Willard to Fight for War Heroes to Benefit Red Cross
New York report says Jess Willard agrees to a special bout with all proceeds going to the Red Cross. He plans self promotion via his circus staff and seeks government approval for film rights to continue fundraising. Fulton is named as likely opponent in a bid to keep the title.
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Jess Willard
Red Crow
Willard
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Department of Justice
Red Cross
Sam
Fulton
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Boxing clash balked by Fulton manager stance
Neapolis December 18. Mike, manager for Fred Fulton the plasterer, says an offer to box is insincere and Fulton has a $1000 forfeit. Fulton claims the championship unless the money is covered by December. Willard has stalled, Fulton’s camp declares.
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Fred Fulton
Fulton
Willard
Cutler Loses Decision After Outboxing Piestina
Charley Cutler outboxed and outflugged Martin Piestina in a Chicago bout at Haymarket Theatre but the referee ruled against him on a foul, giving Piestina the decision.
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United Press
Chicago
Charley Cutler
Martin Piestina
Pitching Greats Highlight Era’s Top Arms in AL
The piece lists top American League pitchers including Eddie Cicotte, Carl Mays, and Stan Coveleskie with season totals such as Cicotte’s 49 games and 146 innings, 76 runs, and a 1.53 average per game. It notes Mays’s 35 games and 289 innings, plus 1.75 per-game runs allowed. Coveleskie is cited as Cleveland’s leading hurler in 45 games. The column also mentions John Stroud’s California resignation and mentions figures like Hil Clymer and Louisville Colonels.
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Charlie Comiskey
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St. Louis Cardinals
Lonestar Dietz To Leave WOS For New York Play
PORI and WR report coach Lonestar Dietz will not return to the Western Onto State program next season. He plans to travel to New York to stage his play Back to the Blanket with himself in the lead role as an Indian artist who returns to life on the plains.
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YMCA Junior Celtics to play Queen Anne this Wednesday
The YMCA junior basketball team meets Queen Anne high school at the YMCA Wednesday evening in a local matchup.
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University of Washington
United Preas
Queen Anne High School
Pinkman to Meet Leonard in Seattle in Big Card
Henry Leonard the lightweight champion receives a telegram from A W Leonard of the Boldiers and Sailors club asking for terms and a date for a Seattle appearance. The proposed bout would feature Eddie Pinkman, now with Uncle Sam in Anaconda Montana, and Leonard as the main attraction.
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Anaconda
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Shrinking Violet
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Sacramento Rejoins Coast League as Portland Drops Out
LOS ANGELES Dec 14 Sacramento will rejoin the Coast league replacing Portland which dropped out due to poor business. A Spider Baum is mentioned as a possible manager with Sacramento Baseball association representatives Charles Graham and Charles Heeseman present at the meeting.
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Los Angeles
Sacramento
California
Portland
Baum
Charles Graham
Charles Heeseman
Sacramento Baseball Association
Benny Leonard Returns to Camp Upton After Title Bout
Benny Leonard world lightweight champion returned to New York to resume duties as boxing instructor at Camp Upton after defeating Chick Brown in New Haven Conn. Brown was counted out in the fifth round.
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New York
Benny Leonard
Camp Upton
Chick Brown
New Haven
Conn
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Jack Miller Joins U. S. Marine Corps
Jack Miller leaves consideration for Cardinals managers as he enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Miller, previously with Pittsburg, is now serving in the armed forces.
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U. S. Marine Corps
United Preas
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Miller
United States Marine Corps
Pittsburg
Spit Ball Banned After Baseball Union Meeting
The United press leaped wire reports the decision banning spit balls for next season. The price of a violator will be $25, with a reduction in games from 154 to 140 and a player limit drop from 18 to 16. The season opens May 1 and ends September 25 with October 1 as the closing date.
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Chicago
Alexander to Seek Big Bonus Cut
Crever Cleve r and Alexander expected to ask for a share of the purchase money that sent him from Philadelphia to Cuba. He arrives to confer with President Weeghman and cites Eddie Collins receiving 15000 as a bonus when moved from the Athletics to the White Sox, suggesting similar consideration.
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Crever Clever
Alexander
Phillies
Cuba
Weeghman
Eddie Collings
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White Sox
Ertie and Williams Fight Ends In Draw In Baltimore
The feud between Kid Williams of Baltimore and Johnny Ertie of St. Paul remained undecided after their 112 round draw in Baltimore. Williams was floored twice by Ertle in the second, saved by the bell, then rallied in the sixth, had the edge in the eleventh before Ertle wobbled him again.
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United Press
Baltimore
Kid Williams
Johnny Ertie
St. Paul
Eddie McGoorty Seeks Military Enlistment After Exam Plan
San Francisco December 14 Eddie McGoorty the middleweight boxer announced he will enlist in the army or navy at once if he can pass the examination. If he fails the plan he will begin training and pursue a match with Mike O Dowd for the middleweight title.
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United Press
San Francisco
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