New Castle Welcomes Willard as Local Heavyweights Challenge
News spreads that Jess Willard, the world heavyweight champion, will arrive in New Castle next week to a warm reception. Local contenders Tony Ross and Tom McMahon both push to secure a title bout, with Ross offering to outpoint Willard in four rounds and backers ready to post up to 500 cash and 1 000 to 5 000 in support. Ross wires acceptance of Willard’s standing challenge while McMahon plans a future challenge, having a prior decision over Willard in Youngstown.
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Jim Coffey
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B. and O. Team Defeats Butcher Aggregation in Open Game
In a strong showing the B. and O. team defeated the Butcher aggregation by 9 to 3. The railroad squad held its opponents to four hits as the game unfolded with solid pitching and timely hitting.
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Butcher
Tevening
Cooper Prepares Front Run In Windy City 500
Special to The News from Chicago reports Joe Cooper and mechanician Pieho of New Castle Pa entered in the 500 mile race here next Saturday with a re constructed Sebring car damaged in Indianapolis. Cooper aims for a front finish after solving previous machine problems and strong practice on the Chicago course. Twenty nine cars are entered, drawing many Indianapolis speed experts.
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New Castle
Cooper
Indianapolis
Bass Season Opens Today With New Size Limit
Rain dampens opening of bass season as anglers gather along banks. A new law raises legal bass to nine inches, changing prior six inch minimum. Other species opening include lake trout blue pike muscallonge pickerel rock bass and yellow perch. Frog season begins July 1.
British coalition forms amid war note
A Buffalo Express quotation comments on a completed British coalition and the likely fate of miners conscripted to serve at the front. The exchange hints at public concern over who bears the war burden.
Central Presby Aces Epworth M E Rivalry
Baseball brief notes last night show Central Presby defeating 2nd U P with a 3 to 2 score. Today’s games list First U P against Epworth M E in the schedule.
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Baraca Cadets Edge Nat Biscuit in League Match
Baraca Cadets defeated Nat. Biscuit 2 to 1 in a Business Men's League game. The result keeps Baraca in contention as the season progresses.
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Baraca Cadets
Nat. Biscuit
Penny Freight vs N C Dry Goods
National League results list Philadelphia defeated Pittsburg 4 to 4. New York edged Cincinnati 5 to 5 in extra innings. Brooklyn beat St. Louis 2 to 1 after ten innings due to darkness. Other matchups included Philadelphia at Pittsburg New York at Cincinnati Boston at Chicago and Brooklyn at St. Louis.
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Baseball Scores From American League Lineup
Chicago beat Washington 8 to 2 Detroit edged Philadelphia 2 to 1 Boston defeated Cleveland 4 to 1 New York routed St Louis 12 to 7 New York won 5 to 4 over St Louis in a doubleheader style showing.
Chicago at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia
Chicago visits Washington as Detroit travels to Philadelphia and St. Louis meets New York with Cleveland slated for Boston in a weekend slate of matchups. Big teams seek critical conference or standings gains across four games.
Federal League Quiet, All Teams Traveled East
No games were scheduled in the Federal League yesterday as all teams moved east for travel.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn and More Postseason Matchups
The card lists city pairings Pittsburg at Brooklyn, Kansas City at Baltimore, St. Louis at Newark and Chicago at Buffalo as scheduled contests in the schedule column.
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Borrowed Capital Hints at Expanding Credit Path
A quoted dialogue from the Washington Star reflects Cassius Chex saying he began life on borrowed capital and now has expanded his credit to borrow even more, highlighting a philosophy of increasing debt to fund growth.
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Cassius Chex
Washington Star
Yanger the Great Fist Man and the Gambling King
A 1900 Chicago bout saw Benny Yanger knock out Harry Forbes, drawing praise from a young Mont Tennes who bet heavily on Yanger and later built wealth from backing him. Yanger, now thirty three, stayed active, outlasting rivals Ryan and O Keefe, while Tennes became a famed, patient bettor and financier.
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Benny Yanger
Southside
Harry Forbes
Yanger
Mont Tennes
K. O
Forbes
Tennes
Mont
Buddy Ryan
Northside
Jack O’keefe
Maude Brags of Employer Control
A Boston American quote notes Maude claims to have her employer’s business at her finger tips and adds a pun that she is his typist. The remark implies confidence in access to insider details.
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Boston American
Expert Golfers Set Off At Baltusrol
SHORT HILLS N J June 15 Aquiver with expectancy and a large gallery witnessed 15 amateurs and many professionals start the national open championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. Notables included Gilbert Nichols former Metropolitan Open champion Alex Smith former national champion Charles E Evans Jr of Chicago and James Donaldson a western professional.
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Gilbert Nichols
Alex Smith
Charles E. Evans, Jr
Chicago
James Donaldson
White Stars Beat Westside Athlet ics 8 to 5 at Boston Avenue
The White Stars won 8 to 5 over Westside Athletics on the Boston Avenue grounds in a lively amateur baseball game. Manager Ned Lewis of the Tiger A. C. seeks a June 19 clash with Volant at Cascade Park.
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Westside Athletics
Boston Avenue
Ned Lewis
Tiger A. C
Volant
Cascade Park
Big Warner Dies After Operation at Raven High
Milton Warner star athlete of Raven high school in Youngstown dies at his home after an appendicitis operation. He would have graduated this week and was a standout fullback on football, center on basketball, and pitcher on baseball. He attracted major league interest but stayed in school. He was well known in New Castle for basketball and baseball with Raven school.
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Milton Warner
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Raven High School
New Castle
Raven
Time to Separate Moves by Judge on Shared Woodpile
A judge comments that two people who delight in doing what the other dislikes should split up and go their separate ways. The remark frames a separation as the best path when cooperation fails.
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