Two Young Stars Dominate Baseball Trade Talks in 1920s
New York dispatch notes two prized prospects Jimmy O Connell and Willie Kamm draw record sale prices as major leagues vie for their services. O Connell, tall and fast, touted for hitting and base running, faced criticism for a late signing bonus, while Kamm, smaller and high energy, impresses with fielding and versatility.
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New York
Jimmy O’connell
Willie Kamm
John McGraw
O'Connell
Comisky
Kamm
Arguments On Professionalism In College Football
A former Dartmouth star questions ethics after the Lafayette W J game at the Polo Grounds. He asks if the coach’s half time guidance, not players, determined the outcome and whether the contest was truly intercollegiate or coach driven.
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Dartmouth
Lafayette
Neale
Football Coaches Meet in New York To Discuss Rules
The annual meeting of the American Football Coaches Association opens at the Hotel Astor in New York with coaches from across the country gathering for informal discussions on rule changes and ethics of the game.
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New York
Dev
American Football Coaches’ Association
Hotel Astor
Congress of Coaches
Giants Pitchers To Report For Winter Conditioning
New York Giants manager John McGraw orders twenty pitchers to report February 22 at Martin Springs Texas for early conditioning followed by joining the main squad in San Antonio.
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New York
Kid Gleason
White Sox
Martin Springs
Tex
John McGraw
New York Giants
San Antonio
Must Fight Again in New York Bout Rematch Ordered
The Kid Williams versus Harry Leonard fight, halted by a first round foul, must be rematched to share the purse, a ruling from New York state athletic commission chairman William Muldoon.
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New York
Kid Williams
Harry Leonard
Leonard
William Muldoon
New York State Athletic Commission
Bagby Brings Hope to Pittsburg Pitching Staff
Jim Bagby, former Cleveland pitcher, could prove a strong addition for the Pittsburg team for a year or two. His unique delivery may trouble National Leaguers and he was the only club willing to take a chance, with Barney Dreyfus noting past successes of Adams and Hamilton when others passed them by.
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San Francisco
James
William
O'Connell
Frisco
Jimmy
McGraw
Cobb
Jim Bagby
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Chance at Boston Red Sox role shifts in Yankee deal talks
New developments hint that Frank Chance may take over training and selling duties at Fenway as the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees reassess their working agreement. With Colonel Huston gone and Chance now in place, relations between the clubs could improve.
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New York
Rank Chance
Boston Red Sox
T. L. Huston
Yanks
Ed Barrows
The
Norman McMillan
Boston
Herb Pennock
Harry Frazee
Frazee
Yankee
Chance
Frank Chance
California
Fenway Park
Colonel Huston
Huston
Evers Picks Cleveland To Win In 1922
Johnny Evers, in his debut year with the American League, analyzes the 1922 season. He praises Cleveland for smart baseball while cautioning that brute strength may not prevail and predicting the Yankees could repeat.
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Johnny Evers
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Detroit
Yankees
Free Throws and Extra Periods in Basketball Rules
If a foul occurs as time ends share the whistle, a free throw may be shot. Extra periods are five minutes and continue until a winner is decided. Backboard placement follows proper court layout and must be in bounds.
Illinois To Have Wonder Stadium Opens In 1923 At Illinois
Illinois selects Chicago Maroons to open football at the new stadium to honor George Huff. Ground broken by Huff as seating rises to 57 000 with ends open and later expansion to 92 000 and 120 000 possible. Opening date set for November 3 1923 with completion planned for summer 1924 amid alumni pledge drive.
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Illinois Stadium
George Huff
Illinois
Chicago
Henry Finch Claims Original Home Run King Title
Roswell New Mexico reports Henry E. Finch, 76, a retired farmer, says he is the original home run king of baseball. He recalls a ninth inning shot for Nebraska against Missouri in Chillicothe, a feat he calls the earliest home run, comparable to Babe Ruth's later feats, and notes a rosewood bat and silver ball gift for the achievement.
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Henry Finch
Roswell
Col
Henry E. Finch
Babe Ruth
Finch
Wright Brothers
Missouri
Nbraska
Chillicothe
Nebraska
Polo Grounds
Illinois Stadium proposed with vast athletic complex
The article describes a large Illinois stadium project featuring a 250 foot wide field, a quarter mile track, two 220 yard straightaways, and under-stand halls for basketball and training. It envisions 100 tennis courts, 25 baseball diamonds, 10 gridirons, 10 soccer and hockey fields, and more as an intra-mural center. One hundred World War I memorial stone columns, 22 feet high, will line the stands.
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Winois
Ilinois
Barnyard Golfers Enter Big Tourney At Water Front Park
In St Petersburg Florida J Todd Swover Akron Ohio vice president of the National Association of Horse Shoe Pitchers announces the fifth annual mid winter tournament for the United States barnyard golf championship to be held late February. A $5000 prize fund is planned with $1500 already raised and seating for 10000 spectators at Water Front baseball park. Defending champion Frank Lundin New London Iowa leads a field including Fred M Brust Columbus Ohio George May Akron Ohio Frank Jackson Kellerton Iowa Charles Bobbit Lancaster Ohio and Co C Davis Kansas City Missouri. John Miller Rock Valley Iowa arrives to train at age 82.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
J. Todd Swower
Akron
National Association of Horse Shoe
United States
Flower
Water Front
Frank Lundin
New London
Fred M. Brust
Columbus
George May
Frank Jackson
Kellerton
Charles Bobbit
Lancaster
C. Davis
Kansas City
John Miller
Rock Valley
Miller
Spitball Pitchers Fading From Cleveland as 1923 Opens
Cleveland reports the sale of Allan Sothoron to the minors marks another spitball pitcher departure. Only six spitters remained in the American League after the season, five if Sothoron is released. Veterans Coveleski Shock er Faber Quinn are noted, with a trend toward eliminating the spitball within five years.
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Cleveland
Allan Sothoron
Sotheron
Allan Russell
Boston
Stanley Coveleski
Red Faber
Chicago
Urban Shocker
St. Louis
Jack Quinn
Father
Shocker
Intersectional Games Show Strong East West Contests
The 1922 gridiron season featured numerous intersectional games, with East West and East South clashes prolific. Princeton beat Chicago, Yale lost to Iowa, and Harvard defeated Centre. The West led in total points, while the East swept the South six of seven games. Notre Dame and Detroit played key roles in the cross divisions.
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Princeston
Chicago
Yale
Iowa
Harvard
University of Detroit
Duffy
Notre Dame
Atlantic Seaboard
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Brainy ball players and baseball intelligence
The writer discusses how some players called brainy in baseball may have little formal education yet supreme baseball intellect. He contrasts college graduates with athletic stars who struggle academically, noting that quick thinking and body coordination often trump schooling in on field success.
Last Night's Fights Feature Multiple Boxing Decisions
In New York Danny Lee won by technical knockout over Billy By rie in the tenth round while Phi Rosenberg took a ten round decision over Johnny Inn house. In Brooklyn Phil Bloom won a twelve round decision over Tony Lyons and Nick Waley edged Italian Joe Dempsey in ten rounds. Frank C Schoell defeated Steve Latzo in ten rounds by decision tech.
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New York
Danny Lee
Billy Byrie
Phi Rosenberg
Johnny Innhouse
Brooklyn
Phil Bloom
Tony Lyons
Nick Waley
Joe Dempsey
Hupepalo
Frank C. Schoell
Thuffato
Steve Latzo
Kranton
New York May Save Sport With Yankee Park Shift
The Yankees move from the Polo Grounds to a nearby park in a bid to revive Everett Scott's form. The veteran shortstop, once an iron man, endured a slow 1922 season as his infield at Polo Grounds proved a handicap. A slower, slower infield at Boston hurt him. the new Yankee diamond may restore his play over the next three years.
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Yankees
Polo Ground
Everett Scott
Scott
Polo Grounds
Boston
Yankee Park
Fall Under a Train Claims Brakeman in Ohio Garden
Roy Darling aged 33 of Willard Ohio a Baltimore and Ohio brakeman lost a leg after falling under a train in the local yard. He was injured severely and transported for medical care.
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Hollowas
Roy Darling
Willard, O
Gard
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