Day of Playing Manager Passing in Baseball Debate
The piece argues that day of the playing manager is fading as Charles Comiskey hires Rowland to run the White Sox, avoiding Collins as a risky dual role. It cites McGraw’s minor league success, praises Rowland’s speed emphasis, contrasts with Connie Mack, Carrigan, and Herzog, and notes only a few playing managers remain pennant winners since 1912.
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Collins
Athletics
Roman
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Commy
McGraw
Sox
Fiddie
Weaver
Connie Mack
Bender
Plank
Mack
Connie
Boston
Carrigan
Walter Johnson
Washington
Griffith
Walter
Huggins
St. Louis
Chance
Stahl
Boston to Host Spring Sportsmen Show in Mechanics Building
Plans are under way for a spring sportsmen’s show in Boston to be staged in Mechanics Building before fishing season opens, alongside a motor boat show. Mayor-elect Chester I Campbell will direct the project with input from amateur sportsmen. Features may include a large main hall tank for swimming championships and fly casting, a national trapshooting tournament, and exhibits reproducing natural habitats with fish from New England to Canada.
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Mechanics’ Building
Chester I. Campbell
Quincy
Campbell
Mr. Campbell
New England
Maine
Canada
New York Auto Show To Feature Inexpensive Six Cylinder Car
Arthur Hinchcliffe announces Winton will debut a popular-priced six cylinder model with 358 inch bore and 56 1-4 inch stroke at the New York show. The 21 Winton Six continues in its eighth year. The Reo Fifth arrives at Linscott Motor on Columbus Avenue early this week. Bay State Automobile Association to hold a dinner meeting at Hotel Lenox with President W. H. Stevens. G H Bryant joins Williams and Cunningham to handle Jeffery ads. Numerous new products expected at the show, opening next Saturday.
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Winton Company
New York
Linscott Motor Company
Columbus Avenue
Bay State Automobile Association
Lenox
W. H. Stevens
Maranville to Appears at Old Howard Theatre
Boston baseball fans can see Rabbit Maranville in a theatrical engagement at the Old Howard Theatre starting today. The Braves star has toured New England since December and plans a Southward tour, with Eddie McHugh as his onstage partner.
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Rabbit Maranville
Braves
Old Howard Theatre
Maranville
New England
South
George Stallings
Eddie McHugh
the Rabbit
Fred Doherty
Jack Dooley
Mort Henderson to Meet Michailoff in 3 Falls Clash
Western heavyweight Mort Henderson faces Ivan Michailoff the Cossack in a best two out of three falls bout at the Grand Opera House next Thursday night. Henderson earned top rating after a Christmas victory over Karl Lemle and relies on catch-as-catch-can experience to counter the Rus defences.
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Mort Henderson
Ivan Michailoff
Grand Opera House
Henderson
Karl Lemle
Henderson Banks
New England Hockey Criticism and Local Track News
Local readers debate over AAU jurisdiction in ice hockey while praising athletes such as Tom Halpin who defeated Meredith in Buffalo. Hobey Baker dominates for St Nicholas against Toronto University, and Hannes Kolehmainen shines as he clears the three mile at the BA A Games. New England sends few athletes to Brooklyn juniors, with Weeks and Mahoney out, Morrisey and Burke to race. Porkando Flynn eyes a rematch with Gunboat Smith after beating Battling Levinsky, and Meredith shows top form though often edged at tape. Rabbit Maranville and Jack Dooley headline winter league hype as Bill Coe in London notes wartime sports interest and praise for Applegarth and Donaldson.
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Tom Halpin
Buffalo
Ted Meredith
Halpin
Meredith
New England
Brooklyn
Harold Weeks
Mahoney
Young Morrisey
Jimmy Burke
McAleenan
New York
A. C
Kiviat
Boxing notes and interscholastic records from early 20th century
White tried for lightweight honors and had the better of Willie Ritchie before Ritchie left for London to fight Freddie Welsh. Jack Britton defeated White in 18 rounds at New Orleans in 1913. Also notes Coast Artillery Corps entry forms, interscholastic records for Mechanics' building runner, and Freddie Burns as Exeter color holder. Inquiry about Luther McCarty death date requests correction: the bout date was May 24, 1913, and McCarty died minutes after the knockout by Arthur Pesky in Calgary.
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Willie Ritchie
Ritchie
London
Freddie Welsh
Jack Britton
New Orleans
Providence
Coast Artillery Corps
Major Shedd
South State Armory
Irvington Street
Luther McCarty
McCarty
Arthur Pesky
Calgary
Alta
Letter asks about Eddie Murphy manager Matty Baldwin and Mike Gibbons
Inquiries ask if Mike Gibbons fought Charlie White and challenged for lightweight title or ever lost. The reply states Gibbons and White never fought and that Gibbons is a middleweight.
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Eddie Murphy
Matty Baldwin
Mike Gibbons
Charlie White
Gibbons
White
Townsend Drowns After Sneakbox Upset Off Longport
Atlantic City reports J Stanley Townsend champion all round athlete of the South Jersey Y M C A drowned when his sneakbox upset in Great Egg Harbor inlet off Longport. Townsend age 27 was returning from a gunning trip.
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Atlantic City
N. J
J. Stanley Townsend
South Jersey
Great Egg Harbor Inlet
Longport
Townsend
Harvard Gridiron Surprise Hurts Giants Hopefuls
Percy Haughton has not yet sent his congratulations as the Giants prepare to wear Harvard red and black next season.
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Giants
Harvard
Percy Haughton
No Change in Course Likely for 4-Mile Rowing Race
The Intercollegiate Rowing Association board in New York next month is unlikely to shorten the Hudson course from four to three miles despite medical warnings. Wisconsin’s program and Princeton’s coach echo concerns over four miles straining oarsmen hearts. Harvard leans three miles while Yale resists.
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Hudson
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
New York
Courtney
Cornell
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Badgers
George HB. Ehier
Wisconsin Department of Physical Education
Spaeth
Princeton Navy
New Haven
Yale
Harvard
Murray
Pennsylvania Holds Line for Longer Distance in Intercollegiate Debate
Coach Vivian Nickalls confirms Pennsylvania will persist with the longer two mile distance after flirting with the 2 mile proposition. Any change requires agreement from Columbia Cornell and Pennsylvania, with persistent agitation expected as coaches Rice Courtney Ten Eyck and Vail cling to their positions despite Wisconsin navy disbandment.
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Vivian Nickalls
Columbia
Cornell
Jim Rice
Courtney
Jim Ten Eyck
Syracuse
Harry Vail
Wisconsin Navy
No Federal League for Sir Tyrus Cobb
Augusta Ga December reports that close friends saw a Federal League contract offering Detroit outfielder Ty Cobb 15000 a year for four years Cobb tonight stated he would remain with the Detroit club He is spending the winter at home in Augusta
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Augusta
Tyrus Cobb
Detroit American
Cobb
Detroit
Dartmouth stadium dream in Boston debated in Dartmouth circles
A long-standing rumor that Dartmouth College plans a Boston stadium reappears in a New York report. Faculty objections loom and financial strains after leaving the Harvard schedule are cited, but no definite steps or timelines exist. The idea remains speculative, with some expecting a Boston clubhouse first to rally alumni.
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New York
Dartmouth
Harvard
Thistles defeat Niagara Falls to reach national soccer final
The Cleveland Thistles eliminated Niagara Falls from the national championship by scoring two goals to none this afternoon. The outcome secures a advancement for Cleveland in the tournament.
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Cleveland ‘Thistles
Niagara Falls
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