Mackey and Tyrrell to clash in Concordia Hall bout
Local wrestlers Rob Roy Mackey and Harvey Tyrrell prepare for a high profile finish match at Concordia Hall in Northwest Washington. The event, promoted as a decisive clash for light and heavyweight supremacy, features a 1448 pound limit and starts at 3 p.m. with preliminaries Young Atlas vs Cleve Beckett and Dixie vs Yankee Simpson highlighting the undercard.
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Concordia Hall
Rob Roy Mackey
Harvey Tyrrell
Mmabi
Sixth
E Streets Northwest
Mackey
Tyrrell
Mads
Young Atlas
Cleve Beckett
Joe Grant
Dixie
Yankee Simpson
Tixie
Washington Professionala
A. A. U. investigates Melvin Sheppard pro status
New York reports Melvin Sheppard of the Irish American Athletic Club faces a possible Amateur Athletic Union ruling that he competed as a professional. He allegedly ran under an assumed name in Philadelphia, Scranton, Boston, and Brooklyn and may affect his chance to challenge Tommy Conneff's mile world record. Chicago reports football player John Smith of Austin dies from injuries suffered in a game October 25.
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New York
Melvin Sheppard
Irish-American Athletic Club
Amateur Athletic Union
Tommy Conneff
Sheppard
Philadelphia
Scranton
Boston
Brooklyn
Bobby Hatlen
Labor Day
Thomas O'Brien
John Stell
New York Athletic Club
Chicago
John Smith
Austin
St. Annine’s Hospital
Smith
St Valentine Triumphs Despite 19-Pound Handicap At Fair Grounds
In New Orleans on February 12 St Valentine defeated the Derby favorite Hal lowmas by a neck after conceding nineteen pounds in the handicap at the Crescent City Derby meet. Logistera and Hocus Pocus were the only other favorites to win. Weather clear and track fast with multiple race results and times listed.
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St. Valentine
Logistella
Hocus Pocus
New Orleans Fair Grounds
New Orleans
Hallowmas
Fair Grounds
W. Robbins
Logistera
Delco
Budapest
Mintberia
King Leopold
Friction
Miss Martha
Blackwell
Dorothy
Vion C
Philippine Gir
Launtfal
May Gilmore
Logistelia
Ethics
Doctor Spruil
Hyacinth
Louise Macfarland
Old Hat
Cleveyland
Monaco Maid
R. F. Williams
Thistle Do Wins in City Park Handicap Card
New Orleans racing recap reports Thistle Do and Bert Osra as winning favorites at City Park. John Carroll failed to carry weight in the handicap while Money showed a knee issue. track fast and weather clear.
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John Carroll
New Orleans
Black
Money
Boas
Brummel
Azele
Alyth
Vendido
Thistle de
Sci
del Carina
Maclin
Signal Light
Joan Garner
Eclectic
Malediction
Air Sutp
Garnish
Joan Carroll
Lay Osther
Anne Davia
Minnie Admas
Debar
Goldie
Merringe
Lady Charade
Sago
Pive
Bert Osta
Percy Clark
Evox
Skyward
Ethel Devis
Magistrate
Sir Andrew
Trompeuse
Handmish
Major Carpenter
Draco
Nevermore
Margaret Angela
Telepathy
Awawagang
Libation
Corliss
Speathket Helen
Welsh
Sibylis
Goldbearer
Anzle Berry
Golden Glow
Big winning days at Ascot feature Tim Hurst rout
At Ascot Los Angeles February 12 two favorites prevailed Bribery and Tim Hurst with heavy wagering. Tim Hurst opened 2 to 1 and ended 6 to 6 after two length victory while Wrenne surged from 30 to 1 to win by a head causing a sharp hit on the ring. Weather cloudy track good. Races run include Dan Collins Salina Bribery Tim Hurst and Wrenne among others with times and placings.
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Ascot Los Angeles
Ascot
Tim Hurst
Bribery
Wrenne
Dan Collins
Matapan
Heppy Lad
Lady Travers
Shannon Side
Miles Affable
Vincido
Leonade
Astraea
Salina
Water Fox
Pinta
Batley
Young Marlow
Tottenham
John W. Dabney
la Taranta
Avontellus
Adaimo
Stone Arabia
Colonel B.palmer
Benroe Alao Rag
Starling
Lady King
Siver Wedding
Lotta Gladstone
Turkeyfoot
Bourne
My Choice
Hflye
Prince Magnet
Roustaboul
Smithy Kane
Montanus
Pegsy O'Neal
Huachuca
Interlude
Conde
Capitanazo
Luckett
Miss May Bowdish
Neatness
Sir Brinkley
Babe B
Atene
Alma Gardia
Erevation
Bixth
Red Tapa
Kumiss
Rubinon
Tipte
Colonel Bronston
Bill Curtis
Tangible
Seck Cake
PetixJohn
Golden Light
Mi Reina
Oakland Feature Race Sees Jack Full Triumph Over Ralph Young
In rainy, muddy conditions at Oakland Jack Full beat Ralph Young by a length and a half after passing the pacemaker. The card lists six races with winners including Ice Marian, Corrigan, Ralbert, Major Tenney, F. W. Barr, and notes Weather and track conditions. Also promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds.
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Jack Full
Ralph Young
Oakland
San Francisco
Jack Ull
Sullivan
Janice Marian
Fleorenia
Vacrumesto Belle
Macy W
Frankis Newburgh
Agatha
Tetraszin
Queen Alfenna
Grace Sinclair
Carrie L
Corrigan
Oronte
Captain
Swagger
Watercure
Hogarth
Major Tenney
Harbor
Arrahgowan
Thing
Ray
Red Light
Briers
Glenaryop
Croche
Henry Lurchmann, Jr
F. W. Barr
Beu Lad
Isolation
Et Dinera
Grasseuttes
Will Run Well Today at Fair Grounds Card of Runners
A long list of horse names and riders appears for today's Fair Grounds program. The entry ledger includes notable horses such as My Son Bud Hit Gay Adelaide Lancastrian and Southern Cross among others with connections to trainers and owners like Elizabeth F Stoessel and Captain Burnett.
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Fair Grounds
Friction
My Son
Bud Hit
Gay Adelaide
Nellie
Maxey, Jr
the Regent
King Husworth
Goldemoth
Southern Cross
Columbia Girl
Stoner Hill
Ethel Red
Holloway
Fred Hornbeck
Helery C
Sincerity City Park
New Orleans Fair Grounds racing entries listed by race
A dense listing from the New Orleans Fair Grounds covers entries for multiple races. It details horses with weights and odds across seven or more events including purses, selling, handicaps, and lengths from three furlongs to six furlongs. Notable entries appear under Myson, Pinsticker, Macy, Edith May, The Regent, Benoyello, Morendo, Davenport, Red Ruler, Oro Viva, and many others with various weights and markers.
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Fair Grounds
Myson
Schroeder
Midway
Hud Hill
Big Store
Helmuth
Gold Circle
Weethervane
Alex. Powell
Friction
Quien Sabe
Pinsticker
Pretty Nellie
Jade
Gay Adelaide
Hannlbel Bey
Porea
Delinda
Celebration
Elastic
the Cure
Macy
Ternus
Kitty Platy
John Bardelph
Peter Paul
The
Regent
King Ellsworth
Jessup
Rainland
Goldblatt
Edith May
Collector Jessup
Invincible
Escutcheon
James Reddick
Southern Croas
Columbia Girl
Goldsmith
Thelred
Bitter Hand
Young Later
Holloway
Stoner Hill
Ethelred
Young Gater
Strother
Gotowin
Sincerity Helle
Henry
Wedgewood
Bravery
Wred Hornbeck
Kenton
Brookston and
Gay Lizette
Colonist
Rickashaw
Cottage Maid
Avoid
Sthowlmate
Aurumamer
Lady Mala
Black Flag
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Retna Swift
Preciosa
Lika
Fanny Marks
Cecelia
Caper
Annie Ruskin
Red Ruler
Freebooter
Dungannon
Cascine
Monochord
Orient
Limerick
Gfrl
Morendo
Clyde
Juba
Happy Jack
Mary Werth
Wetherfields
Colin George
Royal Legend
Taplola
Brown Wall
Wickford and
Buds
Davenport
Capitane
Harvest Time
Clique
Nevada
Algonquin
Sportsman
Miss Jordan
Gentian
Lieber Gore
Red Ruby
Ann Ihil
Tadellos
Rama
Honeywell
Careless
Florize
Kleinwood
April Shower
Hon Mot
Huzzah
Jack Ratlin
Little Red
Conundrum
National League Committee to Maintain Rules Next Season
Baltimore February 12 President Barney Dreyfus head of the Pittsburg National League Club and chairman of the National League rules committee discussed with Edward Hanlon and Charles Murphy the new Chicago club owner. The committee, to meet in New York, plans no changes to last season's rules and is expected to continue the foul strike rule amid shifting AL sentiment.
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National League Committee
Baltimore
Barney’ Dreyfus
Pittsburg
Edward Hanlon
Charles Murphy
Chicago
National League Rules Committee
Dreyfus
Hart
Hanlon
New York
Holy Cross Baseball Schedule Arranged for Season
Worcester mass February 12 The Holy Cross College baseball schedule for the coming season lists games in Worcester and surrounding towns. Included are matches against Springfield Training School Amherst Dartmouth Tufts Brown Putts Niagara Trinity Vermont Harvard Syracuse Yale Georgetown Fordham Wesleyan Janes Providence and others with games set across April May and into June at Worcester Medford Hanover New Haven Cambridge and Providence.
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Mass
Holy Cross College
Springfield Training School
Amherst
Boston College
Dartmouth
Tufts
Medford
Brown
Niagara University
Trinity
Hanover
University of Vermont
Burlington
Harvard
Syracuse
Yale
Georgetown
Fordham
New Haven
Hartford
Wesleyan
Janes
New York
Columbia College to Play Limited Football Schedule Next Fall
President Butler of Columbia University disclosed a plan to limit next fall’s football schedule so it will consume less training time. The move follows earlier statements labeling the current game an academic menace and suggests football will be played with a restrained scope acceptable to authorities.
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Washington Post
New York
Butler
Columbia University
Columbia
Junior relay race announced for inter scholastic indoor meet
Sunday-school junior relay race added to the open handicap inter scholastic track program at Convention Hall on February 24. Teams from Mount Pleasant Congregational First Congregational Gurley Presbyterian Episcopal Chapel of South Washington and Peck Memorial Chapel compete for championship prizes.
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Convention Hall
Mount Pleasant
First Congregational
Gurley Presbyterian
Episcopal Chapel
South Washington
Peck Memorial
West Washington
Sunday School Athletic Association
Gurley
Episcopal Association
DEAL WITH CONTRACT JUMPERS ON NATIONAL BASEBALL BOARD
The National Baseball Commission, led by Garry Herrmann, Ban Johnson, and H. C. Pulliam, meets in New York to blacklist or reinstate players who jumped contracts for the outlaw Tri-State League. It will also draft minor league draft rule amendments as the big leagues prepare to discuss trades and internal troubles. Clark Griffith may be involved in one of the big deals anticipated between the leagues.
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Washington
New York
National Baseball Commission
Garry Herrmann
Ban B. Johnson
H. C. Pulliam
Clark Griffith
Tuxedo Boxing Club Opens Near Philadelphia With Card
A new Tuxedo Park Club in Delaware County near Philadelphia plans to open Wednesday night with a heavyweight bout. Tony Mellody of Boston faces Billy Burke of Philadelphia in a scheduled score of rounds. Other fights include Tony Bender of Elizabethtown SWV and Al Granger of Phoenixville in ten rounds. The arena seats 6000, with extensive seating and bleachers. Trains from Philadelphia to the Central Railroad of New Jersey run without stops for major events.
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Philadelphia
Tuxedo Park
Delaware County
Tom O'Rourke
Tony Mellody
Boston
Billy Burke
Melody
Melleody
Lurke
Tony Bender
Elizabeth
SW. v
al Granger
Phoenixville
Central Railroad
New Jersey
Spring Training Begins at Harvard in 1905 Fresh Squad
Spring training opened at Harvard with about sixty players in the baseball cage on Soldiers Field Cambridge Mass Paul N Coburn star pitcher from last season in charge of the candidates He will be assisted periodically by graduate players and there is no professional coaching The rowing squad also started in the tank late today.
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Coburn
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Paul
N. Coburn
Holy Cross Coach Resigns Amid College Row
Worcester Mass February reports George W. King of Springfield offered Holy Cross football coach post but tendered resignation to the faculty last night to avoid harming the alma mater. The faculty did not accept and plan for delay. William Welch, graduate athletic manager, had resigned over lack of coaching appointment say. The dispute remains unsettled.
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Worcester
Mass
George W. King
Springfield
Holy Cross
Welther
William Welch
Princeton Track Schedule Reveals Spring Meet Lineup
Princeton University announces the season timetable for track with Fordham indoor meet in New York on March 3 and March 21 indoor meet at Princeton. The list includes Caledonia games, Penn relay races in Philadelphia, and dual meets vs Cornell Yale and Columbia at Princeton or Philadelphia venues.
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Pa Amalth Princeton
N. J
University
Princeton University Tonight
Fordham
New York
Princeton
Caledonia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Cornell
Yale
New Haven
Cotunablé
Triz
Harvard Yields on Varsity Eligibility for Professional Students
Harvard agrees with Yale and Princeton to bar professional school students from university teams. The concession follows an athletic conference last week and affects baseball and crew training tables. Yale views the move as significant given Harvard’s strong professional schools.
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Mew Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Dogs of High Degree at Westminster Show Wins Record Cup
Ed Shelley from Olney Illinois claimed a $100 cup as best exhibit of field trial winning English setters at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York. Nearly 2,000 dogs entered. Shelley’s win followed a world record 1,951 dogs benched. Bulldogs, fox terriers, and English setters dominated judging, with notable wins for George N. Clemson sponsors and Charles C. Thomas backed by Lawson’s Kennels.
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Washington Post
New York
Westminster Kennel Club
Ed Shelley
George N. Clemson
Middletown
Shelley
Olney
Eastern Millenaires
United States
Canada
Pioneer
Jesse Redfield
Gladstone
Canada II
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Thomas
William F. Earle
Richard Croker, Jr
Broadway
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Bulls Eye
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Lernero
Potomac Boat Club eyes Middle States regatta plan
A large Potomac Boat Club meeting at Carroll Institute discussed enthusiasm and plans for next season. Officers and Washington’s NACAA rep Claude R. Zane pone urged attendance, deciding not to bid for the national regatta but aiming to host the Middle States regatta, hoping to draw a strong local entry. Joseph TY. Duty oversaw arrangements and the meeting noted potential regional impact.
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Potomac Boat Club
Carroll Institute
Claude R. Zanepone
Washington
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Potomac Club
Middle States
Potomac
Joseph TY
Duty
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