Evident Frame-Up Threatens Mobile Columbus Southern Title Fight
The Mobile and Columbus Y M C A teams loom in a heated bid for the Southern championship with Birmingham Athletic Club seen as a disruptive rival. Birmingham’s questionable defense and misfiring offense are described, while a high stakes showdown with Mobile looms Saturday night and referee George E Steck may return.
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Mobile Y. M. C. A
Columbus Y. M. C. A
Birmingham Athletic Club
Mobile
Birmingham Athletics
Columbus
Birmingham News Sport
Birmingham
Guy Wharton
Barbecue Plans For Southern Magnates At Nooga
The Chattanooga club will host a barbecue for Southern League magnates, offering a novel, high time experience in a meadow near Kid Elberfeld's Walden's Ridge country home. Magnates Andrews and Patten originally planned a banquet but chose a barbecue to mark the league meeting.
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Southern League
Chattanooga Club
Chattanooga Times
Kid Elberfeld
Walden's Ridge
Andrews
Patten
Schlitz Beer and Wine Liquor Offer in City Ad
A local ad promotes Schlitz Beer as mighty good beer and offers wine and liquor at popular prices. It claims to serve the best glass of beer in the city and targets discriminating tastes.
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Schlitz Beer
Five Events In Gun Club Shoot Honors George Washington Day
Preparations are complete for Mobile Gun Club’s George Washington’s Birthday Merchandise Shoot on Saturday afternoon. Five handicap events with one dollar entry offer merchandise prizes from local merchants. targets are free and boats run at 1, 1:30, and 2 o’clock from St Francis street.
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Mobile Gun Club
St. Francis Street
Stoll
Meyer
Schwarz
Britton
George Washington
Frank Stoll
E. H. Lintton
H. L
W. L. Schwarz
Meyer the Hatter
Rowell
T. J. Rowell
Garcia and Girod
Thoss Tompkins
Maryland Club
Richard Liquor
John Palmer
Ballot Sold by Chinn to Madden for 30000
Philip T. Chinn, a Kentucky horseman who acted for W. K. Vanderbilt in a 60000 dollar mare purchase, announced the sale of the stallion Ballot to John E. Madden for 30000. Ballot sails to the United States aboard the Minneapolis, due March 8, and heads to Hamburg Place near Lexington, with several breeders linked to Madden in the deal.
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Associated Press
New York
Philip T. Chinn
W. K. Vanderbilt
James R. Keene
John E. Madden
Ballot
Mr. Chinn
England
Minneapolis
Hamburg Place
Madden
Lexington
Algernon Daingerfield
Jockey Club
Overall Will Not Sign With Evers
Orval Overall will not sign the contract from Chicago Nationals manager Evers and will stay out of baseball unless traded to another team. He said he would play next season if traded, otherwise he will remain in Los Angeles.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Orval Overall
Evers
Chicago Nationals
Chicago
Overall
Young Jack O'Brien Set to Face Fred Welsh in Wales Bout
Philadelphia fighter Young Jack O'Brien was matched by cable to meet Fred Welsh England lightweight champion in a 20 round bout at Pontypridd Wales on April 2. Eugene Corr National Sporting Club London will referee. Purse of 7600 with 60 percent of gross, 75 percent to winner, under 135 pounds limit.
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Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Cable
Fred Welsh
England
Pontypridd
Wales
Eugene Corr
National Sporting Club
London
Touchard Wins 114th National Indoor Tennis Title
Gustave F. Touchard defeated George C. Shafer 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 to capture the national indoor lawn tennis championship singles for the second time, reclaiming the title he first won in 1910. The match point totals were 134 to 120.
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Associated Press
New York
Gustave F. Touchard
George C. Shafer
Touchard
Rivers and Brown Set for Twenty Round Vernon Bout
LA report notes Joe Rivers and Knockerout Brown of New York completed training for a scheduled twenty round match at Vernon Saturday. Rivers entered as a 10 to 6 ringside favorite per predictions.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Joe Rivers
Brown
New York
Vernon
Rivers
Nearly Four Hours Without a Fall in Big Middleweight Draw
In New York, George Bothner and Henry Irslinger wrestled four hours in an international middleweight match at Brown's Gymnasium. The bout ended in a draw after three hours forty minutes with Bothner injuring his left knee early, and Irslinger unable to capitalize. The match was best two of three falls under catch as catch can rules.
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Associated Press
New Yule
George Hothner
America
Kienry Irsiinger
Europe
Browh's
Jonn J. O'Brien
New York Athletic Club
Bonner
Irslinger
Cowd
Bothner
Irglinger
Tommy Walsh to Manage Mandot in New Orleans
New Orleans promoter Tommy Walsh announced he will manage boxer Joe Mandot. Walsh plans a possible March 19 bout between Leach Cross and Mandot and another C April contest with Joe Rivers.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Tommy Walsh
Joe Mandot
Walsh
Leach Cross
Mandot
Joe Rivers
Great Games Promised In City Basket Ball League
Two fast games of city league basketball are promised for Friday night at the YMCA gymnasium. The YMCA Ramblers meet St Joseph, and Barton Academy vs University Military School decide the scholastic city title. Referee Captain Baumhauer of the YMCA officiates as a large crowd is expected.
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Y. M. C. A. Ramblers
St. Joseph Five
Barton Academy
University Military School
Ramblers
N. Cunningham
M. Cunningham
Phillips
Steber
Brue
Miller
St. Joseph's
Barton
Glover
Newsome
Dolive
Ash
Dorgan
McCormick
M. S
Marshall
Izard
Hays
Gaines
Slaton
Davis
Clements
Moreland
Charles Baumhauer
M. C. YA
Frank Captures Pitcher Williams in New Orleans Transfer
Sam Kennedy announces the sale of pitcher Ora Williams to the New Orleans Southern League club after Williams refused his contracts with Kennedy. The righthander from Waterbury showed 17 wins and 11 losses in 36 games last season with a .959 fielding average, and 208 strikeouts in the era.
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Sam Kennedy
Athletics
Cleveland Americans
Waterbury, Conn
Ora Williams
New Orleans
Williams
Flint
Kennedy
Waterbury
Pelican
German Princes To Become Athletes
Three German princes join the Berlin Sport Club and begin training in track and field. Joachim son of the emperor William Sigmund nephew of the emperor and Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia are noted as showing interest from the imperial family ahead of the Berlin Olympic Games.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Joachim
William Sigmund
Frederick Charles of
Prussia
Boxing Fistic Carnival Promises Two Classic Showdowns
San Francisco and Los Angeles host anniversary boxing cards featuring Harlem Tommy Murphy vs Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers vs K Brown in Verona Arena and city bouts. Mobbed by bettors, managers, and fans, the events attract wagers on Wolgast’s comeback and Brown’s workmanlike grit as Rivers fights on home turf for victory.
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Joe Rivers
Ad Wolgast
Knockout Brown
Tommy Murphy
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Los Angeles
California
Harlem
Tommy” Murphy
New York
K. Brown
Tom McCarey
Verona Arena
Murphy
Birmingham's Naps Headed for Pensacola Camp
Joe Birmingham manager of the Cleveland team with Lajoie Blanding O'Neill Kahler Steen Gra may and others leave Napville Saturday night for a temporary training camp in Pensacola Florida. They will pick up Doc Johnston at Chattanooga and others at Dixie points. The Naps stay in Pensacola until March 16 then move to New Orleans until April 3.
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Joe Birmingham
Cleveland
Lajoie
Blanding
O'Neill
Kahler
Steen
Gramey
Napville
Pensacola
Fla
Florida
Naps
Doc Johnston
Pelican
Chattanooga
Dixie
New Orleans
Track Meet For Girls Suggested At Northwestern
Miss Hazel Woodhull physical director at Northwestern University proposes a girls track meet in Patton gymnasium in March. She expects strong participation with events including 26 and 60 yard dashes running and standing broad and high jumps a relay shot put and a pole vault.
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Associated Press
Evanston
Hazel Woodhull
Northwestern University
Patton Gymnasium
Bowling Congress Ready For Tourney
Final arrangements for the opening of the thirteenth annual tournament of the American Bowling Congress were completed today in Toledo Ohio. Secretary Langtry said the official prize list would be finalized after the executive committee meeting next week. Peoria NL is the only city that has bid to host the 1914 event.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
American Bowling Congress
Langtry
Peoria
Rank Outsider Lands the Money
The Waters loo cup the Greyhounds Derby was run at Altcar and won by Hungell a brindle dog with Haldee a puppy second. Neither dog was considered promising and betting was 1000 to 80 against Hangwell and 2000 to 30 against Haldee. The Waterloo cup is an annual coursing contest with 64 greyhounds competing for a stake of 8000 dollars.
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Liverpool
Altcar
Hungell
Haldee
Hangwell
No Change Made In Chess Tourney
Three of six adjourned games in the chess tournament were played off yesterday all resulted in draws. The contestants were Janowski and Jaffe Chajes and Marshall Corze and Janowski.
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Associated Press
Havana
Janowski
Jaffe
Chajes
Marshall
Corze
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Steck
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Patterson
G. Dozier
Twe Mobile
Nooga Town
Winton
Adrian
Hervey Farm
Southern Hotel‘Buffet
Harry Horlock
Prop
Ritchie
Black
Strange
Seals
Wharton
Brazelton
McGowan
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Frank
Igan Wildcat
Wolgast
Danny Morgan
East
Toby
O'Brown
Bema
Morgan
Bowling Congress
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Een & CO
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Cambridge
Mesa
Tds
Chichester
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Abbott Bros
van Antwerp Drug CO
Bile
Ala
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Ill
Alabama Corn Mills Company
Fojele
Erazai Lala i
Alabama
Tissot
Douay UN
Cardinal Farley
Soneniers
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