Prexy Grant Lands Another Twirler for His Team Braves
President Grant adds Frank Miller to the Braves pitching staff with Judge Landis approving the move. Miller, a right hander from Bravo Michigan, had been on the retired list after thumb trouble and farming vows but sought reinstatement. He will join spring plans as the team heads to St Petersburg Florida.
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Prexy Grant
Jack Malaney
George Washington
Grant
Braves
Judge Landis
Frank Miller
Bravo, Mich
Miller
Pirates
Tribe
Chicago
Landis
New York
St. Petersburg
Florida
Arthur K. Berg
Bradley St
Worcester
Bernie Frieberg Aims to Prove Pace for Cubs
Bernie Frieberg, a Lynn speedster with baseball and track prowess, trains through winter to rejoin the Cubs. The 1919 70 game infield outfield role and .270 season are noted, with aims to earn greater consideration or attract another major league club if the Cubs pass.
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Lynn English
Bernie
Cubs
The
Willow
Killifer
Bill
Aggies win seventh straight with Wesleyan swamping
The Massachusetts Aggies completed their seventh straight victory by beating Wesleyan University 35 to 19. The fast pace wore out both teams by midsecond half, with Marshman and Smith starring for the Aggies and Robertson and Robeson shining for Wesleyan.
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Rent
Australians to send Irish-descent team to Dublin Olympiad
Melbourne reports Australian sportsmen have decided to send a team of athletes of Irish descent to compete at the Dublin Olympiad in August.
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Melbourne
Tarzan Larkin Wins by Kayo in Fourth Round
New York reports Tarzan Larkin a cave man from Minnesota defeated Pat Bolger at the Pioneer Athletic Club in the fourth round of a scheduled 12 round bout. Larkin weighed 205 to Bolger’s 182. Bolger fought well three rounds before a wild right from the floor ended the match with Bolger counted out.
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New York
Tarzan Larkin
Minnesota
Pat Bolger
West Side
Pioneer Athletic Club
Bolger
Tarzan
Pat
Wolf Larsen
Sailor Maxted
Larsen
Maxted
Dartmouth Names 1923 Football Coaching Staff
Dartmouth announces its 1923 football coaching staff with Jackson L. Cannell as chief coach assisted by Jack McAuliffe Cap tain Ryan Jim Robertson and Sid Hazelton. An advisory council includes Larry Bankett Clark Tobin and Dan Hawley.
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Dartmouth
Boston Hanoverians
Jackson L. Cannell
Jack McAuliffe
Ryan
Jim Robertson
Sid Hazelton
Larry Bankett
Clark Tobin
Dan Hawley
Cannell
Colby
Hazelton
Penn Defeats Princeton in League Swimming Meet
Philadelphia February 28 Pennsylvania defeats Princeton 30 to 14 in an intercollegiate league swimming meet. Princeton wins water polo 59 to 0.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Jerome Wins In Dubious 12 Round Bout
Frankie Jerome earned a disputed decision over Sammy Noble in a 12 round boxing match in New York tonight. Noble pressed the action and both fighters delivered as the crowd reacted to the close verdict.
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New York
Frankie Jerome
Sammy Noble
Bernie Frieberg’s Sprinting Rise To Cubs Spring Camp
Bernie Frieberg, a Lynn native hailed as Essex County’s finest all round athlete, heads to Catalina to join the Chicago Cubs for spring workouts. Once farmed to Kansas City, his blazing speed and proven base running promise future big league impact with the Cubs under Bill Killefer.
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Jack Malaney
Bill Killefer
Cubs
Bill
Bernie Frieberg
Bernie
Caseys
Lynn Way
Lynn English High School
Essex County
Lynn
Lynn Kid
Catalina
Cal
Johnny Evers
Pasadena
Kansas City
Lynn Boy
Chicago Cubs
Yale Wins Track Meet at State Armory
Yale captured the indoor track meet at the State Armory in Hartford scoring 16 points. Brown was runner up with 15, Williams earned 10, while New York University and Holy Cross tied for six. H. C. Cutbill of the B A A set an armory record of 2 16 1 5 in the 1000 yard, with Joe Higgins of New York A C second and Howe of Amherst third.
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Hartford
Conn
Yale
State Armory
Armory
Brown
Williams
New York University
Holy Cross
H. C. Cutbill
Joe Higgins
New York
A. C
Howe
Amherst
Wesleyam
Houghtons Beat Soldiers In Cambridge Armory Battle
St Marys Houghtons of Cambridge defeated Co. G 101st Infantry 12 to 6 in the first of a three game series at the Cambridge Armory. Carmo Reagan and ONeill McGowan starred for the winners as the Soldiers struggled. The second game will be next Friday at St Marys Hall Cambridge.
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St. Mary's Houghton’s of
Cambridge
Co. G
101St Infantry
Cambridge Armory
Carmo
Reagan
O'Neill
McGowan
St. Mary’s Hall
1919 Cubs Manager Fred Mitchell Checks Frank Frieberg
Fragmentary line recalls Cubs manager Fred Mitchell in 1919 having a player review Frank Frieberg. The terse note mentions Bernie’s marriage and a request to report back to the club.
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Fred Mitchell
Cubs
Amateur boxing tourney and cross nation boxing notes
Charles Hammond Jr announces a 118 pound amateur boxing tourney at Regent Hall Roxbury with entries to Peter Costello. Abe Friedman faces Denny Edwards in a 10 round feature at Carlyle A. C. next Monday. The article discusses referees, Wills Norfolk bout plans, Hearst and Morgan fundraising ties, Lynn Paul Doyle O Keefe fight, and New England wrestling entries. Colorado Springs is noted for losing boxing relevance due to higher license fees.
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Hammond, Jr
Post, American Legion
Dorchester
Regent Hall
Roxbury
Peter F. Costello
Harvard Street
West Roxbury
Parker Hill
Abe Friedman
Denny Edwards
Los Angeles
Carlyle A. C
Edwards
Boxing Commission
Lynn
Paul Doyle
Denny O'Keefe
A. C
Battling Hance
Haverhill
Young Corbett Returns to Denver in Quiet Homecoming
Young Corbett, back in his birth city after a decade, arrives by train to a near empty platform with only a dozen locals acknowledging: a quiet homecoming lacking the crowds that once celebrated his knockouts of Terry McGovern. The piece contrasts past hero receptions with the subdued current welcome.
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Denver
Young Corbett
Corbett
Terry’ McGovern
Denver Sporting Fraternity
Yale Fires First Gun in Gridiron Campaign
Yale opened its 1922 football preparation with a smoker at the Y Club attended by 80 eligible undergraduates. Head Coach Tad Jones, Captain Ralph Jordan, and Trainer John Mack outlined the spring and summer conditioning and scholarship requirements for the coming season.
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New Waven
Yale
Tad Jones
Ralph Jordan
John Mack
Bowdoin and Colby Tie In Hockey Game
Bowdoin and Colby played a 1 to 1 hockey tie in Waterville with Vale starring for Colby and Whitman for Bowdoin.
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Bowdoin
Colby
Waterville
Vale
Whitman
Loughran Beats Downey In Eight Round Boxing Bout
Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia outpointed Bryan Downey of Columbus Ohio in an eight round bout in Philadelphia. Loughran held a slight edge in nearly every round except one.
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Philadelphia
Tommy Loughran
Bryan Downey
Columbus
Ohio
Philadelphian
Deacon Brown Named Portsmouth Golf Pro for Spring and Fall
The Portsmouth Golf Club hires Deacon Davie Brown former British Open champion to coach in spring and late fall while he runs a Boston golf school. He will split seasons with White Mountains duties July to September and return September first. Billy Cooper assists with club making and instruction at the Oaks Bluff shop. Mayor Curley plans municipal golf talks with Massachusetts Golf Association about Franklin Park and park land for golf.
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Portsmouth Golf Club
State Line
Deacon
Davie Brown
Brown
White Mountains
Portsmouth
Boston
Devonshire Street
Federal Street
Billy Cooper
Oaks Bluff
Curley
Massachusetts Golf Association
Shea
Bay State
Franklin Park
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth in Vital Contest at Princeton
Dartmouth sails from Hanover to meet Princeton in a pivotal Eastern intercollegiate showdown that could reshape the league standings. Captain Millar leads a nine-man squad including Cullen Goldstein Moore Shaneman with Conley Heep Patten and Watkins among reserves as Dartmouth seeks victory to leap ahead of Cornell and challenge Pennsylvania.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Tigers
Zahn
Capt. Millar
Cullen
Goldstein
Moore
Shaneman
Conley
Heep
Patten
Watkins
Lexington Girls Face Arlington In Suburban League Opener
The Lexington High School girls basketball team travels to Arlington High School this afternoon for the first of two league games. Arlington leads the league and holds a share of the top spot.
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Lexington High School
Arlington
Arlington High School
Boston Post Offers $1000 in Jury Story Prizes
The Boston Post invites readers to submit jury stories up to 250 words for $1000 in prizes. Awards include $500, $250, $100, $50, $250 and fifteen $5 prizes. Original stories preferred. judges to decide "best" on face value. Judges include Massachusetts officials and Boston lawyers.
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the Post
The
Boston Post
Post
Councillor McAuliffe Draws His Own Jury Duty
In Lawrence on March 6 Councillor John A. McAuliffe drew his own name for jury service. A series of vignette items follows about juries, a wife and ten children, a prohibition case, and a six-to-six deadlock with half guilt sentencing.
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Joseph W. Attwill
John A. McAuliffe
Pendexter Street
Lawrence
John J. Sander
Boston Street
Lynn
Albert Bagnoli
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