Red Sox shelve Toledo after swat fest in Toledo
Boston wins 9 to 1 over Toledo Mud-Hens in a sunny matinee. Burchell shuts out Toledo over the last four innings with two runs driven in by his bat, while Pruitt struggles early. McHale Criger and Gessler lead Boston’s offense with key hits and a pair of runs apiece.
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Toledo
Red Sox
Deacon
Jim McGuire
Jim
Charlie Pruitt
Boston
Hincheman
Smoot
Armbruster
Pruitt
Louisville
Barbeau
Hinchman
Ilwert
Gessler
Unglaub
Criger
Thoney
Lord
McConnell
Medale
Signal Field
Stein
McHale
Wagner
Burchell
Hopkins
Doc
Madhens
A. E. Thoney
McConneil
JecHale
Texsler
R Terete
Tingland
Origer
Tenner Serene
Toledo AB
Lister
Tee
le Esesses
Abbott Ce Ste
Nagle
Quinn
Eeterese
Boston Ersoeseeess
Toledo Eceveseasersl
Mei
Stein McConnell
Ik Oe Prats
Burebell
Cri- Quinn
Mister
Ciwert
Sonoma Girl Enters for Readville Free-for-All
The New England Trotting Horse Breeders Association opened a $5000 free-for-all for July 4 at Readville. Leading entrants include Sweet Marie George G Sonoma Girl Wilkes Heart Axtell and Wentworth with times around 2:00. Ed Geers at Memphis was not yet heard from and California entries may arrive. Promoters plan a concrete grand stand as construction begins.
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New England Trotting Horse Breeders’ Association
Sweet Marie
George G
Sonoma Girl
Wilkes Heart
Axtell
Wentworth
Ed Geers
Memphis
California
Yale Backers Fear for Nine Ahead of New York Trip
Yale nine opens with two errorless wins but faces tough tests ahead. The team will play Saturdays in New York during April after giving up the Easter South trip. Yale meets Fordham the New York Nationals and the New York Athletic Club, with Tufts expected to challenge next Thursday in Medford.
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Conn
Yale Nine
Wiseacres
Yale
New York
New York Nationals
Fordham
New York Athletic Club
Tufts
Medford Boys
Harvard Grad Crew Forms From Noted Oarsmen
A new graduate rowing crew formed at Harvard debuted on the river with veterans from Harvard and Yale, led by Captain Filley. The boat included R L Bacon W Taft J Richardson W Lilley R H Wiswall McLeod and Minton with Arnold as cox. All members are Harvard Law School students except Filley who attends graduate engineering.
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Harvard
Filley
R. L. Bacon
W. Taft
Yale
J. Richardson
W. Lilley
R. H. Wiswall
McLeod
Minton
Arnold
Harvard Law School
Eastern League Opens April 22 With Schedule Changes
The Eastern League announced the 1926 schedule at the Victoria Hotel with key dates set for May 10 in Providence and August matchups in Providence Newark and Jersey City. Opening games occur April 22 in Newark Baltimore and Providence, with the championship final at Newark on September 20.
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New York
Victoria Hotel
Powers
Montreal
Providence
Toronto
Rochester
Newark
Jersey City
Baltimore
Loughrey Defeats Doyle in Six-Round Bout at Grand Union
Philadelphia's Loughrey defeated Harlem's Jack Doyle in a six round boxing match at the Grand Athletic Union in New York on April 6. Loughrey dominated the bout with early speed and sustained aggression securing an easy victory.
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New York
Athletics Beat Quakers 5-0 in Openers
Philadelphia April 6 The local baseball season opened with the American League club defeating the Nationals 5 to 0. Carter the new pitcher held the Nationals to two hits while the Athletics lit up Ritchie at times. Final line Phila 9 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 Nat s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2. Batteries Carter and Smith Ritchie and Jacklitsch and Dooin.
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Carter
Nationals
Ritchie Lively
R.H.E. Phila
Amer
Phila
Nat's
Smith
Ritchie
Jacklitsch
Dooin
Iumslie
Connolly
Yanningans Triumph as Red Sox Rout Danville
The Yanni gan department of the Red Sox defeated Danville 18 to 1 as Boston hitters connected on a wide array of pitches.
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Danville
Yannigan
Red Sox
Red Sox Notes From Toledo Signal Lineup Shakeup
Sullivan and Laporte ordered back with regulars as soon as possible. Sullivan to roam the Regulars' outfield after second-base duty with the Yannigans. New cans arrive from Indianapolis. Yannigans pick first, Regulars receive the rest. Gessler faces Toledo chants after pennant chase with Columbus. McGuire denies sensational interview story. Boston heads to Fort Wayne for two games, then Yannigans slated for Springfield dates in Jiggs Dona hue town.
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Toledo
Sullivan
Laporte
Yannigans
Red Sox
Indianapolis
Gessler
Columbus
Doe
McGuire
Deacon
Boston
Detroit
Fort Wayne
Ind
Chick Stahl
Springfield
Jiggs Donahue
Yesterday's Ball Games Highlight Tight Regional Action
Baseball scores from yesterday include Toledo 0 8 Red Sox over Toledo 8 at Toledo and Philadelphia area results with Amherst 22 Amherst 1, Quakers 5 0 over Philadelphia Athletics, Villa Nova 8 Vermont 6, Portsmouth Eastern 5 over Portsmouth Virginia League 4, Roanoke State League 2 over New York American 14, Azure State League 4 over Buffalo Aaath Era 9, and Atlanta Southern 1 Brooklyn National 1 after 10 innings in darkness.
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Red Sox
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Amherst
Philadelphia—Athletics
Quakers
Philadelphia- Villa Nova
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Portsmouth
Toronto
Roanoke
New York
Azure
Buffalo
Atlanta
Brooklyn
Schools Fine Day on River
Strong winds eased and Charles River practice resumed for local school crews. Stone School Roxbury Latin Brookline High and Noble and Greenough fields sent multiple boats under coaches Lindsey Cate and others as scholars vie for spots.
Schoolboy Baseball Notes Highlight Cape Area Coaches
Vincent Hoyt coaches Brown Nichols. Buck Donahue of Newton High out two weeks with finger injury. Brookline skips Boston Interscholastic Tennis league due to funding. Wakefield taps Jece Casey as coach and features its top catcher. Andover plans Easter practice with four veterans. Volkmann hopes prep title with last year’s core. Winthrop led by Jack Fisher with Wort Banks soldiers assisting. First game April 10. Weymouth hosts English High in an extra today. Volkmann to play Tufts freshmen at Allston Friday.
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Buck Donahue
Newton
Winthrop High School
Jack Fisher
Wort Banks
Bailey as Queen of the May candidate in town
Uncle Cyrus Young is favored for Queen of the May, while a wrestling entente of Gotch and Hackenschmidt lingers in memory as a mixed bag of honesty. The local roster includes players from Kentucky to Massachusetts and Detroit star William Donovan is linked to a smiling image. The scene notes rookies and a parade of rosters as Philadelphia hosts a silk hosed high society alongside Sandy Ferguson in ring circles.
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Cyrus Young
Coe of Michigan Poised for Olympic Team
H I Coe of the University of Michigan, known as Spider, is viewed as a strong bet for the American Olympic squad in London. The middle distance star has been a mainstay of the one mile and a key factor in Michigan’s relay teams under trainer Keene Fitzpatrick. He clinched a first string spot by beating Busy Haskins, the former Penn star, who acknowledged Coe’s superiority after their intercollegiate clash.
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University of Michigan
Middle West
London
Coe
Michigan
Keene Fitzpatrick
Michigan Star
Haskins
Penn
Stadium
Tenney Set to Start at First for Giants This Season
M A L E S T E R Oklahoma April 6 Fred Tenney will be the Giants starter at first base for the upcoming season. Despite a crowded field including Ivans Pful and Merkle Tenney is deemed the reliable choice to open and finish the year at the initial corner barring injury.
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M'Alester
Okla
Fred Tenney
Giants
McGraw
Tenney
Ivans
Pful
Merkle
Malaria Forces Harris to Leave Red Sox Training
Malaria has struck Joe Harris, the Red Sox pitcher, forcing him to leave training in Melrose for home. He had shown brief illness since early pre season workouts but continued until recently when officials opted for rest and recovery at home.
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Joe Harris
Red Sox
Melrose
Joe
Columbia Theatre Bouts Promise Fever Heat in Wrestling Clash
Krakanoff the Turkish wrestler faces Cazeaux in a bilingual match at the Columbia Theatre on Wednesday. Both carry interpreters. the referee will work hard to bridge language gaps. Krakanoff, touring the West and New York, recently battled Lundin in a lengthy, thrilling contest praised as one of Harford’s finest wrestling clashes.
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Krakanoff
Columbia Theatre
Cazeauux
Cazeaux
West
New York
Lundin
Harford
Gossip of the Boxers in Philadelphia Scene
Philadelphia boxing gossip notes O'Brien mocks fame in a vineyard stunt and loses to Anthony J D B in a five round bout. Langford battles Barry at the Armory Club with Barry holding the Los Angeles win claim over West Butler. Langford faces heavyweights as Murphy vs Ryan and Clark vs Limerick headline the undercard.
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Jack O’brien
Jeffries
O'Brien
Anthony J. Drexel-Biddle
Philadelphia Society
Rudy
Joe
Post Sporting
Mr. Bailey
Robson
Armory Club
Jim Barry
Chicago
Sam Langford
Barry
Los Angeles
Dusky West Butler
Langford
Jack Johnson
Eddie Murphy
Boston
Denny Ryan
Cambridge
Young Clark
Providence
Young Limerick of
Lovell
Lajoie to play without catcher Bemis for weeks
New Orleans April 6 Harry Bemis will be unable to play with the Naps for several weeks. An injured finger shows the main bone splintered on X ray. Lajoie is left with two catchers as Clarke will handle most catching until Bemis returns.
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New Orleans
Harry Bemis
Naps
Lajoie
Clarke
Bemis
Riverside Park Races Report From Benning Day Meet
Benning PD reports today’s race results with Serville winning the first at 7 to 5 and Berkeley taking the sixth at 1 to 2. Jubilee and Reidmoore are listed as out in the third and fourth races and Personal and Nanno posted 3 to 5 and even in the second and fourth events.
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Benning
PD. C
Serville
Personal
Jubilee
Nanno
Reidmoore
Berkeley
Hackenschmidt Heads to England for London Bout
Chicago, April 6. George Hacken schmidt the Russian Lion, tamed by Frank Gotch, heads to New York for a boat to the other side. He is matched to wrestle Zbysko in London on April 20. Gotch begins a week at the Empire Theatre after a great victory, meeting all comers.
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Chicago
George Hackenschmidt
Frank Gotch
New York
Hackenschmidt
Zbysco
London
Gotch
Empire Theatre
Moran Accepts Butler Challenge In 15 Mile Scratcher
Nat Butler has challenged Moran to a 15 mile motor paced scratch race from a standing start. Moran accepts and says he will defeat Butler as he did Major Taylor last Saturday night using all sprinting power to catch the motor.
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Nat Butler
Moran
Butler
Major Taylor
Kelley Leads Orioles in Spring Practice in Baltimore
Kelley and pitchers prep for season as Doves aim to shape a strong start. Dahlen Ritchey and McGann remain fixtures in double plays while Gus Corner shows daily improvement after his operation. Boukes heads to Boston as Kelley and Colonel Dovey plan to rest him there for peak form.
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Baltimore
Mad
Kelley
Joe
Boston
Jake Boukes
Colonel Dovey
St. Louis
Annals of Sport Highlight Early Billiards and Pigeon Sports
A compilation of 19th and early 20th century sports notes across cities like New York Providence and London. Highlights include Dudley Navanagh defeating P Tieman in billiards for $1000 and Cyrille Dion beating A P Rudolphe in a four ball billiards contest for a diamond cue and $1000. Other items record pigeon shooting wins Miles Johnson and a London six day walk won by Dan O Leary over K P Weston.
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Annals OF Sport
New York
Dudley Navanagh
P. Tieman
Providence
R. J
Miles Johnson
Joe Walcott
Barbadoes
West Indies
Cyrille Dion
A. P. Rudolphe
London
Dan O'Leary
K.P. Weston
O'Leary
Truckee
Cal
A. Clarkiman
George Dixon
Frank Foroe
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Percy Jackson
Jay Gould
Charles K. Sands
Results at Fair Grounds track winners and odds
New Orleans Fair Grounds results list winners by race with odds including Orlando 4 to 1 in race one and Lady Anne 7 to 10 in race two. Aunt Rose won race three and Melange 15 to 1 took race five while Syl van Belle finished 12 to 1 in race six. A stray line notes a missed basketball reference tied to Mr Gotch.
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New Orleans
Fair Grounds Track
Fundamental
Orlando
Lady Anne
Aunt Rose
King’s Daughter
Melange
Sylvan Belle
Mr. Gotch
Doves Rally Past Orioles 3 to 1 in Baltimore Showdown
In a high hit game at Oriole Park the Doves defeated Boston 3 to 1. Harry Hoffman led with four hits including a two base hit while George Brown and Johnny Bates added key plays. Kelley used two pitchers Dorner and Lindaman as Boston's runs came in the early innings. Tomorrow the teams meet again before Harrisburg trip.
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Oriole Park
Doves
Dunn
Joe Kelley
Kelley
Harry Hoffman
George Brown
Johnny Bates
Vive Lindaman
Gus Corner
Dorner
Lindaman
Smidh
Pearson
Byers
Kerr
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Hoffman
Bates
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Quaker Lad Beats Walsh in Six Round Bout
Young Pierce of Philadelphia outpointed Jimmy Walsh of Boston in a fast six round bout at the West End A. C. in Philadelphia. Pierce weighed 115 pounds after Walsh refused to weigh at 116. Pierce led after a even opening round.
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Philadelphia
Young Pierce
Jimmy Walsh
Boston
West End
A. C
Pierce
Walsh
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