McGraw Signs Five-Year Giants Deal as Highest Paid Manager
New York December 8 Johnny McGraw will direct the Giants for five more years barring Providence. Reported at ten thousand dollars yearly the contract uppers his pay making him perhaps baseballs highest paid figure. The narrative recounts his 1902 start and 1908 surge to second place plus pennant wins and the managerial shuffle surrounding Fogel Smith and Brush.
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New York
Johnny McGraw
Giants
Providence
McGraw
Fred Knowles
Horace Fogel
Fogel
George H. Smith
Smith
Knowles
Baltimore
Andy Freeman
John T. Brush
Cincinnati
Joe Kelly
Cy Seymour
Freedman
Ban Johnson
Marathon title hopes loom after Wolgast lead in next battle
The piece envisions a long championship bout following Moran versus Wolgast with Wolgast in front. It notes academic denial from Prof. Stage of Chicago university about an alleged seduction plot and references Finnish runners Kolehmainen and Nieminen placing third in an international marathon.
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Moran
Wolgast
Kolehmainen
Nieminnen
Finland
Blues Sell For A Dollar At Lexington Stakes
Blues once valued at 25000 and famed as a race horse fetched 100 dollars at Lexington on Wednesday. He has failed to shine at stud and bookmakers are restricted as Toronto plans to ban their operations next year. Ontario Jockey Club adopts pari mutuel system after Kentucky success, with other Canadian tracks weighing the change and likely barring price makers.
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Lexington
Toronto
Ontario Jockey Club
Kentucky
Canada
D Day Race Continuers Compete Through Pain
Gordon Walker of the Australian team rode on in Madison Square Garden six day race after a sprained ankle from a spill with WE Mitten of the Western team. He insisted on continuing until a replacement rider could be found, despite mounting pain and a leg injury.
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New York
Dec
Gordon Walker
Madison Square Garden
Walker
Pye
WE. Mitten
Mitten
All American Team List From Yale and Harvard Notes
The clipping lists players and positions from Yale Harvard Princeton and West Point for an All American selection. Names include Kilpatrick Weir Fisher Sprackling Pendleton Corbett Wendell and others with schools noted.
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Princeton
Corbett
R. H
Harvard
Wendell
Fremonts End Season Beating Rainier Club
The Fremont Athletic club closed the season by defeating the Rainier Valley Athletic club 6 to 0. Key players Melvin Ober Clark and Porter starred as Brown officiated with Perking and Atchinson also on the crew. Fremonte plans for a stronger organization next year.
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Fremonts
Rainier Club
Fremont Athletic Club
Rainier Valley Athletic Club
Melvin
Ober
Clark
Porter
Brown
Perking
Atchinsons
Fremonte
Franklin Freshmen Win School Championship
The Franklin high school freshman football team won the school championship while the sophomore team suffered a 31 to 6 defeat yesterday afternoon.
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Franklin High School
Hans Holmer to race in Edin burgh New Year Derby
American marathoner Hans Holmer will compete in the Edinburgh big professional race on New Year's Day. He plans to travel on December 17 for Scotland and if victorious could win a large fortune. The New York pro circuit is expanding with weekly meets and top runners gathering there. Alf Shrubb’s showing has opponents lagging behind, while Dick Egan has found his best form on board doors and is favored in major events this season. Mel Sheppard has gained ten pounds and fears losing condition. Eddie Hanlon will join One Round Hogan and Johnny Frayne in the ring December 17. A San Francisco joke circles about a proposed match between James Edward Britt of Lannon and Oscar Nelson of Hegenlech Illinois.
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Hans Holmer
Edinburgh
Scotland
Dick Egan
A. C
San Francisco
James Edward Britt
Lannon
Oscar
Mathew Nelson
Hegenlech
Deaths Rise in 1910 Hunting Season Record
Chicago reports 113 hunter deaths in the 1910 season per Tribune survey of 23 states. Injuries totaled 81, with top causes listed as mistaken identity for a deer and being shot by a companion. The season surpassed all prior records.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Boxing and boxing plans pepper this February report
Al Kaufman heads to England in February while Champion Jack Johnson plans to spend 1000 on Christmas gifts. Digger Stanley, bantamweight champion of England, meets Johnny Condon in London next Monday night, then possibly faces American Johnny Conlon. A Chicago physician assesses Johnson as not near a nervous breakdown. Promoter Coffroth of San Francisco posts a 15000 purse for Moran versus Wolgast on Wolgast's chosen date.
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Digger Stanley
England
America
Johnny Condon
London
Stanley
Johnny Conlon
Coffroth
San Francisco
Moran
Wolgast
Mahmout Claims Title as Turkish Wrestler
Mahmout, the Turkish wrestler, announced his claim to the title of champion in Chicago. The report notes his bold assertion and outlines the emerging dispute over who holds the top honor in the ring.
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Chicago
Mahmout
Cash or Credit Sale Pushes On Time Prices
The seller emphasizes no cash on hand is needed to buy. Goods must move before relocation, so the sale offers cash or credit terms at sale prices to clear stock.
Solid golden ash dining chair with embossed back panel
A solid golden ash dining chair features a long back post design, cobbler seat, and an embossed back panel. Regular price noted at $2.25.
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