Jeffries to Fight Johnson for Heavyweight Title
Jim Jeffries announces a planned bout with Jack Johnson after completing his twenty week theatre contract. He says he will reclaim the heavyweight championship for the white race and prove a white man is king of them all despite Johnson's current lead.
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Gotch to wrestle Mahmout in April bout in Chicago
Frank Gotch world champion wrestler signed to meet Yussif Mahmout the Terrible Turk on April 14 under Empire Athletic Club Chicago. Emil Klank and Farmer Burns to train Gotch for the match with a purse of 10000 dollars 7500 to the winner 2500 to the loser. Gotch plans two weeks training in Chicago after theater engagements in Detroit Buffalo and Indianapolis.
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England
Farmer Burns
King Edward Weighs Behind Tod Sloan Return to English Racing
Tod Sloan seeks renewal of his riding license in England with King Edward's interest reportedly involved. Once a sensational American rider, Sloan faced disfavor due to gambling ties and clashes, but hopes linger he can regain form if licensed. Born in Kokomo, Indiana, he is about 35 and married actress Jula Sanderson.
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Jula Sanderson
Woodruff Delays 1909 Contract For Colonels
Anxious Louisville report says Orville Woodruff has not signed for 1909. He was expected to infield for Burke, enabling Dunleavy to move to center, with Landreth in right and Delehanty in left.
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Clark Griffith Opposes Poker For Reds This Season
Manager Griffith of the Reds in training at Atlanta declares poker off limits this season except on occasional long train rides or lay-offs. He argues players focused on competition should avoid late-night gambling that wastes time and money. Red pitchers will have the yard.
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Kaufman Fires Defiance Message to Jeffries for $10,000 Bout
In a letter from his Oakland home Billy Delaney, manager of Al Kaufman, warns Baron Jong that New York backers will stake $10,000 against Jeffries with a $1,000 stake. He states Kaufman will not meet Johnson now but would fight Jeffries for $20,000 in Los Angeles with a local referee and a $10,000 side bet in Kaufman’s favor.
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Big Roseben Otkin King James Race Declared Off
The Roseben Jack Otkin King James sweepstakes at Santa Anita Park was practically off after a three hours conference at Hotel Alexandria. D C Johnson of New York owner of Roseben objects to the present weights.
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Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts a single day cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. The box bears E. W. Grove’s signature and is priced 26 cents.
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Gum Laundry and Denison Hotel Ad
The Gum Laundry offers family washings rough dry by the pound with all flat pieces ironed and invites calls to 1671. The Denison Hotel provides an American plan dining room with Sunday dinners highlighted as a specialty.
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Sun fight news editor to pick boxing winners in Indianapolis
The Sun will publish authoritative fight selections for the Wednesday boxing contest at the Auditorium with no referee bias. Chicago boxers Taylor and Stein arrive Tuesday seeking trouble as seats go on sale at 9 am at Harry Walker's. many will rely on the paper’s verdicts.
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Sun Day Exhibition: Nationals Fall to Americans 13–5
A sunlit first Sunday exhibition in Hot Springs Ark features Perry Werden as umpire and Regler officiating. Ewing Bell and Noves start for the Nationals while Donovan Fromme Barry Karger Rysen pitch for the Americans. Bell is hit hard in the eighth inning as the Americans rally to win 13 to 5. The game includes a billiards note offering free beginner instruction at Metropole Parlors.
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Manager Carl Will Mix Baseball And Pedagogy
Monday features a sprawling boxing style schedule with many bouts listed across Brooklyn Schenectady Williamsport New York Boston and other cities. The piece highlights the spring training baseball school led by Carr where players teach and discuss baseball theory mirroring classroom psychology.
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Ketchel After Contest With Jace O'Brien
New York dispatch says Willus Britt, the boy bandit, brings Ketchel east via Detroit as he pursues a bout with Jace O'Brien. Britt ponders New York clubs or Philadelphia ring appearances while Ketchel threatens a powerful, unpredictable attack.
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O'Brien
Dan Stuart May Bid for Big Fight in Boxing Steps
Hot Springs Arkansas March 1 Dan Stuart has gone to Chicago to confer with Jim Jeffries with friends interpreting the trip as a sign he will return to promoting boxing. Stuart previously helped bring together Fitzsimmons and Corbett at Carson City twelve years ago.
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Jim Jeffries
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