Harness Racers Shoes Weigh Heavy Role in Trotters Careers
New York reports W E Rawson of Glenville earns the distinction of shoeing nearly all late champions in the turf. He describes how shoeing, tailored to each horse, keeps strides smooth and prevents fatigue, with examples from Star Pointer to Dan Patch. The interview details special shoes and adjustments used by Rawson for top trotters.
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New York
D*c
W. E. Rawson
Glenville
Rawson
Star Pointer
Lou Dilson
Dan Patch
Joe Pointer
Alix
John A. McKerron
Cresgons
Lou Dillon
Billings
Mer
Mr. Rawson
T Pacer
Behis ' Dilton
Semile
B Patch
Erron
Selecting Derby Candidates in Memphis for 1904
Memphis writers discuss the 1904 American Derby contenders at Washington Park. Horses named include Highball Proceeds Auditor Audience Sweet Gretchen English Lad Conjurer and others with figures on starts wins and earnings cited. Capt 8 Brown owns Audience Auditor Proceeds and Conjurer with Sweet Gretchen and English Lad among favorites. Sam Hildreth backs Proceeds and G C covers Highball, amid debates on track conditions and poolroom odds.
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Memphis
Tenn
Montgomery Park
Highball
Sweet Gretchen
Conjurer
Washington Park
Howard
Capt. 8
Brown
Chicago
Weller
Sam Hildreth
G. C
Patsy Donovan Quits St Louis Nationals as Manager
Patsy Donovan resigns as manager of the St. Louis Nationals, effective 194. He told owner Frank De Hass Robison in St Louis that he will not return in 14 and may play elsewhere or return to Lawrence Massachusetts. He cited loyalty of fans and unresolved team direction as factors in stepping down.
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ST. Louis
Patsy" DonoVan
St. Louis Nationals
Frank de Hass Robison
Cardinals
Robison
Donovan
Lawrence
Mass
Litte
Louis
Char
Bob
Nichola
Ring Inc
Dispute Delays Ryan O'Brien Boxing Match in Coast
Philadelphia fighter Jack O'Brien and Syracuse middleweight Tommy Ryan fail to secure a purse for a twenty to twenty five round bout as San Francisco clubs close to both men. past disputes and cross words linger from earlier Bay Area clashes and O'Brien’s remark about a “double cross” sour relations with promoters. Neither side wants a six round game and both seek a longer, study-friendly fight to wear the other down.
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Chicago
Tommy Ryan
Syracuse
Jack O'Brien
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Coast
O’brien
Peter Jackson
O'Brien
Jackson
Jack Moffatt
Ryan
Jack
Aya Sping
Ama
Erle
Philadel
Oan Tohia
Quaker City
Eastern Bookmakers Had Very Poor Luck
New York December 6 racing season in the East closed at Bennings with many bookmakers reporting losses. Only a few, like Wheelock and Leo Mayer, showed genuine success, while Saratoga windfalls boosted others temporarily. Gambling profits were down and bookmaking resembled scalping, with limited net gains for most. The financial health signal came from New York’s recent horse show, whose low receipts reflected broader declines.
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New York
Bennings
Wheelock
Leo Mayer
Pat
Sarato
Cowan
Saratoga
Dan” Donnelly
Springs
Meena
Brighton
Jamaica
Aqueduct
Pittsburg
Phil
Rose Polytechnic approves coachless baseball team plan
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Terre Haute Indiana Dec The Rose Polytechnic Athletic Association will not hire a baseball coach Ed Bailey captain and star pitcher will lead the team Manager Reynolds of the basketball team has arranged two winter games with Wabash College Manager Haines McCormack will attend the Indiana Inter collegiate Athletic League meeting in Indianapolis next Saturday and advocate holding the field and track meet in Terre Haute next spring Also Bees eats tournament on the preceding Saturday of the track and field meet.
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Indianapolis Journal
Terre Haute
Ind
Rose Polytechnic Athletic Association
Ed Bailey
Reynolds
Haines
Wabash College
Charles McCormack
Rose
Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic League
Indianapolis
California Jockey Club bars three jockeys for crookedness
San Francisco stewards rule off bookmaker James Davis and jockeys Dr Hall Ferrell and Adkins amid alleged corruption. The action targets a suspected scheme involving other riders and Western jockeys, with investigations centering on races and alleged conspiracies at Chicago events.
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San Francisco
California Jockey Club Tonight
James Davis
Dr. Hall
Ferrell
Adkins
D. J. Lynch
Chi
Western Jo
Great boon to boxers unknown lads had their chance
A veteran pundit credits low price boxing shows with creating champions. He traces the idea to Billy Newman at Polo Club, listing numerous fighters who began in small bout nights, then rising to major contests. The piece links popular prices to widespread talent development across clubs from New York to Brooklyn and beyond.
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New York
Billy Newman
Horton Law
Newman
Polo Athletic Club
Pelican
Greenwood
Brooklyn
Terry McGovern
Kid Carter
George McFadden
Tommy Sullivan
Tommy Feltz
Dave
Spike Sullivan
Casper Léon
Frank Erne
Jack Downey
Harry Forbes
Danny Dougherty
Jimmy Hanler
Billy Rotchford
Palmer
England
Marty McCue
Tim Callahan
Joe Bernstein
Harry Harris
Willie Fitzgerald
Jack O'Brien
Patsy Sweeney
Kid McPartland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cal McCarthy
Jerry Barnett
Horace Leeds
Pat Cahill
Bobby Cunningham
Sammy Kelly
Tim Murphy
Jack Skelly
Eddie Pierce
A. C
Jersey City
Sage Ken
Dixon
California
Australia
Peter Jackson
Jim Hall
Joe Goddard
Bob Fitzsimmons
Billy McCarthy
Roe Gardner
New Orleans
Olympic Club
John L. Sullivan
Waterloo
Coney Island Athletic Club
Jack Dempsey
Arthur Lumley
B Way
Lenox Athletic Club
Manu Se Bruiser
Racers bred in Arizona eye Grand Circuit campaign
Philadelphia dispatch notes Phoenix area stock breeders advancing trotting horses. J. C. Adams of Phoenix dominates as top breeder with eleven brood mares and twenty five standard and registered horses. He recently acquired California stock and a promising bay stallion Boydello 2 44. Next season he plans a Grand Circuit campaign with a select stable.
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Philadelphia
Phoenix
Ariz
Kentucky
California
J. C. Adams
Pierce Elate
McKinney
Abnet
Lou Dillon
Lou Milton
Mr. Adams
Sweet Marie
Sky Pointer
Boydello
Boy Dell
Electioneer
Sontag Dixie
del Mar
Toronto Sontag
Florence C
Durango Chief
Grace C
Prince Dictator
Peoria
Erb Retains Cup In Amateur Shooting Title Defense
Fred Erb Jr of Lafayette won a 100 third match at the Indianapolis Gun Club to defend the amateur shooter title of five States and the English Hotel cup, defeating C E Le Compte of Eminence Ky by eighty seven fences.
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Fred Erb, Jr
Lafayette
States
C. E. le Compte
Eminence
Indianapolis
Scandal on the Turf Taints California Jockey Club Welfare
California Jockey Club stewards ruled bookmaker James Davis and jockeys D Hall D Adkins and Ferrell off the turf amid a conspiracy to pull horses and lay against them in a Davis conducted book. J Lynch was already barred by another club. Divina money favored Davis. Yellowtail money favored the next high payout.
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San Francisco
California Jockey Club
James Davis
Davis
D. J. Lynch
D. Hall
Divina
J. Martin
D_ Hail
Yellowtail
Many Heavy Winners at New Orleans Track
The Eastern wintering contingent arrives, with William Hueston and Jockey H Michaels stable among the visitors. Jockeys Livingston and McIntyre lead winners for nine days, each with six wins. S C Hildreth tops owners in earnings at 2390 dollars, followed by Street, Goldblatt, and Sullivan among others. Morgana, a two year old, died after U O Mahone refused 4000 dollars for her.
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Indianapolis Journal
New Orleans
Bennings
William Hueston
H. Michaels
Livingston and
McIntyre
S. C. Hildreth
W. Street
UO. E. Mahone
Morgana
Plan Radical Steps Against Rowdy Polo
Anderson Indiana December 6 Officials plan drastic measures to curb on floor rowdiness in polo. Tom Connely, Eastern polo referee, has yet to reply to a Western League contract offer and may referee the Muncie versus Anderson game Friday. Western League managers endorse strong actions to end fist fights and dirty polo after a recent exhibition.
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Indianapolis Journal
Anderson
Ind
Tom Connely
Fred Kiebedanz
David Durbin
Connely
Durbin
Muncie and
Anderson Five
Norton
Western Jockey Club to Set Dates Today
The Western Jockey Club will set dates for all meetings in its territory tomorrow. The Union Jockey Club of St. Louis is confident of securing dates. A rule declaring a horse irrevocable may be changed. Mr. Cella argues this should not apply to stakes and a provision for reopening of entries.
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Indianapolis Journal
Chicago
Western Jockey Club
Union Jockey Club of
St. Louis
Cella
Graney Says Jeffries Must Fear Berger in Ring
San Francisco December 6 Referee Eddie Graney says Sam Berger, an amateur, will soon be Jeffries strongest foe. Berger plans a St Louis bout next summer, challenging the champion with growing legitimacy as a top contender.
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Indianapolis Journal
San Francisco
Eddie Graney
Sam Berger
Jeffries
Berger
St Louis
Great Bicycle Contest Opens in Madison Square Garden
New York December 7 Seventeen riders representing two teams began a six day international bicycle race at Madison Square Garden before fifteen thousand spectators. Riders may ride twelve hours daily with relays allowed. Prizes range from 1500 to 100 dollars for the top seven finishers. Richmond Indiana December 6 Earlham College football guard Harry Hobbs selected captain for next year succeeding Stanley. Orville Brunson named track captain for 1904, noted as a strong multi sport athlete. Paris December 6 Six players invited to the forthcoming international chess masters tournament to be held in February. Lasker Pena Marco Marshall Atkins Sanne Swiderski named among those asked.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Paris
Arnous de Riviere
Lasker
Pene
Marco
Marshall
Atkins
Sanne
Swiderski
Western League Games Set For Tonight
Western League schedules three matches for tonight with Indianapolis visiting Muncie and Elwood traveling to Anderson.
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Indianapolis
Muncie
Elwood
Anderson
Central League Games In Fort Wayne Tonight
Central League schedule lists Fort Wayne games for tonight with Terre Haute on the slate and Extayerte noted as opponent. The terse listing reflects a compact regional sports roundup absent detailed scores or venues.
Merger of Big Leagues Evident in Pittsburg Talks
In Pittsburg on the eve of the National League meeting, hints of a partial consolidation with the American League emerge. The plan reportedly would transfer Cincinnati and Pittsburgh franchises to Ban Johnson’s circuit, with Johnson and Herrmann previously weighing a desertion offer. Negotiations have been ongoing for months, though local magnates doubted the approach.
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Indianapolis Journal
Pittsburg
New York
Ban Johnson
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Johnson
Garry Herrmann
National
Syndicate
Dreyfus
Herrmann
St. Louis
Easy Call
San Francisco Restaurants Close Over Union Strike
San Francisco restaurants in wholesale and shopping districts will close tomorrow and reopen on a non union basis once the cooks and waiters strike is settled. The Restaurant Keepers Association with about seventy members made the decision, while around 200 smaller non union eateries will also close in sympathy.
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San Francisco
Frederick Gleason obituary in Chicago honors composer of opera and cantatas
Frederick Grant Gleason, director of the Chicago Auditorium Conservatory, died in Chicago of acute pneumonia. Born in Hartford in 1849, he earned fame as an American composer with works staged by European orchestras, including the operas Ctro Visconti and Montezuma, cantatas God, our Deliverer and The Culprit Fay, and the symphonic poems Edris and The Song of Life. In Oil City, Capt. David Moore died at his home. a former U.S. consul at Nagasaki, he later served as an accountant for the National Transit Company, leaving a brother, Capt. James D. Moore of Brooklyn.
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Chicago
Frederick Grant Gleason
Chicago Auditorium Conservatory
Gleason
Hartford
Conn
Europe
Ctro Visconti
Edris
Oil City
David Moore
Mloore
United States
Nagasaki
Japan
National Transit Company
James D. Moore
Brooklyn
N. Y
Rioting in Clermont-Ferrand as workers protest agencies
Rioting erupted after a meeting of workmen in Clermont-Ferrand to protest employment agencies. Police were struck by missiles, with thirteen officers badly injured yesterday. The city was quiet today but anticipated further trouble tomorrow amid guard deployments.
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Paris
Clermont-Herrand
Bresterday
Shortridge Backs New State Athletic League
High school principals statewide praise the newly formed athletic league as beneficial to athletes. Shortridge High's Principal Benton says the move may uplift state athletics and that the school could join, pending faculty and pupil discussion at the upcoming State Teachers' Association meeting.
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Benton
Shortridge High School
Journal
Shortridge
State Teachers’ Association
Movements of Steamers and Ship Arrivals
Shipping notices from New York and ports report arrivals and passings of several steamers, including La Champagne from Mayre, Lahn from Genoa and Naples, and SaxonIa from Boston. The Minnetonka and Vaderland sent signals near Nantucket lightship and near Quarten. Reverend Dr. David Gregg resigns as rector of Lafayette Avenue Church Brooklyn to take a post at Western Theological Seminary Allegheny Pa with an overseas stint planned for England and Scotland.
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New York
la Champagne
Mavre
Lahn
Genoa
Naples
Gibraltar
Kinsale
Canada
Portland
Liverpool
Lizard
London
Zeeland
Antwerp
Queenstown
Saxonia
Boston
ST. Johns
Carthagen
Ghland Liverpool
Halifax
Philadelphia
Southampton
St. Paul
Umbria
Cherbourg
Wyreless
Minnetonka
Nancre
Vaderland
Nantucket
Laayette Avenue
Brooklyn
Avid Gregg
Western Theological Seminary
Allegheny
England
Scotland
More Officers Elected In Baltimore Brotherhood Meet
Baltimore December session of the Brotherhood of Railroad Freight and Baggagemen of America elected the remaining officers for the biennium and revised the constitution. New grand secretary treasurer is John F Walz of Baltimore. Directors named include A H Haberacken of Wilmington William Sellman George Bretten A F Melvin and B H Barden. Sessions continue tomorrow.
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Baltimore
Brotherhood of Railroad Freight and Baggagemen of America
John F. Walz
A. H. Haberacken
Wilmington
Del
William Sellman
George Bretten
Syracuse
N. Y
A. F. Melvin
B. H. Barden
Trenton
N. J
Buffalo Arrives in New York to Load Supplies for Asiatic Squadron
The United States cruiser Buffalo reached Brooklyn navy yard from Hampton Roads and will stay about a week to load provisions for the Asiatic squadron. Afterward she sails to Hampton Roads to meet the torpedo boat flotilla, replacing the Baltimore in convoy to the Far East.
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New York
United States
Buffalo
Hampton Roads
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Asiatic Squadron
Far East
Baltimore
Train Robbery Foiled at Rutherford Yards
Harrisburg December 6. Special Officers Rodker and Helster of the Philadelphia Reading Railroad stopped a train robbery attempt at Rutherford yards. William Crabb, said to be from Pottsville, boarded the engine and drove the fireman off before the officers overpowered him and he was sent to county prison.
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Harrisburg
Rodker and
Helster
Theiladelphia Reading Railroad
Rutherford Yards
William Crabb
fromPottsville
Crabb
London Daily Mail notes throat trouble for Peter Williams
The Daily Mail reports fears about Peter Williams throat trouble with possible weeks before recovery. Doctors agree the condition is not malignant, though it may affect his voice for a period.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Peter Wiliam
Opposition Is Placated In Hungarian Parliament
Vienna December 6. It is believed the obstruction in the Hungarian Parliament has ended. Premier Count Tisza announced that due to the Endependeniie party renouncing obstruction the plan for two daily sittings would not be carried out. Other concessions were made to the opposition.
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Vienna
Count Tisza
Endependeniie Party
Gun Duel Wounds Officer in Nashville
In a pistol duel at Market Street and Lindsley Avenue Nashville, Patrolman Benjamin F. Dowell was shot in the abdomen and doctors hold little hope for his recovery. Thomas Cox is the other participant in the exchange of shots.
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Nashville
Senn
Market Street
Lindsley Avenue
Thomas Cox
Benjamin F. Dowell
Brave Officer Frank Redican Dies Fighting Fulton Street Fire
New York police officer Patrolman Frank Redican died while battling a Fulton street restaurant fire. He raised the alarm, searched for tenants on upper floors, and perished in a third floor room after ensuring others escaped. The valiant sum of his actions saved residents despite his fatal fate.
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New York
Frank, J
Redican
Fulton Street
British expedition may spur international tension in Tibet move
Vienna dispatch quotes Professor Vamberg in Die Zit arguing Britain must seize Tibet to protect India. The piece notes a bad day for Spencer and reports Herbert Spencer has been ill, with limited details from London on December 8.
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Vienna
Vamberg
Die Zit
India
London
Herbert Spencer
Thieves Raid Freight Cars in Grain Theft Ring
Detectives Lancaster and Kurtz charged six young men with petit larceny for breaking into Monon and L. E. & W. freight cars and stealing grain sold to colored families on Indiana Avenue. Frank Wilson and Ernest Hubbard confessed, implicating all six. they also admitted stealing Sheriff Metzger's horse and buggy.
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Lancaster and
Kurtz
Monon
Indiana Avenue
Frank Wilson
East Thirteenth Street
Ernest Hubbard
Alvord Street
Metzger
Man Burned When Intoxicated Broker Falls Onto Stove
Frank T. Scott a ticket broker on South Meridian Street living above his office rooms was intoxicated yesterday afternoon and fell onto a coal oil stove. His clothes ignited and he suffered severe burns to the face before help arrived. His coat burned completely off but he escaped with no arm injuries amid chaotic scene.
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Frank T. Scott
South Meridian Street
Mackey
Run Down by a Car Injures Lorraine Hotel Kin
Frank Beck brother of William Beck proprietor of the Lorraine Hotel was struck by a street car at Massachusetts avenue and Liberty street last night. He suffered a broken nose and multiple bruises and was removed to the City Hospital in a Disorderly ambulance attended by Dr Crocke.
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Frank Beck
William Beck
Lorraine Hotel
Massachusetts Avenue
Liberty Street
City Hospital
Dis- Donesty
Crock+ e
School physiologies and the aims of health education
The article argues that school physiology should teach students how to maintain health and promote wellbeing rather than focusing on disease avoidance. It condemns negative framing and sensational end-products of illness, urging positive lessons on health, vitality, play, and strength over morbidity and moralizing examples.
Mrs Mariscal In Serious Condition In Mexico City
Mexico City December 6 Mrs Mariscal wife of the minister of foreign relations is in a grave condition with little hope for recovery. She is an American woman born in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Fire drives residents from Ninth Avenue tenement
A fire at 3 a.m. forced the occupants of a tenement house at Ninth avenue and Fifty-seventh street to flee. The blaze swept through several floors but all residents escaped unharmed.
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New York
Ninth Avenue
Fifty-seventh Street
Paris Rapper reports massacre of Christians in China
A dispatch from St. Petersburg summarized by The Rapper notes a massacre of Christians in the Sse-Chuan province of China, detailing the violence and casualties as reported this morning.
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Paris
Rapper
St. Petersburg
Sse-Chuan
China
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Mayer
Ed Dailey
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le Compte
Connelly
Union Jockey Club
Graney
Earlham
Richmond
Harry Hobbs
Earlham College
Stanley
Orville Brunson
Chess Congress
National and American
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Brest
NEW Athletic League
William
Britain
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Seis Wits
Stove
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Mrs. Mariscal
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