Babe Ruth to Start Parleys on 1927 Salary with Yankees
Babe Ruth will travel from California to New York for a March 2 salary negotiation with the Yankees over terms for the 1927 season. Talks aim to resolve his pay dispute as he contemplates retirement if not raised from $52,000.
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Associated Press
New York
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
California
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Yankee
Babe
St. Petersburg
Florida
Jacob Rupnert
Ruth
Hornsby
Branch Rickey
John McGraw
Roush
McGraw
San Francisco Eyes Bay Swim Rivalry With Prizes
San Francisco plans a bay swim modeled after Los Angeles publicity. Local organizers offer prizes of 1000 and 500 dollars using the Bay and Alameda Island, aiming to attract participants and public interest.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Golden Gate
Los Angeles
William Wrigley
Bay
Alameda Island
Cure for rupture without operation promise ad
Carpenter Eugene M. Pullen claims a nonoperative cure for ruptures, recounting a former injury and lasting relief without surgery. He offers to share full information by writing to 495 N Marcellus Avenue Manasquan New Jersey, urging readers to cut out the notice and pass it along.
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Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
N. Marcellus Avenue
Manasquan
N. J
Wahoo Sam Crawford Recall and Baseball Feats
Feg Murray celebrates Samuel Crawford, the Nebraska barber turned Detroit outfielder, noting a career batting average around .510, 3 000 plus hits, 312 triples, 472 straight games, and 15 straight seasons with 523 at bats or more. Murray recalls anecdotes with Andy Coakley and Crawford’s hitting prowess. A brief note adds that Chicago Northern Trust girls' basketball team wear TS ON jerseys.
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Potomac
Sam” Crawford
Samuel
Crawford
Nebraska
Wahoo Sam
Sam Crawford
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cobb
Wagner
Speaker
Sam
Andy Coakley
Philadelphia Athletics
Wahoo
Coakley
Feg Murray
Northern Trust Company
Chicago
New Leader May Emerge in 1927 Major League Baseball
New York report analyzes potential upheaval in 1927 as managers John McGraw Connie Mack and star players like Ty Cobb complicate seasons with strong temperaments. Cobb’s role with the Athletics and McGraw’s strict leadership shape an uncertain yet pivotal year for major league clubs.
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New York
John McGraw
Connie Mack
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Athletics
Howard Ehmke
Detroit
Ehmke
Connie
Collins
Wheat
Gleason
Mack
McGraw
Rogers Hornsby
John
Eddie Roush
Industrial City Lots Sold Cheap at Auction
Auction notice offers industrial city lots for $198 total with $10 down and $10 monthly installments. Details list payment terms and duration for buyers seeking affordable property.
Billy Disch Out After Another Baseball Crown
Austin Feb 22 Texas Longhorns coached by Uncle Billy Disch, leaders in the Southwest Conference for three years, show cautious improvement after winter rain delayed practice. With fourteen scrimmages since Jan 6, hitting remains weak though two or three starters hit around .300. Ed Olle will rejoin soon, and Texas eyes a March 22 lineup and possible exhibition with the Detroit Tigers or San Antonio.
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University of Texas Longhorn
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Gal Edwards
Horsehide
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Neil Baker
Dee Leach
Red Davis
Tommie Hughes
Ugly Bill Ford
Jackie Johnson
Lttie
Ed Olle
de Luxe
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Texas
Longhorns
Bib Falks
Hooten
Cobb lauds Bobby Wallace as hardest to touch
Ty Cobb, hailed as the greatest modern baserunner, says Bobby Wallace is the only infielder he cannot outguess nine times out of ten. He explains Wallace’s fielding reach and timing beat his usual slides, often forcing the runner to be touched and miss the bag.
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New York
Ty Cobb
Bobby Wallace
Wallace
Ambitions of Fighters From Opera to Navy Admiral
Memoir style look at boxers who pursued other careers. The piece notes Jack Delaney aimed for wealth through boxing after working as a toolmaker and cites Fidel LaBarba planning finance studies. It mentions Gene Tunney, Jack Dempsey, Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Frank Gotch, John L. Sullivan and others who sought varied paths including acting, medicine, dentistry, baseball, and naval service.
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Caruso
Jack Delaney
Ovila Chapdelaine
Broadway
Jack
Chapdelaine
John
Mike Donovan
Fidel LaBarba
Fidel
Jack Dempsey
Jim Corbett
James J. Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
Dr. Gotch
Frank Gotch
Big Munn
Jack O’brien
Leach Cross
Terry McGovern
New York Giants
John McGraw
John L. Sullivan
Anson
Wag
Texas conference basketball results favor St Edwards and rivals
St Edwards University, Howard Payne College, and Austin College led the Texas conference race after a round robin at Abilene. Trinity University and Simmons University trailed with four days left in the schedule. Final scores yesterday: Howard Payne 36 Trinity 14, Austin College 24 Southwestern, St Edwards 27 Simmons 21. Tue's games: St Edwards vs Southwestern, Trinity vs Austin, Howard Payne vs Simmons.
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Associated Press
Abilene
Texas
St.wards University
Howard Payne Coll
Austin College
Tri University
Simmons University
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Simmons
Trinity University
Howard Payne
Trinity
Southwestern
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Simmon
Texas Fighter Hull Beats Latzo In Dallas Bout
Clyde Hull, a top welterweight, won a newspaper decision over Pete Latzo in a ten round Dallas fight before 2,000 fans. Hull knocked Latzo down once in the seventh. Latzo rose before the count.
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Pete Latzo
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Lazzo
Native son Jack Munroe pursues copper wealth and boxing fame
Jack Munroe, Sam Daly’s epitome of a copper king contender, fled prospecting turns to the ring to win a rule stake then returned to mining in Canada to amass a fortune. Jimmy Britt aimed for Shakespearean acting and used quotations during fights to unsettle foes, a habit rivals found puzzling.
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