Goullet and Fogler win six day bike race at Madison Square Garden
Alfred Goullet of Gippsland Australia and Joe Fogler of Brooklyn won the six day race at Madison Square Garden in 142 hours covering 2751 miles to beat the former 2737 mile record. The final standings list Verri Brocco Hull Ryan Root McNamara Magin Lawrence Drobach Halstead Mitten Thomas Corry Walker as top finishers with close margins. Goullet’s final mile time was 12 50 seconds.
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Gippsland
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Joe Fogler
Brooklyn
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Crobach
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Brocco
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McFarland and
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Mitten
Corry
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Ritchie Demands 15000 Guard for February Lightweight Title Bout
World lightweight champion Ritchie and Harlem Tommy Murphy will not fight in February in San Francisco without a $15,000 guaranteed purse. Coffroth offered $12,500 or 50 percent of gate. a $5,000 side bet was rejected. Murphy likely heads east soon.
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Murphy
East
Robbie Tells Story With Laugh On Him
Wilbert Robinson, Brooklyn manager, speaks openly about his weight at a presser in Ebbetts' office. He recalls a fan mockingly shouting to him during a Giants game, asking "Hey, Robbie, what time does the balloon go up?" and ends with the crowd's laughter.
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Wilbert Robinson
Brooklyn
Robbie
Ebbetts
John McGraw
Giants
President Ebbetts
Echoes From YMCA Gym Aims And Athletics
The Classified Sports League features eight teams in junior and intermediate classes with talk of a seniors league. Track training for Mardi Gras, potential five mile run, and high turnout in senior class mark busy gym activity. Claud Derrick eyeing major league debut with the Superbas. Fisher and Owens in national league trade chatter. basketball league games set for Friday. Pentathlon next in January.
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Claud Derrick
Derrick
The
Superbas
Fisher
B S A Defeats All Stars 14 to 0 in Ragged Game
The B S A football eleven defeated the All-Star team 14 to 0 at Monroe Park. Marshall opened with a 20 yard touchdown after a pass from Hays, and H C Malone scored late. Varnado led the All-Stars, while Hays, Marshall, King and Wildman stood out for B S A.
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Hays
H. C. Malone
Varnado
King
Wildman
B B Chamberlain Heads New Order of Oaks
The Order of Oaks to be formed Monday night in this city with B B Chamberlain local attorney as president and about thirty five Mobilian charter members. Mobile to be headquarters with chapters planned nationwide. A smoker will be held Tuesday night by the new order.
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Order of Oaks
B. B. Chamberlain
Mobile
Florala to form new military company approved
Special to The Item reports Adjutant General Scully approved an application to organize a new military company in Florala Alabama. The move, announced from Montgomery on December 13, sets the stage for local manpower and community involvement in state defense forces.
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Montgomery, Ale
Scully
Florala
Thos Wagner Co Quoting Low Prices Prompt Quick Call
Thos Wagner & Co advertise discounted prices inviting customers to call or visit promptly for deals. The brief notice urges action to secure favorable quotes.
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Thos, Wagner & Co
Adv
Johnny Clancy Pleads Guilty To Operating Blind Tiger
Winston Salem Me, Dec 18 Clancy second baseman on the Orleans balls team pleaded guilty in court today to operating a blind tiger. Sentence deferred. A term on the roads is the usual penalty. North Carolina is a prohibition state.
Colsson Heads to Atlanta League Meeting for Talks
Secretary C. Z. Colsson of the Mobile Baseball Association traveled to Atlanta on Saturday night to attend the Southern League winter meeting. Briscoe Lord of the Mobile Club will join him there to discuss several trades in sight, some near completion. Lord might visit Mobile after the meeting, though this is not certain.
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C. Z. Colsson
Mobile Baseball Association
Atlanta
Southern League
Briscoe Lord
Mobile Club
Lord
Mobile
Gym Tourney At Y M C A Thursday
The Y M C A will host a wrestling gymnastics and games tourney this week with about 60 youths in 65 to 120 pound bouts and over 100 participants from intermediate and junior classes. Team sports include basketball volleyball indoor baseball and ring hockey with four thousand seats set. The city and county wrestling title event is postponed to the January gymnastic exhibition.
California Wines and Spirits Price List Fragment
A partial price list shows Green Seal Paul Jones Cream of Kentucky Jefferson Club 1 Qt Per Gal Per Qt and various wines and gins. Items include Madeira Sloe Gin Ruby Sloe Gin Gordon's Dry Gin Coronet Dry Gin with prices noted as $1.00 $1.25 and 50c to 75c per bottle or quart.
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Paul Jones
Cream of Kentucky
Jefferson Club
Ruby Sloe
Gordon
Robert Burnette
Athletes excel at YMCA pentathlon in lively meet
The YMCA pentathlon at the gym last Friday produced engaging events. Moore won the 440 yard dash and a 20 yard heat. Varnado dominated the final standings, high jump, and shot put while Moore and Duglass placed in multiple events. The next pentathlon is planned for January with monthly aims.
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Moore
MecQuilten
Varnado
Duglass
Doyle
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