Wolgast to Face Powell in 20 Round Title Bout
Ad Wolgast of Milwaukee and Lew Powell of San Francisco prepare for a 20 round bout at the Dreamland pavilion in San Francisco. The winner earns a shot at Battling Nelson for the lightweight crown. Both camps report precise training and near 128 pound weights with expectations of a hard fight likely ending before 12 rounds.
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Fast
Milwaukee
Lew Powell
San Francisco
Dreamland Pavilion
Battling Nelson
Wolgast
Cam
Powell
New Orleans
Second Mapletons Rout Trojans 5–0 At Capital City Park
In a Capital City Park contest the Second Mapletons shut out the Trojans 5 to 0. All Second Mapletons players must report for practice Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at Crown Hill and seek post season games against any 140-pound teams in the city.
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Capital City Park
Mapletons
Trojans
Crown Hill
Claims Championship Spars with M A A's and Maroons
The M A A's manager claims the 120 15 round city and state championship as the Maroons refuse to play. Manager O'Brien says he will save the Maroons until Wednesday night December 1 to schedule a game or forfeit their claim.
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Maroons
O'Brien
Poor Bats Dominate Official Averages In American Association
Manager Carr cites weak hitting as a factor for last year while pitching and fielding had some excellence. No player surpassed .300. Mol Spencer hit .330 in 34 games for the Saints and Tip O Neil led the league with .036 in 144 games. Cravath .290 in 18 games. Kruger .289 after earlier over .300 in unofficial tallies. Indianapolis team led by Carr at .279. team totals show Columbus first, Toledo second, Louisville fifth, Minneapolis and St Paul tied for third-fourth. Top 20 batters in M games or more are listed with Indianapolis players included.
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Bsg
Carr
American Association
Mol Spencer
Saints
Tip O'Neil
Minneapolis
Cravath
Kruger
Indianapolis
Smith
Hayden
Spencer
Columbus
Toledo
Louisville
St. Paul
Coffroth Seems Most Successful Bidder
New York November 2 The Jeffries Johnson fight may head to the Pacific coast bids opened December 1 in Hoboken The leading bidders are western promoters Jim Coffroth of San Francisco is seen as the likely winner Also mentioned are Jack Gleason Eddie Gravy Tex Rickard and Tommy Carey all from the western states
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Pacific Coast
Far West
Hoboken
Police Com
Jack Gleasom
Eddie Gravey
San Francisco
Tex Rickard
Nevada
Tommy Carey
Los Angeles
Street Fight Injures Teen on Thirteenth Street
A crowd of young men clashed after church near Thirteenth Street and Senate Avenue. John Norris, 17, was hit on the head with a brick and seriously injured. Robert Taylor was arrested. Norris is hospitalized at the city hospital.
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Thirteenth Street
Senate Avenue
John Norris
Robert Taylor
Norris
City Hospital
Taylor
Automobile Stuck in Mud Near White River
William Caskey and Hyman Cohen escaped injury when the car veered off Michigan street east of White River and slid down an embankment after attempting to clear the way for an ambulance. It required two teams of horses and several men to pull the vehicle from the mire.
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William Caskey
White
Michigan Street
Caskey
Hyman Cohen
Baseball war may mean National League break
New York November 29 base ball experts describe a no quarter conflict among Ban Johnson Charlie W Murphy and leaders of the National league with possible extermination of the league. Johnson backs Heydler while opposition favors Ward with Herrmann Dreyfuss organizing a potential split of four clubs forming a new major league.
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New York
Ban Johnson
Charlies W. Murphy
Johnson
National League
Murphy
Chicago
John A. Heydler
John M. Ward
Heydler
Garry Herrmann
Herrmann
Cincinnati
Barney Dreyfuss
American League
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
John T. Brush
Ward
C. H. Ebbitts
Brooklyn
Herrmann and Dreyfuss
Baseball Notes on Heydler Wardell and Boston News
Charley Murphy starts the fight on Heydler and pursues the matter. Johnny Ward would make a good president of the league, but Heydler remains favored by fans. Rube Waddell loses interest at the Houston cafe and seeks funds via telegraph. Bob Hedges receives a plea for $25 after shipping silver to Waddell. Mike Donlin chose a stage contract over a diamond. John I Taylor plans winter return for the American league meeting. Fred Knowles may buy the Boston Nationals if Dovey sells.
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Johnny Ward
League
Heydler
Bob Hedges
The
Browns
Waddell
Hedges
Fred Knowles
Boston Nationals
John Dovey
Juniors Defeated by A. M. B. in Windy 6 to 3 Clash
On the eighth M. B. Grounds the South eastern Juniors lost to the A. M. B. team in a fast paced game, the final score 6 to 3.
Appointment of Richard M. Coleman as Administrator
Richard M. Coleman has qualified as administrator of the estate of Joseph H. C. Denman, deceased, late of Marion County Indiana. The estate is presumed solvent. No. 9878.
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Joseph H. C. Denman
Marion County
Indiana
Richard M. Coleman
Missing Denver Woman Feared Lost on Prairies
Authorities shift from lake suicide to a long prairie trek for Miss Mabel Hager. With funds and clothes left behind, investigators fear she wandered exhausted and starved, possibly dying and being eaten by coyotes near North Denver.
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Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountain Lake
Mabel Hager
T. H. L. Fribourg
Umatilla Street
Prairies
Miss Hager
Harry Jones
International Trust Company
Woman In Black
Jones
Mise Hager
Almendares Beats Detroit Americans 4–L in Cuba
In Havana on November 29 the Almendares baseball club defeated the Detroit Americans by four runs to one, showcasing strong offense and solid pitching throughout the game.
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Havana
Almendares
Detroit Americans
Denver Jury Faces Bread and Water Diet in Divorce Case
In Denver a fourth division jury has been out two days over a divorce suit by Mrs Mary Boylan against railroad man John L Boylan. Judge Allen vows to keep them long enough to force a verdict, even as reports say they may be fed on bread and water.
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Allen
Mile record broken by Colling on seven horsepower bike
San Jose California November 3 The mile record for motorcycles 544 6 seconds was broken yesterday by W G Colling on a seven horsepower machine. His time was 834 5 seconds.
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San Jose
Cal
W. G. Colling
Cline Leads Billiard 18.2 Championship Progress
In New York on November 29 Harry P. Cline of Philadelphia led six entrants in the 18.2 balk line billiard championship with four wins and no losses. George Sutton and Calvin Demarest were tied at 3–1, potentially forcing a three‑way playoff midweek. Slosson, Cassignol, and Cutler trailed with records of 1–2, 1–3, and 0–4.
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New York
Harry P. Cline
Philadelphia
George Sutton
Calvin Demarest
George Slosson
Firmin Cassignol
Albert Cutler
Sutton
Cassignoli
Denfarest
Slosson
Various Sports and Public Notices From Early 20th Century Briefs
Ray Bronson boxes Dave Deschler in Boston tomorrow. Detroit council asked to appropriate 150 dollars for medals for the powlera in the February tourney. Chancellor Day urges football invention to avoid Syracuse eleven humiliation. Langford and Kaufman may fight to challenge the Jeffries Johnson winner. Ed Barrow to manage Montreal next season. Kid Freeman laid out after attacking a referee in a Boston ring. Conway of Philadelphia and Arnold Rothstein played a 36 hour pool match in New York. Conway lost 4000. Ted Coy to end Yale captaincy after Harvard game. Chicago students discuss Penn football. Yankees to train in Athens Georgia at a new park. Fred Clarke to attend National League meeting in New York. Jeffries Johnson bids open Wednesday in Hoboken.
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Ed Barrow
Tiger
Montreal
Kid Freeman
Bostom
Jack Conway
Philadelphia
Arnold Rothstein
New York
Conway
New York Yankees
Athens
Street
Fred Clarke
National League
Jeffries-Johnson
Hoboken
Executor qualified in Marion County Indiana estate
Signed notice states Louis C. Ziegler duly qualified as executor of the estate of August Haug late of Marion County Indiana deceased. Estate described as solvent. Also migrations of sealed proposals for Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners furniture for a Branch Library at Ohio and Mount Streets with option to buy for other branches within a year. Proposals due by 8 p.m. December 14, 1909.
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August Haug
Marion County
Indiana
Louis C. Ziegler
Board of School Commissioners
Indianapolis
Ohio and
Mount Streets
City of
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