Carmel Pitcher Rejected Big League Offer Now Reconsidering
Pitcher Bales once refused terms for a big league chance and helped by Carmel club booster Roberts, now finds Wattie’s stance cooled. Wattie had urged patience, but later said no contract exists. Bales, aged 27 to 33, pitched for Nebraska Indians and barnstormed, using a spitball that impressed friends.
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Carmel
Ind
Indianapolis
Nebraska Indians
Wattie
Roberts
Carmel Baseball Club
American Association
Brown
Collins First Home Run of the Year for Majestics
In Hot Springs Arkansas a scrub game at Whittington park featured guests from Arlington and Majestic hotels. Collins, captain of the Majestics, hit the first homer of the year as Dave Brain and Jimmy Collins played for the Majestics. A cyclonic storm halted play after the fourth inning and the Majestics led 11 to 5.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Whittington Park
Arlington
Majestic
Boston Americans
Dave Brain
Jimmy Collins
Collins
Majestics
Brain
Arlingtons
Grand Stand
I the Majestics
Kingston whisky specialty shines in local pages
Kingston makes a specialty of old whisky as the town’s Sun columns invite readers to contribute help notes at no charge for ten words over three days. The offer appears in the paper’s wanted help section encouraging community input.
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Kingston
Sun’s
The
Sun
Terry McGovern fortune shows how fighter spent and died
A historical profile of Terry McGovern details his $203,200 career earnings and lavish outlays. It lists purchases to family, properties in Brooklyn, a racing stable, charity, and a racing club, with large losses on horses and a final decline into poverty and illness after bouts with Young Corbett.
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Joe Lumphries
Eighteenth St
Brooklyn
Avenue U
Boulevard Byroooklyn
George Dixon
Terry McGovern Club
Argyne
Wee
Ahhlawaha
Love Note
Cincinnatus
Joe McGovern
Spring Beauty
One-Eyed Connelly
Golden Age for Pugs in Nevada Promoters Rich
Nevada becomes a golden age for boxing as promoters flood the state with lavish purses. Tommy Burns, Joe Gans, and Kid Herman are highlighted for large earnings and potential match deals. Nevada cities like Tonopah and Goldfield lure fighters with big money, while promoters seek publicity as much as prize money.
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Nevada
Fred J. Hewitt
Noah Brusso
Tommy Burns
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Los Angeles
Kid Herman
Chicago
Herman
Joe Gans
Tonopah
Nev
Battling Nelson
Goldfield
Nelson
Gans
al Herford
Rhyolite
Jim Jeffries
Greenriver
America
Golden State
Nervy physician hauls on after buggy crash in Indiana
Special to The Sun from Heltonville Ind Dr Perry Woolery was thrown from his buggy when his horse ran away. He suffered painful injuries but walked over a mile to reach a man named Hillenburg who had accidentally severed fingers. Woolery arrived as Hillenburg was nearly died from blood loss.
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Heltonville
Ind
Perry Woolery
Hillenburg
Umpire mobbed for it what would you do
A veteran pitcher recalls a fierce territory championship between Enid and El Reno in Oklahoma. In a 2 2 tie during the fourteenth inning he hit a home run, passed a runner, and scored as the plate was reached before a relay throw ruled the run counts. The crowd mauled the umpire in a riotous scene.
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Enid
Oklahoma
Walter Franz
el Reno
Pawnee
Hints to New Bowlers No 1 by an Expert
The article stresses patience and practice as essential to learning bowling. Beginners often mishandle the ball by neglecting finger spread and proper delivery, causing high speed throws that fail to topple pins. It urges mastery of rudimentary principles from the start and proper grip and form.
Don’ts for Beginning Bowlers Highlight Finger Spread
The guide warns beginners to avoid grip mistakes and to keep a level release. It stresses not using too heavy a ball or speeding delivery, maintaining a proper run, and spreading fingers for equal pressure. It also advises aligning the second finger with the alley to prevent gutter balls.
Remembering Terrible Terry McGovern At Madison Square Garden
About 6000 sporting men and sympathizers attended a tribute to Terry McGovern at Madison Square Garden. The Brooklyn fighter, now confined in a Connecticut sanitarium, received an unprecedented ovation while funds from the event raised roughly $15,000 for his family.
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New York
Terry” McGovern
Madison Square Garden
Beebe Era Starts as Indiana U Baseball Gets Indoor Practice
Bloomington Ind Jan 24 Indiana University baseball begins indoor practice under coach Fred T Beebe of the St Louis Nationals. Beebe will lead five to six weeks training to develop a pitching staff and batting skills before outdoor play. A busy schedule includes trips to Chicago Northwestern Beloit Vanderbilt Cincinnati Kentucky and Ohio State with many games promised.
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Bloomington
Ind
I. U
Fred T Beebe
St. Low. Nationals
Beebe
Chicago
Northwestern
Beloit
Vanderbilt
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Ohd State
News and gossip from baseball and golf circles
Lots of players seek higher pay, with figures around ten thousand dollars a year. Hanlon, Gans, Corbett, Young, and others draw attention as teams pursue gains. Chicago Cubs list squads. rival cities spar over spring tryouts and salaries. Donlin rumored to head to the stage with wife Mabel Hite.
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Comiskey
Altrock
Sul Uvan
Mike Donlin
Mabel Hite
Jockeys Driven Abroad Trend in American Racing
American jockeys increasingly ride in Europe as weight scales in the United States push top riders abroad. Denny Mann er, Skeets Martin, Fred Taral, Nash Turner, Tommy Burns, Winnie O Connor and others depart for England, Austria, Hungary, France, Germany and Russia where lighter mounts and higher earnings await. A horseman notes the lack of brilliant riders at home and urges increasing the U S weight scale to retain talent.
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Denny Maner
Skeets Martin
Austria
Hungary
Fred Varal
Birkenruth
Marty Lewis
John Taral
France
Jay Ransch
Nath Turner
Johnny Reiff
Cormack
Tommy Iburns
Winnnie O'Connor
Germany
Piggott
Hoar
Mitchell
Greenfield
Chicago
California
Europe
Miller
Radtite
Garner
Sknapp
Nicol
Fred Taral
Nash Turner
Tommy Burns
Winnie O'Connor
Willie Shaw
Jack Martin
Bowling Scores Show Mixed Night in Independent League
Rabe of the Oregons led with 248 while Queisser of the Capitals shot 245. Royals toppled by Reliance six games. Manhattans beat Centrals. Blue Ribbons and Deweys split. Multiple teams posted high totals across Turner Alleys in first and second divisions with varied totals for Reliance Royals, Hetemeer, Columbia, Deweys, and more.
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Oregons
Honers
Queisser
Capitals
Miller
Centrals
Fields
Reliance
Royals
Manhattans
Blue Ribbons
Deweys
Turner Alleys
H. Bkmyr
Decker
Ray
Geeting
Johantges
Holtman
Loyj Petersen
Fox
Seid
Hetemeer
Royalsr
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Seeley
Budenbm
Dierkes
Maisell
Banwah
Columbia Alleys
Deverys
B. Boyle
Bush
Goeicher
Rose
Coral
Abel
Loubert
Mueller
Wagner
Wheeler
Cottom
Hurchmn
Bosle
Hidy
Jordan
Taylor
Bartlett
Dunbar
Warren
Rumpler
Baron
Bailey
Alex
Quinn
Dickey
Endslow
Vetker
Baker
Yycoff
Feltman
Michel
Gerlech
Moran
Horan
Faust
Davis
Gilblom
Meier
Soltan
Hoskason
Haught
Barkalow
Doolittle
Washington
Schmidt
Witkins
Qniesser
Isv
L Byars
Metcalf
Yvallance
Borgrdng
Niezons
Nilfus
Coarce
Wollenson
Ritin
Kehrein
Rendrksn
Vesper
Iarmenck
Brooke
Byers
Bard.coceee
Ees
Ywolcott
Harrow
Cs Ees
Cochran
Jack Connor
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Eagles
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Gins
Griffin
Owl
Ravens
Crows
Owls
City Clan Alley Eagles
Carroll
D.connor
Gale
Gavin
J.connor
Dalton
F.lvconor
C.o'conor
Tarson
UWS
Antene
McCool
Carson
T.connor
Mican
Cole Witta The Ideal Matg In Rings Return
Local boxing fans urge Cole Witta to face Williams again in Indiana proving his masterful punching win over Williams was no fluke. A second victory would settle debates on luck versus skill and crown Witta as top middleweight prospect in the Midwest boxing scene.
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Cole
Chicago
Abe Attell
Williams
Advi Ferretti
Coleing
Pelo
Willian
Cii the Cole
Fire destroys academy of music in Washington
The Academy of Music, a lesser Washington theater, was almost entirely destroyed by fire early today. The estimated loss stands at $100,000.
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Washington
Scripps-McReae Press Association
Academy of Music
Rate suit by towns and independents against railroads
A controversy over discriminatory rates against independent lines and Standard Oil persisted as railroads granted mass concessions after a complaint to the railroad commission. A new tariff is to take effect soon, and a legislative bill seeks to resolve the dispute.
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Tiona
Standard Oil Company
Railroad Commission
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