Baseball Opens In New York Early Amid Sox Rivalry
The New York Legislature passed a Sunday baseball bill aiming to start the American League season with the Yankees hosting the Red Sox at the Polo Grounds as early as April 19. Harry Sparrow aims to move games forward to maximize profits, contingent on league approval and law becoming effective. Patriots Day plans, Boston Marathon entries, and boxing and amateur events fill out a busy sports week with Yale and Harvard in football prep and local athletic buzz nationwide.
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Tufts Net Looms Over Lowell Textile in Opener
Tufts College baseball opened the season with an 11 to 1 victory over Lowell Textile School. Fava and Weafer pitched well for Tufts, with Wendelstein's safety catches sparking defense. The Brown and Blue outplayed the Textile squad in hitting, fielding, and pitching, and Tufts next hosts Connecticut Aggies at Tufts Oval.
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Toney Retires While In Jail In Tennessee
Fred Toney, former pitcher for the Cincinnati and New York National League clubs, announces retirement from baseball as he serves the final month of a four month sentence for Mann Act violations in Robertson County jail, Tennessee, near Chattanooga.
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Cambridge Latin School Triumph Over English High 7 1
Cambridge High and Latin School defeated Boston English High 7 to 1 at Russell Field yesterday afternoon. It was both teams first game of the season. Cambridge Latin collected eight hits off Lashbway while English High had two safeties.
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Baseball Results and Upcoming Matches At Three Venues
Baseball results show Providence Brown 8 Trinity 0, Army 6 Manhattan 1, Navy 4 St Mary's 2. Tonight at the Casino A C Lynn Walter Butler vs Hartley of New York in a 12 round feature. Frankie Brown vs Frankie Burns scheduled at Pine Tree A C Portland Me on April 25.
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Longwood Player Reaches Tennis Final at Pinehurst
In Pinehurst North Carolina on April 9 Miss Marion Zinderstein of the Longwood Club and Mrs Marion Vanderhoff Morse of the West Side Tennis Club won semifinals in the women’s singles at the North and South tournament. The men’s doubles finals pit Vincent Richards and W T Tilden Jr against H S Voshell and I Kumagae.
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Yankee Division to Meet Harvard at Stadium Later Month
Camp Devens April 9. The Yankee Division baseball team will play Harvard at the Stadium the latter part of the month unless unforeseen obstacles prevent.
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Boxing Prospects and Plans for Army Event Near Parade
Reports say a division baseball game may be staged around the mammoth athletic carnival in early celebration with officers Parker and Shea coordinating, aiming for possible games against the Braves and Red Sox. Boxing bouts draw big local crowds, with eliminations beginning tomorrow at the Y M C A Auditorium and notable matchups featuring Joe O Connell Willie Green and Battling McCreavey upcoming.
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Casey Back at Harvard Football Team Captain Prospect
Eddie Casey reported to spring practice at Cambridge as a leading candidate for Harvard’s next gridiron captain. Coach Wink Rollins led 50 plus hopefuls in drills including duck waddle and medicine ball work while backfield punting and a 4 to 3 fall by the varsity nine were noted. Tacks Hardwick, now in the army, expressed wish to bat in the ninth.
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Yale announces captains for 1920 swimming and water polo teams
New Haven April 9 John M Hincks of Bridgeport is re elected captain of Yale swimming for 1920 and Arthur M Vorys of Columbus Ohio captain of the water polo team. The swimmers and water polo men who won the intercollegiate championship received the Yale class numerals.
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$25 000 Defi for Wrestling Title
Bernarr Macfadden of New York challenges any heavyweight wrestler for up to 25000 in Marin Prestina’s favor. He backs Farmer Burns’ claim Prestina is the greatest and plans a Madison Square Garden tournament on May 2 to crown the champion if the challenge remains unanswered. No entrants barred.
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Soldiers to host April boxing and wrestling at Fenway Park
A schedule of athletic boxing and wrestling tournaments for the 6th Division boys is planned for April 24 25 and 26 at Fenway Park. Young Ahearn the Dancing Master will box six to twelve rounds nightly against volunteers. Barney Snyder disputes a bout with Young Josephs claiming he never entered it and challenges Josephs if he will meet a 118 pound limit and place a 250 forfeit with a two pound bonus to win.
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Carlson defeats Saco in twelve round Fenway A A card
Harry Carlson of Brockton boxed Jimmy Saco of Fast Boston to a twelve round decision at the Park Riding Academy in the Fenway A A tournament. Saco's left eye leaked in round seven, and a late rally could not salvage the result. Other early results saw Young Doherty stop Tommy Nee in two rounds and Belgian Brown beat Kid Henry in six after Brown returned from a layoff. A semi between Joe Connolly and Terry Brooks ended in the first round when Brooks floored Connolly twice and Connolly could not continue.
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Boston Latin School to run in Penn relay carnival
Philadelphia reports Boston Latin School has entered the high school relay championship as part of the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival set for April 25 and 26. The report also notes exhibition games where the Athletics shut out the Orioles, listing players Batterie-Perry Kinney Perkins and McAvoy, Frank McClellan and Carroll.
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Australian Major Beats American Army Major in Queen's Club Tennis
The courts at the Queen's Club hosted a tennis championship where Major Rod Heath of Australia defeated Major Dean Mathey of the American army in a strong showing.
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Exhibition billiard great Lew Shaw dies at 63
CHICAGO April 9 Lew Shaw a longtime exhibition billiard player died yesterday from influenza He was born in Elgin Michigan 63 years ago In 1876 he defeated Jake Schaefer in Washington 600 to 547 in the regular three ball game As a fancy shot billiardist he toured the country and even appeared before King Edward in London
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