Connie Mack Sets 1925 A's Future Squad About Shortstop
Connie Mack pins season hopes on Clarence Galloway as Philadelphia aims for third place or better. He praises Galloway’s spring form and expects Groves to lead a strong pitching staff with Sommel, Dykes at third, Hauser or Bing Miller at first and an outfield featuring Simmons, Lamar, Bagwell, French and Welch.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Connie
Mack &4
Cornelius
Philadelphia Athletics
Clarence Galay
Galloway
Mack
Lavoid
Yankees
Groves
Bender
Plank
Combs
Oamel
Harris
Heimach
Grey
Meeker
Baumgartner
Kurman University
Snakes
Bing Miller
Hauser
Bing
Simmons
Bill Lamar
Frank Welch
Bill Bagwell
Galveston
Walter French
West Point
Evans Thinks Hurlers Will Put Cincinnati Over
A veteran observer argues the 1925 Cincinnati Reds, with a strong pitching staff led by Luque Donahue Mays Sheehan Rixey Benton May, plus batting and catching depth, could outperform expectations despite past injuries and a first base challenge with Daubert’s shoes hard to fill.
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Evans
Cincinnati
Billy Evans
Blando
Cincinnati Reds
Pat Moran
Reds
Jake Daubert
Jack Hendricks
Jack
Rede
Hendricks
Adolfo Luque
Pete Donahue
Carl Mays
Tom Sheehan
Rixney, Donahue
Sheehan
Benton
Mays
May
LU GU EK
Fights From Cleveland and New York Reported
Last night boxing results list Al Corbett decisively defeating Benny Gershe in Cleveland over twelve rounds. Al Zeimer drew with Eddie O'Dowd over eight rounds in Cleveland, Tommy Hughes beat Lew Perfetti in Detroit over eight rounds, Morris McMullen defeated Ernie Miller in Cleveland over six rounds. In New York Ed Keely beat Gordon Munce over ten rounds, Ed Garvey stopped Frank Cesc in the third.
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Cleveland
al Corbett
Benny Gershe
al Zeimer
Eddie O'Down
Columbus
Drew
Tommy Hughes
Detroit
Lew Perfetti
New York
Morris McMullen
Ernie Miller
Akron
Ed Keely
Bridgeport
Conn
Gordon Munce
Ed. Garvey
South Bend
Ind
Frank Cesc
Jersey City Man Tops in Singles Bowling
Harry Muhlenbrook of Jersey City led a large field at the American Bowling Congress in Buffalo with 703 pins from 202 256 245 across three games. He moved ahead last night to topple Dominick Devi of Chicago who had 702 pins. Muhlenbrook needed a strike from the sixth frame in his final game to seal the lead.
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Bufufalo
N. Y
Harry Muhlenbrook
Jersey City
Dominick Devito
Chicago
Ferry Cady's Five Copys County Title
Ferry A. Cady coached Port Clinton high school to the Ottawa County Class A championship. The Toledo Times features a photo of Cady's team, calling it a classy looking outfit.
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Ferry A. Cady
Jake Cady
Port Clinton
Ottawa County
Toledo Times
Cady
Eddie Collins Seeks Improvement as White Sox Manager
Shreveport March 17 Eddie Collins predicts the Chicago White Sox will not finish last and will strive for 25 percent better performance. He cites players like Bib Falk and Ted Blankenship, praises his catching staff, and emphasizes focusing on each game to win runs rather than pennants.
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Billy Evans
Shreveport
Eddie Collins
Collins
Chicago White Sox
Eddie
Schalk Crouse
White Sox
Bib Falk
Ted Blankenship
Training Camp Gossip Gathers Around Browns Dodgers Exh
In Tarpon Springs Florida Joe Girard newly arrived from Toledo will get a major chance when the St. Louis Browns face the Dodgers in a second exhibition game. Bob Lamotte is sidelined with ptomaine poisoning. In Stockton Frank House Rhem Hallahan Paulson Clough and Shields on the Cardinals pitching roster drew attention from Manager Rickey.
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Tarpon Springs
Fla
Joe Girard
Toledo
St. Louis Browns
Dodgers
Bob Lamotte
Stockton
Calif
Frank House
Rhem
Hallahan
Paulson
Clough
Shields
Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
White Sox to play Shreveport again today
Shreveport, La is the site of another White Sox game today with manager Collins pleased by Red Faber Robertson and Blankenship who have shown exceptional form in training.
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Shreveport
White Sox
Collins
Red Faber
Robertson
Blankenship
Killifer seeks batters and pitcher to reach Pennantville
AVALON Calif March 18 Manager Killifer faces two problems a new pitcher who can bear down and free style batters who can bat fences. He believes solving both will make the road to Pennantville easy.
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Avalon
Calif
Killifer
Pennantville
Rab it Rabbit Cubs Second Baseman Career Highlights
Chicago Cubs second baseman born in Springfield Massachusetts November 11 1892. Sold to the Boston Braves in 1912 by the New Bedford club for pitchers Bradley and Hogg and 1000 dollars. Traded to Pittsburgh for South worth Nicholson Barbare and 15000 in 1920. Traded to the Cubs last fall with Grimm and Cooper for Grantham Nethaus and Aldridge. Known as Rabbit. Holds major league record by shortstops for starting double plays with 58 in 1914. Set a new mark for second basemen with 568 assists last season and led NL second basemen with a .973 fielding percentage in 1924.
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Chicago Cubs
Springfield
Mass
Boston Braves
Bradley
Hogg
New Bedford
Pittsburg
Southworth
Nicholson
Barbare
Cubs
Grimm
Cooper
Grantham
Nethaus
Aldridge
Rabbit
Illinois Shows Strong Start With Solid Basketball Talent
Illinois opens the season with a promising football crossovers and a first-rate basketball quintet this winter. The Suckers have shown fast fighting play and along with a couple of others stand as real contenders for the Big ten title.
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Illinois
New Boat Golf Stunt Captivates Florida Shores
In Florida a new pastime called boat golf gains attention. Players tee off from a boat, the ball travels on waves, cups are set along a shore course at Ormond Beach, and players use a regular putt to sink the ball in the blue.
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Ion
Goa
Ormond Beach
Strangler Lewis makes comeback in wrestling at Chicago
Strangler Lewis returns to form in Chicago defeating Tommy Craak in straight falls 32:05 and 4:45 using the headlock. Joe Mondt pins Mike Romano with a jack knife in 22:56. Also notes strong Michigan baseball team led by Fisher with Kipke and Bilott returning for another Big Ten bid.
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Chicago
Strangler
Lewis
Tommy Craak
Krank
Joe
Toots” Mondt
Mike Romano
University of Michigan
Fisher
Harry Kipke
Jack Bilott
Maize and Blues
Corbett Defeats Benny Gershe in Featherweight Bout
In Cleveland on March 18 Corbett beat Benny Gershe over twelve rounds. Gershe, rocked in the second, sent Corbett to his knees with a midriff blow but the referee disallowed the foul claim. Both fighters weighed 125 3/4 pounds as the bout went the distance.
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Cleveland
Benny Gershe
St. Patrick's Day
Corbett
Gerahe
Hinkel
Gershe
Predictions and chaos swirl through a quirky baseball week
A fragmented mock sports column imagines a chaotic lead up to the baseball season. It mentions Yankees, Ruth, Eddie Collins, Eddie as manager, and various players and managers in a satirical tone. The piece blends bets, training camp notes, and colorful character sketches with fanciful scenarios and partisan humor.
Great John Levi not yet ready for big leagues
St Petersburg May 18 Jim Thorpe’s failed major league hit tool raises question whether John Levi of Haskell can make the New York Yankees Levi shows ambition and charm but is described as ungainly and not yet prepared for major league pitching Yankees manager Miller Huggins has not given him a real chance to prove his ability Levi stands out for humor and perseverance though critics doubt an imminent major league debut
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Fla
Jim Thorpe
John Levi
Thorpe
John
Leas
New York Yankees
Miller Huggins
Levi
Haskell Institute
Yankee
Red Man
Yankee Park
Huggins
Yankee Board of Strategy
Frank Baker
Grampus
Lekco
Levin
Karrin
Ordpnard
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