Burns to Fight Roche as Johnson London bout fades
London March 2 There is little hope of Burns and Johnson meeting in London as a $5,000 offer fades. Burns, after a quick win over Palmer, is training for Jem Roche of Ireland with rounds wagered and deposits locked. Roche boasts he can beat Burns but deposits for the bout are secured and a Paris purse may decide Burns future plans.
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London
Mar
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Burns
States
Jack Palmer
Jem Roche
Wexford
Ireland
Roche
Palmer
Tommy
Paris
Hoosier Tryouts Show Texas League Roots for New Men
An inspection of the latest Hoosier roster additions reveals two Texas league players, Guin and Whitman, misnamed in New York records as Given and Whitman. Guin, from Waco, went 17 17 1 in 35 games. Whitman, from Houston, batted .22 in 135 games with .951 fielding. Also notes Sockalexis’ decline at his father’s home in Oldtown, Me, and quotes Jap Barbeau on taking a hard line at bat.
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Hoosier
Jim McGuire
Carr
New York
Whitman
Guin
Whiteman
Waco
Houston
Gunn
Russian Lion Hackenschmidt Sets Tour for Gotch Bout
London March 2 George Hackenschmidt the Russian Lion world renowned wrestler will sail for New York within two weeks to wrestle Frank Gotch the American champion in Chicago on April 5 He plans several exhibitions and predicts no man can beat him at catch as catch can style His manager says Hack is stronger faster and backed by ample funds He is quiet about the match while awaiting his American debut and entrances in the new York area are expected with interest.
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London
George Hackenschmidt
New York
Frani Gotch
Chicago
Hack
America
Hackenschmidt
Gotch
Brown 10 Join Subs In Good Condition
Terre Haute March 2 Arthur Kruger outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds last season sent his signed contract with the Columbus American association club Fred Smith formerly Terre Haute pitcher sold by the Reds to Harrisburg Tri-state league has his contract but has not signed Mordecai Brown leaves Tuesday for West Baden Springs to join the Cubs in fine condition He has kept fit in the Y M C A gym and captained the Elks basketball team. SHOT GUNS AND RIFLES Single barrel guns 3 25 Gus Habica 121 W Washington St New Pianos 165 and up Wulschner's
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Arthur Kruger
Cincinnati Reds
Columbus American Association
Fred Smith
Reds
Harrisburg
Bnt
Mordecai Brown
West Baden Springs
Cubs
Elks
Shortridge Track Men Poised For Championship Bid
Shortridge looks strong this year with Scott and Morrison surpassing five feet daily in practice and Weeke and Bosson running the mile under five minutes. A March 13 meet will determine eligibility for those without an S badge, with another later meet to include all classes.
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Shortridge
Scott
Morrison
Weeke
Bosson
Bouts at Philadelphia boxing week lineup
Philadelphia clubs list the week's boxing cards with matches at West End Wayne Broadway Ontario and National clubs. Notable pairings include O'Brien with Bonner, Reardon with Trenwith, Krall with Russell, Pierce with Malone, and Hayes with Nitchie. Healthy tone notes Hood's Sarsaparilla and Celery Vesse for vitality.
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Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Jack Bonner
West End
Patrick Reardon
Jim Trenwith
Wayne Club
George Krall
Unk Russell
Broadway Club
Young Pierce
Mike Malone
Ontario
Grover Hayes
Young Nitchie
National Club
Handy Schedule for Hoosiers During 1908 Handy Schedule
Portable schedule of travel dates for teams and cities including Milwaukee Aus Minneapolis St Paul Columbus Toledo Louisville across April May June July August and September sequences. Includes multiple trip blocks and weekend Sundays noting game dates for 1908 season context.
Absent schedule fragments from multiple cities
A fragmentary OCR shows dated entries for venues abroad at Karena City Milbwaukee St Paui and Loutaville with scattered May June July August dates and percentages. The text lists numerous days including 14 15 16 17 22 23 24 25 and various other numbers, mostly unclear.
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Karena City
Milbwaukee
Toledo
Loutaville
Persimmon Death Shifts Royal Ownership Value
New York March 2 Persimmon the English Derby winner and turf star dies altering the royal breeding farm value at Sandringham. Though alive he might have been worth 250 dollars cash, his stud engagements for the coming year totaled 0,000 with outside services adding a fair return by English standards of about 3 percent on 2,000,000.
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New York
Persimmon
Sandringham
Pitcher Asher Signs to Play With Toledo
Ed Asher star twirler of the Ohio Pennsylvania league has signed to play with a Toledo club next season. Manager Armour says this completes the pitching staff. Asher previously played for Lebanon Indiana and last season partnered with Bunny Pearce at Newark Ohio.
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Toledo
Ed Asher
Armour
Asher
Lebanon
Ind
Bunny Pearce
Newark
Local skaters eye strong six day endurance at Wonderland
Leo Jones and Rodney Peters headline a fast six day team race at Wonderland this week starting Monday night. Jones and Peters have two mile and mile wins from Pittsburg and St Louis meets with Jones returning from a shoulder injury. Johnstown's Jack Woodward and Boston's Charles Williams arrived with prize money. Local pairs Berner Phelps Gilman Walton Latta Dietz plus Chicago teams join the field as ten skaters compete nightly under referee Gloomy Gus Campbell through the week.
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Leo Jones
Rodney Peters
Pittsburg
Jones
St. Louis
Peters
Jack Woodward
Johnstown
Charles Williams
Boston
Chicago
Berner
Phelps
Gilman
Walton
Latta
Dietz
Gus" Campbell
Elder Reserves Plan Reorganization for Season
The Elder Reserves, 7 years old city champions last summer, announce plans to reorganize for the new season. Members will meet Wednesday night and invite out of town teams to schedule games.
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ELDER
Los Angeles bettors pick Britt to beat Nelson
New York March 2 Sam Fitzpatrick manager of Jack Johnson says he will not allow his fighter to accept a purse from an English syndicate unless the contest is staged before the National Sporting Club of London. If Burns can get an offer from that body Johnson will agree to terms and permit the current $32,500 side bet to stand if Burns proves sincere in challenging Johnson.
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New York
Sam Fitzpatrick
Jack Johnson
National Sporting Club
London
Burns
Johnson
Fitzpatrick
Kelly
Athletics win first exhibition game of year
New Orleans hosted Connie Mack’s Athletics in the season opener at the new park drawing about 5,400 fans. Philadelphia won 4 to 1 over Charley Frank’s youngsters as Mack used three pitchers for the exhibition.
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New Orleans
Connie Mack
Charley Frank
Frank
New Park
Philadelphia
Ryan
Bartley
Fritz
Stratton
Matthews
Lawton
Dygert
Maxwell
Vickers
McDonough
Carpenter
Winners Selections from City Park Track Races
The notice lists the first seven races with horse names and jockeys or handlers for each race. It also names three best bets: Blue Lee in the second race, Ananias in the fifth, and Cull in the seventh, indicating suggested straight bets.
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City Park Track
Edwin L
Alf Red
Grotto
Blue Lee
Ed Kane
Ananias
Cull
The Gel Laundry Mystery Baffles Local Readers
A fragmentary notice hints at a local laundry business named The Gel and a puzzling phrase about family washings. Readership remains curious as civic officials investigate unclear wording and potential service names in the business listing.
Britt Nelson Fourth Clash Looms in Los Angeles Bout
In Los Angeles on March 2, Jimmy Britt and Battling Nelson prepare for their fourth meeting. Britt, favored by bettors, trains confidently and aims to finish in ten rounds. Nelson cuts the showy work, drawing big crowd interest. The winner may face Packie McFarland in a 20 round bout in San Francisco later this month.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jimmy Britt
Battling Nelson
Nelson Quarters
Brit
Nelson
Packie McFarland
Sam Berger
San Francisco
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