Australian Bill Squires Seeks Match in London Showdown
The Australian boxer Bill Squires is in London seeking a fight with Tiger Smith Moir or Palmer Burns and Johnson with Tommy Burns eager to face him. The bout is planned for Olympia rather than the National Sporting Club, drawing a potential 20 000 crowd under cover as London hype grows. In a related note New Orleans hosts the Crescent City derby Saturday featuring Chapultepec Angelus Pinkola and the Berlin pair with Pinkola seen as a strong outsider candidate backed by improved stamina and speed in recent work.
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London
Big Bleck
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Indianapolis Sun
New Orleans
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Chapultepec
Angelus
Pinkola
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Jack Atkin
Weizer
Pinkoln
Chapulteyec
Fizer
Belated Auto Heads Toward Agianapolig
French independent car from New York to Paris encounters delays after a breakdown near Summerford. Differential gear failure sidelined the vehicle in Cleveland for two weeks. The trip resumes from Indianapolis to St. Louis with Max H. L. Hohmann and Maurice Drieghe driving.
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Indianapolis Sun
Springfield
Mareno
New York
Paris
Summerford
Cleveland
Columbus
Pyriday
Indianapoli
St. Louis
Max H. L. Hohmann
Maurice Drieghe
Driscoll's Possible Trip To America For Adell Fight
London reports featherweight Jem Driscoll may travel to the United States to fight Abe Attell in San Francisco in April. Driscoll already beat Charlie Griffin to retain his 125 1 2 pound title with a fifteenth round stoppage. The piece notes Squires seeking matches and Jack Johnson referenced as a notable figure.
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Jem Driscoll
England
America
Abe Adell
San Francisco
Driscoll
Allell
States
Attell
Priscoll
National Sporting Club
Charlie Griffin
Bill Squires
Gunner Moir
Jack Palmer
Tiger Smith
Mr. Boettinson
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Squires
Smith
Wales
Mr. Bettinson
Jack Johnson
Syndicate Seeks Jeffries For New Fight Club Management
San Francisco dispatch reports a California syndicate aims to appoint Jim Jeffries as manager of a new fight club offering ten round contests without decisions. Jim Coffroth hopes to clinch the Packie McFarland versus Jimmy Britt match while promoter activity centers on Los Angeles Pacific Athletic Club and Tom McCarey.
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San Francisco
Jimy Coffroth
Packie McFarland
Jimmy Britt
Colma
Packie
Jimmy
Los Angeles
Jim Jeffries
California Sports
Jim
Tom McCarey
Pacific Athletic Club
Red Flannels Adopted by French Hospitals
Paris reports a new hospital practice requiring patients to wear red flannels. Doctors believe the color benefits patients physically and mentally, aiding in the treatment of skin diseases and lifting mood.
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Paris
Reach Ball Adopted for American Association
The American association settles on the Reach ball replacing the Victor after an annual meeting. A five year contract with Reach covers game balls and exhibition use. Watkins, Indianapolis club president, celebrates the change as a personal victory amid prior pushback from Tebeau and other magnates.
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Watkins
American Association
Reach Company
Amer
Ican Association
Indianapolis
Tebeau
Baseball Notes on Pruitt Freeman Cicotte and Lincoln Pitcher
Pruitt from Indiana with the Boston Americans trains at Little Rock Arkansas and is lighter than usual. John Freeman with Minneapolis ties will be Millers field captain this summer. Cicotte the little French pitcher once tried by Detroit in 1906 and later with Lincoln Nebelob shows promise and may join a major league club again before turning 23.
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Pruitt
Indiana
Boston Americans
Little Rock
Ark
John Freeman
Minneapolis
Millers
Cicotte
Detroit
Indianapolis
Lincoln
Nebelob
Boston
Dorner Accepts Horticulture Chair at University of Illinois
Prof. Herman B. Dorner has accepted the headship of the department of horticulture at the University of Illinois. He has been an assistant in botany at Wabash College in Crawfordsville Indiana.
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Herman B. Dorner
University of Ilinois
Dorner
Wabash College
Auto Mascots Fad Wandering From London to Ward Off Bad Luck
The piece notes a new auto accessory craze featuring brass or nickel mascot figures mounted on car bonnets. Designers choose grotesque or whimsical forms including constables roosters elephants and jackalope like figures to avert trouble from police and roads.
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London
Nick
Sports Events of the Week Highlights Various Competitions
Billiards and pool exhibitions and tournaments planned in multiple venues. Bowling leagues play on regular schedules. Roller skating matchups listed. Winter racing meetings continue in Crescent City San Francisco and Los Angeles. Boxing cards set for Philadelphia Peoria and Los Angeles with multiple pairings. Weekly shooting event scheduled at Indianapolis Gun Club.
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Mann Vs. Woodward
Washington
New Orleans
Crescent City Jockey Club
Fair Grounds
San Francisco
New California Jockey Club
Oakland
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Racing Association
Santa Anita Park
Arcadia
Philadelphia
Willie Moody
Amby McGarry
Young McGovern
John Covson
dJick Blackburn
Terry Martin
Grounds of Indianapolis
Winner selections at Fair Grounds track race card
First race offers Gloriale Maylee and After All as top picks. Second race favors Sabado Truro In auguration. Third race highlights Rhinestone Rustle Night Mist. Fourth race features Miss Sain Quad rille Avaunteer. Fifth race bets on John Carroll Maw kama Gotha. Sixth race lists Bandrida WHadur Aunt Rose. Seventh race includes Gilpin Jack Witt Creel. Best bets have Gloriole straight first race and John Carroll straight fifth race and Gilpin straight seventh race.
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Gloriale
Maylee
Sabado
Truro
Inauguration
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Rustle
Night Mist
Miss Sain
Quadrille
Avaunteer
John Carroll
Mawkama
Gotha
Bandrida
Whadur
Aunt Rose
Gilpin
Jack Witt
Creel
Gloriole
Notable Horsemen Die In Separate Incidents And Trips
David Waldo, longtime Kansas City race figure and former track owner, was killed in a runaway near Independence, Missouri. Charley Van Duzen, famed race rider, died in Dallas from consumption after overtraining. J. N. Camden Jr., Kentucky Racing president, plans a pleasure trip to Italy aboard the Koeningen Louise. The Kentucky anti pool rogin bill awaits passage and likely governor signature after the Senate's approval.
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Charley van Duzen
America
Ele
van Duzen
Germany
France
England
Lexington
J. N. Camden, Jr
Kentucky Racing Association
Hartland Stud
New York
Naples
Italy
Senate
Frankfort
House of Representatives
Willson
Prompt for a One Day Cold Cure by Bromide Quinine Tablets
Advertisement claims a single day cure for a cold using laxative bromide quinine tablets. It promises refund if ineffective and displays E. W. Grove’s signature on each box.
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E. W. Grove
Albany races anti-gambling bills advance in codes panels
In Albany on March 9 the Agnew Hart anti track gambling bills gain support from Senate and Assembly codes chairmen. Senate chairman Henry W. Hill backs passage and expects committee report and Senate vote soon. Assembly leaders anticipate a committee report or discharge motion if stalled, with a Thursday Senate vote anticipated.
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Indianapolis Sun
Albany
N.Y
Codes
Senate
Assembly
Agnew-Hart
Henry W. Hill
Buffalo
Senate Committee On Codes
Ile
Agsnew-Hart
Jockey Clubs
House
Murphy
Leading Man Former Champion of Swimmers
George Palmer Moore once world champion diver in 1907 leads Miss Cecil Spooner at the Park theater in a week’s engagement. He holds New York state diving record of 59 feet 6 inches and won the 1908 national diving title against 38 competitors from the US and Canada. In April 1908 he was named best all round swimmer in the United States and received a Boston Athletic Association medal.
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George Palmer Moore
Cecil Spooner
Park Theater
New York State
United States
Canada
Boston Athletic Association
Giants Possess Strong Hitting Lineup For Season
Sam Crane outlines the San Francisco Giants batting order including Bridwell Mathewson Donlin Shannon and Bresnahan with pitchers and infielders listed. He asserts the group offers power speed and balance and notes McGraw plans to leverage Bridwells eye and Donlin’s run production to boost the clubs hitting over the season.
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Marlin Springs
Tex
Shannon
Tenner
Devlin
Seymour
Hresnahan
Doyle
Bridwell
Matthewson
Giants
Mathewson
Jose Ing
McGraw
Fred
Mika Donlin
Michael
Cy Sesmenir
Dontin
Furth
Roberts gives up place to Matthewson in Cheyenne race
Driver Roberts relinquished his lead in the New Parts automobile race between Nes and Cheyenne. Matthewson will take the Thre car after arriving to a cheering crowd in Cheyenne as the event concludes with whistles and cheers.
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Roberts
Matthewad
Cheyenne
Wro
Mere o.Montague Roberts
New Parts
Nes
Matthewson
Denver Auton
Two-Legged Dogs Employed by Paris Tax Officials
Paris authorities hire two legged dogs to patrol at night and bark outside suspected dog tax dodges. The barking prompts a house check and a $2 tax demand. Workers are paid thirty dollars monthly.
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Paris
Gatches Eighteen Rats In Single Trap
Family washings rough dry by the pound all fat pieces ironed Try it Phones 1671 New pianos 165 and up Wulschnar's.
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New Pianos
Wulschnar’s
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