Red Sox Trip Feels Unusual for Spring Training
Washington dispatch recalls the Red Sox arrival in New York and a smaller, eager travel party led by manager Donovan. Fans, new faces, and absent veterans mark a leaner setup as Donovan plans workouts in Cincinnati and Hot Springs with players Thompson Barberich Steele and Elmer Steele showing good form.
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Liese Signs with Doves in Boston Deal
Fred R. Liese signed with the Boston Doves yesterday, part of a trade sending Clarence Beaumont to Chicago. Liese, noted for power and fielding, comes from St. Paul where he played both pitcher and outfield. His Wisconsin roots and Wisconsin attendance frame his profile as a promising youngster under manager Fred Lake.
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Abandoned Olympic Games Doubtful Due to Greek Situation
The Olympic Games planned for Athens this year were abandoned amid Greece's political climate. Australia and South Africa prepared to send representatives, and rapid cables were sent. The sequence of host cities included Athens 1896 Paris 1900 St. Louis 1904 London 1908 with Stockholm set for 1931. The Greeks had held a special festival in 1906 every four years.
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Gold Watch Prizes Awarded by Newton Hockey Team
Newton High School hockey players voted to award gold watches to successful players instead of sweaters. The team’s only loss last season came at Arlington on the Brae-Burn rink.
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Walsh Post $500 Forfeit to Meet 116-Pound Claim
Jimmy Walsh posts $500 forfeit to make 116 pounds at 8 o'clock to fight Pat Moore, while Wagner demands 118 pounds. If Moore backs, Walsh aims to box tonight with strong undercard action at the Armory A. A. and a busy matchmaker effort continues for other bouts.
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Joe Wagner
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Eddie Keevin
Pat Moore
Jimmy
Moore
R. H. S. Seniors Win Class Championship
The Roxbury High School sophomore basketball team defeated the seniors 8 to 2 to win the class championship after beating juniors and freshmen in earlier games. Cohen and Hickey starred for sophomores while Friestas led the seniors.
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Commission rules against Outlaws and California league
The National Baseball Commission dismissed the California Baseball League claim involving player Charles Friene of the Philadelphia American League club, ruling the player was signed before the California league was admitted to organized baseball.
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National Baseball Commission Today
California Baseball League
Charles Friene
Arthur Duffey Sporting Answers and Cribbage Queries
The column covers a boxing note Boston Owen Moran beating Matty Baldwin at the Armory, plus a cribbage run sequence and a poker hand dispute. It questions Roxbury Latin School status and cites Pal Moore Irish hispanic debate, with else about Newburyport boxing and a queen high hand dispute ending in A winning.
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Midget A Triumphs 1–0 In Roxbury Championship
Midget A defeats Midget B 1 to 0 in a high school gym battle. All points came from a first-half free throw after a foul. crowd of about 200 witnesses a record league low scoring game.
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East Boston and West Roxbury Agree on Dual Meet
Coaches Fred L. O'Brien and John J. O'Donnell arranged a dual meet between East Boston High and West Roxbury High for next Thursday at West Roxbury.
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Harvard Fielders Practice and local athletic notes
The Harvard baseball squad held outdoor practice at Soldiers Field with fielding and batting work but poor field conditions limited serious drills. McKay’s absence hurts the team and if he cannot pitch, Ernst and Babson may support Hicks. A dispute between Brookline clubs affects York national-relay prospects. readers are urged toward consolidation. Ferrin’s letter questions openness of March South Boston events, while St. James Club responds defending Boston control of city games.
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Duffeys CorLruMN Sports Column and Harvard Yale Oxford Cambridge Talk
Mr Duffey answers sports questions readers should send to the Post. The column discusses East Coast athletes, Willie Keeler and Wee Willie, Jeff Johnson, Lil Artha, and a proposed Harvard Yale match with Oxford Cambridge to boost cross country and training exchanges between nations.
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Cambridge Latin Plans Rise With Veteran Baseball Team
Cambridge Latin School improves from a green squad to a veteran lineup this season. Players Kimball Petterson Dees and Wilkshire headline the rotation as Manager Bool releases a schedule including Roxbury Latin Noble Greenough Arlington Medford Waltham Malden Valkmann Dedham Natick Pomfret St Marks Brookline Wellesley and Newton league games.
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Beaconsfield Derby Hats Offerings and Prices
A catalog lists styles for Beaconsfield derbys with prices 3.00 2.00 and 4.00 and notes spring like soft hats. Horse names Million Bucks and Revelation appear in offerings alongside Little Jeff and Hall Room Boys.
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