Chance Seeks New Yorks as Highlanders Name Change
Frank Chance, new Highlanders manager, urges fans to call the club the New Yorks, arguing it would boost appeal over old nicknames. He plans to have New York on uniforms and hopes newspapers adopt the name as he returns to California.
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NEW Yorks
Frank Chance
Highlanders
California
Farrell
Yankees
Hilltops
McGraw
Giants
Giante
The
New York
Tom Davis
Charley Murphy
Cubs
Cub
Dippy
Charles Murphy
Chicago
Murphy
Sam Kennedy
McCarty Aims to Hold World Title Five Years
Denver January 16 Luther McCarty declares victory thrills but plans a long reign. He states readiness to fight Willard Wells or other challengers for the title and predicts a knockout if he faces Jess Willard. He plans a March 17 bout in Columbus to mark his majority and celebration.
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Luther McCarty
Denver
Col
Scaene
Jess Willard
Bombardier Wells
Palzer
Wells
Willard
Ike
Columbus
Fras
Swedish trainer praises Yankees in Olympic Games
Ernie Hjortberg former star cross country runner and Swedish Olympic trainer arrives in New York after travel from Sweden via London He plans a visit in the United States He lauds American training systems noting schools colleges and teams employ full time athletic coaches He predicts Sweden will produce more champions as they expand athletic programs from schools to Boy Scouts colleges and the army He cites American dominance in Stockholm highlighting the need for stronger Swedish competition and recalls key races in 1500 and 800 metres with rivals Jones Kiviat Taber Davenport and Meredith Sheppard respectively
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New York
Sweden
London
Berg
States
Boy Scouts
United States
Stockholm
Ernest Wide
Amy
America
Jones Kiviat
Taber
Meredith
Sheppard
Davenport
Hartley Becomes Giants' First 1913 Contract Signer
Grover Cleveland Hartley of Oshkosh Wisconsin, Giants second season backup catcher, signed the 1913 contract after John McGraw’s figures pleased him. He hopes for a share of the winner’s money, praises his catching skill, and notes he sometimes warms up pitchers while Chief Myers stays in the lineup.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Polo Grounds
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John McGraw
Hartley
Foster
Giants
Chief Myers
Myers
Artie Wilson
Chris Von Der Ahe Dying In St Louis Baseball Pioneer
St Louis Jan 16 Chris Von Der Ahe owner of the St Louis Browns during the eighties is said to be dying at his home from complications of diseases. Born in Germany in 1852 he built a saloon business, amassed a fortune, and gained controlling interest in the Browns in 1885. The team won four pennants from 1885 to 1889 and he faced dwindling fortune in later years aided by Charley Comiskey. He was a colorful figure in baseball and once erected a costly monument on his family lot for a prospective grave.
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Chris von der Ahe
St. Louis Browns
Grand Avenues
von der Ahe
Hille
Germany
Armmerien
Charley Comiskey
Chicago
van der Ahe
Yale Football Rumor Ties Dr Williams to Yale Coach Job
New Haven rumors swirl over Yale hiring doctor HH Williams as football coach linking his Minnesota leadership and invention of the jump tackle to Yale's tactics. Williams, a physician and professor, has West ties and a history as Yale’s star player, with Yale historically sending emissaries west to study his methods.
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New York Sun
New Haven
Yale
HH. L. Williams
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Walter Camp
West
Medical
Williams
Penn Charter School
Philadelphia
Sharpe
Elis
Bridgeport Club Cue Artists Top Seaside Club in Trio Match
Bridgeport Dilliard team defeated Seaside Club cue artists two games to one at the Seaside Club exhibition. Derr of Bridgeport beat Harry S. Pearsons 150 to 82, Murray Elin toppled Sidney N. Lockwood 150 to 43, and T. M. Adams of Seaside beat C. A. Hull 150 to 94. Elin had 30 then 45 in succession. Hull Adams fast match lasted one hour and ten minutes.
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Seaside Club
Cue
Derr
Bridgeports
Harry S. Pearsons
Seaside
Murray Elin
Sidney N. Lockwood
T. M. Adams
Seasides
C. A
Hull
Elin
McDonald Named Hartford Senators Manager for Next Season
James H. Clarkin, president of the Hartford Senators in the Eastern association, announced Si McDonald will manage the team next season replacing Tom Connery, who becomes a scout for the St. Louis Nationals. McDonald, a Hyde Park native and Fordham alum, has a storied career as catcher and leader, including guiding Fordham to twenty seven straight victories and the Eastern college title. His professional start came with Waterbury, with later stints in Little Rock and Connecticut league pennants, marking a long, influential baseball arc.
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Hartford
Si McDonald
Senators
Tom Connery
St. Louis Nationals
McDonald
Eastern Association
Hyde Park
Mass
Baseball Hall of Fame
Fordham College of
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Fordham Boys
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Syracuse
Georgetown
Notre Dame
Waterbury
Harry Durant
Little Rock
Ark
Mike Finn
Jack Hoey
Waterburians
Clarkin
Mutt Waters
Philadelphia Jack O’Brien Birthday and Boxing Kin Ties
Philadelphia boxing legend "Philadelphia Jack" O’Brien turns 35, with a storied career including defeats of Burns, Fitzsimmons, and Kaufman. The piece notes his later life under A J Drexel Biddle, and mentions relatives Young Donovan Ketchell and Leon, plus Frankie Burns and James J. Collins as contemporaries born on anniversaries.
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Philadelphia
Jack" O'Brien
O’brien
Joseph F. Hagan
Quaker City
Jim Corbett
Tommy Burns
Bob Fitzsimmons
al Kaufman
Kid McCoy
Los Angeles
A. J. Drexel Biddle
Old League Park to be cut intoLots
Louisville Ky Jan 16 Old League Park one of the famous landmarks of organized baseball will soon give way to progress. The decree is signed and awaits auctioneers action. It will be divided into lots for building purposes as a future generation of bugs may be reared on the hallowed soil over which Fred Clarke and Honus Wagner once pranced.
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League Park
Fred Clarke
Honus Wagner
Baltimore
Cleveland
Washington
Pittsburgh
Jack O’connor
Pete Browning
Honus Wagener
Mike Kahoe
Hugh Jennings
Billy Clingman
Rube Waddell
Dummy Hoy
Jouett Meekin
Jack Chapman
Judge Taylor
Court of Appeals of New York
St Nick Hockey Stars Shine In New York Showdown
Two Bridgeport boys played on St Nicholas, the New Haven seven, which beat Crescent A C 5 to 3 in New York. Louis Loutrell, former Yale captain now at University Club, covered point. Frank Washburn, Harvard alum, was in goal. Credits and updates on boxing, baseball, and college football follow, with signings and transfers across clubs including New Haven, Mansfield, and Montreal.
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St. Nicholas
New Haven
Cresent A. C
New York
Louis Ioutrell
Yale
Frank Washburn
Fairfield
Fight Fans Get Their Coin Back
New York report says State Athletic Commissioner McNeil will probe the Rivers Cross bout after a riot at the Empire Athletic Club event. Tickets exceeded venue capacity causing street crowding and a police mobilization of 120 officers. About $1,100 already refunded with $900 more promised as late ticket holders seek redress.
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Rivers-Cross
McMahon Brothers
Empire Athletic Club
Manhattan
Charles Harvey
Commission
Lathrop Industrial School Aims at Vocational Education
A Kansas City program outlines the Lathrop Industrial School for youths over 14 who dislike traditional schooling. The three year continuation offers industrial trades such as carpentry printing and sewing alongside practical academics linked to shop work, aiming to turn discontented students into capable citizens.
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Missouri
United States Bureau of Education
Lathrop Industrial School
Lathrop School
Tearcher
Newtons gravity legacy and wry quotes mix
Brief notes trace gravity through Greek and Seneca to Kepler Hooke and Galilei with Newton finalizing the theory. Twains sharp pencil remark, marriage wit, mussels ages, and quips on politeness and martyrdom fill a collage of musings and jokes from late era papers.
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Kepler
Hooke
Galilei
Florence
Newton
Bowling City Duck Pin League Reds Triumph
In the city duck pin league match, the Reds defeated the Giants by a score of 3 to 0. The result showcases the Reds' strong pin control and strategic play, securing a decisive win for the standings.
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Reds
Giants
Nelson to face Wolgast in Windsor boxing card
In Windsor Ontario on January 29 Pat Brown and others headline a boxing card. George Brown of Chicago fights Karl Ulrich next Monday, while Luther McCarty’s father claims the new white heavyweight champion will emerge from Irish roots.
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Chicago
Karl Ulrich
Oma
Luther McCarty
Sym
Comez
Good Old Irish
Soh
Pugilistic Annals and Spalding Record Highlights
A digest of boxing notes from Washington and tourney results, listing 1904 to 1913 bouts and champions, followed by details on Spalding's Official Baseball Record for 1913. Mentions workmen compensation bill debates and the American Fishing Co. selling the 1913 baseball volume.
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John B. Foster
Spalding Record
United States
Livi
Club Presidenta
Canada
American Fishing Co
Warren St
New York City
Walter Bates Sets State Duckpin Record in Meriden
Walter Bates rolled a state duckpin record of 180 in Meriden during a practice game scoring four strikes and four spares. The note appears in want ads as a cent a word listing.
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Walter Bates
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