Abe Attell Endorses Mike Gibbons As Old-Time Style Model
Abe Attell, former featherweight champion, says Mike Gibbons resembles the old days more than any current fighter. He praises Gibbons for standing solid, slipping blows, and punching with power, likening him to George Dixon and claiming Gibbons could outbox and outpunch many heavyweights of today.
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Mike Gibbons
Gibbons
Abe
George Dixon
Dixon
Mike
National League debates bleacher limit and drafting changes
The National League opened with President Tener granted absolute power to settle protested games. A resolution by Brooklyn's Ebbets to cap bleacher seats at 2000 sparked debate, as clubs warn of revenue losses. Also discussed were passes distribution and a revived minor league drafting system.
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Ebbets
Brooklyn
National League
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
John K. Tener
Star To Be Out Half A Season For Giants
John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, seeks a star outfielder as Dave Robertson reportedly cannot join the club until mid season after an injury on a hunting trip in the South. Robertson and Benny Kauff were key acquisitions McGraw hoped to rely on to compete.
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New York Giants
Dave Robertson
Giants
Robertson
South
McGraw
Benny Kauff
New York
Fred Herbert
Toronto
Herbert
Baseball World Prepares As Teams Sign 1916 Contracts
Club rosters shift as Louisville Colonels sign Ezra Midkoff Frank Crossin Kraft Corro din Williams Daniels Beckver mit. Indianapolis pursues Grover Gilmore and other Fed stars. Ivy Wingo aims for Braves, while Bull Durham shifts to film work in California. Reb cleans up winter holdouts and minor league moves continue across the circuits.
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Louisville Colonels
Ezra Midkoff
Frank Crossin
Kraft
Corridon
Williams
Daniels
Beckvermit
John Henry
Frappler Plans to Be Attorney After Wrestling Career
Wiladek Zbyszko, noted husky wrestler from the international New York tour, plans to study law and become an attorney after his career. He was a Vienna University law student and spent spare time studying. He is brother to Stanislaus Zbyszko, a former U.S. wrestler.
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New York
University of Vienna
United States
Wiladek
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Mrs J W Hurd Wins Low Qualifying Medal in Golf Tourney
Pinehurst N C Feb 10 Mrs J W Hurd of Pittsburgh formerly Dorothy Campbell national and international champion won the gold medal for low qualifying score in the women s St Valentine golf tournament which began here Wednesday Her card was 95 Elinor Gates Locust Valley L I N was second with 96.
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N. C
J. W. Hurd
Pittsburgh
Dorothy Campbell
Elinor Gates
Locust Valley
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Macon Granted Extension to Retain Franch ise
Macon baseball club president E G Jacobs said subscriptions to a 5000 dollar fund reached 1100 dollars and he would ask league directors for a Saturday deadline to raise the full amount. Savannah considered dropping out as did Macon, with Montgomery and Waycross seeking franchises.
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Savannah Dispatches
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Ala
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Cuban Kupchik Draws In Rice Memorial Chess Finals
Jose Capablanca of Havana drew with A. Kupchik in the fourth round of the Rice memorial chess masters finals on Wednesday. Boris Kostic of Serbia and David Janowski adjourned after 57 moves. With first prize assured the Cuban champion did not exert himself while Kupchik earned his half point. The jailbird remark ends the fragment.
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Havana
A. Kupchik
Boris Kostic
Serbia
David Janowski
Kupchik
Kostic
Janowski
Pitchers Main Hope of Giants
John McGraw Giants manager says three pitchers can carry the team this season. He notes last year’s poor pitching dropped the Giants to second division and expects Rube Benton Perritt Matty Tesreau Schupp and Schauer to deliver strong work.
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Giant
Giants
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McGraw
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Perritt
Tesreau
Schupp
Schauer
Salesman Held for Mental Examination after Indecent Exposure
James M. Thompson a Rome Georgia store salesman was arraigned in police court for appearing in his underwear on Government street. He showed signs of mental abberation and the case was continued for a medical examination. Thompson admitted drunkenness a week ago but said no drink since.
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Rome
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