Indiana University to hire big league coach for baseball
Indiana University plans two spring coaching hires to develop battery and outfield players for the forthcoming season. Cubs star Carl Lundgren will supervise battery candidates, with a second major leaguer guiding infielders and batters. The program aims to build a faster, stronger squad before the championship season, with Lundgren arriving late winter and remaining into April as a conditioning period.
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Carl Lundgren
Cubs
Indiana
Bloomington
Lundgren
Murphy
Indiana Boys
Race Results Across New Orleans and West Coast Tracks
Race day results from New Orleans Los Angeles and San Francisco show multiple races with standards: Zanliss at 15 to 1 in 5 furlongs race, Workaday and Haze M in 3 furlongs, Silver Skin and Rustling Silk in 7 furlongs, Spion and Campaigner in 6 furlongs, Flavigny and Harmakis in the mile, and steeplechase outcomes in Los Angeles. On the West Coast Arimo and Gloria lead 6 furlongs and Futurity courses, while in San Francisco St Elmwood leads 5 furlongs and Galvestonia wins 5 furlongs with Triumph at 6 furlongs and Graphite at 1 mile finishing strong.
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Zanliss
McAllister
Cinemodk
Spider Web
Séodhd
Workaday
W. Lee
Haze M
Rebel Queen
Silver Skin
Troxler
Rustling Silk
Limerick
Florizel
Kitty Platt
Spion
Broyd
Flavigny
Harmakis
Gloria
Preston
Escalante
Céllo
Ross
J. F. Sant Miller
Forest
Xverner
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St. —Elmwood
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L. F. Nugent
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Galvestonia
Graham
Korosiliany
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Ime
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W. Miller
Roscoe
Horner
Sir Carter
C. Miller
Baker
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Escamado
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Wabash Triumph Over Crawfordsville Y M C A
Wabash college basketball team defeated Crawfordsville Y M C A 15 to 9 with Freeman scoring 11 field goals in the second period. Liners note Grimes, Herron, Fitzpatrick and Wicks among scorers and fouls, with umpires Reiman and Haynes officiating.
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Ind
Awfordsville Y. M. C. A
Freeman
Nime
Bash
Fitzpatrick
Herron
Grimey
Kingery Eeees Guate
Hughes
Merritt
Wicks
Grimes
Fitspatrick
Wabash
Reiman
Haynes
Veteran McGuire Remains Valuable In Basebalds Later Years
The veteran catcher James McGuire, nearing forty, remains a top slugger in the American League in his 23rd season. He nearly reached the 300 batting mark, recording 14 on the list, and continues to handle pitchers well for Clarke Griffith's Highlanders. McGuire once caught 139 of 140 games for the Washington club, a record unlikely to be matched.
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Jim McGuire
Tiger
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Toledo
Clarke Griffith
Highlanders
Billy Hogg
Clark Griffith
Washington
Iig
Clarke
Cleveland
Atlanta
John L Sullivan to Visit England on Farewell Tour
The American boxing idol plans a New York to Cleveland and European itinerary. After a three to four month stay in England and a return bout with Charlie Mitchell mooted, he will tour Germany before wrapping his engagements at the Gayety theater. Sullivan says he will never be seen in the city with gloves again.
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Cleveland
Buffalo
Syracuse
John L
Mexico
England
Edward
Prince of Wales
Charlie Mitchell
Mitchell
Germany
Winter Gardens
Gayety Theater
Conference colleges to reconvene on January 12
A Western Conference meeting will be held in the Auditorium on January 12 to decide reforms from the last session. Topics include whether the schedule rises from five to seven games, football season opens September 20, freshmen eligibility, summer baseball, and the three year rule retractives.
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Chicago
Kansas City to Host 1907 World Wrestling Match
W D Scoville, manager of the Missouri Athletic Club, offers a $10,000 purse for a catch-as-catch-can title bout between George Hackenschmidt and Frank Gotch to be staged in Kansas City in April 1907.
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W. D. Scoville
Missouri Athletic Club
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
Purdue Picks Five for Basketball Team
Lafayette Ind Jan 4 The following men have been selected for places on the Purdue basketball team by Coach Jamison Holdson captain Collins De Boos Lewis Marter Geither Bulllet Fleming and Sagebarth
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San. Lafayette
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Purdue
Jamison
Holdson
Collins
de Boos
Lewis
Marter
Geither
Bulllet
Fleming
Sagebarth
Boy’s Club Wrestler Bradshaw Crowned Amateur Champ
Benjamin J. Bradshaw, from the Boy's Club of New York Easts Side, won the 135 pound amateur wrestling title in a city tournament under George Bothner. The Gothamite, unbeaten in seven years of competition, adds his latest victory to a streak that includes the 19M St Louis World's Fair title. Bradshaw is also noted for track, baseball, and soccer, and his club provides extensive facilities for more than 12,000 boys, including gyms, library, workshops, and sport clubs.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
America
Benjamin J. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
St. Louis
George Bothner
Niflot
Bothner
Jeffries
East Side
Baseball Notes From the Season Descriptions
The article reviews batting trends and player form, highlighting White Sox hitters and rivals. It notes a drop in averages among certain pitchers and contrasts eras with references to Waddell Altrock Walsh and Griffith to illustrate changes in batting prowess.
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Altrock
Walsh
Griffith
Jockey Hildebrand Quits the Saddle
Jockey Eugene Hildebrand known as Hildy quits riding at Emeryville California due to weight pressures. He plans to form a Pacific coast stable, train in America, and weighs offers from Europe. Once the American single year record holder for wins, his prospects shift as his weight rose.
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Goody
Eugene Hildebrand
Hildy
California Jockey Club
Emeryville
Cal
Walter Miller
Pacific
Hildebrand
America
Europe
Thore
Maher
Martins
Kleffs
Ted Sloane
England
O'Connor
McIntyre
Shields
France
van Dusen
Tarals
Austria
Winkfield
Kingdom of the Czar
Chutes Recreation Park
San Francisco
Dick Ledgett
Ledgett
Vic Gilbert
Joe Yeager
Last Payment Made on Shared Athletic Field
The final payment for the Shortridge and Manual athletic field has been completed, transferring ownership to the athletic associations of both schools. The total cost was $3,969.14.
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Shortridge
Manual
Leagues Coming In For City Bowling Association
The City Bowling association plans enlargement at a Marton club meeting on Sunday. More leagues will be admitted to membership and other important business will be discussed.
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City Bowling Association
Marton Club
Gorman to face Kid Kahn in six round opener
The preliminary to the double windup at the Auditorium next Wednesday features Jack Gorman of Indianapolis against Kid Kahn of Terre Haute in a six round bout. Kahn recently fought Bronson at Bloomington.
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Jack Gorman
Indianapolis
Kid Kahn
Terre Haute
Kahn
Bronson
Bloomington
Rose to Meet Bepley in 10 Round Featherweight Bout
Kid Rose and Kid Bepley, two featherweights, are scheduled for a 10 round match at the Germania hall on January 11 during an entertainment and smoker event.
Sporting Notes on Managers and Road Safety
With Fred Clarke on the bench Chance and Tenney will be the only playing men agers in the National League next season. The London Automobile club offers a prize for the best device to prevent skidding. The Cincinnati baseball club should do likewise. A Lansing judge has decided that a pedestrian need not run when a motorist blows his horn. Of courts, not. The blame fool can stand still and be run over.
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Dunlap
Duniay
Sporting Notes
Fred Clarke
Chance
Tenney
London Automobile Club
Cincinnati Baseball Club
Lansing
Cincinnati
National League Rules Committee
Baseball Plans Settle Schedule Talks in Cincinnati
National baseball commission and schedule committees from the two major leagues meet in Cincinnati to outline plans for the coming season while the minor leagues discuss unresolved questions in New York. The meeting may touch on interleague play and whether a long or short schedule will be used, with small changes anticipated to the current rules.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
National Association of Minor Leagues
New York
Mystic Ring of Baseball
Trickery on the Diamond by Old Jack Glasscock
A Cleveland win over Providence details historic base running deception. Glasscock used a hidden bat as a prop to mislead fielders, enabling a 2 1 victory in Pittsburgh. In a separate late ninth, Patsy Donovan orchestrated a ruse prompting a controversial call and a Cleveland win.
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Providence
Cleveland
Glasscock
Jack
Barney Gilligan
Gilligan
Barney
Glaassock
Leldergs
Cuppy
Patsy
Fellows
Donovan
Tebeau
Zimmer
Baseball
Smoky City
Cleveland Press
Riley Still Ambitious in Tonopah Boxing Offer
Mike Riley of the Casino Athletic club, who managed the Kid Herman Joe Gans fight, offers a $10,000 purse for a match between the Negro and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien in Tonopah on the upcoming Fourth of July. The bold proposal stirs excitement among local sporting men.
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Tonopah
Mike Riley
The
Casino Athletic Club
Herman-Joe Gans
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Riley
Pittsburg Rejects Polo Move Back to Niles
The Interstate league roller polo team in Pittsburg will move to Niles, Ohio, next Saturday after poor attendance. Niles residents raised 500 dollars to support the team, while Pittsburg voters object to losing the squad. Manager McDermott signed Boston reserve Phil Jason, who will join immediately.
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Pittsburg
Niles
McDermott
Phil Jason
Boston
Bowling League Reorganized for Six Championship Teams
The Retail Social league reorganizes with six teams advancing to chase the title while Saks and Strauss retire. Next week’s schedule begins as Lake and Strauss forfeited to Kahns and Whens. Queisser of the Wassons again posted the high score at 347. Scores listed for Turner Alleys and Wassons show team totals and individual tallies across three games.
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Strauss
Lake and Strauss
Kahns
Whens
Queisser
Wassons
Capitals Defeat Quigleys In Tight Bowling Duel
Capitals win three of six games against the Quigleys in the M I league Thursday night. Dickman tops Capitals with a 1% high score while multiple players tally strong marks as both teams post scores around the mid-700s.
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Quigleys
Dickman
Anonyms and Rajahs Lead University League Tight Race
In a close University league contest the Anonyms and the Rajahs remain neck and neck for the top spot while the Tuxedos formerly Irvingtonians fell to the Boston Terriers. Scoring details show Cooper leading Boston with 36 and several players across teams posting strong totals in a clash described by the era’s box score format.
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University League
Tuxedos
Irvingtonians
Boston Terriers
Cooper
Irigh
Irvington
G. Mohr
Remler
E. Prange
McGauh'y
Blackford
Huber
Allen
A. Prange
Greer
Moore
Chapman
Martin
Bodine
Roberts
Roach
Sporty musings spark a multi-sport year ahead
A compilation of quick notes references figures like Andy Carnegie and Garry Herrmann, mentions anti rebate laws impacting Pacific Coast League finances, planned 1907 international contests including soccer, and Claude Ritchey declining Boston with oil investments backing his stance, while Bat weighs in on claims about fans and distance.
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Pacific Coast League
Young to Try Pit Tells of His Defeats
Fragmented OCR text mentions Pit and Sharkey, with hints of boxing and a desire to meet boxers. The readability is poor but implies a fighter named Young seeking a chance at success in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia venues. No clear dates, scores, or concrete outcomes are present.
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Pittsburg
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Aml
Sharkey Ja
Starkey
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the Mine Workers’ Union
Tommy Dillon
Brill
Gon
Jack Dillon
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Izzy
Beekner
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