Benny Leonard rises in boxing after window-breaking start
The Chicago note details Benny Leonard's unlikely rise from a Chicago window incident to potential lightweight supremacy. Billy Gibson recounts Leonard's first ring appearance and name origin, with praise for Leonard's early talent and comparisons to Freddie Welsh. The piece also covers Pete Herman's bantamweight title outlook and recalls Jim Barry's downfall from talent to dissipation.
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Chicago
Benny Leonard
New York
Ritchie Mitchell
Billy Gibson
Little
Leonard
Mickey Calligan
Mickey
Loiner
Lerner
Freddie Welsh
Pete Herman
Pete
Johnny Williams
Baltimore
Johnny
Frankie Burns
Williams
Jim Barry
Barry
John L. Sullivan
John L
Windsor Results From Seven Races At Track Meet
In the Windsor program the first race over four furlongs saw Wald master ridden by Nolan win with $65.10 $25.20 and $13.20 payouts. Sam Pickett second. New Model third. Time 50. Other races listed Sleepy Sam placed second in the five and one half furlongs race. Fresher and lit tle Ford among those running. Minstrel won the souvenir six furlongs. Green Wood took the mile. Charley McFerran won the mile and twenty yards. High Horse won the mile. Lazy Lou won the six furlongs. No Manager won the mile and seventy yards. Gallaway led in the final seventh race with Joe D among the trailing entries.
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Waldmaster
Nolan
Sam Pickett
Ormes
New Model
Taplin
Cal Acton
Star Baby
Little Megard
Cummingan
Lady Gayety
Ebeneizer
Dominion Park
Alexandria
Sleepy Sam
Schamerhorn
Fresher
Little Ford
Wand
Fall Street
Oakwood Boy
Alan
Corey
Minstrel
Doyle
Ancestors
Johnson
Kismet R
Royal Interest
Ha’ Penny
Bermudian
Mary Emily
Capt
Ben
Panhachapi
Commensia
Gordon
High Horse
Wolstenholm
Dartworth
Smith
Euterpe
Crankie
Industry
Pontefrac
Budweiser
Prime Mover
London Girl
Anna Kruter
Scherrer
Lazy Lou
Baker
Honda
Gourley
Knights Differ
Karthage
Thiist
Lytle
Little Dipper
Silvery Shapiro
Blue Banner
Hawthorne
Prince of
Murphy
Koran
Lapaille
War Machine
Buxton
x-Marie Happold
Bnsento
Tom Goose
Frances Crawford
Peace and Plenty
x-Tom Tit
Ultima
Thule
Recount
x-Field
Entary
X-Ld Crump
Rosebud
Connoly
Dick Williams
X-A. K. Macomber
Chalmers
Kathleen
Connolly
Old Koenig
Hidge
Omar Ishayyam
Borel
J. McTaggart
Midway
Luke
War Star
Star Gazer
Acabado
Guy Fortune
Skeptic
Cudgel
Berlin
Green Jones
Top O
Rellita V
Kashmar
Jean K
Aldehbaran
Crump
Redland
Kelsey
Penrod
Red Cloud
iSleeth
Prolonging It War Banter and Pulp From Grass
Two English workmen joke that the war could reverse as Russians seize German prisoners and Germans seize Russians in a cycle, while scientists report success in making paper pulp from salang grass found in Queensland, similar to Spanish esparto.
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Jill
Sam
Queensand
Ge Spanien Espario
Pimlico Race Results Five Furlongs Opened by Ben Gunn
At Pimlico race table Ben Gunn ridden by Ryan won the first race a five furlong dash with Law Degree second and Cave Man third. Time 56 seconds. Other runners in list include Julian Scarf Miss Peep Lady Gray and Santiago. Bonnie Laddie won the steeplechase two and a half miles with Warlock second and Manikie third. Time 5 09 4 5. Tea Caddy won the six furlongs with Startling second and Third. Quietude runner-up in the fourth, Bonnie Broom third. Kalitan won the mile plus furlong with Al M. Dick second and Kentucky Boy third. Time 1 45 2 5. Fenmouse won the one mile with Sun Flash II second and King Neptune third. Obolus won the mile and a furlong with Wodan second and Ed Bond third. Time 1 55.
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Ben Gunn
Ryan
Law Degree
T. McTagart
Cave Man
Ride
Julian
Scarf
Miss Peep
Lady Gray
Santiago
Bonnie Laddie
F. Williams
Warlock
Allen
Manikie
Humphrey
Carmet
Maurie Corbeau
Bryn Rose
Mountain Rose
Rhino Maiden
Ambrose
Tea Caddy
A. Collins
Startling
Williams
Celta
Madame Herrmann
Garbage
Pullux
Sea Reach
Kenessa
Charlie Leydecker
Metcalf
Haynes
al M. Dick
Merimes
Kentucky Boy
Parrington
x-Cadillac
Nashville
Nebraska
Tumbler
x-Jack Scott
Iiyannis
Piraeus
Fruit Cake
xx-Parr
Fenmouse
Sun Flash II
Ball
King Neptune
Christie
Woodstone
Obolus
Wodan
Ed Bond
G. M. Miller
Helen
Harry Lauder
Churchill Down Results First Race Five and Half Furlongs
Race results list winners and placings at Churchill Downs across seven races. Prince of Como won the first race with Im pressive in second and Gipsy George third, listing times and payoffs for exacta and trifecta bets.
Pirates Win Two From Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas on May 12 the Panters fell to the Pirates in a doubleheader. Galveston won 4 1 after a tense tenth inning as Sentell delivered a key RBI single following a deliberate walk to Callahan. Couchman fired a no hit no run game in the second contest with Galveston tallying on an early miscue and Couchman a triple driving in the run.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Panthers
Pirates
Galveston
Callahan
Sentell
Couchman
Redford
AB. R
Whitaker
Karr
Kircher
Stuart
Tarleton
William
Bailey Breaux
Stow
Atz
Bersen
Matthews
Hooper
Breaux
St ! Sentell
Eae Sharman
F ‘Stuart
Ralenti
Smith
R.H.O
Sharman
Balla
Cubs
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Seaton
Flack
Doyle
Chicago
AB. R.H. C. A. E. Wortman
Maupome Triumphs in Inter State Three-Cushion League
Pierre Maupome of Cleveland wins the league title with an open style, finishing first in a star‑studded field that includes Ellis of Milwaukee and Reiselt of Pittsburg. The season marks a banner year for the league with total payouts of 6100 dollars and strong crowd appeal for the open game. Maupome wagered ten dollars before the season not to play a deliberate safety and completed the title without such shots.
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Maupome
Cleve
Ellis
Milwaukee
Otis
New York
Keogh
Rochester
Jones
Philadelphia
Capron
Chicago
Moore
Hascall
Cullen
Buffalo
Cooler
Indianapolis
Maley
Detroit
C. McCourt
A. Kieckhefer
Pierre Maupome
Cleveland
Angle Organization
Fred Smith
Charlie Ellis
Smith
Milwaukee Room
Augie Kieckhofer
Rockford
Charlie
Otto Reiselt
Pittsburg
Kieckhofer
Augie
Reiselt
Kolehmainen Wins Evening Mail Modified Marathon
Hanns Kolehmainen, unattached, won the Evening Mail Modified Marathon in New York finishing in 1 hour 7 minutes 11 4 5 seconds over 12 3 4 miles. Villar Kyronen of Millrose A. A. placed second and Charles Peres of Millrose A. A. took third with 1500 starters.
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Kolehmainen
New York
Hanns Kolehmainen
Evening Mail
Villar Kyronen
Millrosse A. A
Charles Peres
Millrose A. A
Which is the hardest golf club to play
A 1917 Bell Syndicate article surveys clubs from putter to the long iron, arguing the long iron is the toughest due to variable lies and risky shots. It cites McDermott Travers and Brady as masters, notes the tee shot aid eases the drive, and endorses focusing on lie assessment before attempting the shot.
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John McDermott
Jerry” Travers
Mike Brady
The
Bell Syndicate
Tne
Reuther Shapes Up as Cubs Prospect
Walter H. Dutch Reuther, a draft ed from Spokane to Chicago, shows strong hitting and fielding. He posted a .297 average in 108 games with Spokane, with solid first base and outfield defense and 13–4 pitching in the Northwestern League. Mitchell aims to nurture young players and keep Reuther, a versatile asset, in the Cubs' plans despite needed minor league seasoning.
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Walter H
Dutch" Reuther
Spokane
Wash
Cubs
Reuther
Fred Miitchell
Antiques Show Highlights New Songs and Faces
The visiting agent announces a massive new display with the biggest supply of songs faces and jokes ever shown in nativity. The local manager asks what is new and the agent confirms the ten genrs of careful collection.
Pitching Sure to Be Factor in American League Race
New York May 12 With four clubs likely in a tight stretch the American League relies on standout pitching this season The Boston Red Sox ace staff led by Ruth Shore Leonard and Foster is expected to shine again Detroit Tigers boast hitting power but pitching may lag Yankees show flashes yet remain uncertain against strong lefthanders White Sox are banking on their hurlers led by Comiskey and features such as Scott Faber Russell Benz Cicotte Williams and Wolfgang Browns Indians and Browns also field strong staffs as Johnson Bush and Gallia join the rotation The season hinges on pitching in close games and battles across the league
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New York
Boston Red Sox
Ruth
Shore
Leonard
Foster
Bostonese
Boston
Sox
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Jennings
Bill Donovan
Yankees
White Sox
Comiskey
Kid Gleason
Gleason
Wilbert Robinson
Browns
Indians
Walter Johnson
Joe Bush
Bert Gallia
Yanks
Chicago
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Weaver
Jackson
Nanamaker
Hendrix
Pipp
Collins
AB. A
Maisel
Seeeeesees
O Beker
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E. Weaver
Collina
Sea Ceater
Felsch
Gandil
Nisherg
Seeveevsersess & Schalk
Scott
Osc
J Collins
Mogridge
Miller
E. Collins
O'Loughlin
Hildebrand
Senators
Cleveland
Bagby
Washington
Chapman
Graney
Teeeee
E Chapman
Spaker
Ef. Roth
If. Wamby
Guisto
Aaneee
Il Turner
Sane Evans
O'Neill
Ee Bagby
Turner
AB. R. H
Wanes Foster
Reed
Milan
Rt. Louis
R.H Rice
Shotten
Smith
Wee
Wane Austin
Eee Shanks
Seer
Risler
Ay Morgan
Jacobson
Henry
Marsans
Ef. Crane
Johnson
Gallia
Ee Severoid
Lavan
Sothern
Eosesseesal
Stnee
Philadelphia
St. Ouib
Strunk
Judge
Wamby
Roth
Austin
Sothorn
Sei- Smith
Man
Speaker
Falkenberg
Soth
Seibold
St.uis
McCorumpires
Nallin
Evansmick
Connolly
Merkle and Doyle Reunited on Cubs Roster
New York May 12. Former Giants veterans Fred Merkle and Larry Doyle reunite as teammates for Fred Mitchell’s Cubs. Doyle batted .278 last season and Merkle’s return boosts a lineup once split by trades, with Zimmerman’s sale cited as a pivotal factor in the Giants’ reshuffling.
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New York
Fred Merkle
Larry Doyle
Giants
Cubs
Fred Mitchell
Doyle
Merkle
McGraw
Cub
Heinie Zimmerman
Charley Herzog
Cincinnati
Mathewson
Zimmerman
Lobert
McKechnie
Dodgers
McCarty
Walter Holke
Saier
Frederick
Giants Triumph 6 3 Over Reds in New York
New York Giants win third straight over Cincinnati 6 to 3. Three early runs, two triples, three singles boost Benton until eighth inning when Cincinnati scores three on five singles. Mathewson presented with silver service by Collector of the Port Malone.
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Giants
Cincy Reds
New York
Mathewson
Mitchell
Benton
Cincinnati
Port Malone
Eetreude Tea
Neale
Buhn
Perry
Ring
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Phillies
St. Louis
Paskett
St. Louiis
Wsccceceeres Zog
Lonk
Csccesseceestes
Miller
Cincinnati Horneby
Benton Cruise
F. Smith
Stew
O'Day and Snyder
Eenesectre
Bransfield
Watson
North
Vaceser Scsda
St. Tleoule
Whitted
Cruise
Umimary
Rikey Rixey
Rixey Watson
Klem and
Emsatie
Boston
Tigers
Detroit
Mich
Bush
Hooper
Mays
Eeenena
Barry
Young
R. Jones
Cobb
Cee Seereeesesers
Veach
Eeeeveusenese
Crawford
Stanage
Dauss
Ewes Cunningham
Jones
Yelle
Cunningham
Doss
Gardner
Hoblitzer
Walker
Dauis
Browns Shutout Athletes 4 0 as Sothorn Shines
Allan Sothorn pitched for the Coast League graduate Browns who defeated the Athletes 4 to 0 in St Louis. Burl Sisler hit a long first inning RBI double to start the scoring which the Browns expanded with three runs in the opening frame.
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ST. Louis
Allan Sothorn
Twirling
Browns
Sisler
Brown
Philadelphia
AB. R. H
Schragher
Wikale
Bes
How We Caught Cold
A young man visits Colonel McQuigg to enlist in the engineers but is coughing and sneezing loudly. The colonel questions the timing and health, and the man reveals he caught the cold just this morning.
Recluse Cites Cold as Reason to Enlist
A man tells how catching a chill in a bath prompted his enlistment after a Dorothea crew and marching military band passed by. He explains his decision came during the moment of that sudden cold and was accepted after examination.
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Dorothea
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sunday School Teams Double-Header At Y M C A
A double-header in the Sunday School Indoor Baseball League at the Y M C A had Calvary Baptist defeat Laurel Heights Methodist 6-3 in the American League and Government Hill Methodists edge First Presbyterian 2-1 in extra innings. Key hits highlighted Calvary’s 10 total against eight by opponents. strong pitching backed by Smith and Green featured the second game with nine and twelve strikeouts respectively.
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National League
Government Hill
First Presbyterian
Westminister Presby
St. Acu Oe Pie
Calvary Baptist
Laurel Heights Methodist
Government Hill Methodists
First Presbyterians
Calvary
Gilbert Bailer
Eddie Barr
William Pieper
George Spencer
Clarence Baldwin
Frank Walters
Brient
Baldwin
Floyd Smith
Ernest Green
McLaren
Wight
Folts
Fesler
Green
Bailey
Stewart
W. Alley
Pieper
Reimschissel
C. Boldt
Barr
F. Walters
S. Baldwin
N. Walters
Cox
Government Hill Methodist
Felser
Janett
Tolts
Smith
Wright
Aylmer
Erben
L. Green
Smyth
E. Green
A. Icke
Joyce
Jaggi
Baseball scores from the Midwest league night
In Minneapolis the Minneapolis team beat Toledo 4 to 2 with Keating Bresnahan Sweeney Thomas Williams and Owens handling the batteries. St Paul saw Indianapolis triumph 4 to 3 as Nabors Dale Schang Williams and Land logged the batteries. Milwaukee defeated Louisville 4 to 3 as Davis Clemons Dickerson and DeBerry worked the mound. Kansas City edged Columbus 12 to 6 with Curtis Coleman Chalmers Berry on the batteries.
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American Association
Minneapolis
R. BH. E
Toledo
Keating
Bresnahan
Sweeney
Thomas
Williams
Owens
Murray and
Connolly
St. Paul
Milwaukee
R. H.E
Louisville
Davis
Clemons
Dickerson
DeBerry
Johnstone
Kansas City
R. Wi
Columbus
Curtis
Coleman
Chalmers
Berry
Chile
Knapp
Their Destinations
A group of workmen argued and one asked Bill for his opinion. Bill and Hennery Green had fought before. Bill says Hennery arrived at the hospital while he himself ended up at the police station.
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Bill
Hennery Green
Hennery
Law Firm Exchange Sparks Client Trouble
A junior member warns they are causing the client unnecessary trouble but the senior responds that it is fine and to bill them. The dialogue reflects tensions within a law firm over billing and client impact.
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Boston Transcript
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