Murphy Aims for League Harmony Amid Illness Stay
Chicago Feb 16 Charley Murphy will miss the National league meeting due to his wife’s illness yet seeks to ease tension with a public apology over a disputed telegram. The session faces league schedule ratification and a possible reopening of the Chicago ticket scalping case as President Murphy plans to distribute $10,000 promised to his men last fall.
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Driscoll Opens Up On Boxing Roots and Cardiff Return
The champion boxer from Cardiff Wales explains his beginnings in boxing and how he learned the sport. He recalls working as a newspaper man in Cardiff, meeting a midget champion who steered him toward rings and tournaments, and details his rise through different weight classes and notable victories. He plans a home visit on the twentieth to see orphans and shares thoughts on rival Cross and his fighting style.
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England
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Bowker
London
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Evening Express
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Captain Harvard's Crew Resigns as Cutler Elected
Captain Severance of the Harvard varsity crew resigns his post in Boston on February 16. Eliot Cutler is elected to succeed him as new captain.
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Captain Severance
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Eliot Cutler
Briton to Weigh 125 at Six
New York reports Attell world featherweight champion and Jem Driscoll of England clinched a ten round title bout at the National Athletic Club for Friday. They agreed to weigh 125 pounds or forfeit 500 dollars. Attell planned to enter at 122 pounds. The match, an international title contest, may end without a knockout due to club rules.
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Jem Driscoll
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America
Japan to fund horse breed improvements and regulate racing
Consul John H. Snodgrass reports Kobe that Tokyo plans to ask the Diet for 175000 dollars annually to improve horse breeding, to be divided among 13 race clubs. New cabinet rules require racing clubs to operate, limit races to four days per event, ban horses unsuited for breeding, let clubs set rules, permit partial subsidies, and place order and morals under local authorities with sanctions for violations.
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Kobe
Japan
United States
Stud Bureau
Evansville Leads Plan For Southern Indiana Trolley Baseball League
Local men in Evansville propose a trolley league with teams from Evansville Boonville Rockport Cannelton Tell City Huntingburg Jasper and Princeton. The towns previously fielded strong independent teams and back the investment.
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Jasper
Princeton
Brighton Beach Track Revival Likely After Debts Cleared
New York February 16 There is a strong possibility of racing returning to the Brighton Beach track this summer. William A Engeman, owner of the grounds, has been working to settle debts to horsemen and reopen the race course, though restoring fences stands and betting ring would cost about half a million dollars.
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Brighton Beach
William A. Engeman
Brighton
Burke Seeks Release as Colonels Boss Succession Emerges
Louisville February 16 Heine Peltz is to succeed James Burke as manager of the Colonels Burke has begun talks with Louisville management for his release and reportedly has a contingent offer from Roger Bresnahan to join the Cardinals if freed Source notes a possible lineup shift with Woodruff moving to third base and a new left fielder sought.
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Heine Peltz
James Burke
Colonels
Burke
Roger Bresnahan
Cardinals
Woodruff
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