Powell On Trail Of Wolgast
Lew Powell a San Francisco lightweight, wagers $2,500 to fight Ad Wolgast anytime and is ready to meet him in the ropes. Powell has toured New York seeking bouts but finds little. He praises Jack Goodman as the best he met there while New York critics split on Wolgast's latest decision. Powell aims to box Wolgast and believes he can win.
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Lew Powell
San Francisco
Ad Wolgast
Powell
New York
Lew
Jack Goodman
Woilgast
Muldoon After Lester In Four Round Bout
Husky middleweight Pete Muldoon vows to best Jack Lester of Cle Elum despite a 20 pound weight gap. Muldoon predicts a decisive win and will fight Lester tomorrow night at Ballard Athletic Club with Hauser as the opponent in a four round bout.
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Pete MuLdoon
Jack Lester
Lester
Pete
Mul- Goon
Hauser
Ballard Athletic Club
Boxing and boxing match notes from New Haven Brooklyn and Philadelphia
Boxing news notes include Tommy O Toole facing Tommy seen in Philadelphia. Dick Nelson substitutes for Briggs to meet Jimmy Moriarty on January 11. Tommy Houck faces Kid Shea in New Haven on January 22. Charney Griffin and Shorty Ahern scheduled in Brooklyn next Thursday. Blink McCloskey to box Harry Lewis in Paris. Bill Warren the Australian heavyweight recently won in Hull, England where his opponent’s seconds jumped the ring prompting a disqualification.
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Tommy O'Toole
Tommy Seen
Philadelphia
Stanley Ketcher
Dick Nelson
Briggs
Jimmy Moriarty
Tommy Houck
Kid Shea
New Haven
Charney Griffin
Shorty” Ahern
Brooklyn
Big Bill Warren
Hull
Eng
Warren
Cornell Beats Yale In Chicago To Complete Three Straight
Cornell University hockey team won over Yale in Chicago extending their unbeaten run to three straight. Johnny Kilbane secured a close 12 round decision against Patsy Brannigan in Canton Ohio. Buck Crouse and Paddy Lavin fought 12 rounds to a draw in Akron. Pirates begin training March 7 at West Baden Indiana with tuneup games in Memphis Chattanooga Columbus and Dayton. Mickey Corcoran sold from Cincinnati to Detroit. Pearl Casey likely to wear Denver uniform. Vin Campbell to enter vaudeville following elder players. Zbyszko beat John Lemm in two straight falls in Buffalo injuring Lemm who forfeited second. Fremont Athletic Club forms with strong material for future bouts.
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Johnny Kilbane
Patsy Brannigan
Canton
Matrimonial Misfits and Notable Fights in a Patchwork Page
A collage of sports and society notes plays with names like Kid McCoy John L. Sullivan and Ad Wolgast while reporting mishaps such as Charlie Murphy’s broken arm. The piece merges celebrity gossip with boxing lore and humorous asides about phonetics and scandal.
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Kid McCoy
John L. Sullivan
Rube Waddell
Nat Goodwin
Roly-Poly Manager Hits Ball Hard Year After Year
Carleton Molesworth the long time minor leaguer known as the human dumpling has maintained a .203 batting average over 13 seasons. He started in Palmyra New York and played for Birmingham and Schenectady before joining the Southern League with Chattanooga. He also spent time with Montgomery and Birmingham and captained the latter club. Two years ago he won a pennant and has enjoyed a favorable contract since. In 14 seasons he has batted under .300 only three times.
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Carleton Molesworth
Palmyra
N. Y
Birmingham
Schenectady
Moleaworth
Chattanooga
Montgomery
Ala
Molesworth
Tales of Great Uns and Baseball Banter
The piece recalls humorous player lore with Flick buying a newspaper and Cy Young’s rough games. It includes a bet about Flick’s newspaper purchase and anecdotes from McKean and Donovan on catcher-pitcher dynamics. Also notes travel schedules for The Virginia steamer with daily departures from Seattle and Everett.
Fumed Oak Mission Bookcases Now Reduced In Store
Sale page lists numerous Fumed Oak Mission Bookcases in large and small sizes with prices from 6.75 to 65.00 and several two door models. A plain neat pattern dresser with beveled mirror and wood pulls shows special pricing.
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Chicago
Buck Crouse
Paddy Lavin
Akron
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Ind
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Columbus
Dayton
Mickey Corcoran
Cincinnati Club
Detroit Americans
Pearl Casey
Portland Northwestern
Denver
Joe Tinker
Christy Matthewson
Charley Dooin
Larry McLean
Vincent Campbell the
Pirate
Elder
Zbyszsko
John Lemm
Buffalo
Lemm
Fremont Athletic Club
St. Peter
Charlie Murphy
John Robinson
Cirelea
Detroit
Ted" Sloan
St. Paul
Mat Nelson
Tom” Jones
Yussif Mahmout
Zbyecsko
Roly-Poly
Pike and Fifths
Seattle
Rocker
Struction
Chase
Elmer Flick
Hickman
Flick
Bradley
Cy Young
Ed. McKean
Pat Tebeau
Patsy
Anson
Bill Donovan
Fred Buelow
Buelow
Donovan
Fred
Virginia
Virginia St
Weatiake
Everett
Colman
Westinghouse
Pike
Union St
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