Ban Johnson Favors Change in Baseball
Chicago January 21 Ban Johnson president of the American League says he favors changing how baseball is run and hints at dissolving the National Commission. He notes a possible reorganization that could remove Garry Herrmann as chairman and create a more representative governing body under a leader not tied to either major league.
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Ban Johnson
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Tener
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Supreme Court of Baseball
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K O G and Tri-State Shine in Close City League Games
In one of the season’s fastest City League contests the K O G defeated Potomac Club 19 to 14. Piper and G Macfarlane led K O G while D Macfarlane and Henderson starred for Potomac Club. Tri-State lineup with Leo Clark and Major faced the Y M C A quintet and lost 57 to 20, Baxley and Zimmerman top scorers.
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G. Macfarlane
D. Macfarlane
Henderson
Leo Clark
Lonaconing
Tri-State Business College
Coney Stars
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Baxley
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Pos
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Aya
Lion
Armbuster
Oyo Kcal High Bok
Gould
Usher
Sloan
Major
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Clark
Frostburg MayJoin Blue Ridge League This Season
Frostburg Maryland weighs joining the Blue Ridge Baseball League as three sites for a new park are offered by Herman V Hesse. Two sites will be surveyed this afternoon including the rear of Junior Order Park and the old Frostburg Race Track with Eckhart Flat considered. Cumberland awaits Frostburg’s decision and Blue Ridge officials grant until Monday to decide.
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Frostburg
Blue Ridge Baseball League
Herman V. Hesse
Consolidation Coal Company
iFrostburg
Mountain City
Blue Ridge
Hesse
Junior Order
Cumberland
Five girls turn from typing to Hollywood headlines
Five girls who were typing and selling items at a counter met their big break when Opportunity knocked. They are now headlining in films and readers are advised to see EVERY WEEK for details.
Mitchell Left Aids Lightweight Title Chase, Kilbane Says
New York January report quotes featherweight champion Kilbane praising Milwaukee fighter Ritchie Mitchell. Kilbane says Mitchell's left hand is the best in the business, used to outposition and frustrate him in Cincinnati. He predicts Mitchell could become champion within a year.
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New York
Johnny Kilbane
Ritchie Mitchell
Milwaukee
Abe Attel
Mitchell
Cincinnati
Attel
Johnny Dundee
Patsy Kline
Joe Rivers
Kilbane
Milwaukee Scrapper
Lannin Cuts Prices for Red Sox at Fenway Park
Boston owner Joseph J. Lannin announced a season price reduction for 1910 Red Sox games. The plan adds 26 cent seats over 10 000, lowers box seats from 1 50 and 1 25 to 1 dollar, bans dollar seats in the grand stand, and sets first ten pavilion rows at 75 cents with the rest of the grand stand at that price.
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Boston
Red Sox
Joseph J. Lannin
Fenway Park
Lannin
Heavyweight fight muddle with Willard Moran contract dispute
New York reports a muddled heavyweight scene as Jack Curley claims Jess Willard has a contract to fight Frank Moran in April and denies double crossing Tex Rickard. Moran vows to honor his word to Rickard, who has raised the offer to about $45,000 to $49,500 with Willard set to receive $32,600. Moran also reports Madison Square Garden manager Jimmy Johnston offering Willard $40,000 for two 10 round bouts in New York, Moran to face Willard in the first bout.
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New York
Jack Curley
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Tex Rickard
Moran
Rickard Rickard
Jimmy Johnston
Madison Square Garden
Willard
The Foo Killer Wants Battle Between Past and Future Talkers
The column jokes about a killer named Foo suggesting he let the man who boasted of past deeds meet the man who promises future feats and talk each other to death. It playfully envisions a duel of bragging between the two talkers.
George Brown Delivers Stiff Fight Against Les Darcy
George Brown the Chicago Greek battled Les Darcy in a twenty round decision that sparked controversy as Darcy’s countrymen protested. Brown, once seen as a so so challenger, earned praise for matching the Austrian blacksmith and beating several other top rivals, though his career has had ups and downs.
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George Brown
Chicago
America
Les Darcy
United States
Darcy
Brown
Eddie Mcscorty
Jeff Smith
Jimmy Clabby
Eddie MccGoorty
Darcey
Australia
Lea Houck
Atlanta
Tony Caponi
Mason City
Billy Murray
Federal league releases list many players as peace pact takes effect
Auburn N Y January 21 Secretary John H Farrell releases the Federal league player list freed by the peace pact. Players revert to their former National association clubs if desired otherwise may negotiate elsewhere. Contracts due by March 1 with long roster of names included.
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N. Y
John H. Farrell
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Federal League
Farrell
National Association
D. L. Adams
William Adama
TL. C. Allen
A. F. Boucher
L. Bonin
Robert Brown
E. Booe
L. T. Buffington
John W. Bates
Boxing Carnival Set in Connellsville This Winter
Connellsville Athletic Club hires Fred W. Kelly of Greensburg as matchmaker for a winter boxing carnival at Slavish Hall. The card on January 27 features Edu Wimler of Connellsville vs Barney McGuire of Johnstown, with a semiwindup of Lehman versus Bannan and Wimler’s brother Chalkey facing Monk Henney. An exhibition by 12 year olds Lawrence Kennedy and James Yort adds novelty.
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Connellsvile Athletic Club
Fred W. Kelly
Greensburg
Kelly
Johnstown
Edu Wimsler
Barney McGuire
Wimler
Patsy Brannigan
McGuire
Frankie Dailey
Butch Lehman
Bill Bannan
Chalkey Wimler
Eddie
Monk Henney
Aby Lawrence Kennedy
James Yort
Jeanette
Curley or Nobody to Promote Willard bout says Jones
Tom Jones manager for Jess Willard says Tex Rickard and Samuel McCracken are out of running for the Willard versus Moran ten round bout. Jones states he signed with Jack Curley offering 45 percent of gross receipts and 51 percent of movie proceeds with Curley guaranteeing $82,500 for Willard. Moran may sign if he wishes, but Curley’s deal is decisive and Moran is the real concern.
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Kansas City
Tom Jones
Jess Willard
Willard
Excelsior Springs
Tex Rickard
Samuel McCracken
Frank Moran
Rickard
McCracken
Jones
Moran
Gibbons challenges McFarland with $10000 knockout bet
St Paul newspaper report says middleweight Mike Gibbons challenged Packey McFarland offering $10,000 to KO him in ten rounds at 156 pounds. Gibbons seeks to improve a poor showing in their New York bout and claims McFarland had ended his boxing career.
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St. Paul, Minn
Miks Gibbons
Packey McFarland
Packey
Gibbons
McFarland
New York
Rube Oldring Returns to A’s to Play Next Season
Philadelphia January 21 Ruben Oldring left fielder for the Athletics visited Manager Mack and signed for the coming season. Oldring had retired after last season to run his Bridgeton New Jersey farm. Mack welcomed the return saying Oldring may have several good years left.
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Philadelphia
Ruben Oldring
Athletics
Mack
Oldring
Bridgeton
N. J
Connie Mack
Rube
Connie
Notable Western Pa. baseball figure dies at home
J Bam mett Heidrick of Clarion Pa former major leaguer and popular baseball figure dies at his home in Clarion after a short illness of pleurisy and grip. He was a six foot two hundred pounder renowned in Western Pennsylvania baseball.
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Pittsburgh
J. Bammett Heidrick
Clarion
Western Pennsylvania
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