Antibetting Law Endangers Harness Racing Fate in Chicago Reflects
The piece argues New York state Hart-Agnew antibetting laws threaten harness racing nationwide. It blames Chicago era promoters and officials for lax betting controls, notes harness racing’ s relative betting modesty, and predicts costly immediate effects with meetings canceled or altered in Buffalo and Poughkeepsie as legislators respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
New York
Buffalo
Poughtkeepsie
Syracuse
Elise
Two Avonale Boys Weigh Pro Proposals From Pros
Billy Bass and Ernie Diehl of Avon dale have turned down offers from major league teams. Diehl has repeatedly played for professional squads but only accepts his expenses, last year leading the American Association pitchers. Bass, a standout Avon dale pitcher, has helped his team win pennants and is hailed as the best amateur pitcher around Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Bass
Ernie Diehl
Diehl
Bass
Avondale
Cincinnati
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Brig
Harry Pollok
Abe Attell
Charley Griffin
Attell
Pert and Ruppert Target Trotter Interest Across States
The piece discusses Pert a wealthy enthusiast and Ruppert's influence on horse racing finances in New York. It notes Buffalo may shift meetings to Ft Erie to preserve races and that next year’s grand circuit will be revised. It argues New York’s light harness sport is unlikely to survive long under new laws, though a broader shakeout may come later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
J. L. Hervey
Chicago Record-Herald
Illinois
Chicago
Ft. Erie
New- Yor State
New York
Cubs Use Brown to Counter Moran Mor Decai Policy
Chicago managers argue NL clubs hide top pitchers to confront Mor Decai Brown while Chance questions the tactic. He notes Brown often defeats Mathewson, suggesting saving the ace could improve overall chances, though Brown is not invincible. The Phillies, Phillies manager Murray and McQuillen are cited as contrasting cases.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Mordecai Brown
Brown
Chance
Philadelphia
Murray
McQuillen
Phillies
Mathewson
Giants
McGraw
Matty
New York
Danny McBride
Marty McCue
Boxing
Marty
Danny
Horace Leeds
Atlantic City
Jack McAuliffe
Leeds
Jim Corbett
Dominick McCaffrey
Horace
Roxie wins Class D trot at Carthage matinee
Queen City Driving Club matinee at Carthage Fair Grounds features four races led by J C Cooper's Roxie in three heats of the Class D trot. Little Billy driven by O G Butler wins the first heat in 1:20% with Roxie then posting 1:16% in the following heats. Fourth of July program planned with additional races.
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Queen City Driving Club
Carthage Fair Grounds
J. C. Cooper
Roxie
Little Billy
O. G. Butler
Mr. Cooper
J. T. Davis
John Bailey
John Hodapp
George H. Wells
Wendell Eich
George A. Wells
J. W. Schwenk
Peco
Iinet
Ccc
Detncdsesensesves
Leo Mook
Baronwood
Charles Faust
Seseess
Fletcher
Walter D
Fred Peters
G. Cooperd
O. -G. Cutler
Iscseseees
Sulla C
S. Applegate
Alexander Parker
Olympic Athletes Sail for London
The steamer Philadelphia carries most of the American Olympic team to London. Manager Halpin and Trainer Murphy plan aboard training with a board track and gymnasium. Two athletes sail as stokers due to lack of funds, hoping to prove themselves in England.
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New York
Philadelphia
Europe
London
America
Halpin
Murphy
Atlantic
Minnehaha
Matt” Halpin
England
Craig
Fisher
Yale pole vault star Dray withdraws from Olympic team
Walter R. Dray Yale track captain and world pole vault record holder explains he will not join the American Olympic team for London. He cites family opposition and his promise to his mother, who fears injuries from pole vaulting, as the reason for stepping back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walter R. Dray
Yale University
Dray
England
Torrington
Conn
New Haven
America
London
Yale
Potlac Stake and Sporting Stakes Race Card
Racing card lists six events for three year olds and up with weights and entries. Notable "Potlac" and "Sporting Stakes" races show weights from 101 to 145 lbs and distant entries like Jubilee, Grand Vedette, Renault, Sal volatile, and Juggler among others for a one mile and multiple furlong courses at the meeting.
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Robert Cooper
Maxie Witt
Peter Quince
Jang Chief
Priscillian
Tony
Torbellino
Lawton Wiggins
Casque
Wamba
Statesman
Effandi
Infield
Goodheart
Madman
Juggler
Bluebook
Fountain Bleu
Old Honesty
Lady Corinne
Torenia
Delirium
Monocle
Connie Mack and Donovan Remain Giants of Pittsburg Era
Boston June 20. Fred Ely Elmer Smith and Louie Bierbauer helped the Pittsburg nine of Donovan and Mack rise in fame. The piece recalls players like Sugden Beckley Stenzel Hawley Killeen and Patsy Donovan, noting their later fates and a dramatic Detroit game memory involving a glove.
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Fred Ely
Elmer Smith
Bill Schriever
Joe Sugden
Schriever
Ohio
Sugden
Jake Beckley
Louie
Bierbauer
Pittsburg
Lajoie
Jake Stenzel
Cincinnati
Donovan
Press Agents as Value in Pugilism Prose Debate
New York June 13 A discussion on publicity agents in boxing notes their rising influence and how lucrative purses now depend on publicity. Joe Gans predicts a July 4 fight against Battling Nelson then a bid with Packy McFarland while praising Attell and Paris as fighting hubs.
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Joe Gans
Fackey McFarland
Nelson
Gans
Dane
Chicago
McFarland
Packy
Jim Coffroth
Britt
Anholz
Attell
Personal followings boost boxing draws across era
The piece notes Rube Waddell and boxers like John L. Sullivan Terry McGovern and Horace Leeds drew large crowds and strong local support. It describes how popularity and club loyalties shaped gate receipts, with fans backing fighters beyond true talent and managers seeking such draws.
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Rube Waddell
Athletics
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Was Burns Fight Another Fakefest in Paris
Dispatches from Paris suggest American spectators believed Tommy Burns staged the bout with Bill Squires from start to finish. Squires, knocked out in the eighth, is set to meet Burns again in Australia for a 14000 purse as the fleet docks at Sydney.
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Paris
Willie Lewis
Broadway
Lewis
Sam McVey
Jeffries
Stanton
Gunner Moir
National Club
New York
Tommy Burns
Bill Squires
Burns
Squires
Australia
Sydney
Old-Timers vs Modern Fly Catches In Baseball Outfield
A baseball observer argues that older stars like Curt Welch and Jim Fogarty achieved dramatic fields in the outfield, while modern players rely on study and strategy to track fly balls. He contends today’s fielders are faster and more efficient though less sensational.
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Curt Welch
Jimmy’ Fogarty
McAleer
Notter Emerges as Racing's Bright Young Star
New York dispatch profiles Joe Notter, a teenage jockey with a rising record at metropolitan tracks. Recalled as “Smiling Joe,” Notter is praised for superb horse handling and faultless pace judgment, with expectations he will earn around 50 000 this year while rivaling famed riders like Walter Miller.
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New York
Walter Miller
Joe Notter
Miller
Keene
Notter
Metropolitan
New Orleans
Dixie
Joe
United States
Butte Jockey Club Opens Sixty Day Meeting Downtown
The third meeting of the Butte Jockey Club began at the Marcus Daly Racing Course in Butte Montana and will run for sixty days. Purses total 140000 dollars with more than fifty horses entered from stables in California Colorado Texas Louisiana Arkansas and New York.
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Butte
Mont
Jockey Club
Marcus Daly
California
Colorado
Texas
Louisiana
Arkansas
New York
The Numbered Board and Local Checkers Notes
Communications to Checker Editor in Cincinnati address the column and players plan five column layouts. A Bracken County Bristol match features Dr H F Ware against a visitor who claimed Bracken supremacy. Barker and Drouilliard exchange challenges with bets reported from fare to 100000 dollars and a mock date vague as March next.
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Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, CO
Betts Street
Bracken County
H. F. Ware
Dr. Ware
Messrs. Barker
Drouilliard
Boston
Kansas City
Checker Players
America
White to play and win in Problem No. 54
White to move and secure the win after key sequence 31-27 32-27 12-8 18-15 from the provided chess puzzle. Black king positions and material indicate a forced win for White with precise continuation.
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Bristol
Dr. Ware
I Ll
Championship OF America
Black—Kings
King
W. Wing
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Patsy Tebeau
Baltimores
Hanlon
Connie Mack
Connie
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Mack
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Fink Hawley
Frank Killeen
Hawley
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Brownie
Foreman
Frank Foreman
Baltimore
Washington
Ban Johnson
Patsy Donovan
Orth
Coughlin
Patsy
Detroit
Matty McIntyre
Tigers
Staten Island
McIntyre
Joe Gans VS
M’farland
Packey
Dope
Hénnan
Sayers
Mace
Billy Edwards
Joe Coburn
Mecca
Terry McGovern
Terry
George Dixon
San Francisco
White
L. S. Ream
Paulding
van Wert
W. B. Wilson
Loveland
W. F. Lemke
Latonia
Cincinnati Trophy
Fourth and Smith Streets
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