Browns look to improve under Howley at spring camp
West Palm Beach report previews the St. Louis Browns under manager Dan Howley. It notes past turmoil, trades for Heinie Manush and Roger Goslin battles, plus pitchers Rip Collins and Claude Jonnard and catcher Richard Ferrell proving promising. The piece cites unresolved predictions and the editor’s note introducing Henry J. Farrell NEA.
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Dan Howley
St. Louis Browns
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Howley
Toronto
Detroit
Phil Ball
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Brannon
Heinie Manush
Manush
Goose Goslin
Sam Gray
Athletics
Alvin Crowder
Washington
Yankees
Rip Collins
Claude Jonnard
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Jonnard
Milwaukee
Richard Ferrell
Cleveland
Yerrell
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Giants
Landis
Ferrell
Henry J. Farrell
NEA Service Sports Eator
Athens Messenger
South
Warrell
Texas
Cher
Six Reds Missing From Camp as Ex season Opens
Six Cincinnati Reds players were overdue at the spring training camp in Orlando. Luque and Dressen remain unsigned but expected to join Friday in Miami for the start of the exhibition season, with the rest possibly joining before the opener.
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U.P
Cincinnati Reds
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Dressen
Miami
Fournier Sells Insurance After Baseball Career
Former major league outfielder Jack Fournier announces he is through with baseball and is selling insurance in St. Louis after last season with Newark.
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Jack Fournier
Newark
T. Louis
Al Nixon Records Three Official Drops In Pro Career
Al Nixon, now in the minors after stints with the Phillies, reportedly dropped only three files in his baseball career, a distinction highlighted as he moves through the lower levels.
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al Nixon
Phillies
Three Nights Set Aside for Factory Institute Meetings
Three nights are set aside for meetings at the Factory Community Institute held in Factory church on Wednesday Thursday and Friday. H R Jacoby presides School Night while Rev I P Day delivers vocation talk and a church message followed by music. The Plains quartet opens Grange Night with tunes and R R Barker presides. 8S C Hartman addresses the institute. Prof H T Houf and Mr Day speak on Church Night with Factory chorus providing music. Earl Cowan presides.
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Shreveport Eyes First All Cuban Battery This Season
Shreveport fans may witness an all Cuban pitching catching duo for the team this season. Tuero, the veteran hurler, anchors the mound while Cueto, a young catcher, eyes his first chance in the United States. If Cueto proves himself, it would be America’s first all Cuban battery.
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Shreveport
Tuero
Cueto
America
Ball Teams To Open Season in Practice Tilts
United Press reports exhibition play begins with the New York Giants facing the University of Texas in Austin. The Giants beat scrubs 10 to 0 in six innings as Yanningans collected two hits off Genewich and Pyle. St Louis Cardinals prepare for exhibition opener versus Philadelphia Athletics as 42 men train in Avon Park. Boston Red Sox split squads under Bill Carrigan in Bradenton. Yankees on hand in St Petersburg after Waite Hoyt and Bob Meusel arrive. Tom Zachary remains unsigned.
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San Antonio
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University of Texas At Austin
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Scrubs
Yanningans
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Pyle
Avon Park
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Philadelphia Athletics
Bradentown
Bill Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
ST. Petersburg
New York Yankees
Waite Hoyt
Bob Meusel
Tom Zachary
Former Athlete To Coach at Capital University
William Bernlohr, a Capital University alumnus and former star, will return next September as coach and athletic director, succeeding Jerry Ratherman. He currently coaches a high school team in Butler Pennsylvania and earned eleven letters including the 1926 27 Berea Boots honor. He led three Capital squads to strong records across football basketball and baseball.
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U.P
William Bernlohr
Capital University
Jerry Ratherman
Bernlohr
Butler
Lutheran
New Record for Wilson Stiking Out in NL History
Hack Wilson, Chicago outfielder, set a National League strikeout record by fanning 94 times in 145 games last summer, highlighting his high pace at the plate.
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Hack Wilson
Chicago
Tesreau Leads Dartmouth Baseball as Former Giants Pitcher
Jeff Tesreau, once a pitcher for the New York Giants, serves as coach of the Dartmouth College baseball team guiding players and strategy for the season.
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Jeff Tesreau
New York Giants
Dartmouth
Senator Fess Named As Majority Officer
Senator James Watson of Indiana was elected Republican leader of the Senate at a party caucus. Other majority officers named include Senator Jones of Washington assistant leader, Senator Fess of Ohio whip, Senator Moses of New Hampshire president pro tem, Senator Hale of Maine secretary, and Senator McNary of Oregon named to head the Committee on Committees.
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U.P
Hoover
James Watson
Indiana
Senate
Senator Jones
Fess
Ohio
Moses
New Hampshire
Hale
Maine
McNary
Oregon
Watson
Spirited Big Ten Indoor Meet Seen With Wide Open Race
Chicago writer notes at least five teams in contention for the Big Ten track and field indoor title to be decided in Iowa City Friday and Saturday. Prospects center on Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State and Chicago with standout sprinters and hurdlers named. favorites include Baird, Simpson, Martin, Novak, Abbott, Carr among others.
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United Press
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Wisconsin
Ohio
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Timm
Root
Larson
Pape
Tolan
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Kriss
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Callenden
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Gebhart
Indiana
Leonard
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Trimble
Purdue
Frey
George Baird
George Simpson
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Joe Novak
David Abbott
R. J. Carr
McDonie Outpoints Auskings in Ten Round Bout
Huntington heavyweight Dick McDonie outpointed Ernie Auskings of Mt. Vernon over ten rounds in Columbus. Judges had five rounds for McDonie, three for Auskings, with two even. A scheduled ten round feature between Mike O'Dowd and Sailor Larson was canceled when Larson fell ill in Mobile Alabama.
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Huntington
W. Va
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Mt. Vernon
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Sailor Larson
Moline
Til
Mobile
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Succession Planned for International League President
In Buffalo on March 6 officials announced a successor to John Conway Toole, who died in New York last week, will be elected April 16, the day before the 1929 season opens. The date was set at a meeting here yesterday.
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N. Y
U.P
John Conway Toole
International League
New York
Dempsey to Decide Future Amid Big Promoter Bids
Jack Dempsey arrives in New York amid multiple offers on future plans. He may fight again next fall or enter sports promotion, with bids from Fugazy, Getz and others under consideration.
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Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Jack
Humbert J. Fugazy
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Fugazy
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Detroit
Michigan
George Getz
Chicago
Windy City
Pesek and Evko Set Tonight's World Title Bout
John Pesek and John Evko, top heavyweight contenders from Nebraska, meet tonight with Evko heavier but Pesek favored by his strong record. Pesek’s manager has sought a title shot but has yet to land one.
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U.P
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John Evko
Evko
Pesek
Amateur Union and Big Ten Seek Peaceful Relations
New York March 6 The Amateur Athletic Union and the National Collegiate Athletic Association signal overtures for peace in Sportsmanship. Avery Brundage and Maj. John L Griffith say a joint committee will meet to clear up misunderstandings and pursue rule changes through consensus among amateur sports interests.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Amateur Athletic Union
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Bootleg Ball Outlawed by Football Rules Officials
New York report on bootleg footballs with snouts, overinflation and underinflation seen in a west and southwest spread. Rules chief Chal Edward K Hall announces 1929 measures including a gauge to test ball size and a fixed inflation range of 13 to 15 pounds. Referees become final authority on play eligible balls.
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New York
Edward K. Hall
Oval
Hall
West
Southwest
Mountain States
Contested Athletics Autonomy Mentioned in Military Report
Maj. Griffith notes in a requested article that the conflict will not become a governing board but stresses the right to run athletics in its own way. The remark frames a stance on independent athletic conduct despite broader constitutional and legal contexts.
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Maj. Griffith
Notice to Tax Payers Rates of Taxation in Athens County 1928
Notice from Athens County Treasurer Rafael R Johnson announcing the 1928 tax rates. State purposes include a 0.25 mill World War Compensation Sinking Fund and state school levy. county purposes total 2.70 mills plus 2.00 mills for Road Fund and other funds. Local rates are listed in a table not fully readable.
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Rafael R. Johnson
General County
County Home Fund
Pune Et
Rellet
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