Brown Wins On Points In Ten Round Fight At Empire
The fight between Brown and Leach Cross lasted ten rounds with Brown winning on points amid heavy exchanges. Brown sustained a cut eye from Cross in round two and crossbleeding continued, Cross staggered in round six but recovered, final round saw Brown press and connect a decisive right before the bell. Smoketown gets heavies mill with Jimmy Howard and George Chip booked for a six round bout in Pittsburgh on December 26.
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Riley Bailey to Enter Classic Trotting Race in Kentucky
Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas planning a breeding plant and racing stable in Kentucky. He shifts to a two in three heat format for the Kentucky Futurity and may nominate his mares. Bailey lists a large stable including Prodigal offspring and Axworthy line horses with trainer Harold Childs shipping to Memphis for winter training.
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Ormonde
Arella
Bingen
Beulah Wilson
Evelyn Mackay
Pegasus
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Silk
Cord
Nell Worthy
Baroness Lvelyn
Baron Review
Virginia Reynolds
Frank Bonner
Peter the Great
the Huntress
Waco Navigators Ready for Stronger Texas League Season
Ellis Hardy, manager of the Waco Navigators, predicts a better next season with an almost identical roster plus promising youngsters. He notes last year’s tough schedule away from home hurt start, but this season’s schedule should allow a strong opening as other Texas league managers express satisfaction with the timetable.
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Hardy
San Antonio
Waco
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Schedule plan set by Texas colleges for basketball league games
Managers of the baseball teams at A and M Texas Southwestern Trinity Daniel Baker Polytechnic T C U and Austin College will meet Baylor’s manager Love on January 6 to arrange a schedule of intercollegiate association games for the season. Baylor will also play additional league teams and Mississippi State college, with changes to the initial lineup expected.
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Demand Clean Work in New York Boxing Bouts
New York boxing officials adopt a strict rule requiring clean breaks in bouts. The State Boxing Commission, meeting weekly, will charge referees who allow a boxer to hit with one hand free. The rule also limits a boxer's time in the corner to four seconds with seconds remaining in the corner.
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Players may be fined for ineligible play in California
President Ban Johnson states big league players on Stockton and Oakland clubs may face heavy fines for games with Orval Overall. Overall is deemed ineligible for not reporting to Chicago last season. Players named include Mordecai Brown Duffy Lewis and Oscar Stanage.
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Stockton
Oakland
California
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Orval Overall
Chicago
Mordecai Brown
Chicago Nationals
Duffy Lewis
Boston Americans
Oscar Stanage
Detroit
Vanderbilt and Auburn to renew football clash in Birmingham
Vanderbilt announces a renewal of the football rivalry with Auburn. The game is slated for Birmingham likely on November 23, barring a conflict with the proposed Vanderbilt Harvard contest. Baseball teams from both schools have also signed on.
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Nashville, Tenn
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
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Ings
Walsh tops Bexar Bowling with 74 in festive event
John Walsh led the Bexar Bowling Club Christmas night with a 74 game to win the main prize, an 18 pound turkey, by a two pin margin over Huntress who shot 72. Other scores included Dunham 70, Patton 69, and Grossman 69 among a list of participants.
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Martin
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May Have New Year's Football Game in San Antonio
J Anderson manager of the Dallas team has asked the Independents for a New Year's Day game in San Antonio. Efforts are under way to arrange it with the Dallas squad said to include ex college players and be ast.
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Riebe Undertaking Co. Auto Ambulance Service
Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service at 221 BE Com. Phone 241.
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Long Shot Zool Wins Dampened Race in Juarez
Zool a long shot won the second race at Juarez on December 21 at 10 to 1. The day’s results list six furlongs races with Minamorose, Anne McGee, Nimbus, and Florence A among notable winners and entrants. The brief notes the times for each event and lists other runners such as San Bernito, Ilex, and Jeanne D Arc.
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Mexico
Bill Anderson
Error
Zool
Denny
Ilex
Hoffman
Acura
Lowe
San Bernito
Golden Ruby
Batella
Lena Lech
Tallow Dip
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Kuropatkin
Frank G. Hogan
Home Run
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Keep Moving
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Intercollegiate Chess Tourney Begins In New York
Harvard Yale Princeton and Columbia open the twentieth annual intercollegiate chess tournament at the West Side Republican Club. Play runs daily with recesses 1 to 2 and 6 to 8, Saturday starts at noon. Yale faces Columbia and Harvard meets Princeton in opening games.
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Associated Press
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High Court Reinstates Stars in Baseball again
Cincinnati Ohio December 21 Jake Stahl long discussed as Boston manager was reinstated by the national commission without fine for failing to report to the Boston club during the season. Stahl said he left to enter business and wished to rejoin Boston. Harry Smith formerly of Brooklyn also restored without fine.
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Ohio
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Jake) Stahl
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Boston
Harry Smith
Brooklyn
Last Games of Y M C A Series Features Skookums Midgets
The Skookums meet the Midgets and the Giants face the Bronchos on the Y M C A court for the final games of the season. A Giants victory would complete an undefeated run.
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Giants
Association
Brown Edges Holland in Ten Round Bout
Chicago fighter Knockout Brown defeated Fritz Holland of Spokane by decision after ten rounds in Oakland. Holland was knocked down twice in the sixth round. A. Collman, plumber, is noted in the closing line.
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Cal
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Brown
Fritz Holland
Spokane
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