O'Brien Fitzsimmons Bout Fails To Excite Frisco Fans
San Francisco boxing scene shows muted interest as Rubie Fitzsimmons and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien near a possible bout next month. Fans question Fitzsimmons pace and vitality while Johnson faces white-ball avoidance. Separate card notes include welterweight title clash Gardner versus Sullivan at Hayes Valley club and a standout West Jersey athlete Floyd Williams.
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Kangaroo Land
Wisconsin Captain Vanderboom Out For Season After Injury
The Wiscon sin captain Vanderboom who had played left half with a protective shield due to a broken cheek bone was forced from action and will miss the rest of the season after breaking practice rules. The injury occurred in the game with Michigan.
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Saturday Football Scores From Around The Nation
A snapshot of college and university football results with scattered scores across Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and more. Notable finishes include Notre Dame 6 over World Notre Dame, Wisconsin 0, Penn State 6, and Harvard 42 to 4. Multiple games show lopsided outcomes and mixed conference play across the era.
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Overbein University
Rutgers
West Virginia
Bethan
St. John's College of Annapolis
Griladuer College
Ursinen
Lehigh
Saturday Scores From Danville and Nearby Cities
Danville edged Indianapolis 5 to 11 in a crowded Saturday slate. Marion posted 11 points, Logansport 4, Lafayette 8, Fort Wayne 6, Kokomo 6, and Anderson 2 in a series of local standings updates.
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Kokomo
Roosevelt Jr Barely Injur'd After Yale Freshmen Bout
A Sun Special reports Teddy Roosevelt Jr recovered from a bruised face after a Saturday game with Yale freshmen. Though exhausted, he appeared unharmed and spent Sunday with relatives in Brookline. His prominence on the class football team makes an election likely for one of the class auditors in the 1908 vote.
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The Dove of Peace Hovering Over Turf Scene
A fragmentary notice describes the dove of peace appearing over the turf scene in the south. It mentions a large whiskered man and renewal in air training as needed factors. The text is garbled but centers on a symbolic dove and turf conditions.
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Indiana Defeats Wabash 40 to 6 in Championship Challenge
Indiana upset Wabash 40 to 6 as Bloomington’s Little Giants dominated from the opening minutes. Wabashs attack failed to gain traction while Indiana’s offense and defense overwhelmed the visitors, with many Wabash players sidelined by injury or fatigue.
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Yale Looks to Harvard in Open Style Football Test
Yale prepares for Harvard with an eleven built on open, rapid play, echoing classic early 1890s style. The coming game tests whether a lighter, fast team can prevail against Harvard’s heavy, grinding approach and could settle debates on football’s future.
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Duffey Off the Map Special To The Sun
New York report notes Arthur E. Duffey wiped from the public record by a Sun bureau special meeting of the Milive Union Rec ord committee. James K. Sul Tsai becomes secretary and the record bank official removes Duffey marks. Eliminates distinctions and performance claims tied to Duffey with dates from February to March in 1900s.
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Sports of All Sorts Amid Boxing Rumors and Feats
A mass of sporting notes, rumors, and transitions. Tom O Rourke sells his Delavan stake for four thousand dollars while bets and expectations swirl around Fitzsimmons O Brien and Corbett Sullivan matchups. Grady may go to Cincinnati and Sebring heads to the Tri state league.
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Jimmy Sebring
Chicago Naanals
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West Point Gets Donlin to Train Spring Baseball
Special to The Sun reports West Point will teach cadets baseball this spring under Donlin’s guidance. The plan aims to develop pitching catching and fielding skills with expert coaching, as the team prepares for the season.
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McGraw Hit With Big Vaudeville Offer
New York reports John McGraw considering a ten week vaudeville engagement at $1,003 a week to showcase his anecdotal storytelling. The piece notes McGraw’s potential appeal, cites past baseball figures who tried stage work, and mentions contemporaries like Adrian C. Anson and Tim Hurst in relation to athletic show business.
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M McGraw
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Overtraining cited as ruinous to prizefighters careers
William Madden, famed trainer of champions like Sullivan, Dempsey, and McAuliffe, warns overtraining harms vitality and shortens a fighter’s peak years. He notes excessive toil, early gym routines, and persistent strain quicken heart action, sap strength, and lead to a downward slide despite temporary gains in muscle and weight.
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Dempsey
James J. Corbett
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Latham Named Player Manager of Jacksonville Team
Arle Latham to play first base and manage the Jacksonville Florida team in the South Atlantic League. A lighter moment occurred in St Louis when a steel chain fell from a balcony during a game. Latham calmed the crowd with a calm quip as Chris Van der Ane’s unit watched.
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