Tennis stars face Davis Cup cop out and rule clash
William Iden and Vincent Richards announce they will not compete for the American Davis Cup team as a rule dispute with the association over player work duties stalls national participation. Richards says employers would not allow time off for tournaments and salaries would not continue during play. Tilden may join in alignment with Richards if the ban persists.
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W York
William Iden
Vincent Richards
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Richards
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M. Johnston
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Wayne
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Baseball player from Georgia with World Series batting title
Born July 8 1890 in Norcross Georgia. Recruited by St Louis Cardinals from Greenville in 1910 ends. Traded to Cincinnati in 1914 with Gonzales Bescher. Batted .572 in 1919 World Series and fielded .939 in 1924 ranking high in fielding.
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Norcross
St. Louis Cardinals
Greenville
Carolina Association
Cincinnati
Gonzales
Bescher
Ace Hudking Captures Pacific Coast Lightweight Title
Los Angeles April 8 Ace Hudking Nebraska Wild Cat won the Pacific Coast lightweight championship by a ten round decision over Joe Benjamin in the Vernon Coliseum. Hudking outboxed and outslugged Benjamin and appeared set for a knockout before the count was not recorded. He immediately challenged any world lightweight contender.
Coveleskie Hooks Big Catch Between Games
Stanley Coveleskie, veteran spitball pitcher for Washington, relaxes between games by fishing and netting a prize catch. The report notes his two ten and a half pound rebale trophies from a day on the water.
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Stanley Coveleskie
Washington Club
Wills Signs To Fight Weinert in New York Outdoor Meet
Harry Willis the negro heavyweight challenger plans to sign for an early outdoor bout with Charley Weinert of Newark at the Polo Grounds. Willis turned down a Milk Fund match with Tom Gibbons while awaiting word on a Dempsey challenge. Weinert recently defeated Luis Mirpo in Newark in twelve rounds.
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Harry Willis
Charley Weinert
Newark
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Polo Grounds
Jimmy DeVorrest
Wills
Tom Gibbons
Milk Fund
Jack Dempsey
Weinert
Luis Mirpo
Tonsillectomy to Help Pittsburgh Pirates this Year
Three Pittsburgh Pirates had tonsillectomies during winter and expect big gains in 1925. Pie Traynor returns stronger after hitting .298 with 24 stolen bases. Johnny Gooch and Glen Wright also anticipate improved performance without the handicap of damaged tonsils.
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San Francisco
Pittsburgh Pirates
Johnny Gooch
Glen Wright
Last Nights Fights Ends In Draw In Six Rounds
New York’s Vic McLaughlin and Billy Vidabeck of Bayonne New Jersey fought six rounds to a draw in the last night’s boxing card. Both fighters pressed the action with solid jabs and combinations but could not secure a win on the scorecards.
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Vic McLaughlin
Billy Vidabeck
Bayonne
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Ban-raising season for speckled trout across regions
The article extols speckled trout fishing from ice-out to spring across Maine New York Canada and western states. It praises fly fishing with a split bamboo rod notes the fish’s beauty and gameness and explains spawning and feeding patterns and the seasonal fishing window from first ice-out to spring.
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Canadian
New England
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Ozarks
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Dakotas
Montana
Pitchers Need Full Body Conditioning, Leifeld Says
Lefty Leifeld, assistant to Boston Red Sox manager Lee Fohl, argues pitchers overemphasize their arms at the expense of overall fitness. He notes pitchers must run, field, and strengthen the legs to prevent fatigue after powerful hits. He cites George Uhle as an example of improved conditioning boosting late-season durability.
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Lefty Leifeld
New Orleans
Leifeld
Lee Fohl
Boston Red Sox
Boston
New Orleans Ball Park
Demand Heaviest Ever for Yankee Stadium Opening Crowd
Early demand for seats today for the local opening of the American league season on Tuesday indicated a capacity crowd when the Washington Senators and New York Yankees take the field for the 1925 premiere. Edward G. Barrow, club secretary, said advance sales were the heaviest in the club’s history.
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New York
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Edward G. Barrow
Mascart to Sign Today for Dundee Featherweight Bout
New York April 8 reports indicate European champion Edouard Mascart will sign today to fight Johnny Dundee at the Polo Grounds on July 10. The announced bout is described as carrying the importance of a world featherweight championship contest.
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New York
Edouard Mascart
Johnny Dundee
Polo Grounds
Nurmi Ritola Triumph But No Records Fall In Detroit Meet
In Detroit on April 8 Paavo Nurmi won the 3 000 meters in eight minutes 46 seconds and Willie Ritola captured a two lap handicap event. Joie Ray of the IAC and Jackson V Scholz disappointed, Scholz finishing last in the fifty yard dash final. De Hart Hubbard of Michigan equaled the world record at 515 seconds, and Joie Ray again lost to Lloyd Hahn in a three quarters of a mile match race.
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Detroit
Paavo Nurmi
Willie Ritola
Nurmi
Ritola
Joie Ray
Jackson V. Scholz
de Hart Hubbard
Négro
Michigan
Lloyd Hahn
Boston
Ohio university gym show pleases crowd and faculty
The first night of the Ohio university gymnasium exhibition drew several hundred attendees. Trainer Thor Olson and Miss Ruth Savage praised for women's athletics leadership. Twenty one events featured alternating girls and boys acts, with strong men's apparatus and a popular skit “All in a Day's Happening.” A Polish dance by Miss Savage drew cheers as the program neared its end. Proceeds support school children of Athens with free admission tonight at 7:30.
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Ohio University Gymnasium
Thor Olson
Ruth Savage
Rutch Grover
Athens
Babe Ruth Returns to New York Today
Babe Ruth plans to leave Asheville for New York this afternoon if his condition allows. Manager Miller Huggins said the collapse at the railway station was due to a nervous illness after bouts of influenza and that rest is ordered. Ruth may miss the start of the American League season as doctors monitor his recovery.
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N.C
Babe Ruth
New York
Miller Huggins
New York Yankees
Ruth
Battery Park
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