Denver Bears to Train on West Coast for 1927 Western League
Denver manager Joe Berger has taken 26 players to Long Beach for spring training with exhibition games against Pacific Coast league clubs. Key pitchers include Hall Greer and Shanklin. catching by Shroyer and Red Smith. infielders Reegan Kelly and Pfairier. Amarillo Texans head to El Paso with 18 men on Tracy meal ticket as Kelly hones young pitchers and outfield trio Smith Connelly Kelly.
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Associated Press
Denver
Joe Berger
Long Beach
California
Los Angeles
Hollywood
San Francisco Seals
Mission Bells
Seattle
Denverites
el Paso
Berger
Amarillo
St. Joseph
Herb Hall
Greer
Walker
Cash
Shanklin
Watts
Tyler
Newark
Hawkes
Joe Gorman
Amarillo Texans
Morris
Miller
Tracy
Joe Kelly
Atte
Irish Groundskeeper Prepares Amarillo Texans Park
At the new Amarillo Texans park Jack Cronin, former New York Giants pitcher, serves as groundkeeper with assistant Dinty Moore. They race to finish a top class field for the Western league season opening April 14, after Cronin's boxing era injury in China.
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E Irish
Amarillo Texans
Jack Cronin
Dinty” Moore
Cronin
Moore
New York Giants
China
Oil City Expands as Rock Island Builds Rail Station
Oil City grows rapidly as Rock Island RR advances right of way for an immediate station on the main line between Amarillo and Liberal. Gas water lines electrical service and telephone may be extended. The town near the river bottleneck sees many new buildings oil supply warehouses and drilling activity with Prair ie and Marland wells producing over 2000 barrels daily and investors buying over 125000 in plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad
Oil City
Rock Island
Amarillo
Liberal
Kan
Panhandle Power and Light Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Prairie
Marland
Man Who Once Owned Half of Denver Is Dead
Thadus R. Hamilton, once said to own half the land where Denver sits and who helped lay out Leadville, Colorado, died in Bellefont, Pennsylvania. He left a small estate after a life chasing gold, trading land for a mule and returning to Bellefont. A later note mentions a delicate pendulum seismometer used for earthquake measurement.
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Denver
Fonted Pa
Thaddeus R. Hamilton
Leadville
Colorado
Hamilton
California
Cape Horn
Belle Fonte
Open-Handed Men By Feg Murray Handball Title Race in Detroit
The annual A A U four wall handball championship starts in Detroit with title holder Maynard Laswell likely not defending his crown. New contenders include Dr John Knight Jack Donovan Lane McMillan Joe Bathe Al Shanfelberger Bill Ranft and others from Los Angeles Kansas City San Francisco Detroit and beyond as fans debate the likely outcome and the sport's popularity.
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Detroit
Maynard Laswell
Los Angeles Athletic Club
United States
Las
John Knight
Kansas City Athletic Club
Jack Donovan
Lane
McMillan
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Joe Bathe
al Shanfelberger
Bill Ranft
Los Angeles
Laswell
Donovan
Milwaukee
Ranft
Red” Murray
Cleveland
Street car collision hits Hof Brau restaurant in San Francisco
The report notes a street car crash at the Hof Brau restaurant in San Francisco. It also mentions Sabin Carr winning the laurel in New York by snatching Charley Hoff’s crown.
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Feg Murray
Hofbrau
San Francisco
Sabin Carr
Charley Hoff
New York
Harris counts Tris Speaker ace material for Senators
Washington manager Stanley Harris says Tris Speaker is the ace in the hole for the Senators and will boost defense and speed. He praises Speaker's fielding and bat, notes Goslin and Rice benefit between them, and cites a deep mound staff and strong reserve depth for a balanced club in spring.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Stanley Harris
Washington Senators
Tris Speaker
Harris
Walter Johnson
Coveleskie
Fred Marberry
Nuts Called Prime Vegetable Food by Dieticians
Primitive man is said to have lived mainly on nuts. Many prominent dieticians now claim that nuts are the most complete vegetable food we have.
Records fall as S M U wins big field meet
Southern Methodist University and Forest Avenue high of Dallas won the college and high school divisions of the fifth Southwestern Exposition track and field meet in Fort Worth. SMU scored 41 4 in the college class while Forest Lions had 24 in the high school division amid 16 records and one tie.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Southern Methodist University
Forest Avenue High
Dallas
North Field
S. M. U. Trackers
Forest Lions
Weatherford High
Kingston
Electra
Masonic
Texas A
Terrill School of Dallas
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech
Burgess
Hooks
Brown
Parker
Dingwall
Hooper
Robert Hall
Masonic Home
Baldry
Forest Avenue High School
Four Mile Track Race Prep for Lindsay Trophy
High school and amateur runners gear up for the annual four mile race on Friday to compete for the George Lindsay trophy. George Lindsay and Gibson Bros. sponsor the event with eight medals for the leading finishers. Arthur Hamilton, last year’s winner, debuts in track shoes against Charles Frazier of Haverford, with John Gilliam and Russell Schneider also on watch as potential contenders. The race course has not yet been decided.
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George Lindsay
Panhandle Laundry
Gibson Bros
Gibson
Arthur Hamilton
Charles Frazier
Haverford College
John Gilliam
Russell Schneider
Tigers Seek Name Change Amid Giant Roster
Detroit March 14. Manager George Moriarity contemplates renaming the Tigers to Tiger Giants. The squad is large with many 6 footers and heavy players. They head to spring with at least 40 warmups before the season, facing strong Texas and Western league clubs and two Pittsburg Nationals exhibitions.
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International News Service
Detroit
George Moriarity
The
Tigers
Plain Tigers
Tiger- Giants
Jack Tavener
Jack Warner
Morie
Giants
Pittsburg Nationals
Moriarity
Pitchers Eye Long Games. Some Start Extra Innings
The note suggests managers may call for a complete game and several starters could work beyond nine innings. It hints at endurance and possible bullpen load as games extend past the standard nine frames.
Corsicana Baptists Win State Cage Title
Corsicana Baptist basketball team annexed the Y M C A Sunday school league championship of Texas by defeating the Gaston Avenue Baptist Gorillas of Dallas 27 to 20. The report notes 932 London policemen injured on duty in the year 115 of them bitten by dogs.
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Associated Press
Corsicana
Tex
Corsicana Baptist
Texas
Gaston Avenue Baptist Gorillas
Dallas
London
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Mls
MR. Tracy
Chief Berger
Pacific Coast
Kelly
Younsters
Art Smith
Tom Connelly
Texans
Smith
Connelly
Maynard
Sapupwace
Bone Llane
Speaker
Forest Avenue School OF
Razier
WIT
Corsicana Baptists
Bob’s
7Th and
Fillmore
CAL
San Jacinto
Panhandle, Tex
Borger, Tex
Flying Dutchman Service
Goodrich
Cal Farley Fire Shop
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