Johnson Defeats Jeffries In Fifteenth Round Thriller
Reno July report quotes Johnson declaring overwhelming class in all aspects with minor lip cut and plans rest in Chicago. Referee Tex Rickard lauds Johnson as the superior fighter while noting Jeffries was knocked through the ropes and counted out after a late surge.
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Jack Johnson
Mr. Jeffries
Jettries
Jeffries
Chicago
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James J. Defides
Chamption
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Johnson
George Harting
Thinekeeper
Flett
Johnsan
St Paul Trades Pitcher OToole to Sioux City
St Paul Minnesota reports pitcher Martin O Toole was sold today to Sioux City. The deal transfers the pitcher to the Sioux City team amid midseason roster adjustments.
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St. Paul
Minn
Martin O'Toole
Sioux City
Batteries Dominant In Early National League Encounters
The report lists multiple battery pairings across teams including Suggs Caspar McLean Willig Bresnahan for Cincinnati and Scanlan Irwin Moran for Philadelphia. Scores show Philadelphia 0 Washington 2 and New York 2 Boston 8 with other matchups noted, reflecting a busy early baseball slate.
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Bresnahan
Indians Again Clean Up Fort Collins Team
Hendrix starred as the Indians defeated Fort Collins Lamb Feeders for the second time. He struck out twelve, allowed three hits, and scored a run as the visitors were limited to six runs. The Indians depart for a ten day Colorado and New Mexico swing facing Colorado Springs La Junta Trinidad and Raton.
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Miller
Blackmer
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Qgalena
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Herlinix
Lusk Wins Converse County Championship
Lusk Wyoming July 6 The Lusk baseball nine defeated Douglas to win the Converse county championship by a decisive score.
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Converse
Wyo
Douglas
Lusk Baseball
Converse County
Camp Meeting in Hutchinson Reacts to Johnson Victory
In Hutchinson Kansas July 5 a Holiness camp meeting tent packed with over 1 000 African Americans erupted in fervent prayer and singing as Johnson's victory news spread, and the crowd celebrated wildly when the outcome favored him.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Move to ban Reno fight pictures in Washington
The Rev Dr John Compton Ball of Metropolitan Baptist church urged the district commissioners to prohibit display of the Jeffries Johnson prize fight pictures and all other moving pictures of prize fights in the District of Columbia.
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Lumbia
John Compton Ball
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Pitcher Torrey Jumps Hospital Window
William A. Torrey, pitcher for the New York Nationals, leaped from a Roosevelt Hospital window and landed on a roof about eleven feet below. He was badly injured, with officials citing fever as a contributing factor in the incident.
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Prom Hospital
New Yorks
William A. Torrey
New York Nationals
Roosevelt Hospital
Grimshaw
ONeill of Chicago Stops Young Hector in Denver Fight
Tim ONeill of Chicago knocked out Young Hector of Denver in the second round of a scheduled twenty round battle at Sherman Co. in Rawlins Wyoming Monday night.
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O'Neel
Chicago
Rawlins
Wyo
Tim O'Neil
Denver
Negroes Clean Up After Johnson Win Sparks Massive Bets
Chicago reports scene of enormous wagering on Johnson Jeffries bout with total bets around 3 million dollars worldwide. Chicago and San Francisco top U S locations with heavy commissions and pools to back Johnson, including a 10 000 dollar ring side wager. Many Negro bettors mortgaged possessions to fund bets as underground tips predicted Jeffries upset.
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Reno
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Berlin
Paris
Australia
Johnson
San Francisco
Jeff
New York
Jeffries
Corbett
Parl Mutuals
Quarter Million Won Lost in Reno Gambling Roundup
It is estimated that over a quarter of a million dollars was won and lost in Reno alone on a recent gambling outing. The report notes widespread wagering activity across all the city’s venues.
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Reno
Frank Barrow Story in August Pacific Monthly
Frank Barrow will publish a story in the August Pacific Monthly aimed at Wyoming readers written by F. Barrow a noted newspaperman formerly in the city The illustration will be by C E Price a Wyoming native now chief illustrator for Pacific The issue will also include another piece by Barrow under the pen name Frank Harding about steer roping with many photos.
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Wyoming
F. 4 Barrow
C. E. Price
Big Horn Basin
R. Price
Pacific
Frank Harding
Leader News Roundup From State and Nation
The Leader presents a compact digest of state and national developments with emphasis on significant policy shifts, political moves, and key events affecting readers. Highlights include updates on legislative debates, budget actions, and major administrative announcements.
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