Blue Ribbons Rout Ansonia in 41 28 Victory at Colonial Hall
Blue Ribbons upset Ansonia 41 to 28 at Colonial Hall. Jason Wright led Ansonia but Wright’s squad was held to 2 points as the Ribbons dominated with Weiss Welch Stewart and Schwab handling most of the scoring. The win lifts the Blue Ribbons toward a higher standing and previews a Tuesday matchup at Colonial Hall.
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Ansonia
Colonial Hall
Jason Wright
Paterson
Brooklin
Jerecy City
Behwab
White
John Leavy
Nough
Wright
Wassmer
Fuller
Welch
Stewart
Wass
Chief Mull
Rapid
Jon Malone
Schwab
Calder
Wehwad
Reich
Abe Kate
Palaller
Sehwad
Harvey
Leavy
Sehwab
Malone
Bir
Caldor
Jiles
McCarthy
Fotals
Paul
misseidl—Bhue Ribbons
Setyyab
Matone
Whites
Stewart J Ansonia
Wassmer J. Calfler
Uller
Arry Watlam
Tnrer
Joe Waters
Fraternal group reports and nominations at city meetings
Fraternal Court Pequonnock F A members approve by law committee report and elect officers. Mithra Lodge Knights of Pythias holds nominations for new term. Red Men tribe plans officer slate and election. Washington Camp P S of A organizes whist and dances with Old Fashioned dances at Broad Street venues. Lady Owls meet at Broad Street location.
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Nellie Mreilly
Catalpe
Mithra Dodge
Mithra Log Ge Knights of Pythias
Casite Hail
Main Street
Maoh Tribe
Maurice Schmidt
Sachen
Magamore
Frank Davis
Junior Sagamore
Joseph A. Murtagh
Sachem Ts
Plumley
George M. Barnes
Clinton Smith
A. J. Silliman
K. E. Treadwell
Great Council
Maurice Behmidt
John Stirke
Lafayette Peer, Jr
A Meith
J. RB. Treadwell
J. T. Duhamel
Albert Strke
John Bishop
Gurrie Wr
Broad Street
Orvis
Passaic Slumps To Fifth Straight Defeat In League
Passaic suffers a fifth consecutive loss as Jersey City and Patterson beat them along with Ansonia. The defeat leaves Passaic tied for fourth while Ansonia and Patterson gain ground. A league meeting introduces roster safeguards and franchise moves as teams brace for crucial matchups.
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Jersey City
Brooklyn
Indian Jim Thorpe Won't Be Here Next Season
Akron club manager Dick Mobilitzer announced that outfielder Jay Thorpe, famed Indian athlete, has been sold to the Boston National League club and will play there next year.
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Akron
Dick Mobilitzer
Jay Thorpe
Nomination of Officers at Fraternal Meeting
Me Marys Comstock was elected president with Mrs Tilly Mosher as vice president, Mrs Minnie Conneley as warden, and Myrie Mallette as favountor. Installation planned for January with refreshments served. Third degree work completed on two candidates at Pequannonlk lodge. Next Thursday night elections expected with large attendance.
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Marys Comstock
Tilly Mosher
Myrie Mallette
Minnie Conneley
J. O. OO
Ode Fellows’ Hall
Christmas Rants and Riddles Echo Amid Frayed Nation Talk
Fragmented verse and op-ed style reflections rail at politics, railroads, and cost of living. The piece blends holiday joshing with sharp crossfire against leaders, inflation, and postwar woes, naming figures from Rockefeller to the Kaiser in a chaotic holiday panorama.
Oregon Football Holds Secret Winter Practice
Pasadena notes report University of Oregon football squad continuing secret practice in two daily sessions to prepare for New Year’s Day clash with Harvard. Weather training aims to acclimate players, with groups led by coaches Sky Wurtington for backs Brick Mitchell for ends and Bart Spellman for the linemen.
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Pasadena
Call
Dee
University of Oregon
Warfare University
Aregentians
Harvard
Sky ”Wurtington
Brick’ Mitchell
Bart Spell
Uni of Chicago Ball Team Tour Orient
The University of Chicago baseball team plans a summer tour to the Orient in June, traveling to Japan and the Pacific coast, with return by Christmas. The 1910 voyage via Japan, China, the Philippines and Hawaii would repeat a prior route if finances allow after a strong football season.
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UNI
Chicago
Orient
Japan
University of Chicago
Pacife
Orien
Chifighmas
China
Philippines
Hawkords
Trevenne
Street car fares cut to six cents in Chicago
The public utilities commission reduced street car fares to a flat six cent rate in Chicago. This action marks a return to the prior six cent fare after recent fluctuations in transit pricing.
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Chicago
Chilages
Bee
Public Utilities Commission
Dignitaries at Ringside Watch Pershing at Contest
General Pershing and Prince of Wales observed a boxing match featuring Georges Carpentier and Bob Martin in Akron. Pershing praised Martin after his first round knockout while noting both fighters as heroes reflecting Allied efforts in war times.
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Prince of Wales
Ito
Martin
Will Bresnahan
Custer
Mich
Hone
Gen. Pershing
General Pershing
Bob Martiut
Bob
Dempsey
Pershing
Akron
Corkges Carpentier
Bob Martin
America
Bet Pershing
Stde
Averiarteel
Big Ban Again Tossed for Loss
Supreme Court Justice Vernon A. Davis granted the New York American League baseball bat an order for an open commission to Cleveland to take oral interrogatories of Cleveland officials James C. Dann Walter McNicholas and I. S. Barnard. The aim is to question stock ownership claims by Ban Johnson in the Cleveland club. The court allowed unlimited questioning and rejected a request to limit to written cues.
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New York
Supreme Court
Vernon Ar. Davis
Cleveland
James C. Dann
Cleveland American Teague Club
Walter McNicholas
I. S. Barnard
Ban Johnson
American League
Davie
Marvin W. Wynne
Johnson
Lions
Mail Rush Sets New High Record at City Post Office
More than 216000 pieces of first class mail handled yesterday at the post office, a new high for the office. Postmaster Cheene says five day total likely to exceed last year’s 4820067 as Friday’s big day looms. 2150 sacks of parcel post and 600 incoming sacks reported, with receipts reaching 462,200 for a record two cent postage day.
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Prudler
Cheene
Dodiay
Sanka
Transit workers press for 25 percent raise amid city knot
The 32,300 members of the Brotherhood of Rapid Transit Employees demanded a 25 percent raise. Leaders denied an immediate strike, tying the city in a knot last week. An earlier agreement with La Interhortvigh and its employees loosened tensions but the Brotherhood pressed for a further 40 percent increase. A temporary settlement allowed a return to work.
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Brotherhood
Loterborough
Uorse
Panama George Dixon Opponent Hopes Spark Boxing Interest
The Impartial Rooter reports boxing fans at Acorn Athletic Club want a worthy foe for Panama George Dixon the Black Demon. Joe Smith backs tougher opposition while promoter Jim Crossman contemplates a January card with Dixon headlining and talks of a Wills bout and other matchups pending.
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Acorn
Climor
Panama
George Lon
Black Demon
Taamaal George
Jaddie Meguire
Lake Torpedo Plant
Sailor Boy
George
Acotta Club
Dixon
Wluth
Dinon
Carpentier Larger Hero in France Than Dempsey
Georges Carpentier is portrayed as a bigger hero in France than Jack Dempsey. The piece notes French admiration for Carpentier, while American fans cite Dempsey’s wartime record and behavior as factors in his fading popularity. It argues champions are judged by talent and character, and concludes France leads in backing Carpentier.
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Georges Carpentier
France
Jack Dempsey
Land
Voance
Cgeorges Carpentier
Chammpion
Georges
Simerican Sporthie
Dempsex
Utack
Germany
Itar
Craupsey
Ass Willard
Jack
Johnson
Iine
Carpentier
Burkett to Coach Holy Cross and Worcester Baseball
Burkett signed to coach Holy Cross College baseball next year in Worcester Mass. A previous contract details a raise and a remaining percentage to be discussed later. A group of fifty four employees visited President Frank E Hadley and Counsel Quackenbush seeking an extra 25 percent raise and changes in working conditions and schedules.
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Burkett
Holy, Cross
Worcester
Mass
Jasse OU
Holy Cross
Employes' Brotherhood
Frank Ehadley
Quackenbush
Blue Ribbon Employees Get Gold Watches at Christmas Party
Employees of the Blue Ribbon garage were given gold watches at a Christmas party in the company show rooms. Women received wrist watches as John Strott, president and treasurer, made the presentations. The program included vaudeville and motion pictures.
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Simployes
Blue Ribbon Garage
John Strott
Yaudevilly
Motion Reigres
Moran's Famous "Mary Ann" Knockout Stirs Boxing Debates
The Newark match report recounts Moran's controversial stoppage of Burke, with witnesses calling for a formal investigation and Burke barred from New Jersey. Moran appeared far from his prime, prompting questions about his comeback and the bout's legitimacy. The crowd noted the crowding ring action as Burke fumbled to the floor after Moran's punch.
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Moran
Serge
Ack Burke
Monark
Quakce
Burke
New Jersey
Frank Moran
Somaback
Mary Ann
Boxing News Sees Referee Deciding Leonard Dundee Bout
Boxers Leonard and Dundee linger over a referee as two judges may rule first. If the judges split, the ref casts the deciding vote. Leonard trains at Lakewood under Manny Sehan while Dundee trains at Stillman’s in New York.
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Leonard
Dundee
New, Haven
Wll
Lakewood
N. J
Manny Seenan
Joe Benjamin
Joe Leonard
Frank Carbone
Stillman’s .Compasium
New York
Right Uppercut Elbows Out Turner in Tight Finish
Boston boxing card ends in dramatic fashion as Larry Williams defeats Indian Turner by brutal right uppercut in the eighth round. Turner suffers a jaw knockout like wound, Williams advances after betting shifts and crowd roars. Williams earns post fight terms as the venue notes the bout action.
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Larry Williams
Indian Clay Turner
Boston
Willian
Bridgepo
Turner
Ores
Willams
Singerde
Larry
Grogey
Swilliame
Williams
Stonping
Mr Murray
Arme
Harry Grehit
Four million pounds of army pork on sale in Chicago
In Chicago on December 23, four million pounds of frozen pork shoulders were placed on sale by the army quartermaster at 174 cents a pound. The price for municipal and institutional buyers is 22 cents a pound, with sales limited to immediate consumption. Colonel Castleman stated meat would be sold in city lots and given preference to municipalities, institutions, wholesale jobbers with quick turnover, and restaurants for immediate use or rapid resale.
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Chicago
Chica
Quartermaster’s Department
Castleman
Institutioga
Boy May Lose An Ear After Stealing An Auto
Milford December 23 A local merchant Andrew Abrons owned an auto truck. Stanley Stragowski eight years old was run over by a rear wheel after stealing a video morning on the rear of the truck. His right ear was practically severed and doctors say amputation will likely be needed.
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Milford
Andrew Abroso
Stanley Stragowski
Avenue
A. C. Carpenter
Ind
NO CONSOLIDATED DEPOT PROPOSAL IN LONDON
London Dee 23 The boards trade committee rejected A V F Gattle's plan to centralize freight traffic by eliminating seventy four depots and using a single central house citing enormous capital costs and large population displacement impracticalities. It also notes railway connection issues with the clearing house, street congestion, and the need to keep depots for coal and other trials.
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London
Dee
A. VF. Gattle
New Haven Man Sues Bridgeport for Fault
The suit in New Haven's Court of Common Pleas claims George Batchelder slipped on a sidewalk grate at Water and Grove, Bridgeport, after stepping on a broken cover. Damages sought amount to 1,609 dollars. The case reflects local civil action at year end.
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Victor Ritchie
Jimmie “Burns
Finstler A. C
Poughkeapsie
New Haven
George
Batchelder
Haven
Pridgeport
Court of Common Pleas
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Wolf of Wall Street
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