Connie Mack Pays $75,000 for Sammy Hale
Connie Mack of the Athletics paid $75,000 and three players for Sammy Hale, Portland third baseman and Coast League standout. Hale batted .365 this season and drew bids from several major clubs including the White Sox and Tigers. Mack aims to lift Oakland to the top with a strong infield led by Hale at third and Cy Perkins catching.
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Louisville
United News
Connie Mack
Hank O’day
Sammy Hale
Portland
Ore
Hale
White Sox
Tigers
Falding
Willie Kamm
Had $1146 in Pockets Arrest Raises Suspicion
John Carroll aged 50 of 4 North Main Street Providence is held at police HQ after a Tremont Street variety store detective accuses him of stealing 40 cent toothpaste and shaving soap. He claims 20 years in jail, 10 years of steady work, and carries $1146.85 in cash saved over years. He refuses to reveal employer and says a judge will free him after his morning story.
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John Carroll
North Main Street
Providence
R. I
Tremont Street
Waite High Gridders Begin Eight Day Eastern Trip
Waite High School football team heads to Tufts College Medford Mass for a two day workout then travels to New York Philadelphia Washington Baltimore Pittsburgh before returning to Toledo. About 22 players and 20 supporters depart Wednesday by special Pullman for the eight day tour.
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Toledo
Ohio
Waite
Boston
Tufts College
Medford
Mass
New York City
Watters
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Wladek Zbyszko Defeats Spaniard in Three Falls Bout
Springfield reports Andre Costano makes his debut on a mat in the United States but loses to Wladek Zbyszko in a three fall match. The Spaniard takes the second fall in 9 minutes 30 seconds, Zbyszko wins the first fall after 1 hour 14 minutes, and the final fall after 19 minutes.
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Springfield
Andre Costano
Wladek Zbyszko
Zbyszko
Landis Reaffirms Joint Major Leagues Meeting Date
Commissioner Landis will not reconsider plans for a joint major leagues meeting in New York on December 14. American league owners set their annual meeting for December 18 in Chicago, with participation not contingent on AL involvement.
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Louisville
Associated Press
Landis
New York
Chicago
Landis Sets Plan For Joint League Meetings In New York
Commissioner Landis explained his call for a joint meeting of the American and National leagues and defended holding it in New York as announced. He stated the call went out three weeks ago with assurances from the world series that both meetings would be in New York, with a possibility of Chicago in alternate years. He noted President Johnson signaled a New York meeting and that the two leagues may rally there next week amid a sense of misunderstanding.
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Landis
New York
Johnson
Chicago
Lights Match Near Gas Tank At Attleboro
Harold AD. Baker a jewelry maker of 148 County street likely fatally burned at a Wall Street garage filling station when he lit a match to test Baselene tank. fluid on the tank ignited his clothes. Charles J. Rogers, the garage owner, was slightly burned when he covered Baker with a coat to smother the flames.
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Attleboro
Harold AD. Baker
County Street
Wall Street
Charles J. Rogers
Baker
Yale Gymnastic Team Practices Ahead of Season Schedule
Sixty Yale gymnasium candidates turned out for the first practice as the varsity team prepares for six meets. Only two meets will be in New Haven, with dates featuring Pennsylvania, Brown, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, and the Inter-Collegiate meet at Annapolis.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Pennsylvania
Brown
Providence
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Harvard
Princeton
Annapolis
Marblehead OKs Lynn Classical clash for north shore title
Marblehead High School athletic committee voted to let the football team play Lynn Classical for the north shore championship next Saturday. Ground location to be chosen. Parents had opposed labeling players quitters or as laying down cold.
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Lynn
Marblehead
Lynn Classical School
North Shore
Dundee Beats Doyle in 12-Round Newark Bout
Johnny Dundee of New York defeated Willie Doyle of Newark in a 12 round bout in Newark New Jersey. In the semi final Jimmie O Haken of Albany defeated Irish Fagan of New York in ten rounds.
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Newark
N. J
Johnny Dundee
New York
Willie Doyle
Jimmie” O'Haken
Albany
Irish Fagan
All Americas Open Season Highlights Individual Gridiron Stars
As the All Americas season opens, attention shifts beyond the football players to individual standouts. The piece notes prized captures and the quest to showcase standout performers across the sport, suggesting broader recognition of talent beyond the gridiron.
Better Fielding Won for Yankees In 1920s era pennant glare.
The article recalls an All America tribute to college and football lore before turning to the New York Yankees. It notes the 1920 season title, praises fielding over batting, highlights Everett Scott and Mike McNally, and cites Wallie Schang and Joe Bush as standout fielders while praising Miller Huggins for steering the team.
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Yankees
Everett Scott
Mike McNally
Pipp
Joe Judge
Cleveland
Ward
Eddie Collins
Wallie Schang
Joe Bush
Five Classes to Box in Dilboy Post Bouts
Amateur boxing card set for K of C Hall Somerville on Thursday under George Dilboy Post V F F. Classes 112 126 135 147 pounds and heavyweight feature a top flight lineup with extra Boston Elevated car service for out of town attendees.
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Kof
Hall
Somerville
George Dilboy Post
Boston Elevated
East Boston Boxing Show Yields Eight Teen Winners
Eighteen amateur bouts were held at the Sacred Heart A C East Boston last night. Winners include 112 pound Mike Molinsky 118 pound Red Bie 124 pound Johnny Andreay enno 125 pound and McManus ofl J.
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Sacred Heart A. C
East
Boston
Mike Molinsky
Red Bie
Johnny Andreayenno
and McManus
Pointed Gun At Her Sought In Divorce Trial
Mrs Josephine Faudina testified in the Superior Court that after two years of marriage her husband Laborio Faudina beat her daily from 1918 onward and in 1921 kicked her in the stomach. Neighbors corroborated the abuse and one witness saw Faudina point a revolver at his wife. A decree nisi was granted to Mrs Faudina for cruel and abusive treatment and custody of the surviving child.
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Josephine Faudina
Laborio Faudina
International skating championships set for St. John's Quebec
The international skating championships will be held this year at St. John's Quebec offering convenient access for New England champions seeking victory in this prominent event.
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St. John's
Quebec
New England
B A A Favorite To Defeat Vics In Boston Arena Start
The Boston Hockey Club stays in the United States league promising strong winter competition. The Unicorn is favored while the Vics debut with Red Synnotts leadership and nine forwards plus Jim Healy Hubber Collins and Bill Dougan in key roles.
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Boston Hockey
Boston
Victorias
Boston Arena
Red Synnott
Victoria
Vics
Jim Healy
Hubber Collins
Bill Dougan
Hockey Teams Sidestep Boston College Challenge
Boston College, a powerhouse in hockey, draws few challengers as rivals avoid facing the Heights. Manager George W Brown sought schedules with Dartmouth and other American colleges but found little interest. McGill declined BC while Harvard, B A A, or the Victoria Hockey Club expressed willingness to play. Red Synnott's Victorias remain the only team eager to test BC's strength.
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Boston College
Brillant
Dartmouth
Hanover
B. C
Fred Rocque
George W. Brown
Brown
Good Hockey Talent At B U
Coach O'Hare at Boston University trains a 45 to 50 man squad in Arena for the first varsity hockey season. The opener against Massachusetts Institute of Technology will likely feature H J McArdle or Ernest Almer in the forward line with Morey Contess and Leopold Frazer on defense. No cuts are planned. the coach will try out the entire squad during the season.
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Rutgers
West Virginia
All America
Bill Roper
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Michigan
University of Chicago
Anon
Eddie O’brien
Central Board of
O'Brien
Eddie
America
O’hare
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Back Bay College
H. J. McArdle
Law School
Ernest Almer
College of Business Administration
Morey Contess
Dorchester High
Leopold Frazer
Medical School
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