Baseball Signings Shape 1913 Rosters From Coast to Coast
Kansas City notes Charles Stengel and Joseph Riggert signed with Brooklyn as Ebbets and Robinson push for Tinker’s signing. Detroit reports three recruits Burna Kavanaugh Comstock, while Hagerman sells to Cleveland and Boone to Chance for a Houston trial. New York records Boone, Miller Cutshaw Brown Pfeffer signings. Cavet joins Detroit. Bates signs with Cincinnati amid Federal League chatter. St Louis notes 80 percent AL signed. Giants winter on Pacific coast. Call for Britton’s contract raises and Navin heads to Gulfport. Red Dooin relieved. Alexander hesitant about jump.
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Kansas City
Charles Stengel
Joseph Riggert
Brooklyn
Wilbert Robinson
Tanager
Charles Ebbets
Thayers
Tinker
Robinson
Ebbets
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Otto Miller
George Cutshaw
Elmer Brown
Pfeffer
Players Suspended From Fraternity in Baseball News
Philadelphia reports that Edldie Collins Frank Baker and George Baumgartner were expelled from the Baseball Players Fraternity for unpaid dues. The piece covers federals versus organized baseball, Baumgardner’s move, Stovall’s signing, and loyalty shown by Fritz Maisel to the Yankees amid Federal League temptations.
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Philadelphia
New York
David J. Fultz
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Edldie Collins
Frank Baker
Athletics
George Baumgartner
St. Louis Browns
Virginia Antigambling Measure Introduced in Richmond
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk Va Jan 15 John W Stephenson of Bath County reintroduced a bill to ban gambling at the Jamestown race track and anywhere else in Virginia. The measure would make betting illegal with penalties up to 1000 dollars fine or one year imprisonment or both. Circuit court and justices of the peace would share jurisdiction and appeals go to the circuit court.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
John W. Stephenson
Bath County
Jamestown
Virgins
General Assembly
Richmond
Stuart
General Assembly of
Virginia
Circuit Court
Justices of the Peace
Meyers Signs With Buffalo in Federal League
Hap Myers former Boston Nationals first baseman who was sent to Rochester last summer has accepted Buffalo’s offer and will sign this week. Buffalo has signed seven major leaguers and pays Myers $1,000 more than Rochester, reflecting the shift in baseball business.
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James F. Gaffney
Boston Nationals
David L. Fultz
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
Gaffney
Cinccinnati
Mr. Fultz
Mr. Fuliz
Frits’ Maisel
Frank Chance
Maisel
New Yorkers
Marvel
Chance
Matsel
Outlaws
New York
Washington Post
Boston
Hap
Myers
Rochester Club
Buffalo Club
Rochester
Buffalo
Feda
Hold Gymnastic Tests Leaders in Various Classes
Leaders emerged from gymnastic tests among 600 boys in the M A boys department. In class A the leaders were Meredith Hick How and Court. Class B names include F Livermore R Miller Roy Slater Albert Cummings Edward Campbell Kenneth Markward and O Donnell. Senior employed boys leaders were Rubinst gki Schrivener Burke Robbin Schiller Schumann Held Davis Nash Dreizen stock Sudduth Ruddy and Austin. Team leaders include A class William Herron Donald Wight and Ed Held B class John Elseman Donald Woolf and Wirt Borland.
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Meredith
Hick
How
Court
F. Livermore
R. Miller
Roy Slater
Albert Cummings
Edward Campbell
Kenneth Markward
O'Donnell
Rubinstgki
Schrivener
Burke
Robbin
Schiller
Schumann
Held
Davis
Nash
Dreizenstock
Sudduth
Ruddy
Austin
William Herron
Donald Wight
Ed. Held
John Elseman
Donald Woolf
Wirt Borland
Attractive List of Events Is Arranged -Baltimore Meet
Washington athletes eyeing future track meets learn that the Fifth Regiment Athletic Association and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have prepared a joint carnival with events including open handicaps and sprints, hurdles, distance runs, pole vault, high jump, and shot put. Intercollegiate and club relays open to universities, colleges, schools, athletic clubs, and military regiments.
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Baltimore
Washington
Fifth Regiment Athletic Association
Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore
South Atlantic A. A. C
Acheola
Dukes of Westminster cancel Olympic fund after poor subscriptions
London Jan 16 The Duke of Westminster's Olympic fund committee resigns after disposing of the funds raised. Subscriptions barely reach 66 000 of a 500 000 goal, with 16 000 cash on hand and 14 500 due on promises. Amounts spent total 4 190. Remainder to British Olympic Council for staff expenses and training uses 40 000. Conditional pledges to be paid to council. Morin defeats Cullen in interstate billiards. Dartmouth shuts out Princeton in hockey 2 0 with Baler involved in both Tiger scores.
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London
Duke of Westminster’s
Olympic Fund Committee
British Olymopic Council
British Olympic Council
Princeton
Dartmouth
Boston
Rockey
Baler
Invasion of Washington Planned by International League
A Baltimore sourced rumor states Washington will host a new professional baseball club as part of a restructured International League. Jersey City would be moved to Washington to form a major league style circuit, removing the draft to bolster top level play. Joe Tinker, manager of Chicago, is quoted on the plan.
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Washington
International Baseball League
Baltimore
International League
Federale
Jersey City
International
Itte
Nationals
Newcomes
American Association
Feds
Joe Tinker
Chicago
Federals
Ban Johnson
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Plan A League Feasibility at Georgetown Chess Club Meeting
Georgetown University Chess Club will discuss forming a Southern intercollegiate chess association modeled after northern leagues. The meeting, next Tuesday in the Law School library, will also reorganize the club and elect officers open to all students. A committee may confer with Johns Hopkins, the University of Virginia, Washington and Lee, and nearby schools to promote Southern play. Penn and Dartmouth Sign to Play for Two Seasons.
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Southern Intercollegiate Chess Association
Georgetown University Chess Club
Law School
Johns Hopkins
University of Virginia
Washington and Lee
Penn
Dartmouth
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Boston
Purves and Slater Reach Winter Golf Semifinalists
R M Purves of Woodland Massachusetts and Harold Slater of Foxhills Long Island won today's semifinals in the Winter Golf League at Pinehurst North Carolina. They will meet tomorrow to decide the league championship.
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Pinehurst
WN. C
R. M. Purves
Woodland
Mass
Harold Slater
Foxhills
Long Island
Plan Submitted to Manager Griffith in Jersey City Move
Manager Griffith of the Nat Honals says he was approached by International League authorities about moving the Jersey City franchise and removing the draft from Barrow circuit players. He will discuss with Washington club officials before deciding, avoiding support for the Federals and leaning against outlaw teams. Barrow’s scheme progresses in speculation.
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Grifth
Nat Honals
International League
Jersey City
Barrow
Griffith
Washington
Federals
Hal Chase Sued For Back Alimony
In San Jose California on January ttv Salt to recover 145 dollars in back alimony was filed in superior court by Helen H. Chase against former husband Hal Chase the Chicago Americans first baseman. She says December 1 he paid nothing since their divorce following a counter suit for separation. She was granted 100 dollars per month for wife and child.
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San Jose
Cal
Helen H. Chase
Hal Chase
Chicago Americans
Driscoll TKO'd by Flynn in six at Atlantic Garden
New York fight scene reports Jack Driscoll Brooklyn knocked out by Jim Flynn Pueblo in the sixth round at the Atlantic Garden Athletic Club. Flynn held a twelve pound edge at 188 ringside while Driscoll endured eight knockdowns and a pair of bell save moments. Also, Oakland sends Dwight Stone to Montgomery and Schwenk to Nashville in Southern League moves.
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Washington Post
New York
Jan
Atlantic Garden Athletic Club
Jack Driscoll
Brooklyn
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Driscoll
Trom
Flynn
Oakland
Cal
Oakland Baseball Club
Dwight Stone
Montgomery
Schwenk
Nashville
St. Lould Browns
Plan to Bolster Circuit Against Federals
A covert push to move the Jersey City franchise to Washington aims to blunt Federal pressure and appease major league leaders. Ban Johnson and other powers favor the shift, seeking to block Federal expansion and maintain control of the eastern circuit.
Berlin rejects 1916 Olympic budget in imperial parliament
The budget committee of the empire refused 950000 for Berlin 1916 games amid socialist protest over government treatment of workers gymnastic societies. Clericals and Polish deputies joined in opposition while Clemens Dalbrueck defended the plan. it is expected to be reintroduced.
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Berlin
Clemens Dalbrueck
Yale Crews Hire Guy Nickalls as Coach
Announcement from New Haven dated January 15 reports Guy Nickalls, famed Oxford oarsman, has formally accepted Yale's coaching offer. He will arrive in February and coach the Yale crews through the June regatta with Harvard.
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Guy Nickalls
Old Oxford
Garsman
New Haven
Conn
London
Yale
Harvard
Leach Cross offers $15,000 purse to meet Willie Ritchie
Tim Coffroth promoter tries to arrange a February 22 lightweight bout in San Francisco. Leach Cross signs to fight Willie Ritchie and a $15,000 guarantee is offered. Ritchie will decide within ten days.
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San Francisco
Leach Cross
New York
Willie Ritchie
Tim Coffroth
Ritchie
Thoroughbred Racecard Summary From Multiple Races
Results from a detailed race program listing purse amounts, distances, entrants, and outcomes. Notable horses include Zongaree, Moscowa, Electrician, Time, and Roscoe Goose with placings across seven races. Also noted are handlers, weights, and times for each event across maiden and selling divisions.
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Zongaree
Byrnes
Moscowa
Buxton
Electrician
Hanover
Roscoe Goose
Hapsburg iI
Wathen
Brown Prince
Eilaewhere
Ward
Malsant
Nathan
Toison
Prospect
Tom Holland
Sager
Floral Crown
Beach Land
Incision
Turner
Tod
Nello
Neander
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Spellmound
Chief
Kiya
Henrietta W
Pluvious
Nimbus
Woodstock
Sherwood
McCahey
Celeste
McTaggert
Goose
the Turk
Korshage
Chuckles
Good Day
McTamgart
Selle Terre
Conrad
Bugarian
Murphy
Charles Canneil
Ruby Hyams
Polly H
Stucco
Jeanl
Michael Angelo
Yorkshire Boy
Joe Stet
Bernadette
Rulssseu
Puck
Jim Caffrey
Scholastic Quints in Contest Today at Y Auditorium
Cathedral and Army and Navy Prep basketball quints meet today in the District Interachoigatic League championship at the Y. It is the second league game since reorganization, aimed at judging relative strength among teams considered strong title contenders. Tip-off is set for 3:30 PM with Prof. C. Howard Beckett refereeing.
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Cathedral
Army and Navy Prep
Morning Telegraph Racing Entries and Illness News
A sweep of horse racing entries from Charleston and Philadelphia notes multiple contenders including Talbot, Copper, Rena, and Colonel Ashmeade across Morning Telegraph and Cincinnati Enquirer pages. The report also covers an obituaryless note on baseball manager George Cameron undergoing another operation after a recent surgery in Chicago.
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Flagg
Philadelphia Inquirer
Talbot
Copperwn
Rena
Tom Hancock
Red and Gun
Chilton Quo
Ade
Terra Blanco
Manson
Finbush
Silas Grump
Castara
Yalbot
Colonel Ashmeade
Duquesne
Coppertown
Toddiing
Willis
Reno
Cockapur
Gagnant
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chilton Queen
Silicic
Rod and Gun
Terra Blanca
Tomboy
Flatbush
Little Ep
Talbot Sutry
Coppartown
Sylvestris
Amaret
Big Dipper
Dr. Dougherty
Outlaw
Morning Telegraph
Ads
Raleigh
P. D. Flatbush
Judge Monck
L. H. Adair
Amoret
Stentor
Jabot
Polo players to arrive May eight for Westchester cup
Ten English polo players will land in New York on May eight for the Westchester cup trials at Meadowbrook in June. Ponies, 37 in number, follow two weeks later as English players shift to a shorter training window to avoid late-season stagnation. Stoddard quits polo after last year’s loss due to his wife’s death.
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New York
Meadowbrook
Spain
New Haven
Conn
Luis EB. Stoddard
England
Lipton Shamrock IV to adopt American centerboard
London readers report the Shamrock IV may feature a radical change with an American centerboard. If adopted it would be the first large British yacht to use a centerboard and the first of this type to cross the Atlantic for the America's Cup. British yachting tradition opposes the device, and its move comes as American designs gain on British.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Mohawks Yakima Bowler Scores In League Night
Mohawks Yakima Hanna 118 927 sel Willard 98 94 126 Helmuth 91 82 85 H Thomas 56 100 177 BH Efker 108 93 119 Israel 99 10 106 Totals 308 303 Patent Attorneys League Victor J Evans Jange & Co Huntemann Townsend 71 77 129 Mr Stevens 88 ua 10 39 90 Bassett us LO oO oT 118 106 Bangs Hing 73 8 102 Totals 616 606 407 Totals 432 495 455
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