Herzog Named Player Manager of Cincinnati Reds
Harry S Herzog signed a one year contract and was officially made manager after the sale of former manager von Tinker to Brooklyn. A 28 year old Baltimore native and Maryland University graduate, Herzog will play shortstop while guiding a fast, relied on defense team with ideas approved by the board. He has a background with the New York team under McGraw and was part of a trade that brought Bescher to New York from Cincinnati.
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Harry Ste- Herzog
Herzog
von Tinker
Brooklyn
Tinker
Ale
New York
Incinnati
Baltimore
Maryland University
McGraw
Ensve'y
Peps
New York Leader
Cincinnati
Hartley
Bob Bescher
Ebbetts Reveals Correspondence With Murphy
Associated Press reports Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club releasing letters about the Tinker deal with Cincinnati and Chicago. Murphy replies he will not confer with Tinker and says he is open to arranging a trade with any club that can claim Tinker.
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Associated Press
New York
Jes E. Ebbetts
Brooklyn II Club
Joe Tinker
Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati Club
Klyn
Ebbetts
Charles ‘Yhu
Chicago Club
Inker
Tinker
Brooklyn
Ebbetts Faiichred
Murphy
Ing
Cincinnati
National League
Carl Flick May Leave to Join the Federals
In Chattanooga a letter from Eddie Collins of the Lookouts says Carl Flick plans to join the Federal league in 1914. No club is named and local patrons doubt the move, expecting manager McCormick to keep Flick if possible.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Carl Flick
Keystone
Eddie Collins
The
Lookouts
Federal League
Flick
McCormick
Carl
Moonshine gang busted in Ozarks near Bee Rock
Federal agents arrested George Smith identified as the gang leader and Pete Barton the selling agent for an illicit still near Bee Rock in Big Creek. The operation was hidden in a deep canyon in southeast Missouri while armed locals guarded the area.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Missouri Ozarks
George Smith
Pete” Barton
Big Creek
Bee Rock
Missouri
New Army Altitude Record Set Near San Diego
Lieutenant H. Post climbed to 10 400 feet in army aeroplane No 23 from North Island to set a new altitude record, surpassing the previous mark by over 2 000 feet and averaging 5 640 feet per minute for the first 3 000 feet.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Cal
Army
H. Post
North Island
Post
Proposed successor for Huerta drawn from odd remark
A Charleston editor notes a suggestion for Huerta's successor by a man named Carbajalyrosas while joking that Garzadolpho De Lame Aldape is overly given to flowery talk.
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Carbajalyrosas
Huerta
Garzadolpho de Lame Aldape
Charleston News and Courier
Princeton fails to lure Harvard into triangular regatta
PRINCETON New Jersey December 19 It was announced last night that Princeton failed to persuade Harvard to join a triangular regatta on May 9 Harvard’s withdrawal leads to plans for a three cornered race with Pennsylvania and Columbia Princeton plans against Cornell with potential Yale at Ithaca on May 23 awaiting faculty approval.
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Associated Press
Princeton
N. J
Harvard
Tiger
Charles River
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Yale
Ithaca
Murdered Railroad Man Found in Burned Bungalow
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania John E Bush a veteran railroad worker was found dead with a bullet wound in his back inside his burned bungalow near Inglenook sixteen miles from Harrisburg last night A grandson visiting Bush is missing and bodies are being sought in the ruins and surrounding country.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
John E. Bush
Inglenook
Bush
Brickley Elected Captain of Harvard Bridge Team
Charles E. Brickley of Everett was elected captain of Harvard's 1914 eleven yesterday in Cambridge Mass. Brickley, 21, a member of the last two Harvard football teams, competed with Walter H. Trumbull of Salem who was center this year for the post.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Charles E. Brickley
Everett
Harvard
Walter H. Trumbull
Salem
Brickley
Jexas Dog Lands First In All Age At Letohatchie
The first annual National Field Trials Club meet in Montgomery Alabama concluded with John Proctor owned by Al Curtis Belton Texas and handled by Babcock taking first in the all age stakes Powhattan owned by Herbert Ames Boston Massachusetts and handled by Jones was second De Soto Frank owned by A G Sage New York and handled by Holloway finished third A deciding run between John Proctor and Powhattan extended nearly two hours before a winner was proclaimed President Sage praised the trials as a success as owners and dogs dispersed after the event.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
National Field Trials Club
John Proctor
al Curtis
Belton
Tex
Babcock
Powhattan
Herbert Ames
Boston
Jones
de Soto Frank
A. G. C. Sage
New York
Holloway
Sage
Bomb attack targets Holloway jail wall in suffragette protest
London reports an explosion believed to be set by suffragettes damaged the jail boundary and nearby windows but caused no structural harm. Miss Rachael Peace, jailed for arson, may have faced forcible feeding, with threats of revenge at militant meetings. No arrests or clues disclosed. The adjoining house, linked to militant activity, hosts signals to inmates.
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Associated Press
London
Holloway
Rachael Peace
Otto Jordan to Manage Dallas Team in Texas League
Atlanta December 19 Otto Jordan will pilot the Dallas team in the Texas league for the 1914 season. He succeeds Billy Maloney after returning from Pittsburg and brings extensive managerial experience. Jordan’s success with Valdosta in the Empire league and his Southern League connections position him to recruit players and pursue a pennant for Dallas.
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Atlanta
Otto Jordan
Dallas
Pittsburg
Jordan
Billy Maloney
Dallas Crew
Texas
Otto
Valdosta
Refugees Report Villa Tax Upon Departure From Chihuahua
Refuges arriving at the border say General Francisco Villa demanded from Mexican families and Americans sums from 1000 to 5000 before trains could leave Chihuahua City. Wealthy merchants paid to avoid trouble while some Americans faced no harassment. US Consular Agent George C. Carothers held talks with Villa during a special mission regarding recent Chihuahua events.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Chihuahua
George C. Carothers
United States
Torreon
Villa
Carothers
Gladys G. Graham Arrested for Parcel Post Theft
Gladys G. Graham 18 was arrested by postoffice inspectors in Mullens West Virginia on a charge of rifling parcels post mail at the local postoffice where she worked as a clerk. She appeared before a U S commissioner and was released on bond to stand trial in April at Huntington. Items valued over 250 dollars were found in her room including Christmas presents and feminine wearing apparel.
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Winton
W. Va
Liquor Shipping Rules Hearings Reach Troy and Seale
In a Montgomery city court ruling Judge Gaton Gunter denied liquor shipments to Seale in Russell County and Sellers in Montgomery County under local option anti shipping laws. He allowed shipments to Troy in Pike County where the town remains wet. The decision follows mandamus proceedings by I Brickman against the Southern Express Company.
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Montgomery
Ala
Troy
Seale
Russell County
Montgomery County
Gaton Gunter
I. Brickman
Southern Express Company
Brickman
Gunter
Seller’s
Pike County
Pelicans Ownership in Doubt as Somers Moves Weigh Prospects
New Orleans December 19. Discussion over whether Charles W. Somers will stay in control of the Pelicans continues as Friday conferences approach. Secretary Heinemann has presented three proposals to local financiers J K Newman Louden Bloom and Douglass, but details remain undisclosed. Heinemann cites treasury strain as a major hurdle before naming a local ownership plan, while expressing cautious optimism about a possible shift after further talks.
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New Orleans
Charles W. Somers
Cleveland
Pelicans
Heinemann
Somers
J. K. Newman
Messrs
Louden
Bloom
Douglass
Water basketball to be tried at Illinois Club meet
Water basketball a new game intended to be smoother than water polo will be tried tonight at the Illinois Athletic Club swimming meet with Northwestern University.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois Athletic Club
Northwestern University
Suffragette Demand Shifts Wilson Taft Outlook
Reported remarks suggest suffragette protests influence President hopeful Wilson and rival Taft. The Express notes potential shifts in reconciliation as momentum from the suffrage movement grows during the campaign period.
Exposition Games Tentative Dates Announced in San Francisco
The Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco released tentative dates for major athletic events. A. A. U. championships start February with weekly contests and end in October. Key events include gymnastic, wrestling, fencing, boxing, pentathlon, swimming, decathlon, relays, and interscholastic championships across 2024.
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San Francisco
Charles E. Moore
James E. Sulls
Exposition Stads
Catcher Henry Takes New Coaching Post At Amherst
Amherst Massachusetts December 19 Jo Henry catcher for the Washington American League club was named coach of the Amherst hockey team last night.
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Associated Press
Amherst
Mass
Jo Henry
Washingto American League
Amherst Hocke
Mundy Moves from Boston to Worcester
William Mundy, former first baseman for the Boston Americans, is released to the Worcester New England League club. Mundy arrived in Boston from the Portsmouth, Virginia team yesterday.
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Associated Press
Boston
William Mundy
Boston Americans
Worces
Esterday
Mundy
Portsmouth
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