpaugh Maisel Nanamaker and Yankee pitchers for Browns stars George Sisler Derrell Pratt and Doc Lavan. Phil Ball favored a cash add on fifty thousand dollars but Ruppert balked. The talks include keeping the twenty five player limit and facing a 140 to 154 game schedule plus war clause protections for drafted players.
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Jacob Ruppert
New York
Phil Ball
St. Louis Browns
Alexander Killefer
Ruppert
Browns
Yankee
Pipp
Gedeon
Peckinpaugh
Maisel
Nanamaker
Caldwell
Fisher
Shawkey
George Sisler
Derrell Pratt
Doc Lavan
Pratt
Ball
Lavan
St. Louis
Johnson
Philadelphia Fans Eyeing Big Trades and Boxing Bets
The column reviews sport rumors in Philadelphia and New Haven. It mentions Kaiser Bill and Charlie Weeghman as popular idols, potential asset shifts if the Athletics face bankruptcy, Mike Prendergrast and William Dilhoefer as acquired pitching assets, and boxing chatter around Chic Brown Benny Leonard and Pat Moran. Joe Shugrue from Waterbury is noted as a potential ring-side spectator.
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Philadelphia
Kaiser Bill
Charlie Weeghman
Mike Prendergrast
William Dilhoefer
Athletics
Butlers Open New Store in Buffalo North Carolina
Butler stores expand with a three floor Buffalo location praised as one of the best equipped in the chain. The opening last Saturday featured attractive souvenirs for customers and a grand show of economy under Mr Butler’s report. A separate Peru report notes a failed congressional extra session due to lack of quorum.
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Mainstreet
Buffalo
N. C
Butler
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