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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1927
Page
6
Major league teams report progress in spring training with Babe Ruth arrival in St Petersburg and managers expressing praise for the Babe's deal. Other camps show activity as Reds, Giants, Cubs, and White Sox squads train in Florida and Texas with players reporting and injuries noted.
Irish challenger Mike McTigue prepares for a pivotal bout in Fort Myers facing Jack Sharkey after a storied career. The piece notes past fights with Delaney Stribling and Wills, plus looming ties to Tunney, while also mentioning spring baseball camp news in Bradenton and St. Petersburg.
Cecil Eaton won the one mile skate race at the Radio rink with a 3 56 time for twenty laps. Marty Noel finished second and W C Sewell third. Two more races remain to decide the city championship with a $50 prize. Races are held each Wednesday night.
An Oklahoma native Earl Cartwright, a Minnesota freshman, made the freshman football and basketball teams and is seen as a likely starter for the freshman baseball squad next spring. He is described as a three letter man in the making.
Five freshmen join Alabama athletic units with players from Indiana New York and Alabama. The group reflects how football influence aids college programs. The selections include athletes from eight states. Florida scientists import a Cuban parasite to combat the sugar cane borer.
Amarillo Baseball club announces season box seat tickets and general admission booklets are on sale. Tickets arrived yesterday and are available at Herring hotel rooms 1438 to 1440. Box seats sell out quickly and general admission books cost $50 for eight tickets. Visitors can inspect the new Texans baseball plant and view a layout of the box seats this weekend on the grounds.
Mike McTigue and Jack Sharkey collide in a fifteen round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden as part of Tex Rickard's elimination program. Sharkey vows he will dethrone Tunney next fall, claiming destiny and a rapid knockout plan.
An employment bureau on 10642 West 4th Street advertises dependable help services. The notice includes a phone number 121 and proclaims itself “A Home Institution” for job seekers.
Chicago reports players in the NHL earning five figure salaries per season with notable names like Patrick of the Rangers Ross of the Bruins and Muldoon of the Blackhawks. Some salaries drop to about 2500 annually while the average career spans five years.
The article notes junior coach Dick Hanley from the Haskell Indian School and his place as runner up to Burt Ingwersen in the Western Conference coaching scene. It mentions Hanley’s background at Washington State and his five years at Haskell with a team travel record, highlighting the big names like Stagg, Yost, and Zuppke in the era.
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