Moguls Offer Big Money to Speaker and Crawford
Baseball magnates arrive in New York as the Lusitania brings players back. Jas A Gilmore, Federal League president, says he will bid heavy to sign both Speaker and Crawford, aiming to lure them to Brooklyn. Other executives including Tener and Herrmann expected, with Mordecai Brown also due to pursue Wingo and Magee.
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Wolgast Trains Hard for March 12 Bout in Milwaukee
Ad Wolgast says he trains seriously for his ten round fight here on March 12 with challenger Ritchie. He seeks to regain his title and says he has more ambition than ever.
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Ritchie
Chicago
Andrews Todlay
Harry Foley
Foley
Tacoma Billiard Tourney Sees Seattle Player Triumph
In the Tacoma billiard tournament Ray Hogue from Seattle defeated Rice of Spokane in a strong showing. Earlier Neidorfer of Spokane beat Corby of Tacoma in the same event.
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Neidorfer
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Clabby to Fight Murray in 20-Round Colma Show
Clabby of San Francisco and Fighting Billy Murray of Sacramento scheduled for a 20 round bout at Colma on April 3. The New York Boxing Commission faces scrutiny as a New York writer considers it news.
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Billy” Murray
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NEW York Boxing Commission
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Guess Why Gunboat Smiths Bride Admires Him
A sensational clipped profile notes Mrs Gunboat Smith refuses ringside violence yet praises her husband for his dancing. It details their courtship in New York and Chicago with a sparring exhibition by Gunboat Smith at the Pantages theatre. The piece highlights racial and gender notes of the era.
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Grane y Explains Fighters Decline
Grane y argues boxing’s decline due to stricter laws and long distance fights. He says tighter statutes shrink recruiting grounds, narrowing development to California and other few locales, risking the sport’s growth and overall quality.
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California
Why Today's Fighters Fall Below Old Ring Standards
The author argues modern fighters underperform due to law and regulation. He laments absence of legendary figures like Ted Sloane and Fred Farale, claiming boxing and horse racing suffer for the same reason and urging a return to earlier standards.
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Fred Farale
Market Today Complete Report Prices and items listed
Market today shows produce prices for apples potatoes onions cabbage cucumbers and more with notes on butter and cheese. Also lists beef poultry veal and pork selling prices and regional dairy items with corrected daily figures by verified agents.
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Firemen Respond to Alarm Amid Fire at 23rd Avenue Site
Firefighters from nearby stations rushed to a blaze yesterday at 23rd Av and Madison St. A frightened woman mistook the alarm box for a mat box, telling responders she feared the danger as flames roared.
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Whaddemean Irish American Names Debate
A brief note questions Irish American name usage and identity as discussed by Kiviat Hohlemainen Rosenberg and Meyer. The exchange highlights cultural naming expectations and ethnic associations in American society.
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Rosenberger, Meyer
Touts Squander Fortune Won On Ponies At Seattle
Edward Campbell and Push Miller, famed race track touts, allegedly squander a recent Juarez windfall of over twenty five thousand dollars in Seattle. The duo hosts parties and plans more through Sunday night March 8 as they also star in Checkers at the Seattle theatre with a realistic race track scene and 25 cent matinees and 50 cent night showings.
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Push” Miller
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King County Game Warden Reports Growth and Compliance
The King County game warden reports a 60 percent rise in hunters and fishermen and a 25 percent drop in violations. From June 12 to March 1, 107 Nimrods faced law, 86 convictions, $760 in fines, and a total fund of $11,476.17 including license revenues. department assets total $750,000 with Snoqualmie Falls fish hatchery and 20 acre game farm. Fishing season opens in May, two months later than prior years, and ends January 1.
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Limbering Up at Dug's Rainier Valley Park
Seattle club members will begin Friday at Dug's Rainier Valley Park to limber up muscles and throwing wings. Similar daily practices will continue until spring training begins.
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Rainier Valley Park
Seattle
Woman Hurt In Auto Crash Ties To Chicago Club
Chicago March 6 Mrs Charlies W Murphy wife of the de posed owner of the Chicago National league club was seriously hurt in an auto accident here Wednesday.
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Chicago
Charlies W. Murphy
Wrenn Announces Davis Cup Challenge Dates
New York March 5 President Wrenn of the United States Lawn Tennis Association sets August 13 to 16 for the Davis Cup challenge matches. The announcement outlines the schedule for the international ties and prep events leading to the competition.
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Wrenn
United States Lawn Tenniss Association
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