Battery Men Begin Indoor Practice At Ohio University
Ohio University baseball opens the season with indoor workouts in the Men's Gymnasium under Head Coach Don Peden. Pitchers and catchers will stay inside until weather improves, while Butch Grover oversees early sessions. Seventeen games are planned including ten Buckeye games and five Ohio Conference tilts.
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Ohio University
Don Peden
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Butch” Grover
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Big Ten
Ohio
Independent Gage Meet 10 Basketball Tournament Pairings
Drawings for the Independent Basketball Tournament at K. of P. Hall Pomeroy schedule March 15 and 16 list Friday matchups Shamrocks Chester Coolville Athens Racine Cheshire Albany Wilkesville Rio Grande Pomeroy K of P. Saturday games set 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 9:80 p.m. with semi finals at 0:00 p.m. and final at 10:00 p.m.
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Rio Grande- K
Shamrocks
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Coolville
Athens
Racine-Cheshire
Oklahoma Cowboy Knocks Out Tassi at St. Nicholas
George Courtney defeated Nando Tassi in the fourth round of a 10 round match at the St. Nicholas arena last night in New York.
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George Courtney
Nando Tassi
St. Nicholas Arena
Hall Beats Layton in 600-point Billiards Duel
Allan Hall of St Louis won both blocks of yesterday's 600-point three-cushion match against world champion Johnny Layton. Hall led 100 to 68 after the first two blocks.
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Allan Hall
St. Louis
Johnny Layton
Hall
Langford Defeats Anderson in Easy Ten-Round Bout
Dayton junior lightweight Tate Langford dominated ten rounds in Springfield last night, winning each frame as Bill Anderson of Louisville offered minimal resistance. Langford clinched the decision in a clear victory.
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U.R
Bill Anderson
Louisville
Tate Langford
Dayton
Lanateed
Wisconsin and Michigan Lead in Big Ten Basketball Race
Wisconsin and Michigan appear destined to share the 1929 Big Ten basketball title as most teams finish the season. Michigan holds a half game lead after a 37 to 22 upset of Wisconsin, while Wisconsin aims for a final victory to force a tie. Purdue finishes third. Northwestern fourth. Ohio and Illinois tied for fifth sixth. Iowa seventh. Indiana eighth as Minnesota ends with a poor season.
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Purdue Beats Ohio State In Final Western Conference Game
In Lafayette Indiana Purdue defeats Ohio State 45 to 34 to close the Western Conference season. Center Stretch Murphy scores 22 points to raise his season total to 143, a new conference record, as Purdue led 20 to 9 at halftime and remained ahead throughout.
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Babe Ruth Hits First Home Run of Season in Practice
In St. Petersburg Florida on March 5 Babe Ruth hit his first homer of the season during the day's practice after bunting off Floyd Van Pelt’s first two pitches. He drove a long fly toward Crescent Lake and later lined several balls close to the lake. He noted it usually takes days to adjust but he got the gauge on Van Pelt from the start.
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Zinn Heads West On Indians Trip From Little Rock
Jimmy Zinn of Little Rock Arkansas travels to Cleveland to join the Indians on a journey to New. He classifies the trip as a business tip and prepares for travel.
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Ark
Cleveland
New
Spencer Traded From Pirates To Coltses
Roy Spencer, a catcher, was released by Pittsburgh and traded to Indianapolis this winter after failing to reach salary terms with the Pirates.
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Roy Spencer
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
Pirates
Ohio University awards basketball letters to seven players
Seven members of the 1928-29 Ohio University basketball squad received their letters, including captains Jack Burkholder and "Red" Brammer, and players George Williams Eugene Trate Ray Hart Charles Koterba Nolan Swackhamer. Letters pending arrival.
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Vic Sherow
Messenger
Ohio University
O. C. Bird
Jack Burkholder
Red” Brammer
George Williams
Eugene “Benny” Trate
Ray Hart
Charles “Chuck” Koterba
Nolan Swackhamer
Burkholder
Williams
Ohio
Buckeye
Scorling
Ira Thomas Returns to Scout for Connie Mack’s A’s
Ira Thomas on Connie Mack’s advisory staff did not go south with the Athletics due to business worries. He will scout for the Mack organization again this year.
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Connie Mack
Athletics
Macks
Wisconsin Guard Praised as Best In College Ranks
Ted Chmielewski, once ready to quit over Doc Meanwell’s system, is hailed by Meanwell as the leading floor guard in college basketball. The guard known as Shimmy showcased superb dribbling, long-range shooting, and tough defense contributing to Wisconsin’s season success.
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Adison
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Ted Chmielewski
Wisconsin
Athens Quintet to Play Benefit Game in Nelsonville
Ditcher's Tramps and the Athens DeMolay quintet meet on the Nelsonville court Wednesday night in a charity game for the local high school. Tramps lineup includes Longley Marshall Shirley Howell Muir Burkholder Wert and Trace. DeMolay lineup features Swackhammer Wolf Williams Nellis Christner Pritchard and Sons. The Tramps hope to fund travel expenses for the State Journal meet in Columbus with a share of proceeds.
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Howell
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Burkholder
Wert
Trace
Swackhammer
Wolf
Williams
Nellis
Christner
Pritchard
Rookie Swanson Emerges as Reds Outfield Contender
Earl Swanson rookie outfielder from Mission, PCL, declared serious Reds outfield candidate after a standout practice game. He belted the longest hit, a triple, in a session where Purdy's club defeated Crits’ nine.
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U.P
Earl Swanson
Mission Pacific Coast League
Cincinnati Reds
Pid Purdy
Hughie Crits
GAREY ASKED TO HEAD MADISON SQUARE GARDEN GROUP
Frank Getty reports Bill Carey, railroad builder and director of several firms, will be offered the presidency of Madison Square Garden after Tex Rickard's death. Carey's willingness hinges on business and leisure sacrifices, but his Miami Beach Sharkey Stribling fight success boosts his appeal. A dinner with Chicago and New York reporters is planned to persuade him.
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the Garden
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Ike
Figth
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Columbus Battery Men Begin Florida Spring Workouts
In Lakeland Florida on a sunny March day the Columbus Senators batterymen opened actual diamond practice under Manager Nem Liebold. The team endured a two hour limbering up session led by Doc Smallwood including medicine ball tosses and fungoes as they begin spring training with more drills planned today.
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Wisconsin Michigan Purdue Share Honors On All-Big Ten Team
United Press selections crown Stretch Murphy of Purdue at center and include Chapman of Michigan and Foster of Wisconsin among top forwards. McCoy and Chmielewski lead guards with Wilcox of Iowa and Fesler of Ohio State on the guard list. Second and third teams name additional stars and honorable mentions across the Big Ten.
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Iowa
McCracken
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Columbus Fighter Meets Test Tonight
U R Midget Mike O'Dowd ranked among the nation's top ten by Tex Rickard faces Sailor Larson of Moline Illinois in a ten round bout in Columbus. Larson has a notablevictims list including Ray Miller of Chicago and is the only man to kayo Miller.
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U.R
Mike O'Dowd
Tex Rickard
Sailor Larson
Moline
Ray Miller
Chicago
Larson
Kayoed Miller
Stanford Opens Baseball Schedule With Sparse Veteran Presence
Stanford began its schedule in late January with only three veterans available two outfielders and an infielder in the lineup.
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Stanford
Billy Alexander Returns as San Antonio Manager in Texas League
After 16 years away from professional baseball Billy Alexander returns this season to manage the San Antonio club in the Texas League.
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Billy Alexander
San Antonio
Barton Set for National Hunt Handicap at Cheltenham
Wroughton England March 5 Billy Barton to compete in the National Hunt Handicap Steeplechase at Cheltenham observers believe he will start as fit as any horse in the race.
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England
Billy Barton
Cheltenham
Ohio University Opens Spring Practice On Wet Field
Ohio University began spring drills on Ohio Field under coach Don Peden with more than 80 players, despite rain and a muddy surface. The team faces vacancies at center and end with MeKipley and Jeffrey missing, while new talent from last year and a surplus of hopefuls battle for spots during three weeks of practice.
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Ohio University
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Peden
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