Boxing Past Glories and Modern Foes Across the Ring
A jumble of boxing gossip lists famed fighters and possible matchups from Corbett and Sullivan to Fitzsimmons and O Brien. It notes a November bout between Mike Sullivan and George Gardner in California and a Milwaukee card featuring Eddie Santry versus Johnnie Stone. It cites rosters, training lore, and public figures like President Roosevelt’s boxing instructor Mike Donovan, while touching on football casualties and injuries in the era.
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Geo. Gardner
Tommy Hogan
Firesim~mone
Marvin Hart
Crawl
Ryan
Eddie Santry
Chicago
Johnnale Stone
Soldier Boy
Milwaukee
Chicago University
Maroon
Stagg
de Tray
Besdik
Walker
Mike Donovan
Roosevelt
Montreal
Won for a Change Sees Seahawks Triumph Over Oaks
In San Francisco on Tuesday the Seattle team defeated Oakland by a final score of 5 to 3. Graham Wasa pitched for the Smwashes, besting Vickers for Oakland who held the advantage in hits 39 to 10 but were off with three errors to Seattle’s two. Pacific Coast Games notes include San Francisco 3, Angels 3 and Portland 1. The Rev John L Scudder of City N J, a wrestler, seeks challengers through a church athletic club.
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San Francisco
Seattle
Oakland
Graham Wasa
John L. Scudder
First Congregational Church
City
N. J
Jack Harvey the Apes
Scndder
X Athletic Club
Ford
Rube” Waddell
Philadelphia
Hot Springs
Ark
Waddell
St. Mary's
John Parson
Chicago Automobile Club
American Automobile Association
American Automobile
America
Kenny
New York
Yank” Keony
Jim
Local store touts wide range of Charter Oak Ranges
The ad proclaims the firm offers 68 ranges from many makes and claims Charter Oak Ranges have 51 years of proven service. It highlights a unique fire box design and promises lower prices due to four floors and low expenses.
Absence of Vanderboom Cited in Wisconsin Loss to Michigan
After Wisconsin’s 12 to 0 defeat at Michigan, coach Phil King questioned how different the game might have been with Vanderboom. The piece cites Edward Jordan’s accusations of professionalism in Western colleges and notes Vanderboom’s absence due to a broken cheekbone and facial shield.
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Vanderboom
Reeulte
Phil King
Michigan
Western College
Jordan
Edward J. Vanderboom
Wisconsin
King
Gles
Minnie Kaufmann the Bicycle Trickster in New York
In New York on November 22 Minnie Kaufmann dazzled Hippodrome crowds with audacious bicycle stunts. The American rider, daughter of champion Kaufmann, performed on one wheel two wheels and on handlebars, astonishing spectators with eye bulging feats.
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Minnie Kaupmann
New York
Minnie Kaufmann
Champion Kaufmann
Rochester
Prince Louis of Battenberg on football and war
Sporting notes link football to soldiering and mass plays while recalling naval figures and wartime pride. A quirky local item cites Henry Labelle, a New England League pitcher, eloping during fall and the Harvard Penn State game ending without severed ties, with Harvard left in a withheld line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Spain
Hi Henry” Labele
Lynn
Mass
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Football deaths mount in the 1906 season
Ten players have died from injuries sustained on the gridiron as the 1906 season progresses toward Thanksgiving games. The grim tally leads officials to consider safety measures with the season nearing a potential record.
Prize Fight Betting Should Be Stopped Says Jimmy Britt
James Edward Britt, a former prizefighter turned reformer, advocates halting betting on prize fights. He cites his $50,000 to $100,000 fortune and argues betting fuels crooked fights and corruption, urging baseball as a model and saying the sport can improve by removing betting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Britt
Reformer
Jimmy
Mills
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Corbett
Fitzaimmons
Jack” O'Brien
Sullivan
Firesimmones
Nelson
Britt
Fitz
O'Tirren
California
Mike Sullivan
Warriors
T Mpleskin
Igliona
Angels
Portland
Comiskey
Francisco A Bss
Eesweseees
Dabney & Woodhouse
Charter Oak Ranges
John
Pike Street
J. Aronson
First Avenue
First Ave
Mali
Badgers
K. J. Vanderboom
Leech! Park Pavilion
Wagner
Wahlund
Telka
the Modern Hercules
Danny Mann & CO
Screaming Farce
Ethel Whitesides
Jrird Avenue Theater
John Cort
Mer
James Edward Britt
Ed Stetson Hat
Tor
Friedman and
North Star Co
Vrains
Priestley
R. Simon & Brother
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