Baseball moves and managerial shifts across teams
The St Louis Feds will train at Havana. Bert Daniels, ex Yankee outfielder, was sold by Cincinnati to Louisville. Bill Bernhard, ex Nap, will coach Chattanooga young pitchers. Artie Shafer declined Jos Angeles manager job to stay in auto business. Mark Hall, ex Tiger pitcher, joined Hot Springs camp and shows health. Joe Villa foresees Connie Mack moving Stally Me Inness to second base and Le Roy to first. Arthur Irwin seeks a return to managing, saying he erred in giving up the role.
Pugilism Trails and Fights in a Starry Ring
Ad Wolgast claims top luck as the hardest fighter in business. Nelson eyed one final bout before retirement, choosing Wolgast who had earlier bested him for the crown. Wolgast earned over three hundred thousand dollars in seven years. Sharkey would have been worth nearly $300,000. A fighter’s death from brain concussion is seen as a grim but telling sign in heavyweight history. Willie Ritchie agrees to a 133-dollar stake at 3:00 if Freddy Welsh grants a lightweight title rematch.
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Ad Wolgast
Ring
Tom Sharkey
Tom
Willie Ritchie
Freddy Welsh
Billiards Feats Lead to High Stakes Wagering
George Gray set a Hagliszh billiards mark by running 1,051 in a single inning. Slosson refused to meet him, while Wille Hoppe claims the title races with scores at 181 182 and 144. Hoppe’s New York tour manager says the champion would spot Slosson 1,000 in a 6,000 match at 18.8, with a 500 to 50,000 side bet and 1,500 to the veteran if he fails.
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George Gray
Slosson
Wille Hoppe
Balkie
Hoppe
Inman
George Slogson
Racing and ruling provoke changes in early spring sports
Hot Springs Ark may host horse racing in March and April as officials consider a rule to bar Peter Scott from stakes. Tommy Murphy threatens to quit the grand circuit over the potential rule. England’s George V’s horses led in 1914 stakes. Grand Duke Nicholas, now in Poland, na med for the Waterloo cup, England’s premier running feature.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Tommy Murphy
Peter Scott
Sventa
King .George of
England
Nicholas
Poland
Defiance yacht sold for junk. Colum bia eight names nucleus crew
The Defiance yacht, built by a syndicate as a candidate cup defender, sold for junk at 16 percent of its cost. Coach Jim Rice of the champion Columbia eight selects three veterans for the nucleus of this year’s eight: Naumer the bow, Sanborn the No 4 rower, and Bratton the No 8.
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Jim Rice
Yale Football Defenders Fall to Seven Opponents
Only seven teams have defeated Yale in football. The text notes the rarity of Yale losses and reflects on the intensity of play, comparing football battles to war. It also mentions Cornell as a recent opponent, with no touchdowns scored in the last completed season.
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Yale
Cornell
Argentine polo team to represent at Panama–San Francisco Exposition
The Argentine squad will be represented by a polo team at the Panama San Francisco exposition. The Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association track and field meet will be held in Alexandria, Louisiana, on May 16. Lt. ID Willig, a Wilmington professional, tested Low Smith’s Ithaca trap gun for the first time and broke a clean 5F Straight at Clay Mount.
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Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Alexandria
Low Smith
Willig
Claymount
Del
Wild Bill Donovan Praises Yankees Take on New Role
Wild Bill Donovan expresses confidence in leading the New York Yankees. He downplays the task's difficulty, emphasizes a positive approach, and praises the pitching staff. He aims to reinforce the team with one hard hitting outfielder if possible and favors firm but kind management over harsh discipline.
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Bill” Donovan
Yankees
Donovan
Owerver
Providence
New York Bell
Bill
Pera
Hobey Baker Crowned Greatest Skater by Canadian Experts
Canadian players and exponents praise Hobey Baker of St Nicholas in the American Amateur Hockey League as the finest skater ever to leave the ice with a steel blade. Baker, weighing 270 pounds, dazzles foes, beating Toronto University 7–6 and dominating the Montreal Victorias as rivals falter before his speed.
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Hobey Baker
Princeton University
St. Nicholas Skating Club
New York
North
Baker
Canada
Cember
Toronto University
Tiger
Rover
Bt. Nicholas
Toronto
St. Nicholas
Montreal Victorias
Ing
United States
Get
Phil Kearney
America
Yale
Reminder of 1914 Giants to wear black and red
The New York Giants will abandon violet trimmings after last season's pennant loss. Next season they will wear black sweaters with a dash of red, and black and red socks, as announced by Secretary Foater.
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New York
New Yorks
Giants
Foater
Fastest Track Ever Built for National meet in San Francisco
Athletes at the Ay.A. U national track and field championships to be held in San Francisco next August, in conjunction with the Panama-Pacific Exposition, will run on a record fast surface. The Frisco course is noted as faster than St Louis, Soldier's Field Cambridge and Montreal tracks, which are among the three fastest ever built.
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Ay.a. U
San Francisco
St. Louis
Soldier’s Field
Cambridge
Montreal
Canada
Yankees Acquire Brubaker From Tag City
Ray Brubaker, former Tag City shortstop, has been sold to the New York Americans from last season’s team, the Tag City squad.
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Yankees
Brubaker
Ray Brubaker
Solt
New York Americans
Officials in Washington Miss Their Duck Hawks
In Washington a inspector recounts how post office guards nailed doors to block gunmen from firing at duck hawks using the tower as a winter roost. Roosevelt and scientists watched to safeguard the birds, though one hawk was shot. Sparrow hawks now use a bronze eagle retreat near the White House as a winter home while authorities bar firearms and trespassing on grounds.
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Ashington
Frant H. Hitchcock
Geneneral
Theodore Roosevelt
Biological Survey
Ware
Hitchcock
Hawk
Pennsylvania ‘Avenue
Toast Witter
Post Office
Washington
War Snd Navy Building
White House
Veteran Tale of War Echoes and Lincoln Hooray
A Virginia elder recounts Civil War ordeals in a reunion vignette, including a mule ride, beatings, and shouted wartime loyalties. Interwoven is a humorous confrontation about which side he supported, ending with a plea for restraint and a single pro Lincoln cheer. Also touches on Spain and rice cultivation abroad with Moorish influence and malaria worries debated at Valencia.
Don't Carry Rubber Heels or Pennies to Europe
State department officials warn American travelers to Europe about British precautions. The note cites possible searches for pennies and rubber items to prevent copper concealment on neutral ships. Officials discount practical value of copper hidden in cotton bales and suggest limits on covert shipments.
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Europe
State Department
England
Daytime Venus Seen By Washington Crowd As Sky Gazer
A morning scene in Washington features crowds gazing skyward at a bright object in daylight. Reporters identify the phenomenon as Venus, the morning and evening star, visible despite the sun as observers seek to understand the marvel.
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Washington
France
Huckins Run
Pohick Center
Skyscraper Row
New York City
Wisea
Professor Hall
National Observatory
Venus
Allas
Cemetery Without Graves in National Capital
In Washington an angular cemetery shows long rows of gravestones with obituaries of renowned officials, yet few bodies lie there. Once intended for senators and officials dying in office, it holds cenotaphs for Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun whose bodies rest elsewhere. Arlington, by contrast, remains the nation’s great national cemetery with soldiers and generals buried and honored annually.
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Washington
Congressional
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Arlington
Potomac
Orlington
National Cemetery
Glad-Eye Club of Chicago Seeks Eternal Youth
Forty Chicago men over seventy form a club named the Club of Glad-Eyed Time with rules to outwit Father Time. Led by president A T Hemingway the group vows to stay forever young, marry, read the Bible, smile through life, and admit only members aged seventy or more.
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Qglad-Eye
Chicago
A. T. Hemingway
Saventy
Keny Young
Dog Bites In New York 1914 Rise in Serious Cases
New York reports for 1914 more than five thousand serious dog bite cases and seven hundred dog owner fines.
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New York
Royal apology from prince to Northcote in painters tale
A Youth's Companion recounts a scene where a prince, later William IV, visits James Northcote’s studio. The royal tries to brush the painter’s gown, earns a rebuke, and later returns to apologize by returning an umbrella. The painter calls the prince an honest, independent man and worthy of a king.
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Chaugbter
James Northcote
Loria
Ikdies
Ils
Duke of Clarence
William’ IV
Argyll
Northcote
Kia Royal
Gosses From A Practical View On Automobile Horns
Professor Marage at the Academie des Sciences analyzed horn sounds by playing pieces on instruments for a diverse audience. High pitched tones were found more disagreeable than grave sounds, leading to a recommendation for city use horns. He suggests two signals for cars: a grave city tone and a louder rural tone that travels farther.
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Marage
Academie Des Sciences
German War Bread Compared to Genoa Siege Rations
The piece notes that German war bread, enriched with potatoes, is not a severe hardship and is praised by those who tested it. It contrasts it with the Genoa siege bread described as a harsh mix of damaged flour and various detritus, held together by cocoa tea and bits of food, as cited by Marbot and General Thiebault.
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Genoa
Marbot
Thiebault
Hig Journal
Tha Lege
Cows Misled by Apples After Apparent Illness Report
Nine cows in Colchester Sonn were reported infected with hoof and mouth disease. A veterinarian found they were intoxicated after examination. The probable explanation is they had eaten too many apples, leading to the observed condition.
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Colchester
Sonn
True Bliss The Pessimist
The Boston Transcript quotes a maxim on luck and self advantage noting that true luck comes from avoiding wasted effort and saving beam horn. The remark reflects a wary, ironic view of fortune and effort.
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Beam Horn
Boston Transcript
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