De Palma to Enter Indy Motor Meet With Strong Continental Entry
Indianapolis announces that Ralph De Palma will compete next season with a rebuilt Mercedes, reducing piston displacement to 450 cubic inches. Caleb Bragg and Teddy Tetzlaff are reported preparing to enter, with entry blanks to be mailed to American and foreign factories as CG W Sedwick returns from Europe with plans for the 1913 race.
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Europe
Big Pond
Yale Proposes Professional Coaches for Yale Eleven
Yale News reports Walter Camp favors a professional coach for Yale football, with Frank Hinkey as the preferred candidate. A committee of former Yale players will be named this week by Captain Ketcham to decide Yale's future coaching policy.
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Yale News Today
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Corpus Christi Forms Local Basketball League
Corpus Christi Texas has formed a city basketball league with several teams. A court at the Olympic Theater will host games this winter and high school teams are set to play soon. Professor H L Rockwood plans a city quintet to challenge teams from other cities.
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Texas
Olympic Theater
H. L. Rockwood
Dickerson backs McCarty and hypes boxing future in San Antonio
Col. KR Dickerson, famed Missouri sports figure, arrived in San Antonio on honeymoon and backs Luther McCarty as the future of the ring. He disputes McCarty name spellings, predicts greatness, and awaits Barney Oldfield’s manager Tim Hurst for race engagements in the West and Hawaii. He praises Ketchel’s unmatched career and plans to depart after finalizing auto racing deals.
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Hawaii
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Gandil Praised by Clark Griffith As Top First Baseman
Washington January report credits Gandil as the standout first baseman in the Ban Johnson circuit, praised by Clark Griffith who notes Gandil's steadiness and low-throw defense. Griffith recalls purchasing Gandil from Montreal for $6,000 plus three players, a sharp deal that boosted the Nationals to a runner up finish.
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Hal Chase
Chase
Hal
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Fox
New York
Montreal
Griffth
Cunningham
Buck Becker
Jerry Akers
Chick
Joe Wood
Boston
Smokey Joe
Giant young cowboy fighter headlines on New Year’s Los Angeles bout
The giant young cowboy fighter defeated Palzer in Los Angeles on New Year’s Day, proving himself Tom O’Rourke’s protégé and idol of fight fans. He outfought the bigger Palzer throughout the match and the referee stopped the bout in the twentieth round to spare Palzer further punishment.
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al Falzer
Tom O'Rourke
Los Angeles
Jack Johnson
McCarty
Eyton
Palzer
Milwaukee seeks to keep Vanderbilt and Grand Prix races
Milwaukee business leaders learned Savannah officials planned a New York conference to move the Vanderbilt and Grand Prix automobile races to the south this year. A Milwaukee committee sent a message to W K Vanderbilt requesting postponement so Milwaukee can be represented. They will protest the move, arguing they can run the events and that last year’s issues were weather related.
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Savannah
New York
W. K. Vanderbilt
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Noted sportsman Daingerfield dies in Lexington
Major Foxhall Alexander Daingerfield aged 73, longtime manager of racing and stable interests for James R. Keene, died in a Lexington hospital after returning from Baltimore. He helped breed famed thoroughbreds and, with Keene, produced $1,237,050 in Kentucky-bred winnings from 1905 to 1910. He served on the Kentucky racing commission. his son Algernon is assistant secretary of the Jockey Club of New York.
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Major Foxhall Alexander Daingerfield
James R. Keene
Major Daingerfield
Baltimore
Elizabeth Daingerfield
Keene
Kentucky State Racing Commission
Willson
Alger
Commission Meets in Cincinnati Sets AA Salary Cap
The National Baseball Commission opened its annual meeting in Cincinnati Ohio with major business on the table including the salary limit in class AA leagues. Chairman August Herrmann reported a busy year and it was expected Herrmann would be reelected and John E Bruce named secretary once more.
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National Baseball Commission
August Herrmann
Herrmann
John E. Bruce
Field Trials Drawings Set for Letchatchie Alabama
Field Trials start near Letchatchie Alabama as 24 dogs drawn from 69 nominees for the United States Field Trials Club all age stakes. The event begins Monday with the club hosting contestants from across the region.
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Ala
United States
Letchatchie
New Tiger Stadium Planned for Princeton
Princeton plans a new athletic stadium costing about 300000 dollars with seating for over 50000. The steel and concrete oval structure will be built beside university field, open at one end, modeled after the Harvard stadium, with 100000 dollars already raised from alumni and supporters.
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N. J
Princeton Athletic Association
Dean McClenahan
Board of Athletic Control
University Field
Harvard
Ex newspaper man Forney dies at Stroud farm
Guthrie Oklahoma January 6 W A Forney long associated with Philadelphia New York and Chicago newspapers died last night at Stroud Oklahoma where he owned a farm He was an aspirant for United States senator during the campaign before statehood
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Okla
W. A. Forney
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Stroud
Forney
United States
Longtime Appleton Crescent editor dies at 59 years of service
James B. Ryan, 59 year veteran editor and head of the Appleton Crescent, Appleton Wisconsin, died yesterday. He was reputed the oldest active newspaper man in the country.
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James BE. Ryan
Appleton Crescent
San Antonio Boy Is Football Celebrity
Be A Florian son of Charles H Florian of 202 Augusta San Antonio substitutes guard for Lehigh University. He will attend a January 9 alumni banquet with the Lehigh team and a January 15 Elks lodge banquet. Lehigh finished the season 220 points to 72 for opponents, with captain Pazzetti named All American by 13 experts. The team boasted strong scholastic standings and the basketball squad opened by defeating Penn.
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Charles H. Florian
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Lehigh University
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Lodge of Elks
Navy
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Lafayette
Princeton
Carlisle Indians
Pazzetti
Glen Warner
Indians
Parke Davis
University of Pennsylvania
Skating Champion McLean Wins Nestor Johnson Trophy
Chicago January 6 Robert Mc Lean international amateur ice skating champion won the Nestor Johnson trophy skating the mile in 3 05 He has just recovered from scarlet fever and skated today against medical advice.
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Chicago
Robert McLean
Nestor Johnson
Harlandale Baths Draw San Antonio Society Patrons
San Antonio society women frequent Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths as a rest from their social duties. A beauty parlor is connected. Take the Southerly Flores street car for access.
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San Antonio
Flores
France Faces Riot After Football Row and Kilbane Fight Reflections
A cable dispatch notes a Paris riot as officials are mobbed and offices of a sporting paper stormed after football trouble. Monte Attell praises Kilbane as his eye injury improves, while Attell’s own eye cataract from a coast bout may be healed by a Pittsburgh specialist. Polo at Fort Sam Houston hosts three days of play Tuesday Thursday Saturday with no firm tournament plans yet. Basketball managers and captains meet at the YMCA to discuss an advisory board supervised season and signing of an agreement to follow its decisions.
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Monte Artel
Kilbane
Attell
Pittsburg
Attel
Fort Sam Houston
Young Men's Christian Association
Collinan Plumber Receives Tax Notice at 416 Main
A. Collinan, a plumber, is listed with address 416 Main as the subject of a poll tax payment notice. The notice instructs payment of the poll tax.
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A. Collinan
NRA to Meet on Camp Perry Rifle Matches Schedule
The National Rifle Association will convene in Washington on January 6 to plan Camp Perry Ohio events. International matches run September 1 to 9 with up to 22 foreign teams. prizes total 17000 dollars plus 3000 in medals. Congress may be asked for 25000 dollars to cover international expenses. Navy Lt Isaac F Dortch and Marine Capt Douglas McDougal head service teams for the national match.
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Navy
Douglas McDougal
Marine Corps
Smithville High Defeats Grangers 12 to 6 in Fast Game
Smithville Texas January 6 Smithville High School football team defeated Grangers today in a fast game by a score of 12 to 6. The Granger team was mixed from the high school and town boys.
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