Lightweight boxer Tom McCarthy dies after Dreamland fight
San Francisco April 20 Tom McCarthy lightweight pugilist died at 3 a m after being knockout in the sixteenth round by Owen Moran of England last night at Dreamland. McCarthy skull base fracture led to convulsions and death despite physicians and a half hour of care. Moran and his seconds were arrested amid inquiries into the fatal bout.
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San Francisco
Cal
Tom McCarthy
Owen Moran
McCarthy
Moran
Dreamland
Mount Zion
Jim Franey
Frank McConnell
Woodward's
Jeff Perry
Jimmy Carroll
William
Johnny McCarthy
Tex Rickard
Boilermakers Triumph Over Northwestern 17 to 0 in Lafayette
Purdue routs Northwestern 17 to 0 in Lafayette. Morrow held Northwestern to three hits as Purdue pitchers dominated. Coach Harr, newly signed to lead Purdue football next year, joined the Northwestern squad and will begin spring practice early next week.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Northwestern
Morrow
Harr
Puradue
Sebald
Manky
Odell
Shultz
Kaplin
Manly
Ox Manky
Binder
Mier
Sammy
Myers
Weston Hikes From Fishkill Toward Yonkers and New York
Edward Payson Weston maintained a ten minute mile pace passing Fishkill at six this morning and continuing along the old post road. He spent the night at Wappingers Falls and planned to reach Yonkers to rest Saturday night before aiming for New York by noon Monday.
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Fishkill
N. Y
Edward Payson Weston
Old Post Road
Wappingers Falls
Yonkers
New York
Baseball headlines from Friday games across the circuit
St Louis edged the Cubs in the eleventh on a bases on balls sacrifice by Tinker error as winning run. Boston had three hits and one run while Brooklyn produced six hits and no runs. McGlynn and Gehring pitched well with little run support. Saints beat Brewers in the ninth to win. Shannon hit a long homer as Kansas City defeated Minneapolis. Louisville toppled the Senators in a hard battle. Colonels totaled eighteen hits for sixteen runs. Woodruff collected three hits in three at bats for Kentucky. Boston Americans beat Oberlin 9 to 3 as Eberfeld and Milan starred. Cy Young left after Chicago versus Cleveland. Link and Kirsch fared no better with the Sox. Detroit shut out St Louis 5 to 0 with errorless defense. Purdue crushed Northwestern as the Boilermakers eye the western title. Frank Smith drove three hits and scored twice for the Sox.
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St. Louis
Cubs
Tinker
Boston
Brooklyn
McGlynn
Gehring
Saints
Brewers
Shannon
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Senators
Colonels
Woodruff
Kentuckians
Boston Americans
Oberlin
Washington
Eberfeld
Milan
Cy Young
Chicago
Cleveland
Link
Kirsch
Sox
Detroit
Stroud
St. Louis Cardinals
Purdue
Northwestern
Boilermakers
Frank Smith
Crawfordsville Gun Club close of spring tournament results
Crawfordsville Ind April 30 Freeman a Cin Seipnati professional won high gun with a thirds out of 215 Parry of Indianapolis won first among the amateurs breaking 201 of 215 Dr Traugh an of Waveland was second and S E Voris of Crawfordsville was third with 190 in the final day shoot
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Freeman
Parry
Indianapolis
Dr. Traughan
Waveland
S. E. Voris
Central league moves to blacklist Outfelder Core
South Bend dated April 30 reports the Central league will blacklist Outfelder John Core who refused to report to Rapids after being traded. Core, last year with South Bend, faces immediate action as details of the trans acc plan are outlined in a league statement.
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Core
South Bend
Ind
Central League
John Core
Ad Rapids
Motorists Plan Social Run to Weed Patch and Nashville
The Flat Tire club will stage a social driving run to Nashville Trafalgar Morgantown and Bean Blossom this Sunday. The route goes direct to Nashville then a side trip to Weed Patch Hill the state’s highest point south of Nashville. Departure from the Denison hotel is scheduled for 9 o'clock Sunday morning.
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Flat Tire Club
Nashville
Trafalgar
Morgantown
Bean Blossom
Brown County
Weed Patch Hit
Indiana
Indianapolis
Denison Hotel
Forward Pass Kept In Football Rules Hopeing to Protect Receiver
Philadelphia Pa April 30 The football rules committee decided to retain the forward pass and then considered the best way to protect the man who catches the ball on the forward pass.
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Philadelphia
Football Rules Committee
Chicago Motor Club adds prizes for Glidden tour
Christopher Sinsa baugh on the Chicago Motor club executive committee announced extra prizes for the Glidden tour. A separate cup will be contested by the roadster class with three entries received. Medals will go to the drivers of the winning cars in both touring and roadster classes.
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Chicago
Christopher Sinsabaugh
Chicago Motor Club
Knox College Beats Armour Institute in Windy Game
Knox College defeated Armour Institute in an 11 inning match marked by four home runs in the first two innings. The wind favored power hitting as Knox made more consistent contact while fielding remained loose. A batting collision in the ninth inning broke Knox player McCulloch's jaw.
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KNOX
Galesburg
Knox College
Armour Institute
Hamilton
McCulloch
Twelve Referees Named for Jeffries Johnson Bout
Sam Berger lists twelve potential referees for the Jeffries Johnson world heavyweight bout. Five Californians and seven Easterners include Billy Roche Edwin Smith Phil Wand John Welsh Charlie Eyton Charles White Jack McGuigan Otto Floto Sandy Griswald Malachi Hogan Ha W Smith Bob Vernon. Seven are regular referees with wide rep, three are newspaper men. Berger travels to San Francisco to witness Tex Sickard's purse deposit and meet May 4 convention to decide ball calls.
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Berger
San Francisco
Tex Sickard
Tno Grand Convention
Balla
Samuel
Bily Roche
Edwin Smith
Phil Wand
John Welsh
Charlie Eyton
Angel City
Charlee White
New York City
Jack McGuigan
Philadelphia
Otto Floto
Denver
Sandy Griswald
Olgaha
Malachi Hogan
Chicago
Ha W. Smith
Bob Vernon
New York
Sammy
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Horger
Circuits Discussed for International Aviation Meet
A May 23 meeting of delegates to the national aviation convention is planned in New York. The two month circuit of aviation meetings may precede the event, likely starting October 22. The Club of America governors coordinate with Aero Clubs across the country to propose venues and funding, exploring cities from California to New York for hosting the international gathering.
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New York
Board of
Goovernors
Club of America
Inetter
Amon
Aero Clarity of America
California
New Hogsved
Canton
Washinogton
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Todinga
Colorado
Buffalo
Pittsfieid
Dayton
Kansas City
Harvard Aeronautical
Lienois Aerocraft Club of
Peoria
Michigan
Milwaukee
Utah
Aero Club of
Argentinga
South America
Hardliie
Pathfinder Wrecked In Decatur Bridge Fall
The Glidden tour pathfinder car fell through a bridge near Decatur Texas on Friday and was partially wrecked. New parts were ordered from Dallas and the car will not leave Decatur until Saturday morning. It is scheduled to reach Bowie at noon, spend Saturday night in Lawton, and arrive in Oklahoma City on Sunday.
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Pathfinder
Decatur
Tex
Glidden Tour
Dxslas
Bowie
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Frankfort Exhibition Wounds Altoona Catcher Snyder
Catcher Snyder of Altoona Pennsylvania, a member of the Frankfort Blue Grass league team, broke his leg Friday while sliding into second base in an exhibition game against the local Y M C A squad.
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Frankfort
Snyder
Altoona
Conley Defeats Webster In Bantamweight Fight
Frank Conley bantamweight champion bested Dan Webster in a ten round newspaper decision at the Pacific Athletic Club on Friday night in Los Angeles.
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Conley
Webster
Los Angeles
Cal
Frank Conley
Chamapion
Dan Webster
Pacific Athletic Club
Cubs Defeat Sewanee in Low-Scoring College Victory
Chicago Cubs prospect Bob Mitchell, noted as a college find, pitched for Ole Miss to a 1 to 0 win over Sewanee in Sewanee Tennessee. The decisive run came early as the strong Sewanee lineup was stifled by Mitchell's quality pitching and disciplined defense.
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CUB
Sewanee Sewanee
Tenn
Bob Mitchell
Chicago Cubs
University of Mississippi
Sewanee
I'rtday
Billy Hamilton Influenced Beckley Hitting Style
Hugh Duffy recalls Billy Hamilton teaching Jake Beckley to hit to left field boosting his .300 career batting. Beckley, once tagged a bonehead, ended his major league run with the St Louis Cardinals. A late misplay at first base while with Robison caused a famous error with bases loaded and two outs.
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Hugh Duffy
White Sox
Billy Hamilton
Jake Beckley
Kansas City
Beckley
Pittsburg
Daffy
Eara
Boston
Jake
Cincinnati
Queen City
St. Louis Cardinals
Robison
East Meets West Today on Franklin Field Big Track Carnival
East meets west today at Franklin field in Philadelphia in what could be the season’s greatest athletic carnival. Seventeen hundred athletes from grammar schools to top colleges compete with Michigan Illinois Chicago Purdue Notre Dame and Kansas among entrants. Rain yesterday and today may slow times but many records are expected in the one two and four mile relays.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Field
America
Michigan
Illinois
Chicago
Purdue
Notre Dame
Kansas
Missouri
Stagg
Keene Fitzpatrick
Tmnois
Fettle
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Virginia
Harvard
Cornell
Princeton
Dartmouth
Yale
Ilinois
Horner
Mike Murphy
Brooklyn Manual
Englewood
Central High
Central Manual
Atlantic City
Oak Park High School
Speedway Races Set for Atlanta Meet Next Week
Atlanta officials received sanction from the A A A contest board for speedway races at the upcoming automobile races and aviation meet. The events will run on a straight one mile stretch of the College Park Slopeville road. Several famous drivers are entered.
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Atlanta
Tla
Atlanta Speedway Association
Triads
College Park-Slopeville Raad
Farrell 18 Investigating Pitcher Case Transfer
Secretary Farrell of the National Association of Professional Baseball clubs has begun an inquiry into the alleged stealing of pitcher Casey Harerman from Grand Rapids Central League club to Denver Western League club.
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Farrell
Soutee Bend
Tnd
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Casey Harerman
Grand Rapids
Denver
Butler to Face Little Giants in Irwin Field Meet
Butler and Wabash clash at Irwin Field Saturday afternoon both aiming for victory. Crawfordsville lads weaker this year, Butler backers hope for a win despite doubts about relay strength due to limited training. Event begins at 2 30 with Kingsbury Stewart Roberts and Trastings among likely Butler starters.
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Butler
Wabash
Irwin
Erts
Kingsbury
Trastings
Stewart
Kirkbeft
Irvingtoanites
Calyet
Hamp
Roberts
Walker
Schleppey
North Indiana Baseball League to be organized
Promoters plan a meeting in Logansport next Thursday to finalize the North Indiana Baseball League. C A Klunk of Wabash is active, with teams expected in Wabash Huntington Bluffton Lafayette Logansport and Frankfort. Westman and Marion have not yet joined. An eight-city league is sought.
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Wabash
Ind
Outfielder Joha Core Transfers to West Virginia Club
Indiana April 30 star outfielder Joha Core formerly with South Bend Central League club has jumped Grand Rapids, says he will not play for the Stags this year. Core offers no reason, currently coaching at Morgantown WV for the University of West Virginia team.
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Fouti Bend
Ind
Joha “Teftr' Core
South Bend
Grand Rapida
Stags
Core
Tle
University of West Virginia
Coliese Club
Morgantown
W. Va
French aviators crowned kings of the air in London
Louis Paulhan received a 10 000 pound prize in a gala at the Savoy for his 186 mile London to Manchester flight. Graham White, the English novice, was honored beside him as Lord Northcliffe pledged a further 50 000 for aviation. Mine. Paulhan, wife of the circus founder, drew applause for promising to advance aviation science.
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Louis Paulhan
London
Manchester
Hotel Savoy
Great Britain
Lord Northcliffe
Paulhan
Graham White
England
White
Lord Northclife
No Boxing At La Crosse Promoter Seeks Monarch Fight
La Crosse Wisconsin April 30. Boxing lid dumped despite Mayor Orl J Sorenson as a fight fan. Promoter Fields of Milwaukee sought permission to stage monarch event in the city. Chief John Webber opposed, stating tough characters would be imported, and the mayor refused the license.
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LA Crosse
Wis
Orl J. Sorenson
Ight
Promoter Fields
Milwaukee
John Webber
Michigan defeats Western Reserve in third straight win
Mirch and Smith led Michigan to a 3rd straight victory over Western Reserve as Smith pitched a two hit game. Rafferty was effective for the visitors but faulty support and two Michigan errors doomed Western Reserve with Michigan scoring in multiple innings. Batteries Smith Verbeyn Enzenroth for Michigan.
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Ann Arbor
Redmond Challenged By Chicago Lightweight
Walter Little of Chicago, a lightweight with 29 fights and only one prior KO loss to Ad Wolgast, issues a challenge to Jack Redmond who defeated Eddie Lang. The note places the scene in Chicago with an April date.
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Chicago
Walter Little
Ad Wolgast
Los Angeles
Jack Redmond
Eddie Lang
Toledo Flingers Thrash Indianapolis at Washington Park
In front of about 10 000 fans the Toledo Hens powered past Indianapolis with heavy hitting led by Graham and a standout bare handed catch by Milligan. Four Toledo pitchers bore the load as West and Hancock struggled, while Oscar Graham silenced the Hoosiers with masterful southpaw work.
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Indianapolis
Toledo
Carr
Tribe
Washington Park
Watkins
Charles C. Carr
Graham
Hi West
West
Holmes
Hancock
Otis
Baskette
Mathewson
Brown
Adams
Oscar Graham
Oscar
Hoosleys
Milligan
Elwert
Hickman
March
Lewis
Littl
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Circuit OF Air Meets
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Clan Nout
Thomas
Rob
Nusa Baseball League
AIR
Edinburgh
Redmond
Massachusetts Avenue
Spalding
Spalding & Bros
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