Irish American Club Wins Indoor Championship Meet
The Irish American Athletic club topped the Amateur Athletic Union two day meet at Madison Square Garden, finishing with 84 points. P McDonald set a world record by raising the weight throw height to 16 feet 6 inches, while J Biller led with 15 points as the top individual scorer. Tom Collins and Melvin Sheppard also delivered strong showings for their clubs.
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McDonald
Eller
New York
Melvin W. Sheppard
rrah-American Athletic Club
Charley Bacon
Irish-American Athletic Club
H. Gissing
H. Haywood
New York Athletic Club
J. J. Biller
M. Dwight
Princeton University Athletic Association
C. F. Langan
Tom Collins
M. C. Ay
B. W. Adams
New York Athletic
S.C. Lawmee
Warvard Athletic Association
L. B. Packard
P. W. Gabeilan
J. A. Biler
C. Vexin
Princeton’ University Athletic Association
S.C. Lawrence
Harvard University Athletic
Harvard
1A. McLeod
Clougham
J. New York Athletic Club
C. R. Reed
Gordon Hoyce Athletic Association
J. Rosenburg
Lawrence
Harvard University Athletic Association
P. Adams
L. P. Packard
ifab-American Athletic Club
J. A. Blifer
Brooklyn Y. Mac. A
W. W. Cor
Boston Athletic Association
8. P. Gilles
H. Meyer
Irish-American Athleticlub
1. J. Biliott
Trish-American Athletic Club
Dahlen in danger as mad dog charges attacker
Fort Plain on December 2 reports Brooklyn shortstop William F. Dahlen a Brooklyn owner Ebbetts target to manage the Brooklyns after a near fatal incident. Dahlen and wife were visiting Nelliston when a dog attacked him as hunter Arthur Smith and two hounds accompanied them. Smith fired twice killing the dog, averting a likely bite.
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Dahlen
Sone
Smith
Hayes and Dorando Agree to Rematch on Stage
Marathon winner John Hayes challenged Dorando to a race after Dorando defeated him at Madison Square Garden. Dorando accepted and appeared in Vaudeville Monday afternoon, trotting in racing garb. Hayes emerged from a stage box in full dress to thank Dorando and request a rematch, which Dorando agreed to. The audience cheered as the performance opened with music and high spirits.
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Hammerstein
Johnny Hayes
Dorando
Madison Square Garden
Hayes
American Frankitch to Face Russian Podoubny in England
Paris reports strong interest in Franci tch after his planned return to England to meet Hacksenschmidt. Podoubny, hailed as the strongest man on earth, dominated Paris wrestling tournaments by winning five of six events and once throwing five opponents weighing 250 to 400 pounds within a few hours on a final night.
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Paris
Frankitch
Hack~enschmidt
England
Ward
Podoubny
Podoulmyhi
Europe
Padoubay
Low Born Cats Win at Syracuse Cat Show
Cats of unknown pedigree win prizes at a Syracuse show with attendees from many regions. A E Field of Reamsville Ohio, known to exhibitors and judge, aided by Joseph Copeland Jr of Ward Pennsylvania, assisted in special clauses. Mrs Hf De Vor of the Syracuse club entered stray kittens found last spring. judges awarded two first prizes to these animals.
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Syracuse
A. E. Field
Reamsville
Oat
Joseph Copeland, Jr
Ward
Hf. B. de Vor
Syracuse Club
Open football season scarred by deaths and injuries across classes
A 1908 football season tally shows 14 total deaths and 135 serious injuries among college, high school, and athletic club players. The record highlights brain concussions, broken bones, and spinal injuries, with 66 college players seriously hurt and several incidents linked to the open game rule. Individual fatalities include Wilfred Balthazar, John Cooper, Albert Dougherty, Ernest Dickinson, and J. J. Dyck, among others, with spectators sometimes drawn into danger.
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Charles Marker
Great Bend
Kan
Marker
Balthazar
Wilfred
Waterbury
Conn
Waterbury High School
Cooper
John
Charlotte
N. C
University of North Carolina
Dougherty
Albert
Henderson
Evansville Y. M. C. A
Dickinson
Ernest
Austin
Tex
University of Arkansas
Oklahoma University
Dyck
J. J
Weatherford
Southwestern Normal School
Shurtleff College
Jerseyville
Evans Thomas
Logan
Utah
Evans
Utah Agricultural College
Colorado School of Mines
Brigham City
Ferebee
G. Cook
Lexington
Virginia Military Academy
Roanoke
Contege
Charles
Kaw
Miller
Arthur
West Head
Wis
Murphy
Bartholomew
Bayonne
N. J
Potts
William M
Cannonsburg
Smith
Will
Clarion
Eagle Grove
Clarion High
Green
Mahoney City
Waterbury Baseball Prospects and Postseason Plans
In Connecticut, Waterbury faces salary tensions and franchise pressure as managers in the league seek to strengthen for the coming season. The All Waterbury football team plans to meet, divide profits, and decline postseason play with Naugatuck, while injuries and deaths in football and college play highlight the era’s dangers and concerns.
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Connecticut
Waterbury
Baseball Corporation
Ieague
All Waterbury
Naugatuck
Elma
Yale Graduate Student Jumps to Death at Precipice
In New Haven on December 2, Yale graduate student John Alan White, twenty, leaped from the Wert Rock precipice about a hundred feet to the rocks below. His body was badly mangled at the base. A letter found in his room to his father suggests he planned self harm and may have been temporarily deranged.
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Yale
New Haven
Conf
John ‘Alan White
Yale Graduate School
White
Bridgeport dominates bowling as Waterbury edges in
Bridgeport won the first and third games last night at the Casino with Hanks delivering two high scores of 266 and 243. The New Haven Hartford scores show totals of 2805 for New Haven and 2697 for Meriden, Bristol posting 2492.
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Bridgeport
Waterbury
Hanks of
New Haven
Hartford
Meriden
Bristol
Stone
Burns to settle in Australia after boxing career
A letter to Larry Keating of Oakland from Tommy Burns reveals he plans never to return to America. Burns praises Australia, anticipates staying for good, and notes his wife’s health improved there. He mentions promoter McIntosh, the Johnson fight, and a $5,000 purse for Johnson with $500 for Burns.
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San Francisco
Larry Keating
Oakland
Tommy Burns
America
Keating
Burns
Kosciusko
Sydney
Pat O'Keefy
McIntosh
Johnson-Burns
Johnson
Tommy
Jack
Aso
London
Basketball results from Y M C A Second Section league
Beechnuts beat Butternuts 5 and 2 field goals by Humphrey and Mordo led the Beechnuts with 5 fouls against Butternuts 6. Walnuts beat Hazelnuts 19 to 3 with Boyd scoring 6 and Flege 2. Sterling reorganizes under William Stahl. first Danbury game vs Cop quintet with players including Littlejohn and Parley. Accountability ads note selling via Democrat want ad.
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Y. M.C
Beechnuts
Butternuts
Burritt
Esaesee Mordo
Humphrey
Howland
Currie
Eee Hayward Recknagel
Seve Kendall
B. Wiedorn
Beechnuts Li
Mordo
Quinn
Schmidt
Goodyear
Geraghty
Cooke
Wilson
Hummett
Walnuts
Hazelnuts
Boyd
Johnson
Maltby
Flege
Foy
Hurlbut
Mazelnuts
Schmitt
Sterling
William Stahl
Danbury
Littlejohn
Claffey
Stahl
Cairns
Eddie Parley
Polo results and Worcester team moves
New Britain polo team defeated Providence 10 to 3 last night. Brockton beat Bridge 4. Pawtucket won 6 against New Haven 4. Worcester manager Phelan cabled for Kid Sutherland to join as goalie, strengthening the circle of last year’s Hartford lineup.
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New Britain
Providence
Sutherland
Worcester
Phelan
Mitchell
Kid Sutherland
Hartford
L. P.C. Bridgeport
New Haven
Pawtucket
Fall River
Brockton
Pope Pius Weakens as Fever Keeps Him Bedbound
Rome reported December 2 that Pope Pius X again had a very bad night with fever and bronchial trouble. Consulting physicians Marchallava and Petacel visited, noting the cold is normal but expressing concern over his growing weakness.
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Rome
Vatican
Marchallava
Petacel
Pius X
Classified Ad Offering Prompt Attention at Talman Street
An old phone and mall advertisement states $2.00 for $1 total with prompt attention promised. It lists Ike Pasternak at 213 South Main St Tal. 474 Ring 2 for contact.
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IKE Pasternak
South Main St
Tal
Ring
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Eighty Third Company
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