Cubs President Endorses Signal Board for Balls and Strikes
Indianapolis inventor Harry Levinson proposes a visible mechanical signal board in baseball parks to announce each ball or strike and track the count. Cubs president Charles Murphy supports the idea, noting a Chicago project by a man named Baird and inviting further details for Levinson's plan.
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Wild Charley Farrell Joins East Liverpool Polo Team
Go back to polo star Wild Charley Farrell signs with Jimmy Canavan for the East Liverpool team now moving to Fria Pennsylvania. He heads to Akron after Monday morning departure as western players depart amid the disbanding of the Eastern polo league.
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Jimmy Canavan
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Fria
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Akron
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Butler
Jason
Dickey
Flerce
George Bone
Georges Cunningham
John L Sullivan bid for Kiowa-Comanche reserve land
Ex-prize fighter John L Sullivan and ex-outlaw Frank James may become near neighbors in the Kiowa-Comanche wood reserve as department officials report a bid from The Big Fellow mailed from Comanche Oklahoma. Nineteen tracts were offered with the top bid of 1750 dollars. Sullivan and his manager visited weeks earlier and showed strong interest in the pasture.
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Kiowa-Comanche Wood Reserve
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Cleveland Club on Schedule Length for Baseball Season
President Kilfoyl of the Cleveland club says the team is neutral on whether the American league plays 144 or 140 games, noting there are factions in the league favoring 154 or 140. A Cleveland observer adds fans would like 141 games to challenge the National league on the joint schedule clause and opening day decisions. The city sees the schedule length as acceptable for now.
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National League
GANS RETURNS TO THE FOOTLIGHTS
Joe Gans the world champion lightweight appears in Chicago at the Trocadero theater after his bout with Terry McGovern. He discusses possible matches with Jack O'Brien at 154 pounds for a 40 60 purse split, plus plans to fight Jimmy Britt at 132 pounds with similar terms and possibly Jimmy Gardner at 133 pounds. Gans notes Nelson is in England and says no immediate bout with him.
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Jim Jeffries Denies Retirement Plans
Los Angeles January 7. Champion Jim Jeffries rejects retirement rumors saying he will fight if a worthy opponent and suitable purse can be arranged. He stresses there is nothing in motion unless these conditions are met.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jim Jeffries
Champion women bowlers duel at St Towls tournament
The title of champion woman bowler of America is decided at the national bowling tournament in St Towls from March 16 to 27. Miss Birdie Kern of St Louis and Mrs John Rosskopf of Walnut Hills Cincinnati dispute the crown. Kern recently averaged over 160 in 24 games while Rosskopf has bowled as high as 226 with a 150 plus season average. Supporters back bets of 500 to 590 dollars on Kern versus Rosskopf, with Kern’s father wagering 500.
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St. Louis
John Rosskopf
Walnut Hills
Cincinnati
Ohio
Miss Kern
Bag Punching Guide For Beginners By George A Barton
This Sun article outlines a basic punching bag routine by George A Barton champion bag puncher. It promotes 10 to 15 minutes daily for fitness and skill, with instructions on stance breath and avoiding strain, plus starter tips on punches distance and form.
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George A. Barton
How to Rig a Punching Bag for Home Use
Step by step guide to build a low cost punching bag system. Use a six foot square platform, smooth surface, lumber inches thick, attach from ceiling joists or wall. Set height to user, allow four to five inches rope play, and hang bag at shoulder level.
Weekly Sport Events Across Multiple Leagues
A dense listing covers multiple leagues with venues such as Columbia, Turner, and Washington alleys. It lists matchups including Maas-Neimeyers versus Parrs, Lilly & Stalnakers versus Kingans, and Nationals versus Turners, plus jockey club meetings in New Orleans and San Francisco with upcoming city-wide race events and notable fights in Thornton, Augusta, Philadelphia, and elsewhere.
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Atlas
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American Cans
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Parrys
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Kingans
Water Company
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Jiebers
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Columbia
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Browns
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Atlantic League Moves To Break With Minor Baseball
Special to The Sun reports rising tension as the Atlantic league seeks recognition under the national agreement. The new league includes Chester Reading Pottsville Allentown Pa Wilmington Del and Trenton N J with grounds leased in several cities and local organizations formed city meeting planned this week in New York to settle the matter.
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Reading
Pottsville
Allentown
Wilmington
Del
Trenton
N. J
Scott on Trial in Bedford Arson Case
Homer Scott 25 faced a trial before Judge Wilson in Bedford Ind for burning Fernando Deford's Dark Hollow store last summer. The proceedings began January 7 as the arson charge was litigated in court.
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Fernando Deford
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Baseball meetings set for Cincinnati and New York
The National Commission will hold its annual meeting in Cincinnati Monday. The National Association of Minor Leagues will meet Tuesday through Thursday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York. Sammy Smith is noted in the report.
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City Park Jockey Club Opens Winter Meet With Seven-Race Card
Seven races are scheduled for today as the City Park Jockey Club begins the winter meeting in New Orleans. The daily program mirrors last season with seven races on the card.
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New Orleans
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Gulf Coast Baseball League Forms in Louisiana
A new class D league the Gulf Coast Baseball league is formed with Monroe Alexandria Opelousas Orange Lake Charles as initial members. A sixth team will join from Beaumont Texas or Crowley Louisiana.
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Outlaws Wonder About Fate If Tri State Goes National
Cincinnati January 7 Special to The Son ball players who left contracts to join Tri State league question their fate if Tri State becomes National. Four clubs in Tri State lost money last summer and fear bankruptcy without a salary cap. The National commission may reinstate or ban players who jumped contracts as the issue looms this week.
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Wercome
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Tri- State
National Commission
Pirates Lose Ritchey and Old Guard Dwindles
Claude Ritchey was traded to Boston, reducing the Pittsburgh Pirates from Louisville transfers to only four remaining players Fred Clarke Charles Phillippe Tommy Leach and Hans Wagner. Other ex-Colonels and early Pirates left included Leever Tannehill Chesbro Schriver Dillon Williams O’Brien Ely and Wagner.
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Frank Dillon
Fred Liv
Tom McCreery
Jimmy Williams
Tom O'Brien
Dillon
Dick Cooley
Schriver
McCreery
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Brooklyn
Williams
Baltimore
O'Brien
Ely
Philadelphia
Short
The Joke Was On Latham In Baseball Prank Tale
Tim Hurst recalls Arlie Latham in a west coast little league scene where a parade and a popcorn prank under Chris Van der Ahe ends with Latham admitting the joke. Latham pays fifty five dollars as the payoff and the joke sticks on his next salary check.
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Tim Hurst
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Chris van der Ahe
St. Louis
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van der Ahe
Chris
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Arie
Kingoff
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Retired Brig. Gen Charles H Noble to settle in Indianapolis
Brig. Gen Charles H Noble, retired from the United States Army, will make Indianapolis his permanent home with his family. He previously headed the local recruiting station and departed for a campaign in the Philippines. Now 62, he is retired on three quarters pay. The family will arrive soon from Fort Reno Oklahoma.
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United States Army
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Philippines
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Okla
Sporclettes and pug world chatter mix in quirky notes
A collage of sports tidbits spans boxing slang and serious plans. Bobby Quinn signs a Spanish outfielder, classic pug contrasts. Tonopah punch results, minor league salary frictions, and skating events tease a busy season. Paris style stunts, Effel Tower stairs, and Belmont England invasion hints close the roundup.
Dedication Delayed for Oliver P. Morton Monument
The dedication is postponed since the side figures will not be finished in time for the legislatures session. The ceremony will be a major event for veterans and will occur in the spring after completion.
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Oliver P. Morton
Parsons Challenges Bronson In Ten Round Bout Offer
Local featherweight Widie Parsons challenges Ray Bronson who is temporarily retired to rebuild his conditioning in a horse-shoeing shop. Parsons will bet Bronson he can win ten rounds with winner take all or Bronson’s purse split. Parsons willing to weigh 128 pounds for speed and strength. Local boxing fans fear Ford Williams and Murphy Sieloff contests may outpace expectations.
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Tony Moran
Shelburn
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Walter Little
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Little
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Fa Cole Faces Wink in Cautious Boxing Showdown
Fa Cole is considered to have a chance against Wink with both fighters hoping for their best. With the limited lineup, the foreign fighters will be favorites in the matchup.
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Havi
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Sleloff
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Applications for License Notice in Seventh Ward Center Twp Ind
The subscriber will apply to the Marion county Board of Commissioners at the February 1907 term for a license to sell intoxicating malt and spirituous liquors in less than five gallons per sale with on premise drinking. The business is at No 02 North Noble street in a 20 by 42 foot room on the first floor of a two story brick building, Bates Fletcher's lot 14, Ward 7, Center Twp. Pool table privileges also sought in the same room. William Stoefler.
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Board of Commissioners
Marion County
Indiana
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Bates & Fletcher's
Cutler No
Indianapolis
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Noble Street
William Stoeffler
Marion
Nte County
Washington Street
Noilca
Board of Conisioners
State of Ana
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City of
Frank H. Web
Notice to obtain liquor licenses in Marion County Indiana
The subscriber notifies voters in two wards of Center township Marion Indiana of applying to the Board of County Commissioners at the February term 197 for licenses to sell spirituous malt and other intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking privileges. Locations include fronting Main Street in ward 12 no street number given and in ward 7 near East Washington Street on the first floor of a brick building with a pool table noted. The notices specify rooms and exact lots or subdivisions and request permission to sell and allow drinking on premises.
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