Croffroth sets big offer for Jeffries Johnson bout
New York April 1 promoter Jimmy Coffroth heads to New York to push a Jeffries Johnson clash at his Sun Shine club offering 50 000 plus a percentage. Jack Gleason counters with 50 000 for a 20 round bout at his San Francisco ball park. Freddie Welsh offers 5 000 to find a match with Nelson McFarland Driscoll or any willing opponent.
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New York
Jimmy Coffroth
California
Jeffries
Jim
Johnson
Coffroth
Sunshine Club
Jack Gleason
Gleason
Ball Park
San Francisco
Freddie Welsh
Nelson
McFarland
Driscoll
New Management of National Athletic Club Opens
The National Athletic Club announces new management taking charge of operations at the boxing club to steer programs, events, and memberships under fresh leadership.
Powers Pollock Owners Take Over New York Boxing Club
New management has assumed control of the National Athletic Club, New York’s leading boxing organization. Charter transfer to P T Powers and Harry Pollock includes a full reorganization and a move to uptown quarters. Officials say friction, not losses, prompted the retirement of the old managers.
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New York
National Athletic Club
Boxing Club
P. T. Powers
Harry Pollock
First Games In Handball Tourney
The opening handball matches were played last evening with E H Erickson and E A Erickson beating G Haugland and E Brown in two games, while E Voight and B Nelson faced A Evans and A Ulrich with mixed handicaps and multiple game scores. J Zein and B Nelson also competed against S Johnson and E Simon in a multigame set with scores listed.
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E. H. Erickson
E. A. Erickson
G. Haugland
E. Brown
E. Voight
B. Nelson
A. Evans
A. Ulrich
J. Zein
S. Johnson
E. Simon
New Life Pills Benefit Pittsfield Family Care
N H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont endorses Dr King's New Life Pills as a reliable family medicine for chills constipation biliousness and sick headache. The ad notes they cost 25 cents at O T Erhart's and emphasizes long term use.
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N. H. Brown
Pittsfield Vt
Dr. King
New Life
O. T. Erhart’s
Jeffries heads to Marshfield with extra pounds shed
Boston April 1 James J Jeffries continued his daily battle against excess weight by shouldering a double barrel squirrel gun and hiking toward Marshfield. He said he shed 10 pounds since arriving in Boston ten days ago and retraced training at Harbin Springs California ahead of the Fitzsimmons bout.
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Boston
Mass
James J. Jeffries
Marshfield
Harbin Springs
Cal
Dr Howard's specific offered at half price by local druggist
O T Erhart, a druggist, offers Dr Howard's specific for constipation and dyspepsia at 25 cents a half price sale. He guarantees satisfaction, notes sixty doses per vial, and says no one has returned a package. He urges readers with digestive troubles to try the remedy.
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O. T. Erhart
Hawkins Buys Jim Jeffries Club in Los Angeles
H R Hawkins a local real estate dealer today began negotiations to purchase the Jim Jeffries Club in Los Angeles where many big fights have lately taken place Jeffries forfeited his stock after breaking his pledge to referee all events there
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Los Angeles
Cal
H. R. Hawkins
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
Battling Nelson Denies Juarez Fight Report
Battling Nelson in Milwaukee denied a Pittsburg report claiming he would fight Fred die Welsh at Juarez on June 15. He said he would only accept the bout if a good purse was offered by New York promoters.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Battling Nelson
Pittsburg
Freddie Welsh
Juarez
Mexico
Nelson
Welsh
New York
Phil Brock Lasts But Eights Rounds In New York Fight
Phil Brock of Cleveland lasted eight rounds against Frankie Madden in New York. Madden landed a knockout blow in the eighth after a strong start by Brock, a sharp right to the jaw ending the bout. Brock had held the edge until the stoppage.
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Phil Brock
New York
Cleveland
Ohio
Frankie Madden
Kentucky Tracks Seek Racing Dates From State Panel
Lexington Latonia and Louisville tracks petition the state racing commission for dates and discuss bookmaking. The panel favors pari mutuel racing but track owners contend each meeting would incur losses with that system.
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Lexington
Latonia
Louisville
State Racing Commission
Gotch Training For April 14 Match In Chicago
Chicago on April 1 reports Wrestling Champion Frank Gotch began training for his April 14 match with Yussiff Mahmout. Gotch is ten pounds over weight and doing strenuous road work to shed flesh. His partner is Emil Klank, “the mysterious conductor.” Mahmout teams with Fred Beell, the Wisconsin wonder.
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Chicago
Frank Gotch
Yussiff Mahmout
Gotch
Emil Klank
Mahmout
Fred Beell
Wisconsin
Humorous Quip Sparks Snide Exchange Between Women
A reader recounts a moment where one large woman playfully calls another "Girlie" prompting laughter and a lighthearted, slightly cheeky exchange. The remark underscores social teasing in casual conversation and a spirited suburban crowd reaction.
Santell and Rogers Lose to Mahmout in Fort Wayne
Yussiff Mahmout known as the terrible Turk, scored a swift victory over boxing rivals Santell and Rogers in Fort Wayne. Santell collapsed in 15 minutes 10 seconds from a crotch hold after an hourlong plan, and Rogers fell by a half Nelson shortly after.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Yussiff Mahmout
Santell
Jack Rogers
Rogers
Pathfinder off to blaze the way across the nation
The New York Seattle pathfinding car leaves Chicago for Bloomington and then St Louis en route to Kansas City Denver Cheyenne Boise City and Seattle. Redington notes the manufacturers' association manifesto refusing endorsement but remains unfazed about the contest.
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Chicago
Ocean
Bloomington
St. Louis
Kansas City
Denver
Cheyenne
Boise City
Seattle
Manufacturers’ Contest Association
Redington
Foley’s Honey and Tar praised for cough relief
A local advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble. It warns against substitutes and notes the genuine product comes in a yellow package attributed to O. T. Erhart.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Paul Sikora Loses To Charley White In Windsor Bout
Detroit lightweight Paul Sikora, after six months on the Pacific coast learning the game, was outclassed by Charley White of Chicago in an eight round 124 pound bout at Windsor Athletic Club Detroit. Sikora was bruised with a battered left eye. White left the ring unmarked.
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Detroit
Mich
Pacific Coast
Paul Sikora
Chicago
Charley White
Windsor Athletic Club
White
Sikora
Old Roman Arrives in Chicago for Sox Opening
Chicago April 1 Charles Comiskey president of the Chicago White Sox arrives to begin preparations for the championship season. He expects Ed Walsh to join soon after leaving Yale where he coached. Comiskey believes Walsh will not longer hold out for a higher salary.
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Chicago
Chas. Comiskey
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Yale
Comiskey
Hueston Leads Weston In Pool Championship Match
Chicago April 1 The opening block of the pool championship between Thomas Hueston the champion and Chas Weston the challenger ended with Hueston winning 201 to 146. Both players flashed skill with clever kiss shots and strong cue control, Hueston holding the edge at critical moments.
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Chicago
Thomas Hueston
Chas
Weston
Hueston
Sutton to clash with Slosson in 18.2 billiards
New York date April 1 Geo Sutton of Chicago faces Geo Slosson in the 18.2 billiard tournament tonight with the loser erased from title contention Morningstar in line for another victory while Sutton and Slosson each hold one loss afternoon sees Morningstar play H P Cline of Philadelphia
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New York
Geo. Sutton
Chicago
Geo. Slosson
Ora Morningstar
Sutton
Slosson
Morningstar
H. P. Cline
Philadelphia
Joe Gans Turns Up in Virginia
Petersburg Va April 1 Joe Gans former lightweight champion who had been reported ill in Colorado is in the city giving exhibitions nightly and appears in good health.
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Petersburg
Joe Gans
Colorado
Race Track Men Leave for Mexico
A group of turf magnates travels from Los Angeles to Mexico City to assess the racing scene in Lower California with plans to open a Tijuana track as soon as racing ends at Arcadia.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Mexico
California
Tia Juana
Arcadia
Henry Niebuhr Buys New Boat in Minnesota
Henry H. Niebuhr of Baker and Niebuhr returns from Red Wing Minnesota with a new launch over 21 feet long. The family pleasure craft has a canopy top torpedo stern and removable side seats for easy chairs in a roomy cockpit. He will bring the boat to La Crosse on April 25.
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Henry H. Niebuhr
Baker and Niebuhr
Red Wing
Minn
Black Hand Wrecks Store at Krebs Ohio?
Storer Jos Nellis, an Italian, in Krebs Oklahoma, was nearly wrecked by blackhanders. The report notes the event occurred on April 1 in McAlester area. The text then abruptly shifts to a linguistic aside about phrasing.
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Mcalester
Okla
Jos. Nellis
Krebs
Road Tries to Escape Ruling in Chicago
The Milwaukee road seeks an injunction in federal court to block an Interstate Commerce Commission order forcing joint coal rates from Illinois to Michigan Iowa South Dakota North Dakota Minnesota and other states. The order, effective April 15, followed a 1906 complaint by Cargill Coal Co. of Cargill and La Crosse.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court
Interstates Commerce Commission
Milwaukee
Illinois
Michigan
Iowa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Cargill Coal Co
Cargill
The
la Crosse
The Worst Fault Some People Have Is Nothing
A short aphorism notes that the gravest fault lies in having no beliefs. It urges readers to question those who claim certainty and to seek personal conviction.
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
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Pathfinder
Huston
Chas. Weston
Virginia
Henry Neibuhr
Black Hand Wrecks Storer
Pete Tikegi
eSse
C.H. Holway
la Crosse, Wis
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Portland
Puget Sound
Union Pacific & North Western
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Clark Street
Whitebreast Coal CO
Scranton Anthracite
Scranton
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H. C. Evenson
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