Tape on Pitchers Finger Sparks Baseball Controversy
Washington reports detail a rule dispute over using adhesive tape on a pitcher's finger. Zachary of the Washington club tried tape to ease a sore knuckle and gain a better break, prompting umpire rulings and debate among Ty Cobb, President Johnson, and Clark Griffith about legality and the potential for trick pitching. The episode influenced late season play and world series performance.
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Washington
Zachary
Ty Cobb
Stroit
Chary
Presiden Johnson
Clark Griffith
Fights Across Cities Highlight Last Night’s Boxing Cards
Summary of knockout wins and decisions from Dayton Philadelphia Pittsburgh Newark New York Milwaukee Wheeling and Milwaukee events. Notable bouts include Young Stribling decision over Johnny Klesch in 12 and Tiger Flowers stopping Jack Townsend in five. multiple outpoints and fast six round scraps feature Braddock’s Hamm and Shields, plus Sharkey vs Weinert at Newark Armory.
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Dayton
Young Stribling
Georgia
Johnny Klesch
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Tiger Flowers
Alabama
Jack Townsend
Buffalo
Sid Terris
New York
Whitey Litz 1d
Ee Rodgers
Johnny Jester
Atlantic City
Pittsburgh
Johnny Hamm
Braddock
Scotty Nawburn
Niles
Ohio
Pete Livic
Johnnyy Moore
Youngstown
Bricky Ryan
Ellsworth
F Eddie Bowen
Sharon
Newark
Charley Weinert
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Newark Armory
Palsua
Salt Lake City
Tony Vacarelli
Harlem
Marty Powell
Tony Saraco
Willie O'Connell
Jack Rafferty
Harry Green
al Mills
Harry Chester
Louis Lazar
Milwaukee
Mike Balerino
New Jersey
Kid Sullivan
Wheeling
Eddie Williams
Martins Ferry
Johnny Kid Roberts
Cincinnati
Columbus
Jimmy Duffy
Billy Holmes
Young Muegge
Bud Jackson
Angelo Corteles
Groundhog N
Lary Carinci
Cocky Miller
Basketball sequence and pass tied to coast champions
A chaotic OCR fragment describes a basketball play with players labeled G and R F near the end line, a decoy by L F, and coach Earl Wight overseeing Calif Coast Champions as a long fast break develops. The text is fragmented and lacks complete names or outcomes.
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Denoctes
Naexs
Pancres Povefont
Earl Wight
Calif Coast
R. F
L. F
GREB THE CHAMPION WHO FIGHTS DIFFERENTLY
The article extols Harry Greb as the next great middleweight after the all time greats and praises his unusual style. It notes he has no true punch yet uses a swift left bodyswing and endurance in a mobile attack. Engle calls him the strangest fighter who never misses and could beat Dempsey.
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Jack Dempsey
Joe Choynaki
Tommy Ryan
Kid McCoy
Stanley Ketchel
Harry Greb
Greb
Corot
Pittsburgh
Apt
Abe Attell
Abe
Tommy Murphy
Tiger Flowers
Georgia
Fremont
Tiger
Johnny Wilson
Grebb
Wonder
George Engle
Engle
Tommy Gibbons
Gibbons
Miske
Madden
Levinsky
Roper
Weinert
Norfolk
Gunthat Smith
Gene Tunney
Firpo
Homer Smith
Sale of Game in Canada Versus U S Treaty Question
In a Canadian city the writer notes wild ducks on sale in butcher shops and hotel menus listing mallard black duck woodcock and plover with prices. He argues Canada should revise its enabling act and warns that cross border sale undermines migratory waterfowl conservation and federal efforts to curb hunting.
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Morris Ackerman
Canada
United States
Dominion
Woodcock
Plover
Barnegat Bay
Currituck
Mississippi Flats
Pacific
Baltimore
New Orleans
Los Angeles
All American Team Selections Include Walsh and Several Stars
The roster lists Walsh as end and guard positions among players from Wakefield Mahaney to Wyckoff. It shows selections across first second and third teams with numerous colleges including Yale Notre Dame Army Cal Stanford and Illinois.
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Wakefield
Van
Mahaney
H. C
Otte
Iowa
McGinley
Penn
Gowdy
Chi
Anderson
Cal
Pondelik
Sturnhan
Yale
Goodwin
Ga. T
Horrell
Calif
Walsh
N. D
Garbisch
Army
Diehl
D'tmouth
Furwick
Ellinger
Weir
Baker
Miller
Layden
Wyckoff
McBride
All-American football selections of 1924 by Davis J Walsh
The 1924 All-American selections include Grange as the standout back with Crowley and Layden near indispensable. Weir, McGinley, Pondelik, Diehl, Horrell, Lovejoy, Eckstein, Garbisch, and Johnson appear as notable guards centers and backs with strong games noted, including Walsh’s observations on season performances and key matchups.
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Davis J. Walsh
New York
New Haven
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Dartmouth
California
Grange
Wakefield
Vanderbilt
South
Luman
Yale
Weir
Nebraska
Notre Dame
McGinley
Pondelik
Diehl
Horrell
Lovejoy
Eckstein
Brown
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Walsh
Garbisch
West Point
Army
Navy
Crowley
Layden
Stuhl Dre
Northwestern QB Outplays Horsemen in Select Game Review
The commentary crowns Baker of Northwestern as the best in a game-to-game analysis but argues he did not outplay the Horsemen across a full season. It notes many worthy players go unmentioned and uses rivets to symbolize that thirty three names cannot cover all stars.
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Baker
Northwestern
One Step Nearer the Ring Crown for Weinert
Charley Weinert of Newark moved closer to a title fight by defeating Boston’s Jack Sharkey in a twelve round bout in New York. Weinert won every round except the sixth and used the same left hook that had earlier battered Luis Firpo.
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New York
Charley Weinert
Newark
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Weinert
Luis Firpo
Sharkey
Pop Athens Says Babe Ruth Eats Buffalo Steaks on Coast
The column jests about Babe Ruth eating buffalo steaks by the coast and riffs on various sports and cultural topics. It comments on climate in California and critiques public figures while mixing playful headlines and blurbs. The piece mentions Chaplin, Bomb Wells, boxing, and opinions on racing and yachting figures.
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Babe Ruth
Unclear season start tied to remaining games
The text hints that the April 14 baseball season start depends on remaining interscholastic football games. It also mocks a football player as a “bird” who plays nationwide and mentions a day of mourning for a failed hard-to-lose figure, with other garbled phrases about music.
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Tuba
New York Boxing Week Sees World Title Bout Amid Busy Schedule
A crowded boxing week culminates Friday with Abe Goldstein defending his bantamweight title against Eddie Martin in New York. Earlier, Charley Weinert faces Jack Sharkey in Newark while Tonny Vacarrelli meets Lew Paluzo at Lenox. Joe Silvani seeks revenge on Mike Ferrara at Garden. Dr. George Gaw to coach Boston University hockey.
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New York
Abe Goldstein
Eddie “Cannonball
Martin
Brooklyn
Charley Weinert
Virpo
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Newark
Tonny Vacarrelli
Lew Paluzo
Balt Lake
Lenox
Joe Silvani
Mike Ferrara
Chill
Ferrara
Dempsey Hints Burke as Possible Heavyweight Heir
Boxing icon Jack Dempsey suggests Marty Burke of New Orleans could succeed him as the heavyweight champion. He notes Burke's size power and potential, casting a wary eye on rising talent in the division.
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Jack Dempsey
Marty Burke
New Orleans
Eddie Collins Emerges as Star Second Baseman in 1908
Eddie Collins, long viewed as the Philadelphia Athletics top candidate at second base, struggled early but developed into a stellar fielder and hitter by 1908. Mack patiently nurtured his talent, sticking with him at second despite early faults, a move that helped Collins become a Hall of Fame caliber star after initial ranging positions.
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Eddie Collins
Philadelphia Ath
Collins
Mack
Coast War of Football Teams Post-Season Clashes
California football scene heats up as four post season inter sectional tilts loom. California and USC clash with Missouri and Notre Dame in a holiday lineup backed by the Community Development association. Stanford eyes Notre Dame and Penn games while coast clubs brace for a three game holiday slate.
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Copeland C. Burg
Los Angeles
California
University of California
Bay
Pasadena
Notre Dame
University of Southern Californian
Missouri
Penn
Berkeley
University of Southern California
Stanford
Los Angeles University
Tournament of Roses
Community Development Association
Rec All
Knute Rockne
South Bend
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Notecard Banter Sparks Etiquette Talk on Gifts to Wrestler
A witty note suggests it is poor form to gift cigarettes to a female wrestler. the speaker quips she may prefer cigars, highlighting social niceties and evolving gift etiquette in sports circles.
Praise for Joe Shaute and his fast ball potential
Cleveland December 16. Veteran pitcher Sherry Smith hails Joe Shaute as a great southpaw with a fine curve and fielding, noting his current 20 win season but suggesting extra speed would make him untouchable. He recalls how a faster fastball keeps batters from the plate and predicts Shaute could become a top AL pitcher once improved.
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Cleveland
Joe Shaute
Sherry Smith
Shaute
Smith
Joe
Reds seek waivers on shortstop Jimmy Caveney
Cincinnati report says the Reds asked waivers on shortstop Jimmy Caveney and that all National League clubs will waive permitting the Philadelphia Athletics to claim him. Caveney has been with Cincinnati three years.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Jimmy Caveney
Philadelphia Athletics
Caveney
Courses Named for 1926 English Amateur and Open
Westward Ho and Prestwick have been chosen for the 1926 English Amateur and Open championships. The amateur runs the week of May 25 at Westward Ho near Plymouth, Devonshire, and the Open the week of June 29 at Prestwick. Westward Ho is a historic links course with notable players like Josh Taylor and Michael Scott noted among its alumni. Prestwick is hailed as a premier course with deep bunkers and challenging terrain that tests steady golf.
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London
Westward Ho
Prestwick
Plymouth
Devonshire
Josh" ‘Taylor
Michael Scott
Steading
Ohio University honors 1960s football squad banquet
Watt Craig of D Zenner Co hosted a banquet for Ohio University's lettermen, manager and coaches receiving the gold football from Athletic Director O C Bird. The event, described as a general good time, followed the 9 Sun Monday evening gathering.
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Ohio University
Watt Craig
D. Zenner Co
O. C. Bird
Catchers Trading Rumor Circles New York Baseball
Rumor swirls in New York as the Yankees seek catcher Steve O'Neill from Boston. A reported deal links Freddie Hoffman to the St. Louis Browns after Hoffman hit . eighteen percent in sixty four games last season.
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New York
Nec
Yankees
Steve O'Neill
Boston Red Sox
Freddie Hoffman
St. Louis Browns
Hoffman
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