Braves Fight to Win Tigers Series Amid Snowbound Strife
In Clarksburg West Virginia the Braves and Tigers rework plans after a snowbound delay. Hapgood cancels Elkins game and a doubleheader is set for tomorrow with Stallings favoring Scott Gowdy and Gowdy to start while Ehmke starts for Detroit.
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W. Va
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Hapgood
Braintree
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Oscar Dagey
West Virginia
Cumberland
Indianapolis
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Penn
Stallings
John Scott
Hank Gowdy
Kadie Bayrs
Mickey O'Neil
Howard Ehmke
Eddie Ainsmith
Oscar Stanage
B. C. to Stage Interclass Track Meet at Heights
Jack Ryder, veteran coach, stages an interclass track event at University Heights Monday. Four classes compete in a six man relay and a full program including sprints, distance, hurdles, and field events with prizes for event winners and top point scorer.
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Jack Ryder
University Heights
B. C
Athletic Association
Ryder
Kid Norfolk Faces Baltimore Heavyweight Match
Kid Norfolk the slashing light heavy weight from Panama has returned from Cuba and started training in New York. His first bout will be against a top heavyweight in Baltimore late this month.
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Panama
Cuba
New York
Norfolk
Baltimore
Michigan Vote Shows Wood's Machine Wasn't For Spring Delivery
A jumble of quips on prohibition and banquets contrasts old and new era oratory. References to Betsy Ross Connie Mack W J Bryan and St Louis pennants appear as the piece notes shifts in speech and social habits after Prohibition.
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Michigan
Wood
Dry humor on postwar speakers and prowl for better crowds
The piece mocks 1920s speaking culture shifting from heavy drinking to sobriety. It notes dry dinners reduce pomp, wind remains, knees falter from standing, and echoes of John Barleycorn fade as ballplayers face April pay. It contrasts past and present banquets and adds a quip about Toronto assignments.
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W. J. Bryan
Bryan
John Barleycorn
J. P. Morgan
Ruthless Ruth Leads Brooklyn Past Yankees in Slugfest
Brooklyn beats New York 6 to 5 as Ruths baserunning and a flurry of long hits pace a high grass style game. Ruth contributions include two runs batted in and a two-base hit with Mitchell and Taylor keying the overthrows against the Yankees.
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Olson
Vick
Neis
Lewis
Ken'cy
Meusel
Hood
Pratt
Baird
Hannah
Es Krueger
Quinn
Krueger
Peck
Pipp
Colling
Kilduff
Smith
Cadore
Collins
Dineen
O'Day
Boston Sports Echoes From Baseball To Boxing
Arthur Duffey surveys Joe Bush returning to form with the Red Sox mound depth and Barrow's reliance on Bush. He notes Yale’s Ed Eagan and Francis Ouimet’s golf poise, boxing stars Stecher Lewis and Mellor’s Detroit Marathon prospects, with Guillemot tipped for Antwerp Olympic selection.
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Joe Stecher
Ed Lewis
Lewis
Ed Eagan
Tim Callahan
Yale
Tad Jones
Harvard
Princeton
Charley Mellor
Detroit
Boston
Mellor
Londos Beats Demetral In Match At 262 Washington
WwW. S. Connolly and George Tuohey's office sits at 262 Washington Street. Londos defeated Demetral in the bout, claiming victory in a close contest.
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George Tuohey
Washington Street
Londos
Demetral
Miller and Grady Set for Main Bout at Commercial A C
Miller versus Grady head the main 12 round bout at the Commercial A C tomorrow night with Grady from Pownal expected to test Miller. Also scheduled are a 10 round semi final Gould against Lajoie and a series of sixes featuring Cunningham Nate Kansas and Bova.
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K. C. Miller
Young Grady
A. C
Grady
Pownal
Miller
Frank Gould
Nap Lajoie
Young Cunningham
East Boston
Young Nate
Cambridge
Young Kansas
Providence
Young Bova
West Fond
Bantam Title Bout Set for Vancouver May 9
Pete Herman bantamweight champion and Pat Moore of Memphis have been matched for a 15 round bout to a decision in Vancouver British Columbia on May 9. The announcement was made today in Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Pete Herman
Pat Moore
Vancouver
B. C
Cornell Carnival for High School in Ithaca May Inter scholastic Meet
Invitations went to leading preparatory and high schools of the East and Middle West for the annual interscholastic meet set for May 8 in Ithaca New York. The meets were suspended for four years due to war conditions.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University Athletic Association
East
Middle West
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