Phoenix Club Smoker Promises Fast Fights
The Phoenix Athletic Club hosts its first smoker at Arcade Hall tonight featuring four round bouts at 90 to 158 pounds. Promising matches include Dave Clark vs James Emery at 145 pounds and Fred Nord vs Tom Clark at 128 pounds with other top rivals Willie Vetro vs John Leary and Frank Westerman vs Howard Ladd. General admission 54 cents, reserved $1.
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Jim Emery
Andred Nord
Tom Clark
Willie Vetro
Johnnie
Leary
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Arcade Hall
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Union
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Fred Nord
Don Weiffenbach
Brown
James Emery
Joe Castro
Frank Westerman
Howard Ladd
Failure of touring troupe blamed on business issues
The article argues the tour failed due to cancellations and scheduling problems, not lack of popularity among the colored champion Jack Johnson. It notes Johnson along with George Dixon and Joe Gans had strong followings in their eras, suggesting Johnson had not yet shown the same distinct standing.
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Jack Johnsen
Johnson
George Dixon
Joe Gans
Themaives
Crack Battery to Coach College
Pitcher Harry Krause of the Ath ol Philadelphia and Catcher Burns will coach the 1910 Bt College Phoenix team. The crack 1967 Phoenix battery of Burns and Krause is noted as one of baseball’s remarkable pairings. The 1907 Phoenix team won all 24 games and challenged the Dodgers in spirit, drawing attention from Con-Mack.
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Harry Krause
Athol Philadelphia
Burns
Pen SS Mnate
Ney Ees
Cateter
What !T
All Stars
Canada Helps Athletes in Many Branches
Canada extends support to athletes across fields. Lawrence Solman offers to build and lease a new clubhouse on the site of a former one burned last summer. P. J. Mulqueen and associates plan a long lease, while Goldens proposal adds to the discussions.
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Canada
Toronto
Lawrence Solman
P. J. Mulqueen
Cormas
Wittin
del Tees
Golkens
Byrne and Sharkey Fight Talks Stir Up Boxing Gossip
The column reports Tommy Byrne and Jack Jobreon trading barbs over future bouts and a proposed match with Hugh McInford for a $49,000 purse in Auetratia next fall. Burns and McIntosh balk at terms, while Burns keeps fighting and earning through entertainment ventures across Australia and the East. Sharkey, vastly wealthier, reflects on life choices and riches versus career fire.
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Jack Jobreon
Hugh Mclnford
Tommy Barnes
Auetratia
Big Negro
Hhurne
Tommy
Rodney
Burns
Mclntosh
Ube
Nothi
Curtain Law Sparks Beattie Public Debate in 1910
A provocative unsigned piece argues against banning saloon window curtains, portraying a cautionary tale of Lasher and the dangers of prohibition era enforcement. It questions citizens to resist perceived government overreach and suggests Carrie Nation as a provocative solution.
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Lasherls
Beattie
Lasher
Carrie Nation
Inside Field Rules Prompt Uproar Ends in Fines
In Havana, after a heated dispute over an umpire’s call, three team members refused to continue playing and walked off the field. They were arrested, fined 200 dollars each, and jailed for three days, reflecting strict enforcement of game conduct.
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Havana
Raven Drug Co Opens Prescription Service
The Raven Drug Co at 1416 Second Ave introduces a prescription service tying physician prescripts to pharmacist compounding, highlighting efficient drug handling by the druggist’s skill.
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Raven
Raven Drug Coo
Fred Eames Crowned Three Cushion Champion
New York January 13 Fred Eames of Denver is now the three cushion billiard world champion. He clinched the title by taking the final five point break from Alfred De Ore. The Cuban title holder, De Ore, was defeated. Pietro Derende, Italian marathoner, was beaten by W Jar diner, an English runner, in a London race last week. Derende collapsed in the twenty third mile.
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New York
Fred Eames
Denver
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Alfred de Ore
de Ore
Pietro Derende
B&b W.jardiner
London
Dorande
Why Gotch Is Champion A Wrestler's Top Position
Gerch attributes his top position to superiority in strength and quick thinking. He says his reserve endurance beats opponents, a claim supported by a recent 15 minute test where he dominated Beatlicite. Other wrestlers praise his roundness, speed, and power, with Palmer Borne and Boel among those named.
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Gerch
Palmer Borne
Roond
Ag Boel
Prize Jokes Highlight Ballard Smoker
Nervous crowd at Ballard smoker endures a lively program of quick bouts and humorous scraps. Trimble and Kelly showcase speed, Scanlon and Sathern draw, Roy Brown defeats Wiffenbach in a standout 136 pound bout, and Nelson versus Andersen ends with Anderson victorious after Nelson is knocked down multiple times.
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Ballard Etal
Wreetlers
Gover
Trimble
Kelly
Scanlon
Sathern
Laure
Ates
Seattle Eyes Mill Growth and Big Fight Backers
Seattle faces push for a new mill project to boost jobs and dollars, backed by two enterprising locals. A permit request by Jack Gleason draws support from a committee hoping the deal advances, with potential regional boxing event hype fueling economic expectations.
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Jack Gleason
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Frisco
Johnson Jeffries
Alaska- Yukon Pacific
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Billy Madden Rates Johnson as Likely Champion in Rivalry
Madden comments on the coming fight calling Johnson a rising figure with strong backing from oldtime fighters and managers. He compares Johnson to past champions, notes Johnson’s growing following, and argues the black contender could surpass white rivals in the world championship as Jeffries faced complacency.
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Jeffries
Xhot
Garme
Jack
Madden
Jim
Joly
Charley Mitchell
Jack McAuliffe
Ryan
Gus Rublin
Peter Mather
Jeff’s Pugilistic Father Tells Story of $7.50 Purse
The article recounts Jeffries facing Johnny Johnson and the early bout in Los Angeles 1897 where a $7.50 purse was won. It notes Jeffries’s rise, sparring with James Corbett, and community reactions including a sister’s disapproval and later laughter at their first meeting. The piece frames the elder Jeffries as a pugilistic father guiding a future champion.
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Jeff
Big Fellow
Jeffries
Johnson
Los Angeles
Norwegian Turners Stage Smokers Night at Highbaw Hall
The Norwegian Turners host a smoker tonight at Highbaw Hall between Olive and Stewart. Boxing instructor Kid Redmond features in a lineup of boxing and wrestling bouts for the event.
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Highbaw
Olive
Stewart
Kid Redmond
Highlanders Welcome Yanks to Athens Grounds
A grand welcome is planned for visiting Yankees stationed at Athens Georgia. Workers prepare the grounds with a spur and park project as sixty men improve the site and surrounding facilities for the visitors.
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Athens
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