Gandil Swears Sox Throwing Games and Fund Split
Chicago affidavit by banished White Sox first baseman Arnold Gandil alleges Detroit threw four games to Chicago in 191/ and that most Sox players contributed 45 dollars to a fund later handed to the Tigers. He names players and details a plan to reward the Detroit pitchers. He testifies at Comiskey Park and says Risberg’s account is largely true.
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Tigers
Chicago Tribune
Landis
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Ganau
Gandil
Sox
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Monument to Swedish WWI Heroes Unveiled at Trelleborg
A stone shaft topped by a bronze grieving bird honors Swedish soldiers who died while prisoners of war during exchanges between Russia and Germany. The monument marks Sweden's neutral stance and memorializes those who perished in the conflict era.
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Sweden
Trelleborg
Russia
Germany
Freak Shots Define Early Basketball Legends at Illinois State Normal
By Feg Murray recounts odd, memorable plays from early college basketball. Highlights include a pass thrown to a teammate who head-shot rebounds into the hoop and legendary feats by Pat Page and Penn’s Flint and Keenan, illustrating the sport’s quirky moments and rising stars across 1908 to 1912.
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Claude S. Miller
Pat Page
University of Indiana
University of Chicago
Pat
University of Pennsylvania
Chicago
Penn
Flint
Columbia
Ryan
de Neri
Bill Keenan
Bill
Tracy Signs Kelly and Smith for Amarillo Club
E B Tracy announced signings of Manager Joe Kelly and Outfielder Art Smith for the season. Kelly, a former major leaguer, is viewed as a strong fighter in Class A baseball and hit above .200 last year. Smith is a slugger who batted .325 with homers and extra base hits. Tracy and Hial P Witherspoon met park owners at Metropolitan park last night. no trade was made. Park seating will be 6,900. remodeling or a new park may start soon.
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Joe Kelly
Art. Smith
Smith
Mr. Tracy
Hial P. Witherspoon
Metropolitan Park
Amarillo
Tracy
New York National Guard Leader in Africa Big Game Hunt
Col. William Hayward commander of the 15th New York National Guard is in Africa pursuing big game. His expedition aims for a region beyond Nairobi and moves north toward Khartoum, where he plans to meet his wife Mrs. Hayward.
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London
William Hayward
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New York National Guard
Africa
Hayward
Nairobi
Khartoum
Six days to go as fan jokes about bike race at MSG
A fan at Madison Square Garden, New York asks FEG MURRAY’s henpecked friend what he is grinning about. The man replies that his wife let him attend the bike race and stay until it ends, unaware it is a six day affair.
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Feg Murray
Madison Square Garden
New York
Carrigan’s Guts and Gambles Shape A Red Sox Leader
The piece celebrates Bill Carrigan known as Rough for his disciplined, risk taking style. It recalls a dressing room clash that cemented his authority and cites key gambles in the 1915 and 1916 World Series, including bunting on two strikes and a late run that won the game under looming darkness.
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Billy Evans
Bill Carrigan
Carrigan
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Rough
Bill
Red Sox
Bill Corrgan
Corrigan
Alexander
Phillies
Philly
Scott
Lewis
Brooklyn
Babe Ruth
Sherrod Smith
Hoblitzer
Fleet McNally
Gainor
Larry Gardner
Bill Dinneen
Oak Cliff Suspended From 1927 TIIL Football
Dallas Oak Cliff high school is suspended from the Texas University interscholastic league for the 1927 season. The league executive committee upheld protests by Ranger and Cleburne over four Oak Cliff players John Hall Wayne McCluskey Jimmie Wyatt and Wheeler Smith found ineligible.
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Associated Press
Austin
Dallas Oak Cliff High School
Texas University
Gibson Back at Work After Severe Pneumonia Attack
C. C. Gibson, local druggist and sportsman, returns to duty after weeks of illness from pneumonia. He led the Amarillo semi pro baseball team last summer after Lefty Middleton resigned and is an owner of Metropolitan Park.
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C. C. Gibson
Gibson
Amarillo
Lefty” Middleton
Metropolitan Park
Delivery man escapes dog attack with lit matches
A delivery man fends off two attacking dogs by tossing lighted matches. A local sale advertises Fall and Winter Hats at the Schwartz Shop for only 1.00.
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Schwartz Shop
Selo
Mat favorites clash in rough Armory card
Local mat favorites face a tough night at the Armory with Amarillo lad Dutch Mantell meeting Johnny Carlin. Carlin recently beat Mantell in a fast battle despite altitude wear. Navy middleweight Cleat Kaufman trades blows with Otis Clingman in a 45 minute match with title implications. Tickets sold at a drug store as waterfront workers protest after hours.
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Armory
Dutch Mantell
Amarillo
Johnny Carlin
Chicago
Tin Carlin
Byiah
Bie
Jackson
Mississippi
Cleat Kaufman
Mers Otis Clingman
Cham
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Denver MapbD Often Prevents Pneumonia
Nearly all pneumonia cases follow neglected chest colds. Prevent pneumonia by breaking up chest colds as soon as they appear with heat applied to throat and chest. The amazing healing mud maintains moist heat for hours and draws out inflammation and congestion. used by hospitals and physicians for over thirty years. Large package of DENVER MUD at all drug stores.
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