Indianapolis Bids for 1911 F A M Meeting and Wrestling Scrutiny
Indianapolis bids for the 1911 F. A. M. meeting as riders drop out of the race. Hackenschmidt to meet Westergaard. Bids for Attell McFarland scrap. Burke travels to New York for league meetings with Watkins and Meyer. Wrestling trust scrutiny follows with 85 percent prearranged bouts. Frank Gotch potential clash discussed. Baseball notes on Mathewson Meyers acting, Cy Young quips, and Berger Bemis backers for 1911 pitching staff.
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Indianapolis
Hackenschmidt
Westergaard
Attell-McFarland
Miller Retains Welterweight World Title In Two Falls
St Paul welterweight Young Miller defeated Montreal's Eugene Trembley in two straight falls to defend the world welterweight wrestling championship. Miller won the first fall with a half Nelson and leg hold in 32 minutes and the second with scissors and arm hold in 15 minutes.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Young Miller
St. Paul
Eugene Trembley
Montreal
Miller
Howe Is Yale Captain In 1911 Football Team
Kew Haven Conn Dec 7 Arthur Howe of Orange New Jersey was unanimously elected Tuesday night captain of Yale's 1911 football team Howe is a five foot nine inch quarterback noted for leadership and plays for Yale.
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Kew Haven
Conn
Arthur ‘Howe
Orange
N. J
Xesavong
Howe
Grin d Proves Too Hard for Bike Riders Mor an and Root In' Sensational Sprint
New York December race at Madison Square Garden runs into trouble as top teams race through hour fifty eight. Moran and Root ignite a wild half hour surge with Root finishing strong as Clarke McFarland lose a lap and several leading pairs drop behind. West Demura and McFarland Clarke teams gain and drop.
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New York
Shesd
Madison Square Garden
West
Demara
McFarland
Clarke
Rutt
Stroll
Root
Folger
Wiles
Lawrence
Waltbour
Lawson
Walthour
Galvin
Anderson
Jimmy Moran
Eddie Root
Moran
Butt
Stoll
Demura
Americus Wins Two Straight From Olson
Baltimore light heavyweight Americus defeated Charles Olson of Indianapolis in straight falls. The match went 18 minutes 9 seconds for the first fall and 3 minutes 23 seconds for the second, a foregone conclusion with Americus as a local favorite.
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Baltimore
Americus
Charles Olson
Indianapolis
Langford Knocks Out Harris in Two Rounds
Boston December 7 Sam Langford moved closer to a Johnson title shot by stopping Morris Harris of Philadelphia in the second round of a fight that was scheduled for twelve. The bout took place in Boston with Langford delivering the decisive knockout in the second.
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Boston
Sam Langford
Jack Johnson
Morris Harris
Philadelphia
Powell Beats Otto In Ten Round East Side Bout
New York December seventh report states Lew Powell of California dominated the ten round encounter, scoring clear aggression that left young Otto, an east side light weight, groggy at the finish. Otto concedes Powell is his master after the bout.
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New York
Young Otto
Lew Powell
California
Powell
Yale New Haven to Play Cornell in Three Hockey Games
Following advice from Lawson Reed Yale Hockey association manager it was announced that New Haven players will meet Cornell in three games on December 30 31 and January 2 in Chicago.
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Chicago
Lawson Reed
Hockey Association
Yale
New Haven
Cornell
Bowdoin Names Hurley Football Captain for Next Year
Bowdoin College in Brunswick announces John L. Hurley of Malden Massachusetts will be the captain next year. Hurley has played right end for two seasons and led the team in the field his senior year.
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Dee
Bowdoin College
John L. Hurley
Malden
Mass
Gotch to See Big Bout in Chicago Clash
On December is set, George Hackenschmidt the Russian Lion faces Jess Westergaard of Iowa in a grueling Wednesday night bout in Chicago. Westergaard aims for a long hard match to upset waning prospects against Gotch, while Hackenschmidt arrives after an earlier Milwaukee bout. Frank Gotch, retired, will attend from the oatside to watch the contest.
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George Hackenschmidt
Jess Westergaard
Iowa
Frank Gotch
Westergaard
Zbyszko
Hackenschmidt
Milwaukee
Ernst
Dream City
Russian Lion George Hacken Schmidt to Appear at Empire
The Russian Lion George Hacken Schmidt is slated to wrestle at the Empire theater Friday night, facing Charles Olson or another strong challenger in a main event bout.
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George Hackenschmidt
Empire Theater
Charles Olson
Clean American boy needed to save prize fighting game
Chicago columnist John L. Sullivan advocates revival of boxing through a square sport with strong governing rules and a trusted, hard‑hitting American champion to challenge Jack Johnson. He warns against graft, proposes blacklist penalties, and praises public support for a respected, disciplined fighter who can restore integrity to the sport.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
John L. Sullivan
England
France
Jeffries
Jeff
Boxing title bout between Attell and McFarland near decision
Chicago dispatch reports 60 clubs bidding for the bout between Abel Attell and Packey McFarland. Billy Gibson of Fairmount club has the sole remaining purse opportunity. O Rourke offers 3,000 dollars or 33 percent of gate receipts. Terms are set for Dec 13 at the National or Dec 19 at Fairmount. McFarland to decide by Wednesday.
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Chicago
Billy Gibson
Fairmount Club
New York
Abel Attell
Packey McFarland
McFarland
Gibson
Tom O’rourke
National Sporting Club of
O'Rourke
Central Unions Lose One Game to Leveys
In the Commercial bowling league last night the Central Unions dropped one game to the Leveys. The Ballards and Leveys won three respectively from the Taylors and the Crescents. The Kingans five won two games from the Water Company. In the Sunday School League the Baptists were three from the Presbyterians. The Christians won a like number from the Sutherlands, while the Centrals dropped the series to the Tabernacles.
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Leveys
Ballards
Taylors
The
Crescents
Kingans
Water Company
Scores
Baptists
Presbyterians
Christians
Sutherlands
Centrals
Tabernacles
Four Cities Bid For Meet Of Cyclists
Four cities Springfield Massachusetts Syracuse New York Chicago and Indianapolis bid to host the 1911 Federation of American Motorcyclists meet. The annual endurance run and two to three days of rating promise national titles medals and prizes in what officials call the biggest motorcycle event of the year. President Fred I Willis of Indianapolis seeks an early decision to allow full preparation.
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Federation of American Motorcyclists
Springfield
Mass
Syracuse
N. Y
Chicago
Indianapolis
Fred I. Willis
Swift
Willis
Indiana State Normal to host Collegiate League meet
Terre Haute Ind Dec J P Kimmel athletic director of Indiana state normal and president of the Indiana inter collegiate athletic league calls a Saturday meeting at the Denison hotel Indianapolis to set the date for the annual field and track meet and elect officers Normal Rose Poly Wabash Earlham Franklin Hanover and De Pauw are league members Crawfordsville bids to host this year’s meet with the prior track event held in Terre Haute last season President Kimmel will represent Normal at 11 a m Saturday.
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Ind
J. P. Kimmel
Indiana State Normal
Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic League
Denison Hotel
Indianapolis
Kimmel
Normal
Rose Poly
Wabash
Earlham
Franklin
Hanover
de Pauw
Crawfordsville
Japanese Baseball Nine to Play Indiana Teams Next Spring
Waseda University baseball stars from Japan will tour the United States next spring. Indiana University will host two games, Indianapolis and Bloomington will host one each, with Chicago University coordinating the tour. Alumni and local fans may see the champion Japs in action.
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Indiana University
Japan
Waseda
America
Chicago University
Indiana
Bloomington
Frank Gotch retires from wrestling despite purses offered
In Chicago on December 7 Frank Gotch reiterates retirement from wrestling saying he is a farmer and businessman with time for neither wrestling nor big purses. He notes a corn yield of up to ninety bushels per acre, values farming over a match with Hackenschmidt and declines offers of 20 000 to 25 000 dollars. He holds 1 040 acres of town land and remains unconcerned by money.
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Wrestling Trust
Milwaukee Journal
Trust
Mahmout
Zbysko
Mackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
America
Gotch
Chicago
Jack Curler
Hackenschmidt
Hack
Football Death Hits Northwestern Normal Player
Enid Oklahoma reports the death of Walter L Egan of Watonga a member of the Northwestern Normal football team at Alva Oklahoma. He died Tuesday from a skull fracture suffered in a football game last week.
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Enid
Okla
Dee
W. L Egan
Watonga
Northwestern Normal
Alva
Independent auto makers to organize in New York
The National Association of Motor Car Manufacturers, representing about 150 independent makers, will be permanently organized next week. A temporary group formed at the Belmont hotel in November but details needed refinement. The independents moved to organize after the American association split. An independent auto show is planned at Grand Central Palace from December 31 to January 7.
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National Association of Motor Car Manufacturers
Belmont Hotel
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
Grand Central Palace Dee
Penn Suffers 30000 Loss in Football Season
At a Penn athletic association meeting Treasurer Gilpin reported football receipts this fall lagged behind the average, predicting a loss around 30000. Penn attendance was affected by concurrent events including a big automobile race, a Cornell game aviation meet, and Drexel and Grahame-White shows attracting crowds. Directors awarded varsity, scrub and football teams last season with twenty letters issued.
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University of Pennsylvania Athletic Association
Gilpin
Penn
Michigan
Princeton
Yale
Cornell
Drexel
Grahame-White
Jetters
Bender Leads Pitchers in American League Honors
Chief Bender of the Athletics tops the AL pitching list with 23 wins and 5 losses for an .821 era-like percentage, never pulled from a start. Russell Ford of the New York club follows at .813 after 26 wins in 32 starts with only one relief. Jack Coombs, famed for three wins in the World Series, stands third at .775 with 31 victories and 9 defeats.
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Claude Derrick
Athletics
Chief Bender
Russell Ford
New York
Jack Coombs
Cubs
Fishermen Hear History Talk At Marion County Meeting
The Marion County Fish and Game Protective Association held a regular meeting at the statehouse Monday night. Three new members were installed: Frank Rupert, Harry B. Gates, and James A. Allison. George N. Mannfeld read a paper on the history of the smallmouth black bass from its discovery to today.
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Marion County Fish and Game Protective Association
Statehouse
Frank Rupert
Harry B. Gates
James A. Allison
George N. Mannfeld
Tooley Signs Contract With Brooklyn National League Club
TOLE Y SIGNS CONTRACT Burt Tooley of Portland Ind has joined the Brooklyn National league club after finishing the season with Jersey City in the Eastern league Carmichael of Dunkirk Ind will play for the Cincinnati Reds in 1911 Rep Preipice of this city will be tried by the Boston Americans
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Laporte
Ind
Burt Tooley
Portland
Brooklyn
Tooley
Jersey City
Carmichael
Dunkirk
Cincinnati Reds
Preipice
Boston Americans
Brown again says he was robbed in Dillon bout
Knockout Kid Brown, the Chicago fighter, claims he defeated Jack Dillon in Springfield Ohio and was robbed of the decision. He sends a letter urging Dillon to sign articles for a rematch, saying the club pressed for a Patterson style revival and that Dillon fears another bout. Brown asserts he decorated Dillon and dismisses Dillon's desire for a return fight as bluff.
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Knockout Brown
Chicago
Jack Dillon
Springfield
Dillon
Brown
Indianapolis
Jack
Knockout
Kid' Brown
Zanesville to Leave Central. Terre Haute Sought as New City
In December dispatches from Terre Haute Indiana report Zanesville will abandon plans to fund reestablishment of the Central league club. A new city with Youngstown as first choice must be found. Wheeling will reorganize. Perkins to retire. W W Irwin to remain secretary and principal stockholder and push for Whoa Bill Phillips to return as manager. National rules enforcement to include draft bonus payments.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Zanesville
Youngstown
Wheeling
Perkins
W. W. Irwin
Phillips
Carson
National Association
Chicago
Landis Defeats Swank In Board of Trade Tourney
Landis defeated Swank 200 to 143 in a billiard tournament at the Board of Trade parlors last night. W. S. Nusbaum and tennis play tonight.
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Landis
Swank
Nusbaum
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