World Leaders and Athletes Shaped by Boxing Heritage
A columnist argues that many great leaders from Alexander the Great to Roosevelt were athletes and boxing fans. He cites Caesar, Washington, Lincoln, Jackson, and Roosevelt, noting rulers and senators as spirited boxing enthusiasts and defending boxing’s historic cultural role.
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Jack Shelly
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Caesar
Rome
England
Alfred
Richard III
George IV
Edward VII
Edward
John L. Sullivan
Jack Aston
London
Nicholas
Russia
Coombe
Warren
Robert Peel
Lord Althorp
Sir Walter Scott
Shaw
Life Guards
George Washington
Canada
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Republic
Mid-Ocean
Ireland
America
Australia
Abraham Lincoln
New Salem
Ill
Lincoln
Abe
Teddy Roosevelt
New York
Old Broadway Athletic Club
White House
Mike Donovan
Roosevelt
Roscoe Conkling
Charles A. Dana
Madison Square Garden
Chandler
Blaime
Flower
Legendary plays from topnotchers in early baseball history
A list of notable moments includes Dahlen's throw that struck a fan, Scanlon Bergen and Bell's triple steal, Cantillon Andrews slide with bases full, Finneran Magee strike out off the umpire, Griffith Chesbro wild pitch harming New York, Marquard Baker home run off Mathewson, Mack Ames in the last World Series, Mathewson Baker homer off Marquard, Jones Altizer headball assist, O Loughlin police interruption in 1908 game, Donovan Schmidt passed ball cost, Klein Doyle home plate miss, Elberfeld score attempt through pitcher box, and umpire Tim Hurst remarks.
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Bill Dahlen
la Jeune
Doc Scanlon
Bill Bergen
George Bell
Joe Cantillon
John Anderson
Bill Finneran
Sherwood Magee
Clark Griffith
Jack Chesbro
New York
Rube Marquard
Frank Baker
Mathewson
Connie Mack
Ames
Barry
Christy Mathewson
Marquard
Fielder Jones
Dave Altizer
Dave
Silk O’loughlin
Philadelphia
Sam Crawford
Bill Donovan
Charley Schmidt
Bill Klein
Larry Doyle
Tim Hurst
Kid Elberfeld
Australian promoter plans big New York boxing season
Australian promoter Hugh McIntosh, based in Sydney, announces plans to stage a major boxing season in New York after the Australian season ends in April. He intends to bring top Australians like Hughie Mehgan and Dave Smith, plus American fighters, to the United States, potentially building a roofed arena in New York if Madison Square Garden remains unavailable.
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W. W. Naughton
San Francisco
Cal
America
New York
Hugh McIntosh
Sydney
McIntosh
England
Mac
Hong Kong
Yokohama
China
Japan
Colombo
Suva
Fight Trust
National Sporting Club of London
Madison Square Garden
Hughiee Mehgan
Dave Smith
Kangaroo Land
George Dawson
Shadowall
Wolgast
Mehgan
Ad Wolgast
Rudie Anholz
Billy Papke
Kewanee
Klaus
McGoorty
Mohan
Hugo Kelly
Yuletide Toys and Treasures Through The Years
A reflective piece notes how holiday dances and customs shift over time while human nature remains constant beneath the mistletoe.
Oldfield barred from Indianapolis speedway in 1912 clash fears
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway owners announce Barney Oldfield will not be allowed to race there even if reinstated. They cite his past attacks on racing bodies and insist on high merit races, noting Bob Burman as a top competitor while keeping the speedway open to him.
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Barney Oldfield
American Automobile Association
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Oldfield
Bob Burman
The
Motor Speedway
Bill Pickens
Burman
Carl G. Fisher
Speedway
Chicago Noise Ban Aims Horns as Safety Signals
Charles Thaddeus Terry, general counsel of the American Automobile Association, lauds Chicago’s new automobile ordinance defining an abrupt loud horn signal. He notes it sets a definite standard for warning devices, targets unnecessary horn use at night, and argues similar laws will spread, benefiting motorists and the public.
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Charles Thaddeus Terry
American Automobile Association
United States
Council of Chicago
Chicago
English Stumbling Block Halts Hemery Racing Job Offer
Victor Hemery, renowned road racer, agreed to head a major American carmaker's racing department after the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize events. He halted negotiations, citing his inability to learn English, and returned home rather than force a language clash with the English speaking manufacturers.
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Victor Hemery
Hemery
Wheeler Accepts Galveston Manager Post
Ed Wheeler, famed for leading South Bend to the 1910 Central league title and later guiding Terre Haute and Grand Rapids, has signed to manage Galveston in the Texas league next season. The contract moves south from South Bend as Wheeler plans to relocate with his wife within six weeks. Wheeler had been slated to helm South Bend again but congratulated Harry Arndt’s earlier selection.
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Wheeler
Galveston
South Bend
Ind
Ed Wheeler
Terre Haute
Grand Rapids
Eddie Wheeler
Harry Arndt
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