Baseball Notes Show Mixed Results Across Leagues
Sporadic scores list National League Pittsburg 6 16 4 over Boston and American League games with New York Cleveland Wash Louis Boston results, plus association and league notes. The report highlights Sox victory over yesterday's opponents, Doc White and Pat ert pitching, and key hits by Patrick and Anderson in a chaotic recap of multiple games and line scores.
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Cage
New York
Cleveland
Wash
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Sox
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Patert
Loubtable
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Comiskeyppy
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Wabash College Names Verner Bowers Captain Of 1909 Baseball Team
Verner Bowers of Crawfordsville has been elected captain of the 1909 baseball team at Wabash College. He has served as catcher for two years and will be a junior next year. Edward Ruelbach has returned to form, reducing the impact of his absence.
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Edward Ruelbach
Verner Bowers
Crawfordsville
Wabash College
Bowers
Three New Athletes for Chicago Under Coach Stagg
The University of Chicago's coach Stagg expects three Western preparatory stars to join the team. Davenport from Oklahoma will add sprinting and quarter mile speed, Prather of Morgan Park Academy strengthens hammer throw and shot put, and Shaw of Muskegon High School vaults 11 feet 6 inches to back up Jacobs.
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University Preparatory School
Oklahoma
Prather
Morgan Park Academy
Shaw
Fuskegon High School
Midway
University
Stags
Merriam
Stagg
Two Springs
Jacobs
Hackenschmidt Wrestling Career Stirs Controversy
George Hackenschmidt faces questions as he retreats to Russia for fourteen weeks after forfeiting a match with Zbysco the Galician. England fears a comeback depends on agreed prearranged results. C B Cochran, Zbysco’s manager, calls it a backdown and has lined up Laurien de Beaucairious as Hack’s replacement for a later match this month.
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Zbysco
Russia
England
Hackenschmidt
C. B. Cochran
Cochran
Laurien de Beaucairious
Eupore
Siler remembered as boxing dean in Chicago funeral
George Siler, a foremost boxing writer and longtime Tribune staffer, died in Chicago Saturday night. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Corpus Christi church with interment at Mount Olivet cemetery. Pallbearers included Hugh Kedugh, John Brady, P P Pomeroy, Joseph Davis, A J McFaul and Harvey Woodruff. DeMolay Lodge Knights of Pythias and Elks attended.
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George Siler
Chicago
Pugilism
George
Siler
Corpus “Christi Church
Grand Boulevard
Forty-ninth Street
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Frederick Kennal
St. Elizabeth Church
Mr. Siter
Tribune
Hugh FE. Kedugh
John P. Brady
P. P. Pomeroy
Joseph G. Davis
A. J. McFaul
Harvey T. Woodruff
DeMolay Lodge
Knights of Pythias
The
Elks
Gans Eyes Bold Training Ahead of Nelson Bout in Los Angeles
World lightweight champion Joe Gans trains in Los Angeles for a forty five round title fight with Battling Nelson. A Sunday crowd watched the champ work in San Rafael while he concentrates on wind and conditioning. Nelson rests at Livermore Hills baths and plans a rough in fighting approach. local observers expect a strong challenge.
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Joe Gens
Los Angeles
Battling Nelson
San Rafael
Joe
Nelson
Livermore Hills
Cal
Gans
Promoters Eye Major Fights and Bets Across Coast
Promoter Jimmy Coffroth canvasses Chicago and the coast for high profile bouts including Gans Nelson on July 4 and Attell Moran on Labor Day. He seeks Ketchel or Papke for future cards and notes Krone as a possible referee candidate. Rudolph Unholz plans a ten round fight with Brock in Los Angeles as he lobbies for another shot at Gans. Ed Corrigan predicts Louisiana racing will continue next winter despite anti-betting efforts, citing gubernatorial support for proper conduct.
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Frisco
Gans-Nelson
Coffroth
Chicago
Papke
Ketchel
Kelly
Attell-Moran
Labor Day
Jeff
O. K
Doc Krone
Krone
Moran
Attell
Doc
Joe
Rudolph Unholz
Los Angeles
Phil Brock
Cleveland
Tom McCarey
Rudy
Joe Gans
Arcadia
Cal
Baldwin
Gans
Welch
Ed Corrigan
Hawthorne
City Park Racetrack
New Orleans
Louisiana
House
Senate
Belgium Racecourses Face Ban on Gambling Threat
Belgian courts have banned pari mutuel gambling at race tracks and fined course directors, risking the future of racing in Belgium. An appeal is planned as New York racing men predict developments in days ahead. They note wagering can continue if no records are kept, but memory bets are impractical for large business, likely lowering attendance and purses.
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Court of Appeals
Belgium
New York
Grand presents Madame Gertrude vaudeville bill
Madame Gertrude headlines a Joliet vaudeville program with two new moving pictures and new ties. Jay Bogert the blackface comedian, Ethel Gilkey singing comedienne, and Burton and Burton provide musical and comic interludes. New ventilating systems promise a comfortable theater night.
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Madame Gertrude
Jay Bogert
Ethel Gilkey
Real Estate Transfers Document in Joliet Area
A series of property transfers list multiple Joliet area deeds. James C OConnor to Edith Goodspeed for west 42 feet of lot 8 in Whites subd, $2,100. Ellenor Jewett to Alma Anderson for lot 1 in Raynor's adn, $1,400. Duncan McCowan to John Weitawich for lot 3 in Casse day s adn, $1,800. Robert Raber to Patrick Gleason for lot 15 in Fairmont subd, $200. Adelbert F Paden to Maggie Casey for lots 4 and 5 in bik 28 above subd, $200. Elizabeth Burke and John to A F Paden for lots 4 and 5 in C W Con Co s subd, $200. Henry Lehnert to Otto Reichl for a north end strip off bik 16 Denny s adn to Mokena, $10. Co W V Coal Co to Joseph Shula for w% se% sec 32 Reed, $200 cash, balance in yearly payments. Agreed price $1775.84.
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James C. O'Connor
Edith
Goodspeed
West
Gardner & Strong
Joliet
Ellenor Jewett
Wm. J
Blue Earth
Minn
Alma N. Anderson
Raynor
Robert Raber
Patrick A. Gleason
Fairmont
Lockport
Adelbert F. Paden
Maggie Casey
Henry Lehnert
Otto Reichl
Denny's Adn
Mokena
The Girl on the Golf Links and a Lost Ball
The dialogue sketches a moment on the course where a girl questions the fate of a man who loses his ball and the man evasively declines to answer. The exchange hints at humor and social banter on summer greens.
Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley Route Described for Travel
Descriptive copy highlights the Grand Trunk Lehigh Valley double track route via Niagara Falls. Describes through trains with coaches and sleeping cars and praises the scenery. For descriptive literature contact Geo W Vaux at Grand Trunk Railway System Chicago.
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Grand Trunk
Lehigh Valley
Niagara Falls
Geo. W. Vaux
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams Street
Chicago
Administrator's Sale of Martha Leffman Estate
Public sale of the deceased Martha L Leffmans personal property will take place July 2 from 10 am to 5 pm at 218 Casseday avenue Joliet Illinois. Items include household furniture silver tableware jewelry clothing and other articles. Sale proceeds go to the Probate court of Will county cash terms. John H Savage administrator June 1908.
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Martha L. Leffman
Casseday Avenue
Joliet
County of
Will
Illinois
Probate Court
Will County
John H. Savage
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