Tufts and Brown Meet to Open College Baseball Season
Tufts College and Brown University open the college baseball season at Tufts Oval at 3 pm. Tufts relies on veteran players after minimal graduation losses while Brown, minus Nash and with Proctor out, fields a strong lineup led by freshman pitchers Krepps for Tufts and Bayers for Brown. Batting orders and player histories heighten anticipation as the teams prepare for a pitchers' duel.
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Tufts College
Brown University
Tufts Oval
Tufts
Brown
Nash
Cannell
Proctor
Bayers
Krepps
Cram
Henry
Tufts Adams
Snell
Adams
Tufts Brown Stafford
Crowther Maryznski
Babington Lee
Deeenbibhupveuats
Loud Aimstrong
Tewhill Krepps
Eayers
Clarke Praises Pirate Pitcher Jack Ferry
Fred Clarke says Jack Ferry may be one of the Pirates best pitchers this year. He complains that none of the scribes have given him a write-up.
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Fred Clarke
Pirates
Jack Ferry
School Baseball Season Opens Today
The opening day features over six exhibition games across several schools. Cambridge Latin hosts Lowell Textile. Boston College High squares with Melrose. Everett meets Boston School of Fine Arts. High School of Commerce faces an alumni squad. Medford plays Woburn. Chelsea High meets an alumni team at Carterfield Chelsea.
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Cambridge Latin School
Lowell Textile
Cambridge
Cambridge Latin
Boston College High
Melrose High
Melrose
Everett High
Boston School of Fine Arts
Everett High School
High School of Commerce
Medford High
Woburn High
Chelsea High
Carterfield
Chelsea
Alumni
Fenway
Everett
Medford
Waltham High
McLean Hospital
Waverley
Concord High
Watertown High
Concord
Lyman School
Southboro High
Westboro
B C High Team to Play Melrose Today
The Boston College High baseball team opens a long schedule this afternoon facing Melrose High. Captain Gil Dea leads a lineup with Bob Gill on the mound and Splaine at catcher, backed by outfielders Eddie Rogers Thomas Gildea and Dan OConnor.
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Boston College High
James Street Dogs
Melrose High
Gildea
Bob Gill
Port
Splaine
Dedham High
W. Reilly
Gill
Eddie Rogers
Thomas Gildea
Dan O'Connor
Milton High Faces Inexperience Ahead of Baseball Season
Milton High School will field a largely inexperienced team this season as only four veterans remain. Coach Hazelton has drilled the squad during spring break with batting practice the main focus. The schedule lists games from April 19 against Revere to June 12 against Stetson, with multiple contests at Milton and nearby towns.
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Milton High School
Mather
Green
Hazelton
Revere
Milton
Mechanic Arts
English High
Waltham
Quincy
Commerce
Milton Academy
St. Mark’s
Southboro
Weymouth
Braintree
Stetson
How to Catch a Big League Manager's Eye
A 1918 McGraw guidance on securing big league attention. He favors minor league endorsements or joining a minor club to attract scouts, warns against self-promising letters, and emphasizes honest self-assessment and fit before attempting a trial with the Giants.
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Bugs
Eddie Collins
Columbia University
Giants
John Murphy
Polo Grounds
Collins
John J. McGraw
Boxing and college sports slate dominates today
Boxing for New England championships headlines a Brooklyn card with Pat Moore vs Willie Jones and Frank Hufnagle against Robbie Loughery. Harvard meets Haverford in football while lacrosse and swimming events dot the schedule. Baseball features City College hosts Seton Hall and major college matchups across the Northeast.
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New England
Mechanica’ Building
Pat Moore
Willie Jones
Frank Hufnagle
Robbie Loughery
Brooklyn
Yankees Ready for Brooklyn Game at Polo Grounds
New York’s Yankees held a three hour workout at the Polo Grounds marking their first time there as home field awaiting the first big league game of the season against Brooklyn. Chance’s infield lined up with Cree, Daniels, Hartzell and Derrick. Caldwell and McConnell vie for pitching duties with Rucker likely to start.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Giants
Chance
Bermuda
Brooklyn Nationals
Metropolitan
Chase
Derrick Short
Hartzell
Cree
Daniels
Slim” Caldwell
George” McConnell
Dahlen
Nap” Rucker
Wyckoff Blows Up In Seventh In Phillies Loss
April 4 Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Phillies 9 to 3. Wyckoff had shut them out through six innings before a seventh inning collapse, as Doolan’s hit and an out led to two runs on a wild pitch and four walks, with Dooin using pinch hitters.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
Phillies
Wyckoff
Doolan
Dooin
Seventy Two Colleges Enter Penn Relays Field Events
Seventy two colleges have entered for the annual carnival of relay races and field sports at the University of Pennsylvania on April 26. Anticipation grows that more entries will follow as deadlines pass. Named participants include Yale Harvard Princeton Columbia Syracuse Dartmouth Michigan Chicago Missouri Notre Dame Virginia Northwest MIT Wesleyan Brown Ohio State and Colgate.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Columbia
Syracuse
Dartmouth
Michigan
Chicago
Missouri
Notre Dame
Virginia
Northwest
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Wesleyan
Brown
Ohio State
Colgate
Plank Delivers as Quakers Stop Phillies in Tight Play
Plank drove in a run with a bases loaded hit and fanned three in the eighth as the Quakers hold off the Phillies. Mayer struggled on the mound for the Athletics, while Moore and Marshall were tagged in relief. Dode Paskett suffers a serious back strain and is out. Capron starts in center.
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Plank
Luderus
Quakers
Strunk
Cravath
Fanning Walsh
Doolan
Howley
Captain Murphy
Athletics
Mayer
Moore
Marshall
Dode” Paskett
Baltimore
Dode
Capron
Dooin
Knabe
Ab, R. Ff
BE. L. PO
F. Murphy
Sewer Oldring
Teeeees Collins
Steeeee Baker
Eoser
McInnis
Seeeeee Strunk
Sseaneeene Barry
Eonetee Thomas
Milton Academy Trains With Only Three Veterans
Milton Academy enters spring practice with just three returning players led by Captain L M Lombard Foster Trainer and L T Kavanaugh. Coach Arthur B Haley plans stiff sessions after spring break to prepare for Volkman on April 16 and a crowded April to May schedule at Milton and surrounding prep schools.
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Milton Academy
Arthur B. Haley
Volkman
L. M. Lombard
Foster
L. T. Kavanaugh
Milton
Roxbury Latin
Browne & Nichols
Stone
Middlesex
Harvard
Milon
St. Marks
Noble & Greenough
Milton High
St. Georges
Newport
Allen School
Amateurs Cleared for New England Boxing Championship
Three amateur boxers under investigation by the N E A A A registration committees were declared in good standing. Harold Deshler of Cambridge remains a favorite in the 108 pound division at Mechanics Building tonight while Walter Butler of Somerville and Walter Ridge of Brockton are cleared to box in the 126 pound class Ridge will not attend the tournament due to being out of shape for a strong title bid.
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Harold Deshler
Cambridge
New England
Mechanics’ Building
Walter Butler
Somerville
Walter Ridge
Brockton
Ridge
Kerr Meets Topping In 18th North and Southern Amateur Final
In Pinehurst North Carolina Hamilton K Kerr of Ekwanok Vermont will face Harold J Topping of Greenwich Connecticut in the 36 hole final round for the championship trophy of the 18th annual United North and Southern Amateur Golf Tournament. Topping beat EB Ridgeway of Montclair New Jersey in a hard fought match with victory possible until the final putt.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Hamilton K. Kerr
Ekwanok
Harold J. Topping
Greenwich
National relay championships highlight scholastic events
The remainder of the colleges will be found in the several group races. The entries for the one two and four mile national relay championships are the best in the history of the games. There are 19 schools in the scholastic events.
John F Barry to Give Chess Exhibition Tonight
John F Barry the New England chess champion will give a simultaneous exhibition at the Boston Chess Club tonight. Barry is noted as one of the country’s top players and has a record of successful simultaneous play. The public is invited to watch with boards provided for spectators.
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John F. Barry
New England
Boston
Barry
Dual Indoor Meet Between Columbia Road and Curtis Hall
A dual indoor track and field meet between Columbia Road Gymnasium and Curtis Hall Gymnasium will be held at Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain this afternoon. Events include seven track races four field events two relays and two wrestling bouts.
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Columbia Road Gymnasium
Curtis Hall Gymnasium
Curtis Hall
Jamaica Plain
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