Willard Moran Bout Costs Near 107 900
Detailed figures show Moran to receive 47500 with 22500 guaranteed, Willard to take 51 percent of picture rights. Total costs near 107 500 possible if venue and delays align, with Madison Square Garden eyed as likely site and 13000 capacity discussed. If not, Harlem River Club could host with 25 ticket price. Willard may train at Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Noted autoists to race up mountain to settle feud
Eugene A. Sunderlin of the Pikes Peak Motor Association announces that Barney Olfield and Ralph De Palma will settle their auto race feud by competing near the road to the summit of Pikes Peak early next month.
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Oakland Girls Win Close Game In Extra Period
Oakland High School girls beat the county rivals 16 to 14 after overtime at Allegany County High. Thrasher scored the decisive one handed goal as fouls plagued the opponents and Barnett starred for the sophomores in a preliminary win.
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Freddy Welsh Targets Top Fights Before Retirement
Freddy Welsh plans a year more in boxing taking easy money with no-decision ten and twelve round bouts. He aims to face top contenders like Charley White, seeking a final run at the best in his class while preparing for retirement to secure his family’s future.
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Sports notes preview circuits and managerial moves
The Lake Erie circuit stewards plan Pittsburgh meetings to fix race dates for the upcoming season. Georgia and Alabama fans discuss reuniting the state leagues. Rumors say the Boston Braves sale may put the Red Sox on the market. Providence Grays intend to keep Dave Shean as manager after a successful first year. Giants manager John McGraw winters in Havana to golf and scout joiners. Cubs manager Joe Tinker trims surplus talent to eight players. Great Zim faces taunting while wearing cotton in ears. Cardinals pitchers Perdue, Robinson, Niehaus, Boardman and Samline to be released to test young heavers. American league teams set next season’s prices from 25 cents to 1 dollar. box seats rise from 1.25 to 1.00. A fan bets heavily that Fielder Jones’s Browns win pennant and world title. Texas league opens April 12 with matchups in Shreveport Dallas Waco Fort Worth San Antonio Galveston Houston Beaumont. Western league adjourns to Lincoln February 14 to force Tip O Neill out and take league property. Johnny Harvey of Columbus hits a rough patch just as he lined up bouts with top contenders.
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Big game set for March 1 at St Peter and Pauls Hall
A major local basketball game is scheduled for March 1 between St Josephs club of SS Peter and Pauls parish and the Knights of Columbus five at St Peter and Pauls Hall. Proceeds go to La Salle Institute building fund. A preliminary match pits La Salle Juniors against the Midgets.
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Mr Whisner the hunter of Morgan County remembered
In Berkeley Springs News a nearly 80 year old hunter, Peter V. B. Whisner, recalls fifty years of hunting in Morgan Hills. He reports 330 deer, 500 coons, 500 turkeys, plus foxes and many squirrels. Deer include 50 bucks with three to seven prongs, two white, one black. His peak season yielded 35 deer. He hunted with a muzzle loader, believing a Winchester would have increased his harvest.
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Peter V. B. Whisner
Mr. Whisner
Morgan
Baseball Trades and Management Rumors Across Leagues
Reports from Chicago Toronto Baltimore and other cities note Bert Humpfries sold to Kansas City Ameri can Association and Toronto Inland League directors weighing a manager while Ed Barrow not ruling out Jersey City sale. Baltimore plans a new park as lease talks with Federal grounds stall under Sherman Act case as IL owners convene in New York.
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Jack"” Dunn
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Kilbane Posts Forfeit And Demands New Title Bout Terms
Kilbane posts a $1000 forfeit to meet George Chaney in two fights and seeks a Philadelphia 6 round bout before a 15 round Baltimore match in May or June under Al Herford. Chaney’s camp accuses Dunn of dictating terms and of pressuring Roecap as referee.
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Ohio
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George Chaney
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Billy Roecap
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al” Herford
Joe Gans
Henry Blet
William Rocap
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American Athletic Association
Boyer Calls Blue Ridge Officers Meeting on Thursday
President Charles W. Boyer announced a meeting of Blue Ridge league officers in Hagerstown Maryland for Thursday at 8 p m to decide admitting Piedmont Cumberland and Frostburg to the league finalize a schedule and discuss other important matters Cumberland accepted the invitation before the January 24 deadline while Frostburg did not
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Charles W. Boyer
Blue Ridge League
Piedmont
Cumberland
Frostburg
Injury Forces Six Weeks Layoff and Jockey Club License Milestone
An injured hand puts a six weeks layoff on Art Griggs once with the Brooklyn Feds, likely joining Vernon of the Pacific Coast League and boosting the Tigers. In a historic move North American racing grants a woman trainer license to Mrs. N. E. Munson of Laurel, marking a first for jockey club stewards.
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Brooklyn Feds
Vernon
Griggs
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Jockey Club
N. E. Munson
Laurel
Former Ball Player Patrick Bennett Dead at 31
Patrick Bennett, 31, a former Beverly resident and noted amateur baseball player, died in Akron from acute articular rheumatism. He was buried in Beverly after death in Ohio. Survived by his wife and four children. He worked in a rubber factory in Akron.
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Patrick Bennett
Akron
Ohio
Collins Signs with Braves After Pirates Release
Edgar Collins, the outfield recruit released by the Pirates, has signed with the Boston Braves. Collins is a swift fielder and capable hitter, adding depth to the Braves' roster.
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Pirates
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Collins
Automobile Club of Maryland Seeks Applications
The Automobile Club of Maryland invites applications available at the press office.
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Automobile Club of Maryland
Wilbur Good May Leave Cubs As Nl Clubs Bid
Chicago reports Wilbur Good, a sought after outfielder, may not wear a Cubs uniform this season. With six outfielders in the Cubs and Whales mix, manager Tinker may let one star go, with Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Cincinnati already bidding. Good is tied to a firm contract considered reasonable by rival clubs.
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Cincinnati
Old West Side
Eileen O'Donovan Rossa Weds John F. McGowan
In New York on February 7 Miss Eileen O'Donovan Rossa youngest daughter of the late Irish patriot O Donov an Rossa married John F McGowan a Baltimore and Ohio railroad dispatcher The couple met five years ago at Court Hileen Daughters of Isabella in Stapleton Staten Island where Rossa once lived and aged.
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