Snodgrass Likely Bound for St Louis In Giant Trade
St Louis rumors place Snodgrass as the Giants moving outfielder in a deal with New York ownership. McGraw may keep Burns and Murray in center, while Claude Cooper Jim Thorpe or Dave Robertson could fill the St Louis vacancy. Robertson slated for Marlin with strong hitting prospects.
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Giants
McGraw
Cardinals
New York
Hugsins
Larry McLean
Otis Crandall
Crandall
McLean
Bob Bescher
Snodgrass
Burns
Murray
Merkle
Claude Cooper
Jim Thorpe
Dave Robertson
Robertson
Marlin
Mobile
Fitzsimmons From N Y Bouts Barred by Commission
New York boxing officials move to prohibit Bob Fitzsimmons from boxing in the state citing age and safety. The boxing commission will vote on the measure after hearing arguments that allowing a comeback bout would be unsafe and contrary to humanity.
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New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
State Boxing Commission
Fitzsimav
Goke
Fitz
Shugrue Defeats Cyclone Smith in Ten Rounds
Joe Shugrue of Jersey City dominated Cy Smith in ten rounds at the National Sporting Club New York. Smith suffered a damaged eye and Smith’s clinching kept him in the bout. Shugrue landed few clean blows but controlled the match from start to finish. The story also notes Albany capitol reconstruction financing seeking a cost review.
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Csean
Joe Shugrue
Jersey City
CY Smith
New York
Ugrue
Smith
Shugtue
3000 New Woolens v Lyford Bros Try East Side and Wee End
Three thousand new woolens are on trial against Lyford Bros. at East Side and Wee End, with local merchants watching for the outcome as prices and supply are debated in the street market.
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New Woolens
Lyford Bros
Wee End
No Sensations In 1913 Annals Of Boxing Game
Boxing expert James J. Corbett surveys 1913 in pugilism. No titles changed hands. leaders for welter and middleweight debated. Johnson Langford Jeannette shown marked decline. Ritchie and Kilbane dominate light and featherweights.
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Jack Johnson
Willie Ritchie
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Coulon
Sam Langford
Joe Jeanette
Langford
Jeannette
Paris
Ang
Grethin
Coombs Returns Home to Maine for Winter Recovery
West Kennebunk Me December 27 Jack Coombs famed pitcher of Colby and the Philadelphia Athletics arrived to spend the winter recovering from a severe spine illness and recent surgery. X rays show little change. ossified growths press nerve sheaths causing pain. He will return to Penn in February for cage removal and new X rays. If he can pitch by midsummer Mack will rely on other pitchers in the first half. Fans fear whether a typhoid spine illness and heavy brace will allow future athletic play.
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West Kennebunk
Jack” Coombs
Colby University
Philadelphia Athletics
Coombs
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Penn
Mack
Bender
Plank
Bush
Shawkey
Brown
Houck
Pennock
Lord Lonsdale Knockout Punch Sparks Debate
Former Oxford boxing captain publishes a treatise arguing there is no fixed knockout blow. He cites Dr Osborne’s theory on knockout balance disruption and downplays temporary concussion. The piece critiques amateur versus professional styles and endorses following Attell, Ritchie, and Driscoll for champions.
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T. S. Andrews
Oxford
England
Lord Lonsdale
Osborne
Melbourne University
Australia
Abe Attell
Willie Ritchie
Jim Driscoll
Wilsons Uncle Dies in Chillicothe
Henry W. Woodrow, uncle of President Woodrow Wilson, died suddenly at his Chillicothe home. A lawyer by profession, he was prominent in local business and financial affairs. The death occurred today in Chillicothe, Ohio.
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Chillicothe
Henry W. Woodrow
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow
Chillcothe
Federals Continue Pursuit of Joe Tinker in Chicago
Chicago December 27 The Federal League pressed to hire Joe Tinker as player manager for its Brooklyn rival. Tinker said no deal yet but more talks would follow. Rumors floated he may sign by Monday and recruit Mordecai Brown as star pitcher. Charles Ebbets and Charlie Murphy hinted legal action over a possible move. Tinker suggested a money backing behind a future Chicago ball club.
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Tinker
Federal League
Brooklyn
Joe
Federals
Mordecai Brown
Charles Ebbets
Murphy
Charlie Murphy
Federalists
Brown
Teddy Hubbs to Face Chinaman in New Year Bout at Eagles Hall
Teddy Hubbs known as The Pittsburgh Bearcat will box Ah Chang in a ten round 130 pound main event at Eagles Hall New Year afternoon show. Chang, Boston fighter, is a take and give rival who rushes when hit. Also there's Young McAuliffe vs Jim Walsh in a ten round bout, plus Red Allen vs Kid Palmer in ten rounds and Kid Johnson vs Young Perrone in four.
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Eagles’ Hall
Teddy Hubbs
Pittsburgh Bearcat
Teddy
Ah Chang
Pittsburgh
New York
Hubbs
George Kirkwood
Ah Chung
Chinaman
A Chung
Boston
Ring
Young McAuliffe
Jimmy Walsh
McAuliffe
Walsh
Red Allen
West End
Kid Palmer
East Side
Kid Johnson
Young Perrone
Klaus to Quit Boxing and Seek New Path
Frank Klaus, once a leading middleweight contender, announces retirement after a second knockout by George Chip in ten weeks. Rumors say Klaus may move east to run a hotel and saloon or pursue singing, as friends note he recently married and is not financially ruined.
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George Chip
Frank Klaus
Jack Dillon
Stanley Ketchel
Pittsburgh
Geo. Chip
Buck Crouse
Chip
George Engel
Klaus
Frank
Pugilistic Annals Highlight Historic 1909 and 1919 Fights
In 1909 Bill Lang KOed Bob Fitzsimmons in Australia in round twelve marking Ruby Robert’s final battle as a fighter who admitted defeat to Lanz. Bob faced earlier losses to Jack Johnson Philadelphia Jack O’Brien Jeffries, began pro boxing in 1881 in New Zealand, later winning the world middleweight title vs Dempsey and heavyweight crown vs Corbett. In 1919 Porky Flynn beat Jack Sullivan in Boston over twelve rounds. A 1910 bout between Jim Barry and Tony Ross ended in a drawn round at Memphis.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Australia
Ruby Robert
Lanz
Bob
Jack Johnson
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Jeffries
New Zealand
America
Dempsey
Corbett
Porky Flynn
Jack Ewin Sullivan
Boston
Jim Barry
Tony Ross
Memphis
Ray Keating Praised By New York Sport Writer
New York Globe story highlights Ray Keating as a natural hurler with strong potential for the New York Americans. He aims to arrive in top shape for spring training in the Lone Star state, while discussions of his spitball effect and conditioning dominate expectations.
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Wagner
Ray Keating
New York Americans
New York Globe
Globe
Ray
Keating
Bermuda
Yankees
Lone Star State
Walter Johnson
Chance
Notre Dame to Make Trip East
Notre Dame will play Syracuse in football at Syracuse next Thanksgiving Day as part of an eastern schedule. The Irish will not meet Yale in October and are likely to face Army again. A Syracuse game heightens interest in an intersectional championship. Basketball and baseball eastern trips are planned with a New York meeting of the National Athletic Association to seek open dates.
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Ind
Harper
Syracuse University
Syracuse
New York
National Athletic Association
Lefty Russell Signs With Scranton Pennant Hope
Scranton New York State League club manager Kelly signed former $12,000 pitcher Lefty Russell, once of the Athletics, under an optional agreement from the Baltimore club. Russell, after a Baltimore talk with Kelly, expressed pleasure at playing in Scranton and predicted a pennant winner for the city next season.
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Lefty Russell
The
Athletics
Kelly
Russell
Baltimore
Lefty
Yale football star sworn as Ferndale deputy sheriff
Thomas L. Shevlin, famed Yale football star, was sworn in as a deputy sheriff of Ferndale village near St. Paul. He will assist in suppressing vandals and will serve without pay. The report notes his Ferndale residence and sheriff’s recruitment. The piece closes with a Cleveland Plain Dealer quote about a late hour.
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St. Paul, Minn
Thomas L. Shevlin
Yale
Ferndale
Shevlin
Missouri Dean Meets King Alfonso In Spain Visit
Dean Lawson of the University of Missouri Law School, recently back from Spain, reports King Alfonso as a fine young guy. He notes cheap magazines and yellow papers have spread scandal about him. In New York the Morro Castle carries six Tampico refugees. In Cumberland, Md a brakeman named H P Kirkpatrick, age 12, died in a runaway freight incident.
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Dean Lawson
Law
University of Missouri
Spain
Alfonso
Kansas City Times
Morro Castle
New York
Tampico
Mexico
H. P. Kirkpatrick
Cumberland
McLoughlin Not Lore At British Tennis Powers
San Francisco reports tennis star Mau rice E. McLoughlin dismisses claims that British authorities want to alter rules to handicap American players. He notes foot fault rules would slow his net-forward style, cites peers like Wallace Johnson and English players Parke and Widing. He believes two-thirds support for amendments cannot be reached. Also notes Ohio battleship fumigation, New York school salary bill, Madrid official death, almsman death, and other brief items.
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San_ Francisco
Cal
Maurice E. McLoughlin
America
McLoughlin
Wallace F. John Son
Philadelphia
Parke
Widing
Enwright Weighs Harvard Move After Princeton Visit
Fall River reports Enwright, once tied to Dartmouth, may still choose Harvard for next September. He recently visited Princeton, where he was hosted by the athletic association, but sources say he remains open to offers from other colleges. Despite Worcester Academy ties and Dartmouth leanings, Yale and Harvard prospects are debated as his exams proceed.
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Exeter Fulhavk
Jwet
Jeading Volleges
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Princeton Athletic Association
Enwright
Kenew
Harvard
Worcester Academy
Exeter
Yale
Je Erica
Marine
Dartmouth
Kn. Wright
Worcester
Harvard West
Connie Mack
Sentiment Shapes Washington Baseball Talk on Hughes
Washington manager Griffith says sentiment will guide any sale of pitcher Tom Hughes. He notes years in the game deserve consideration and plans to keep Hughes with the club until he can pursue his aim of becoming an umpire, rejecting a $3,000 offer from a club Hughes dislikes.
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Griffith
Washington
Tom Hughes
International League
Juel
Priver
Hughes
Pele
Sunday School League Basketball Schedule
The Sunday School League outlines a busy fire season with games at the YMCA, Presbyterian Hall, and First M E. venues. Upcoming matches feature Olivet, Universalist, First M E, and Fire Presby teams across December through January, including Park Street and Wash Park locations.
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Park St
Olivet Vs
Wash
Universadiat
Firat Preeby
Van
Usiveres
First M
Fire Presby
Presbyterian Mall
Ve. Park St. Wash
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al. Y
Prevbyterian Hall
Piwee Presby
South Park St
M Cc. A
Olivet
South Va
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