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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1909
Page
20
Special to The Washington Post reports on debates over a longer 168 game schedule for the National League next year. Garry Herrmann and others discuss opposition to a bargain feature and potential alignment with the American League’s 154 game structure amid weather delays.
Thomas Mc Carey, manager of the Pacific Athletic Club in Los Angeles, announces a 45 round fight between Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast. Wolgast is in the city with his manager Tom Jones and Nelson has telegraphed acceptance from Chicago. Nelson will receive $10,000 regardless of outcome. a side bet up to a specified amount will be pooled. The bout is slated for February or March at Vernon Arena outside the city.
Hckard announces that the Jeffries Johnson match will occur in Salt Lake City Utah on December 24. The Salt Palace track venue will be enlarged to hold a 20000 crowd with seats priced from 50 cents to $9, with no official interference anticipated.
Sporting Comment by Ed Grillo analyzes a proposed twelve month contract for players to curb after-season barnstorming. It notes clubs seek total year-round control, cites Connie Mack’s nine-month season, and mentions Comiskey, McAleer, and Stone amid broader debate on scheduling, weather, and the World Series. It also touches on Johnson Burns talk and historical examples of pacing in fights.
San Francisco reports Chester Krum drives to victory in the Ocean View handicap at Emeryville with Turret and Miles in a bumping finish. Turret failed to meet expectations but Buxton drew away Chester Krum after an early rail move. Multiple races feature Billy Myer, Le Petits, and Binocular among top contenders with notable upsets and betting action across six furlongs to a mile events.
The Ashster Brothers Auto and Supply Company shipped five Ford touring cars and a town car, with deliveries due early next week. The Luttrell Company showed four lux Packard models, while Woods Electric Brougham sold to Mrs. Randall. A Washington tester car achieved 86 minutes Baltimore trip, and Packard coast travel notes document cold weather miles and high horsepower.
In a surprising turnaround Chester Erxum moves to the front and wins going away. Dark Develope delivers several shocks while Upsets Calculahows loses 10 to 1 in a dramatic finish.
In a bustling program from Jacksonville, Powers rode two winners including Evhon in the third race and Finto in another, with both mounts backed heavily by the betting public. The card featured multiple well-favored performances as local racing eyes shifted to the upcoming Christmas handicap and other major events after the holidays.
Today's racing entries list multiple five to seven furlong events at Ulpington with Rebel Queen favored in the sixth race, field including Lucultos Hayne Mountain Dewerich and several others. The program details buyers, weights, and odds for each listed horse across the card, noting selling and handicap events and the mix of contestants such as Medadrews Fundamental Billie Hilbe Pirate Disabeard and Top Noted in various races.
The article describes calls by two association members to improve a cinder covered section of the track between finish one and B Street. Owners complain cinders throw up into drivers’ faces, damage pneumatic tires, and hinder rigs. It mentions notable figures like Freq Orphan, J Bennett, and Buckshot, with mixed reports from enthusiasts and turfmen including John E Madden. The piece also notes Detroit announcements about next year’s blue ribbon meeting, chamber stakes, and pacing class changes, along with past winners and auction sales summaries.
Fragmentary readable names and terms include personal names like Horace E Tom and Alt. A long list of scattered proper nouns appears, suggesting a damaged page with many misreadings. No coherent event or narrative is extractable from the fragment.
Cincinnati president Hergmann said the worlds championship series will proceed without interference from an extended 168 game schedule. He believes the American League can trim its games to align endings, and assured the public the championship will be played next, even in sleet.
Strikes and Spares reports Rebel Queen disappointing in yesterday’s Tampa duckpin tournament. Top scores listed include Royal Rider 859, Parker 2 Chitwell 641, Ricketts 656, and others. Crowd attendance set a record as wagering and play ran long. several favorites underperformed and money pot shifted amid final races.
The Intercollegiate chess event among Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton concluded with Harvard defeating Yale 21-2 to 117-2. Columbus beat Princeton 3-1. Harvard and Yale each hold seven total points. Also listed are football tilt plans and district contest notes.
New York report notes Owen Moran, British lightweight, arriving aboard the Lusitania to discuss a potential Nelson fight as a preliminary to the Jeffries Johnson heavyweight championship. Moran expects Nelson to negotiate while predicting Johnson’s odds, citing Jeffries’ years out of competition and potential loss of distance judgment.
Indictments in New York publicized at Tombs arraignment accuse Mrs Caroline Martin and Mrs Mary Snead of forcing Ocey Snead into a bath tub where he drowned. They face murder charges and allegedly incited Virginia Wardlaw to kill. Evidence includes letters and power of attorney forms tied to a death by own action pact.
Chicago’s Stagg proposes NFL style forward pass reforms to reduce deaths and injuries. The plan, presented to the Intercollegiate Athletic Association in New York, includes banning mass plays, limiting body contact on catches, removing penalties for incomplete passes, and expelling exhausted players after timeouts. It also calls for shorter halves in preparatory high school play and stricter rules on crawling with the ball.
Advices from the Empress of India report a catastrophic loss of life in Korea and Japan as a severe gale wrecked about six hundred twenty Korean fishing vessels near Ginpa and Hameyaeng and Northeast Korea. The Dutch cruiser Nord Brabant, returning from Yokohama, rode the same storm, losing its main mast and wireless gear and becoming overdue by several days.
Pittsburg December report says first baseman William Abstein of the world champions is to be sent to the minors after all Major League clubs in both the National and American Leagues waived any claim. Ten minor league clubs have already bid for Abstein as Pittsburg weighs retirement to protect its title hopes. Jack Flynn, previously acquired for 4000 dollars, will be moved to first base for Pittsburg.
Boston court finds Western Asiatics mixed with Europeans over twenty five centuries making color unreliable for exclusion. Judge Lowell says Congress may amend statutes to define who may be admitted, until then citizenship will not be denied on color grounds.
An old advertisement claims Ayers Sarsaparilla is a strong tonic free from alcohol. It allegedly increases red blood cells, offers steady nerve power, and strengthens digestion. The copy urges daily use to combat fatigue and morning tiredness.
Indianapolis reports a second will of George Rhogius leaving most of a 3.1 million estate to a woman named Elma Dare Dodds, instead of providing 750000 for city parks as in the first will. The filing followed Rhogius’s involvement with the woman and a later death, with legal proceedings to come.
Announcement that New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad engineers draft a tunnel plan to connect two terminal stations beneath Boston. Preliminary work aims to electrify the routes and integrate urban systems of the railroads involved.
New York December 24 Charles Adams known as Red led a swindler clique claiming penniless status at arraignment before a U S commissioner. He offered 11500 cash to avoid the Tombs. Federal authorities said he forfeited 30000 bail after a 1890 Texas brick deal and will remain jailed over Christmas.
In Hilsviile Pa a lamp explosion in the Santana Cierbo residence killed eight people and left two others critically burned or injured. Santana Cierbo 41 his wife and two daughters along with Frank Ambrosino Steve Renpele and Mike Caradiile perished. Two more boarders suffered burns as the lamp dropped from a shelf and ignited in the hallway trapping occupants.
William K. Crane, a New York lawyer, was arrested in Philadelphia as a fugitive from justice. Deane had posted a $700 bail but fled after being accused of forging a deceased relative’s name on a deed to obtain about 15 000. An appeal to New York’s Supreme Court failed, and he disappeared.
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