Solving Persistent Baseball Score Errors
Wednesday results across multiple cities show a mix of clear scores and garbled team names. Giants beat Red Sox 11 to 10 in Bradenton while Yankees win 8 to 2 in St. Petersburg and Indians emerge 7 to 6 in Gulfport.
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Bradenton
Giants
Red Sox
Tampa
Robins
Senators
St. Petersburg
Yankees
Braves
Gulfport
Indians
Columbus
Auburndale
Baltimore
Athletics
Wichita Falls
White Sox
Winter Haven
Reading
Phillies
San Francisco
Pirates
Fredericksburg
Tigers
San Antonio
Baseball Managers Seek Spring Answers From Standby Prospects
George Kirkley reports on lingering spring training puzzles as major league managers weigh replacements and evaluations. Cubs need a second baseman. Cardinals a shortstop. Robins a new Dave Bancroft. Giants ponder Andy Cohen pace. Reds debate Luque Mays and Rixey. Tigers shape Fothergill. Athletics weigh Ebbs and Speakers impact. Indians assess Roger Pickopaugh’s leadership.
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George Kirkley
United Press
New York
Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Robins
Dave Bancroft
New York Giants
Andy ‘Ohen
Cincinnati Reds
Luque
Mays
Rixey
Detroit Tigers
Fothergill
Philadelphia Athletics
Ebb
Speaker
Sam Withem to Play with Zanesville Greys in 1928
Glouster's Sam Withem, a former mound mainstay for the Glouster American Legion team, signs with the Zanesville Greys. The Eastern Ohio League club, noted as one of the fastest, plans to field Withem in 1928 after illness kept him from continuing with the Senators in 1927.
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Columbus Senators
Ilness
Liebold
Bess
Senators
Withem
Columbus
Bie Sam
Zanesville
Local Boy Coaches Rock River High Basket Team
Floyd G. Beam, Athens native and Ohio University graduate, trains Rock River High School to win eighteen major championships in eight years. The Cleveland News features him as a top sports mentor and promoter of intramural athletics, crediting his systems with elevating River’s teams from underdogs to strong contenders.
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Rock River
Cleveland
Floyd G. Beam
Athens
James Beam
South High Street
Beam
Ohio University
Cleveland News
Tunney Faces Suspension Over Title Challenger Selection
Gene Tunney the heavyweight champion faced possible suspension by the New York Athletic Commission after failing to name a title challenger from Jack SharkeyTom Henney and Johnny Risko by the deadline. Tex Rickard may be called to stage the next bout if Tunney remains noncommittal.
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New York
U.P
Gene Tunney
New York State
New York Athletic Commission
Jack Sharkey
Tom Henney
Johnny Risko
Ytunney
Bert Stand
Tunney
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Risko
Commission
William Muldoon
Sharkey
Summen Leads Runner by More Than Hour Ahead of Rival
Ohio university baseball drills feature 15 candidates in gym work led by Coach Beden and freshman coach Grover. Veterans Barfoot and McKinley loosen throwing arms while infielders Williams Robeson Kline Bayless and McKinley handle grounders. No varsity noms yet. incumbents from last year vie for infield roles with Augustinelli Mason expected for outfield. lineup shifts anticipated.
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Ohio University
Ohio University Gymnasium
Beden
Grover
Barfoot
McKinley
Ohio
Williams
Robeson
Kline
Bayless
Augustinelli
Mason
Peden
Johnson to leave hospital but stay home in Daytona
Walter Johnson manager of the Newark International League club likely will leave the hospital today but cannot travel from Daytona Beach for several weeks after a relapse during a long illness.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Walter Johnson
Newark International League Baseball Club
Daytona Beach
Souminen Leads Bunion Derby Contenders On 32 Mile Leg
Arne Souminen of Detroit Finn led the 32 mile leg from Navajo to Lupton as the Los Angeles to New York foot race reached its nineteenth lap. Souminen finished second in yesterday’s 41.8 mile leg from Holbrook and held the elapsed time lead at 112 hours 50 minutes 45 seconds. Eddie Gardner of Seattle topped yesterday’s stage in 6 hours 14 minutes 25 seconds, with a total 125 hours 19 minutes 36 seconds. Souminen stayed more than an hour ahead of Andrew Payne of Claremore, Oklahoma, who finished eleventh yesterday.
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Ariz
U.R
Co. Co
Eddie Gardner
Seattle
Negro
Souminen
Andrew Payne
Claremore
Okla
Youth
Catholic High School Tourney Opens with Upsets
Chicago March 22. Three first round games reduced 29 teams to the field in Loyola University’s National Catholic High School Basketball Tournament. Elgoy High of Cincinnati defeated Patricks of Alceston 24 to 6. De La Salle Joliet beat Calvert Hall Baltimore 27 to 15. Cathedral Indianapolis edged Cathedral St. Cloud 15 to 14.
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Chicago
U.R
Loyola University
Elgoy High
Cincinnati
Patricks
Alcnson
Kan
Ustless
de la Salle High
Joliet
Calvert Hall
Baltimore
Illinois
Cathedral High of
Indianapolis
Cathedral of
Philadelphia Seeks AAA Backing for World Speed Record
Philadelphia plans to attempt a world speed record on April 1 using a tri plex racer with permission requested from the American Automobile Association.
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Philadelphia
American Automobile Association
Hahn May Go Ahead of Olympic Runners
New York March 22 The American Olympic committee plans a single U S team sailing July 11 on the President Roosevelt but left unsettled whether Lloyd Hahn of Nebraska and the Boston A C may go abroad earlier Hahn’s coach Jack Ryder and Lawson Robertson Pennsylvania coach to discuss Hahn’s case this month The interim decision rests with athletics leaders and Hahn’s status as a premier middle distance runner remains in question
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New York
U.R
Lloyd Hahn
Nebraska
Boston A
America
American Olympic Committee
United States
Roosevelt
Hahn
Lawson Robertson
Pennsylvania
Jack Ryder
Boston A. A
Trautwein to Coach for Ohio University
William J. Dutch Trautwein, five year Wittenberg assistant, will resign to join Ohio University Athens as physical education department staff and act as line coach for the Ohio football team. He stays at Wittenberg through this school year.
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Springfield
William J
Trautwein
Wittenberg College
Ohio University At Athens
R. &. Tulloss
Ohio
Wittenberg
Hahn Eyes Early Move to Boost Team Momentum
Robertson cites Hahn's belief he must act a month ahead to improve his frame of mind, suggesting the move could affect team dynamics and strategy.
Dayton Stivers to Play in National Tournament
Dayton Stivers High basketball team, state champions by defeating Canton McKinley last week, will attempt to compete in the national high school tournament in Chicago. The squad may miss school for spring vacation as the board of education reviews travel plans and eligibility for the week of the event.
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Dayton
Dayté Stivers High
de Canton McKinley
Gem City
Chicago
Strossers
Dayton Board of Education
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R. J. Reynolds
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Robertson
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