Gotch Wins Greco-Roman Title Over Maupas in Montreal Match
In Montreal on December 27, 1905, Gotch defeated Emile Maupas after a near hour and a half classic in a Greco-Roman bout under Canadian rules. Violent exchanges and whistle aided escapes defined the match as Gotch earned the belt emblematic of Canadian Greco-Roman wrestling.
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Gotch
Montreal
Quebec
Ottawa
Emile Maupas
Maupas
Minupas
Gladiators
Retirement of Tom Lynch Ends Umpire Era in National League
The long serving National League umpire chief Tom Lynch retires after four years in the post. His tenure included a notable overrule of a Phillies Giants game that caused a league precedent by moving the unfinished game to New York grounds.
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Tom Lynch
Lynch
Ward
Brown
New Orleans Picayune
Phillies
Giants
New York
Brennan
Philadelphia
Johnson
Tener
Jersey shore notes and state incidents in New Jersey
A week of dispatches reports fires in Jersey City and New Jersey towns, civic club openings, military disbandments, new deputy marshals, teaching appointments, sidewalk plans, and school funding votes. A few accidents and rescues are noted, including a drowning incident on the North Shrewsbury River and a fatal hotel fire after a man returns to retrieve money.
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Henry Brandenberg
Palisades
Hudson
Brandenberg
Shrewsbury
James Megill
William
George Elliott
Middletown
Megill
Willard and Smith Lead Heavyweight Championship Talk
The article posits Jess Willard and Gunboat Smith as the top contenders for the heavyweight title in this class though fans doubt any true standout exists. Willard recently defeated Carl Morris and One Round Davis in tame bouts, and a Willard Smith matchup is seen as likely to decide supremacy. The pair has met before, delivering another unsatisfying contest. Willard, about six and a half feet tall and large, is framed as having the power to seize the crown if given the chance.
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Jess Willard
Gunboat Smith
Willard
Carl Morris
Davis
Morris
Smith
Willard Towers
Whitneys Turf Win and Winter Sports News Highlights
Harry Payne Whitney wins 93000 on the turf. Ben Tincup the Indian ball player is a pitcher not a dipper. Frank Kramer the cycling champion tours Europe for a matches run. Notre Dame to play Yale on October 15 next fall. Minnesota declines Carlisle gridiron meeting. A G Ward named athletic coach at Christian Brothers College. Georges Estabrook races world record holder next season after deciding to sell the horse. Tigers begin Gulfport training in February with Jim McGuire and Jimmy Burke leading first squad.
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Jennings
Tigers
Gulfport
Jim McGuire
Jimmy Burke
Georges Estabrook
Colorado E
Harness Racing Expands in New England and New Zealand
Harness racing gains traction in New England and New Zealand with growing tracks and racing events. Stakeholders highlight development, training, and youth participation as key growth drivers.
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New England
New Zealand
Smaller colleges rise in football as open play reduces injuries
Football popularity lags behind baseball though new open play has reduced accidents. Colgate shocks Yale 16 to 6, proving small colleges can surge to prominence. More players in college sports enhance physical benefits, but only a minority of students participate fully.
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Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Washington Post
Colgate
Davis Key to Athletics Success Say Connie Mack
Connie Mack credits Harry Davis as a major factor in the Athletics rise to first place. Davis, who once played first and later managed the Cleveland Americans, left the team the year they finished third and returned to guide the Quakerites back to the top this season.
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Davis
Connie Mack
Harry Davis
The
Athletics
Cleveland Americans
Connie
Quakerites
Frisco Sends Swimming Team to Honolulu Meet
Frisco will send five swimmers to compete in events in Honolulu from February 18 to 22. The contingent represents the city in a regional meet.
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Frisco
San Fransico
Honolulu
Markets Update Official Wholesale Prices
New York wholesale price quotes are unavailable due to hedged data. Officials say it is impossible to give correct quotations at this time.
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New York
Father O Leary and Bishop Missed the Dublin Express
A humorous exchange ends with Father O Leary and his bishop arriving at the station as the Dublin express departs. The bishop shows faith in the watch. O Leary retorts that faith without good works is nothing, delivering a moral quip about timing and action.
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Father O'Leary
O'Leary
Jord
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Advertised In Town Topics
In the columns a quip about a politician bragging on his wife’s statesmanship leads to a brief ad for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. The pills are claimed to regulate bowels purify blood and invigorate the liver with or without soluble sugar coating.
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Wright
Carter
Odd Wartime Ephemera and Quack Ads Report
A jumble of ad snippets and quack claims appears with humorous asides and weathered lines. Notable items include Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims for teething gums a patent medicine promise. PNEUMATICA pain relief. Dr Peery's Vermitage worm remedy. and a statistic noting 3 167 202 widows in the United States.
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Joe Rogers
National League
Tom Lynca
New Jersey
James F. Selder
Summit Avenue
Jersey City
Haddon Highlands
Wilbur. F. Sadler, Jr
Third Infantry
Beverly
Linford. Denny
Albert Bollschweller
Fannie B. Cheyney
Absecon
Swathmore
Ocean City
Joseph F. Wallworth
Taddenfield
Ocean City Yacht Club
A. D. Cummins
Palmyra Board of Education
Helen Bertolet
Reading
Kathryn Newbold
Endeavor Fire Company
David Brotherton
Burlington Fire Department
Young America Company
William Clanges
Mayor Brown
Audubon
Charles Reigert
Prescott Miles
Board
Landis Township
Wilmer S. Conover
Jersey Street
Elizabeth
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Millville
Delaware Bay
Dunham Earl
Charles
John Lambert Cadwalader
New York City
Trenton
Gity’ Commission
Frank Kelvy
Arney’. Mount
Mount Holly
Kelvy
Audubon Fir Company, No. 1
Thomas Gray
Frederick James
Horace Brown
William A. Offerman
John Bennett
Emil Berckmann
Hoboken
W. Loewer
Gambrinus Brewing Company
West Forty-second Street
Gunboat Figher
Harry Payne Whitney
Ben Tincup
Frank Kramer
Europe
Roy K. Thomas
Ohio Wesleyan
University of Chicago
Notre Dame
Dorais — Eichenlaub
Rockne — Smith
God Help the Blue
Minnesota
Board of Control
Carlisle
S A. G. Ward
Ohio State University
Christian Brothers’ College
Ogek
Willams
Kutah
Surrou
Ee State
dHennery
Kennery Rees
Phila, Fey
Penna
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Fey
Ohio
Mich
Foy
Renee Eeane
Damon
Weber
Huthouse
Laney
Marne
Maine
York
Wilke
Havana
BR. E
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Father O’leary
Katherine
Dr. Peery
United States
Absorbine, JR
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Main
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