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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1910
Page
16
Sam Langford, colored heavyweight from Boston, described three white opponents falling after head blows in a New York club. He mocked their brittle heads, speculating he would prefer to fall on his head if knocked stiff, saying such self-harm looked ridiculous.
Harness racing outlook for Readville Hartford and New York grows brighter as closing cards and promising purses signal revival. Readville Boston and Buffalo circuits shape schedules with the American Derby and $10,000 Charter Oak party headlining Hartford meets while New York offers five $2,500 plus stakes under two to three mile formats.
The article debates bonuses for pitchers based on win totals. It reviews historic NL and AL leaders, noting many 30 win seasons and the rarity of sustained success. It questions whether monetary incentives actually improve outcomes or distort pitcher performance.
The piece notes tidium in Kriegs City Mo and describes a Canadian whippet racing event in Toronto, a September dog show in California, and a new organization entering the field. It mentions the English cup final, attendance figures over years, and Timmy Cosgrove of the Argonaut Rowing Club traveling to England with a rabbit’s foot as a token.
Manager Jimmy McAleer of Washington vows to stop taking exceptions to declarations and says he will lead by example. The Boston Doves overpower right handed pitchers as Southpaw staff struggle, with Lake's lineup favoring right handed hitters. Managers avoid using two-handed twins against Boston.
Arthur Kohler of Lanning Michigan achieved a twelve pound shot put mark of 12 feet 6 3/4 inches, claimed as a world record in the meet.
Fort Wayne resident Joseph Singmaster visits a century old plantation near St Johns River Florida once a grand estate built before the Civil War. He describes a mammoth site with crumbling verandas and surrounding buildings now lost to decay, yet peopled by memory and relics amid mangroves and tidal shores.
E J Dillon of the motive power department of the Pennsylvania company departed yesterday morning for Monroe to visit with his wife and relatives including Kenda.
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