Aging champs and fading fighters haunt boxing’s decline
In San Francisco on November 9, Al Kaufman quit after a quick loss to Luther McCarty, illustrating how aging boxers drift from peak form. The piece notes Fitzsimmons, Jackson, Jeffries, Slavin, Dixon, Gans and Gans again as veterans who clashed with rising talents, highlighting the sport’s haunting pattern of veterans battling for relevance and money.
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San Francisco
al Kaufman
Luther McCarty
Kaufman
McCarty
Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Bill Lang
Australia
Lang
Peter Jackson
Jim Jeffries
Frank Slavin
Joe Butler
Old Woodward's Gardens
Reno
Jeffries
Jeff
Hercules
George Dixon
America
England
Gans
Joe Gans
Disgraceful Club Incident Ends in Scuffle
A clash occurred at the club with Cholly and Ferdy exchanging blows. They were separated by two small bellboys who restrained them during the disturbance.
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Cholly
Ferdy
Close Billiards Week in Three-Cushion Tourney at Alexander's
First week of the handicap three-cushion carom tourney at Alexander's produced six close games with several upsets. Notable: Hughes defeated Chambers 20 to 19 after a tense 56th inning. Upcoming matches include Erckel vs Wilson and Miller vs Connolly in late afternoon and evening play.
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Alexander
Alexander’s
Howard
Krug
Chambers
Hughes
Erckel
Wilson
Miller
Connolly
Rodle
Garcia
Murphy Pushes for Rivalry On Baseball Field
WANTS FIGHTERS president Murphy urges stronger player animosity and on-field hustle. He criticizes pregame handshakes and idle banter, calling for intense rivalry from uniform moment to game start to excite fans and boost the sport’s popularity.
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Boston Fellows
Giants
Phillies
West Side
Ball Players Organize First Major League Fraternity
The Baseball Players Fraternity gains backing from club owners and 16 major clubs as Christy Mathewson reports strong early membership and a plan to include minor leagues. The group aims to enforce contracts, assist worn players, and create a mutual benefit system with an annual major league dues of 18 dollars.
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New York
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Christy Mathewson
Garry Herrmann
National Commission
Supreme Court of Baseball
Charles Webb Murphy
Mordecai Brown
Louisville
Charles Comiskey
Charlie Somers
August Herrmann
John T. Brush
Onesis
Players balk at salary levy for needy athletes
A plan to take a small percentage of active players salaries for gate receipts to aid needy players was rejected by athletes. The younger generation showed more generosity, and a mutual benefit with club owners could succeed if members approve.
Motocycle notes show growth in patrol and travel
The city police in Cleveland now operate eleven motorcycles, while Spokane adds a new unit. Riders journey across continents from Hogg’s 9000 mile tour covering Europe to Windon pursuing horse thieves near Columbus. Readers learn about club endurance runs and rising motorcycle tag totals in Lima Ohio.
Berlin's Mail Motors Power Wagons in Postal Services
German postal records show 52 government and rented power wagons used for mail and parcels, with 12 omnibus style vehicles for letters and people and 25 wagons for letters and parcels. Electric models, favored in larger cities, include a 1908 Bremen built unit proving effective for inter-establishment letter transport despite bad roads.
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Howe
Norddeut Automobile and
Motoren-Aktiersellshaft
Bremen
Berlin
Portrait of Brandt by Titian Reported Abroad
An amateur abroad voices suspicion about a painting offered as a Titian portrait of Brandt. He questions its authenticity and calls the piece potentially spurious, while seeking guidance on the dealer’s claim.
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Brandt
Titian
Special Blood Disease Specialists Offer Personal Care
Specialists in men's diseases boast over 40 000 treated in 25 years and emphasize a doctor with long experience. They claim their blood cell remedies nourish and build cells while eradicating disease, with complete lab exams and personal patient care. They urge readers to consider hereditary risk and seek proven therapy.
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Chicago
New York
Stotts & Co
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Portage
Portage Tire & Cycle Company
Casino Street
Mail Motors
Dr. Stotts
Southwest
Gunter
St. Mary's
Houston Sts
Texas
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