Gotch Retires After Easy Title Win Over Alec Munro
Frank Gotch world champion defeated Alec Munro in Kansas City in what fans called an easy match. After referee Davey Porteous signaled victory Gotch told reporters this was his last appearance and handed his robe to trainer Jim Asbell with a message to remember him by.
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Frank Gotch
Alec Munro
Kansas City
Davey Porteous
Gotch
George Hackenschmidt
Chicago
Jim Asbell
Two Sox Outfielders Sold by Des Moines Club
Felix Chouinard and Bob Messenger of the White Sox were sold to the Des Moines club of the Western league. This marks the first release since Jimmy Callahan began managing the south side team. Messenger and Chouinard were kept last season for their spring promise, while veteran outfielders McIntyre and Callahan helped prevent their full breakout. The players are described as big league material and likely to return to the league next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Chouinard
Bob Messenger
Des Moines Club
Bob” Messenger
White Sox
Des Moines
Jimmy Callahan
Messenger
Chouinard
Callahan
McIntyre
Baseball, wrestling and politics mingle in 1912 chatter
The column notes wrestlers chasing a ring fad, Virginia peanut harvests rise to 12 million bushels, and another baseball season ahead. It cites Hank O Day as bench warmer, Percy Wendell named Harvard captain, and shifts in management views toward spring practice and farming as strategy.
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Virginia
Hank O'Day
Cincinnati
Percy L. Wendell
Boston
Harvard
Wendell
Will John M. Ward
Bresnahan
St. Louis Cardinals
Clark Griffith
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Griff
Bob Hedges
St. Louis Browns
Hedges
James Gaffney
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Boston National League
McCoy
Harry Croxon
Paris
Grinnell Eyes Rugby Move In Iowa College Football
Grinnell Athletic association seeks a conference with Morningside Cornell Coe Upper Iowa Simpson Mount Pleasant Highland Park Penn and others to discuss adopting Rugby over the traditional football system in Iowa. The proposal cites California and Stanford support and aims to evaluate practical results and merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Grinnell
Universites of California
Leland Stanford
Grinnell Athletic Association
Morningside
Cornell
Coe
Upper Iowa
Simpson
Mount Pleasant
Highland Park
Penn
Longest Drop Kick Record Set by Pat O'Dea
The longest drop kick for a goal in a football game was made by Pat O'Dea from the 60-yard line in the Wisconsin vs Northwestern game at Evanston Illinois on Thanksgiving Day 1898.
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Pat O'Dea
Wisconsin
Nations Gather for 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games
Forty nations will be represented at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm. Competing countries include China Japan Turkey and Egypt among others in the international event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockolm
China
Japan
Turkey
Egypt
Found Rigler's Weak Point in Baseball Umpiring
Umpire Rigler proud of Teutonic blood and tied to Irish stereotypes. Giants manager McGraw often challenged Rigler's decisions at Polo Grounds. After clashes over close calls, McGraw taunted him about his name and heritage, prompting Rigler to visit the club house.
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McGraw
Umpire
Rigler
Polo Grounds
Giants
Rigelheimer
Swedes Optimistic on 1912 Olympic Track Prospects
Ernest W Hjortberg the trainer in Sweden writes from New York that he has strong hopes his pupils will win many medals at the Stockholm games June 29 to July 29 1912. He notes Swedes are working hard showing patriotism and self discipline. The world will be surprised in 1912.
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Ernest W. Hjjertberg
Stockholm
New York
Hjertberg
Columbia University
Sweden
Hjortberg
America
Scandinavia
Real Bill Nye Litigates Minor League Pay Claim
Western league president Tip ONeill cites a humorous young player Bill Nye who testified before the arbitration board of minor leagues. Nye described back pay claims for eleven days in 1910 and nineteen days in 1911, asking only to be declared a free agent and released from the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tip O’neill
Bill Nye
Board of Arbitration
Minor Leagues
Kilbane Attell Fight Planned for Vernon February
A featherweight title bout between Abe Attell and Cleveland’s Johnny Kilbane is planned for Vernon California on February 22 if Vernon promoter Tom McCarey’s Pacific Athletic Club plan proceeds. Jack Coombs says he will retire after about five more years of pitching with the Athletics.
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Abe Attell
Johnny Kilbane
Cleveland, C
Vernon
Cal
Tom McCarey
Pacific Athletic Club
Jack Coombs
West Kennebunk
Coombs
The
Athletics
Club
Colby
Fast Boston Trio Tops AL In Nailing Base Runners
The Red Sox trio Speaker Hooper and Duffy Lewis led the league with 80 assists as a group in throwing out base runners. Cleveland’s Jackson Birmingham and Graney followed with 73 assists.
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Boston
Speaker
Hooper
Duffy Lewis
Red Sox
Jackson
Birmingham
Graney
Cleveland
Abstein Signs with Memphis as Minor Leaguer
Bill Abstein, ex major leaguer with several clubs, signs with Memphis in the Southern Association after losing his Jersey City berth. He will guard first base.
Nervy Children Capture Desperate Burglar
A burglar hid behind a music room screen in a New York mansion until a family concert plan broke his cover. After a noisy confession and a police plea, the evening paper headlined the scene as Nervy Children Capture Desperate Burglar. Also a light joke about six year old Harry in knickerbockers ends with his pants on backward during church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry
Gamps's Bed-Making Venture Flounders in Slumber
Anecdotal quip about Gamps failing in a bed making business due to over sympathy with the trade. The joke hinges on the punchline that he “lay down on the job,” illustrating a humorous misfortune in a historical context.
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Gamps
Stockholder’s Insight on Workload and Pay
A youth explains he preferred being a minority stockholder to a regular employee due to lighter duties and better overall involvement in his employer’s business.
The One to Be Pleased Comic Exchange
A joke exchange about roast pork and a wife's dog that refuses to eat it. Jaw and Paw banter over the mouthy appetite, delivering a light punchline about taste and propriety.
Scramble for a Gift Sparks Quick Downtown Hustle
A man hurries through Louisville seeking a last minute present for his wife as shoppers and merchants bustle in the Courier-Journal city scene. He reports receiving no offers yet and continues his search amid the daytime rush.
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SOX
Iowa College
Tip O'Neill
Western League
Kilbane
Los Angeles
Louisville Courier-Journal
Coffee Roasters’ Association
Thomas J. Webb
Brazil
United States
Webb
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Coffee Trust
Battle Crack
Java
Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek
Michigan
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