Camp Notes Highlight Early 1929 Baseball Preparations
Reports from spring camps across Florida Texas and San Antonio describe Dan Howley predicting Browns to be 80 percent stronger and aiming for the first division. Mel Ott shines for the Giants while John McGraw contends with second base duties and Koenig stars for the Yankees.
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United Preas
West Palm Beach
Fla
Dan Howley
St. Louis Browns
Howley
Browns
San Antonio
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
Melvin Ott
Ott
Giants
Be District Champions In Aggie Town
College Station March 8 Only one team has won more than one state Interscholastic League title. The 1921 1928 list shows El Paso Athens Oak Cliff Lindale Beaumont Brackenridge Austin and San Antonio among past winners as fourteen bi district champions prepare for the state tournament at the A M Memorial Gymnasium March 8 9 with Athens El Paso and Oak Cliff favorites contending.
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Athens
Denton
Corsicana
May
Brown County
el Paso
Denison
Main Avenue
San Antonio
Cisco
Perryton
McAllen
Estelline
Bryan
Globe
Oak Cliff High School
Dallas
Oak Cliff
A. & M. Memorial Gymnasium
Athens High School
el Paso High School
Lindale High School
Beaumont High School
Brackenridge High School
Austin High School
Waner Brothers Salary Dispute With Pirates
The Waner brothers Paul and Lloyd, star Pirates outfielders, remain at odds with Sam Dreyfuss secretary of the Pittsburgh club over salaries. After lowering demands to 30000 the talks stall with Dreyfuss calling the offer too high insisting on about 24000 or nothing.
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Paso Robles
Calif
March
Paul
Lloyd Waner
Sam Dreyfuss
Pittsburgh
Dreyfuss
Ada
Okla
Art Dula Triumphs Over Johnny Holley in Fort Worth Bout
Brownwood middleweight Art Dula won a ten round decision against Los Angeles challenger Johnny Holley in Fort Worth. The bout was mostly clinched with a late eighth round knockdown by Dula and a fast finish by Bobby E s of Duncan, Okla with a points win over Dallas bantam Joe McCommas.
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Fort Worth
Art Dula
Brownwood
Johnny Holley
Los Angeles
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Holley
Bobbyes
Duncan
Okla
Joe McCommas
Dallas Bantam
Play Resumed in Inter City Event
Play resumed today in the Port Worth Dallas Inter City Women's Golf series as the Dallas Association invades Cow Town to face Rivercrest Country Club links and the best its team can offer.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas Association
Cowtown
Rivercrest Country Club
Condition of Joe Dundee Is Serious
CAMBRIDGE Mass March The condition of Joe Dundee of Baltimore world welterweight boxing champion was reported not serious today at Charlesgate hospital where he was taken last night with an infected arm Dr John H Cunningham Jr of Boston the attending physician expressed the belief that he had the infection under control.
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Cambridge
Mass
Joe Dundee
Baltimore
Charlesgate Hospital
John H. Cunningham, Jr
Boston
Andy Versus Andy Vanderbilt Stars On Giants Hope
The piece outlines two University of Alabama and Vanderbilt players named Andy Cohen and Andy Reese vying for spots with the Giants this season. It recalls Cohen’s heavy action in 1928 and Reese’s backup roles, noting their claims to play anywhere and background details including Reese’s Tupelo birth on February 7, Babe Ruth’s birthday.
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Andy
Andy Reese
Andy Cohen
Andys
Keystone
Giants
Brother Reese
Cohen
Vanderbilt
Alabama
McGraw
Reese
Freddy Lindstrom
Freddy
Vanderbilt University
Memphis
Tupelo
Miss
Babe Ruth
Barbuti Faces Suspension After A A U Remarks
Ray Barbuti Olympic 400 meter champion remains suspended by the Metropolitan A A U registration committee after a four and a half hour session. He denied calling the A A U a gang of four flushers and disputed claims he said athletes lined the pockets of the association. Journalist Charles Parker testified the quote was accurate. Jose Ray may testify to alleged improper financial favors to athletes by A A U officials.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
Ray Barbuti
Barbuti
Metropolitan Association of the
Charles Parker
Joie Ray
Jose Ray
Ray
Hawley Resigns as Dartmouth Football Coach
Jess Hawley resigns after years leading Dartmouth College football. Jackson L. Cannell succeeds him as head coach in Hanover New Hampshire.
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Jess Hawley
Dartmouth
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Jackson L. Cannell
Billy Barton May Not Run in Grant National Steeplechase
London report quotes Edgar Wallace of the London Star stating Billy Barton, the sole American bred entrant, may not compete in the Grant National Steeplechase. Wallace cited a reliability claim from an early Star edition saying the horse would not run.
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United Press
London
Edgar Wallace
London Star
Billy Barton
Wallace
The
Star
Basketball Scores From Winfield Tournament Night
Tournament results from Winfield Kansas show Hays Teachers 23 Washburn College of Topeka 20 and Southwestern of Winfield 87 Ottawa University 22. Emporia Teachers 45 Haskell Indians 21 and Wichita University 28 Pittsburg Teachers 25 with consolation wins College of Emporia 38 Oklahoma City University 20 Central College Fayette 55 Bethel Newton 27 and Sterling 36 St. John’s 28.
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Kas
Hays
Washburn College of Topeka
Southwestern of Winfield
Ottawa University
Emporia
Haskell Indians
Wichita University
Pittsburg
College of Emporia
Oklahoma City University
Central College of Fayette
Bethel of Newton
Sterling
St. John’s
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Buzz) McWeengy
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