Cincinnati Has Youngest Infield In Major Leagues
Cincinnati markets a notably youthful infield with Hoblitzell at 24, Groh 21, Dodge 20, and Herzog 23 at short. If Neihoff starts at third, the infield ages would total 93 years, averaging just over 23, suggesting the Reds could boast the youngest infield and perhaps the youngest manager in the majors.
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Connie Mack
McInnis
Collins
Barry
Baker
Cincinnati
Oblitzell
Groh
Herzog
Dodge
Boxing laws raise boxing standards nationwide
Laws regulating boxing improve the sport in cities that implement commissions. In Columbus Ohio Willard Stuart is chairing a boxing commission and drafting rules based on Wisconsin New York and Montana models to protect the public and curb unrestricted bouts. Officials urge other cities to adopt similar commissions to elevate the sport and ensure boxers act within stricter oversight.
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Cincinnati
New Orleans
Columbus
Stuart
Wisconsin
New York
Montana
Battling Levinsky Wins From Driscoll
Battling Levinsky toyed with Jack Driscoll for ten rounds before a record holiday crowd at Irving C. Levinsky weighed 186 1/2 pounds to Driscoll’s 170 and repeatedly punished him for rudeness, while Mrs Mollie Rosenberg’s robbery claim against Paterson closed the segment.
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Levinsky
Invngram
Brooklyn
Jack Driscoll
Irving Cc
South Klgn
Winsky
Driscoll
Mr. Driscoll
Ban Johnson seeks end to intentional bases on balls
Chicago December 26 Ban B Johnson president of the American League seeks to eliminate the practice of intentional bases on balls. He has received many letters from baseball followers protesting the pass and has searched for a feasible remedy. He notes the move would lead to wrangling and argues penalties or blanket rules would create worse problems.
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Chicago
Ban B. Johnson
George Paskert Hard Luck Man
Philadelphia National League outfielder George Paskert endured a string of injuries and misfortunes. Scarlet fever, torn ligaments, finger breaks, a groin injury, and a pedestrian accident in Cleveland followed a rough season. He remains hopeful that next season will be his best, declaring there is no more hard luck left for him.
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George Paskert
Quakers
Paskert
Philadelphia
Middle West
Cleveland
Five Years Since Johnson Won the Heavyweight Title
Five years after Jack Johnson became the first Black heavyweight champion in Sydney on December 26, 1908, the piece reflects on boxing history from Tom Molineaux to Peter Jackson and Jim Corbett, noting Johnson's mixed legacy and Tommy Burns’s posttitle success in Calgary.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Jack Johnson
Tommy Burns
Galveston
Tom Molineaux
Thomas Cribb
Cribb
Peter Jackson
Jim Corbett
Corbett
Sullivan
John II
Peter
Johnson
Burns
Jeffries
Calgary
Short life spans of big league stars cited in 1900s clubs
A column notes how few 1909 Pirates survive on the roster and recalls remaining players from 1908 Cubs 1906 White Sox and 1905 Giants world champions. It also reports Frank I Tyler of racing fame dies of pneumonia in New York, boxing bouts, college football news, and baseball manager comments on pitching workloads after the season.
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Wagner
Pittsburgh
Fred Clarke
Adams
Gibson
Hyatt
Detroit
Chicago
Evers
Schulte
Zimmerman
White Sox
Ed Walsh
Windy City
Matty and
Wiltie
Giants
Athletics
Ten Eyck Crews Excel on Water
The senior Jim Ten Eyck steered Syracuse University's senior eight to the intercollegiate championship in the Hudson River regatta while younger Jim helped Duluth Boat Club rise on the rowing map, delivering a legacy in American rowing unmatched by rivals.
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Old Jim
Young Jim Ten Eyck
United States
Aquatic Hall of Fame
Ten Buck
Syracuse University
Young Jim
Duluth Boat Club
Hudson River
Orange
Syracuse
Courtney
Cornell
Cobb creates painless cork-handled baseball bat
Detroit reports Tyrus Cobb has invented a cork layered handle baseball bat designed to prevent hand stings and blisters. He claims the model will boost batting averages next season and plans to turn it over to a sporting goods firm for spring display.
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Detroit
Mich
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Cobb
Augusta
Tyrus
Griffith Opposed To Winter Ball In Washington
Washington December 26 Clark Griffith, manager, disapproves of pitchers working in winter exhibitions. He criticizes Johnson for pitching at top speed against the New York Giants and says the decision shows poor judgment. Griffith warns against players maintaining a heavy winter schedule.
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Washington
Clark Griffith
New York Giants
Griffith
Johnson
Complete Card of South End A C Boxing Show
The South End Athletic Club announces a New Year boxing card at Eagles Hall on January 1 with four bouts. Headliners include Young McAuliffe vs Jimmy Walsh and Ah Chung vs Ted Dy Hubbs, both ten rounds, plus Red Allen versus Kid Palmer. A four round prelim by Kid Johnson and Young Perrone closes the bill, starting at 3 PM. Governor-elect Fielder, Jersey City, says he leaves law practice.
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South End Athletic Club
Kid Williams
Eagles’ Hall
Young McAuliffe
Jimmy Walsh
Ah Chung
Little Marvel
Teddy Hubbs
Pittsburgh
Red Allen
West End
Kid Palmer
East Side
Mike Gibbons
Kid Johnson
South End
Young Perrone
McAuliffe
Walsh
Boston
Tommy Houck
2000 New Woolens LYBORD BROS East Side and West End
LYBORD BROTHERS advertise 2000 new woolens in their East Side and West End outlets. Local shoppers are invited to inspect latest fabrics and designs as fall collections arrive.
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Lybord Bros
East Side
West End
Doc White Thanks Chicago Fans In Gratitude Letter
Doc White, leaving the White Sox for the Pacific Coast as manager, expresses gratitude to Chicago fans and President Comiskey after ten years. He thanks the baseball public for support and says fans have been his judge and jury and credit for any small success.
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Doc White
Pacific Coast
Chicago
White
Comiskey
White Sox
Boxing Day observance dying out in England
Boxing Day in Merrie England fades as a festival long tied to charitable gifts dwindles with democratic sentiment and changing customs. The piece notes a boxing day defeat in boxing and past controversies, but argues the observance rests on distributing leftovers from Christmas feasts and servants’ gifts, now less favored as social norms shift.
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England
Merrie England
Bombardier Wells
Great Britain
M. Georges Carpentier
Australia
Manly
Alumni Clash With B H S On Local Court
High school alumni meet B H S in an annual charity style game at the M C A gym tomorrow afternoon. Captain Emil Della Valle leads the grads against Ed Banks' Blue Ribbons with a 2:15 prelim of B H S seconds versus All Collegiates and the main game at 3:00.
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Emil Della Valle
Ed. Banks
All-Collegians
BHS. Alumi
Banks
Thompson
DeWitt
Wolgast Plans To Retire Once More
Former lightweight champion Ad Wolgast talks of retiring to a farm or ranch after his upcoming match with Charley White. He cites real estate gains, plans to move to country life, and hopes to become a “real gentleman farmer” after years of boxing and a costly appendectomy recovery.
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Wolgast
Ad Wolgast
Charley
White
Bat Nelsom
California
Tommy Burns
Los Angeles
Ocean
Oregon
Freddie Welch
Uncle Sam
Not Rockefeller but a Finance Contender in Orange County
A voice compares a local financier to John D. Rockefeller, noting he is not yet at that level but aims to join the ranks of major financiers someday. The remark reflects ambitions within regional business circles and public perception of wealth and influence.
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John D. Rockefeller
Girl Fatally Shot While Fondling Doll in Brooklyn Tree
New York December 21 Mary Pema six years old was fondling her doll beside a Christmas tree near an open window in Brooklyn when she was shot near the heart. She collapsed unconscious and died at St Mary Hospital despite surgeons’ efforts to locate and remove the bullet. Police suspect a family enemy may have fired from a nearby window and have asked Assistant District Attorney Conway to supervise the investigation. The father, Frank Penna, says he knows of no foe seeking revenge. Also from Jersey City and Bayonne brief items: Oliver, Flanigan, Murphy named to a commission to build a new city hall. In Jersey City, a half hour tie up on the Hudson tubes after train incident involving Patrick Meehan, a track walker, fatally injured and dragged from under a train.
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Mary Pema
Brooklyn
St. Mary
Conway
Frank Penna
Jersey City
Hudson
Patrick Meehan
Jacks
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