Maine giant Murch signs with Macon club
Harry Murch from Sebago Lake arrives in Macon eager to prove himself with Jimmy Collins' team. He boasts a long reach and home run power, promising to hit and field effectively as he adapts to the professional game.
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Harry Murch
Sebago Lake
Macon
Hugh McBreen
Murch
Jimmy Collins
Aggregation
McBreen
John Morrill
Maine
Morrill
Rube
Baseball News and Comment from Spring Training
Harry Murch boasts two big Willie Mains bats and predicts a 400 foot shot. Boston clubs cover all travel costs this year. Connie Mack touts the strongest pitching staff with Young Dineen Tannehill Gibson Winter Harris and more. Dougherty’s spring form impresses Griffith as does catcher Thomas. Kenney and Marlboroway’s Marlboro youth head to the South with Collins. Farrell backs the youngster. Donovan will take about 24 players to Columbia. Murray ponders Joe Bean at second. Maloney McCarthy signs loom. Griffith hails Walter Clarkson’s arrival as a major league pitcher. Reagan heads to Hot Springs. Smith could join Giants if Fitzgerald falters. McGraw tweaks training rules. Giants must rise early. Chicago Americans face New Orleans crowds and hotel limits. pre season runs along Mississippi. Bobby Lowe demands release from Detroit bench duties. Armour contends with AusaWa. O Leary and Schaefer at odds. they return to Chicago.
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Harry Murch
Willie Mains
Boston
Murch
Boston American
Washington
Connie Mack
Dineen
Tannehill
Gibson
Harris
Barry
Pat Dougherty
Clark Griffith
Dougherty
Thomas
Griffith
Kenney
Marlboroway
Collins
Charley Farrell
Farrell
Pat Donovan
Lawrence
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Joe Bean
Maloney
McCarthy
Brooklyn
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South
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Mike Reagan
Hot Springs
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Smith
Giants
Memphis
Clay
Dorchester High
John McGraw
New Orleans
Mississippi
Bobby Lowe
Armour
Detroit
Wier
Manarmour
Tat AusaWa
Coughlin
Lindsay
O'Leary
Schaefer
Lowe
O’leary
Augusta
Chicago
Grimshaw Ready for Macon Trip After Letter
Grims haw confirms return and will join the team in Washington for the trip to Macon. Tenney pursues Batty, Criger may be replaced, and Collins warned on signing a top catcher. Huntington avenue work starts with bleacher piles and a new left field entrance to speed game flow.
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Hugh McBreen
Grimshaw
Washington
Macon
Collins
Criger
Drill
Baseball
Ralph Glaze
Huntington Avenue
McBreen
Fred O’brien
O'Brien
O’brien
Boxing Gossip Tracks Skipped Chelsea Bout And Featherweight Clash
Tommy Murphy’s injured hand postpones his Chelsea bout with Matty Baldwin, a setback for Chelsea Club’s latest management. Next Monday’s Camden featherweight showdown pairs Chester Goodwin and Rouse O’Brien, while Langford’s victory avoids fraud rumors from Pittsburgh.
The World of Sport and the Stop Watch’s Impact
Myron W Townsend argues the stop watch is essential in sport from football to horse racing. He warns it fosters crooked timing and cheating by judges, drivers, and reinsmen, noting cases of shortened rounds and slow counting. The piece highlights racing and harness events where chronometers have enabled robbery and manipulation.
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National Trotting Association
Stop watch ethics in racing and the fair pace of equine sport
The piece warns that a trainer or jockey may manipulate pace using a stop watch to slow a horse at key moments, keeping rivals in a lower class and unjustly delaying promotion. It argues that while the watch itself is truthful, the human operator can cheat, and urges vigilance against such manipulation in any sporting event.
English High Drills Past Mechanic Arts 40 to 2
English High trounced Captain Babcock's Mechanic Arts 40 to 2 in the drill hall. O'Hearn led with three floor goals, Silverman six, and Jenny four as E H S dominated with swift passing and strong defense.
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English High
Babcock
Mechanic Arts
English High Drill Hall
Mh. H
O’hearn
Gsceathie Clers
R. B
Babcock Silverman
Eraieip Etele Eines
Bussey Callahan
Jenny
Murphy Jenny
Saftell
Aapee
Shaver
Silverman
Homer
Murphy
Spencer
Star entries for dual meet and handicap games
The dual indoor meet between Boston College and Holy Cross and the open handicap events of the Boston College A A are set for Thursday evening March 15. Local athletes show strong interest as entries indicate a revival of the annual events once discontinued.
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Boston College
Holy Cross
Boston College A. A
Exeter Athletes Hold Annual Indoor Meet
Exeter N H March 7 The annual indoor handicap meet was held today Porter won the 1000 yard run from scratch in a pretty race Lower took the forty yard dash with Robbins second Hitchcock third Time 4 4-5s In the 1000 yard Porter again led Fiske second Hicks third Time 2m 28s Robbins won the forty five yard hurdles Burns second Moses third Time 5 4-5s Deselding won the six hundred yard run Lewis second Warren third Time 1m 17 8-5s Anthony won the 300 yard run Church second Black third Time 31 3-5s McGregor won the shot put Hart second McKone third Distance 43 feet McKone and Cohen tied for first Eldredge third Distance 6ft 4in Chadwick won the pole vault Harris second Dudley and Randolph tied for third Distance 10ft 9in
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Exeter
N. H
Porter
Lower
Robbins
Hitchcock
Fiske
Hicks
Burns
Moses
Deselding
Lewis
Warren
Anthony
Church
Black
McGregor
Hart
McKone
Cohen
Eldredge
Chadwick
Harris
Dudley
Randolph
Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey advertised for medicinal use
An advertisement urges buying Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey for medical needs and economy. It claims guaranteed pure malt with high medicinal value, full quarts, sealed, and bearing the proprietors' fac simile. Customers are advised to request the genuine Graves' Maryland Malt Whiskey from licensed dealers.
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Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Graves
Trophy Donor’s Name A Secret
A misunderstanding over the donor of the $100 Marathon trophy to be awarded by AB. A. A. to any American who wins the Athens race next month is clarified. The donor is a member who contributes $50 annually, with the committee holding the funds and deciding the trophy’s disposal independent of individual members.
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AB. A. A
Athens
George B. Billings
Beals
Greece
Murphy Hurt Forces Postponement of Main Boxing Match
The Lincoln Club of Chelsea cancels the 15 round feature bout between Tommy Murphy of Harlem and Matty Baldwin after Murphy reports a severe right hand injury possibly blood poisoning. Ticket holders may refund or exchange for next Monday's meeting headlined by Chester Goodwin and Rouse O'Brien.
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Matty Baldwin
Chelsea
New England
Chester Goodwin
Rouse O'Brien
South Boston
Lincoln Club
Pittsburg
Boston
Langford Temple
Temple
Langford
Harlem
Murphy
Frank Erne
New Haven
Rouse O’brien
McGovern Aims to KO Battling Nelson in Philadelphia
New York March 7 An optimistic Terry McGovern declares he will win inside six rounds in Philadelphia next Wednesday night. He trains hard and vows to defend his title against all comers if successful, even noting a possible weigh in near 126 pounds and challenging Joe Gans to meet 133 ringside.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Nelson
Philadelphia
Joe Gans
Terry
Fives Meet for State Title
East Boston Evening High School faces Dorchester A A in a five game series for the state championship at Lyceum Hall East Boston. Noddle Island lineup includes Crowley Brett Burke Hagman Dorgan with Cahill Crowley as substitutes. Dorchester A A starts Fish Fish Holden Ross Cummings with no substitutes listed.
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Dorcester A. A
Lyceum Hall
East Boston
Noddle Island
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John Brett
George Burke
Arthur Hagman
Michael Dorgan
Eddie Cahill
East Boston High
Jim Crowley
Dorchester A. A
B. Fish
J. Fish
Holden
Ross
Cummings
M Breen to Supervise Work at Huntington Park
Hugh McBreen treasurer of the local Americans will supervise extensive improvements at Huntington avenue park. He will not accompany the team to Macon, instead he travels to Washington with Harris Kenney Murch and trainer Charley Green then returns to oversee Huntington Avenue project.
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Huntington Avenue
Hugh McBreen
Macon
McBreen
Washington
Harris
Kenney
Murch
Charley Green
South Boston's George Martin Poised for Pro Ranks This Season
George Martin from South Boston, a familiar figure to Newburyport fans, aims for the pros this season. Jimmy Bannon, impressed after seeing him play, plans to place him with a minor league club likely Montreal where Bannon manages. Martin is a 170 pound, 26 year old outfielder.
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George Martin
South Boston
Newburyport Way
Jimmy Bannon
Martin
Bannon
Montreal
Queen Quality Five To Play Lakesides Tomorrow
The Lakeside Club of Arlington will meet Queen Quality of Jamaica Plain tomorrow night in a high profile matchup at Arlington. The second teams will also clash, with St Agnes A C facing Fairfield A C as a preliminary event.
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Lakesides
Lakeside Club
Arlington
Queen Quality
Jamaica Plain
St. Agnes A. C
Fairfield A. C
Worcester YMCA Team to Race Newton Meet March 15
The Worcester Y M C A team for the Newton athletic meet on March 15 will include John Hennessy Robert Dixon the crack miler H B Whitman and Broderick with Woodward and J Shaw as substitutes Swain will run in the 600 and the rest in the relay race.
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Worcester
Worcester Y. M. C. A
Newton
John Hennessy
Robert Dixon
H. B. Whitman
Broderick
Woodward
J. Shaw
Swain
Decorations To Be A Feature At Auto Shows
Automobiles and boats are being installed at Mechan ics Hall as Boston prepares for a major show. Exhibitors moved in cars and large motor boats to ensure a complete display by Saturday evening.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Mechanics’ Hall
Campbell
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