Jeffries defeats Fitz in brutal title rematch
The report covers the Jeffries versus Fitz boxing bout with a brutal finish. Jeffries lands decisive blows in the late rounds to KO Fitz, ending the match as the ex-champion falls after a final flurry.
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1916
Page
5
Rain Postponements Shuffle Major League Games
In the American League slate, 32 games scheduled or in progress were halted into the fourteenth inning by rain. Teams including New York, Detroit, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia faced postponements while others moved to different venues or wait for rescheduled dates.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
St Louis
New ‘York
Detroit
Chicago-Philadelphia
Washington
Southern Association Saturday Results
Games postponed due to rain or cold weather across the Southern Association. Hartford hosts New Haven. Lowell plays Lawrence. Worcester faces Lynn. Springfield meets Portland. New Haven and Bridgeport were not scheduled.
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New Haven
Bridgeport
Hartford
Lowell
Lawrence
Worcester
Lynn
Springfield
Portland
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Fitz and Jeffries Fight at Coney Island in 1893
June 9 1893 marked the famed bout at the Coney Island Sporting Club where Bob Fitzsimmons challenged Jim Jeffries. Jeffries emerged as heavyweight champion after a tense clash despite Fitzsimmons confidence and prior bravado. The gate drew around 52 000 in total attendance as spectators watched the dramatic confrontation unfold.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Big Jim Jeffries
Bob
Fitz
Jeff
Baseball Bits From Baseball World Recap
Fred Toney of the Reds pitched a May 10 1909 no hitter for Winchester in the Blue Grass League. The Reds discuss Mollwitz reach at first base and Hal Chase. Umpires Harrison and Connolly born in London and Great Britain respectively. Artie Hoffman manages a Chicago semi pro team. King Brady stars for Columbus. several former Federal players at Toledo. Luther Cook shines for Oakland with a possible MLB return next year.
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Fred Toney
Reds
Winchester
Lexington
The
Mollwitz
Hal Chase
Peter Harrison
London
Tommy Connolly
Great Britain
Browning King & Company Offers Latest Novelties in Stock
Browning King & Company markets a growing line of clothing with daily additions. The range features new designs alongside popular plain colors priced at 15 20 and 25 dollars.
Cornell’s Courney to retire after Poughkeepsie races
Charles E. Courtney, Cornell’s veteran rowing coach, will retire from active coaching after the 1916 season. He plans advisory duties while stepping back from head coach duties, citing strain from injuries and ongoing health concerns during the Hudson era.
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Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Pougekeepsie
N. C
Charles E. Courtney
Cornell Navy
Oakes
Ithaca General Hospital
Irish Heavyweights Maher Shar key Fight Seven Round Draw
In 1897 Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey battled seven rounds in New York. The two Irish born heavyweights drew, with Sharkey the better fighter and Maher the better boxer, each man supported by large Hibernian crowds. They met again in 1902 for a short no decision bout in Philadelphia.
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Tom Sharkey
New York
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Dundalk
County Louth
Emerald Isle
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Galway
Hibernians
Philadelphia
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Forged Check Earns Man Hidden Cashes From Boarding Master
A youth identified as Maxime, from Hackensack New Jersey, cashed a forged People’s National Bank check for 27.50 and stole 35 from his boarding master’s home yesterday. Police have two complaints but Maxime has disappeared from 191 Hallam Street after the thefts.
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Hackensack
N. J
People’s National Bank
C. M. Reinhold
Reinhold
Abraham Baron
A. Baron
Herman’ Cohen
Hallett Street
Cohen
Michael Novisky
Hallam Street
Stolen Motorcycle and Bicycle Belonging to Local Residents
A motorcycle owned by George Morrison of 180 Hanover Street and a bicycle owned by Bert Edwards of Fairfield were stolen last evening and have not been recovered.
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George Morrison
Hanover Street
Bert Edwards
Fairfield
Unsettled Weekend Forecast for New Haven Area
The forecast calls for unsettled conditions with showers tonight and Saturday. Fresh east winds accompany the system centered over Lake Michigan, which has moved little and is weakening as it drifts east. Pleasant weather remains in western and southern districts as central temperatures rise slowly.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Unclear OCR: Sun rises and sets with tidal times
Fragmentary OCR shows sunrise and sunset figures and high water times but lacks full sentences or clear identities. The legible numbers indicate morning and evening times and tides, but the source text is incomplete for a proper event or person to frame a complete news item.
All-American soccer team to sail for Europe matches
An all American soccer eleven will sail from New York on June 20 for Gothenburg to play a series of matches in Norway and Sweden. The piece contrasts with notes on classical music figures and parliamentary humor, illustrating varied topics in a single dispatch.
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New York
Gothenburg
Norway
Sweden
To Make It Cool From Dinner Talk To Home Remedies
A Philadelphia Times note recounts a newlywed seeking cooling advice, with a jocular response about bringing a friend home to dine when the wife is unwell. The item moves through short home tips on cleaning brushes, the Dwarf Palm of Algeria, and cedar to deter fleas in dogs.
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Jones
Casey
Philadelphia Times
Algeria
Brooklyn Eagle
Market Cross
Inverary
Scotland
King George
Benevolence and the Glory of Doing Good
A reflective excerpt praising human benevolence as a path to divine approbation. The author extols meditating on ways to maximize good deeds to fellow beings as the noblest aim in life.
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Fielding
Learning to Ride and Bathhouse Banter Cross 1900s Talk
Humor items recount a boy learning to ride a bicycle after failing an exam and a Scots bathhouse exchange about price and water. The exchanges reflect period societal humor and everyday cost references.
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Papa
Tommy
Chicago Herald
Humorous Cathedral Carvings and Tolstoy Anecdotes
Reading notes tell of ecclesiastical humor from English cathedrals and Wells and Hereford carvings. Tolstoy anecdotes recount a drunken admirer in Moscow and a humorous encounter with Count Tolstoy.
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Henry VII
Westminster Abbey
Durham
Wells Cathedral
Hereford Cathedral
Boston
Westminster Gazette
Tortoise Shell Work and Inventions Featured in Odd Bits
A curl of curiosities covers craft methods from tortoise shell assembly using Bot pinchers to roll on wheels as the inventor Merlin showcased in London. Pieces describe early roller skates, baby carriages, Arctic seaweed, and a humorous cranberry apple sauce tale from the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
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England
London
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
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