Papke Hopes for Ketchel Fight After Kelly Bout
Promoter Joe O Connors pledges Billy Papke the first crack at Stanley Ketchel once Ketchel can return to the ring, but only after Washingtons birthday. Ketchel may fight early next year if inducements rise. Papke will fight Hugo Kelly in Los Angeles next month, complicating a Papke Ketchel match. Receipts totaled 13300 with Papke earning 8000 guaranteed plus 60 percent of receipts if gate tops 20000. Ketchel planned to take 5000 as his share after adjustments.
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Joe O'Connor
Billy Papke
Stanley Ketchel
Michigan
Ketchel
Washington
Papke
Hugo Kelly
Los Angeles
Hir
Kelly
Tom Jones
Papke-Kelly
Illinois Thunderbolt
O'Connor
Langford
Burns
Jones
President Roosevelts Big Stick on Navy Eleven
Washington Nov 2 Due to a deadlock between Army and Navy Athletic association President Roosevelt named the umpire and referees for the Franklin Field game and warned the Navy to yield or the game would be forbidden. A White House conference followed with superintendent of the Naval Academy and Secretary Wright present.
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Army and Navy Athletic Association
Roosevelt
Franklin Field
Navy
Philadelphia
Army
Luke E. Wright
Badger
Lieut
Harvey
Naval Academy
Metcalf
White House
Wright
Chess Tourney Results At Commercial Club
Barnhart defeats Ballard. Bedford defeats Blair. Spencer defeats Ripley. Wilhelm defeats Warrington. Moore defeats Guymon. Olin defeats Lange. Also advertisement for The Gem Laundry offering family washings rough dry by the pound and flat pieces ironed with phone number 1671.
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Commercial Club
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Ballard
Bedford
Blair
Spencer
Ripley
Wilhelm
Warrington
Moore
Guymon
Olin
Lange
THE
GEM Laundry
Try
High Honors Won by Baker of Nationals
Baker of the Nationals capped individual honors last night by rolling 24 pins. W. K. Cooper of the Marions was second with 230 and Griffith of the Columbias was third by one pin with 229. The Marions won five games from the Turners, the Crescents dropped five to the Columbias, the Washingtons took five of six from the Imperiale, and the Nationals and North Sides played close games with the Nationals taking four.
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Nationals
W. K. Cooper
Marions
Griffith
Columbias
Turners
Crescents
Washingtons
Imperiale
Freddie Welsh Attell bout receipts and payouts outlined
Financial receipts for the Freddy Welsh Abe Attell bout totaled 844 dollars. Attell was guaranteed 3000 dollars while Welsh received thirty percent of the gross. A separate medical advertisement promotes Pazo ointment for pile cures with a six to fourteen day guarantee and money back offer.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Freddy Welsh
Abe Attell
Attell
Welsh
All American Football Pick by Thorp Favors Chicago Title
Harvard and Penn tied for best, but Chicago claimed the western title as Minnesota Nebraska and Illinois followed. Thorp selects two All American teams, noting Harvard Penn Yale Dartmouth Michigan Princeton Navy as top contributors and citing captain absences.
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Penn
West
Chicago
New York
Pennsylvania
Johnnies
Dartmouth
Army
Navy
Syracuse
Yale
Princeton
Cornell
Indians
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nebraska
Illinois
Michigan
Burch
Dillon
Burr
Bryson Calls Meeting For Local Bowling Tourney
President Robert H. Bryson of the Indianapolis Bowling Association has called a Marion club meeting Sunday afternoon to finalize holiday tournament arrangements. He asks teams to send a representative and aims to boost interest so the event becomes the association's largest and a step toward sending a large delegation to the ABC in Pittsburg.
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Robert H. Bryson
Indianapolis Bowling Association
Marion Club
Bryson
Pittsburg
Thornton Triumphs Over Gant In Handicap Billiards
Results from yesterday's handicap billiard tourney at the Board of Trade halls show Thornton defeating Gant 200 to unknown. Rosener beat Holmes 175 to 8 in another match.
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Thornton
Gant
Rosener
Holmes
Board of Trade
Tragedy in Fort Wayne Family Fight Ends in Death
In Fort Wayne Indiana the 40 year old wife of John Raber died during a domestic dispute with her husband and their two sons William and Fred. Allegedly the husband returned drunk and began a rough house. The sons expelled him and during the excitement of calling the police the mother suffered heart failure.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
John Raber
William
Fred
Raber
Man Ends Life from Memphis Bridge After Love Dilemma
W. E. Kimball of New South Memphis killed himself by jumping from the Memphis bridge after a separation reunited with his wife and a romance with Nora Acton of Avondale Alabama.
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Memphis,tenn
Nora Acton
Avondale
Ala
W. E. Kimball
New South Memphis
Memphis
Man Fires Buckshot at Federal Flag in Superior
George M. Marter fired three charges of buckshot at the federal building flag in Superior Wisconsin reportedly after resenting post office actions. He was arrested and held for a sanity inquiry.
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Superior
Wis
Post Ofice Department
George M. Marter
Marter
French Mystery Put in Hands of Judge Boucard
Paris November 2 The sensational charge by a Paris newspaper that Madame Steinheil who was arrested for strangling her artist husband and allegedly poisoning the late President Faure has led to further investigation cut off. Magistrate Seydett withdrew and the papers in the cage were sent to Judge Boucard. Leydett’s withdrawal and alleged ties to Steinheil sparked renewed public curiosity over the next move.
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Paris
Madame Steinheil
Madame Japy
President Faure
Seydett
Steinheil
Leydett
Boucard
M. Leydett
Ruhlin Faces Charge After Barroom Fight
Gus Ruhlin the ex heavyweight was arraigned in Williamsburg court after a beer-delivery driver accused him of striking. The magistrate noted Ruhlin’s boxing past and dismissed the case after the driver apologized for escalating the confrontation.
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Myrtle
Bushwick Avenue
Ruhlin
Hyland
Gus Ruhlin
Tom Sharkey
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Blachfiend
Himmel
Three candidates vie for Richmond post mastership
Richmond Indiana November 28. An interesting contest for the Richmond postmastership is promised as three names surface Edgar M Haas Republican district chairman John F E Peltz and Henry W Deuker Congressman W O Bernard says he has made no pledges.
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Richmond
Ind
Edgar M. Haas
John FE. Peltz
Henry W. Deuker
W. O. Bernard
Football Finer Game Than Ever Before Stagg Says
University of Chicago director A Alonzo Stagg lauds the 1 8 football season as the most skilled spectacular and safe in years crediting the forward pass as the season's main feature He expects further modest rule tweaks but no revolutionary changes in the sport as winter rules committee meets.
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Walter H. Eckersall
Chicago
A. Alonzo Stags
University of Chicago
United States
Stagg
America
West
Canadian wrestler Tremblay cripples George Bothner in Brooklyn
Eugene Tremblay, Canadian lightweight champion, defeated George Bothner two falls to one at Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, applying a bone breaking toe hold twice. The bout, seen as an ethical clash, left Bothner nearly with a fractured leg and led to a cautious surrender.
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New York
Eugene Tremblay
Canada
George Bothner
Bothner
Tremblay
Gloves Splash Down After Grease Scandal
George Cole knocked out Jack Robinson in the first round before the Newparnil Athletic Club in Philadelphia. Robinson rose quickly and attacked Cole in the same round. A greasy incident delayed action into the third round as Robinson received a lengthy rubdown to remove grease allegedly on Cole.
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Philadelphia
George Cole
Newpareil Athletic Club
Jack Robinson
Cole
Dad
Robinson
George
Trust Defeats Wulfson In Weights Case
Isidor Wulfson lost his suit against Standard Oil in Superior Court No 3. The city inspector of weights and measures was defeated in the action, ending the challenge.
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TRUST
Wulfson
Isidor Wulfson
Standard Oil Company
City Inspector of Weights and Measures
Education of Negro Teachers Discussed by Southern Association
New York November 28 Among educational problems to be discussed at the next meeting of the Southern Educational association in this city from December 29 to 31 will be the education of the negro with the entire morning session on December 30 devoted to the topic.
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New York
Southern Educational Association
Nicholas Longworth Rumor as Society Editor Accusation
A Richmond Times Dispatch item labels rumors that Nicholas Longworth has joined Outlook as society editor a malicious campaign canard. The brief notes the claim as unverified and portrays it as gossip rather than fact.
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Nicholas Longworth
Outlook
Richmor
Times-Dispatch
Free Prescription Offer Promises Quick Home Cure
A man advertises a free copy of a physician approved prescription for "nervous vitality" and manly vigor. He claims the remedy cures weakness without drugs, urging readers to mail for the copy to Detroit, Michigan.
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A. E. Robinson
Detroit
Mich
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