Bouts Before Muncie Club in Boxing Card
A rattling good boxing contest is set for Muncie Monday night before Fred Gie.Cole's Magic City athletic club Timmy Cooley of Indianapolis faces Young Holtzhauer of Ft Wayne in ten rounds. Semi windup Rube Wepners of Muncie vs Young Anderson of Indianapolis. Preliminary Young Dalton vs Young McGowan. Club president Watkins has rejected offers for Silent Bull Hooke and plans to keep him unless a lucrative offer arrives. Wilkesbarre seeks Johnny Duggan from Trenton with cooperation on Pitcher Craig. Oberlin, previously released by Indianapolis, joins Billy Clymer's Wilkesbarre team next season.
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Joe Kelly
Muncie
Fred Gie
Cole
Magic City Athletic Club
Timmy Cooley
Indianapolis
Young Holtzhauer
Ft.Wayne
Munccie
Cooley
Watkins
Steen
Wilkesbarre
Bill
Sphinx
Hopke
Johnny Duggan
Trenton ‘Club
Duggan
Syracuse
Trenton
Craig
Americus Doped to Win at Home
Baltimore wrestlers expect Americus to defeat Charley Olson of Indianapolis in their 185 pound best two of three falls bout on Tuesday night. The match is part of the wrestlers' trust rule favoring home talent with Americus likely to win as in Indianapolis Olson would win.
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Baltimore
Charley Olson
Indianapolis
Americus
Dr. Roller
Olson
McLean Signs Baseball Pact and Stage Engagement
Cincinnati December 6 Long Larry McLean will play ball for 1911 after signing a contract with President Herrmann and also agreed to perform in a Columbia theater sketch for fourteen performances starting next week.
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Cincinnati
Larry McLean
Hig Red
Herrmann
Columbia
Pugs Agree to Terms for Dillon McGoorty Bout
Jack Dillon has agreed to terms for a ten round bout with Eddie McGoorty scheduled at Fon du Lac on December 16. Managers Jimmy Walters and J. E. Dunhorst conducted negotiations. weight set at 160 pounds.
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Jack Dillon
Eddie McGoorty
Fon du Lac
Jimmy Walters
Dillon
J. E. Dunhorst
McGoorty
Indiana athletic director seeks Missouri for Indianapolis game
Bloomington Ind Dec 6 Athletic director Dr Hutchins has been corresponding with Missouri University a powerhouse eleven over the past week and believes he can secure them for the Indianapolis contest next year if Chicago rejects the proposal.
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Bloomington
Ind
Hutchins
Missouri University
Indianapolis
Chicago
Soldiers After Games with Independent Team in State
Company H of the Tenth United States Infantry seeks basketball games with any independent team in the state. Address is given as Albert Glidewell, 1 Bt Benjamin Bar.
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Tenth United States Infantry
Nbert Glidewell
Benjamin Bar
Hugh Banks To Lead Earlham Football Team 1911
Richmond Ind Dec 6 Ora Hugh Banks of Plainfield Ind was elected captain of the Earlham college football team for 1911 at a meeting of the E men Monday afternoon President Robert L Kelly announced the list of H s to Bruner Francis Kelsay Reagan Overman Jones Wilson Nelson Haas Williams Stanley and Lancaster in chapel Monday.
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Hughbanks
Quanter
Richmond
Ind
Ora Hugh Banks
Plainfield
Earlham College
Robert L. Kelly
Bruner
Francis
Kelsay
Reagan
Overman
Jones
Wilson
Nelson
Haas
Williams
Stanley
Lancaster
Walkers to Compete Here in Six Day Race
Dan O Leary, 67, veteran pedestrian, inspected Tomlinson hall Tuesday to arrange a six day walking race in March. The event is part of a series leading to the 1915 world’s fair contests in San Francisco or New Orleans. Purse totals of $5000 plus medal costs. O Leary claims the title of world’s greatest walker, with prior defeats of Weston in 1875, 1877, and 1880.
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Dan O'Leary
Tomlinson Hall
San Francisco
New Orleans
O'Leary
Weston
Fight Ends In Small Riot In Pittsburg Auditorium
In Pittsburg on Monday night a boxing bout between George Cotton and Frank Moran ended in a small riot at the Princess auditorium. Both fighters were badly disfigured. Moran and referee Eddie Kennedy were arrested, while Cotton escaped in his gloves and tags. Warrants were issued for several participants. Kennedy was knocked down and nearly knocked out by Moran after Moran had been counted out.
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Pittsburg
George Cotton
Frank Moran
Princess Auditorium
Moran
Eddie Kennedy
Cotton
Kennedy
Wa bash college cuts basketball squad to seventeen
Crawfordsville Ind Dec 6 The first cut in the Wa bash college basketball squad leaves seventeen men chosen by Assistant Coach Lambert after an hour of practice. Names include Stump Skeet Lambert Schlemmer Herron Yount Gray and others from Crawfordsville Deedsville Eglin New York City Elbert Hammond Rogers New Albany Gangwisch Terre Haute Howard Terre Haute Bishop Walton Miller Sheridan Cloyd Lebanon Glover Veedersburg and Arnold Marion
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Ind
Wabash College
Lambert
Scarlet
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Schlemmer
Herron
Yount
Gray
Crawfordville
Leffel
Deedsville
Eglin
New York City
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Hammond
Rogers
New Albany
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Terre Haute
Howard
Bishop
Walton
Miller
Sheridan
Cloyd
Lebanon
Glover
Veedersburg
Arnold
Marion
Battling Hurley Wins Easy Decision in Memphis
In Memphis on December 6 Battling Hurley of New Orleans defeated Dick Hoy of Newark after eight one sided rounds at the National Athletic Club Hoy, lighter by ten pounds, withered but showed cleverness to avoid a knockout in a match that showcased Hurley’s dominance once more.
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Memphis
Tenn
Young
Battling Hurley
New Orleans
Dick Hoy
Newark
National Athletic Club
Hoy
Fitzgerald and Williams Box in Stormy West End Show
A small Philadelphia crowd braved a storm as Jack Fitzgerald fought Barney Williams at the West End club. In the sixth, Fitzgerald dropped Williams for the county, while Williams relied on holding during the remainder.
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Philadelphia
Jack Fitzgerald
Barney Williams
West End
Fitz
Williams
Barney
Attell Last of Old Guard Faces Packy McFarland
Abe Attell, premier featherweight, is hailed as the last of the old champions. The piece notes his era among rivals like Dixon and Jeffries, and announces his upcoming 185 pound bout against Packy McFarland on December 19 at the Fairmount Club in New York.
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Abe
Dixon
McGovern
Young Corbett
Gans
Nelson
Sharkey
McCoy
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Attell
Pal Moore
Jem Driscoll
Philly
Pal
Owen Moran
Foxy Abe
Packy McFarland
Fairmount Club
New York
Houck Beats Carroll In Ten Round Olympic Bout
New York December 6 Philadelphia lightweight Tom Houck defeated Jimmy Carroll of California in ten rounds at the Olympic Athletic Club last night. Abe Attell advised Carroll from his corner, but Houck outpointed the Californian in a fast contest.
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New York
Philadelphia
Tommy Houck
Jimmy Carroll
California
Olympic Athletic Club
Abe Attell
Carroll
Gray Elected Captain of Rose Poly Football Team
Dolly Gray of Shelburn Indiana was elected captain of Rose Poly football for 1911. The 21 year old sophomore who weighed 190 pounds played tackle this season and was a star. Gray also shines as a basketball player and Miner student.
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Terre Waute
Ind
Dolly” Gray
Shelburn
Rose Poly
Gray
Ambrose Tops Young Griffo II In Six Round Fight
In Philadelphia at the Manyunk athletic club on Monday night Al Ambrose defeated Young Griffo II in a hard six round bout. Griffo scored a fourth round knockdown and both fighters were exhausted and bleeding as the final bell ended the clash.
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Philadelphia
Manyunk Athletic Club
al Ambrose
Young Griffo II
Griffo
Y M C A Basketball Fourth Series Tuesday Night
In the Y M C A league the fourth series will be played Tuesday night Capt Goodlet and his men face the Fatout team The Harts will play the Harris five These games serve as training for the Sunday school league which opens in January.
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Capt. Goodlet
Harts
Harris Five
Powell Boxes Otto in Ten Round Lightweight Bout
New York December 6 National Sporting Club members prepare to witness Lew Powell of California box against Young Otto in a ten round lightweight contest Tuesday night. The fight draws strong interest as Powell seeks victory over Otto known as a hurricane hitter.
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New York
National Sporting Club
Lew Powell
California
Young Otto
King Wins Two Of Three In YMCA Horse Pool Tourney
King won two games in the YMCA horse pool tournament Monday night while a third was forfeited by Venn. Results show King 100 Hungerford 85 Olin 98 Parnell 100 Warren 60 King 100 Hungerford 100 Warren 54. Forfeited: Venn.
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King
Venn
Hungerford
Olin
Parnell
Warren
To. King
14 Year Old Girl Plans Cross Country Walk
Mildred Belknap a 14 year oldDorchester high school sophomore plans a cross country walk across the American continent. She will be accompanied by her father a post office employee. The girl has trained for the feat and hopes to average forty miles per day en route to San Francisco.
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Boston
Mass
Mildred Belknap
Dorchester High School
Post Office
San Francisco
Notre Dame Faces Early Basketball Prep
Notre Dame Indiana December 6 The Irish basketball team under Coach Maris assigns Fish Maloney Clatowski Granfield O Neill to open the season with Lewis Institute December 10 and Hull House December 17 Two games before holidays with practice to include Rockne and Clippinger Granfield shines as a running guard while McNichols Burke Walsh and Havican perform well
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Notre Dame
Ind
Maris
Fish
Maloney
Clatowski
Granfield
O'Neil
Lewis Institute
McNichols
Burke
Walsh
Havican
Rockne
Clippinger
Hull House
No More Fight on Schedules in Major Leagues
President Ban Johnson of the American League aims to end the row over 1911 playing dates by having one schedule committee set dates for both the American and National leagues. He intends to push the season end after October 1 and seek agreement with President Lynch as Byron Bancroft would. Johnson travels to New York for the meeting with Comiskey and the Nations Commission.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
National League
Johnson
Comiskey
White Sox
Gotham
Nations' Commission
Ban
Byron Bancroft
Lynch
Local High School Basketball Scores Reported
In a Monday night league, the Browns defeated the Whites 17 to 11, the Greens beat the Reds 12 to 3, and the Oranges toppled the Purples 10 to 4.
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Browns
Greens
Reds
Oranges
Purples
White Sox eye catcher as Sullivan Payne and Black seek help
Chicago December news says Billy Sullivan Sam my Black and Freddy Payne head the Sox, with Comiskey hoping for a catcher at the league meeting in New York. He won’t name names, but Bill Carrigan is believed the target, possibly with Jon Wood if traded. Comiskey says no more recruits unless premium players join.
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Chicago
Billy Sullivan
Sammy Black
Freddy Payne
Win Pnd
Chicago White Sox
Comiskey
New York
Bill Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
Carrigan
Jon Wood
Taylor
Wood
White Sox
Overlands Regain Top From Nationals In League Play
The Spades led with a high team score last night in the Manufacturers league, winning the first game but dropping the other two to the Overlands. The Overlands seized the lead as the Nationals fell to the Parrys and Amer ican Cans beat Atkins. The Babns sank to last by losing all three to the Premiers. In the Bible class league, the Broadways took two from the Memorials while the Central Avenues fell to the Roberts Parks and the Christians defeated the Evangelicals.
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Spades
Overlands
Nationals
Atkins
Broadways
Central Avenues
Roberts Parks
Barry and Tony Ross to fight in New Orleans Sunday
New Orleans on December 6 reports Jim Barry and Tony Ross will meet in a twenty round bout at the West Side Athletic Club on Sunday afternoon December 18.
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New Orleans
Jim Barry
Tony Ross
West Side Athletic Club
Sonoma Girl Sold by John Crabtree
Boston December 6 Miss Lotta Crabtree through her brother John Crabtree as agent has sold the noted brown trotting mare Sonoma Girl to George T Moore of St. Claire Michigan owner of the Thromore stock farm. The sale price was close to $20 000 one of the highest figures ever paid for a crippled mare.
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Boston
Mass
Lotta Crabtree
John Crabtree
Sonoma
Thirteen Teams Tied After 34 Hours in Madison Race
Thirteen teams in the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden remain tied at 8 am after 34 hours, each on 665 miles, a new record. The 1908 record by McFarland and Moran stood at 682 miles and 9 laps. Julien Pouchois of the Pouchois Gorget pair was lapped during the night as the field surged.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
McFarland and Moran
Julien Pouchois
Pouchois and Gorget
Pouchois
Chicago Likes Hutchins Plan For Indiana Showdown
Chicago authorities consider moving Indiana’s annual football game to Indianapolis next year with the Maroons as opponents. Athletic Director Hutchins advocates the plan, citing a gate of at least 6000 dollars, and the decision by Coach Stagg is awaited amid strong Maroon support.
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Chicago
Stagg
University of Chicago
Indiana
Indianapolis
Maroons
Hutchins
Illinois
Wisconsin
Hoosiers
Dixon Beats Bresnahan in Omaha Feature Bout
In Kansas City on December 6 referee Leo Shay ruled Tommy Dixon of Memphis over Tommy Bresnahan of Omaha after a hard fought feature bout lasting a few rounds.
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Kansas City
Tommy Dixon
Memphis
Tommy Bresnahan
Omaha
Leo Shay
Nusbaum Wins First Victory At Board Of Trade Parlor Match
Willis Nusbaum broke through for his first win of the tourney by defeating Stone at the Board of Trade parlors 300 to 158. Stone is listed as a 4 175 man. Jack Landis, 200, will meet Swank, 175, Tuesday night.
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Willis Nusbaum
Stone
Board of Trade
Jack Landis
Swank
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