Open Championship Talk Heads to Brae-Burn Course
The piece previews a fierce open championship at Brae-Burn with Ouimet as a possible favorite, notes on past Open winners, and analyzes the mix of home bred and foreign players. It discusses pros missing tournaments for club commitments, and tracks ten-year prize distribution and nationality shifts in Open golf.
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Brae-Burn
Ouimet
Wee Freddy Mcleod
George Sargent
Freddy
Sargent
McLeod
J. J. McDermott
Tom McNamara
M. C. Brady
Jock Hutchison
Gilbert Nicholls
Alex Smith
Jack Hobens
Walter Hagen
James Barnes
Alex Campbell
Tom Anderson
Peter Robertson
H. H. Barker
David Brown
B. Nicholls
R. Kimball
J. Jones
W. Smith
Andrew Campbell
Donald Ross
FP. Barrett
Isaac Mackie
G. Simpson
Doyle
Herbert Strong
E. Ray
H. and
T. Vardon
R. Murray
O. Hackbarth
J. Dowling
Arthur Smith
J. Lionaldson
E. French
Tom Kerrigan
J. Park
J. J
Fighting Dick Loadman to Box Frankie Britt in Bantam Clash
The Triple A bill features Fighting Dick Loadman of Buffalo in a bantam bout against Frankie Young Britt at 122 pounds set for 9 p.m. at the Grand Opera House. Loadman, who beat Kenpi Ertle and Iaid Williams, faces Britt though lighter. Leo Crevier meets Joe Stanton in a 10 round bout, with O Brien substituting for Leonard against Charlie Miller.
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Loadman
Buffalo
N. Y
Kenpi Ertle
Iaid Williams
America
Frankie
Young) Britt
Britt
Leo Crevier
California
Pirates Owner Proposes Five Pitchers Per Club
At a joint meeting in New York on Wednesday Barney Dreyfuss owner of the Pirates will suggest clubs be limited to five pitchers He argues this change would boost batting by reducing mound time and keeping offenses in play.
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New York
Barney Dreyfuss
Pirates
Barney
Panama Heavyweight Champion Knocks Out Pelky in 13th
Kid Norfolk, Isthmus of Panama champion heavyweight, knocked out Arthur Pelky in the 13th round in Panama on February 11.
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Panama
Kid Norfolk
Arthur Pelky
Big Trades Loom Across Baseball This Week
Baseball activity heats up in New York as the National and American leagues plan major transactions this week. The National Commission also prepares for influential moves, signaling widespread changes in the game.
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New York
National
American
National Commission
Schoolboy track meet this week fronts local prep action
Boston area athletes prepare for the Greater Boston interscholastic track and field meet at the Y M C A on Saturday afternoon with many Boston high schools represented. The report notes upcoming club hockey games in New York and Boston venues as the season topics.
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Greater Boston
Boston
Baseball magnates converge as schedule meeting looms
J K Tener organization sets innings and the National League schedules meet at the Waldorf Astoria to adopt dates. Big trades, player union settlement, and possible signings loom. Hapgood Haughton and Stallings head to New York to push Braves building, with Stallings remaining in Boston for a week to prepare for training.
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New York
J. K. Tener
National League
Waldorf Astoria
National Commission
Hapgood
Haughton
Stallings
Baltimore
Vincent Campbell
Braves
Boston
Newton Looks Like a Winner Interscholastic Hockey Race
Newton High appears to clinch the league title after five wins and two games left against Brookline and Melrose. Newton has scored 20 goals while allowing four. Brookline is out of the chase after a loss to Melrose. Arlington High contests for second honors with a stronger lineup than Brookline.
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Newton High
Garden City Seven
Brookline
Melrose
Newton
Arlington High
Tigers' New Pitcher Leads Coast League
Toward Ehmke, acquired by the Detroit Tigers late last season, starred for Syracuse in the New York State League. The Coast League pitcher led with 81 wins and seven losses, a 1.84 earned run average per nine innings, and 195 strikeouts.
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Ehmke
Detroit Tigers
Syracuse
Newton High Faces Tough Winter Track Lineup
Newton High, hindered by star losses under Coach Allie Dickinson, fears weaker repeat chances while English High seeks top form after last winter's schoolboy regimental crown. Dean O’Plaherty’s team shows strength with former Intermediate stars now excelling in the senior class, as Y M C A track meets draw a strong field led by Levine Burke Gooter Haggerty Carney and the Harvey brothers. Hayes of Newton, winner of cash last winter, faces top rivals like Klatt of St. John’s as he runs dual meets on the same night, rivaling world record pace in the sprint.
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Newton High
Allie Dickinson
English High
Dean O’plaherty
Intercollegiate Rowing Association Forming This Spring
An intercollegiate rowing association will be formed this spring with delegates from Harvard Yale Princeton Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania Syracuse and Annapolis. The aim is to increase dual races among leading crews and reduce prep costs by coordinating dates for dual and triangular events.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Cornell
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Annapolis
Sweeney Leaves Yale to Return to Hill School
Michael F. Sweeney, athletic adviser at Yale for the past year, will leave at the end of the current school year to return to the Hill School in Pottstown Pennsylvania. He joined Yale during Tad Jones tenure to help reorganize athletics and was on leave from the Hill School for one year.
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New Haven
Conn
Michael F. Sweeney
Yale
Hill School
Pottstown
Penn
Tad Jones
Sweeney
Dwight Meigs
The
Week's Seven Hockey Games Include Three in Boston
Seven games on the college and club hockey calendar this week offer fans ample action. Three contests are scheduled in Boston, giving local observers a chance to follow the sport closely.
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Boston
Harvard Yale ice hockey to open best two of three in New Haven
Harvard meets Yale in the first game of a best two out of three series at the New Haven rink on Saturday night with Harvard a strong favorite. Boston hosts both universities Friday as freshmen sevens clash and the Yale freshmen look stronger than the varsity in practice. The schedule also features Dartmouth vs Williams.
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Williamstown
Dartmouth Aggies
Amherst
St. Nicholas Rink
New York
Crescent A. C
A. C
Boston Arena
Arena H. C
Boston Hockey Club
Boston
Arena
Harvard
Yale
New Haven
Dartmouth
Carman Competes in Chicago Six Day Bicycle Race
Twenty two riders in eleven teams started Chicago's sixth annual six day race at 10 30 tonight for 144 hours of continuous riding. Defections include Clarence Carman and George Wiley due to illness. Reggie McNamara and Francisco Verri head the field as the early pace sets a world mark for the opening hour. Drobach and Madden led after hour one.
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Chicago
Clarence Carman
Long Island
George Wiley
Syracuse
N. Y
Wiley
Reggie McNamara
Francisco Verri
Italy
Verri
George Mitten
Davenport
Iowa
Australia
Harry Kaiser
George Cameron
New York
Eddie Madden
Peter Drobach
Newark
Victor Lmart
Michael DeBaeres
Belgium
Jacob Magin
Irvington
N. J
Frank Cory
Drobach
Madden
Boston grid of meets rouses track fans this week
Aggressive indoor athletics week looms with the Suburban quarter, Baxter mile, Buermeyer 500 yards and Joie Ray aiming to lower the two mile world record. Harvard Penn Dartmouth meet at Mechanics Hall Saturday night adds to the marquee, with Ted Meredith and Joie Ray spotlighted amid fierce rivalries and trial runs.
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Baxter
Buermeyer
Joie Ray
Mechanics’ Building
Madison Square Garden
Jack Ryan
New England
Jack Ryder
Ryan
Mike Devanney
Mill
Tom Halpin
Joe Higgins
Billy Moore
Return Bout Talk For Willie Jackson And Johnny Dundee
The text discusses a rumored rematch between Willie Jackson and Johnny Dundee after a previous defeat. It notes Jackson allegedly refused to proceed and asks for confirmation of any scheduled match.
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Siave
Willie Jackson
Johnny Dundee
Dundee
Philadelphia
Jackson
De Roua to Meet Zbyszko Tonight in All Star Carnival
Waldek Zbyszko and Marcel De Roua headline the Mechanics building event in a best two of three falls match under catch rules. Prelims include Eddie Bolin versus Peter Goulette Cyclone Burns versus Cyclone Ross and Michailoff versus Karl Vogel.
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Waldek Zbyszko
Hercules
Marcel de Roua
Mechanics’ Building
Eddie Bolin
Brattleboro
Peter Goulette
Cyclone Burns
Cyclone Ross
Michailoff
Karl Vogel
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Joe Rogers
Falos
Walder Zgyszko
Mechanics
Anderson
John G. Anderson
Percy Barrett
Nicholls
Ray
Vardon
Evans
Box Britt
Kayo
Arthur Felky
ED M’grath
Walter R. Grannan
Boston Division
P.C. Moncote
Hoston HC
Oones
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St. Nicholas
Sweet -Tho
Brookline High
Medford High
Rindge Tech
Melrose High
Cambridge Latin
Somerville
Arlington
Medford
Tigers
Charles E. Parker
Carman
Metropolitan Association
Ted Meredith
Bingo Dismond
University of Chicago
Meredith
Johnny Mahan
Illinois A. C
Venn
Lawson Robertson
Hillman
Bernie Wefers
Fordham
Columbian
Wefers
St. Joseph's
Washington
St. Joseph’s Hall
Cambridge
Hancock Streets
Hancock Street
Mt. Vernon
Joy
Beacon
Chestnut Hill
Reservoir
Andy Ward
Joe Loomis
Howard Drew
Hioward
Mitchell the Tailor
Washington St
Water St
DE Roua
Zbyszko
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