Baseball's payroll splurge drives luxury upgrades
The Associated Press reports major spending on 1920s rosters as Connie Mack and John McGraw surge payrolls. Wheat Cobb and Collins join Athletics. Hornsby Roush Grimes boost Giants, with seven players likely earning over 10 000 a season.
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Associated Press
New York
Onnie Mack
John Megraw
Rval
Jack Wheat
Ty Cobb
Iddie Collins
Athletics
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Giants
Rogers Hornsby
Eddie Roush
Burleigh Grimes
Philadelphia
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Wheat
Cobb
Collines
Dudley Branom
Kansas City
Joe Boley
Baltimore International
Hornsby
Grimes
Ross Young
Virgil Barnes
Fred Lindstrom
Travis Jackson
Sooner Aggies in Impressive Mat Victories
The Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College wrestlers defeated West Virginia 24 to 6 in Morgantown. Oklahoma, national champions, won falls in the 115 195 and heavyweight bouts and time advantage decisions in the 126 158 and 175 pound bouts. West Virginia scored only on Steve Krickovic’s throw of Berryman in the 145 pound class.
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Associated Press
Morgantown
W. Va
Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College
West Virginia
Steve Krickovic
Berryman
Oklahoma
Plainview to Play Two Cage Squads Today
Plainview Bulldogs head to Canyon for a double header, facing Canyon High School and the Yearlings of West Texas State Teachers College. The two games mark Plainview’s first-ever meeting with both foes, amid expectations of two tough contests in Canyon.
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Globes Plainview
Plainview Bulldogs
Canyon
Tthey
Canyon High School
West Texas State Teachers College
Plainview
Canyon Hilt Canyon
Eddie Collins Hails Grover Alexander as NL’s most deceptive pitcher
Eddie Collins says Grover Alexander is the most deceptive National League pitcher he has faced, placing him ahead of other stars like Mathewson and asserting Alexander’s control is superior to the others.
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Matty
Eddie Collins
Grover Alexander
Mathewson
Alexander
Record of Johnny McHugh and Olympic starting traditions
A reminiscence on John J. McHugh the longtime starter who inspired a new starting method in track races by stepping to the side of the track. It recalls McHugh starting facilities in Paris 1924 and contrasts with Capt Uggla of Sweden and FE A Hunter in Olympic lore. A joke about a bartender at a blind pig closes the piece.
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Johnny McHugh
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Mac
Europe
Paris
Capt
Uggla
Scandinavia
Stockholm
Boso
John McHugh
FE. A. Hunter
O.B.E
British Olympic Association
His
King
Cornell
Princeton
Oxford
Cambridge
Hunter
Abolishment of Roche Rule To Speed Up Western Loop Play
Summitt ward school caps honors in basketball with girls beating Wolflin 22 to 3 and boys edging Wolflin 9 to 5. Saunders sisters starred for Summitt and Morris led Wolflin. Also notes concern over Grover Alexander’s value to the St Louis Cardinals under O’Farrell. Reindeer meat sausage demand rising in Seward district. Western league rookies rule abolished boosting player moves with Denver Bears and Amarillo club signing rookies for 1997 pennant drive.
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Feg Murray
Roche
Summitt Ward School
Summitt
Wolflin School
Saunders Sisters
Morris
Wolflin
Turner
Short Brothers
Pickett
Denver Bears
Denver
Amarillo
Tesans
Umpire Sweeney Quits Major Leagues for Coaching
J Monroe Sweeney, youngest NL umpire, resigns to become football coach at a small Cisco Texas college. The move, sent to NL president John Heydler, follows his Paris Kentucky residence and Bethany College graduation.
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Huntington
W. Va
J. Monroe Sweeney
Cisco
Texas
John Heydler
Sweeney
Paris
Bethany College
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