Red Sox hold crowded training camp in Little Rock
Five Hot Springs players join Boston group as Manager McGuire plans practice. Cy Young and others show prime form while Garfiel and Criger contend for spots. Unglaub’s captaincy remains provisional with roster battles shaping up at pitching and infield positions.
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Cy Young
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Cravath
Carlisle
McFarland
Carrigan
Criger
Donahue
Ostdick
Morgan
Young
Pruitt
Jesse Tannehill
Big Joe Harris
Providence
Boston
English High Names Matthews as Likely Baseball Coach
English High may hire William Matthews the former Harvard player and Dorchester High coach as the outside baseball coach. More than 30 candidates report to Captain Powers at the gym to discuss prospects for the season and a strong MAHSS infield is planned with Peters Mahoney Rutherford and others.
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English High
William Matthews
Harvard
Dorchester High
Boston
Commercial High School
Reily
J. Russell Powers
Pete Mahoney
Rutherford
James Howard
Adamson
Bill MckKenna
Captain Powers
Charles Carraghan
Tufts College
Griggs
Carraghan
Thoney to Play in Boston After Sale Record
Bullet Jack Thoney, famed center fielder from Little Rock, will join the Boston club this season after the highest price ever paid by a major league for a minor league star. The Toronto club resolved disputes, clearing the way for his contract signing and appearance.
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Toronto
Bullet Jack
Thoney to Join Boston After Diplomacy With Toronto
The Thoney case shifted after Jim McGuire’s negotiation. Thoney agreed to join the Boston team in Cincinnati, accepting the owners' terms plus a nominal payment. The development follows an earlier standoff over purchase money and redress.
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Organized Ball
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Bullet Jack
Thoney to join Boston after business in Cincinnati settled
Jim McGuire reports Thoney will join the Boston club after business matters in Cincinnati are settled. Thoney trains daily in a Cincinnati gym and will enter the lineup on the next road trip toward home. McGuire notes the issue is resolved and anticipates Thoney’s impact in the outfield.
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Brophy Leads Blue and Blue at English High
Billy Brophy captains the Blue and Blue of English High as last year’s all in scholastic quarterback joins a rebuilding nine. Key returnees include pitcher Paul Everett and first baseman Covillay who moved to Tech, with Kelty and Kelley seeking infield roles. The schedule runs April to June with games against Cambridge Latin Medford Arlington and others across Massachusetts.
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Boston Latin
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Melrose
Harvard Team Prepares For Outdoor Debut On Soldiers Field
Harvard baseball candidates trained indoors as snow melted on Soldiers Field. Base sliding became a weekly drill under Captain Charley Leonard with pitchers Hicks Lannigan Slater and Hartford from last year’s squads refining straight fast balls. Fielding and batting practice progressed while Coach Pieper monitors weather for early outdoor workouts and a strong batter lineup emerges. Harold McCall has returned from injury and expects to resume full practice in a month.
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Soldiers Field
Charley Leonard
Hicks
Lannigan
Slater
Hartford
Pieper
Harold McCall
Fire destroys German consulate at Chefoo
The German consulate in Chefoo was destroyed by fire yesterday noon. The records were saved, and cleanup is underway.
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Chefoo
Baseball talk and weather hints spark roving sports chatter
The piece mixes light banter about croquet and cars with baseball talk. Tom Madden leaves for Seattle, Tim Hurst eyeing seven inning games, and Addie Joss plans a long dream league session. Joss cites pennant pressure and the mental grind of pitching, recounting a surreal innings stretch against stars like Crawford and Young.
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Department of Thought
Addie Joss
Joss
Sam Crawford
Jiggs Donohue
Elmer Flick
Buck Congalton
Jim Collins
Rhoady Wallace
Hobe Ferris
Cy Young
Hackenschmidt
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