Strong Coast Team for Jamestown Fair
Pacific coast club Intend to enter a strong team for the all round world championship athletic meet at the Jamestown exposition near Avinmer. Albert Munn, a leading western high school athlete, may wear the Olympic Club of San Francisco insignia and excels in high jump and pole vault with noted marks.
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Pacific Coast Clube
Avinmer
Amateur Athletic Union
Portland
Ore
California
Albert Munn
West
Olympic Club of
San Francisco
Munn
Mother Earth
Champion Wrestler Not Proud of Title
Frank Gotch, a heavyweight wrestling champion, speaks of the sport as underwhelming and notes his own family embarrassment at his fame. He warns aspirants that wrestling offers little money until reaching the top and that career longevity is brief, often ending after five to seven years. Gotch discusses his real estate wealth, abstention from alcohol and tobacco, and the physical toll of his match with Fred Berl in Kansas City.
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Spee
Frank Gotch
Goteh Ie
Ont
Goteh
Fred Berl
Kansas City
Oteh
Humboldt
Champion
Pus Heaton
Hocampe
Hocaian
Mia
Hin
Cicero
Western athletes vie for spot on team in tough trials
Ned by the list faces Johnny Surrell of Michigan in hurdles and Martin Sheridan of the Tish American Athletic Club in weight throwing as Pacific coast competitors seek selection. Ralph Rose shines in shot and hammer. others invited include Charles Parsons of San Francisco and W. R. Garcia of Friece. Portland athletes A. Johnson and Mays also figure. The piece notes coachs’ hopes, forthcoming trials, and lingering questions about retirement and farming life.
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Johnny Surrell
Michigan
Martin Sheridan
Tish American Athletic Club
Pacific Slope
Ralph Rose
Han Mer
Charles L. Parsons
San Francisco
W. R. Garcia
Friece
A. Garner
California
Hofforia Wil
Kelly
Cookson Wins One Mile World Championship Skate Race
Albert Cookson of Bt Leule wins the one mile world championship roller skating race in a close finish with a time around 2 minutes 56 seconds. Magland's champion sets a near record, while several rivals including Marie J Miokine and Ovsar Nawaann from Detroit vie for places.
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Holtatle Dhawpioshiy
Amerie
Miltve Willems
Chlemea Wine
Scouting the corrupted batting averages in early baseball
A historical critique claims official scorers pad batting averages in major league play, citing Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh and New York as examples. The piece argues padding skewed fairness, notes veteran players and managers affected, and compares to horse racing doping methods and broader sports integrity concerns.
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National League
Keererk
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Mins Wagner
Steinfeldt Amd Lumley
Pittsburg
Wagner
Bo! Steinfeldt
Limley
The Year They Wore Hoop Skirts and Wigey Pants
A fragmentary verse piece recalls a past era with quirky dialect about hoop skirts and wigey pants. The speaker reflects on fashion and memory, noting laughter and a shared rural setting while teasing a bygone scene. The piece centers on identity, nostalgia, and communal humor.
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Fiat
Fragmented Sage Advice and Oddities From An Awkward Digest
A jumble of outdated aphorisms and nonsensical lines about money borrowing, generosity, conversations, and social norms. The text touches on lending, pride, and virtue with stray bits about pipes, fools, and humorous misstatements, mingled with garbled dialogue and unrelated queries.
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Oregon Short Line Railroad
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DR Bpencer
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Lake City
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Joon
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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Tate
Ogden
Tourlat
C$. Williams
Jamestown Fair
Upper Peninsula
Upper Michigan
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Big Hun
Dinein
Dollar Taylor
Horton Aueriven Teague
Agate
Tie Hue
Meadowthorpe
Col Jame
BK Popper
Lexington
Cy Young
Nate
Hue
Hodal
Sveum
Kamala
Hane Wagner
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Ewin
Verizon
Rome
Willie
Willi
Yelle
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