Marquard's Signing Sparks Fraternity Controversy
New York pitcher Rube Marquard reportedly signed with the Brooklyn Federals for 1915, risking expulsion from the Baseball Players' Fraternity. President David Fultz questioned eligibility while Brooklyn's Robert Ward weighs contract details and precedent.
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Rube Marquard
Brooklyn Federals
Brooklyn
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Ward
New York Nationals
Robert Ward
William Ritter
Giants
David Fultz
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Players’ Fraternity
Players’ Organization
McCoy Defeats Kid Wagner in Close Bout
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania New York boxer McCoy edged Kid Wagner in a rough two act bout last night. Both fighters showed weak punches and failed to land cleanly.
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New York
Kid Walkesbarre
Carlisle and Auburn Meet in Atlanta This Season Finale
Carlisle and Auburn face off in Atlanta for the South's final college game of the season. Auburn aims to remain undefeated and unscored upon, while Carlisle seeks an upset as the Indians start with Wallette Jr and Looks Around at key backfield spots.
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Chicago Feds Raise Stock to 400000 After Johnson Signing
Chicago on December 6 reports stockholders of the Federal League club increased the stock by 150000 raising capitalization from 250000 to 400000. One hundred thousand of the new issue was subscribed in minutes by present holders and fifty thousand more to be sold in 100 share blocks with a ten share limit per person. Johnny Evers arrived to take part in a benefit basketball game for Mrs Doyle and Arnold Houser.
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Federal League Baseball Club
Walter Johnson
Johnny Evers
Jimmy Doyle
Arnold Houser
Chicago Cubs to Train in Tampa for Spring Camp
The Chicago Nationals plan a 35 player training trip leaving Chicago to reach Tampa on March 1. They will stay in Tampa through March 31 and begin exhibitions in Atlanta on April 1. Scheduled games include Birmingham April 2 3 Nashville April 4 Chattanooga April 6 7 Memphis April 8 9 10 11.
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Billiard Players' League Matches Reported
Cal vie Demarest beat George Sutton 800 to 196 in Joliet. Bennie Allen defended his world pocket billiards title in Kansas City with a 200 to 124 win over James Mature. Harry Cline defeated Welker Cochran 300 to 188 in Memphis.
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Calvin Demarest
George Sutton
Demarest
Sutton
Kansas City
Bennie Allen
James Mature
Denver
Allen
Mature
Memphis
Tenn
Harry Cline
Welker Cochran
Cutler Beats Schaefer In Scranton Billiards League Match
Albert Cutler defeated Jake Schaefer in a Billiard Players' League match, 300 to 320. Cutler posted averages of 146 21 and a high run of 37, while Schaefer had averages of 10 10 and a high run of 655.
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Albert Cutler
Jake Schaefer
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White Bests Callahan in Eight-Round Bout
Chicago lightweight Charlie White defeated Frankie Callahan of New York in eight rounds at the St. Louis arena. White pressed the action, landing the cleaner blows while Cal lhan showed grit, but White held the edge on aggression and total punches.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Dec
Charlie White
Chicago
Frankie Callahan
New York
Packy McFarland Eyes 135-Pound Bout Against Freddie Welsh
Packy McFarland, the Chicago boxer, says he is willing to fight at 135 pounds at 3 PM for Freddie Welsh. Fans doubt the move and view him as a middleweight who should stop targeting lighter opponents.
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Packy McFarland
Chicago
Freddie Welsh
Packy
Option Clause Centered Fight for Johnson Services
The option clause in Walter Johnsons Washington contract will determine his baseball future as teams from the American and Federal Leagues clash. B B Johnson says Washington officials claim the clause binds Johnson to organized baseball. Gilmore of the Federal League vows Johnson will join the Chicago Federals under a legal, binding deal, despite Washingtons court threats.
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Reich Stops Sailor Delaney in Third Round
New York’s Al Reich knocked out Sailor Delaney of Brooklyn in the third round of a ten round bout in Montreal. Reich weighed 207 pounds to Delaney’s 205 and led the attack from the opening bell.
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AL Reich
Associated Press
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New York
Brooklyn
Reich
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Boston National Club plans four mile distant Allston park
The Boston National Baseball Club announced a new park will be built in the Allston district after purchasing a large tract of land. The site lies about four miles from city center but is readily accessible via trolley lines.
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Boston National Baseball Club
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Gibbons Beats Moha by Disqualification in Wisconsin Bout
Mike Gibbons of St Paul defeated Bob Moha of Milwaukee after Moha was disqualified for two fouls in the second round of a scheduled 10 round middleweight bout in Hudson. Gibbons pressed the action from the start and floored Moha in the first round.
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Associated Press
Hudson
Wis
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Bob Moha
Milwaukee
Moha
Secord
Gibbons
Mora
Boston Shriners Member Drowns After Jump From Ship
F W Tibbetts of Peabody Massachusetts, a passenger on the American steamer Arapahoe, jumped overboard off Diamond Shoals lightship Thursday. The crew attempted rescue with a life preserver and lifeboat, but fog hindered recovery and Tibbetts was lost under sea. Papers in his stateroom tied him to Aleppo Temple Mystic Shrine of Boston.
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Charleston
D. C
F. W. Tibbetts
Peabody
Mass
Diamond Shoals
Tibbetts
Britain acts to forestall army contracts scandal
London Dec 5 The government formed a special committee led by Lord Escher to cooperate with the treasury on sanctioning army and navy contracts. Labor leaders hail the move as a victory amid protests against subcontracting sweatshop labor and poor conditions tied to government work.
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Associated Press
London
Lord Escher
Treasury Department
German Typhoid Epidemic Hits World War I Frontlines
Dutch correspondents in London report typhoid spreading among German troops in Flanders, with high incidence along the Yser and numerous cases among naval forces at Courtrai. The disease also sickens a son of the King of Württemberg at German headquarters.
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London
Flanders
Yser
Courtrai
Wurtemburg
Perugini 18 Dead in Forest Home Residence
Signor Perugini the renowned singer and actor died yesterday at Forest Home near Torresdale where he lived since January. He married Lillian Russell in 1894 as her third husband. they divorced the following year. He was about 65 years old.
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Signor Perugini
Torresdale
Perugini
Lillian Russell
Harvard Eleven Cost 425000
Harvard's championship football eleven was produced this fall at a cost of 425000 dollars. The largest item was 7500 dollars, the salary of Percy D. Haughton, head coach, with Cambridge reports detailing the 25 thousand dollar program cost.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Percy D. Haughton
Takahashi, Noted Japanese Artist Dies in St Louis
Kosan M. Takahashi a prominent Japanese artist architect and magazine writer died in St Louis Missouri last night at age 37.
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Kosan M. Takahashi
Cash Mercantile Company Records Filed for General Merchandis
The Cash Mercantile Company filed incorporation papers in probate court to engage in a general mercantile business. Capitalized at $2,500, officers include A. A. Wessner of Mobile as president and treasurer, J. B. Sanchez of Whistler as general manager, and Morris Hess of Birmingham as director.
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Mobile
J. B. Sanchez
Morris Hess
Birmingham
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