Pocketless shirts end a baseball fashion in St. Louis
An old tale from St. Louis recounts how the Browns replaced breast pockets after a 19th century game. Attorney William Kinnert relays that Carroll’s pocketed ball during a Browns Athletics clash led Chris von der Ahe to order shirts redesigned, ending the pocket era across clubs by season’s end.
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William Kinnert
Chris von der Ahe
St. Louis
Browns
van der Ahe
Cardinals’ Park
Athletics
Carroll
Chris van der Ahe
Chris
von der Ahe
Runaway for St Johns Over Amesbury High
St Johns Prep defeated Amesbury High 50 to 10 in Danvers. The game showcased St Johns pass work led by Conly and Church while Hunt played well for Amesbury. Burn s 10 and Church 8 led St Johns in floor goals. Church 10 and Hunt 8 in fouls. Referee Archibald. Time two 20 minute halves.
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Danvers
St. John’s Prep
Amesbury High
St. John's
Conly
Church
Hunt
Amesbury
Curran Connem
Hunt Lambert
Donovan
Venaeeus Ee
Meghan CS
Esa
Larned
Esse Eens
Hussey
Burns
Lambert
Archibald
Timer
Goggin
Newton and Brookline Hockey Clash Headlines Busy Afternoon
Newton High faces Brookline High at Bullough's Pond in Newtonville while other matches unfold: Noble and Greenough vs St Mark's in Southboro Cambridge Latin at Concord against Middlesex Andover versus Harvard freshmen Cambridge Exeter meeting Granite State A A seven Boston Latin versus St John's Prep Melrose High versus Boston College High Milton High meets Milton Academy.
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Newton High
Brookline High
Bullough’s Pond
Newtonville
Newton
Noble & Greenough
St. Mark’s School
Southboro
St. Mark’s
Cambridge Latin
Concord
Middlesex School
Andover
Harvard
Cambridge
Exeter
Granite State A. A
New Hampshire State College
Boston College basketball schedule set for 18 games
Vic tor Rochette lists 18 contests for Boston College at St Marys gym Cambridge with key foes including Brown New York State New Hampshire State Dean Academy and the Naval Torpedo Station. Home opener February 5 against Camp Devens with trips to Newport and other cities through March 22.
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Boston College
Victor Rochette
Newton College
Brown
New York State
New Hampshire State
Dean Academy
Naval Torpedo Station
St. Mary’s Gym
Cambridge
Camp Devens
Newport
St. Mary’s
Lawrence Y. M. C. A
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Harvard
Hemenway Gym
Connecticut A. C
Stonington
Boxing card and results highlight city shows
An all star boxing night at Commercial A C features Magirl vs Rivers in a 10 round main, with Brooks Williams Vierra Melanson Strom on 6 and 10 round bouts. Separate reports cover Manchester bouts falling through and previews of forthcoming events at Bath Bath and Lynn Casino A C with multiple 10 round matches and amateur tournaments.
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Art Magirl
Oklahoma
Joe Rivers
Gloucester
A. C
George Brooks
Lowell
Freddie Williams
Cambridge
Tony Watsan
Brighton
Young Vierra
New Bedford
Joe Melanson
East Boston
Young Strom
Rivers
Casino A. C. of
Lynn
Casino Hall
Tommy Flanagan
Tony Watson
Johnny Veto
Chelsea
Billy Carney
Finney Boyle
Johnny Sacco
Club
Elks
Regret Over 21-Player Limit Across Baseball Clubs
Rumors from owners in the East and West say magnates regret adopting a 21-player limit as contract time nears. Prospects of trouble with certain stars loom, and managers fear it may be too late to fix the policy.
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Pooch Donovan
Harvard
Pooch
Contracts Go To N Y Yanks
New York January 28. Yankee players learn if they will stay with or leave the club for 1919. Contracts decided by Colonel Ruppert Houston and Miller Huggins. Expected news is generally unfavorable with few raises and many reductions. Owners warn players not to hold out as talent is plentiful.
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New York
Yankee
Harry Sparrow
Colonels Ruppert
Houston
Miller Huggins
War Department to hasten release of diamond entertainers
The War Department plans to expedite releasing as many diamond entertainers from service as possible, noting that all of the dée's have dependent employers.
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War Department
Willard Dempsey Bout Seen At Call Field Unlikely
Expert notes from Syracuse trainer Tommy Keane on the proposed Willard Dempsey bout at Call Field Wichita Falls Texas. Government and field rental costs likely block staging with promoters needing to buy the field.
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Tommy Keane
Syracuse
Call Field
Wichita Falls
Tex
Tommy
Uncle Sam
Minor leagues position for big payoffs with 21 player limit
The article argues minor league clubs, now independent of majors, could gain by a 21 player limit as majors prune rosters. It warns majors may lose top players to minors who bid up salaries, while small leagues profit from discarded big league prospects and coaching roles loom with two ex Red Sox players seeking Fordham College coaching.
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Red Sox
Olaf Henriksen
Clyde Engle
Fordham
Ted Meredith Ends Track Career to Focus on Business
James E. Ted Meredith, star of the University of Pennsylvania track team, retires from competition to devote himself to business. He recently returned from France where he served in the American Aviation Corps.
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Philadelphia
James E
Ted) Meredith
University of Pennsylvania
France
American Aviation Corps
Cardinals deny sale as mortgage cleared
St Louis Jan 28 President Branch Rickey announced the Cardinals finances were being adjusted and the club would not be sold under an 89,000 second mortgage.
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Cardinals ST. Louis
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Nationals
Cardinals
Coast Checker Expert Tackles Local Men
At the Wells Memorial last evening Jess Hanson of San Francisco, a top Pacific coast checker player, demonstrated his skill against several of Boston's best players. No championship matches were held as Cohen resigned to Pidgeon, who will meet the Levine and Morrillo winner tonight at the Wells Memorial.
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Wells Memorial
Jess Hanson
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Boston
Cohen
Pidgeon
Levine
Morrillo
Schoolboy Foes Meet on Track in Dual Meets
This afternoon two school track duals highlight the day. Boston College High meets Boston English High at the East Armory while Roxbury Latin faces Brookline High at the Brookline Municipal Gymnasium.
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Boston College High
Boston English High
East Armory
Brookline Municipal Gymnasium
English High and Boston College High Face Off In Crucial Dual Meet
English High and Boston College High both won winter dual meets and prepare for a keen afternoon showdown. English High beat Dorchester High by a hair, while Old Gold and Maroon defeated Medford 38 to 30. O Flaherty has returned to English High as coach after army aviation service. Brookline High trails Roxbury Latin, with Parker omitting the standing broad jump. Nat Young proposes rescheduling field events to the day before running events but faces resistance over costs and logistics.
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English High
Boston College High
Dorchester
Medford High
Joe Green
Daniel V. O'Flaherty
O’flaherty
Army Aviation Corps
O'Flaherty
Brookline High
Roxbury Latin
Lynn English
Clarence Parker
Brookline
Herbert Colton
Nat Young
Boston
East Armory
Young
Harvard Freshmen Defeat Browne and Nichols 8 to 0
Harvard freshmen hockey blank Browne and Nichols 8 0 on the Charlesbank rink. Baker Banes and Pratt scored for Harvard while substitutes added two goals. Yearlings schedule Milton Academy and Brookline High next month and face Andover this afternoon if the ice holds.
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Harvard
Browne
Andover
Charlesbank
Starvard
Browne & Nighols
Humphrey
Field
R W Lw
G. Dwright
Cordingly Baker
Pratt
Pratt Smith
Barbi
Cok
Esc Ees
Ecwews
Collier Angier
Banes
Hastings
J. Dwight Lincoln
Gratwick
Ciaegens
P. Ae
Tucker
Young O'Meary
Higgins
Geals—Baker
Referes
Norton Geis Commissioned Navy Paymaster Ensign Norton
John J. Norton of 17 Concord Avenue Somerville, Holy Cross alumnus and 1916 1917 baseball captain, has been commissioned a paymaster in the U S Navy with the rank of ensign. He received the commission on New Year’s Day at Princeton and is bound for foreign sea service after leaving his Somerville home for New York.
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John J. Norton
Concord Avenue
Somerville
Holy Cross
United States Navy
Norton
Princeton
New York
Ensign Norton
Worcester Academy
Queen
Thomas G. Plant
Yale Varsity and Freshman Swim Schedules Announced
Yale announces varsity and freshman swim schedules from Carnegie Pool. Varsity opens January 31 against Amherst and runs to March 14 with six meets including Princeton twice and MIT. Freshmen host Harvard on February 8 and compete at Andover and Princeton through March 1.
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New Haven
Conn
Pan
Yale
Chamberlin
Carnegie
Amherst
College of the City of New York
Princeton
Wesleyan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Columbia
Harvard
Worcester Academy
Andover
Mass
Varsity Football Atmosphere Dims This Autumn
A muted game day mood replaces the usual pep with reduced crowd energy and cooler weather. Players and fans brace for a quieter scene as autumn chill settles over the stadium.
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Frank Rodman
Jean Bruce
Waino Ketonen
Grand Opera House
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Paul H. Shannon
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Arthur Duffey
Sport Comment
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Willie Jackson
Buck Herzog
Tex Rickard
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Ted Meredith
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University of Pittsburg
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Chicago
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Dave Caldwell
Madison Square Garden
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Mississippi A
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Hank
Fred Fulton
Big Jess
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Havana
Cuba
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Frank Gaffney
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