Braves Quiet on Coming Season as McKechnie Shapes Team
Boston manager Bill McKechnie reloads the Braves with new outfielders and infield depth for 1931. Recruits include Wesley Schulmerich and Red Worthington in the outfield, and veteran infielders with Ed Brown and Harold Haid returning to bolster a contested first base and shortstop setup. Young pitchers Bill Zachary and Willie Sherdel anchor a veteran mound staff while rookies Regis Leheny and Al Bool vie for key roles behind the plate and infield.
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Gayle Talbot, Jr
Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Boston Braves
Bill McKechnie
Braves
McKechnie
Los Angeles
Robert
Red) Worthington
Rochester
Walter Berger
Earl Clark
Randy Moore
Lance Richbourg
Earl Sheely
San Francisco
Johnny Neun
Fred Maguire
Walter
Providence
Charles Wilson
Harry
Seibold
Willie Sherdel
Tom Zachary
Fred Frankhouse
Ben Cantwell
Echary
Zachary
Sherdel
Ed Brown
Bruce Cunningham
Bill McAfee
Harold Haid
Cardinal
Haid
Regis Leheny
Pittsburgh
Yankees
al Bool
Pirates
al Spohrer
Bill Cronin
Art Veltman
Roy Luebbe
George Treedwell
National Indoor Singles field trimmed to 2 survivors
In New York the National Indoor Singles championship trimmed to two survivors after first round play. Borotra Landry Boussus won their matches as Americans Shields Bell Sutter and Donovan earn second round spots. In Argentina Pedro Candioti set an endurance swimming record by swimming 71 hours 55 minutes for 362 kilometers in the Panama River.
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Associated Press
New York
Seventh Regiment Armory
Jean Borotra
Pierre Landry
Christian Boussus
Borotra
Lieut. R. N. Watt, Jr
Boussus
Ernest Kuhn
Landry
William Thompson
Frank Shields
Irving W. Raymond
Columbia University
Berkeley Bell
Dallas
Texas
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New York University
Cliff Sutter
E. Ramey Donovan
New
Baradero
Argentina
Pedro Candioti
Panama River
Hillcrest Golf Dinner Feed Tonight At Club Dining Room
Losers of the Hillcrest Country Club dinner and golf tournament will be fed to honor winners at 6 30 tonight in the club dining room. Nonplaying members have yet to flip to determine point totals and those who forfeited matches or were drafted to participate are urged to attend and share the loss or tax their share.
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Hillcrest Country Club
Training Camp Exibitions Highlight Early Baseball Notes
Reports from spring training feature multiple exhibition results across Florida and elsewhere. Notable items include Bill Terry signing with the Giants and debutting today in Chicago White Sox game, Dazzy Vance contract stalemate, and Cleveland Indians beating New Orleans 8 2 with Detore stealing home.
Stars top Cubs reserves 7 to 4 in San Diego
Hollywood Stars win 7 to 4 over Chicago Cubs reserves in San Diego led by Jess Hill’s two on base triple and Johnny Jones’ two run homer. Cubs explode in Los Angeles with 16 to 1 win over Angels and Gabby Hartnett two homers. Pirates finish camp with 7 to 6 victory over Portland ahead of San Francisco exhibition.
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Boston
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United Press
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Hollywood Stars
Chicago Cubs
Jess Hill
Johnny Jones
Sheiks
Chicubs
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Angels
Seraphs
Gabby Hartnett
Kiki Cuyler
Lynn Lynn Winner of Blind Pig Golf Tourney
Bob Lynn won the Members' Blind Pig Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club amid a 35 player field. J L McCormick and John Olver tied for second, Charles McAfee finished third, and J J Sanders was fourth. Howard Paul aced hole 13 to win the Blind Pig by luck.
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Bob Lynn
Amarillo Country Club
J. L. McCormick
John Olver
Charles McAfee
J. J. Sanders
Howard Paul
Sharp Thoughts Wins Agua Caliente Futurity Race
Sharp Thoughts, the two year old gelding of Lois A. Pantages, captured the Agua Caliente futurity the $5 000 added money stake at the border track. The five furlongs time was 1 00.20.
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Sharp Thoughts
Associated Press
Agua Caliente
Mex
Atellar
Lois A. Pantages
Border Track
Four Fellows Prominent in This Week’s Boxing Schedule
Four top figures headline the national boxing card with Len Harvey facing Ben Jeby in Madison Square Garden in a 12 round bout. Young Corbett meets Paul Pirrone in San Francisco over 10 rounds. Bat Battalino defends his featherweight title in Boston against Andy Callahan in a 10 round overweight bout. Bud Taylor fights Lew Massey in Philadelphia in a 10 round match.
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Associated Press
New York
Len Harvey
England
Young Corbett
Fresno
Calif
Bat Battalino
Hartford
Conn
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Harvey
Vince Dundee
Ledger
Ben Jeby
Madison Square Garden
Corbett
Paul Pirrone
Cleveland
San Francisco
Battalino
Boston
Andy Callahan
Lawrence
Mass
Boston Garden
Taylor
Lew Massey
Philadelphia
Boxers Spar on LA Visit and Schmeling Stribling Talks
Jack Sharkey visited Los Angeles to serve as a second for Ernie Schaaf against Dynamite Jackson and spoke to reporters about matchups. He predicted Schmeling could defeat W J Stribling in a 15 round bout but saw Stribling winning in ten. he also said Schaaf could beat Stribling now.
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Jack Sharkey
Los Angeles
Ernie Schaat
Dynamite Jackson
Sharkey
Max Schmeling
W. J
Young) Stribling
Stribling
Schmeling
Shaaf
Boston
God
Inside baseball to return to major league games in 1931
Training camps signal a shift back to inside baseball as the heavier ball with larger stitching prompts managers to emphasize bunting sliding and base running. Yankees Giants and Cubs leaders like Joe McCarthy Babe Ruth John McGraw and Rogers Hornsby advocate renewed strategy and squeezing plays to counter power hitting.
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Dixon Stewart
United Press
New York
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Lou Gehrig
Yankee
Huggins
McCarthy
Babe Ruth
Ruth
John McGraw
New York Giants
Giants
McGraw
Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Hornsby
Texas Loop Briefs Mixed Spring Camp News
San Antonio Indians begin season workout and plan first game with Missouri Pacific League pioneers in Kingsville. Fort Worth Panthers add three players as rosters trim. Lashed by manager Phelan, rookies James Irwin and Myrl Shoemaker receive pink slips. Dallas Steers defeat New York Giants seconds 8 to 1 in exhibition. Gar land and Erickson strong on mound. Wichita Falls Spudders stage intra squad scrimmage with new arrivals Morris Badgro Joe Hassler and Art Scharen as they prepare for five exhibition games.
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United Press
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Pioneers
Claude Robertson
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Larry Cox
Horace Wallin
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la Grave Field
Almont Baker
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Carl Dewease
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Phelan
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Sharks visit and cross-sport training viewed in LA
Sharkey’s LA trip focused on corner ring action rather than center stage. Soccer is becoming part of baseball conditioning with several clubs using it in spring drills, led by the Chicago Cubs. Truck Hannah of the Los Angeles Angels, ex Yankees catcher, says a hard headed player can gain an edge.
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Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs
Truck Hannah
Los Angeles Angels
New York Yankees
U S Davis Cup Team Opens 1931 Campaign in Mexico City
The United States Davis Cup squad begins its 1931 drive May 1 in Mexico City with first round ties on May 1 2 and 8. The winner travels to Montreal May 21 22 and 28 to face Canada for the right to meet the South American champion in the American inter zone final.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Mexico City
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Mexico
Canada
Montreal
Country Club Member Joins Hole-in-I Club
Howard Paul became a full fledged Hole-In-One Club member after acing the 147 yard number 18 at Amariao Country Club Sunday. Teammates W A Smith and H M Mace watched as Paul and the trio posted pars on the hole during the Blind Pig Tournament. The 147 yard par three on hole 13 features deep sand traps along a narrow fairway.
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Howard Paul
Amarillo
W. A. Smith
H. M. Mace
Paul
Friday Final Date For Entry in Relay
Friday marks the last day for entries in the seventh annual Texas relay games. Officials expect nearly 300 entrants for the March 27 events. Major schools entering teams include Iowa State College Northwestern Washington Oklahoma Kansas and Oklahoma A and M with many Texas colleges junior colleges and high schools also enrolled.
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United Press
Austin
Tex
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Detroit
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Oklahoma
Kansas
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Texas
Argentine horse wins Prix d Auteuil in France
Oeil de Bouef an Argentine owned horse trained by de Anchorennas won the Prix Auteuil at Auteuil France on Sunday. Nelusko ridden by F. Chipault finished second and de Diable owned by A. De Leaux was third. Oeil de Bouef by Nouvelan paid 4-1. The 3,500 meter steeplechase had 12 starters.
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Auteuil
France
Oeil de Bouef
de Anchorennas
F. Chipault
Nelusko
A. Deleaux
de Diable
Nouvelan
Hagen and Ciuci Tie for Coral Gables Open First
Henry Ciuci of Bridgeport and Walter Hagen of Detroit split first money in the Coral Gables open after tying at 145 for 54 holes. Hagen posted a 68 single round while Ciuci added a 69 to secure the shared title and $550 each. Al Espinosa and Denny Shute tied for third and fourth at 86 hole cards of 144, with several players close behind.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Henry Ciuci
Bridgeport
Conn
Walter Hagen
Detroit
Haig
Biltmore
Cluci
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Chicago
Denny Shute
Columbus
Craig Wood
Deal
N. J
Joe Turnesa
Elmsford
Walter Kozack
Dosglaston
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Dullas
Tex
John Golden
Noroton
Mike Turnesa
Elmaford
N. Y
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