Automobilists Prepare for Ormond Beach and Havana Races
New York January 6 reports that Fiat and Lancia teams led by H W Fletcher and Emanuel Cedrino depart for Ormond Beach with 110 H P Fiats. The field includes Mercedes Renault Darracq Penault and Napier entries with European and American drivers, aiming for the world championship of speed and a two mile per minute mark, with extensive testing ahead.
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F. ED
Spooner
New York
H&g
Ormond
H. W. Fletcher
Lancia Fiat
James W. Young
Emanuel Cedrino
Hol-Tan Company
Lancia
Europe
Fiat
Darracq
Dr. Hemery
Guinness
Guinness Etout
Mary More
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Mercedes
Woxnall Keene
Robert Graves
Jenatsy
Penault
Szisz
Iver
Bernin
Wiliam K. van
Vander
Fusor
Althou
Vanderbilts
H. Ll. Bowden
Bowden
Alexander McDonald
Napier
Mr. McDonald
Clifford Earp
England
S& F. Edge
America
France
Germany
Jacksonville
Times-Union
Cuba
Hemery
Vanderbilt
George Heath
Joe Tracy
Foxhall Keene
Seltzer
Renault
M. G. Bernin
Charlie Meyers
S. F. Edga
Napiers
Senor J. Corll
Cuban Racing Association
Clement Bayard
Jénatsy
Gordon Bennett
Ireland
Emery
M. Fabry
Italy
Montague Roberts
Harry S. Houpl
Roberts
Racing Commission
Houpt
C. A. Coreys
Chicago
Walter Christie
Harold HE. Thomas
Griven
Tracy
Werner
Henry Ford
Losing Batting Art Old Timers Triumph Over New Rules
Baseball historian Hugh Fullerton notes that despite better pitching and rule changes, hitting remains a near lost art. He cites Sam Thompson, Delehanty, and Anson as enduring sluggers, compares modern hitters to legends, recalls Dave Orr’s famed pennant swing, and recounts Delehanty’s historic four home runs off Adonis Terry in 1896.
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Lajoie
Seymour
Wagner
Delehanty
Terry
Hugh S
Img
Teajoi
Chance
Sam Thompson
Em Gross
Dave Orr
Anson
O'Rourke
Columbus
St. Louis
Brooklyn
St Louis
Ha Delehanty
Adonis Terry
West Side
Chicago
Philadelphia
Hner
Dahlen
Lange
Del
Seymour's Youthful Farm Stint and a Nut Factory Joke
Seymour, once a farm hand and spring training guest near Springfield Massachusetts, laughed at Fate and returned. Japan's 1905 trade set records with imports at 244 million and exports at 160.5 million, signaling a great increase in foreign commerce.
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New York
Springfield
Mass
James Seamnney Seymour
Japan
Tokyo
Marvin Hart Endears as Kentucky Farmer Pugilist
Marvin Hart, world heavyweight champion, works hard on a Jeffersontown Ky farm while training. He blends field chores with sparring, milking cows, chopping wood, and hunting, claiming farming funds his boxing and keeps him in peak form. He plans years more farming ahead, enjoying neighbor goodwill and a simple life away from ring temptations.
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Marvin Aubrey Hart
Jeffersontown
Marquis of
Qeensberry
Jim Corbett
Jack O’brien
James J. Jeffries
Marvin Hart
Hart
Tom Sharkey
Kid McCoy
Matt
Luy @ Humpkin
James Jeffries
Bunco
Washington Y M C A Edged by Baltimore in 14 12 Loss
Baltimore West Branch Y M C A defeated Washington Y M C A 14 to 12 in a tight gym contest. Woodhead and Omohundo were disqualified for rough play in the second half, others stepped up as Washington’s Leach Osser and Bobb showed notable teamwork despite the setback.
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Baltimore
Washington Post
West Branch
Washington
Association
Woodhead
Omohumdo
McLain
Brittingham
Leach
Osser
Bobb
Omohundo
Buttingham
R. F
R. Fowler
A. Fowler
Hotuman
Stevens
O'Connor
Bopp
West
Branch
Washington Y. M.& A. BR
Constant effort shapes billiard mastery and averages
A veteran authority explains billiard skill classes by averages from 25 down to 2. He argues intelligence, practice, and instruction drive improvement far more than natural talent, with top players practicing daily, choosing equipment carefully, and studying positions and angles to maintain form.
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Frank Ives
Ferdinand F Poggenburg
Poggenburg
Schaefer
Chicago
Lon Morris
Morris
Ives
Billiard duel Hoppe Vignaux in Paris for world title
Continental interest centers on Maurice Vignaux and Willie Hoppe as they prepare for the eighteen-inch balkline world championship in Paris. The match, best to 500, starts in January under trophy rules with a long series of anticipated events across Europe and America.
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Maurice Vignaux
Willie Hoppe
Paris
Vignaux
George Sutton
Hoppe
Hieppe
Sutton
Hoppe-Vignaux
Continents
George Slosson
France
Jake Schaefer
Schaefer
Slosson
New York
Chicago
Jake
Clarence Green
Miles Anti Pain Pills End Benefit Claim
A customer praises Miles Anti Pain Pills as a quick cure for headaches nervousness and indigestion, claiming they relieve pain immediately without side effects. The note notes the pills are a household remedy used at home and in a laundry, with a 5 dose 3 6 price and a druggist return guarantee.
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AntLing
Miles
He&bache
Barre Creek
Ich
Miraculous Recovery Shapes Schaefer’s Rise in Billiards
The narrative follows a small, iron-nerved player who adapts his style to his condition, preserving carom accuracy. Schaefer, Hoppe’s longtime pupil, elevates his game to rival the Wizard, touring the country in exhibitions and building a high winning run. His Paris victory over Louis Cure, then France’s champion, capped a dramatic ascent as Cure neared the end with Schaefer closing strong.
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Schaefer
Hoppe
Louis Cure
Paris
Cure
France
Vignaux
Cutler Defeats Gallagher In 1872 Billiards Match
Albert Cutler of Boston won first money in the Daly's Academy billiards tournament by defeating Tim Gallagher 400 to 168 in the final game. Cutler led from start to finish, finishing strong as Gallagher struggled. Final totals show Cutler 400, Gallagher 168 with high runs and averages noted.
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Washington
New York
Jan
Albert Cutler
Boston
Billardista
Daly's Academy
Tim Gallagher
Cutler
Gallagher
Standing Retains Title in Pro Racquet Match
George Standing, American professional racquet champion, defeated Peter Latham of England at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club. Standing won three games to love in thirty minutes in the fastest Tacquets in the United States era, with scores 16-6 15-10 1-10 and a purse of $8,000 attached to the title.
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Peter Latham
England
New York
George Standing
Standing
Love
United States
Denver Bankers Sentenced for Conspiracy to Wreck Bank
Leonard B. Imboden and James A. Hill were sentenced by Judge Palmer in Denver District Court to ten years with hard labor for conspiring to wreck the Dei Bank and divert funds. The judge denied a new trial and granted a 30 day stay to permit appeals to the State Supreme Court for supersedeas.
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Denver
Leonard B. Imboden
James A. Hill
Dei Bank
Palmer
State Supreme Court
Lynchburg man killed by train near Scranton station
T Roe of Lynchburg Virginia, traveling representative of the Modern Woodmen of America, was struck and instantly killed by a Central Redh line train at Moosic station near Scranton Pennsylvania. His mother resides in Knoxville Tennessee.
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T. Roe
Lynchburg
Scranton
W. T. Roe
Woodmen of America
Knoxville
Central Redhroad
New Jersey
Moosic Station
Here
Rules Committee of Conference Colleges Agreed on Changes
New York January 6 meeting of the National Football Conference of Colleges rules committee discussed reform ideas. Dr Williams stated the group favors a more open style of play and heavier penalties, plus a central board of officials, while avoiding radical changes to preserve football’s character. The panel plans to await the older committee’s response on amalgamation before decisive action.
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Williams
Washington Post
New York
National Football Conference of Colleges
Murray Hill Hotel
John ™. Lees
University of Nebraska
Harry J. Willams
University of Minnesota
James A.babbitt
Haverford
Charles D. Daly
West Point
Charles W. Savage
Oberlin
J. Curtiss
University of Texas
EK. Wah
Dartmouth
Dr. Williams
Camp
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Annapolia
Chicago
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Bill Lange
Silver City
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Daly
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Pa. Ave
Wiener
Rosslyn, Va
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Hough
Pope Manufacturing Company
Pope Motor Car Company
Fourteenth Street
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Market St
Paul Connelly
Ida Gray
Belmont
Cedar Park
New York Speedway
Rich Bey
Walter Hill
Luzon
Kansas
Chuang
Chicago Law
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Belt Ae Rolle
Walter N
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Clurs
Mr. T. 3
Shotwell
Des Moines
Iowa
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Cam Beese
Grivestay
Hain
SHINE
Morgan & Sullivan
Louis Bush
Walford's
Rassler
S. D. Waters & Son
Ava
Tobias Bush
Keeley Institute
North Capiiot Street
Washington, D. C
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South Bend
Ind
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Francis Sugita
University of Tokyo
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Hoff
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Austria
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Masonic Temple
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