OLeary to Rebuild Bronchos For 1917 Season
New Bronchos manager Charles OLeary targets a full rebuild for the 1917 Texas League season. President Benson says the club needs a catcher, two pitchers, an infielder and two outfielders, with OLeary expected to handle second base or shortstop and bring in pitchers, hitters, and brains to run the team.
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Charles O'Leary
Detroit Tiger
O'Leary
H. J. Benson
Nags
Alamo City
Benson
Dunckel
Westerzil
Baggan
Westerzi
Jack Love
Jack
Barney Burch
Burch
Detroit
Hughey Jennings
Ty Cobb
Sam Crawford
Darcy Receives Offers for February Fight in New Orleans
A New Orleans club offers a $15,000 purse to stage a February bout with Les Carey against Australian middleweight Les Darcy after promoter receipt of a telegram from Mike Gibbons. In San Diego, James Coffroth bids for a 25 or more round match between Darcy and Gibbons set for February 22 in Tiajuana, Mexico, with details to be kept private.
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New Orleans
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Les Carey
San Diego
Cal
James W. Coffroth
Tiajuana
Willie Smith Dies in Mexico City Former Open Champion
Willie Smith, golf professional at the Mexican Country Club and former national open champion, died in Mexico City on Tuesday from pneumonia. He won the American Open at Baltimore in 1899 and played in the British Open at St Andrews in 1910.
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Mexico City
Willie Smith
America
Smith
Baltimore Country Club
Great Britain
St. Andrews
Scotland
Milwaukee Club plans spring training with 25 players
Milwaukee manager Danny Shay seeks three or four major league players for the club and plans a spring training trip around March 10 with at least twenty five athletes. Cuban pitcher Pedro Dibut is signed and described as a sensational hitter, leading Cuban players in extra base hits.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Danny Shay
American Association
Shay
Pedro Dibut
Havana
Dee
Woman's Way Keeps Pace in Odd Duty Tale
A Louisville Courier Journal column notes a humorous anecdote about a woman who asks a colleague to clean a typewriter. The piece jokes that she spends fifteen minutes cleaning the type and two hours manicuring her fingers afterward.
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Louisville Courie Journal
How Are They Going To Stop The Giants
National League managers discuss the Giants, led by John J. McGraw, as they head into 1917 with renewed pitching hopes. Rival leaders predict a tough start for McGraws crew while players seek pay reforms and minor league concessions.
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New York
Giants
John J. McGraw
Polo Grounds
Gonfalon
McGraw
National League
Waldorf
Jawn
Wilbert Robinson
Pat Moran
George Stalings
Jimmy Callahan
Fred Mitchell
Cubs
Mitchell
Baseball Players To Take Pay Cuts In 1917
New York report notes baseball players, once inflated by Federal League lure, will see salary reductions as major and minor league clubs trim payrolls before the 1917 season. President Tener signals widespread sentiment that players will be paid what teams deem their value.
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Tener
Dave Fultz
Players’ Fraternity
New Orleans
National Commission
New York
Federal League
Anl
Feds
John K. Tener
National League
A FEW MINUTES WITH THE SPORTING EDITOR
Adolph Ernst, hailed as the greatest wrestler before the spotlight, fought Strangler Lewis to a hour and forty three minutes in a bout San Francisco scribes view as a freak fall. Ernst impressed by ending with seven tight holds, while Lewis' strength prevailed. The Frisco papers call the decisive fall an accident, caused when Ernst tried a lift and Lewis secured a head lock. Ernst weighed 43 pounds less than Lewis yet matched him in skill and effort, drawing praise for his performance.
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Adolph Ernst
San Francisco
Lewis
Ernst
Frisco
Stecher
Ernste
Evan Lewis
Strangler
Marvelous
Burns
Mighty
Charley Cutler
Citler
Famous sculler Edward Trickett dies in Australia
Edward Trickett the noted Australian sculler died at Uralla New South Wales aged unknown. Born in Sydney he was the first to deprive England of the professional sculling championship. He defeated Joseph Sadler in 1876 and lost the title to Edward Hanlan in 1880 on the Thames course.
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New York
Edward Trickett
Uralla
Trickett
Sydney
England
Joseph Sadler
Thames
Ernest Barry
Dick Arnst
Edward Hanlan
Left handed lions noted by famed explorer
The record cites a renowned explorer and naturalist claiming lions are left handed, observing that the beasts always strike with their left paw. The claim frames a curious behavioral note attributed to a historic figure.
City Basketball League Opens January 3
The City Basket Ball League will start January 3 with a four team round robin at the YMCA. Each team plays the others twice from January 8 to February 10 with one game per Wednesday and Saturday. Rosters are set for YMCA Turners Knights of Columbus and St Marys Alumni along with numbered scoring protections.
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City Basket Ball League
Young Men's Christian Association
Knights of Columbus
Turners
St. Mary's
8&T. Mary's
Young Men's Christian Associaon
St. Mary's Alumni
National League meeting teems with quips and wagers
Witty asides and heated disputes color a lively National League meeting. Figures like Miller Huggins and Ty Cobb are cited in banter about landings and ground coverage while discussions touch on pennant drafts, Canada travel, and rule changes.
Marshall Sets Record in 129-Game Simul
Frank J. Marshall, American chess champion, played 129 games in Philadelphia, winning 97 and tying 23 with nine losses. Competitors ranged from local players to challengers from Chicago, Porto Rico, Texas and London, as Marshall tracked 4128 pieces at once, a feat claimed as a record.
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Philadelphia
Frank J. Marshall
Chicago
Porto Rico
Texas
London
Marshall
Hickey to Retain Woman Secretary
CHICAGO Dec 27 Mrs Fannie R Davis will be retained as secretary to the president of the American Association Thomas J Hickey announces She served seven years as secretary to the retiring president Thomas M Chivington and earlier had three years with Charles A Comiskey owner of the Chicago Americans in baseball roles
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Hickey
Chicago
Fannie R. Davis
American Association
Thomas J. Hickey
Davis
Thomas M. Chivington
Association
Charles A. Comiskey
Chicago Americans
Red Sox Secretary Appointed in Boston Club رسم
Chicago theater man Larry Garver is named secretary of the Boston American League club. He has worked with H. H. Frazee, a new owner, for years and previously served as assistant secretary to the Chicago Americans.
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Red Sox
Chicago
Larry Garver
Boston Club
Garver
H. H. Frazee
Boston
Chicago Americans
Bransfield Appointed Umpire By National League
William E Kitty Bransfield former Pittsburg and Philadelphia NL player has been named umpire by National League president Tener. Bransfield has umpired for three years and in 1916 worked in the International League in New York December 27 1916 announcement confirms appointment and past experience.
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Bransfield
New York
William E
Kitty’) Bransfield
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Tener
National League
International League
Greb Outpoints Moha in Ten-Round Fight
Harry Greb of Pittsburgh decisively out pointed Bob Moha of Milwaukee in a ten round bout here. Greb pressed the attack throughout while Moha saved his best for the late rounds. Greb weighed 160 pounds, Moha 167.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Harry Greb
Pittsburg
Bob Moha
Milwaukee
Greb
Moha
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