Gaelic Football Aims for Connecticut Schools
The Gaelic Football associations in several Connecticut cities plan to introduce the sport into public and high schools. At a New Haven meeting, delegates from Hartford New London Ansonia Wallingford Meriden New Britain and New Haven discussed exhibitions to persuade boards of education of the game’s merits. President George J Woods said the sport is less rough than American football and requires athletic skill. Two top teams will tour the state to demonstrate before school boards.
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New Haven
Hartford
New London
Ansonia
Wallingford
Meriden
New Britain
George Ji. Woods
Sane
Association
Boards of Education
Post Season Series For 1910 as Usual
Cincinnati, Dec. 27. Chairman Herrmann of the national commission says no interference with the usual world's championship games next fall. He notes the growing interest in post season games and insists the world series will win over a 168 game schedule. The NL schedule committee has drafted 168 games but the decision rests with the league as a whole.
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Cincinnati
Herrmann
National Commission
Big Fight Set to Draw 200000 in Salt Lake City
Tex Rickard says the Jeffries Johnson bout will be staged in Salt Lake City at the Salt Palace saucer track with no interference and a projected 200000 crowd. He cites assurances from leading businessmen and outlines preliminary arrangements and ticket prices from five dollars upward.
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Tex Rickard
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Rickard
Salt Palacé
Chinese fighter rises in ring from Marshfield debut
Sing Ho Sam, a 21 year old featherweight cook born in New York, trained after years of being whipped by a white foe. In Marshfield he defeated Charlies Develas in four rounds, showcasing speed and skill. He weighs 123 pounds and previously boxed at the Beaver Hill coal mine.
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Marshfield
Charles Jost
Charlies Develas
Beaver Hill
New York City
Ad Sing
Sing
No Fordham Yale Gridiron Clash Next Fall
Yale drops Holy Cross and Springfield Training School from its slate forcing Fordham to travel to New Haven. Fordham faces a hard Eastern schedule with three Big Five games including Cornell and Princeton. a Fordham Penn clash is hoped by New York Penn alumni.
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Yale
Arenes University
Brokxonians
Holy Cross
Springfield
Fordham
New Haven
Ore
Eli
Cornell
Princeton
New York
Penn
Jack Johnson Celebrates Anniversary of Winning Title
Jack Johnson marked the first anniversary of winning the world heavyweight title by a victory celebration at his mother’s home. He recalled defeating Tommy Burns in the 14th round at Rush Cutters Bay near Sydney, N S W, and spoke of a planned title defense against Jeffries likely in San Francisco. He said he would train at Ocean View near San Francisco with Gunboat Smith as a partner.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Hong
Johnson
Tommy Burns
Rush Cutters Bay
Sydney
Jeffries
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Ocean View
Smith
Cornell Faculty protest football safety and standards
The Cornell University Faculty join opposition to football as practiced. After long discussion they resolve that enforcement of game rules and conduct of players, officials, and coaches must be strengthened to ensure greater safety and higher standards of honor and fair play.
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Cornell University
Cornell
Boxing Draw in New Orleans At West Side Club
Ray Bronson and Matty Baldwin battled twenty rounds to a draw as Baldwin pressed forward with a strong left, Bronson scoring with clever jabs. crowd complained that Bronson deserved the verdict while the referee Tory Walsh drew protests over a later ten round decision.
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New Orleans
Ray Bronson
Matty Baldwin
West Side Athletic Club
Bronson
Baldwin
Tory Walsh
Leonard Lauder
Henri Piet
Won fight ends in draw after fifteen rounds
The bout went fifteen rounds with Hitte taking early lead and Synnott rallying in the final round. The referee ruled the match a draw after Saturday night action at Won.
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Es Ae
Hitte
Synnott
Isa
Lang Defeats Fitzsimmons To Retain Australian Title
In Sydney on December 27 Bill Lang defeated Bob Fitzsimmons in the twelfth round of a scheduled twenty to retain the Australian heavyweight championship. The purse was 12500 dollars with a 60 40 split in Lang’s favor. Fitzsimmons drew strong support but Lang held the edge throughout the bout aided by Burns in Fitzsimmons corner.
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Sydney
Bill Lang
Bob Fitzsimmons
Australia
Bill Squires
Jack Johnson
Fitzsimmons
Lang
Tommy Burns
From Candle to Comfort to Watches and Florida Travel
An advert page promotes Heflex inverted light at Bridgeport Gas Fixture Co. 569 Main St. Next, Henry Reid's at 92 Main St. sells watches and stresses reliability. It ends with Florida tourism via Clyde Line highlighting direct Jacksonville service and Caribbean trips.
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G. Washington
Bridgeport Gas Fixture Co
Main Street
Henry
Reid's
Bank Street
Florida
South
Jacksonville
Jamacca
Weet Indies
Bridgeport License Transfer Refused Amid 200-Foot Rule
Fairfield County Board of County Commissioners notes an application to transfer license 245 for alcohol from E H Eagan to P Aurilio at 162 Crescent Avenue Bridgeport. The document records endorsements by Bridgeport electors and taxpayers, dated December 17, with attestation by Mullins and others, under line-of-sight proximity to churches schools post offices libraries cemeteries.
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Fairfield County
Heester
E. H. Eagan
Crescent Avenue
P. Aurilio
Bridgeport
Pellegrino Aurilio
Pr Aurilio
Bricgert
Wendeline Link
Co. Callahan
Christ Schick
Chas W. Sharpe
Haug
Briadgeport
Briadgeport, This 17Th, Aay Dee,, A. 1 x Beate T. Mullins
Anat
Town
Clees
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American Loan Assn
Pairfield Avenue
Frisbie
Henry C. Reid
Main ST
Bank ST
F. J. Akercromki
Water ST
Patrick Mcffee
East
Washington Ave
Longacre
47Th St
Broadway
Conn
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Amt
State League
Waterbury
Bristol
Stamford
Middletown
Wallopers
Hanover
BIG Four League
Brooksides
Yannigans Va
Tdncoln
Castoria
POLO
Providence
Brockton
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Pawtucket
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Worcester
Taunton
Pall River
Providence Taunton
Aters US
Joewe
Oregon
Comer
Charlie Hitte
The
Middlevelght
Herbert Synnet
Hampton’s
Peary
Hampton's
North Pole
Globe
Admiral Evans
Panama Canal
America
Evans
Uncle Sam
Hampton
Mormon Church
Sugar Trust
Judson C. Welliver
Eugene P. Lyle, Jr
Harris Merton Lyon
de Long
Lincoln Colcord
Luther Trant
Edwin Balmer
Wm. B. MacHarg
Emery Pottle
William Chester Estabrook
Sui Sin Far
O. F. Lewis
Tang
Reinhard
Wissner Pianos
Buckinghan
Industrial League
E. T. Buckingham
Buckingham
League
Jeremiah Holmes
Fred Wetetine
William Fitzsimmons
Tom McCann
John E. Barton
L. H. Remiz
P. O. Arcade
John Street
Connecticut
B. F. Ganhtn CO
Commercial Street
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