St Louis seeks a manager as three names surface
In the St Louis area a vacant Mound City manager post attracts fevered chatter with four candidates linked. Del Howard reportedly spurns the offer while Murray Callahan and Fred Lake emerge as strong choices amid syndicate talks with President Johnson. Callahan, once Chicago White Sox manager, is working in vaudeville and has shown managerial acumen in Chicago semipro ball.
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Phillies list Washington schedule kept despite club’s earlier denial
Philadelphia officials announced February 38 as the start for spring training in Birmingham Alabama with three weeks there. The regulars depart March 31 and play Montgomery Columbia Washington and Baltimore before home games with the Athletics on April 1. The Washington dates and early returns are subject to change by manager McAleer.
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Ban Johnson prepares for action in baseball commission meeting
Washington report notes President Johnson of the American League plans to press for moves at next week's national commission session in Cincinnati. He questions Bancroft's Japan trip plans and signals possible job shifts if Bancroft seeks new roles. Johnson doubts requests by the American Association and Eastern League to join or separate from the National Association.
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Draws Cantillons in Deal Stir Chicago Baseball War
Chicago inquiry into the North Alde plot linked Cantillons with Havener and Archambault raising questions of investment and a possible Chicago entry for a third league. Northwestern Railroad denied backing, grading appears suspect, as officials weigh a potential major minor league reorganization and a major meeting on January 15.
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Virginia League to include eight clubs next year
Virginia will form an eight club circuit with Portsmouth and Newport News added after a Richmond Norfolk conference. Norfolk, Roanoke, Danville, Petersburg, Lynchburg, and Richmond slated, with January 10 meeting to confirm franchises and enforce salary limits amid past dissensions.
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Harvard All Stars Tie Vanderbilt Sewanee Eleven in Muddy Staging
Nashville reports a scoreless clash on Vanderbilt University field as Harvard All Stars led by Captain Hamilton Fish stall against Vanderbilt Sewanee Stars. A highlight is Fish breaking for a 100 yard run before Sewanee’s Neely Browne catches him. Coaches Yost and McGuigan noted for punting and tactics.
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Mantell Bests Sullivan in Fight for Hig Class Title
Frank Mantell of Pawtucket defeats Jack Sullivan of Boston in a ten round elimination bout at the National Sporting Club. Mantell dominated the first eight rounds while Sullivan rallied in the ninth and tenth, but Mantell earned the public decision without a knockdown despite Sullivan’s late pressure and a left eye cut from a prior bout.
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Callahan Story Idle One
Messrs. Ewing and Hodgeman of the St Louis Browna returned to Chicago after a lengthy interview with Ban Johnson and Comiskey. They are busy settling the financial end of the deal and have not interviewed Hedges who will advise for 80 days. Ewing denies Chicago papers announcing Callahan as manager, saying he met Callahan only in a hotel rotunda and that Hedges must be consulted and stock paid for before appointing any manager.
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Speeding Auto Carrying Oldfield Jeffries Reeks in ditch
San Diego December 80. Oldfield and James J Jeffries escaped with minor injuries after their speeding automobile plunged into a ditch in National City. A fourth man, Frank Chance, captain manager of the Chicago Cubs, was among those who assisted and the trio continued toward Mexico for a hunting trip.
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Street In Fine Trim Again Backstop Visits Washington
Washington backstop Charlie Street visited briefly between trains, en route from Arkangar to Pennsylvania home. He denied baseball significance to the stopover, said Hot Springs stay was beneficial, and expressed eagerness for bell time to prove magnates and managers mistaken about his condition. Street hinted at a forthcoming matchup next season with the Hyves.
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Princeton to Play Navy in 1911 Football Season
Princeton has agreed to send its football team to Annapolis to meet the Navy midshipmen next season. The game will be on October 21 or 28, with Navy opening the schedule against Johns Hopkins on October 7. Also noted are other 1911 schedule details and personnel changes in Navy athletics.
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Chicago Bowling Tourney Eyes Record Entries
Abp Langtry predicts the Bills ABC meet will draw a fully 400 teams with 55 already entered from Nashville Topeka Columbus and other states plus anticipated entries from St Louis Chicago and Missouri. Frank Pasdeloup notes membership plans favor clubs over individual dues as entries close January 6 and a $36000 prize list is anticipated.
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Cornell Chess Team Wins Triangular League Title
New York December report states Cornell clinched the championship for the fifth time in the twelfth Triangular Chess League contest. Cornell finished with 6 points, Pennsylvania 1-2, Brown third with half a point. Frank Eli Perkins of Mount Vernon and Arthur Whirich of Brooklyn led the winning team with three victories in four games.
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Ambitious Boxer Nelson Exhibition Sparks Boxing Brawl
Pittsburg report details a free for all after Battling Nelson exhibition at the Academy of Music. Nejgeon lands a brutal punch on Banana Diamond as stage hands rush in. Faces bleed as Nelson Diamond and hands separate. Diamond and hands battered. Banana vows no more exhibition bouts. Big Year for Baseball Weddings noted in Cleveland with Jack Bradley secret marriage to Georgia Miser in Conneaut. Bradley had kept license details from Erie paper. In Three-I League news, Dubuque officials plan to resist ousting from the league as January 4 meeting looms.
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Checker Champion Dies in Mount Pleasant at 63
Saginaw Mich December 20 Dr FF W Carr aged 63 renowned Michigan checker and chess champion died at his Mount Pleasant home late last night The notable figure held top titles in state competitions and was a well known patron of local chess clubs and tournaments
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Jey Andrews Chosen Manager for Kewanee Team
Altoona Iowa native Jey Andrews was selected today as manager of the Kewanee Central Association team. A former Chicago National club player in 1893 he will also play third base for the team in the upcoming season.
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Bar Summer Ball on Coast
Spokane Wash Dec 30 The Pacific Northwest Intercollegiate conference adopted a rule barring college players from joining any outsider team with or without pay in a summer ball season on the coast.
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Hope of Morris Fades as Ickerman Challenges Sailor Boxer
Ed Ickerman, a former US Navy champion, trains in the West to challenge Carl Morris for a bout in England. Johnson rebuffs Paris plans, demands $30,000 for a possible McIntosh deal, while Wolgast recovers and eyes Moran, with vaudeville options shaping his return.
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Reds Have Good Schedule for Spring Training
Cincinnati reveals part of its spring training itinerary. After Hot Springs prac tice, the Reds will begin exhibition games in Louisville on March 2. Remaining contests list the New York Americans in Cincinnati April 1 and 2 and other visits by Cleveland Detroit Rochester through April 18 and 11.
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