Cleveland Naps Must Be Sold in Speculation
Cleveland Naps face sale as American League gathers in Cleveland Ohio. C W Somers bankers committee offered 100000 to finance next season. Bid for club rumored at 576000 with Cleveland capital unsure. Potential buyers include Pittsburgh owner and Harry Sinclair. Judge Price Wil interprets new revenue act affecting hotels and news stands with licensing fees.
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Harry Sinclair
Federal
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Price Wil
Probate Court
One Too Many
A Philadelphia streetcar scene shows an inspector challenging conductor Jey over eleven fares rung up as nine are counted. The dialogue captures the tense moment as the inspector demands explanations while passengers stand by.
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Eel
Philadelphia
Foley
Jey
Pop Warner Could Tackle Baseball If He Joined Pirates
Pittsburgh fans nominate Glenn Pop Warner, famed Carlisle and Pittsburgh U. coach, for Pirates manager. The inventor of sport rules and three athletic devices, though not deep in baseball, sparks speculation on how he might shape a major league club.
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Pop) Warner
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Willard and Fulton May Fight in Milwaukee Now
New Orleans reports the March 4 Willard versus Fulton bout being called off with Frank Moran tipped as a substitute. Mike Collins says Jones promised a Willard Fulton meeting, while Milwaukee promoter Tom Andrews pledges a $25,000 purse for a February bout if New Orleans falls through.
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Jess Willard
Fred Fulton
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Tom Jones
Willard
Dominick J. Tortorich
Tortorich
Burks
Frank Moran
Pittsburgh
Fuldays
Burns
Chicago
Mike Collins
Fulton
Collins
Jones
Tom Andrews
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Dispatches
Kansas vs Kansas in Willard bout as Fulton debunks myths
Fred Fulton says he was born in Blue Rapids Kansas not Rochester Minnesota and denies Swedish or Norwegian roots. He notes Jess Willard will fight in a Kansas vs Kansas showdown. Fire destroys Rhea Springs Hotel and 20 adjoining cottages in Chattanooga at 8 30 this morning.
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Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
Rochester
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Fulton
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Willard
Kansas
Chattanooga
Rhea Springs
Whistler Pythians Back Home for Widows in Alabama
Members of Whistler Lodge No. 127 Knights of Pythias voted by a large majority to back a home for widows orphans and indigent members in Alabama and to favor Mobile as the site. Some urged a per capita maintenance fee while noting Mason and Odd Fellows homes in the north and central Alabama. Officer elections were deferred to the next meeting with expectations of a large turnout.
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Home For
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Alabama
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Odd Fellows
Purses for Big Auto Races Are Reduced
Indianapolis race to be 300 miles on May 30 1916 instead of 500. Purse cuts from 50000 to 30000 with first prize 12000 and ten prizes total. New rule allows five cars of same make. factory team of three plus two additional independent entries.
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Inventive gridiron and baseball visions spark debate
The passage recalls a coach-wizard who reshaped hurdle technique with a flop rule and introduced a five man interference play at Pittsburg University. It wonders what he might do if hired by Barney Dreyfuss to lead the Pirates, pondering a genius rediscovering sports strategy and a new standout star.
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Pittsburgh University
Barney Dreyfuss
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Pirates
Jim Thorpe
Convention to define amateur athlete in New York
The Intercollegiate Athletic Association holds the second session in New York to finalize a definition of amateur athlete. Fifteen organizations presented during the opening meeting and further recommendations are expected as delegates review proposed rules. The forecast is for a rule banning athletes who compete for money, commit fraud, or pledge prizes.
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New York
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
United States
Jack Dillon
Coffey
Moran
Ban Johnson
Frank Bancroft
Joe Tinker
Baseball Peace Committee
Joe
Prohibition National Convention Set for Minneapolis
The prohibition national convention will be held in Minneapolis on July 19, the national committee announced in session in Chicago. The meeting plans to coordinate anti alcohol efforts and boost enforcement nationwide.
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