Middleweights Prepare for 25-Round Papke Kelly Bout
In Los Angeles on December 14 over 4 000 fans watched Billy Papke and Hugo Keily conclude training for their 25 round fight set for Tuesday night at the Jeffries Athletic Club. Papke, with Al Kaufman and Sam Berger as partners and Jack Gleason guiding his camp, faces intensive work while Kelly trains hard for two weeks and PMc trainer Molly McDonald notes Keily is in prime condition. Referee John Jeffries visited Papke to review rules as betting odds favored Papke at ten to eight.
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Indianapolis Sun
Los Angeles
Billy Papke
Hugo Keily
Jeffries A. C. Papke
al Kaufman
Sam Berger
Kaufman
Berger
Papke
Jack Gleason
Frisco
Kelly
Bettors
Molly McDonald
Hugo
Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Keily
Sullivan the Mollycoddle in Divorce Dispute
In Providence on December 14 the wife of John L. Sullivan claims she was never served notice of his divorce suit and would have fought it. She says Sullivan deserted her and denounces his challenges as weak. She mentions his plan to marry Charley Johnson’s widow of Brooklyn who is reportedly worth $200,000.
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Centerville
Mrs. Sullivan
John
Charley Johnson
Brooklyn
President Roosevelt
Ananias Club
Burns A Fake Champion Fixed Fight For Self
New York reporting on Tommy Burns in a Johnson bout accuses Burns of manipulating terms. It claims Burns wrote favorable articles and demanded ring size and rounds to suit himself, while Johnson reportedly yielded to Burns. The piece condemns Burns as a phony champion and argues Jim Jeffries would hold the title if he returned.
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Burns
Johnson
New York
Tommy Burns
Jim Jeffries
Boxing Bouts Schedule Across Cities For The Week
Boxing listings show matches across cities from Monday to Saturday. Notable fights include Jack Blackburn versus Jack Robinson in Philadelphia and Hugo Kelly against Billy Papke in Los Angeles, with multiple bouts in New Haven Hot Springs Boston Albany Manchester and Rochester.
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Philadelphia
Jack Blackburn
Jack Robinson
New Haven, Conn
Harry Lewis
Willie Lewis
Los Angeles
Hugo Kelly
Billy Papke
Harry Mansfield
Billy Clark
Grover Hayes
Jim Driscoll
Hot Springs
Ark
Tommy Sullivan
Jim McNeal
Boston
Owen Moran
Frankie Neil
Albany
N. Y
Artie Cote
Dick Willson
Three-Cornered Race Sparked by Monrovia Handicap
In Los Angeles on December 14 Stanley Fay and rivals Vox Populi and Montgomery chased Red Walker’s Cappus Mamie B in a Monrovia handicap. Owner Carman praised Magazine as pace setter and eyed another clash among the quartet for a big crowd.
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Los Angeles
Stanley Fay
Vox Populi
Montgomery
Monrovia
Buck Thiel Shot After Fare Row in St Joseph
Buck Thiel longtime Omaha and Memphis ball player narrowly escaped death in St Joseph after a dispute with a street car conductor over a fare. The conductor fired a pistol, Thiel fell, and two more shots struck him as bystanders reported two bad wounds.
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ST. Joseph
Buck Thiel
Omaha
Memphis
Thiel
Devotion Cost Life of Former College Athlete
Frank Griffith an 84 year old Northwestern University athlete from the early 1890s died after remaining at his fiancee Miss Susan Paddock’s bedside during her typhoid illness. He contracted the fever and died at his mother's home in Waterman Illinois. Griffith had worked in the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad offices before his illness.
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Chicago
Frank Griffith
Northwestern University
Griffith
Susan Paddock
West Pullman
Lving
Lowe Avenue
Waterman
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
Ed Curley Picks at Oakland and Los Angeles Tracks
Ed Curley selects runners at Oakland and Los Angeles races with a Most Probable Winner for Oakland Roseben and Arcourt at Los Angeles. Oakland races feature Roseben as top chance and list horses in six events. Los Angeles races include Maid of Gotham and Arcourt among contenders with Arcourt favored.
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Oakland Track
Mike Asheim
Francis Joseph
Warden Yell
Rosamo
Erbet
Bill Eaton
Miss Mazzoni
Confederate
Col. Bronston
Roseben
Royal Tourist
Firestone
Boas
Billy Bowlegs
Gene Ruseel
Collector Jessup
Creation
Twilight Queen
Los Angeles
Maid of Gotham
Enfield
Dr. King
Duke of Bridgewater
Third Rail
Orcagna
Lord of the Forest
Free Knight the Bear
Taylor George
Alma Dufour
Esther B
Red Gauntlet
Arcourt
Miss Lida
Gold Way
Arimino
Columbia
Niblick
Midshipman Fitzhugh Green Hurt in Navy Penn Game
Annapolis reports Midshipman Fitzhugh Green of St. Joseph Missouri was taken to the Navy hospital after a bad collarbone fracture suffered in the basketball game with the University of Pennsylvania. The fracture was reduced at the hospital.
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Annapolis
Fitzhugh Green
St. Joseph
Navy Hospital
University of Pennsylvania
Collins Likely Takes Toledo Mud Hens Manager Job
Toledo Ohio December reports indicate Jimmy Collins former Philadelphia third baseman will manage the Toledo club next season. George Wild reportedly offered Collins a position on behalf of President Armour and Collins is expected to accept within days.
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Toledo, CO
Jimmy Collins
Philadelphia
Toledo
George Wild
Armour
Collins
Bresnahan lands Murray the Lad for the Giants
December 14 after a flurry of moves Roger Bresnahan took charge of the Giants as manager and closed a major deal. The acquisition of Murray, a former Notre Dame star, gives New York a top all around outfielder noted for hitting fielding and base running. Murray had strong showings for St Louis last summer and helped beat the team in several games.
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New York
Roger Bresnahan
Roger
Stanley Robinson
Mr. McGraw
Clark Griffith
Bresnahen
Giants
McGraw
Murray
Notre Dame
Bresrahan
St. Louis
Hildreth Leads In Emeryville Winnings
Sam Hildreth remains ahead in the owners’ winnings for Emeryville barges with 9766 dollars. President Thomas H Williams stands second with 5159 dollars, Charley Ellison third with 4758 dollars. Walter Miller leads the jockeys for the week with over five winners, followed by Keogh with four and Gilbert Walsh and McCarthy with three each.
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San Francisco
Sam Hildreth
Emeryville
Thomas H. Williams
Charley Ellison
Walter Miller
Keogh
Gilbert, Walsh
McCarthy
Griffiths Poised To Face Morgan In Springfield Bout
Billy Griffiths predicts strong Cincinnati support as he faces Jack Morgan in a welterweight clash at Springfield Ohio. Griffiths enjoys popularity with fans and is regarded among the best welterweights, while Morgan arrives in good shape and confident of a tough challenge.
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Billy Griffiths
Cincinnati
Springfield
Jack Morgan
Griff
Morgan
Bill
Diminutive asks for a kitten in church catechism
A child named Ford complains the catechism is too hard and asks his mother for a kitten after a Chicago News cartoon caption. The scene captures a humorous exchange reflecting parental challenge and child innocence in a religious classroom setting.
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Ford
Chicago News
Bowling Tourney Boost Aims To Boost City Bowling
The Marion club hosts the city bowling tournament during the holidays to boost Indianapolis’ A B C bid in Pittsburgh in March. The Indianapolis association seeks more teams and members. entry costs 2 dollars, closes December 16, and the event runs December 21 to January 2 with M C Knox as scorer and a new executive committee in charge.
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Marion Club
Indianapolis
Pittsbburg
Ures
Billy Berner
M. C. Knox
Association
Wiliam Coval
J. Byrs
J. Wycoff
E. J. Meyers
Fewer Trott ers Than Pacers on Roll of Honor
The 1908 harness racing season adds to the list of performers with records of 2:06 or better. Among 214 performers, 183 are pacers and 31 trotters in the Cherry circle, with Brown Hal Direct McKinney Chimes Argot Wilkes Gambetta Wilkes each boasting four. Argot Wilkes is the only living stallion with three progeny in the 2:65 list, the other being the late Brown Hal.
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Trotters
Cherry Circle
Brown Hal
McKinney
Chimes
Argot Wilkes
Gambetta Wilkes
Mambrino King
Hal Dillard
Diablo
Grattan
Oratorio
Star Pointer
Steinway
Ben Lomond, Jr
Atlantic King
Aleander
Allerton
Direct
Hal
Groeschek Cuppy to Manage Terre Haute Club
The Terre Haute baseball club has named Shortstop Groescho Cuppy as manager with a one sixth ownership stake. He will move from Michigan with his family to live in Terre Haute and take up duties immediately.
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Terre Haute
Ird
Groeschow
Michigan
Ewry Named Grand Old Man of Athletics and Olympic Champion
New York reports Ray Ewry as the Grand Old Man of athletics celebrated for 18 years of competition. The undefeated American star has won ten firsts and 50 Olympic points across four Games, including records in standing high, standing broad, and multiple jumps from 1890 to 1906.
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Ray Ewry
America
Paris
St. Louis
Athens
London
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Bayonne
N. J
Buffalo
Favors Concessions Keeps Pulliam Re-elected NL President
Harry Clay Pulliam was re-elected president of the National League without opposition. He told W. H. Watkins of the Indianapolis team last week that he would favor concessions to belligerent Class A clubs, despite public opposition chatter.
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Harry Clay Pulliam
National League
Pulliam
Pullam
W. H. Watkins
Indianapolis
Decision Keeps Young Corbett From Victory
Young Corbett of Denver earned only a draw with Phil Brock of Cleveland in a ten round battle at the Southern A C. The referee fled the club to escape violence after Brock nearly went down in round eight. Corbett showed superior science and generalship while Brock relied on body blows in a cautious contest. Ty Cobb was booked as referee but quit after an early prelim between locals was stopped by police.
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Indianapolis Sun
New Orleans
Young Corbett
Denver
Phil Brock
Cleveland
Southern A. C
Brock
Corbett
Huttle
Ty Cobb
Battery A Crack Shots Practice for New Year Shoot
The Battery A revolver crack shots train daily at the armory at Ashland avenue and Thirteenth street to prepare for the New Year’s afternoon shoot. Capt. Tyndall orders practice for all the crack shots.
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Armory
Ashland Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Tyndall
Six Day Bicycle Race Ends with Injuries and New Actors
After a grueling six day race in New York riders report lingering pains, with John Stol left unable to walk and possibly unable to ride again. Stol and Walter Rutt earned second place. McFarland and Moran plan a transition to acting, hiring a home trainer and ready to tour big cities.
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W. S. Farnsworth
New York
John Stol
Walter Rutt
Stol
Bartholdi
McFarland
Moran
Broadway
Sootlight
Langford Impresses Fans In Boston Boxing Session
Sam Langford, the Boston heavyweight, sparred ten rounds at Miller's gymnasium drawing a record crowd in Colma. Five challengers joined him for two rounds each, delivering a lively display that felt like a real fight rather than a routine session.
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Langford
San Francisco
Miller
Sam Langford
Sam
The Gem Laundry Ad Offers Family Washings By the Pound
A local laundry advertises family washings and rough dry by the pound. It notes all flat pieces are arranged and provides phone contact 1671 for service.
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GEM Laundry
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