Iron Man Louis Durham Signs Giant Contract
Louisville star pitcher Louis Durham signs a $2,400 contract with the New York Giants manager John McGraw. Durham plans to report March 1 for spring training in Marlin Texas aiming to win a regular spot and help the Giants secure the pennant. Local fans back Durham’s durability and skill after last season’s strong showing in the American Association.
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Muggsy
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Dorando Beats Corey in Italian Run Match
Dorando, the Italian runner, defeated Albert Corey in Chicago last night. The time was 2 hours 56 minutes 2 5 seconds, with Dorando winning by a margin of over seven miles. Corey showed little pace and was never threatening.
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Chicago
Dorando
Albert Corey
Corey
Louisiana U Halfback Clarence Smith Dies in Death
Clarence I. Smith, 27, former Louisiana university football halfback, died in Baton Rouge. He was to be married in June, his death noted in the report.
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Baton Rouge
Clarence I. Smith
Louisiana University
Marion Club Faces Battery A In Gym Showdown
The Marion club and Battery A basketball squads meet at the Marion club gym tonight. The prior meeting at Curtis Armory saw Politicians win by one point. Leslie Maxwell, ex Indiana University center, referees with Malarkey and McCullough leading Marion and Battery A respectively.
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Battery A
Curtis Armory
Indiana University
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Marion
Notre Dame
Wabash
Leslie Maxwell
Indiana University Center
Spring Dates Announced For Champions Spring Schedule
April 1 2 3 athletics April 5 Washington April Boston Americans April 7 8 Detroit April 9 10 Chicago Cubs April 13 Brooklyns April 13 Pittsburg April 14 Opening of A A Season Manager Carr announces the spring dates for the Champions. Seven major league clubs scheduled for Washington park in a spring training series. Carr will visit New York to meet with the league and McGraw about players. Two surplus Giants players expected for the club.
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Chicago Cubs
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Butler Giants Defeat Hanover 37 to 21 in Hard-Fought Game
Butler beat Hanover 37 21 as Irv ingtonians stifled the Hanover defense. Thomas led Butler with eight field goals while Harrison and Kings bury anchored the opposing defense.
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Thomas
Scroggs and Burns Draw In South Lightweight Title Bout
Harry Scroggs and Soldier Burns fought ten rounds for the lightweight championship of the south before the Eureka Athletic club. The match ended in a draw though Scroggs appeared to dominate, with the contest marred by excessive clinching and limited clean boxing.
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Soldier Burns
South
Eureka Athletic Club
Weston to Begin 4000 Mile Walk for Record
Edward Payson Weston, 70, plans a 4000 mile trek from New York City to San Francisco starting March 15. He aims to complete the journey in 100 days via a northern route visiting Seattle for the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition before proceeding to Frisco. He will avoid walking on Sundays to deliver lectures along the way.
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Edward Payson Weston
City Hall
San Francisco
Seattle
Frisco
Weston
Boxing card at Auditorium February 3 by Indianapolis Athletic Club
The silvery tongued announcer touted the next boxing show at the Auditorium on February 3 under the Indianapolis Athletic Club. The card faces a shortage of opponents for Tommy Lee while Jimmy Dunn demands a percentage, which the club rejects. Jimmy Cooley, billed as the coming lightweight champion, is announced to meet lightweight Marie Bloom of Chicago.
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Indianapolis Athletic Club
Tommy Lee
Jimmy Dunn
Jimmy
Jimmy Cooley
Marie Bloom
Chicago
Unglaub Likely to Captain Washington Team
Williamsport Pa January 23 reports say Bob Unglaub will captain the Washington baseball club next season if his salary is raised by $600. Manager Cantillon has offered the position and Unglaub said he will accept the role with the increase.
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Williamsport
Bob Unglaub
Washington Baseball Club
Cantillon
Unglaub
Fortune in England Awaits Negro Champ
London January 23 Jack Johnson heavyweight champion cabled friends that he will sail from Sydney February 17 for London. His first business in London is to arrange the match with Sam Langford. The purse is likely to reach 100000 dollars, though Johnson has two years of music hall engagements in England worth 100060 dollars.
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Jack Johnson
Sydney
Johnson
Sam Langford
England
Memsic Begins Camp for Welsh Title Bout
George Memsic opens training at Ward's East Side club weighing 138 pounds for the ten round lightweight fight against Freddie Welsh set for Tuesday night February 2. Memsic trains daily with Jack Redmond Walter Fisher and two volunteer youngsters.
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Los Angeles
George Memsic
Freddie Welsh
Pacific Athletic Club
Memsic
Ward
East Side
Jack Redmond
Walter Fisher
Local German House Track Team Competes in Cincinnati
A five man squad from the German House travels to the Queen City to contest the relay pole vault and 440 yard run in the big track meet at the armory. The team members are Al Krass Louis Koster Hugo Schissel Hans Siebert and Dave Weiss.
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Queen City
al Krass
Louis Koster
Hugo Schissel
Hans Siebert
Dave Weiss
Langdon Narrowly Survives Narrow Wind-Up With Nitchie
A large crowd at the Nonpariel Athletic Club saw Tommy Langdon take the early lead over Young Nitchie in five rounds before Nitchie shifted momentum and Langdon was nearly knocked out.
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Philadelphia
Nonpariel Athletic Club
Tommy Langdon
Young Nitchie
Langdon
Southern champions to play Princeton in October trip
Sewanee Tennessee announces its football eleven, long a leader for the southern championship, has been booked by Princeton for a game early in October at Princeton. It will be the southerners first trip north.
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Sewanee, Tenn
Otober
Race Day Entries and Likely Winners Across Three Cities
In Savannah the probable winner is Racquet after a lineup including Bosom Friend and Big Hand. Oakland pace cards list Roseben as the top pick, with Melar Distributor and Coppertown among contenders. Los Angeles entries feature Flying Squirrel favored in the sixth race, ahead of Astronomer and Chapultepec in earlier legs.
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Husband offers advice on wife’s hat use in Washington Star
An implicit exchange shows a remark by an imparted relative and Mr. Merriton about a wife consulting her husband on whether her hat is on straight. The Washington Star quotes the line as a humorous aside.
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Washington Star
Music Snippet Shows Father Hearing Performance
Fragmentary line indicates a father plans to listen as the child plays with accompaniment. The brief text suggests a domestic music scene without further context or identifiable names.
Brinkmeyer Leads Marions in Stellar Bowling Night
Brinkmeyer of the Marions bowled 247 213 208 for an average of 23 in the series. North Sides earned 959 team points while Columbias widened their lead by winning six from the Washingtons. The Thirteens posted a 989 high team score and Berner led individuals with 215.
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Turners
Nationals
Elks
Noblesville
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Berner
Governor moves to curb bookmaking near Suburban track
Governor Sanders telegraphed District Attorney Marrero Jr from Baton Rouge warning that gambling on Jefferson Parish Suburban track races, and gambling houses at Southport, must stop or he will take immediate steps to halt them. He cited Act No. 57 of 1908 and urged enforcement.
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Sanders
Baton Rouge
Marrero, Jr
Jefferson Parish
Louisiana
Southport
Ross to meet Al Kubiak in Pittsburg boxing card
Pittsburg reports that Tony Ross, not Mike Schreck, was announced as the opponent for Al Kubiak in a boxing bout set for next Tuesday night. The local crowd expected a Rossi Kubiak clash.
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Wabash Beats Aggies In Tight Hoops Showdown
Wabash College basketball champions defeated the University of Michigan Aggies 39 to 24 in Crawfordsville. The win avenges past title disputes as Wabash remains dominant on their home court.
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Aggies
Crawfordsville
Ind
Michigan
Bronson and Dunn Box Cleverly to a Draw
Two boxers Bronson and Dunn fought a clever bout ending in a draw. The match showcased technique and resilience with both fighters trading rounds and landing clean punches from start to finish.
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Bronson and Dunn
Saylor Flattens Long in Third Round at Miners Show
Young boxer Saylor earned local fame by KOing Bobby Long in the third round in a lightweight bout at the miners show. The Bronson Dunn headliner ended in a draw after cautious fighting, while Jack Dillon stopped Joe McAree and Kid Stone beat Kid Means in opening action. Omnibus crowd attendance exceeded hall capacity.
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