Boston slugger Harry Murch aims for big league first base
The article chronicles Harry Murch of Sebago Lake who hopes to win the Boston Americans first base job under Hugh McBreen while pursuing social fame. He boasts of knocks, crowds, hotels, and courting Boston belles as he dreams of major league glory. Memphis fans target the New York Giants after a string of provocations.
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Sebago Lake Beanstock
Hugh McBreen
Grimshaw
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Back Bay Society
Hugh
New York
Leominster High Tops Murdock High in 42 18 Win
Leominster High School defeated Murdock High of Winchester by a 42 to 18 score. Key players included Doherty Foster Laney Casey Sullivan Johan son Cleary Martin and Bartlett with free throws by Johanson. Referees were McCauley and Washburn with timer Sladler.
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Murdock High
Winchester
Leominster High
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Bartlett
Martin
Doherty
Foster
Laney
Casey
Sullivan
Johanson
Cleary
Baskets
Lester
McCauley and
Washburn
Sladler
Three School Meets Today Shine in Winter Inter scholastic Games
Three indoor interscholastic meets highlight the winter season with Boston schools hosting the city championships at Montgomery street drill hall. Noble and Greenough travels to Southboro to face St Mark's, while Volkmann hosts Inter class games on Newbury street.
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Montgomery Street
Noble & Greenough
Southboro
St. Mark's
Volkmann
Newbury Street
Little
MacDonald
Johnson
Crehore
White
Veteran Ball Men The Best in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas on March 9 the veteran baseball players dominate the scene as major league newcomers remain scarce for 1906. Stars like McGuire Cy Young and Jake Beckley continue to excel while younger players struggle to break in. players today show far more self care, with drunkenness now rare. About 35 professionals have stayed one to four weeks at the best hotels, yet none has stirred local talk.
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Ark
McGuire
Cy Young
Jake Beckley
Chick Stahl
Malachi Kittredge
Al Limerick faces possible eye injury after acid attack
Albert Lambrix known as Al Limerick, famed Buffalo heavyweight, may lose sight in one eye after a man threw carbolic acid in his eyes. The assailant fled. Buffalo detectives search for him. Limerick links the attack to his strike-breaking role at Gould coupler works amid ongoing labor unrest.
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Albert Lambrix
Buffalo
Jack Munroe
Old Criterion Club
Limerick
Gould Coupler
Clark declines Olympic pentathlon trip in Athens
Ellery Clark of the Boston Athletic Association withdraws from the U S squad for the Athens Olympic pentathlon citing business reasons. He backs Martin Sheridan as the leading representative having won the title.
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Boston Athletic Association
Athens
Greece
Clark
Martin Sheridan
Trout Displayed by B. and M. at Boston Terminal
A fish exhibit attracted crowds at the Boston and Maine railroad ticket office on Washington and Milk streets yesterday afternoon. The largest trout weighed ten and a half pounds and was from Hobbs Inn in Wolfeboro New Hampshire.
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Jacobs Defeats Madden 130 to 9 in Pool Tournament
Jacobs defeated Madden by a score of 130 to 9 in the speediest pool match yet in the Newspaper Ron Billiard all pool tournament last night.
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Jacobs
Madden
Ron Billiard
Boxing Rivalry Brightens Chelsea Boxing Night
The Chelsea Lincoln Club hosts a 15 round featherweight New England title bout between South Boston star Chester Goodwin and Chelsea favorite Rouse O'Brien next Monday. Both fighters train hard at local clubs with noted trainers backing them as fan rivalries run high.
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Lincoln Club
Chester Goodwin
Rouse O'Brien
Spike
Dave Sullivan
New England
Goodwin
Pinkey Evans
Kid Taylor
Tommy Feltz
O’brien
New Tammany A. C
Joe Nelson
Yale Students to Rule Sport at University
Yale President Hadley released a statement on athletic inquiry noting the university council committee found student management a good principle despite difficulties. The committee investigated abuses of time and money in athletics and proposed reforms to the Yale Financial Union. Undergraduate faculties also favored keeping athletic control with undergraduates and their advisers.
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Hadley
Yale University
University Council
Yale Financial Union
Baseball News and Comment from Spring Camps Across Leagues
Pitchers Hogg and Chesbro join the Highlanders in Birmingham while Doc Newton stays with the Griffith squad in top condition. McGraw shifts away from pushball as Giants prepare for real season action. The Athletes train in New Orleans in good form. Connie Mack tests three third base hopefuls Brouthers Oldring Knight and keeps Brynes as catcher. Washington trains at Charlottesville with Virginia and hopes to recapture early season form with Stahl Cross and De Monteluve. The directors honor Jake Stahl with a silver service wedding gift as Duffy's Philadelphia Nationals play in Savannah amid poor weather.
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Chesbro
Highlanders
Birmingham
Ala
Newton
Griffith
McGraw
Giants
New Orleans
Connie Mack
Lave Cross
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Oldring
Knight
Mack
Brynes
Washington
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Jack Stahl
Love Cross
Gene de Monteville
Jake Stahl
Doc’’ Hildebrand
Princeton
Washington Club
Stahl
Jake
Hugh Duffy
Philadelphia Nationals
Savannah
Sharkey Picks Terry 10 Win In Nelson Bout
Tom Sharkey predicts Terry McGovern will knock out Battling Nelson next Wednesday night as fans in the East await a major boxing clash. Weight reports from Nelson and McGovern camps differ with both sides asserting different ring weights. The National A C of Philadelphia plans a high profile ringside gathering to witness the anticipated event.
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Terry McGovern
Nelson
Terry
National A. C
Philadelphia
New York
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