Coast Leagues Begin Schedule in California and Utah
San Francisco opens the Coast league season tomorrow on four diamonds in California and Utah with San Francisco hosting Vernon, Oakland facing Los Angeles, Seattle meeting Sacramento, and Portland playing Salt Lake City. Weather bureau predicts fair weather for California games and low temperatures for Salt Lake City.
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Utah
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Attle
Sacramento
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Salt Lake
Weather Bureau
Salt Lake City
Exhibition Games Pits Pittsburg Dallas Doubleheader
In Dallas Texas on April 5 the RA H E pioneers and Nationals played ten innings with Ponder and Lee on the mound. In Columbia South Carolina on April 5 Brooklyn faced New York in a Nationals Americans tilt with Pfeffer Marquard Mo hart Elliott Krueger Smallwood McGraw Piemiller Murphy Hoff man as batteries.
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RA. H. E. Pioneers
Nationals
Ponder and Lee
Hunt, Conley and Robertson
Columbia
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New York
Pfeffer
Marquard
Mohart
Elliott
Krueger
Smallwood
McGraw
Piemiller
Murphy
Hoffman
Rainiers Aim to Escape cellar as Pacific Coast league opens
Seattle Rainiers push for a better season at spring training in Hanford California with new players from major leagues and coast teams. Officials expect improved fielding pitching and hitting led by lead-off trio and Harry Walter who tops the lineup around .290.
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Wash
Rainiers
Hanford
Cal
Camp
Harry Walter
Burman Beats Hutchinson In One Sided Mill
Philadelphia reports show J. E. Burman of Chicago defeating Hughie Hutchinson of the city in a six round bout. Burman weighed 120 pounds and Hutchinson 124 pounds in the semi windup. Robbie Doyle of New York also won all six rounds against Little Bear of Montana.
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Burman
Philadelphia
J. E. Burman
Chicago
Hughie Hutchinson
Hutchinson
Robbie Doyle
New York
Little Bear
Montana
Pal Moore Defeats Brenner In Eight Round Bantam Bout
Memphis report says Pal Moore of Tennessee battered Harry Brenner of Kansas for eight rounds at the Southern Athletic club. Moore’s win was decisive though hard earned, leaving Brenner with a tough fought defeat.
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Pal Moore
Harry Brenner
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Southern Athletic Club
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Moran Beats Cowler In 15 Round Cumberland Bout
Frank Moran of Pittsburg defeated Tom Cowler of Cumberland on points after 15 rounds. Cowler filled in for Arthur Townley light heavyweight Yeisht, who had an accident.
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Frank Moran
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Tom Cowler
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Arthur Townley
Champion billiardist Hoppe to Exhibit at Marquette Academy
Willie Hoppe arrival inaugurates a two day engagement at the Marquette billiard academy with Charles C. Peterson, fancy shot expert, for a 250 point match at 2 30 this afternoon. Hoppe tours America amid record crowds and expanding interest in billiards as Ralph Greenleaf and Jerome Keogh join the lineup later this week.
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Marquette Billiard Academy
Charles C. Peterson
Hoppe
Peterson
Ralph Greenleaf
Jerome Keogh
Marquette Academy
Annual Relay Games Set for April 30 and May 1
Pennsylvania hosts its great annual relay carnival at Franklin Field on April 30 and May 1 with over 300 schools entered. Redlands, Southern California, and Washington University send teams. Middle West colleges enter strongly. eastern colleges also expected. The indoor season indicates high standard, recalling Yale and Cornell records from 1915. a final entry deadline by April 1 sets teams for the races.
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University of South California
Pacific Slope
Washington University
Middle West
Yale University
Cornell
Harvard
Stecher Defends World Heavyweight Title In Raleigh Match
Joe Stecher, world champion, defeated Tommy Crash of the Netherlands in Raleigh. He won two straight falls, both by body scissors and arm lock, the first after 1 hour 10 minutes and the second after 1 minute.
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N. c
Joe Stecher
Tommy Crash
Netherlands
Stecher
Elkton High Wins State Basketball Title Again
Elkton high school completed an undefeated state tournament run to capture the state basketball championship for the second time, beating all opponents by decisive scores.
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Huran
S. D
Elkton High Schoo
Elkton Five
Pacific Coast league opens season with strong, evenly matched clubs
The Pacific Coast league starts a lengthy season as a premier minor circuit in North America. Seattle Portland Salt Lake and others bolster rosters while big names from 1919 look to be replaced by fresh talent. In boxing Joe Mandot loses in Seattle and Muff Bronson looms in Portland. Army boxing trials in New York fill the Sixty-ninth regiment armory as finalists prepare for Olympic representation.
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Portland
Salt Lake
Joe Mandot
Bobby Harper
New Orleans
Mandot
Muff Bronson
Vernon and Los Angeles Set For Tight Early Showdown
The leaders Vernon and Los Angeles have lost much of their young talent with only occasional veterans recalled. Both clubs are attempting to rebound, but success remains uncertain. Expect a close battle from the opening whistle.
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Vernon
Los Angeles
Baseball chiefs scrap planned eating contest between rivals
Efforts to arrange an eating contest among Al Mamaux of the Brooklyn Robins and Ping Bodie and Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees for the metropolitan championship fell through when Managers Robinson and Huggins heard of the proposition. All three have been bowled out frequently this spring because of their fondness for ice cream and apple pie.
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Brooklyn Robins
Ping" Bodie
Babe” Ruth
New York Yankees
Robinson
Huggins
Cubs fall for hidden ball trick as Knight bags runners
Dave Robertson and Manager Mitchell of the Cubs were fooled by Knight of Oakland in a recent game as Robertson doubled and Mitchell later fell for Knight’s ruse with the ball hidden in his armpit. Portland plans to start Wes Kingdon, an 18 year old, at shortstop after strong training season work and fast pace.
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Mitchell
Cubs
Knight
Oakland
Dave
Oak
Portland
Wes Kingdon
Aviator Drops Opening Ball Over Washington Park
Omer Lockyear will drop the season opening ball from his plane over Washington Park. George T. Cline donated a cup for any player who catches the ball. Mayor Snyder will toss the ball up to the plate after it is corralled.
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Los Angeles
Omer Lockyear
Washington Park
George T. Cline
Snyder
Young Bernie Neil Adapts At Bat But Bunt Hurdle Remains
Brooklyn’s Bernie Neil excels as a switch hitter able to bat from both sides but cannot bunt. He will face left handed pitching on the right side and switch against others. The piece also notes contract talks over World Series coin, yacht-like deals, and college swimming clashes involving Yale and Northwestern with adjustments planned for next season.
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Brooklyn
Yale
Northwestern University
Evanston
Northwestern
New Haven
Regular Army Boxing Bouts Feature Elite Officers in Closed Event
Regular enlisted men competed across 115 122 118 133 142 145 158 and 180 pound classes in four round bouts. Invitation only audience included generals Bullard McArthur Melvor Nicholson and many army men as boxing aids war morale. Promoter Charles Cochran cables for a 20 round Wilde Herman bout with Herman demanding 118 pounds ringside and $30000 for crossing to London. Eastern writers hail a New York wrestling match Landos Demetral as one of the city’s best in years.
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Bullard
McArthur
Melvor
Nicholson
Charles Cochran
Jimmy Wilde
Pete Herman
London
Herman
New York
Jim Landos
Wiliam Demetral
Rival Greek wrestlers clash until Demetras quits wounded
The bout lasted nearly two hours before Demetras was forced to quit with a broken collarbone and a minor leg fracture. The two rivals, both Greek, showed constant dangerous holds as surrounding wrestlers watched anxiously for the referee’s decision.
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Demetras
Demetral Fights On But Falls To Londos Submission
Demetral remained game through a brutal bout but could not endure Londos suffocating armlocks and toeholds. The excruciating holds overwhelmed him in the finish.
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Demetral
Londos
Crowds React as Demetral Quits After Injury
The crowd jeered when Demetral announced his quitting but quieted when a doctor declared his collarbone broken from a decisive armlock.
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Demetral
Meehan Wins Eight Round Bout In Newark Fight
Willie Meehan of California defeated Al Roberts of New York over eight rounds in Newark New Jersey. Meehan weighed 195 pounds fourteen by the source says about 20 pounds more than Roberts and pressed the attack throughout. Gene Tunney then KO'ed K. O. Sullivan of Shenandoah Pennsylvania in the first round with Tunney at 175 pounds and Sullivan at 170.
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N. J
Willie Meehan
California
al Roberts
New York
Meehan
Gene Tunney
K. O.”" Sullivan
Shenandoah
Tunney
Sullivan
Seattle Runner Aims 75 Day Transcontinental Run
Seattle athlete and former US marine P A Wilson plans a trans continental run to New York in 75 days averaging 41 miles daily. The route includes Ta coma Centralia Portland The Dalles Pendleton Baker Boise Poratello Cheyenne Hastings Lincoln Omaha Des Moines Chicago Pittsburg and Philadelphia. A training run from Seattle to Mount Vernon on April 17 covers 70 miles.
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