Yankee short on infield as Baker quits team
Frank Baker informs Miller Huggins he will not play for the Yankees this year. With Fewster injured and Del Pratt struggling, New York eyes trades for a new second or third baseman. Colonel Ruppert heads to Chicago to back Ed wards for national commission chair, amid mixed views on Woodruff.
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Frank Baker
Miller Huggins
Yankees
Colonel Huston
Chick Fewster
del Pratt
Colonel Ruppert
Buck Weaver
White Sox
Oscar Vitt
Red Sox
Weaver
Fewster
Pratt
Brooklyn
Chicago
Ban Johnson
American League
Bill
Edwars
National Commission
Edwards
Woodruff
Johnson
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Divorce Victory for Mrs Bessie Webb Weeghman
In Chicago on April 8 Mrs Bessie Webb Weeghman won divorce from Charles Weeghman part owner and former president of the Chicago National League baseball team. Superior Judge McDonald indicated a decree of alimony 400 dollars monthly and custody of Dorothy Jane eight with an out of court settlement to follow. Mrs Weeghman cited Weeghmans rise from a ten dollar a week waiter to millionaire restaurant and movie theater owner as the cause of the marital breakdown.
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Chicago
Bessie Webb Weeghman
Charles Weeghman
Chas. A. McDonald
Weeghman
Dorothy Jane
Coast League Scores and Boxing Matchup List
Portland defeats Salt Lake 5 to 4 in coast league play while Oakland edges Los Angeles 3 to 1 Seattle bests Sacramento 4 to 2 Vernon over San Francisco 7 to 3. Montreal reports Eugene Brosseau Canadien middleweight champion to fight Jack Britton American middleweight in Toronto next month.
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Portland
Salt Lake
Oakland
Los Angeles
Seattle
Sacramento
Vernon
San Francisco
Montreal
Quebec
Eugene Brosseau
Jack Britton
Toronto
Hoppe leads in billiard exhibitions and sports notes
A roundup of sports chatter highlights Willie Hoppe's dexterous cue work leaving the balls in good position. The column also notes boxing plans for Papin, Darcey and Trambits, baseball scouting by Mitchell, and track and field results plus Italian earthquakes ending 1910.
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Stoneboro
Pennsylvania
Greenleaf and Keogh Fight For Pocket Billiard Crown
Ralph Greenleaf and Jerome Keogh opened at the Marquette Billiard Academy with a 125 to 54 evening win by Keogh after a 125 to 22 afternoon victory by Keogh. The pair showcased brilliant position play and flashy shots, with two sessions set for today at 2:30 and 8 o'clock followed by exhibitions.
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Ralph Greenleaf
Jerome Keogh
Marquette Billiard Academy
Keogh
Pocket King
Greenleaf
Exhibition Game Ledger Louisville Philadelphia Scores
In Louisville Kentucky on April 8 an exhibition score shows Louisville Association 781 defeating Philadelphia Nationals 265. Players Batteries Koob Decatur Kocher Cosey Weinart and Withrow are listed among contributors.
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Philadelphia
Louisville Association
Philadelphia Nationals
Koob
Decatur and Kocher
Cosey
Weinart and Withrow
Minneapolis Minnesotan Scoreboard Update
A brief score shows Minneapolis American Association team 120 to Oklahoma City Western. Batteries-Roberson and Mayer, Salisbury and Griffith credited in the summary of the game played in April.
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Minneapolis
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Minneapolis American
Roberson and Mayer
Salisbury
Griffith
Boston Americans Win in Norfolk Exhibition Battery Trio
Norfolk report notes 792 Boston Americans in an April exhibition facing pitchers Toney Nehf McCarty Gonzales White Harper and Walters Vine. The fragment suggests a score or listing of players in a 1% 4 batteries event with New York Nationals involvement.
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Norfolk
New York
Boston
Washington and Cincinnati Batter Teams Shine in April Notes
Wastington Cincinnati Roanoke in Virginia report shows H. E. Washington leading Americans with 13. Cincinnati Nationals guard sequence 481 batteries by Johnson Shaw and Charity, Fisher Smith and Wingo noted.
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Roanoke
H. E. Washington Americans
Cincinnati Nationals
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Charrity
Fisher
Pittsburg Nationals Edge Shreveport In Rain Shortened Game
Pittsburg tops Shreveport 2 to 1 in the Texas League contest. Wisner and Clark paired for Pittsburg with Napier and Vann catching for Shreveport. The game was called in the fifth due to rain.
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Pittsburg
Shreveport
Pittsburg Nationals
Shreveport Texas League
Wisner
Greatest fighter Georges Carpentier names Jem Driscoll
In a lively interview from New York on April 8 Georges Carpentier selects Jem Driscoll as the greatest fighter he ever saw praising Driscoll’s footwork blocking and ducking He also cites Willie Lewis and the Dixie Kid as top rivals and recounts memories with Jim Corbett and Barry Norton among others.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
Georges
Jem Driscoll
Driscoll
Willie Lewis
Lewis
Dixie
America
Walcott
Tad
East End
Barry Norton
Tony Forman
Tony
K. O. Andrews
Fred McKay
Wells Knocks Out Eddie McGoorty at Holborn Stadium
English heavyweight Bombardier Wells defeated Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh Wisconsin by knockout in the 16th round of a 20 round bout at Holborn stadium in London.
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London
Bombardier Wells
Eddie McGoorty
Oshkosh
Wis
Holborn Stadium
Metigue Wins Knockout to Claim Canadian Title
Halifax reports Mike Mc Tigue of New York defeated Eugene Brosseau of Montreal by knockout in the fifth round to win the middleweight boxing championship of Canada in a ten round match.
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Halifax
Mike McTigue
New York Tonight
Canada
Eugene Brosseau
Montreal
St Louis Americans and Nationals Batter Jets in May clash
In St Louis a baseball score recap shows the St Louis Americans defeating the St Louis Nationals 7 to 3. Batteries Gallia Severeid Haynes Tuero and Dilhoefer contributed for the Americans.
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Fae
St. Louis
Haynes
May
Tuero
Dilhoefer
New York Americans Beat Brooklyn Nationals in Scoring Duel
April 3 report from New York Brooklyn shows the New York Americans defeating the Brooklyn Nationals 7 to 0. Pitchers Shore Sharkey Ruel Conlan Miljus and Miller faulted the Brooklyn offense as New York exploded for runs.
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Brooklyn
Winston-Salem
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