Flanagan Sets World Hammer Record at Celtic Park
John Flanagan of the Irish American Athletic Club broke the world record for the 12 pound hammer with a 307 feet 3% inch throw at Celtic Park in New York. Ben Sherman of the New York Athletic Club was his closest challenger with a 171 foot 34 inch attempt after a 30 foot handicap.
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New York Athletic Club
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Mercury Footer
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Melvin Shephard
Emilio Lunghi
Trainer and horse perish in Ontario stable fire
In Prescott Ontario Yesterday a fire destroyed Flynn racing stables. The trainer John Flynn aged 64 and the horse Goes Fast were burned to death as the horse dragged the trainer back into the flames. All other horses were saved.
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Boxing and horse racing events across cities this week
Boxing cards set for Salem Boston Lawrence New Haven Manchester and Memphis Pittsburg Frisco Philadelphia with bouts featuring Baker Murray McKinnon Gardner Delmont O'Brien Goodman Donohoe and others. Latonia Jamaica Aqueduct fall meets continue as All Nationals fall to Athletics 6 to 5 in Spokane.
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Maax_ Baker
George Murray
Salem
Mass
Billy McKinnon
Jimmy Gardner
Armory A.A
Boston
Albert Delmont
Freddie E. O'Brien
Lawrence
Bunny Ford
Austin Rice
New Haven
Bradford’s 99 Yard Run Sinks DePauw for Rose
Bradford of Rose Folytech tech team ran 99 yards for a touchdown in the final minutes at Terre Haute to seal an 8 to 5 victory over DePauw. He scored all eight Rose points and hails from Hindsboro Illinois. Rose now leads the state secondary colleges series and eyes Kentucky at Lexington next Saturday.
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Technical Institute
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Easterns and Crawfordsville Tigers tie 6 to 6 at Crawfordsville
The Easterns and Crawfordsville Tigers battled to a 6 to 6 tie at Crawfordsville yesterday. The Tigers scored in the first half and the Easterns tied the game in the second half before time expired with the ball on the Tigers five-yard line.
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Wrestling Showdowns Set At Empire With Schober Pera Clash
In Indianapolis, a postponed match between Billy Schober and Pera the Persian is rescheduled for Thursday night at the Empire. The winner will face Howard Wiggam on Saturday at the Empire. Also listed is a public sale notice by Tunis Tilley estate executor in Marion County with details on Lot 9 in Bunger’s subdivision and a mortgage to Union Trust Company.
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Pera
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Howard Wiggam
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Tunis Tilley
Marion Probate Court
John P. Leyendecker
Baldwin
Indianapolis
Marion County
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Fletcher
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Barrett Law Book
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Ray A. Tilley
Female Golf Champion Miss Dorothy Campbell To Play In New York
Miss Dorothy Campbell the Scottish golf champion and international lines player will appear in exhibition rounds in New York. Her companion for the forthcoming games is Miss F Teacher from Great Britain, a plucky player.
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New York
F. Teacher
Great Britain
Miss Campbell
Teacher
Scrappy Players Debate Umpire Belligerence in Baseball
Former umpire Billy Klem criticizes so called scrappy players who show contempt to umpires while feigning sportsmanship. He describes aggressive behavior aimed at officials, not opponents, and notes players ready to taunt umpires rather than win against rivals. He cites examples of polite pregame talk followed by silent glare at umpires.
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Billingsgate
Billy Klem
Kiem
Gehenna
Heydler
Racing Secretary Dead at Coney Island Club
Thomas H. Smith longtime racing secretary at the Coney Island club died at his New York City home after a prolonged TB illness. His death, anticipated by family and friends, marks the end of an era in local racing administration.
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New York
Thomas H. Smith
Coney Island Club
Smith
Mapletons Triumph 5–0 Over Grescents at Capitol City Park
The Mapletons dominated the Grescents 5 to 0 yesterday at Capitol City Park in a curtain-raiser Military A. A. defeated the Mapleton second eleven 3 100. The Mapletons plan to meet Greenwood next Sunday at the same venue amid recent roster shifts from Marion club.
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Wives and Truth: A Candid Woman Reflects
A woman muses that wives would not be suspicious if husbands always told the truth but concedes some might still be angry. The remark captures tensions over trust and honesty in marriage.
Hotel Bates Barber Shop
Newest and prettiest in Indianapolis offers first class service with sanitary facilities at 7 W Market Street.
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Bates Barber Shop
Indianapolis
W. Market Street
Butler Hopes to Dish Out a Wakeup Call at Washington Park
Ordered by coach Gipe a new regime begins at Irwin field as Butler players report early for practice to prepare for DePauw. The team must beat the Methodists after DePauw’s strong showing and Clark’s Poly squad. Faculty scrutiny adds pressure to stay sharp on and off the field.
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Big Bid for Jeffries Johnson Bout Opens Scraps
Sid Hester offers a guaranteed purse of 75000 with 7 percent of gross and 50 percent of moving picture rights for the Jeffries Johnson fight. Payment schedule set, bidding by Coffroth and others expected to outbid rivals as promoters compete for the match to be staged with rounds from 2 to 100.
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Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
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Southern Athletic Club
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Frisco
Johnson
George Little
Sam Berger
Murphy bets $5000 on no crawler in Jeffries Johnson match
Bob Murphy, a friend of Jeffries, claims $5,000 will go to ensure there is no crawling in the Jeffries Johnson matchmaking. He says if Johnson wants the Chicago bout, Jeffries will go to New York, and Jeffries will fight Johnson despite his father’s objections.
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Murphy
Johnson-Jeffries clash unlikely says reverend father
In Cannonsburg Pennsylvania Reverend J M Work of Central Presbyterian interviews James J Jeffries father Reverend J H Jeffries stating his son will never fight a Negro and likely will not fight anyone again in his life He says life is one big fight and prize fighting is as good as any other kind of fight
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James J. Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Fifth Arena
J. M. Work
Central Presbyterian Church
J. H. Jeffries
Pugilist
Jeffries
Los Angeles
Ready Made Cellars and Iron Cyclone Coiler
A Popular Mechanics description details a heavy galvanized cyclone cellar produced by a western metal concern. The cylindrical unit includes a stairway, seats, shelves, and bins, designed for storing fruits and vegetables and anchored firmly in the ground.
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Sir Thomas Lipton Arrives in New York for Yacht Race Plan
Sir Thomas Lipton landed in New York aboard the Cedric to push for an international yacht race in 1911. He said the New York Yacht Club must modify racing rules or he may build a challenger. Lipton noted he will stay several weeks to pursue acceptance and to select his boat for competition.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Cedric
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
Tam
Col
Duncan F. Neill
John Westwood
Bonnet Order From Out‑of‑Town Customer Inspires Quirk
A department store manager recounts an eccentric bonnet order from an eager customer seeking precise head measurements and a black rose bonnet with red and yellow satin ribbons. The note requests pink roses, blue plume, a black buckle, and a surplus of ribbons, with odd desires for grapes or a bird’s tail and a pansy accent if deemed fitting.
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Lippincott’s
North Pole discovery noted by Chattanooga resident
A slightly deaf Chattanooga woman, upon hearing the news of the North Pole discovery, quipped that Cook tourists travel far and that one has reached the top in the traveling line, reflecting local humor about exploration.
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