Kid McCoy Tells of Start in the Fighting Profession
The Sun presents an exclusive series on Kid McCoy tracing his rise from a frail Indianapolis youth to boxing fame. He recounts early hustles on Seattle’s waterfront and a stint in Maynard’s saloon where he won six dollars playing pool, financed by bold paste diamond rings.
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Seattle
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Kid) McCoy
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Maynard
Turkish Wrestler Arrives to Challenge American Mat Men
Turkish wrestler Yussiff Mahmout passes Ellis Island under Antonio Pereira of New York. Described as the real oriental scream, he plans a western tour and aims to meet Indiana grappler Charles Olson of Indianapolis.
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Antonio Pereira
New York
Turk
Ams
Mat
Charles Olson
Indianapolis
Auto Club shifts 1909 race to Angers course
The Automobile Club of France announces the 1909 big race will be held in Angers rather than Dieppe. The track will run through the former province of Anjou, changing the route and setting for the event.
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Paris
Automobile Club of France
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Dieppe
Anjou
Roots Meet Ahead of Purdue Game in Bloomington
Bloomington Ind November 12 A contest will be played next Saturday on Jordan field between the varsity and scrubs reinforced by Swain Yeaton Cy Davis Messick and Meade the stars of the freshmen team. The game provides opportunity for the rooters to get together in one good practice before the Purdue game.
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Scrubs
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Yeaton
Cy” Davis
Messick
Meade
Purdue
Hanover Victorious Over Franklin College in Indiana
Hanover defeated Franklin college 17 to 6 in Madison Indiana yesterday afternoon. The game was tied 6 all at halftime as Hanover pulled away in the second half to claim the win.
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Hanover
Madison
Ind
Franklin College
Independents Triumph in Practice Game at Training School
The M. T. H. 8 Independents defeated a picked team in a gym game yesterday afternoon. The final score was a narrow win for the Independents in the training school gymnasium.
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Independents
Training School
The Gem Laundry Ad Promises Family Washings and Ironing
Local ad offers family washings and rough dry by the pound with all flat pieces ironed. Customer can reach the service by calling phone number 1671.
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GEM Laundry
Western league adds Wichita and Topeka as members
A Western league meeting announced Wichita Kansas and Topeka Kansas joining the circuit, boosting membership from six to eight. Dick Cooley will lead Topeka, Frank Isbell will head Wichita, with Clarke Griffith chosen as Reds manager for next season. Others in attendance included Norris O’Neill and J T Higgins.
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Topeka
Kas
Dick” Cooley
Frank Isbell
Norris O'Neill
League
J. TH. Higgins
Des Moines
W. A. Rourke
Omaha
Guy Greene
Lincoln
R. R. Burke
George Tebeau
Denver
W. Holmes
Sioux City
W. Higgins
Pueblo
Clarke Griffith
Reds
Grif
Cincinnati Club
Cooley
Jimmy Ryan
White Sox
Ducky Holmes
Roosevelt OKs YMCA relay from New York to Washington
President Roosevelt agreed to accept the message in another YMCA relay race. One thousand five hundred boys will participate in a 30 hour run from New York City to Washington, with the start scheduled Friday afternoon November 4.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Young Men’s Christian Association
New York
New York City
Night in Board of Trade billiard tourney ends with Landis loss
In a Board of Trade billiard tournament night match, Landis was defeated by a finalist 200 to 140, solidifying another gripping round in the local league.
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Board of Trade
Landis
Donahue's New Berth in Fort Wayne Ball Club
Claude Varneli owner of Fort Wayne Central League team buys Frank Donahue brother of Jiggs Donahue and pitcher Will Robertson. Donahue drafted in 1906 by the Boston Americans from Springfield Central League team.
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Frank Donahue
Jiggs’ Donahue
Will Robertson
Donahue
The
Bos
Springfield
Big Leagues Battle Over Class A Status In Minor League War
Chicago Nov 12 The American Association and the Eastern League have withdrawn from a meeting in protest and prepared for a protracted fight with the National Association of Minor Leagues. They seek to drop Southern and Western leagues to Class B and trim the national board, warning they may take action beyond peaceful measures if denied.
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American Association
National Association of Minor Leagues
Big Fellows
National Association
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O'Brien
Association
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Powers
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Havener
Hanlon
Chrg
Smaler Fry
Naptons Pride Tops Prices At Local Horse Sale
J G Wilbraham paid 750 pounds for Napton's Pride a black gelding by Professor Nelson dam Nelly B. Charles Kohlby of Chicago bought Peak's Baby for 650 dollars. W H Watkins sold Coca Bola to John R Andrews and twenty seven sales exceeded 200 dollars.
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Baseball Man
Coca Cola
Napton
Pride
Professor Nelson
Nelly B
Charles Kohlby
Chicago
Peak
W. H. Watkins
Glen Athol
John R. Andrews
Newark
N. J
Yale Harvard football tickets cut for undergraduates
New Haven officials report ticket demand for the Yale Harvard game remains vast as Yale cuts undergraduate allotment from three to two tickets, still excluding only academic and scientific seniors.
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YALE
Harvard
New Haven
Conn
Royal Tourist Sets New Record In Oakland Victory
Royal Tourist, a Whitney cast-off now owned by C. R. Ellison, scored his first win for the new owner in Oakland. He clocked a new American record for one mile and a sixteenth at [:44 1-5], amid rough riding that marred the race featuring Dandelion, W. T. Overton, and Neva Lee finishing second through fourth.
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New York
C. R. Ellison
Pacific Coast
Oakland
Sandringham
Dandelion
W. T. Overton
Neva Lee
Princeton Men Take Rest in the Country
Princeton New Jersey November 12 The decision to take the team out of town for a few days was sudden and due to conditions becoming annoying to the men. Players on the trip include McFayden Cass Buckingham Welch Waller Booth Bamman Seigling Dowd Meigs Bishop Bergen Dawson Read Tibbett Pfeifer Coxe Cunningham Bard Fiegenspan and Captain Dilton Head Coach Roper Jack Munn and Trainer Flood accompanied the squad They will return Saturday forenoon a few hours before the game.
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Meigs
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Bergen
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Read
Tibbett
Pfeifer
Coxe
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Fiegenspan
Dilton
Roper
Mitchell Scores High in Independent League Night
Mitchell of the Anonyms led with 228 points in Independence league play last night, ahead of Ferenbach of the Manhattans with 4 and Rinne of the Manhattans with 221. The Manhattans extended their lead by taking six from the Centrals, while the Anonyms rose to second by five-game wins from the Shermans. Devers split with the E. F. M.'s as Federals defeated the Carriers five of six. The Anonyms posted the evening’s best score of 994.
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Devers
Federals
St Paul Plans Five-Week Spring Training in Hot Springs
Hot Springs Arkansas November 12 Vice President H A Jones of the Hot Springs Baseball association returned from Chicago where he closed leases with the Boston American and S J Paul teams to spend five weeks each on new spring training grounds in this city.
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H. A. Jones
Hot Springs Baseball Association
Chicago
Boston American
S J. Paul
Notre Dame Regulars in Football Injury Update
Notre Dame Indiana November 12 Vaughan is the only back field man able to start against Wabash. Probable lineup includes Mathews left end Kelly left tackle Philbrook left guard Dimmick right tackle Collins right end Hamilton quarterback Vaughan left half Schmitt right half Edwards full back.
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Vaughan
Wabash
Mathews
Kelly
Philbrook
Dimmick
Collins
Hamilton
Schmitt
Edwards
Claude Graves Marries In Quiet Lexington Ceremony
Miss Gertrude Veal sister of Detective Dudley Veal and Claude R. Graves bookmaker and turfman wed in the parlors of Campbell-Hagerman college in Lexington Kentucky on November 12. The ceremony was intimate with local observers noting the couple’s discreet nuptials.
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Claude Graves
Lexington
Gertrude Veal
Dudley Veal
Claude R. Graves
Campbell-Hagerman College
Washington Adds Horse Race Betting Ban in State
Olympia Wash Nov 12 The state supreme court declares betting on horse races illegal and bans selling pools and betting rings at tracks. The New York reform trend appears to spread, and state lawmakers plan stricter measures affecting Seattle's upcoming season meeting.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
State Superior Court
New York
Legislaturn
Seattle
Fitzpatrick's Selections at Oakland Races
The text lists horses in six Oakland races with picks. First race Anna May leads, Rose Cherry and Royal River follow. Second race forces The Drake and Victoria Green. Third race Fantastic and others. Caps include Anna May, Fantastic, Capt Kennedy as top bets.
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Rose Cherry
Royal River
Force
the Drake
Victoria Green
Fantastic
Fred Bent
Logistilla
Tony Faust
Frank Fletcher
Deutschland
Capt. Kennedy
Romanoff
Billy Pulliam
Dollie Dollars
Fireball
Creation
Michigan scrimmage shows four touchdowns by Penn formations
Dark gloom hung over the Michigan campus as the squad using Pennsylvania formations tore through the varsity defense for four touchdowns in the second scrimmage. Walking was kept from practice while he tries to win over his father who bans him from playing in the Kentucky game and from Pennsylvania's training.
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Husky Scrubs
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