Divided Opinion on Welsh Duffy Lightweight Fight
Freddie Welsh world lightweight champion fought Jimmy Duffy in Buffalo. The ten round bout ended with opinions split between a draw and a shade for Duffy. most editors favored Duffy. Both weighed 135 and 186 1 2 pounds respectively, with no knockdowns and solid but close exchanges through all rounds.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Freddie "Welsh
Jimmy Duffy
Lockport
Duffy
Welsh
Winter Ball At City Park Star Lineup Revealed
Jules Watson of the Galveston Texas League club has opened a barber shop in Van Antwerp building and will join the Winter League Sunday at 3 pm at City League Park. Catcher Baker from the South Atlantic League is new in town with more arrivals expected. Lefty Townsend Edward Fry Jack Courtney and others will face Creams with Courtney set to start at first base for the Creams.
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Jules Watson
Paul Sentell
Galveston
van Antwerp
Catcher Baker
Paul Sen‘fell
All Stars
Lefty” Townsend
Edward Fry
Jack Courtney
Courtney
Creams
Welsh in No Hurry to Tackle Ritchie
Promoter Coffroth has heard nothing from Freddie Welsh manager Harry Pollok about a proposed twenty round title bout with Willie Ritchie. If Welsh takes the long route, a second championship fight may be seen in San Francisco before the project is shelved. Ritchie is eager for another crack and will concede similar weight terms and gamble on receipts with Coffroth.
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San Francisco
Corth
Harry Pollok
Freddie Welsh
Willie Ritchie
Welsh
Ritchie
London
Coffroth
Al H Wilson Revival of When Old New York Was Dutch
Al H Wilson, famed German dialect singing ambassador, appears at Lyric theatre December 3 and 4 in a revival of When Old New York Was Dutch. Manager Sidney R Ellis presents the show, recalling it as one of Wilsons greatest successes with romance and noble courtly manners set in the sixteenth century. New songs this season include When I First Met You Moor Moonoon When the Roses in Spring Again Mr Bear Auf dersreher Fra'tein.
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al. H. Wilson
Lyric Theatre
Sidney R. Ellis
New York
Mr. Wilson
Mr. N
Mr. Bear
Langford-Stops Cameron After Sparring Duel Night
In San Diego on November 20 Langford finally entered the ring after delays over a $1,560 purse. Cameron appeared terrified and repeatedly quit due to a broken hand, while Langford jabbed from a distance and punished him with hard blows.
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N Diego
Langford
Jim Cameron
Sam
Cameron
Moe
Chicago Lightweight Accepts Tororich Offer for Title Bout
Charley White announced he accepts Ser Tortorich’s offer for a twenty round title bout with Freddie Welsh in New Orleans. Welsh and his manager left Chicago after signaling readiness for the match to open Tortorich’s arena.
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Chicago
Tororich
Charley White
Ser Tortorich
Freddie Welsh
New Orleans
Tortorich
Welsh
Chi
White
Nothing Close About This Shave
An ad notes tobacco firms offer free Giant Junior safety razors with Tuxedo chewing tobacco tins. Smokers are urged to strike dealers to obtain a razor with every ten cent tin, claiming blades of Sheffield steel will convert Tin users to permanent Tuxedo buyers.
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Giant Junior
Sheffield
Giant Junior Sales Co
West 158Th Street
New York City
America
Bers
American Tobacco Company
Sheffield Steel
American Tobaccompany
Dan McCarty Knocks Out Jack Driscoll in Two Rounds
New York report says Montana heavyweight Dan McCarty knocked out Brooklyn’s Jack Driscoll in the second round last night. Bushy Graham defeated Young Stacy in ten rounds, while Wee Murphy and Pete Clark fought a ten round draw.
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New York
Dan Mce Carty
Montana
Jack Driscoll
Brooklyn
Bushy Graham
Young Stacy
Wee Murphy
Pete Clark
White Sox to Retain Chappell and Roth
Chicago November 20 Larry Chappell and Bobby Roth will be retained by the White Sox despite rumors to the contrary. Chappell will not join the Federal League and Bobby Roth is not owned by the Kansas City club of the American Association.
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Chicago
Larry Chappell
Bobby Roth
White Sox
Comiskey Park
Chappell
Kansas City Club
Griffiths Stops Mehegan In Eighth Round
Sydney reports American pugilist Johnny Griffiths knocked out former Australian lightweight champion Hughie Mehegan in the eighth round of their bout here yesterday.
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Sydney
Australia
Johnny Griffiths
Hughie Mehegan
Chicago Fed club raises capital stock at annual meeting
The Chicago club of the Federal Baseball League increased capital stock from 250000 to 400000 at its annual meeting. Most of the funds were already used by Charles Weeghman, the president, to provide his surety. Directors adjourned until next week to elect officers.
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Chicago
Federal Baseball League
Charles Weeghman
Yale and Harvard Complete Finishing Touches for Clash
New Haven Conn November 20 final preparations for the Yale Harvard football game tomorrow in the new Yale bowl with Yale kickers holding final practice in the bowl and the full squad lining up for a signal drill on Old Field after. Substitutes will burn discarded equipment in a bonfire on Old Field as part of the time honored custom. The Harvard kickers team joined at Yale bowl yesterday and later returned to New London and the full squad will travel to New Haven tomorrow forenoon.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
New London
Rates Cut Down by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that current freight rates and lard substitute shipments from Greenville Texas to Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and New Mexico are unreasonable A lower mileage scale of rates was established to govern future shipments through these routes.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Greenville
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Attell Dislocates Thumb Canceling Cha ney Bout
Former featherweight champion Abe Attell dislocated his left thumb in a workout and canceled the comeback match with George Chaney slated for Toledo on Thanksgiving Day. The decision follows the injury, reported from Chicago.
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Abe Attell
George Chaney
Chicago
Toledo
Baltimore
Cue Match Results Across Cities in Billiard League
Reports from Boston Dubuque and Hannibal show Albert Cutler defeating Jage Schaeffer 200 to 173 in Boston. George Sutton beat Calvin Demarest 300 to 179 in Dubuque. Walker Cochran defeated Harry Cline 200 to 179 in Hannibal with notable high runs and averages.
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Boston
Albert Cutler
Jage Schaeffer
Cutler
Schaeffer
Dubuque
Iowa
George Sutton
Calvin Demarest
Hannibal
Walker Cochran
Harry Cline
Cochran
Cline
Bresnahan to Manage Cubs for $18 000 Salary
Chicago reports indicate Roger Bresnahan will earn $6,000 as player and $12,000 as manager totaling $18,000 yearly. He succeeds Hank O Day as manager and is expected to join President Tener's umpire staff again.
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Chicago
Roger Bresnahan
Cubs
Hank O'Day
Bresnahan
Tener
Cleveland Federal League plan stalled by unrenewed ball park option
Local capitalists backing a Federal League club in Cleveland faced poor prospects after a conference with President Gilmore and league officials. It was indicated that the option on the proposed ball park site, set to expire Saturday, would not be renewed.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Gilmore
Colored schoolgirl voting contest ends with prize awards
The voting contest for the most popular colored schoolgirl for the Congregational church closes with a program in Emerson chapel at 8 tonight. Admission is free. Contestants include Mary Bell Jones, Sallie Berry, Irene Meriwether, Maria Freeman, Mary Taylor, Corinne Dyer, Armine Alexander and Eula Dickerson.
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Congregational Church
Emerson Chapel
Mary Bell Jones
Sallie Berry
Irene Meriwether
Maria Freeman
Mary Taylor
Corinne Dyer
Armine Alexander
Eula Dickerson
Herman's Defeat Ends Hope for South in Bantam Fight
The New Orleans defeat of Kid Herman by Frankie Burns ends Herman's bid for the bantamweight crown, leaving Joe Mandot as the South's lone strong title challenger. Burns, a veteran, delivered a clear victory that makes Mandot the likely regional hope for a championship bout.
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Kid Herman
Frankie Burns
New Orleans
Pelican City
South
Herman
Kid Williams
Jersey City
Burns
Louisiana City
Johnny Coulon
Frankie
Coulon
New York
Tom McCarey
Los Angeles
Tortorich
Williams
Eddie Campi
Arthur Simons
Young Sinnett
Joe
Tommy Walsh
D. J. Tortorich
Red Walsh
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Jackson
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Cawthon Hotel
Spring Hill Ave
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Harlester
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Royal St
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Mobile Gulls
City League Park
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Mehegan
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Weeghman
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Meyee
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Campi
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