Sunday School Fives Vie For The Light Cup At Y M C A
Sunday school basketball fives clash Tuesday night at the Y M C A with two big league games in the Government Hill vs Travis Park and Calvary Baptists vs West End Methodists. The day features junior drills and an evening exhibition by the YW senior team plus a chat party.
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Government Hill Methodist
Travis Park Methodists
Calvary Baptists
West End Methodists
Ment Hill
Travis Park
Government Hill
First Baptists
Wilcox
Kelly
Teain
Deuce
Messrs
Caruth
Hopins
Warren
Calvary
St. Paul Clan
Meyers
Alley
King
Russell
Armstrong
George Wheeler
Business Boys
San Antonio Turn Verein Five
Knabe Denies Rumor of Federal League Manager Job
Otto Knabe, second baseman of the Philadelphia Nationals, denied reports he has signed to manage the Baltimore Federal League team. He would not confirm or deny receiving an offer and stated he has not accepted the position. William Baker, president of the Phillies, also declined to discuss the rumor. Knabe decided to pursue the Federal League option.
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Federals
Philadelphia
Otto Knabe
Baltimore
Federal League
Knabe
William Baker
Philadelphia Nationals
Ernst Out For World’s Title In Heavyweight Bout
Adolph Ernst training in Taylor Texas for a bout with John Coleman in San Antonio at the Royal Theater on Monday night. Ernst, weighing 185 pounds, says he can toss any man including Gotch, who has retired. He aims to prove himself by beating Coleman, then challenge Cutler or Zbyszko for the world title. He vows to use cleverness to overcome superior weight.
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Tex
Adolph Ernst
John Coleman
Chicago
San Antonio
Royal Theater
Ernst
Frank Gotch
Ernest
Bar Gotch
Coleman
Wiseacres
Gotch
Charley Cutler
Zbyszko
Egonem
Vedrines Ends Great Flight to Cairo After 2000 Miles
French aviator Jules Vedrines completes a near two thousand mile air journey from Paris with stops in Vienna Sofia Constantinople and Beirut arriving in Cairo on December 30. The California League faces internal strife as Henry Berry opposes Hap Hogans plan to appoint Ham Patterson as Stockton manager, warning Patterson could disrupt the league. New York's first elevated railroad history notes Greenwich Street’s 1857 cable operation on spider wheels.
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Egypt
Jules Vedrines
Paris
Vedrines
Vienna
Sofia
Constantinople
Beirut
California
Henry Berry
Los Angeles
Fresno
Happy Hogan
Stockton
Ham Patterson
Slough City
Hen
Ham
Patterson
Berry
Stockton Crew
Hap
New York
Greenwich Street
Morin 3 to Meet De Oro for New York Title Contender
Chicago’s Charles Morin a former national amateur champion will face Alfredo De Oro of New York for the world billiards championship at Pecital hall January 5 6 and 7. The 150 point matches carry $500 in stakes and the world title emblem. Sutton pursues Willie Hoppe with a proposed 1500 point 18 2 balk line match offering as much as 10000 a side while Hoppe demands 5000 a side. Sutton trains hard with new cloth and hopes to use Koi Yamada as practice partner to sharpen his game.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
Canada
Charles Morin
Windy City
Lake Michigan
Alfredo de Oro
New York
de Oro
Pecital Hall
Morin
Joe Carney
Carney
Coast Star
Charley
Fred Eames
Denver
Sutton
Hoppe
George Sutton
Willie Hoppe
Hotel Astor
Button
George
Willie
Suton
Gage
Maurice Daly
Daly
Koi
New Business Field in Automobile Era Opens Delivery Trade
The motor driven vehicle is transforming commerce by enabling dedicated package delivery to merchants. Commerce Car Co reports 1000 pound capacity and about 225 deliveries per day, with routing systems driving efficiency for contractors. The article also notes ongoing trading activity with Britton and roster moves, including Callahan released to Jacksonville.
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W. 8. Pettit
Commerce Motor Car Company of
Detroit
Commerce Car
French Champion Louis Houde Eyes Greco-Roman Debut
Louis Houde a noted French Greco-Roman wrestling champ seeks a title shot against Charles Rentrup after Rentrup faces Pet Brown in January. If Rentrup wins Houde plans to challenge the Greco bout. if Brown wins Houde aims for the catch-as-catch-can division.
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Louis Houde
Houde
Charles Rentrup
Tinker and Brown Sign With Federals in Chicago
Joe Tinker and Mordecai Brown, longtime National League stars, signed final Federal League contracts in Chicago on Monday. Both players confirmed their deals and said salaries are guaranteed for three years by a bonding company ensuring full payment regardless of future outcomes.
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Chicago
Joe Tinker
Mordecai Brown
Ebbetts Jr Says Board Will Take No Action On Tinker Case
In Ebbetts absence, Charles Ebbetts Jr states the Brooklyn Club board will not act now on Tinker's signing with the Chicago Federal League club. He asserts Tinker remains club property under baseball rules and cannot breach his contract unless he declines to play next spring. No official word has been received from Tinker.
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Federals
Tinker
Chas
Weeghman
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Brown
St. Louis
New York
Ebbetts
Charles Ebbetts Jr
Federal League Baseball Club
Ebbetts Jr
Jeffery Invades Africa Represents Jeffery in Cape Town
The Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha Wisconsin extends foreign business to South Africa with A E Flavell named as representative in Cape Town. Applications for territory worldwide have poured in since the Jeffery Four announcement.
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Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Kenosha
Wis
South Africa
Cape Town
Jeffery Company
Jeffery
Four Americans to enter 1914 British amateur golf
Four American golfers Jerome Travers Fred Herreshoff Francis Ouimet and Heinrich Schmidt plan to try for the 1914 British Amateur Championship. They will depart for England early next spring, according to a Monday night announcement. Six NL players showed top fielding that season led by Grover Alexander with 10 putouts and 82 assists in 47 games. Others included Art Fromme Eppa Rixey Otis Crandall George McQuillan and Sanford Burk who began 1913 with the St Louis Cardinals.
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New York
Jerome D. Travers
Fred Herreshoff
Francis Quimet
Heinrich Schmidt
England
Grover Alexander
Art Fromme
Eppa Rixey
Otis Crandall
George McQuillan
Sanford Burk
St. Louis Cardinals
Nationals Seek Catcher Owens in Trade Talks
Several American League clubs pursue catcher Owens after the Nationals drafted him from the Minneapolis Club last fall. Owens may be used in a trade as manager Henry and Ainsmith anticipate handling most catching duties next season.
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Owens
Nationals
Minneapolis
Fox
Henry
Ainsmith
Tex Alsbury Training Camp Rough Ride in Rings
Monday afternoon visit to Tex Alsbury's training camp shows two huskies pinned to the mat and a lively session with Battling Judy. The bout heat rises until halted by Tex's manager. Judy suffers red blotches and fears for his health. Army Post events set for Friday night with ticket sales at Leon's Cigar Store on Houston Street.
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Alsbury
Tex
Chin
Judy
Hosilities
Musselman
Army
Leon
Houston Street
Willard Knocks Out Boer Heavyweight in New Haven
Jess Willard of Kansas defeated George Rodel of South Africa by knockout in the ninth round of a planned 20 round bout in New Haven Connecticut. Willard weighed 225 pounds to Rodel's 190, with Willard dominating after the second round.
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New Haven
Conn
Jess Willard
Kansas
George Rodel
South Africa
Willard
Rodel
Weldone Signs with Atlanta Club for 1914 Season
Harry Weldone, acclaimed Southern League batter, signs to play center field for the Atlanta Club once more. He will serve as field captain with Billy Smith acting as chaperone during the 1914 campaign.
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Harry Weldone
Atlanta
Billy Smith
You are entitled to the best. You must ask for it.
A brief admonition urging readers to claim superior offerings by insisting they ask for the best. The wording emphasizes assertiveness and personal rights without further details.
Reserve clause will stand test in court say expert
New York dispatch notes Joe Tinker and Miner Brown signing with the Federal League triggers renewed debate on baseballs reserve clause. John Conway Toole, NL contracts expert, argues the clause rests on standard contract principles and will withstand legal challenge. He warns a mass player scramble could wreck salaries once $5,000 yearly pay became possible. Toole, ex adviser in the Horace Fogel case, serves Boston NL club.
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New York
Joe Tinker
Miner Brown
Federal League
National League Baseball
John Conway Toole
Radbourne
Mr. Toole
Thomas J. Lynch
Horace Fogel
Boston
National Collegiate Athletics Convention to Discuss Swimming
New York’s eighth annual convention of the National Collegiate Athletic Association opens Tuesday with representatives from over 100 colleges. A new swimming field, a sub-committee to draft rules for swimming and water polo, and potential football changes are on the agenda. The 1912 season had no fatalities per Prof. Eisler, but recent deaths may prompt revisions. An evening session will cover officer elections and other important matters.
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New York
National Collegiate Asociation
United States
G. W. Eisler
Wisconsin
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