Leopold Wins By Nose In Juarez Great Race Hike
Leopoldo wins by a nose in the Juarez great race feature at the Palace alleys. Hiker tops the bowlers list with Arasee and Sebago close behind in the duckpin tourney as Hawthorne fairs in a two year old dash. Weather is ideal and attendance high as Ricketts leads with Baum McKnew Carroll and Harley in close pursuit.
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CY Young Chopping Wood On His Farm
An unclear OCR fragment notes CY Young chopping wood on his farm at Pal Ohio with surrounding activity. The readable text mentions farm work and Pal Ohio but lacks clear dates or context for a full event summary.
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Still Another League Will Take In Rine Cities
A plan reported by The Washington Post proposes a third major league to start in spring, hosting teams in Chicago Saint Louis Kansas City Louisville Cincinnati Indianapolis Detroit Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Billy Niesen owner of Gunthers Park outlines a compact circuit with four day games, semipro grounds as venues, and a 14 game season to test feasibility before larger expansion.
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Doom and Fogel Confer Outline Phillies Plans
Philadelphia January 1 Pitcher Burns of the Phillies, formerly with Washington, will be sent to Minneapolis after a conference between President Fogel and Manager Doolz Doom and Fogel met for the first time since their disagreement and outlined plans for the coming season. Thirty five men will be taken on the spring train to West Baden February 24. After five days there the team will move to Hot Springs for most of March.
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Tremont A C Elects Hassett To Coach Track Men
Tremont Athletic Club elected a new track coach and officer slate at a meeting in Eagle Hall. Bhag Rawlings leads the track team with J E Stokes as manager and J A Mahoney as assistant. Hassett, from New York and Irish American, will coach, replacing R F Le Mat. Last year’s team returns with new members Adams, Younk, Knight, Cullum, Frank, Farmer, and McMahon joining.
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Hart to Play on Coast for Sacramento Club
Ola Georgetown man Hart, known to fans as Hub Hart, has signed to catch for the Sacramento team in the Pacific Coast League. He departs in about a month from Boston to join the club, with strong support from Boston fans. Hart, formerly of Cleveland in the American League, is in top condition and should be ready on arrival.
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Everett
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Thecramento
Boston
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Glevelami
Perth
Mercer Reinstated To Good Standing By Baseball Commission
The national baseball commission ruled in Cincinnati on January measure that John Mercer is reinstated into good standing. Mercer had been suspended for declining to report to the Pittsburgh National League club last year. The commission found no other violations and noted a misunderstanding.
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National Baseball Commission
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Pittsburgh
Walsh Is Greatest Pitcher In World Says Donovan
Detroit fan Donovan proclaims White Sox pitcher Walsh the greatest in the world noting Walsh can rest every four days to stay fresh and suggesting no team could beat him if used properly.
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Pig Walsh
White Sox
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Kentucky Futurity Weanlings Eligible Lists Revealed
The Kentucky Horse Breeders Association announced 985 weanlings are ineligible for the twenty second Kentucky Futurity payments due December 2. The list covers 86 states plus Canada, with Patchen Wilkes Farm leading nominations at 115 entries, Walnut Hall Farm owner LW Harkness second with 107, and William Allen’s Allen Farm third with 25. Small breeders show growing interest in racing and nomination activity.
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Kentucky i Ting Horse Breeders Association
Kentucky
Canada
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Hee
Isoning
Young Aire
Todd Chace
WE D Brakes
Patchen Wilkes
LW Harkness
Walnut Hall
Tara
William Allen
Allen
Leads in Japanese racing and a boxing bout
Clarence Fletcher, a young Canadian, heads leading owners in Japanese racing amid sovereignty debates. In England and Prussia rulers differ on horse racing. At Rows and Cotton Fight Draw in Pittsburgh, Tony Ross and George Cotton exchanged six rounds with Cotton appearing to dominate late, with Italian Rose noted.
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Racit
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Prussia
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Pittaburgh
Tony Ross
Newrastie
George Cotton
Bert
Keogh Grievance Over World Pool Challenge Ruling
Jerome R. Keogh contests the decision that his challenge to Alfred de Oro was untimely, leaving the world billiards title with the Cuban. He cites rule 6 interpretation by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender board, noting prior leniencies and a requested extension for a November 1910 match.
War veterans plan ten mile relay race at Los Angeles encampment
Old Soldier Barnes 68 leads Grand Army veterans in a ten mile relay for a $1000 purse at the Los Angeles encampment in June. Rev Edmond of Creston Ohio will walk to train, and notary Barnes vows victory, donating any prize to charity. Each man runs a full mile and passes a tag to a teammate at start and finish.
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Michigan
Grand Army
Los Angeles
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Soler’ Barnes
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Boxers Talk Managers and Money in Ring Career
Philadelphia veteran boxer reflects on a long career from the 1860s, noting more than two hundred bouts and receipts surpassing 1700. He favors a manager taking 25 percent, arguing it frees a fighter to train and fight without matchmaking distractions while validating the manager’s value. American Wing report from Paris covers Mike Glover’s win and other bout results. Indianapolis buys pitcher Kimball for 41000 as part of the Burlington club sale, Coulon and Forbes announce a ten round fight agreement in Renasha with 16 pounds weight class.
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Jack O'Brien
O'Brien
Europe
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Brien
Charleston Race Meet Delayed One Week to January 17
Charleston S C January 7 The Charleston Fair and Racing Association announced that heavy rains slowed track work and the winter meet at Palmetto Park will open a week later. Nearly 1,000 horses are housed at the track with 15 carloads arriving yesterday.
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Georgetown Seeks Intercollegiate Basketball Association
Georgetown manager Thomas L Fortune writes to Virginia, North Carolina, Washington and Lee, Catholic University, VPI, and VMI proposing a Southern Intercollegiate Basketball Association. The plan mirrors the Eastern league to ease scheduling, reduce travel costs, crown a South champion, and create an intercollegiate rules committee. Dean Academy and Fordham University seek games with Georgetown, with Dean planning a southern trip next month and Fordham ready to visit Washington.
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Southern Universities & Representation
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Washington and Lee to Open Basketball Season With Emory and Henry
Washington and Lee unveils its 19 game schedule with Emory and Henry as the opener on Friday night at home. Coach Pollard plans to feature the strongest newcomers while veteran upperclassmen provide steadiness as the White and Blue begin the season. The slate includes Roanoke College, Hampden Sydney, the University of Virginia, and several other regional opponents through January and February.
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Speaker Raises Steers for Texas Ranch Venture
Tris Speaker, Red Sox outfielder, tends his Texas ranch in winter and plans to market steers this year after a productive season. He previously drove many steers to market and earned solid proceeds, aiming to top last year's record. Columbia Beats Cornell in hockey, 4 to 2, with Cornell outclassed in Syracuse on January 7.
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Boxing in Hongkong City Hall Draws Foreign Colony Fights
Boxing thrives in Hongkong with weekly City Hall bouts organized by the foreign colony. Most contenders are British Navy men or former sailors, drawing large bets and local backing. Notable events include Tron Bux defending the Oriental featherweight title against Private Potter, won by Potter on points in a fifteen round, bloody spectacle. Sinzearundel defeated Corps Stanton for welterweight honors despite a 1 pound disadvantage.
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Sam McVey A California Boxer in Early Johnson Fights
Sam McVey, a Californian from Oxnard, showed promise under saloonman Billy Roche. He drew attention in 1903 with his early bouts, including a February 12 1903 match with champion Johnson in Los Angeles that Johnson won over twenty rounds, with a repeat decision in October and a knockout loss in the twentieth round on April 2 1904 in San Francisco.
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Jack Johnsans
Oxnard
Billy Roche
Johnson
Los Angeles
San Francisco
FAME IS A FICKLE JADE Pitcher Berger Tryout in Mobile
The Mobile club signs Stevie Barger stirring talk of a comeback. Once hailed as a top prospect with Columbus and later Cleveland, he faced setbacks before a recent season with Ohio State League entry Mobile. Meanwhile Princeton hockey crushed Dartmouth 14 to 0 in Boston as Hobo Baker dominated at rover.
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Bettors Bonhag Sets Mark at Xavier AA Indoor Meet
At Xavier AA games in New York on January 7 the five mile indoor champion Kraemer won a featured four three mile race with a 35 yard handicap. He finished the three miles in minutes and 36 seconds and the full mile in 14 minutes 3 seconds beating Georges Bonkas track record of 14:05.
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Xavier AA
New York
Bully Kramer
Kraemer
Georges Bonkas
Australian billiard match opens with English expert
Australian billiardist defeats English expert in first of an 18,000 point series in London. The bout lasted nearly three weeks with Steven Ron credited for a strong showing by the Australian team. The second contest moves to Liverpool this month and the third to Westminster in February.
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Liverpool
Caxton Tall Westminster
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