Crescent City Derby Upsets as Lord Quex Wins Narrowly
In New Orleans nearly 5,000 fans watched Lord Quex win the Crescent City Derby by a length and a half after a late surge by Varsal Dance. Duke of Connaught injured foreleg during the race, feared broken. race purse $3,500. Other results noted include First Race Bran Lad and Second Race Luralighter victories.
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New Orleans
Lord Quex
Kaffir
Merrymaker
Strode
St. Tammany
Prowl
Duke of Connaught
Sufferance
Winkfield
Varsal Dance
Otis
Winkfeld
Ada Ledford
Bran Lad
Odom
Ida Penzance
Heleea
Tenderloin
Law
Pive Furiones
Luralighter
Lindsay
Littl Grant
Lyne
Honda
Hel Gerson
Jerry Hunt
T. Walsh
Banish
Chickadee
Munro
J. Winkfield
Vascal Dance
Ottis
Landry
Cast Iron
Tinghy Bell
W. Waldo
Ida Ledford
Lindsey
Jessie Jarboe
Hendicap
Death
Sack
Ben Hullum
W. Vaido
Velma Clark
Fiyne
Stet
Lou Rey
Dom
Little Tommy Tucker
Woodtrice
Sto
Siddons Wins Thornton Stakes at Oakland Race Meet
In Oakland Siddons owned by T. C. Stevens won the Thornton Stakes by fifty lengths on a fast track. Banger finished last four lengths back while Lizella trailed in second. The purse was 3000 and first money 2500. Jockey O Connor rode Siddons who led from the third mile after a slipping saddle.
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San Francisco
Siddons
T. C. F.evens
Oakland
Lizella
Banger
Jackson
Turner
O'Connor
Bangor
Wadsworth-Modjeska
Auburn
Homestead
Fretter
MacGyle
Joe Frey
Giver
Mr. Featherstone
Jultusner
Kentucky
Palizade
Daly
Malaspina
Sch
Montana Peeress
Seaioen
Bell Reed
Horn
Birkenruth
Sea West
Conley
Frank Woods
J. Woods
Moriel
Fridoam
Winstett
Dons
L. Jackson
Lizgella
O’connor
Ronnie Steepant
the Fretter
Troxier
Ransch
Detroit Driving Club Announces July Trotting Meeting
Detroit Driving Club outlines early sprinting and trotting events for its annual meeting in July with a featured Manufacturers stake and related showcases scheduled to open Monday next week March 17.
Walking match ends as Cavanaugh leads finish in Philadelphia
The six days walking contest ends with seventeen finishers from seventy starters. Pat Cavanaugh of Trenton leads from start to finish and ends eighteen miles ahead of nearest rival Fahey. Prize split allocates 35 percent to winner and 4 to second, with shares for others. scores list top eight finishers and miles.
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Philadelphia
Pat Cavanaugh
Trenton
N. J
Fahey
Cavanaugh
Tracey
Glick
Day
Barnes
Hart
Nolen
Bids Opened For Jeffries Fitzsimmons Prize Fight
Bids for the Jeffries Fitzsimmons heavyweight bout were opened in San Francisco and New York on March 15. Local clubs and the Century Club of Los Angeles submitted proposals including percentages of gross receipts and guarantees. Delaney, representing Jeffries, will have final say after reviewing offers with Fitzsimmons.
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San Francisco
Billy Delaney
Jeffries
Century Club
Los Angeles
Ioeal
National Athletic Club
Yosemite
New York
Jeffries-Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
California
International tournament card set for coronation week in London
The National Sporting Club in London has finalized the International tournament schedule. Frank Erne versus Pat Daly is added, with Harry Harris against Andy Tokell also set. Other bouts feature Peter Maher versus Tom Sharkey, Gus Ruhlin versus Kid McCoy, Joe Walcott versus Tommy West, and Tommy Ryan versus George Gardner.
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New York
National Sporting Club
London
Messrs
Gayin
Lea
Frank Erne
Pat Daly
Harry Harris
Chicago
Andy Tokell
Peter Maher
Tom Sharkey
Gus Ruhlin
Kid McCoy
Joe Walcott
Tommy West
Tommy Ryan
George Gardner
Yale
Harvard
Oxford
Cambridge
Gus Rubiin
Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffries
Young Corbett
England
Jack Roberts
Will Carley
Billy Madden
Bob Armstrong
Denver Ed Martin
Walcott Beats Stift in Six-Round Chicago Bout
Joe Walcott defeated Billy Stift of Chicago in six rounds at the Chicago Athletic Club. Stift took a severe beating and fought gamely to the end, ending the bout in poor condition after the sixth round.
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Chicago
Joe Walcott
Billy Stift
Chicago Athletic Club
Stift
O'Brien to Meet Ryan for Middleweight World Title
New York report states Jack O'Brien of Philadelphia, a champion middle and heavyweight pugilist, signed to fight Tommy Ryan for the middleweight world title. The bout is slated before the Southern Athletic Club in Louisville on May with a 158 pound ringside limit.
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New York
Jack O'Brien
Philadelphia
England
Tommy Ryan
Southern Athletic Club of
Louisville
Ringsite
Rooney Beats Turk No 2 in Chicago Bout at Old Auditorium
In St Paul tonight John Rooney of Chicago defeated Terrible Turk No 2 in two falls. Turk quit after the first fall in 14 minutes, claiming an arm injury that prevented continuing.
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ST. Paul, Minn
John Rooney
Chicago
Rooney
Denny Dougherty to fight Joe Maxwell next in Cleveland
San Francisco boxing club to donate ten percent of next show receipts to the William McKinley memorial fund. Waite the Montana lightweight shows good form backed by Charles W. Clark and headed to California. Cincinnati followers doubt Joseph can beat Tom Sharkey. Eddie Gardner fails to draw McGovern. Martin Julian ends Saturday fights at Penn Athletic Club and moves to Wednesdays. Jem Mace recalls six years in Australia and claims over $100,000 earnings from statue studies.
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Denny Dougherty
Joe Maxwell
Cleveland
San Francisco
William McKinley Memorial Fund
Montana
Waite
Charles W. Clark
California
Cincinnati
Choyinski
Hanrahan
Joseph
Tom Sharkey
Eddie Gardner
McGovern
Martin Julian
Penn Athletic Club
Philadelphia
Jem Mace
Australia
Boxing and college sports mix sparks over royal carnival plans
The piece surveys health minded elders, a Trenton basketball riot and looming indictments, then shifts to boxing diplomacy. It notes Yale and Harvard boxing status, National Sporting Club plans for London coronation events, and potential matches or signings involving Sharkey Rubin Maher Fitzsimmons Jeffries Corbett and others with American pugilists abroad.
Americans win as British chess experts lose in cable match
New York March 15 After two days of hard fighting the American team beat Britain in the seventh Newnes Cup international contest Five and a half games to four and a half Pillsbury and Marshall draw while Lawrence defeats Pillsbury Atkins defeats Marshall Barry draws as Helms wins for the Americans Early British edge softened by Voight Hynes and Mills draws Solved by late American wins to seal victory
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New York
America
Great Britain
Trenchard
Delmar
Atkins
Marshall
Brooklyn Chess Club
Pillsbury
Hynes
Voight
Mills
England
Helms
Lawrence
Barry
Chess results and openings in incomplete score mix
The fragment lists multiple chess board pairings with players named Pillsbury Lopez Hynes Voight Delmar Blake Delmar and others facing opponents Lawrence Barry Mason Atkine Mills Bellingham Mills Trenchard Mitchell Howell Girdiestone and others. Openings include Queen's gambit declined and Dutch defenses with varying scores and mentions of sicilian tense.
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Ers
Pillsbury
Lawrence
Ray Lopez
Barry
Mason
Ing. A Marshall
Atkine
Hodges
Lee
Hynes
Mills
Voight
Bellingham
Delmar
Trenchard
Posmenn
Blake
Howell
Mitchell
Lopez
W. Helps
Girdiestone
Brooklyn Pool Tournament Upsets and Big Runs
Jerome Keough of Buffalo defeated Irving Long of Nashville 12 to 10 with a 16 high run. P W Walsh of New York beat William McCune 125 to 3, high runs Walsh 75, McCune 6. William Clearwater of Ellwood Pa. beat H H Stofft of Cleveland 125 to 102 with high runs 27 and 28. Charles Weston of Wyoming defeated William Wernerick of New York 125 to 56, Weston high run 51, opponent 10.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jerome Keough
Buffalo
Irving Long
Nashville
Tenn
Long
P. W. Walsh
William McCune
New England Chamion
Walsh
McCune
Wiliam H. Clearwater
Ellwood
H. H. Stofft
Cleveland
O. Clearwater
Stofft
Charles Weston
Cowboy
Wyoming
William Wenrick
Weston
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen meeting held in New York
Executive committee chaired by Walter Stimpson endorsed Lake Quinsigamond for the national regatta with dates moved to August 8 and 9 to accommodate Henley entrants. Titus was confirmed amateur under Henley rules. Philadelphia YMCA and Pittsburgh Athletic Club sought membership. rules to be amended. Olympian Games cooperation pledged. A five member committee was named to define junior and intermediate oarsmen with a report due in thirty days.
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National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Walter Stimpson
Boston
Claude Scappone
Washington
Gordon §. Corrigan
Philadelphia
Henry W. Garfield
Albany
C. W. Friesendanz
R. H. Pelton
Brooklyn
James Pilkington
Fred R. Fortmeyer
Newark
J. P. Fox
Lake Quinsigamond Association
Henley
Natioonal Association
C. 3. Titus
Titus
Pennsylvania Railroad Y. M. C. A
Pittsburg Athletic Club
International Olympian Games Association
National Association
Marconi to Confer Boon by Removing Wires and Messengers
In a Baltimore American note, Marconi is praised for his wireless triumphs and the imagined elimination of wires and messenger boys, signaling a future of effortless communication without traditional messengers.
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Baltimore American
Marconi
Dboys
FIRST HONOR CONTESTS BOWLERS STRIVING TO WIN INDI VIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Carter leads the Indianapolis Bowling League with a 145 pin gap on Bryson for the top spot while Graff and Allen duel in the Independent League. Marlons hold the team crown though schedules delay some matches. State tournament entries are expected around one hundred as local bowlers tune for finals.
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Indianapolis
Marlons
Washingtons
Marions
T. J. Carter
Bryson
Carter
Knox
Marion
Graff
Allen
Dollman
Shortridge
James FE. Randall
Delectables
Invincibles
Mayers
Hoot Mons
Shortridge Girls Win Rough Indoor Hoops Clash
Shortridge High School girls defeated Butler 13 to 8 in a rough invitational game at Butler gym. Ethel Dorsey starred, scoring the majority of Shortridge’s field goals while Butler struggled with line changes and conversion at the foul line amid heavy fouls.
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Butler
Shortridge High School
Ethel Dorsey
Ethel Rey
Shortridge
Gladys Nehrbas
Essie Hunter
Nwo
Sher Oaage
Butler Essie Hunter
Johnny Carpendes
Neil Senour
Alice Baker
Mary Smith
Anna Vance
Laura Zwic
Johnny Carpender
Nora Lacey
Dorsey
Nehrbas
Hunter
Senour
Baker
Eee
Zwick
Lacey
Smith
Vance
Carpender
Jones
Bates
Hardin
Yale Team to Play Indianapolis YMCA on April 7
Manager Ralph Jones of the Indianapolis YMCA basketball team announced the Yale five will visit Indianapolis for a game on April 7 at the YMCA court. Initial plans were dropped due to gate receipts concerns, but several men guaranteed 3100 to cover the expense. The Yale squad will meet the YMCA team in Indianapolis.
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Ralph Jones
Indianapolis Y. M. C. A
Yale
Ciy
Jones
Athletic Department
The
Association
Indianapolis
President McKinley and the Nevada train stop incident
Leslie's Weekly recalls an incident on McKinley's Pacific Coast return. At a Nevada water stop a group of waving children asked if he was the president. He answered yes and noted Mrs. McKinley was nearby. The children stood silently, waving as the train moved on.
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Leslie's
McKinley
Canton
Pacific Coast
Nevada
Fruits of Prosperity in New York Disbursements
The Louisville Courier-Journal notes this month’s industry and dividend payouts totaling 57.406 million dollars, with railroads yielding about 12 million and industrial firms near 30 million. It cites Chicago banks reporting record deposits up 58 million since mid-December, highlighting national economic strength.
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Louisville
Weaiimeaio Foy
United States
Notre Dame Dominates Purdue Indiana in Triangular Meet
Notre Dame defeated Purdue and Indiana at South Bend in the fourth annual triangular meet scoring 7 to 3 and 9. Notre Dame athletes Staples Gearin Herbert Kirby excelled in sprints and relays. A world record in the 20 yard dash was set by Staples with 2.45 seconds.
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Indianapolis Journal
South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Purdue
Indiana
South Collegians
Sullivan
Staples
Gearth
Herbert
Kirby
P. J. Corcoran
Little Martin
Matthews
Maretin
Rice
Martin
Gearin
Lockridge
Uffendell
Steele
Wallace
McCullough
Atets Kirby
Miller
Tance
Martis Sacan
Osborn Tae
Lineum
Goodspeed
Corns
Speed
Smith
Lance
W. E .Miller
Jordan
Barrett Une
Barclay
Gears
Carter
Percise
Mawery
Egg
Yale and Harvard Hold Secret Athletic Conference
In New Haven on March 15 Yale and Harvard held the first in a series of secret meetings to discuss athletic matters. Harvard representatives Professor Hollis J J Storrow and W B Ladd met Yale delegates Walter Camp R G Guerney and Charles Gould. The initial session aimed at a general agreement with later talks to set specific intercollegiate sports arrangements.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Professor Hollis
J. J. Storrow
W. B. Ladd
Walter Camp
R. G. Guerney
Charles Gould
Richmond Defeats Opponent for Western Pole Lead in Close Showdown
Richmond, Indiana, won 2 to 1 to remain second in the Western pole championship race. Munele claimed honors, while Anderson’s absence would have swung the balance. Fisher’s injury hindered the visitors in a brisk defensive bout. Racine, Wisconsin, is slated as the next stop.
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Indianapolis Journal
Richmond
Ind
Munele
Anderson
Fisher
Racine
Wis
Amateur Association to hold general championship in London
London reports that the Amateur Association’s general committee decided the year’s general championship meeting will take place in London on June 56. The committee also passed A F Duffy's world records of 945 seconds for the mid-yard run and 1145 seconds for 1 yard, Leicester in July.
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London
A. F. Duffy
Leicester
Wisconsin Defeats Chicago In Indoor Track Meet
The University of Wisconsin track team defeated the University of Chicago 46 to 44 in Madison tonight. Blair of Chicago tied the indoor record with a dash in four seconds flat.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Blair
Chicago
Oligarchy Controls Chilean Politics, Six Families Dominate
Hartford Courant notes political power and high offices in Chile concentrated in six families. The president German Riesco and other top posts align with the Errazuriz, Montt, Vieuna, Aldunate, Solar factions. A speech in Congress warns of possible upheaval if unrest grows.
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Hartford Courant
Chile
German Riesco
Frrazuriz
the Montis
Walkers
Foreign Office
Aldunates
Interior Department
Vieunas
Mene
New York Letter on Gift from Mexico to Mrs Roosevelt
Mrs Roosevelt, via John Barrett, received a remarkable gift from Kent Ding of Mexico. Exquisitely drawn linen feces are praised as the finest seen in this country and sent as special recognition of her support for linen workers in Porto Rico. Mrs Roosevelt shared it with friends and replied to Mexico’s elderly executive in a personal letter.
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New York
Roosevelt
John Barrett
American Congress
Kent Ding
Mexico
Washington Letter on J Warren Keifer in Swallow-tail Style
A Washington letter mocks ex speaker J Warren Keifer noting his status as an army officer and lawyer while highlighting his signature swallow-tail coat. The vignette portrays him on the Senate floor in a low cut vest and wide white shirt, giving the impression he dressed hurriedly after a dinner.
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Washington
J. Warren Keifer
House
Senate
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