Billiards Note A Witty Quip On Handkerchiefs
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
8
Carrigan Named Bench Manager for Red Sox
Cleveland, Dec. 30 Bill Carrigan catcher and leader of the world champion Red Sox will be bench manager Joseph L Lannin owner of the Boston team announced today Lannin also said he would fight to keep Sam Agnew catcher sold to his team by the St Louis Browns Ban Johnson ruled against the Agnew deal Carrigan will not be seen behind the bat next season as managing the team is enough of a job
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Cleveland
Bill Carrigan
Red Sox
Joseph L. Lannin
Boston
Lannin
Sam Agnew
St. Louis Browns
Ban Johnson
Agnew
Carrigan
Gwinner Declares End To Baseball With Pittsburgh Federals
President Gwinner of the Pittsburgh Federals said he is through with baseball and denied plans to travel to Cleveland to discuss buying the American League club there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Gwinner
Pittsburgh Federals Today
Cleveland
Maroon Baseball Team Expected Home From Orient Tour
The Maroon baseball squad, touring the Orient since August, is due back today after a run of twenty one straight wins. Two hundred rooters will greet the team on arrival in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Orient
Yanks and Giants Bid for Federal League Players
New York reports say the Giants and Yankees pressed to acquire Federal League talent. Attention focuses on the Cincinnati meeting of January 3 when Federals rosters will be decided. Both clubs reportedly bid for players from outlaw clubs and drafted heavily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Giants
Yankees
Cincinnati
Federals
Skater Howard Secor Covers 28 Miles In Record Time
Howard Secor of 12 North Tenth Street skated from La Crosse to Victory, a 28 mile route, in two hours and forty five minutes on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Secor
North Tenth Street
la Crosse
Victory
Mura Seeks Lightweight Teams for Maroons Title Bid
F Mura of 1607 North Main Street Racine Wisconsin invites lightweight basketball teams to contact the Tribune. His team the Maroons pursue the state light weight amateur title.
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F .Mura
North Main Street
Racine
Wis
the Tribune
The
Maroons
Detroit Club Shuts Out Seaforth In Open Hockey Match
Detroit hockey club outskated and outplayed Seaforth Ontario last night to win the game. A second game is scheduled for tonight with Detroit favored.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Hockey Club
Seaforth
Ont
Operators Invited to Peace Meet
President John White of the United Mine Workers has invited coal operators from Illinois Western Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana and union officials to an informal Chicago meeting on January 6 to seek a contractional relationship among those states.
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Kansas City
John White
United Mine Workers
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Chicago
Munger Edges Krieg in Ten Round Slipstream Fight
Ford Munger of Kalamazoo outpointed Tommy Krieg of Marshfield over ten rounds as White outlasted Rudy in a ten round clash. Tommy O’Neill defeated Tully Nicholson in eight rounds as referee Duffy saved Nicholson from a knockout. A final decision will pick a contender to face Joe Welling.
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Tommy Krieg
Marshfield
Anton
Dan Rogers
Sparta
Waterloo
Ford Munger
Kalamazoo
Kannia A. C
Michigan
Krieg
Munger
Appleton
Rudy
Chicago
Young White
Oshkosh
White
Tommy
Wolverine
la Crosse
Pippin
Duffy
Wiite
Nicholson
Tuffy Nicholson
Stockyards
Tommy O'Neill
Tuffy
Marinette
O'Neill
Migue Malloy
Kannia
Joe Welling
Sinclair to Kansas City for Packer player sales
Harry Sinclair the Federal auctioneer is due in Kansas City to confer with Packer directors about selling some of the club players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry Sinclair
Packer
Willard Fulton Heavyweight Fight Off In New Orleans
The planned twenty round Willard Fulton title bout for March 4 in New Orleans was canceled after a dispute over scheduling and opponents. Tom Jones and promoter Tommy Burns ended the deal with Fulton to pursue a ten round Milwaukee bout with Andrews offering $25,000, while Willard may still fight in New Orleans against Moran or seek Welsh for a substitute. Fulton expressed disappointment, while Collins indicated plans to accept the Milwaukee offer.
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New Orleans
Jess Willard
Fred Fulton
Minnesota
Tom Jones
Willard
Tommy Burns
Dominick J. Tortorich
Jones Burns
Fulton
Jones
Tom Andrews
Milwaukee
Crescent City
Chicago
Mike Collins
Andrews
Collins
New Orleans Dispatches
Frank Moran
Tinker Dreams of 1916 Cub Glory
Joe Tinker, soon to be Cub manager, predicts a 1916 lineup that evokes Frank Chance era triumphs. He aims to add Heine Groh as second baseman, cuts nearly all pitchers except Vaughn and Lavender, keeps Saier and Zimmerman, and plans a 35 man training camp with 18 to be disposed of.
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Chicago
Cub
Frank Chance
Joe Tinker
Tinker
Heine Groh
Cincinnati
Vaughn
Lavender
Saier
Zimmerman
Packey McFarland May Face Ted Lewis in Ring Return
In New York on December 30 fight circles debate if Packey McFarland will return to challenge Ted Lewis. The Stock Yards crowd at ringside opines he could measure Lewis for money, though McFarland has given no clear answer.
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New York
Packey McFarland
Ted Lewis
Fight Ciycles
Packey
Stock Yards
Lewis
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E.R. Hickisch & Son
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