Utah touted as world’s finest duck and goose ground
New York dispatch reports millions of wild ducks and geese moving into Utah from Oregon and British Columbia, with hunters from Chesapeake Bay and the Carolinas praising Utah as the premier duck and goose hunting ground. Bear River and Great Salt Lake flats host large flocks, while a fledgling Bear River Duck Club gathers $25 000 in club facilities to protect game, limit harvests, and deter poachers.
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Utah
Oregon
British Columbia
Chesapeake Bay
Carolinas
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Bear River
Great Salt Lake
Washington
Corinche
Nickey
Hunter
James Parkinson
Hole
Idaho
Denver
Jockey Maher Recalls Narrow Escape After England Crash
Danny Maher the famed American jockey describes a severe 事故 in England last summer in which he and a companion collided head on with another car. He lay near death, skull fractured and ear drum split, yet he recovered after weeks in hospital and returned home to Broadway.
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New York
Danny Maher
England
Maher
Stakes at Churchill Downs spring races announced
Louisville officials list ten races for the spring meeting of the Louisville Jockey Club starting May 2 with a 15 day run. Derby, Oaks and Nursery stakes head the lineup with purses from 1 000 up to 6 000 and entries closed for Derby Oaks and Nursery for 1904.
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Louisville
Louisville Jockey Club
Price
Frank Fehr
Elwood Crippled Yet Fast In Western League Clash
Elwood polo team battles odds with Captain Roberts moved to center and Otis Spencer at first rush O Malley shifting to second rush Fitzgerald injured and out for days Grays early pace strong but Elwood champions of last year aim to rebound in ladder fight Western League games tonight Indianapolis versus Anderson Elwood versus Muncie Central League Danville at Fort Wayne Logansport at Terre Haute
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O'Malley
Spencer
Fitzgerald
Grays
Danville
Fort Wayne
Logansport
Terre Haute
Outsider May Win Olympian Events
The essay argues open athletic meetings beyond colleges, praising plebeian clubs and municipal meets in Boston and Cambridge. It claims colleges are too selective and that the Olympic championships should be accessible to all athletes, including non-collegians, potentially challenging college supremacy.
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Nero
Greece
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Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
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Yale
Harvard
Cornell
Williams
Georgetown
Columbia
Boston College
Olf Cross College
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New York
Cambridge
College Williams
United States
Europe
Senator Clarke of Montana Improves After Operation
New York December 13 Senator Clarke of Montana convalescing from an operation for a heart condition was said tonight to be resting easily and his condition continuing to improve.
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New York
Clarke
Montana
Indiana Baseball League Formed at Muncie Meet
The Indiana Baseball League was formed at a meeting in Muncie Indiana. Attending were Charles Brown Montpelier Mort Cleary Fort Wayne Andy Reinhart Indianapolis Reserves J W Meek Hartford City J A Dickson Hartford City Sherman Crosley Muncie Elmer Redelle Dayton was refused admittance to keep the circuit compact Elwood Anderson and New Castle expected to join next meeting The league will schedule only Saturday and Sunday games James A Stuart Muncie Star city editor elected president J W Meek Hartford City business man chosen secretary.
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Indianapolis Journal
Muncie
Ind
Indiana Baseball League
Charles Brown
Montpelier
Mort Cleary
Fort Wayne
Andy Reinhart
Indianapolis
J. W. Meek
J. A. Dickson
Hartford City
Sherman Crosley
Dayton
Elmer Redelle
Elwood
Anderson
New Castle
Gue
James A. Stuart
Muncle Star
Kind Heart Figures In Boxing Contest
In Chicago on December 13, veteran boxer Harry Gilmore recalls a 28th round incident with Jack McAuliffe for the lightweight title. Backer Harry Phillips halted the fight after McAuliffe’s near blindness, revealing how tenderheartedness cost both purses and future earnings.
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Chicago
Harry Gilmore
Harry Phillips
Jack’ McAuliffe
McAuliffe
Phillips
Harry
Jack Fet
Stull
Milwaukee Hopes Grow for American League Entry
Milwaukee talks swirl about joining the American League next year. A Milwaukee buyer reportedly offered to purchase Detroit’s franchise and is under consideration by Detroit owners. Henry J. Killilea says Milwaukee backers have made the bid and could push Milwaukee into the league.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Sentinel
Detroit
Henry J. Killilea
Boston
Mr. Killilea
Football defended by Rev J Cumming Smith
The Rev J Cumming Smith at Tabernacle Church defended football baseball and all athletic sports while condemning professionalization He urged balance between sport and education noting sports energize minds and bodies and help form patience and justice He warned against narrow specialization and urged versatile cultured citizenship.
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Tabernacle Church
J. Cumming Smith
Samson
English turfmen push bid to legalize betting in new century
London reports that after 250 years of failed anti gambling laws English turf writers urge legalizing betting and licensing bookmakers. They say past statutes from 1634 and 1710 failed to curb wagers and that modern changes demand clear rules and lawful recovery of stakes.
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London
England
America
Charles II
Racing Folk Lay Plans For The Winter
A New York dispatch tracks winter plans of racing men as many leave for the South and West after holidays. George Wheelock, a leading turf figure, departs for Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, while riders like Winnie OConnor Danny Maher Redfern and Ike Hakelberg eye contracts westward or to France. The piece notes Wheelock as a sharp handicapper and market reader, with several other jockeys set to ride, drive, or tour Europe as the season shifts.
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France
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Redfern
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Albert Stokes
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Coast
Palace Hotel
Isaac
Hakelbergs
De Pauw aims to organize basketball teams after holidays
Greencastle Ind Dec 13 Basketball fever hits De Pauw University with plans for several teams in the new term backed by the Athletic Association and a recent $150 donation The board may soon decide on financial support for the football department Trustees plan substantial personal contributions. Brooklyn to Leave Beirut. Port Said Dec 13 The US cruiser Brooklyn will depart Beirut tomorrow for Alexandria.
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Indianapolis Journal
Greencastle
Ind
de Pauw University
Athletic Association
University
de Pauw
Port Said
United States
Brooklyn
Beirut
Alexandria
Shortridge Players Face S Ban Over Rules
The Shortridge basketball team faces a ban on wearing the coveted black S after two players wore it without earning it in a contest against Manual Training High School. Gipe McKinney Shank are entitled to wear S while Sheets Michaels have not yet earned it. The initial committee includes team captains Hazlep Clark Frank Doudican Will Conner Ryland Pratt and will vote this week.
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Shortridge
Manual Training High School
Gipe
McKinney
Shortridge Players Prepare Ahead of Purdue Game
The Shortridge basketball team will practice at the Y M C A gym this afternoon after a tough Saturday contest with the Y M C A five. Captain Bohnstadt notes a game against Purdue on January 9. Diddle reports for practice tomorrow noon. if in form, he may win a guard spot with Cook as utility.
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Shortridge
Bohnstadt
Annal
Jay
Ward Cook
Diddle
Reyes Denies Candidacy for Vice President
Gen Bernardo Reyes, governor of Nuevo Leon, declares he will not accept or be a candidate for vice president. He emphasizes unwavering loyalty to the president and opposes efforts that might promote strife. The letter arouses wide discussion and favorable reactions to Reyes's stance.
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Mexico City
el Imparcial
Mexican Herald
Berenardo Reyes
Nuevo Leon
Trouble for Jiminez in Dominican provisional government
Washington reports from Santo Domingo City indicate dissension within the new provisional government and potential revolutionary activity. General Jiminez, once the revolution’s leader, faces opposition as he and followers are away from the capital and operations are likely against him.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Powell
Santo Domingo
Jiminez
Wes Y Gil
Jim Inez
Flora arrives at Esquimalt after ten day stranding
Victoria British Columbia reports the uH M 8 Flora reaching Esquimalt this afternoon to undergo necessary jumble salvage work following a stranding at Village Point ten days earlier.
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B. C
U—H
Flora
Esquimalt
Village Point
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