Magnates open baseball meeting with brisk offers and talk
In Chicago on December 15 the annual baseball owners gathering saw heavy contract bidding yet few purchases. Commissioner Landis was reelected by the American League while an advisory board was to be reestablished. the National League pursued similar steps in New York as managers shifted to deal for players.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Landis
National League
New York
American League
Jacob Ruppert
E. S. Barnard
Cleveland
Phil Ball
St. Louis
Ball
Ban Johnson
Johnson
Ray Schalk
White Sox
Schalk
McManus
Ward
Peckinpaugh
Washington
O'Rourke
Detroit
Madison Square Garden nets 957000 in first year
Tex Rickard reports the Madison Square Garden association earned a net profit of 957000 in its first year at the new sports venue in New York. The promotional effort by Rickard has elevated the garden toward the million dollar class.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden Association
Cleveland interests face owner refusal in land sale talks
Inquiries tracing the rum or proposals to sell the Cleveland land Indians show that Mrs. James Dunn, the owner, has thus far refused to accept an offer by Cleveland interests.
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Cleveland Indians
James Dunn
Cleveland
Music Box Revue lights up the American with lavish spectacle
Irving Berlin’s fourth Music Box Revue opens at the American tonight in a one night engagement. Rip Van Winkle views modern New York. features include Tell Her In the Springtime and The Bandanna Ball. Cast of over a hundred includes Helen Brown, Sonia De Calve, Lyons Sisters, Six Jolly Jesters, and Music Box Girls. conducted by T L Cornell.
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American Theater Tonight
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Catskill Mountains
New York City
John Murray Anderson
New York
Mississippi
Helen Brown
Dave Burns
Curley Mownett
Sonia de Calve
Amos Harper
Jenny Lind
Lyons Sisters
The
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Henry Thompson
L.L. Besson
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Alvarado
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Snyder
Sifrit
Gordon Lanley
Dorothy Lee
Varda Chalmers
Jeanette Brown
Eva Hart
Music Box
T. L. Cornell
Comiskey Absents From AL Meeting As Louis Steps In
Chicago December 15 The only American League executive missing is Charles A Comiskey who stayed home while his son Louis and secretary Harry Grabiner represented the club at the annual meeting.
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Charlies A. Comiskey
Louis
Harry Grabiner
God Gave Me Twenty Cents Turns Into Real Thrills
A girl finds two dimes and buys a rose but a chase erupts through streets and a warehouse collapse scares her. The scene is from Herbert Brenon's God Gave Me Twenty Cents at the Broadway with Lois Moran and Lyn de Putti starring.
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Herbert Brenon
Dixie Willson
New Orleans
Lois Moran
Lyn de Putti
Jack Mulhall
William Collier, Jr
Fights Last Night in Minneapolis Showdowns
Minneapolis fighter Ernie Fliegel defeated Stew ard McLean of St Paul in a recent bout. Carlson earned a win in the same card.
Kew Pie Trimble Beats Dandy Kid Dorland in Florida Match
In St. Petersburg, Kew Pie Trimble of Chicago defeated Dandy Kid Dorland of Oklahoma City in a bout scoring ten and two.
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Fla
Kewpie Trimble
Chicago
Dandy Kid
Dorland
Oklahoma City
Ade Atoll Goldstein Defeats Johnny Dunn in Wilkes-Barre
Ade Atoll Goldstein of New York bested Johnny Dunn of Wilkes-Barre in a 106 to score match, securing a notable victory at the local venue.
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Wilkesbarrke
Goldstein
New York
Johnny Dunn
Wilkesbarre
Vernon boxer Harry Brown tops Joe Gans in San Diego
Vernon Calif heavyweight Harry Brown defeated Joe Gans in San Diego with a clear win noted as a decisive victory.
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Vernon
Calif
Harry
Kid) Brown
Phiadelphia
Joe Gans
San Diego
Million Bibles Shipped to Japan After Earthquake
The final shipment of 1 000 000 Bibles was loaded onto the steamer President Grant for Yokohama to aid quake stricken cities in Japan. The disaster also devastated books and household effects across the region.
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Seattle
Wash
Japan
President Grant
Yokohama
A Model Husband Chops Wood Without Splinters
The Bulletin from Sydney notes a man who is praised as a wonderful husband. He chops wood for his wife and sands the surface to prevent splinters in her fingers, a small act highlighted as exemplary domestic care.
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Bulletin
Sydney
Salvation Army Seeks Funds for Christmas Baskets
The Salvation Army says basket quantity hinges on money raised as weather slows collections. Each basket includes a chicken and groceries for five meals for a family of four. Officials warn fewer baskets may be available this year without larger donations before Christmas Day.
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Salvation Army
The
Salvation
Salvation Army gets $65 from Men’s Bible class
The First Presbyterian Church Men's Bible class donated $65 to the Salvation Army to fund regular Christmas baskets.
Dallas chosen as 1927 NABL meeting site
Asheville reports that Dallas Texas was selected as the 1927 meeting place of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues. The announcement was made today with officials confirming the choice.
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Dallas
Asheville
Texas
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Wes
Indiana and Toronto Bid to Host Next Year’s Convention
Baden Indiana and Toronto Canada submitted bids to host the convention next year with both cities presenting facilities and endorsements to attract the event.
Attendance declines hit AL cities in 192 season report
The annual report shows aggregate attendance in American League cities fell in 192. St Louis Boston and Washington underperformed while New York Chicago and Detroit led in gate receipts and home money makers.
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St. Louis
Boston
Washington
New York
Chicago
Detroit
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