Heydler denies Magee charges as players gambling claims loom
New York March 31 National League president John A Heydler denied that Lee Magee filed charges against owners or named players in gambling on games. He said Magee was not in proper Chicago club standing in 1919 and was released without charges. Heydler will investigate only with names and proof. otherwise no action.
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New York
John A. Heydler
National League
Lee Magee
Magee
Heydler
Chicago
Magee accuses Heydler of willful misstatement
Cincinnati Ohio March 31 professional baseball player Lee Magee issues a signed statement accusing National League President John Heydler of making a willful misstatement about charges Magee says have not been filed Magee demands charges be filed and a hearing be afforded under the constitution He emphasizes his livelihood depends on his salary and his right to defend himself.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Lee Magee
John Heydler
National League
Magee
Heydler
Hockey Players to Finish Tonight for Stanley Cup
Hockey teams from Seattle and Ottawa meet here for the fifth and deciding game of the Stanley Cup series. Each side has won two games after Seattle defeated Ottawa 5 to 2 on artificial ice. The deciding game will be played under eastern rules tomorrow night.
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Toronto
Ontario
Seattle
Ottawa
Richards Reaches Indoor Tennis Semifinal Win Over Voshell
Vincent Richards, national indoor champion, defeated Howard Voshell to reach the semi finals at Seventh Regiment Armory. Richards won 6-4 in the match, earning a share of the prize money.
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New York
Vincent Richards
Seventh Regiment Armory
Howard Voshell
Brooklyn
William T. Tilden, Jr
Mercurio tops Cleveland in Peoria bowling event standings
Mercurio of Cleveland scored 702 in individual events at the American Bowling Congress meet in Peoria to take second place in the standings as other scores remained low and leaders changed little.
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Peoria
Mercurio
Cleveland
Marble Top Bailey and Dempsey Fitness Notes
The item recalls Marble Top Bailey, Harlem’s famed fighter, described as undefeated with gritty methods and odd training tales. It also notes Jim Corbett praising Jack Dempsey's fitness, citing his Los Angeles setup with a ball court and outdoor ring and family support.
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Dempsey
Jim Corbett
Jack Dempsey
Los Angeles
Jim
Tate
Toledo
Postwar athletic boom sweeps across the nation
Reports from coast to coast show a surge in baseball track rowing swimming and boxing fueled by Olympic Antwerp interest and a bid for world honors. Illinois visits California in a returning dual meet while Idaho prep tracks loom. Nick Altrock and George Sisler star in spring camps as leagues form and calls for umpires rise.
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Antwerp
University of Illinois
Berkeley
University of California
Track stars shape up for California Illinois clash
Illinois boasts a deep indoor sprint and distance squad but trails in field events. California counters with a strong field contingent and weaker track performance. Merchant pages the meet as a multi event threat in broad jump shot put javelin and hammer. Outdoor training favorable in the Golden Gate region aids California preparation.
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Berkeley
Merchant
Golden Gate
USC sprinter tops western field in Stanford duel
Addock of USC proved the class of western sprinters in the USCStanford dual meet. Stanford’s Kirk Sey was defeated in both the 100 and 220 yard dashes as Stanford won the meet 62 to 61. Hollis Huntington of Oregon football withdraws from the university after the New Year’s game and accepts coaching and gym instruction at The Dalles high school Oregon.
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Addock
University of Southern California
U.S. C
Stanford
Kirksey
Hollis Huntington
University of Oregon
Pasadena
Harvard
Dalles
Ore
Huntington
Idaho Student Body Votes $1 Assessment Support
The University of Idaho student body approved a $1 assessment on all students to fund a designated support program. The measure aims to bolster services, activities, and campus initiatives, with details on collection and oversight provided in the official vote results.
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University of Idaho
Senators Fans Demand Daily Walter Pitching
Southern fans attending Senators games want Walter to pitch every day. They growl in every town when he does not take the mound. Jake Daubert of the Cinoles aims to match his prior season’s streak, starting strong and likely to sustain it. His leg, troubled in Brooklyn, is improving in warmer Cincinnati.
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Nick Altrock
Washington Senators
Senators
Griffith
South
Walter Johnson
Walter
Jake Daubert
The
Cinoles
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Four boxers to represent Olympic Club at national championships
A quartet from the Olympic Club of San Francisco will compete in Boston for the national amateur championships led by Jimmy Dunning 108 pounds Henry Domeniconi 115 pounds Jack Bailey 125 pounds and Rudy Peterson heavyweight and Pacific Association title holder since 1915. Meanwhile 34 New York assemblymen urge excluding Jack Dempsey from appearing in New York against Carpentier and warn they will defeat the boxing bill unless Dempsey is barred from fighting in the state.
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Olympic Club of
San Francisco
Boston
Jimmy Dunning
Henry Domeniconi
Jack Baily
Rudy Peterson
Pacific Association
New York State Assembly
Jack Dempsey
New York
Carpentier
Senator Walker
Dempsey
Draft Law Amendment Bans Boxers Convicted of Draft Evasion in NY
The measure bars any man convicted of evading the draft from boxing in New York. The change pleased some American Legion members, though it did not fully satisfy all advocates.
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Dempsey
New York
American Legioners
Carpentier hints memoir chapter on marrying premise
The article notes Georges Carpentier plans to discuss in a memoir whether a boxer should marry. Dempsey offers no comment on the topic but likely contemplates it privately as sports interest grows.
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Georges Carpentier
Dempsey
Exrigition Games San Antonio Scoreboard Report
In San Antonio Texas March details show a 5 to 110 score with the Chicago Americans defeat. Batteries Heath and Schalk. Bar foot, Stewart and Gibson noted as players.
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San Antonio
Texas
Chicago Americans
Heath
Schalk
Barfoot
Stewart
Gibson
Pestis leads Chicago Nationals in San Francisco tilt
In San Francisco on March 31 Pestis scored against the Chicago Nationals as the home nine produced a 6 10 1 line. Alexander Vaughn Killifer Seaton Lewis Anfinson logged the battery duties.
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San Francisco
Pestis
Chicago Nationals
Alexander, Vaughn and
Killifer
Seaton
Lewis and Anfinson
Americans Edge Nationals In Rain Shortened Classic
Philadelphia Americans defeated the St Louis Nationals 3 to 0 in a rain shortened game called after seven innings. Battery names Kinney Perkins Schupp Clemens were noted for the pitchers and catchers.
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Shecotah
Okla
Philadelphia Americans
St. Louis Nationals
Kinney
Perkins
Schupp
Clemens
Driscoll Sets Indoor 500 Yard Record at New York Meet
James W. Driscoll of Boston College New England and A A U quarter mile champion set an American indoor record for 500 yards with 59.15 seconds in New York on March 31. His time beat Ted Meredith’s Newark mark by four fifths of a second.
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New York
James W. Driscoll
Boston College
New England
Ted Meredith
Newark
Bantam Herman Wins Title Fight in Camden
Pete Herman bantamweight champion defeated K. O. Joe O'Donnell of Gloucester in eight rounds in Camden New Jersey on March 31.
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Camden
N. J
Pete Herman
Joe O'Donnell
Gloucester
Telegraphic bowling scores are at hand
Waldo Tupper reports official score sheets for the recent telegraph bowling tournament are in except for Honolulu and Billings scores which will be mailed. Top 15 teams include E. N. Brooks Seattle 2978 Fahy Atterbury Los Angeles 2972 Ora Forman’s No. 2 San Jose 2914 and others across California Oregon and Seattle. California will send four or five teams to the Northwest International Bowling association tourney in Seattle April 12 to 17.
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Cal
Waldo Tupper
Pacific Coast Bowling Association
Honolulu
Hawaii
Billings
Mont
E. N. Brooks
Seattle
Fahy- Atterbury
Los Angeles
Ora Forman’s
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Stockton
del Monte
Boldt’s Cafe
Chevrolets
Oakland
M. L. Kline
Portland
Flor de Baltimores
New Richmonds
Hope Sibleys
Anaheim Stars
Anaheim
Rogers
Spokane
Chicago Pneumatic Little Giants
Tupper
California
Northwest International Bowling Association
Ideal
Auto Crashes Into Fire Plug After Wild Trip on Clark Street
Former Alderman George Hageman leapt from a Ford that roared from a curb on South Clark street. He suffered head and knee injuries while the car struck a fire plug and wrecked near the Travonia mine fence. He received first aid, then was taken to Murray hospital for stitches and care.
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Clark Street
George Hageman
Hageman
Travonia
Murray Hospital
European Invents Three Runners Auto
A European invention features an automobile riding on three movable runner sets instead of wheels. The design promises smoother motion over varied surfaces and potential efficiency gains.
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Europe
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