New York Auto Show Opens at Grand Central Palace
The Tenth International Automobile Show debuts at Grand Central Palace New York on New Year's Eve under the American Motor Car Manufacturers association. Exhibits include 84 makes with prices from $378 to $6,000, and 72,000 square feet of floor space. The ornate decor features a trellis garden and alabaster lights. 2,500 carriage dealers and 5,000 auto dealers receive invitations. Highlights include plans for meetings by the Manufacturers' Contest association and a private view for dignitaries.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
Isre
Legatny
Renault
Fiat
Unitt & Wickes
Charles E. Duryea
Association
Thes Palace
Grand Central Palace Exhibition
Manufacturers’ Contest Association
Manhattan Hotel
Benjamin Briscoe
Automobile Club of America
New York Automobile Trade Association
Manhattan
Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Company
Gaynor
McClellan
E. H. Gary
Cars on Exhibition at New York Auto Show
Listings of exhibitors and brands at the American Motor Car Manufacturers association show include AMERICAN Paige Detroit Paterson Pennsylvania Dickens American Montyre Atlas Marmon Allen Kingston Maxwell Belmont Metz and many others with foreign makes such as Delahaye Renault Fiat and Panhard. The display features trucks, commercial models, and a wide range of passenger cars from firms like Regal Hupmobile Reo Inter-State Staver and Stoddard Dayton.
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American
Montyre
Atlas
Marmon Allen
Kingston
Maxwell Belmont Metz
Middleby
Brush
Midland Cameron
Mitchell
Cartecar
Meline
Chadwick
Moon Seates
Foshen
Mora Cole
National
Rawford
Oakland
Ohio
Everitt
Ford
Racine
Gaeth
Premier
Glide
Pullman Halladay
Regal
Hupmobile
Reo
Inter-State
Schacht
Jackson
Seitz Kisee
Kar
Simplex Kiine
Speedwell
Lambert Staver Lion
Stoddard
Dayton McCue
Sultan
C. G. V. Hotchkins
Clement-Bayard Tsotta
DeDion
Tancia
Delahaye
Panhard
Delaunay
Belleville
Renault
Fiat
Manhattan
Martin Carlson Senitor
Chase Otto Firestone
Randolph
Grabowsky
Rapid Gramm-Kogan Reliance
Hart-Kraft
Lansden Saurer
American Motor Car Manufacturers’ Association
Oldfield Sets 15 Mile World Record at Ascot Park
Barney Oldfield drove a 120 horsepower Henz car to a 12.4 mile pace, breaking Ralph DePalma’s 13:57 record for 15 miles on a circular track at Ascot Park. He won the five mile race easily, with Ben Kerscher in a Darracq finishing in 4:47.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Barney Oldfield
Ascot Park
Oldfield
Ralph DePalma
Ben Kerscher
Old Baltimore Orioles Big Four Portrait in 135
Photographed in Baltimore in 135 the four former Orioles stars Willie Keeler John McGraw Joe Kelley and Hugh Jennings are shown when at peak fame. Jennings later managed the Tigers Keeler captained the Yankees Kelley managed Toronto while McGraw led the Giants to two National League pennants.
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Baltimore Orioles
Willie Keeler
John M’graw
Joe Kelley
Hughey Jennings
Baltimore
Orioles
Jennings
Tigers
Keeler
Yankees
Kelley
Toronto
Full Athletic Investigation at Michigan U
Ann Arbor, Mich shows a full athletic inquiry at the university after charges of ineligibility against three 1909 stars. Prof. George W. Patterson contends the records were examined and the players did not participate in ineligible games. The probe follows Joy Miller’s ouster as football captain.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Smith
Watson
Casy
Yost
George W. Patterson
Board of Control of Athletics
Patterson
Joy Miller
Weekly Boxing Schedule Across Multiple Cities
Boxing events listed for Monday through Saturday across Greenfield Pa Kansas City Mo Pittsburg Pa Frick Columbus Baltimore Los Angeles Pittsburg Canton Savannah and New Orleans with fighters Abbott Olcott Attell McGovern Goldman Burns Schultz Fricke Seiger Soldier Flynn Willis Klaus Burke Kilbane Britt Gibbs Lauder Morrow and others. Also New England boats events Armory Athletic Association Apollo A C Manchester Lawrence and other venues. cycling swimming and auto shows noted with dates and locations.
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Greenfield
Jack Abbott
Young Olcott
Kansas City
Tommy Mowatt
Abe Attell
Cincinnati
Mike Schreck
Sam Wallace
Atlanta
Billy Griffith
Jack Foy
Canton
Tommy Kilbane
Johnny Kilbane
Savannah
Young Britt
Willie Gibbs
Teddy Peppers
New Orleans
Phil Brock
Len Lauder
Benton Harbor
Howard Morrow
Spike Kelley
New England
Young Donahue
Eddie Loughrey
Eddie Shevlin
Tommy Furey
Mike Malia
Max Loudy
Armory Athletic Association
Johnny Glover
Billy Nixon
Harry Engle
Kid Carey
Apollo A. C
Salem
al Delmont
Vig Mackey
Kid Shea
Tommy Bergen
Augusta
Armory A. A
Terry Martin
Tom Sawyer
Manchester
N. H
Frank Perron
Nelson
Lawrence
Mass
Berlin
Germany
Chicago
New York
The
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Johnson Celebrates Australian Victory Anniversary
Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion, held a house warming in Chicago to mark the first anniversary of his title win. One year ago he defeated Tommy Burns in Sydney in the fourteenth round to claim the world championship.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Tommy Burns
Sydney
Salt Lake City Out Of Spotlight In Jeffries Johnson Debate
Salt Lake City faces state anti fight law enforcement as Gov Spry insists the restriction will be enforced. Johnson in Chicago marks a year since his Burns victory and says the bout will be held in San Francisco under the Golden Gate. San Francisco and promoter Tex Rickard receive contrasting forecasts as pre fight chatter centers on venue.
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New York
Salt Lake City
Spry
Utah
Johnson
Chicago
Tommy Burns
Golden Gate
Wiesacres
Jack Gleason
San Franciscan
Tex’ Rickard
Salt Lake
Denny Backs Canadian Football as Safer Game
Richmond December 27. Dr. George H. Denny president of Washington and Lee University Lexington has endorsed the Canadian game as a substitute for the more dangerous American football He added he could not speak for the faculty without testing their sentiment on the matter.
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Richmond
George H. Denny
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Caged Birds Poem by T K Lloyd
A reflective verse where a speaker apologizes to caged birds. He explains that their confinement is for love and requests forgiveness for limiting their freedom. The poem contrasts wild freedom with human custody and laments lost yesterday.
Bronson and Baldwin Box Even in New Orleans Contest
Ray Bronson of Indianapolis and Matty Baldwin of Boston fought 20 rounds to a draw before the West Side Athletic club in McDoroughsville. Both men showed speed and stamina with Baldwin pressing forward and Bronson using reach. The crowd praised the bout as evenly balanced despite Baldwins aggressive bulldog style and Bronsons height weight advantage.
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New Orleans
Ray Bronson
Indianapolis
Matty Baldwin
Boston
West Side Athletic Club
McDoroughsville
Bronson
Baldwin
White Sox Prepares Priciest West Coast Training Trip
The White Sox plan an expensive Pacific coast training journey while Washington takes the cheapest trip to Norfolk Virginia. The piece notes umpire disputes in tin can leagues near Horace Fogel, plus roster turnover, new minors prospects, and managerial moves as Frank Isbell shifts to manage in Wichita.
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Chicago White Sox
Pacific Coast
Washington
Norfolk
Pennsylvania
Tin Can
Horace Fogel
Frank Isbell
White Sox
Wichita
Chicago
Fielding Leaders and Team Positions in Early Baseball
List of players with positions and clubs led by Chance at first base for Chicago and Shean at second for Boston. Lennox at third for Brooklyn Abbaticchio at shortstop for Pittsburgh Hummel in left field for Brooklyn Wilson as catcher for New York Leever as pitcher for Pittsburgh with various performance figures.
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Chicago
Shean
Boston
Lennox
Brookly
Cincinnati Works On Big Trade With Chicago Cubs
Reports from New York and Chicago say Cincinnati is nearing a major deal with the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Bob Spade.
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New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Tbe
Bob Spade
Fight for Football Reform Opens at I A A Meeting
The intercollegiate athletic association prepares for a decisive reform debate beginning with the annual session. Harvard seeks membership and influence, while Yale Princeton may follow. Suggestions include forward pass rules, neutral zone, penalties on incomplete passes, and field judge authority amid a broad rules committee lineup.
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New York
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Palmer E. Pierce
A. A. Stagg
University of Chicago
Udge
Ines
R. L. M. Dennis
Cornel
James A. Babbitt
Haverford
John C. Bell
Pennsylvania
Crawford Blagdsa
Walter Camp
Paw J. Dashiel
Annapolis
Parke HL Davis
W. L. Dudley
Andéerbill
Southern College
H. HL Heckett
West Point
E. K. Hail
Dartemouth
W. A. Lambeth
Virginia
W. 8. Langford
Trinity
Chicago
H. L. Williams
Minnesota
Stagg
Williams
Fitzsimmons Loses Final Bout in Sydney
In Rush Cutters Bay Fitzsimmons loses to Bill Lang in a 12 round heavyweight bout. The event nets Fitz about $5,000 from a $12,500 purse as he ends his ring career while Lang eyes a potential title shot against Stanley Ketchel.
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Sydney
Bob Fitzsimmons
Bill Lang
Rush Cutters’ Bay Stadium
Fitz
Fitzsimmons
Ali
Lang
Stanley Ketchel
Hugh MclIntosh
No Rest for Dane From Ad Wolgast
Los Angeles December 27 Battle statements over the lightweight title see Ad Wolgast promoter McCareys $10000 offer rejected by Battling Nelson Tom Jones declares he will travel to Chicago this week to press Nelson to sign or claim the title for Wolgast He pledges a $1000 stake to back a $5000 side bet and vows to defend the title against Freddy Welsh or any other 133 pound contender.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Nelson
McCarey
Tom Jones
Chicago
Ad Wolgast
Jones
Wolgast
Freddy Welsh
Final week billiard matches and tire air guidance
The Board of Trade billiard tourney closes this week with key matches Bemis versus Nusbaum and Thompson versus Sands shaping the standings. An article urges drivers to maintain proper tire air pressure, citing Firestone guidance and a table for recommended pressures by tire size.
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Board of Trade
Nusbaum and
Bemis
Landis and Swank
Carpenter and
Hotman
Thompson and Sands
Stone and Gant
H. S. Firestone
Public servants praised for reliability over private ones
A quip argues public servants never quit, contrasted with private workers. Mrs. Gey is cited as having been deserted by two husbands, highlighting social judgment in the discussion.
Henry S and Yves Triumph at Seattle Marathon
Henry St Yves, claimed world marathon crown, defeated rival Dan Ayer in a yard race. Yves finished with a time of 1 33 47 in Seattle on December 27.
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Seattle
Wash
Henry St. Yves
Opty Aret Dan
Yves
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