Has Never Had an Equal BORGE BOTHNER in Wrestling Feats
BORGE BOTHNER, 48, a noted wrestler for 25 years, has competed in about 2500 bouts and has been thrown only four times. He survived a near fatal neck twist from Yassouf the Turk and once barely escaped a life threatening neck choke in a leg hold. He once demonstrated a leg hold on a heavier pupil who nearly suffocated him before an attendant intervened.
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Borge Bothner
Tarro Miyake
Miyake
Bothner
Yassouf
Turk
Costly rosters debated as teams trim baseball payrolls
The article discusses shrinking major league rosters from twenty five to around twenty, noting clubs save about 25 000 in salaries and 5 000 in travel. It cites Frank Bancroft criticizing overstaffed lineups and mentions the war tax on billiard tables and bowling alleys, raising government revenue.
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Carrion
Infelders
United States
Remarkable World Series Batting Feats Highlight Historic Averages
The article surveys peak World Series batting marks, noting J Franklin Baker and Eddie Collins as top sluggers with multiple .400-plus series averages. It lists players by position with high percentages, and catalogs those who hit .200 or better across series, including Wilson, Gowdy, Chance, Evers, and Cobb, among others.
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J. Franklin Baker
Evers
Baker
Eddie Collins
Art Wises
Olaf Henrickson
J. Weldon’ Wyckof
Sebring
Pirates
Cobb
Tigers
Scluite
Cubs
Felders
Wilson
Giants
Hi Red Sox
Wyckoff
Athletics
Trail
Red Sox
Mathewson
Gowdy
Braves
Kennedy
Kilian
Thomas
Crandall
Feldt
Collins
Chance
Rossman
Pigers
Herzog
Schulte
Coombs
Tesreau
Loomis Blessed with Show of Versatility in 1024 Cinder Path
The article lauds Loomis of Chicago Athletic Association for 1024 season versatility, winning the 100 and 220 yard events in Baltimore and boasting speed across sprints. It credits his performance as among the greatest on record, noting his strength in the furlong and potential in the 100 yard dash despite multi-event demands. It references Baker, Caldwell, and Drew as other top 1014 feats and places Loomis among America’s elite cinder path athletes of the era.
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Thie
Joe
Chicago Athletic
Guess
Loomis
Baltimore
Toome
Uncle Bam
Loomia
Homer Baker
New York Athletic Club
Meredith
Ee Aeave
Tance
Just Price Caldwell
Cornell
Cambridge
Howard P. Drew
University of Southern California
University of California
Arthur Duffey
Minor Leagues Vote to Stay Loyal to Organized Baseball
The Omaha ballot shows the minor leagues voted to remain aligned with organized baseball. Between 1909 and 1932 the leagues received 224,305 dollars across four seasons, funding efforts to preserve minor league operations despite facing criticism.
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Omaha
Western football plans outline eastern foes for Michigan
Semi official sources outline Michigan schedule next fall meeting only three eastern teams Cornell Syracuse and Pennsylvania with a western foe likely Notre Dame. Nebraska or South Dakota expected on Vanderbilt date and Michigan Aggies Nebraska Notre Dame and South Dakota named among peers.
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Michigan
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Syracuse
Yost
Notre Dame
Nebraska
South Dakota
Vanderbilt
Michigan Aggies
South Dace
Wah Kai Chang First Chinese Freshman Football Player
Wah Kai Chang from Hawaii becomes the first Chinese American to join a university freshman football team at Chicago. He discovered football by accident when he kicked a stray ball at Stagg Field and soon earned a spot after training with Jonble the trainer.
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Chang
Wah Kai Ee
Stagg Geld
Wah Fhai Chang
Jobnale
Pat Lil
Wah Kai Chang
Hawaii
China
Young Schaefer Shines with Family Billiards Legacy
Jacob Schaefer, member of the Champion Billiard Players league, is praised as a promising talent from the famed Schaefer family. He is the son of the legendary “Wizard” Schaefer, who urged care with the family name.
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Jacob Schaefer
Billard Players’ League
Schaefer
Y. Young Schaefer
Beck Is a Union
Fragmented OCR note mentions Beck and Dave Fults in a dispute over printing duties and a reply received. No clear outcome or full context available.
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Beck
Dave Fults
Fults
Retreat of Von Hindemberg Faces Cut Off German Centre
The article notes Hindenberg’s army isolated from Austrians after defeats near Cracow and Warsaw, with German forces halted northward and Austria’s retreat toward Cracow. Russian advances threaten Cracow and Semislavice as Austrian losses mount and German hopes hinge on relief before Warsaw. Western fronts see French and German clashes near Nieuwport and in the Argonne Meuse heights.
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Frangels
Warsaw
von Hindenberg
Dank
von Boehme-Ermolli
Cracow
la Geome
Uracow
Hindenberg
Count Y
Bisla
Napoleon
Petrograd
Francie Joseph
Austria
St.s
Nieuwport
Argonne
Méuse
Berlin
Paris
Trench
Holiday surge in England recruits sparks inquiry
Fragmentary report notes a recruiting boom around holidays in England amid a graph winels Germany led by a group described as laces. It mentions a recommendation and a close of holidays, but details are unclear.
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Graph Winels
Germany
Hes
England
Belgium and Germany Amid US Attitude on Territorial Duties
The article notes Belgian and German positions within occupied Belgium, questioning US reactions to territorial adjustments. It states that Americans perform limited consular duties and that their presence is largely formal.
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Belgium
United States
French Submarine Curie Reported Missing After Harbor Raid
A French submarine Curie Wee was sent alone into the Austrian harbor against main warships. She failed to return by the expected time, and authorities fear she has been sunk with prisoners taken.
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Curie
Fighters Lose Hearing After Labyrinth Injury
Report notes fighters suffer hearing loss following a drum membrane trauma tied to a concussion of the inner ear labyrinth. No further details on fighters, event, or official outcomes are given in the fragment.
France Aims to Expand Trade Once Led by Germany
A French official urged business leaders to seize markets once controlled by Germany, arguing now is the time to extend trade in countries Germany previously expanded into. A freight train wreck caused casualties in another report fragment.
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Germany
France
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Louisville
Frank Bancroft
Reds
Hank
Dew
New York
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Bane
Severeld
Johnny
Byers
Troy
Harry Howell
The
Once
Western Football Plans
Dartmouth
Wah
Jake Schaefer
Jake Scharber
UNION
MAM
von Hindemberg
Killeg
West
An Pate
Austrian
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