Stecher Quits Wrestling For Time After Caddock Injury
Omaha April 17 Jon Stecher quits wrestling for time after a rough match with Earl Caddock last Monday left his neck severely injured. Blecher plans to rest for two to three months and may not wrestle again soon. He had been slated to face Mario Mestina on April 21 but that bout was canceled. Caddock offered guaranteed 1600 and a side bet to proceed, while Stecher expressed willingness to rematch.
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Earl Caddock
Jon Stecher
Blecher
Dodge Lad
Fowan
Mario Mestina
Bss
Wan
Taylor
Brecher
Kansas City
Jack Taylor
Lincoln
Ike Dieting
Jones
Caddock
Baker
New York
J. Pranklin
Baseballers Brace for War and Training Trials
A wartime sports column blends baseball bravado with calls to military readiness. It cites John Evers and Honus Wagner as examples of calm under pressure while mocking nerves. The piece notes colleges dropping games for the war, Joe Wood’s unchanged readiness, and Mack’s stubborn stance while players still enter the park unpaused.
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Wonder Who Will Answer Call To Arms For Uncle Samuel
The text notes Welsh Stecher Cad and others publicly offering services to Uncle Samuel, yet none accepted so far. It predicts Australian and French fighters would respond quickly when called, and mentions Teddy Roosevelt organizing a regiment amid unclear plans and internal disagreements.
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Stecher
Caddock
Samuel
Australia
Losland
France
Teddy Rooecrest
Tedder
Moose
FABER HOLDS DETROIT AS CHICAGO WIN 4 TO 0
CHICAGO BEATS DETROIT 4 0 AS FABER LIMITS DETROIT TO TWO RUNS. DETROIT PITCHER CARROLL JONES PERFORMED WELL FOR DETROIT IN A LOW SCORING GAME.
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Faber
Detroit
Chicago
Carroll Jones
National League Pirates Chase Hurler Cincinnati
April 16 Pittsburgh hammered three Cincinnati pitchers for a 4 to 3 win. Hinchman led with a triple double and single in five trips, while Cooper mixed well in five frames. Score by innings shows Pittsburgh taking a 2 0-2 lead before Cincinnati rallied to 3 4 final.
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Pirates
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Pittsburgh
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Cooper
Iomoga
Dodgers
Brooklyn
New York
Schupp
Super Das
Giants
Robinson
Checa
Getz
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St. Paul
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Evans Plan Urges Golf Clubs to Grow Food for Nation
Tunwoodle Country club New York proposes that clubs urge landlords to cultivate land and use proceeds to buy ambulance trucks and defence gear. War urged reusing golf grounds as training fields and parks sown for grain, with club lands farmed for public good and clubhouse gardens supplying vegetables.
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Opes Golf Chen
Tunwoodle Country Club
New York
Europe
Couran
Irish Wins Over Brooklyn Pug in Salt Lake Showdown
Edile Duffy of Brooklyn challenged Kid Irish in a ten round welterweight contest at the Manhattan club in Salt Lake. Irish used superior ring knowledge to control the fight, scoring with sharp rights and lefts, and eventually winning by a narrow margin after floors and flurries. Both fighters endured heavy exchanges, with Irish finishing stronger in the late rounds to secure the decision.
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Edile Duffy
Brooklyn
Kid Irish
Hardy Downing
Manhattan
Eddie
Utah
Gilbert J
George
Duffy
Trish
Thore
Truly
Hine
Irish
Falehin
Boxing Bouts This Week Sees Several 10 Rounders Ahead
Boxing schedule for April lists several welterweight and light heavyweight bouts. Freddie Welsh meets Battling Nelson in St Louis twelve rounds, while Dig Miske faces Trattling Levinsky in Boston twelve rounds. Paul Edwards vs Johnny Krause ten rounds in needful venue. Harvey Thorpe against an opponent in a ten rounder set for Kansas City. Renny Leonard battles Richie Mitchell for ten rounds in Milwaukee with Dick Loommen facing Kid Wolfe in Steubenville and Pete Herman opposing Al Shubert in Woonsocket.
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Battlng Nelson
St. Louis
Dig Miske
Trattling
Levinsky
Doston
Mass
Paul Edwards
Johnny Krause
Neading
Harvey Thorpe
Disame
Serene
Kansan City
Renny Leonard
Richie Atitchell
Milwaukee
Wis
Dick Loadmen
Kid Wolfe
Steubenville
Ohio
Pete Herman
al Shubert
Woonrocket
Thors Red Killed in Fight Near Bathford Manor
Freen Lance a thoroughbred from Imp. Alvescot out of Mery ury Shart, winner of the Latonta derby in 1912, was killed in a terrify battle with Ralph at Bathford Manor near Louisville. The report notes lost game and golf course land debates, with unrelated musings on land use and golf hazards.
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Louisville
Edgewater
George Ade
Last India paper Britannica sale ends soon
Advertises the dwindling stock of the 29 volume Handy Volume Britannica on India paper due to unavailable flax hemp and war limits. Readers are urged to order by April 25 to receive a free practical usage book, with $1.00 down and $3.00 monthly for cloth binding at Bramwell Book Stationery.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
India
Belgium
Germany
Ireland
Russia
Britannica
Illinois boxing poised for legalization amid debate
Illinois likely to legalize boxing as a pending bill nears approval. Provisions restrict outsiders from refereeing to keep up standards, with emphasis on promoting local credibility. Kansas City reports note two players released by Joplin in the Western Association. Liberty also records a pitcher's strong performance for Tarkio College, while Willard Jewell's team won.
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Chicago
New York
Kansas City, Mo
Art Smith
Herb Hall
Joplin, Mo
Kansas City American Association
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