White Heavyweight Hopes Fade in Jim Corbett Lens
Jim Corbett weighs in on the white heavyweight boom saying McCarty Moran and Gunboat Smith show limited promise while Willard may rise as a stronger challenger. He notes Palzer and Morris bouts, Calgary rumors, and the dangerous path for Luther McCarty amid shifting match offers and public doubt.
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Evening Farmer
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Frank Moran
Jess
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Moran
California
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Gunbdeat
Calgary
Luther MecCar
Latther
Carl Morris
Peilky
Boston
Andy
Oklahoma
Carl
Billy McCarney
Bombardier Wells
Madison Square Garden
Canada
New Comfort Truss Claims Comfort and Bath Use
An ad promotes a patented truss advertised as comfortable clean and cool with no understraps or hip pressure and suitable for bath use. It offers a 30 day trial from Comfort Truss Co Office 208 Warner Building Bridgeport with viewing times and a price window.
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Comfort Truss Co
Warner Bidc
Bridgeport
Montara
Carlisle Player Elected Chief of Chippewa Indians
Cass Lake Minnesota May 10 Edward R Rogers formerly of Carlisle and the University of Minnesota was elected chief of all Chippewas in Minnesota by the Chippewa Indian council. Rogers was Carlisle Indian School football captain and later attended Minnesota Law School. He practiced law at Walden Minnesota. The St Marys would like to play Sacred Hearts at the Yellow Mill Playgrounds May 17 at 10 o clock. Send answers through The Farmer.
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Minn
Edward R. Rogers
Carlisle
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Chippewa Indian Council
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Carlisle Indiaw School
Law School
Walden
St. Mary’s
Sacred Hearts
Yellow Mill
Cuban Diamond Stars Are Rich
Baldy Acosta and Jacinto Calvo, Senators outfielders, come from old Cuban Spanish families and own plantations. Both teenagers learned baseball late on the island and soon showed talent in Cuba and with American teams. They plan to stay in the United States to help build baseball in Cuba, while enjoying English tutoring and winter play back home.
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al Paizer
New York
California
McCarty
Palzer
Grippe
Palser
Tom O'Rourke
Jack Johnson
O'Rourke
Iowa
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Coon
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Langford
Jeannette
Johnson
Washington
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Jacinto Calvo
Senators
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New Orleans
Cuban Almendares
Pelicans
Athletics
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Acosta
Miguel Gonzales
Braves
Cuba Libre
United States
Island
National League Scoreboard from Yesterday and Today
Yesterday results include Cincinnati 3 New York 1 Brooklyn 7 Chicago 5 Philadelphia 7 St Louis 1 and Boston 5 Pittsburgh 4. Today games feature Chicago at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn St Louis at Boston and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
P.c. Philadelphia
Baseball scores from the American League games
New York beat Detroit 9 to 0 while St. Louis toppled Philadelphia 7 to 3 and Chicago defeated Washington 8 to 1. Boston edged Cleveland 3 to 1 with other results including Buffalo 4 Jersey City 3 and Rochester 6 Baltimore 3. Matches schedule Jersey City at Toronto Newark at Montreal and Baltimore at Buffalo with Providence visiting Rochester.
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Philadelphia
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Washington
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Buffalo
Jersey City
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Newark
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Eastern Association Yesterday's Baseball Results
Pittsfield beat Holyoke 6 to 2 at Pittsfield with Temple and Ahearn on the battery and Rieger Knapp earning the win. Springfield hosted New London while New Haven met Bridgeport and Holyoke faced Pittsfield. other games were postponed due to wet grounds.
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Pittsfield
Holyoke
Temple
Ahearn
Pennant Race in Eastern Association Smokes and Sparks
A 1912 style preview notes New Haven and New London as leaders while Bridgeport Pittsfield Hartford Springfield and Holyoke show mixed form. Contenders include Yale O Rourke Downey Odell and veterans from the Southern league with strong pitching and fielding but fragile rotations.
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Wagner
New Haven
New London
Jerry Connell
Flick
St. Louis
Burch
Hopper
Thomas
Jensen
Smith
Foster
Kerr
Barr
Abercrombie
Radabough
Planters
Reiger
Kunkel
Stark
Detroit
Burns
Briggs
Catterson
Nealon
Bridgeport
McCann
Yale
O'Rourke
Downey
Odell
Geist
Hartford
Springfield
Pontes
Ginger
Sam Kennedy
Waterbury
Kennedy
Holyoke
Daniels
Temple
Starmstedt
Pittsfield
Jack Zeller
Chic Evans Sand Barrenkamp
Eddie Bridges
Mechanics and New Haven Team at Lyric Tonight
The Fox Lyric presents a baseball night honoring Bridgeport and New Haven teams with players in attendance. The Baseball Four, including George Crable, performs a skit with songs, showing they are skilled actors as well as players. Extra features promise a big program for baseball fans.
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Homor
Bridgeport
New Haven
Baseball Four
George Crable
Brooklyn
Red Sox Ready To Meet All Comers
The Red Sox organize for bookings and invite any 16 to 17 year old city ball teams for Saturday and Sunday games. Last year they won 18 of 2 games and list officers Joseph Hollister as manager Rob Walsh as captain. Lineup includes Garrity Williams Stead Hollister Clarke Harris Cronan Rock Lilley Werner Gibbons as umpires.
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Joseph Hollister
Rob Walsh
Garrity
Williams
Stead
Hollan
Reach
Hollister
Clarke
R. Harris
V. Cronan
Rock
Lilley
Wilson
Werner
Gibbons
Sunset League Opens at Seaside in Three-Team Play
The . M. G A Sunset League opened with Pirates beating Giants 7 to 1 as Broad pitched well for the winners and Kelly struggled for the Giants. Braves and Dodgers failed to field full teams, forming a Braves-Dodgers combined squad. Games set for Seaside Park on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6 15 with a two week schedule listed, featuring Pirates Giants and the Braves-Dodgers.
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Pirates
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Kelly
Braves
Dodgers
Braves-Dodgers
Seaside Park
Fordham tops Catholic University in baseball
Fordham defeated Catholic University 8 to 4 in a college baseball game. Other scores listed include Columbia 13, Cornell 5 and Dartmouth 3, Norwich 1. Lyford Bros Spring Woolens ads promote two stores and a Farmer Want Ads rate of one cent per word.
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Catholic University
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Norwich
Lyford Bros. Spring Woolens
Walter Johnson Farm Life in Winter
Boston May 10. Walter Johnson explains his winter routine on the Kansas farm, insisting he works as hard in winter as in summer. He describes feeding stock, early mornings, lanterns, and enduring cold, saying he loves farm work and would not swap places with any player in the off season. Johnson contrasts farm life with hotel life and pool rooms and notes his preference for quiet winters on the farm.
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Boston
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Kansas
Big College Race on Charles River
Cambridge Massachusetts May 10 The varsity crews of Princeton University Pennsylvania and Harvard will race on the Charles River this evening at 5 o clock opening the intercollegiate rowing season. The trio meets after years and serves as practice for the longer races at New London and Poughkeepsie. Penn draws the course nearest the Boston seawall Harvard sits in the middle Princeton on the Cambridge side.
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Mass
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Coniversity of Pennsylvania
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Charles River
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Pennsylvania
Boston
Kentucky Derby For $7,000 Purse Today
Louisville Kentucky May 10 The thirty ninth renewal of the Kentucky Derby, one of the oldest classics of the Kentucky event history unfolds today with a seven thousand dollar purse and a field of notable contenders.
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Umpire Leary Resigns and Monte Cross to Get Job
Umpire Leary resigned to President O Rourke in the Eastern league amid owner friction. The International League GA Barrow aims to hire Monte Cross, ex Philadelphia infielder, after Leary steps down. Cross has umpired college games and reported readiness to work, pending approval. The item weaves through baseball news including Bridgeport, New York Yankees, Yale Princeton track, and Evers Day at Polo Grounds.
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Wagner
Leary
O'Rourke
Eastern Association
BA Barrow
International League
Monte Cross
Philadelphia
Cross
Beys
Pugilists and Promoters mark May in early boxing history
The article recalls May 1, 1900, when Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett settled their dispute at Coney Island and notes other historic bouts. It highlights Edward Barrow’s role in discovering Hans Wagner for Pittsburgh, Fitzsimmons’ rise tied to Zealalandia’s voyage, and the Cribb Belcher and Molineaux era with Cribb’s enduring fame and key bouts, including the long and arduous battles that shaped early boxing legends.
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Togo
Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Jeter Corbett
San Francisco
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