Giants accused of planning pregame brawl at Cubs pennant game
Cubs leader Capt Frank Chance charged New York Giants prizefighters planned to slug Cubs stars in the October pennant decider. Chicago's Johnny Evers claimed to expect trouble and Fire Commissioner Hayes, an uncle of Evers, supposedly kept a protective gang on site to counter any planned melee.
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Los Angeles
Cal
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Frank Chance
Cubs
McGraw
Giants
Chicago
Cub
Murphy
Williams
Johnny Evers
Evers
Hayes
Johnny
New York
Bresnahan Named St. Louis Manager After DOVEY Release
Roger Bresnahan, newly named manager of the St. Louis club, received a letter from President Pulliam praising his promotion and noting St. Louis will be a factor in National League races. Pulliam commends Brush and McGraw for permitting the valuable player to depart so another club may strengthen. Bresnahan left for Cleveland for a conference with President Robinson on plans for the upcoming season.
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Toledo
Roger Bresnahan
St. Louis
Pulliam
Brush
McGraw
Bresnahan
Cleveland
Robinson
Madison Doubts League Success Over 1909 Plans
Madison questions the league's future as President Moll seeks new owners to revitalize finances. Madison contends it finished second last season despite La Crosse's challenge, while uncertainty over stock turnover and outside interest grows amid hopes for a stronger 1909 season.
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Madison
Wis
Moll
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Senators
Boston National League Manager Honored By Release
Boston December 18 Joe Kelley of the Boston Nationals is released by president Do vey via registered letter. The contract for 1908 1909 is terminated and Kelley’s counsel says they will seek court action. Kelley argues the agreement remains bona fide and refuses its breach.
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Boston
Mass
Joe Kelley
Boston Nationals
Dovey
Kelley
Baltimore
George B. Dovey
Boston National League
Willie Hoppe Issues Defi To Cue Experts
Milwaukee December 18 Willie Hoppe the boy wonder has hurled a challenge to top cue experts in a series of tests to prove his superiority. The eccentric champion asserts his skills will outshoot each rival in straight pool and carom games, promising spectacle and victory.
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Willie Hoppe
Milwaukee
Boy Wonder
Common Sense And a Tablet For Indigestion
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as common sense relief for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims the tablets supply nerve force and gastric nourishment, digest food, stop gas, and improve blood digestion. Available at drug stores for 50 cents, with trial packages offered by mail from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Hoppe calls for multi night billiards match with cushion bid
Willie Hoppe proposes a high stakes series of matches across the country. He will play any world opponent in a three to six night event at 500 points per night in 18.1 or 18.2, wagering from 1000 to 10000 dollars. Half the points use Hoppe’s cushion and half use the opponent’s selected cushion or a coin toss to decide.
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Cue Stars
Hoppe
Willie Hoppe
Armour Institute and Central Y M C A Engage Tonight and Saturday
A brief sporting notice outlines events at Armour Institute this evening and a second Saturday evening meet at the Central Y M C A. The team then journeys to Indianapolis on January 5 for a varsity clash with the Marion club team.
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Armour Institute
Central Y. M. C. A. Five
Indianapolis
Marion Club
Donahue Refuses to Play in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Ind. Dec. 18. Frank Donahue, bought from the Boston Americans by Claude Varnell of this city, has refused to play here. Donahue rose to fame under manager Jack Hendricks and is a brother of Jiggs Donahue of the Chicago White Sox.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Donahue
Boston Americans
Claude Varnelle
Jack Hendricks
Jiggs Donahue
Chicago White Sox
Rockford Seeks Manager Cassibone For Next Season
Rockford aims to hire Howard Cassibone as manager for the Reds next year. Cassibone hints a deal is possible but has not confirmed closure. He has proven capable of developing players, with several Madison club players drafted by larger leagues this year. Rockford currently lacks a manager and seeks to secure one promptly.
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Rockford
Howard Cassibone
Reds
Madison
Cassibone
New Style Spring Sleighs Offered At Record Low Prices
La Crosse Plow Co announces Spring Sleighs in a new style lineup with big line, prices lower than ever, urging buyers to act now as winter gear winds down.
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la Crosse Plow Co
Class B Finals To Play Today At La Crosse Club
Scores from last evening's La Crosse club billiard tournament show multiple match results. Class B finals will begin today at 5 o'clock with players Kartenacker Boyd Craft Kroner Colman Torrance Hixon Kurtenacker Thompson Lynch Keyes McMillan Ott and others vying for top honors.
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la Crosse Club
Kartenacker
Boyd
Craft
Brayton
Kroner
Colman
Torrance
Hixon
Kurtenacker
Thompson
Lynch
Keyes
McMillan
Ott
Chicago Maroons football receipts top thirty three thousand
University of Chicago football earned 33,721.57 in net profits from total receipts of 79,156 for the season. Coach Stagg released the financial statement showing 51,577 admissions. The Cornell game drew the largest crowd at 14,589, with Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Purdue and Indiana also strong earners.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Maroons
Stagg
Cornell
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Purdue
Indiana
Notre Dame Five Starts South on Southern Tour
Notre Dame at Notre Dame Indiana departs for Chicago at noon to play two games on a southern swing. The varsity team leaves today for a schedule that includes two road contests starting in Chicago.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Chicago
Taft Meets Roosevelt After Arriving In Washington
Judge Taft reached Washington from New York and went to the White House for lunch with President Roosevelt. Asked about reports he offered a cabinet post to Congressman Burton and later withdrew it, Taft declined to discuss the matter.
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Washington, D. C
Judge Taft
New York
White House
Roosevelt
Burton
Taft
Yale Announces two New Games For Next Season
Yale University in New Haven Conn says the fall term ended with no completed football schedule for next season Manager White has arranged games with Fordham and Amherst College Amherst agricultural college dropped due to weakness Carlisle Indians apparently not on Yale’s future slate The move signals a reshaped schedule and the stance on Carlisle remains unclear
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
White
Fordham
Amherst Colleges
Amherst Agricultural College
Carlisle Indians
Peoria Three Eye Star Dick Rohn Sold to Atlanta
Dick Rohn Peoria Three Eye first baseman was sold to Atlanta of the Southern league. Drafted from the Western association he led Three Eye first basemen in fielding and hit .286 last season.
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Peoria
Dick Rohn
Three Eye
Atlanta
Rohn
Death of General Inouie at 47 shocks Tokyo crowd
Gen Inouie a top Japanese commander died at 5 AM yesterday. He was 47 and had served in both the Japanese Chinese and Japanese Russian wars, leaving a legacy as one of Japan’s most distinguished soldiers.
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Tokio
Inouie
Japan
One-Day Cold Cure BromOquinine Ad Signature EB Grove
Ad claims a single elixir of LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE to cure a cold in one day, sold worldwide for 25c with a signature attribution to EB W Grove. It touts universal use and rapid relief, presenting a compact, period-tinged sales pitch.
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EB. W. Grove
Deucher Elected President of Federal Council
Dec 18 in Berne reports Dr. Deucher was elected president of the federal council and thus head of Switzerland for a one year term. The ceremony confirmed his leadership role atop the Swiss government and state.
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Deucher
Berne
Federal Council
Switzerland
Wausau to Add Democratic Daily Newspaper
New daily newspaper likely by year end in Wausau as the Daily Herald is sold to the Record Publishing company leaving the Wausau Record Herald as the lone Republican daily. A cave-in at a local building site traps workers. Samuel Cale dies.
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Wausau, Wis
Wausau
Daily Herald
R. E. Powers
Record Publishing Company
Cave-In Fatal Aftermath Leaves One Dead
Chicago reports a cave-in on December 18 leaves one man dead and three others in serious condition. Survivors are hospitalized as investigators study the collapse of the underground site and search for cause.
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Chicago
Egotest Quote Describes Self-Perceived Superiority
A concise remark defines an egotest as a man who believes he is superior to others. It presents a skeptical view of vanity and self-importance. The aphorism emphasizes arrogance as a social flaw and tests character.
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