Interscholastic basketball tourney opens at University of Chicago
Southern and midwestern teams loom as favorites in the first round of the national interscholastic basketball tournament at the University of Chicago. Forty teams entered. twenty played yesterday with ten eliminated and twenty advancing today.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Dan‘ville
Salem
Nanticoke
Penna
Balt ‘Take
Utah
Hagerstown
Roswell
N. M
Billings
Mont
Fitchburg
Mass
Elkins
W. Va
New Trier
Dixie
West
Lexington
Westhigh
Kansas City
Charleston
D. C
Newton, Kans
Right hander from Oakland stars for Pirates in 1924 25
The right handed pitcher began with Oakland in the Pacific Coast League before a major league debut with Pittsburgh in 1924. He won 18 games that year and 17 the next, appeared in 80 games with 34 complete games, though his ERA was high. He pitched in the 1925 World Series with Washington as a notable youngster at age 28 after ten minor league seasons.
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Pittsburgh
Oakland
Giants
Washington
Pirates
Star pitcher from TCU to Major League debut with Reds
Made major league debut with Cincinnati in 1921 after starring three years at Texas Christian University. Best season 1922 with 18 wins and .667 mark. Won 20+ games in 1928 and 1925, ranked among NL leaders in effectiveness, and formed part of a famed pitching trio with Luque and Rixey. Defeated by Phillies last summer after boasting a prior 20 straight wins against them.
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Cincinnati
Texas Christian University
Phillies
Luque
Rixey
Gardner
Slege
Leroy Samsé
Charles Dvorak
Norman Dole
Edard Cooke
Barr
Wagoner
Kéra
Theeason
Yale University
Ole Gardner
Ner
Yale
Dean Brownell
Illinois
Ohio Nine Opens Season With First Practice Game
The Ohio University baseball Varsity defeated the Freshman nine in a five inning scrimmage. A pitching change spurred the freshmen who tightened the play but ragged fielding marked the opener. The coach notes the squad looks capable of winning most games with practice.
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Ohio University
Shman
Ohio
Detroit and Brooklyn Vie in A B C International Meet
Detroit and Brooklyn squads share top billing at Toledo Ohio tonight for the A B C international championship tournament. The Fairview Recreation and Grands of Detroit loom as strong bets with the Spinella brother among Detroit entrants. the Orpheums of Brooklyn also figure strongly for prize money. Teams from Owosso Niagara Falls Oswego Cleveland Chicago Springfield Battle Creek Akron Defiance Columbus Ashtabula Schenectady and Plymouth join the field, including the Szymanski brothers five in number as the first all brother team in the event.
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Toledo
Ohio
Detroit
Brooklyn
Steel Products
Fairview Recreation and Grands
Orpheums
Spinella Brothers
Owosso
Niagara Falls
Oswego
Cleveland
Chicago
Springfield
Battle Creek
Akron
Defiance
Columbus
Ashtabula
Schenectady
Plymouth
Szymanski Brothers
Tunney Considers August Bout at Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney weighs 195 pounds and aims to fight August 12 at Yankee Stadium with Jack Dempsey as a possible opponent. Tex Rickard seeks state approval to lift the suspension on Tunney and weighs alternatives if that fails. Tunney plans an April 10 exhibition in Denver before moving to the coast for a motion picture appearance.
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New York
Tex Rickard
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
State Athletic Commission
Tunney
Harry Wills
Young Stribling
Paul Berlenbach
Jack DeLaney
Rickard
Denver
Rickard Aims for Dempsey Tunney Bout After Wills Threat
March 31 report says Tex Rickard seeks a title bout between Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney despite the state athletic commission opposing matches other than Dempsey vs Wills. Dempsey is to decide after an announced important statement due tomorrow.
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Rickard
Gene
New York
State Athletic Commission
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Tex Rickard
Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Charleston Ban at Texas College
Charleston is banned at Texas Christian University as a social recreation and listed as too strenuous by gymnasium authorities. Co-eds must wait until they are away from school to dance, as instructors say safer, more beneficial exercises exist.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Christian University
Eddie Kane bets on future champions in boxing stable
New York promoter Eddie Kane plans to manage rising stars Sammy Mandell and Shuffle Callahan. Mandell, cleaning up lightweight contenders on the West Coast, is poised for a title shot, while Callahan, born Eugene in Elizabeth New Jersey, boasts knockouts against Mendelsohn Gartin Schlatffee and Barrett and is seen as a strong prospect for Kane’s lineup.
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Fair Play
New York
Eddie Kane
Tommy Gibbons
Tunney
Eddie
Sammy Mandell
Sammy
Shuffle Callahan
Callahan
Eugene
Shuffie
Mickey Walker
Georgie Ward
Elizabeth
N. J
Johnny Mendelsohn
Teddy Gartin
Morrie Schlatffee
Bobby Barrett
Men
Johnsons Gym Raid Leads to Five Arrests in Chicago
In Chicago on March 31 Jack Johnson former heavyweight champion and five others were arrested in a raid on Johnsons gym during an exhibition bout. They faced arraignment in police court on charges of violating Illinois prize fighting laws. The group included two boxers two seconds and a timekeeper.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Illinois
Johnson
Jack
Hungarian stamps depict football in historic first
London reports a new Hungarian stamp series featuring football for the first time in philatelic history. The set also shows hurdling diving skating fencing and skiing.
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London
Philately
Evening Skies in April Constellation Guide
A celestial chart explains star visibility at 9 p m April 1, 8 p m April 15 and 7 p m April 30 for latitude 35 degrees north. It describes Leo with The Sickle, Regulus, Denebola, Spica and Arcturus, plus Orion, Procyon, Sirius, Gemini and Auriga, and notes Saturn in Libra. Early risers can see Venus, Jupiter and Mars in the east as they approach planetary conjunctions.
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United States
Canada
Leo
Virgo
Arcturus
Bootes
Orion
Procyon
Sirius
Gemini
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Alberta Plans Grand 21st Birthday Celebration
Calgary reports Alberta will mark its 21st birthday on September 1 with plans for an impressive celebration. Officials describe the milestone as a moment of provincehood and civic pride for residents.
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Calgary
Alberta
Waterway plan to link Lake Michigan to Illinois River faces opposition
Newton D. Baker, former secretary of War, testified before the House Rivers and Harbors Committee opposing a March 30 plan to divert Lake Michigan water into the Illinois River for navigation.
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Washington
Lake Michigan
Illinois River
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Newton D. Baker
Unclear text note on personal inquiry and envelopes
Fragmentary notice discusses baseball related terms and a request for a stamped envelope. Mentions Werth Building and Onaie area but lacks clear event or outcome. Contains isolated names and incomplete phrases with no coherent report or dates.
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Sia Werth
Tunney Dempsey clash prospects and seam effects in old ball lore
Tunney may have a slim chance if Dempsey remains as before his Firpo fight though a long layoff could hurt him. A ripped seam makes balls wobble toward the plate, once called a shine ball, altering the path. The first recorded 100 yard dash time was 10 1 2 seconds in 1876 by F C Saportas of the New York Athletic Club.
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Dempsey
Firpo
Gene
F. C. Saportas
New York Athletic Club
Fielding in the Old Era Outperformed Modern GloveUse
The speaker argues that older fielders without gloves were as effective as contemporary players with gloves, with some even performing better. The remark contrasts past and present techniques and equipment in fielding skills.
First Welterweight Champion Era Names
In the early eighties Paddy Duffy was generally recognized as the champion. He defended the title several times before retiring. The title was claimed by Mysterious Billy Smith in 1892.
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Paddy Duffy
Billy Smith
Baseball play rule query: batter not out on pitcher fielding
The batter is not out if the pitcher fields the ball and runs between first base and the batter. The play does not record an out against the batter unless other out conditions apply.
How to season a baseball bat and its methods
The article explains numerous methods for seasoning a baseball bat. It mentions aging bats in an attic near a chimney fire as one informal practice, notes not all players use this, and suggests shellac as an optional finish.
Baseball ruling on runner on third in a double runner scam
The play features runners on second and third with the middle runner stealing third while the catcher has the ball. The original runner on third stays, the runner from second returns to second after touching third. The answer states there is never a force out unless initiated by the batter.
Overweekly Spending Flares in Tijuana Vice Scene
Report notes more than 250000 being spent weekly by American patrons in Tijuana’s gambling and drinking venues. It details a nocturnal economy of race tracks, dens, and brothels, with closures few and crowds persistent despite promises of reform. The Peteet family tragedy is cited in relation to a sensational murder suicides.
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Tiajuana
Mexico
Rage Track
Tijuana
Clyde
Audrey Peteet
Thomas Peteect
Kansas City
San Diego
Carnal
Radio Pirates Refuse To Pay Required Sum
New York report cites J. D. Chisholm noting about six million British radio listeners evade licenses causing substantial revenue loss. He urged competitive broadcasting with secret transmissions on multiple wavelengths to limit unlicensed access and proposed licensing schemes to curb piracy.
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Radio Pirates
New York
England
J. D. Chisholm
Chisholm
Population of Egypt Declines Over Four Decades
The article notes Egypt’s population trend over the past forty years showing a downward or stagnant pattern. It discusses demographic factors and potential social impacts while naming national authorities and regional data, highlighting long term shifts in birth rates, migration, and urbanization.
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