Britons Edge for Olympic Team at Stockholm
England debates next year’s Olympic squad as America shores up its Stockholm team. Midlands lead a coordinated push with Ireland and Scotland to pick standout hopefuls like D McMillan and D A A Jacobs, plus sprinters and milers including J Downing, F G Black, and W C G Moore, aiming to edge toward a winning UK lineup.
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England
America
Stockholm
Scotland
Ireland
Midlands
United Kingdom
D. McMillan
D. A A. Jacobs
Corporal Asher
Brighton
B. J. Henley
F. J. Adams
J. Downing
G. H. Gray
Safford Harriers
Gray
Cambridge
F. G. Black
Dr. & McNicol
W. C G. Moore
Oxford
Queens
A. Hare
London
M. L. J. Daly
J. Whatmough
W. Cottrill
Athletic Records Slowly Fading From Record Books
Old time athletes names fade from records as modern marks stand. Bernie Wefers 21 145 seconds for 220 yard dash still quoted. Maxey Long's 47 second quarter remains notable. Mike Sweeney's 6 feet 5% inch high jump stands alone. Ray's standing jump remains ahead of champions. Peter O Conner's 24 feet 11% inches broad jump likely stands for some time.
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Bernie Wefers
Maxey” Long
Mike Sweeney
Ray
Peter O’conner
Yale to Build 40000 Dollar Baseball Cage
Yale plans the country’s largest modern baseball cage with a 149 by 110 foot building 15 feet high costing 40000 dollars. A ninety foot square tower with a large skylight tops the structure which will be located behind the new swimming pool.
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Yale
Graduate Committee
Amateur Horse Racing Meetings In New York
Despite no racing on Jockey Club tracks this season due to un repealed directors liability law legislators, several bunt meetings organized by turfmen promoters are set to offer promising sport.
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Jockey Club
New York
Sam LAashford vs Tony Caponi in Winnipeg Ring Clash
Sam LAashford traveled to Winnipeg to face Tony Caponi in a fierce boxing bout. A threatening delegation warned of violence if Caponi lost. The fight went the distance with Caponi scoring a late knockdown before Sam rallied and finished strong as lights flickered in the arena.
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Sam Laashford
Winnipeg
Mon
Tony Caponi
Langfords
Caponi
Sam
Yassir
Tony
GOOD KICKERS IN DEMAND
Colleges devote much time to drop and place kickers several players show promise. Marshall at Pennsylvania Dean at West Point Topham at Bucknell Howe at Yale Sprackling at Brown Thorpe at Carlisle Butler at Cornell are among the men likely to score from twenty to forty yards if teammates reach the goal line. Drop kicking is now seen as highly perfected.
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Marshall
Pennsylvania
Dean
West Point
Topham
Bucknell
Howe
Yale
Sprackling
Brown
Thorpe
Carlisle
Butler
Cornel
Spalding Book Details Baseball Pioneer Raul Vréat
A. G. Spalding publishes America's National Game recounting early baseball and personal reminiscences. The text highlights Spalding's role in forming the National League in 1876 and includes anecdotes about selling King Kelly for $10,000 and other player trades that shaped the era.
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Raul Vréat
A. G. Spalding
Spalding
National League
King” Kelly
Chicago
Anson
Kelly
Flint
Williamson
Dalrymple
Gore
Clarkson
Pfeffer
McCormick
Boston
Chi*ae8
Keily
Davenport of Maroons Quits Football
Ira Davenport of the University of Chicago quits football to devote all effort to track. The former varsity backfield standout will concentrate on track athletics this season.
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Davenport
Maroons
Ira Davenport
University of Chicago
Brown Shares Spotlight With Crowther in Strong Backfield
Forward passes and powerful interference highlight Brown and Crowther as Smith features in several games. Michigan relies on Thompson for touchdowns as the Gophers praise Capron in Minnesota’s backfield lineup.
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Brown
Crowther
McCoy Faces Tough Road Amid Langford Johnson Shadows
McCoy has knocked out three light opponents and seeks a tougher match. Potential foes named include Sailor Parke Jim Smith and Morris Harris as he weighs a bout with Johnson while Langford looms as a major obstacle. The piece warns McCoy should avoid Langford and focus on Burke Harris and Smith to pursue the title.
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Ixid McCoy
Sailor Parke
Jim Smith
Morris Harris
Mce-Coy
Johnson
Sam Langford
McCoy
Langford
Burke
Harris
Smith
Tragford
Jack Johnsen
Tu Kim Targets Mell Can Fighter at 145 Pounds
Battling Tu Kim, who defeated all welterweights in the Flowery Wing dom, trains at Johnson's roadhouse in New York and eyes a 145 pound bout with a Mell can opponent. He vows to come in with bells on for the fight.
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Battling Tu Kim
Mellcan
Battling Tu
Johnson's
New York
Iowa High School Football Scores From Today
West Liberty 6 Columbus Junction 0. Morning Sun 32 Winfield 0. Mediapiola 42 Ainsworth 5. West High 39 North High 9. LeMars 45 Sutherland 0. Shenandoah 11 Glenwood 90. Washington 16 Sigourney 6. Ottumwa 18 Central Reserves 0. High school teams across Iowa posted varied results in the latest games.
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West Liberty
Columbus Junction
Morning Sun
Winfield
Mediapiolia
Ainsworth
West High
North High
LeMars
Sutherland
Shehandoah
Glenwood
Washington
Sigourney
Ottumwa
Central Reserves
Scrofula Treatment Claims Swift Specific Cure
An advertisement touts S. S. S. as a safe vegetable blood purifier that cures scrofula by removing germs and poisons from the circulation. It claims benefits for children and adults, promises a free medical guidance book, and notes availability at drug stores from The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, Ga.
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Doctor Shallenberger to Visit for One Day Only
Chicago specialist Dr. Shallenberger will visit Washington for one day, returning every twenty eight days. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Football scores from Iowa games across several towns
Reported results show Davenport 29 versus Burlington 90 with Burlington posting a decisive win. Other scorelines include Council Bluffs 17 over Atlantic 0 and Greenfield 19 over Guthrie Center 0. Clinton 6 and Cornell freshmen 0, Chariton 17 and Knoxville 0, Fort Dodge 8 and Ames 6, Guthrie County 26 and Adel 0, Willisea 15 and Creston 6.
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Council Bluffs
Atlantic
Willisea
Creston
Greenfield
Guthrie Center
Guthrie County
Adel
Clinton
Cornell
Davenport
Burlington
Chariton
Knoxville
Fort Dodge
Ames
Milwaukee Church Plans Fights After Socialist Sheriff Granted Permit
Milwaukee church officials plan athletic events after William Arnold the socialist sheriff who blocked the Wolgast MacFarland bout granted permission to the Cathedral Athletic Club to stage bouts. The move follows a wave of local interest in combat sport as a church function.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Milwaukee Fight
William Arnold
Cathedral Athletic Club
Boxing Debut Fight Fest Set at Cathedral Church School
The first boxing bout night unfolds tomorrow in the church school adjoining St. John's Cathedral. The event is staged by the athletic club of young men from the cathedral with Maurice Sayers among the likely participants, along with amateur and professional boxers in the inaugural show.
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Church
Cathedral
Yottne Men of the
Ice Sayers
Wonderful Cure Claims for Sexual Ailments at Chicago Office
Advertises cures for blood poison syphilis gonorrhea and related sexual health issues. Proclaims perfect results from neglected cases with no experiments. Offers free confidential consultation and daily hours at 8866 Lake Avenue Chicago with reference to Rerexol State Bank.
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Lake Avenue
Chicago
Tlis
Rerexol State Bank
J. W. Scott Named Commander with J J Kellogg Adjutant
J W Scott is listed as Commander and J J Kellogg as Adjutant in the organizational roster. The brief notes identify their roles within the unit. No further details are provided.
Valley Forge Camp No. 868 Meets Thursdays in Hall
Valley Forge Camp No 868 holds weekly Thursday meetings in the hall on North Side Square. Neighbors are invited to attend and participate in the local fraternal group.
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Ae Valley Forge Camp
Hall Op North Side Square
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M’coy
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Shailenberger
Bright
St. John’s Catholic Cathedral
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Co. J. Wilson
Co. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers Opposite Journal Office
Charles A. Dewey
Collections Notary
Washington County Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
Eicher & Livingston
LAW Abstract Department
Edmund D. Morrison
Morrison Bldg
North Side Square
J. J. Kellogg
South Side Square
W. M Keeley
Butterfield & Frame
Special Collection Department
Crail
P. J. Hanley
DR. W. M. Terry
West Washington Street
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's Drug Store
The
American Bankers’ Association
the Citizens Savings Bank OF Washington
Capital
Casew Bros
Fenton & Fenton
Chiropractors
Palmer School
Geo. B. Nicholson
Keota
Towa
D. F. Macon
Macon
J. Glyde Wallace
D. C
J. Clyde Wallace
Windsor
W. E. Shallenberger
Foley
Austin Sutherland
Alpine Aerie No. 1943
E. G. Fox
W. P
Gene BR
I. G, White Post
Temple Bulding
J. W. Scott
Adjt
J. G. Moriarty
Clork
Chas. Brown
Farmers & Merchants Capital
S. A. White
Sam'l L. Thompson
R. Lee
W. White
Harry H. Ross
Willis Todd
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Washington Lodge
A. F
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J. E. Kunath
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
James D. Glasgow
H. P
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K. T
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Myrtle Bragg
Frank Rovers
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