McCredie faces league over selling Northwestern players
Walter McCredie seeks to dispose of his Northwestern League players amid a tug of franchise rights. President Lucas rejects a sale outside league control as teams eye Everett or Portland replacements while six to eight clubs are debated, with Walla Walla and Missoula among potential additions.
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Portland
Northwestern League
Walter McCredie
Tat Sea Eon
McCredie
President Lucas
Lucas
Redie
Bitty Stanton
Edtee Bloomington
Re Teague
Walter MetCredie
Lahad
National
Mnet Andi & Contingency Aa
Northwestern
Mike Fisher
Everett
Himnett
Seattho
Breatt le
Walla
Hutte
Gotham prizefight shocks Pacific coast with bare knuckle style
A controversial boxing mismatch in New York pits Kid Beebe of Philadelphia against two local fighters under Caribbean ring rules. Beebe knocks down Cohen, Waller suffers a broken thumb, and the referee awards Beebe the decision amid clashing accounts of the bout.
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Gotham Sports
Manhattan
Broadway
Diane
Young Cohen
Bix Cohen
Rube Waller
Beebe
Kid Hetts
Cohen
Waller
Sranel
Shan
Pacific Coast
Matty Matthewson battles literary fever and fiction
A historical column notes Christy Mathewson’s shift into writing fiction alongside athletes like Nelson Shrubb and Alf Bat Nelson. It mocks the "Matty Books" craze and compares it to other athlete authors while hinting at Chicago medical news about Dr Roller’s serious condition and infection after wrestling.
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Christy Matthewson
Bat Nelson
Alf Shrubb
Matty
Giants
Nelson
Shrubb
Chicago
Roller
Matty Books to Feature Christy Matthewson Hero
Baseball star Christy Matthewson plans a new series of boy fiction titled The Matty Books with editor W. W. Aulick. The hero resembles a young Yankee pitcher, and the author expects championship outcomes to mirror real games in the box score.
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Christy Matthewson
New York Nationals
Ness
R. J. Bodmer Com
New York
Porta
Matty
Matty Books
W. W. Aulick
United States
Yankees
Yale boxers shape football stars through training gains
Yale boxing instructor cites Hobbs the tackle’s weight and work rate after early season boxing sessions. Capt Coy and guard Andrus are praised for boxer like movements, with Goebel and Withington noted in cross sport contexts. Japanese football beats Chinese eleven 10 to 0 in San Francisco.
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New Haven
Mone
Yale
Ying
Hobba
Punta
Hobbe
Capt. Coy
Hotchkive School
Lakeville
Willy
Ham
Andrus
Coy
Hobbs
Kilpatrick
Walter Camp
Homer
Wreetling
Goebel
Paul Withington
Harvard
Croehel
Withington
Cambridge
San Francisco
Little Demon Defeats Gotch in Handicapped Match
The Little Demon, billed as Fred Beell, claims victory over Frank Gotch in a handicap bout. Beell previously pinned Gotch in New Orleans years ago, then Gotch recovered and defeated Beell in Kansas City, leading to a rematch setup.
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Fred Beell
Little Demon
Frank Gotch
Beell
Gotch
New Orleans
Goth
Kansas City
Black and Tan Ball League Plans Boston Tie
Dr G K A Lawson, a baseball promoter, discusses forming a circuit with Boston Providence Brooklyn Newark Trenton Paterson Philadelphia and others. Meeting planned in Boston within two weeks to organize players limited by color.
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Boston
Mase
G. K. A. Lawson
Txim
Peraone
Cco Loy
Mayfly
New Jersey
Fight venue rumors swirl as Coffroth blocks Salt Lake plan
A writer argues Jim Coffroth blocks Salt Lake City for the match and predicts Ocean View California will host the bout. He contends plans by Rickard and Giessen to control a new arena site near Colman fail, suggesting the fight will be staged on the West Coast rather than in Salt Lake City.
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Balttty
Jim Coffroth
Colman
Jon, Smith
Tex” Rickard
Jim Coffrath
Agua
California
Ocean View
Ieee
Salt Lake
Greasom
Rickard
Batt Lake City
Tex
Brown
Schaefer
Wingle
Selivelt
Frank O'Day
Cue Ball Cushiona Stroke Practice Note
A fragment describes a billiards practice idea to strike the object ball with a full stroke to achieve a carom, noting that cushion contact at points A C D is involved and practice may be necessary to perfect the exact % twist and impact.
Stanley to Race Four Men Indoor Five Mile Challenge
WM Stanley enters an indoor event at Mammoth skating rink this Sunday. He will race four men over five miles to chase a new record, following a strong Tacoma display. Opponents include Waldorf of Seattle, Hettinger of Tacoma, and Whiston of Boston.
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Stanley
Mareh
Yves
Tim
Tacoma
Waldorf
Seattle
Ews Hettinger
Son
Boston
Mammoth Skating Rink
Cuban Bat Leads Havana Victory Over All State Tourists
Advised that Cuban teams can play hard baseball, the Havana club defeated the All State squad in Havana as three of five games favored the locals. Key moments included Padron’s first inning homer and Mendez’s fast pitching limiting the visitors.
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ANS
Cuba
All State
Havana
Padron
Felder
The
Almendares
Stars
Cabana
Howard Camnus
Mendez
Herrmann Slated for Another Team
United Press dispatch from New York reports National League President Lynch and Secretary Heydier flew to Cincinnati for a meeting of the National Baseball Commission. American League head official Johnson holds power to swing the presidency, with Garry Herrmann of Cincinnati expected to be re elected.
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United
New York
Lynch
National League
John Heydier
Cincinnati
National Baseball Commute
Sion
Provident
Celtics Tacoma Sunday league game announced
The Celtics soccer team will travel to Tacoma next Sunday for a league game against Tacoma eleven. The lineup listed includes Bird Campbell Proctor Mann Thompson Murteon Beggs Patric Neilson Camp n with reserves Davidson Brain Thereple and others expected to remain with the club. Players meet at the Bt Hernard peel rooms at 102 Fourth Ave at 9:20 Sunday morning to receive transportation.
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Celtics
Tacoma
Bird
Campbell
Proctor
Mann Thompson
Murteon
Beggs
Patric
Neilson
Campn
Davidson
Brain
Thereple
Hernard Peel Rooms
Corbett Claims Jack Steals It In Pro Boxing Feud
Jim Corbett accuses Jack Jotineon of plagiarizing his punch and calls the charge a serious theft of athletic innovation. He asserts he invented the contrivance years ago and that others, including Johnson and Gans, adopted it from him.
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Jim Corbett
Jack Jotineon
Plagtertem
Jack
Jim
Corbett-Johnson
Corbett
New York
Johnson
Queensbury
Joe Cheyne
Joe
Johnem
Gans
Greenwood Club Smoker Tonight Promises Boxing Action
The Greenwood Athletic club hosts the second smoker at Odd Fellows Temple Premont with bouts featuring Jimmy Britt against Maurice Fleming while Charlie Irwin is recommended as National league umpire.
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Greenwood Athletic Club
North Fund Sporting Association
Odd Fellows Temple
Premont
Charlie Irwin
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OLMLN
MR. Matthewson
DR. Roller
Hal Chase
Matthewson
Chase
United Pres
Hotchkive
Tex Rickard
Jack Gleason
San Branciaca
John
Black and Tan Ball League
Utah
Tip Wright
WM. Stanley
Addie Joss
Brooklyn Star
Blave
Herrmann
Celtics-Tacoma
Dreamland
M.a.gottstein Pdt Furniture Corp
Jardiniere
Greenwood Club
Jimmy Britt
Johannesburg
South Africa
Maurice Fleming
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