Kid Lewis Seeks Welterweight Crown Amid Ritchie Clash
The article argues Kid Lewis is the era’s top welterweight and should be recognized as champion after beating Willie Ritchie. It notes Lewis's journey from bantam to welter, his American move, and plans to defend the title while Packey McFarland, now a promoter, backs six day bicycle racing in Chicago and eyes summer events.
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New York
Kid Lewis
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America
wWillie Ritchie
Ritchie
Lewis-Ritchie
Ted- Kid Lewis
King George
England
Australia
Isles
Freddie
Welsh
Phil Bloom
Jimmy Johnston
White
Charley Waite
Chicago
Johnson
Willie Ritchie
Patrick McFarland
Packy
Packey
Naughty Packey
Ferguson a Successful Coach in Missouri Colleges
Fulton Missouri January 8 Ferguson a leading baseball coach in Missouri collegiate circles has been re elected as baseball mentor at the American School of Osteopathy Kirksville. The former Boston and New York pitcher has built a flawless record last season with a team that won every game on its schedule while balancing studies to prepare for a medical career.
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Fulton, Mo
Missouri
C. B. Ferguson
Boston
New York
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Banter Over Prices Sparks Cabaret Show Banter
A diner complains about an eighty cent charge for a spar portion and suggests the waiter is charging for a cabaret show. The reply defends the price as covering a costly show while including soup.
Juarez Race Results First Day at Six Races
In the opening program at Juarez, six races were run from 3 furlongs to a mile. Bessanza won the first with McCabe aboard, time 34.6 seconds. Asama captured the six furlong second race for Molesworth, time 1:18. Rapid finishers included John Graham in the mile third, Koote nay in the sixth, and Lackrose taking the fifth. Other notable runners were Sir Richard, Nasle dovita, Magenta, Radiant, Flower, Adeline L, Gulf Stream, Medialion, Ragids, Quin, Rapid May, Andrew Johnson, Jennie Small, Moonlight, Charley McFer, and Montgomery among the nonwinners.
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McCabe
Sir Richard
Murphy
Nasledovita
Molesworth
Magenta
Radiant
Flower
Adeline L
Gulf Stream
Medialion
Asama
Ragids
Howard
Quin
H. Shilling
Rapid May
Andrew Johnson
Jennie Small
Co. M. Johnson
Eugene Sues
John Graham
Henry
Cecil
Shilling
Madell
Endurance
John Spohn
Husky Lad
Fitzgerald
Kootenay
Loftus
Little String
Marco
R. Shilling
Kittie May
King Box
Lackrose
Sterling
Upwright
Gross
Henry Waldbank
Hunt
Moonlight
Charley McFerran
Montgomery
Mason
Mollie
Cad
Lad
Western universities rise in athletics to top tier
Coast athletics writer praises the University of Washington and Stanford for rapid athletic rise in football, rowing, track, and other sports. Washington, eight years undefeated in the Northwest Conference, adopts strict freshman eligibility and expands facilities while rival California trails. Washington crews train on lakes near campus. multiple sports see recent championships.
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Far West
Pacific Slope
America
West
University of Washington
Washington
Leland Stanford
Mahomet
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Stanford
Rocky Mountains
Californ
Withal
Far East
Three Junior B Teams Clash At Y M C A Series Openers
The Y M C A junior basketball season opened with three games. White defeated Blues 2 0 and Greens 6 3 while Grays beat Reds 2 0. Key scorers included Eugene Darby Paul Kuehne Louis Green and Robert Galvan in a defensively tight program with short halves.
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Blues
Greens
Grays
Reds
Eugene Darby
Paul Kuehne
Darby
Louis Green
Robert Galvan
P. Kuehne
S. Lee
Uren Beats Gilmore in 20 Round Welterweight Bout
Tommy Uren of Australia defeats Fred Gilmore of Chicago after twenty rounds at Snowy Baker's Rushcuttery Bay stadium in Sydney. The welterweight world title bout sees Uren dominate from the start and repeatedly land harder blows, with Gilmore forced to endure a strong but futile challenge.
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Sydney
N. S
Fred Gilmore
Chicago
Tommy Uren
Australia
Baker
Rushcuttery Bay
Uren
Gilmore
Cubs May Train in Shreveport This Season
Chicago manager Tinker criticized the Tampa Baseball Association contract and indicated the Cubs may relocate training to Shreveport Louisiana. He cited better facilities and cost differences, noting Tampa’s winds hinder player conditioning and past dissatisfaction with Tampa.
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Shreveport
Chicago
Tinker
Cubs
Tampa Baseball Association
Tampa
Tax on Sporting Enterprises Considered by Quebec Legislature
Quebec January 8 reports that lawmakers may enact a bill at the next session taxing sporting organizations that profit from entertainment. The measure could cover boxing wrestling hockey baseball and lacrosse clubs formed for commercial gain and may or may not tax amateur clubs.
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Quebec
Andrews One of World's Best Reinsmen
New York January 8 Billy Andrews is praised as one of the greatest reinsmen in trotting history. Veterans laud his light touch and strategic gameness noting he often takes long chances that pay off. He trained Hamburg Belle and Lee Axworthy to record speeds and helped shape their careers in the sport.
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New York
Billy Andrews
Andrews
Hamburg Belle
Lee Axworthy
Andrew
Uhlan
Ohlan
Uham
Peter Volo
Volo
Sally Simmons II
Walter Cox
Stokes
How Frank Baker Lost Ten Thousand Dollar Bonus
New York paragraph recalls Frank Baker’s missed offer from federal agents in 1915 to join with $10,000 cash and an $8,000 per year contract for three years. Baker refused to sign due to existing contract with Connie Mack, risking return to organized baseball at a likely low salary. The piece notes Baker’s remorse over passing $34,000 for three years and his strained relations with owners.
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New York
Frank Baker
Frankie
James A. Gilmore
Gilmore
Baker
Connie Mack
Feds
Boston National Ball Club Is Sold
James Gaffney sells the Boston National baseball team the Braves to Arthur G Wise of Brookline Mass and Percy D Haughton Harvard football coach. Haughton will become Braves president. Gaffney paid about 187000 for his holdings and plans to remain involved with related interests.
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Mass
James Gaffney
Braves
Arthur G. Wise
Brookline
Millett, Rowe & Hagan
Percy D. Haughton
Harvard
Haughton
Gaffney
Gaffney and Davis
Commonwealth Realty Trust
Braves Field
Ball Club
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Walter M. Hapgood
Davis
New York
Red” Smith
Joe Connolly
Boston Capital
Wise
Churches Organize First City Basketball League
Sun day School Athletic League chairman A H Muir announced that enough entries were secured to form a Church Basketball League with four teams St Mark's Episcopal McKinley Avenue Methodists Government Hill Methodists and Alamo Heights Methodist Games will be played at St Mark's gym on Tuesday or Thursday nights in a double header, with no age limit to attract returning players.
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Sunday School Athletic League
Church League
St. Mark’s Episcopal
McKinley Avenue Methodist
Government Hill Methodist
Alamo Heights Methodist
Government Hill Methodists
McKinley Avenue Methodists
St. Mark's Gymnasium
Witty Observations on Men Women and Fashionable Life
A collection of humorous quips on male bravado friendliness and social manners. Observations cover crying over spilled milk women aging men and debutantes with playful digs at relationships and fashion trends of the era.
Fair Grounds Track Grooms For San Antonio Race Meet
Preparations for the San Antonio Mid-winter thirty day race meet advance as the opening day January 29 nears. The old Fair Grounds is leased, officials’ offices bustle, and Texas horsemen plan to ship thoroughbreds. Local enthusiasts begin ticket campaigns to target a 60 000 crowd for opening day with strong business support.
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San Antonio
Brady Building
Texas
The Ideal Life on the Farm as Portrayed in Cartoons
A caricatured view praises farm life as a monarch’s domain with early milking at four in the morning and wood chopping before breakfast. The piece contrasts romantic rural toil with the drudgery of debt and mortgage pressure, ending with satire on ruined farms.
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Zim
Cartoons Magazine
No Smoking Clouds Lesson Ends With Prompt
In a strict studio, an art teacher returns to find a student with a lit cigarette. With playful severity he asks what the drawing will be. The student replies that the cigarette is for drawing clouds.
How Great Race Track Killing Was Engineered
New York on January 8 details a historic race track con job aimed at Royal Nettie. Wealthy gamblers used telegraph operators and a nationwide network of "tools" to fake a win, netting about a half million dollars in a single coup.
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New York
Royal Nettie
United States
New Orleans
Speaker's Pay Cut Won't Sideline Red Sox Star
Boston observers say Tris Speaker will not receive 15000 this season yet will appear in his usual Red Sox lineup. The Texan's reduction follows a missed signing with the team after the world series and amid no baseball merger signs.
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