Deaf Boxer Martin Wins Over Zulu Kid at Casino Fight
Silent Martin, the deaf and dumb boxer, defeats the Zulu Kid in 14 rounds at the Casino. Referee Terry Lee halts the bout after an accidental foul blow, with Martin credited the decision on points by most writers. Lightweight bouts between Battling Kinz and Condon and Young Nunca m versus Nurice also headline a lively program.
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Attell Plans Ring Comeback With Lynch in New York
Abe Attell, long retired, gears for a comeback in boxing. He agreed to return after an April bout, reportedly influenced by his brother Joe and manager Doessereck, and will face Joe Lynch in New York to prove the Attell name still carries punch.
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Lehigh Faces Yale With Labeled Inexperienced Team
Bethlehem Pa Oct 10 Lehigh prepares for Yale with a largely inexperienced lineup not a veteran aggregation as last year The Brown and White will rely on a few L men and many new players for the test Coach Keady remains confident in the group After a week of workouts he faces the task of building team coherence and filling gaps while aiming for a strong showing against Yale
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Young Blades Battle For Lightweight Title In New England
John Dercey manages Young Blades in a clash over half lightweight weight in New England. Al Ketchel or Brown lead choices with Blades deciding between Pete Hartley Jim Pesane Tommy Brooze Mickey Jones Mike Crowley. A draw with Freddy Yelle and other bouts noted in the record.
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Ebbets Field Expands As World Series Looms
Ebbets Field in Brooklyn plans about 1,500 extra box seats and left field circus seats. Capacity rises to roughly 27,000 for World Series games between the Dodgers and Red Sox. Reserved seat sales for the series were heavily oversubscribed, with many fans receiving far fewer seats than requested. Manager Wilbert Robinson, piloting Brooklyn to their first pennant in sixteen years, is hailed as baseball's happiest man.
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Dodgers and Red Sox Rival in Crucial World Series Battle
New York fans crowded Ebbets Field as Brooklyn and Boston prepared for game amid cool morning air. Hooper Gainer Myers and Ruth drew cheers while Brooklyns sought a turning point after two one run losses. Hooper and Gainer highlighted Red Sox, Marquard and Smith praised by locals.
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Yale Gets Easy Practice in Spite of Lehigh Game
New Haven Oct 10 Yale field practice limited by heat after tough Virginia game. Signal drill with reserves vs scrubs produced no scoring. Waite injured ankle but expected ready Saturday. Lehigh prep discussed. Linups list Nichols Taft Jam Ross Zenner Coxe Smith Lake Waite Carey Braden.
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Princeton Eleven Faces Tufts In Saturday Clash
Princeton coach Speedy Rush braces for a tougher week as Tufts, fresh from beating Harvard, travels to meet Princeton. The Tigers planned a gradual build up but must strengthen offense and defense in four days to handle Tufts and improve team play after a shaky North Carolina game. Rutgers and Syracuse were dropped from the schedule to avoid overly strong early-season opposition.
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Ban on Bull Fighting Proclaimed in Mexico
Mexico City October 10 General Carranza issued a decree banning bull fighting throughout Mexico. The decree denounces bull fights as needlessly endangering human life torturing beasts and provoking sanguinary sentiments.
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World Series Game Summary and Receipts Report
Official paid attendance 41,373. Total receipts 82,626. Players' share 44,618.83. Each club's share 14,872.68. National Commission 8,262.60. First two games attendance 77,484. Receipts 159,115.50. Players' share 85,922.37. Club owners' share 28,640.79. Commission 15,911.55. Second game's attendance (Philadelphia last year) 20,306. Receipts 52,029. Players' share 28,095.66. Players to share 60 percent of first four games after 10 percent Commission deduction. Clubs get 30 percent. Winning players receive 60 percent of player money. balance to losing players. Dodgers have 23 eligible players. Red Sox 26.
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Catchers Turn Masters Meet In World Series
New York Oct 1 1910 Regardless of which league wins the world championship this year the captain of the victorious club will be a former catcher. The trend shows managers who made reputations behind the mask now directing pennant victors in both leagues.
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Kauff to be star next year says Brouthers
New York, Oct. 10. Dan Brouthers credits Benny Kauff with great hitting potential for next season. He notes Kauff improved after recent games, eyes McGraw as key influence, and praises Kauff for patient, selective batting and strong base running. Brouthers and Amos Rusie weigh in on Kauff’s abilities.
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Cornell opens season with 20 to 0 win over Gettysburg
Ithaca October 10 Cornell defeats Gettysburg 20 to 0 on a wet field. The husky line dominates lighter opponents as backs gain steadily. Fumbles by Gillies and Galbraith set up two touchdowns. A 20-yard setback costs a potential third period score as penalties total over 75 yards. Gettysburg plays a snappy, resilient game but no match for the Ithacans.
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Swenson Signs 10 Play With Ribbons This Season
Walter Swenson, a clever guard and popular local star, signs with the Blue Ribbon basketball team. Manager Leavy adds Beckman and Murray from last season’s Sheepshead Bay club. Ribbons join the Interstate league opener November 6 with Danbury, Stamford, Jersey City, NJ Hudson and Newark on the schedule, two games weekly. Brooklawn plans national tennis players and new courts, while boxing show at Casino slated for November 9 or 10 features Young McAuliffe. World series notes touch on pinch hitters and payouts. Yankees, Red Sox and Dodgers discussed amid busy schedule. American Chain footballers prep for game with Jersey City High Bridge A A A at Newfield Park. Descriptions of World Series incidents include Daubert and running errors by Wheat and Smith. Trains bearing Boston, Brooklyn bands reach New York area. a parade at New Haven marks arrival. Tufts faces anxiety after Harvard disaster affecting schedule.
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Yesterday's World Series Game Sets Extra Inning Length Record
New York reports that yesterday's World Series game between the Boston Red Sox and the Brooklyn Robins lasted 14 innings, the longest in the series since 1903. The record previously stood at 13 innings in the 1907 Chicago-Detroit contest.
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Two Harvard Players Injured After Tufts Defeat
Cambridge mass Oct 10 Harvard football regulars did little after beating Tufts, as halfback Bond dislocated his shoulder and will miss time while Mosely Taylor shattered his wrist and sustained a bad leg keeping him out for over a week. A scrimmage followed with Westmore Willcox in backfield and two 30 yard end runs by Highcock and Burnham.
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Pitching Key to Brownies’ Success, Says Fielder Jones
Fielder Jones argues that pitching is the first need for a winner, with the Brownies showing tight one run margins and batters slipping. He cites Johnny McGraw’s Giants as proof that strong pitching can compensate for weaker hitting, noting a 1.5 earned run average as a benchmark for victory without heavy hitting.
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Waterbury Wins Bowling Prize at Opening of Alleys
Large turnout of fans at Park City alleys for season opening. Connie Lewis received flowers while Proxy Harry Quinn offered compliments. Six teams, including Waterbury and Bridgeport, competed for prize money. Waterbury won $50 for high team total 1597, New Haven earned $30 with 1573, Park Citys Bridgeport $20 with 1550. Joe Porto claimed the gold medal for high individual total 362. Har per of Waterbury was second with 361.
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Young Rector Defeats Preston Brown in Brooklyn Bout
Young Rector, the fast Jersey City featherweight, outflugged Preston Brown of Philadelphia at Clermont A. C. in Brooklyn last night. Brown showed clever moves but Rector wore him down with a lip tearing style, leaving Brown tired at the final bell.
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Anniversaries of Ring Battles in 1910 11
The piece recalls George Chaney’s early career starting with a 1910 win over Battling Kelly in Baltimore and his rapid knockout streak. It notes a 1911 20 round draw with Kid Williams and his rise as “Knockout King,” plus a later defeat to Johnny Kilbane. Ends with a light aside on boxing bravado and a bulb advertisement.
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Red Sox Backed at 5 to 1 to Take Series Start
On October 10 backers of the Boston Red Sox offered 5 to 1 against their team winning the World Series over Brooklyn. Followers of Carigan and his men set the line at 6 to 1 last night. two games lead cited as justification. Brooklyn fans, while hopeful, were reluctant to bet at the offered odds.
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Darcy the lone tiger who would face any fighter
New York dated Oct 10 recounts Stanley Ketchell as a fearless promoter and Dar cy Dillon as a boxer with Ketchell like gambles. Ketchell sought tough matches, while Darcy Dillon fights abroad, hailed as a potential world class card if he returns to the US.
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Farmers Neglected by the Republicans
A Farmers Pamphlet argues the Republican party ignored farmers since 1864, contrasts Republican inaction with Europe’s rural credits, notes May 4 1916 senate vote against the measure, and claims Democratic promises of 1912 were kept, urging farmers to favor Hughes and Wilson.
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Burleson Three Strike Wins Praise For Post Office Checks
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports a $5 200 000 check deposited by Postmaster General Burleson with Secretary McAdoo as the profits of the 1916 fiscal year. The ledger notes postal surpluses only three times in eighty years, all under Wilson and Burleson, and counters Hughes claims by contrasting earlier deficits versus Republican postmasters.
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