Baseball, boxing and track highlight sports week
Detroit's Navin reveals Ty Cobb signed for two more years raising salaries while Tris Speaker ranks below Cobb. Doody faces criticism for Montreal B A fiasco forfeiture decision. Ad Wolgast meets Willie Richie in Milwaukee as Halpin battles in three quarter mile. Halpin expected to face Meredith and others at Manhattan College meet. Maranville Evers Sweeney duo seen rivaling Tinker Evers Chance.
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Navin
Detroit
Tris Speaker
Ty Cobb
Tyrus
Tom Halpin
Halpin
Ted Meredith
Kiviar
Scribes Preview of Spring Sports and Notable Matches
A South daily roundup notes Georgetown sprinters besting Lippincott and Patterson in the 50 yard heat with Jones winning. It highlights a Cyclone Burns versus Franz Gerhardt wrestling clash in Springfield, plans for Irish American A A outdoor meets and soccer, and Joe Woodman eyeing Europe to pit his unknown sprinter against Nate Cartmell. It also mentions University A C Cambridge pro bouts, amateur sports encouragement, and historical queries about Fitzsimmons Corbett 1897, Montreal hockey, Marathon training, Walsh Attell, Johnson Baldwin, and Lynn Baseball Club inquiries.
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Don Lippincott
Patterson
Jones
Georgetown
Dave Caldwell
Fromter
Cornell
Ithacan
South
Aberg-Zbyszko
Cyclone Burns
Franz Gerhardt
Springfield
Edward L. Hopkins
Hayward Place
Bostom
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Corbett
Montreal
Winsor
Boston A. A
Exeter Street
Back Bay
Jimmy Walsh
Abe Attell
Attell
Walsh
Allas A. A
Jack Johnson
Matty Baldwin
Johnson
Joe Choynski
Galveston
Tex
Baldwin
Phil Brock
Lynn
Mass
Ester
Fredake
Gowdy Helps Gowdys Tie Braves Regulars 3 1
In Macon GA the Gowdys second nine beat the regulars 3 to 1 in the second meeting of the series. Hank Gowdy led with eight singles and two doubles while Jack Martin added a double and a single. Cocrehan joined Meikle and Herchie on the mound for the Gowdys, and the Braves arrange two games with Cleveland in Americus.
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Gowdys
Braves
Whalings
Hank Gowdy
Gowdy
Hank
Jack Martin
Tom Griffith
Cocrehan
Long
Charley Schmidt
Mann
Schmidt
Martin
Shultz
Whaling
Jack
Wilson Collins
Bert Whaling
Collins
Herche
Maranville
Twirler Meikle
Ross Stallings
Hercie
Meikie
Maconites
Boston
AB. R. BH
Evers
Weewes Connolly
Liee Nee Sweeney
E Schultz
James
Peet
Griffith
Connolly
Meikle
Mitchell
Tower Collapse Halts Brooklyn Park Prep. One Dead
In Brooklyn New York on March 10 a 60 foot wooden tower at the Federal league baseball park construction collapsed. Four riggers were on the structure. Arthur Strauss died from injuries while Charles Johansson Hans Hasschmidt and W Liewart were seriously hurt.
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New York
Brooklyn
Arthur Strauss
Charles Johansson
Hans Hasschmidt
W. Liewart
Bradley Manager Appointment and Murphy Signing Confirmed
New York March 10 officials of the Brooklyn Federal league club announced William Bradley as manager after he played third base for Toronto last season. The club also confirmed the signing of Daniel Murphy, former Philadelphia American league field captain.
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New York
William
Bill) Bradley
Brooklyn
Bradley
Toronto
Daniel Murphy
Philadelphia
Angell in Tufts Baseball Squad Returns Strong Bat
George W. Angell, Tufts star from 1915, reported for varsity baseball for the first time yesterday adding strength to the out field candidates. He showed power in the cage driving several balls through the netting and demonstrating the hard line hitting coached by Slattery.
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George W. Angell
Tufts
Slattery
Tufts Baseball Practice Focuses On Pitchers And Infield Handling
Yesterday's session split time between batting and pitching evaluation. Infielders got a first test handling grounders while pitchers worked with bats to sharpen hitting and control. Harry Martin and Chippie Gaw joined for first cage work and hop ball practice as Tufts builds a varied pitching staff with outside help.
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Slattery
Tufts
Rowen Named Captain of BC Track Team
Harold Rowen of the Boston College sophomore class was elected captain of the Maroon and Gold track team for next season. He has been a consistent performer and often ran anchor on the university relay quartet during the past two years.
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Harold Rowen
Boston College
Rowen
University Heights
Pick Varsity From Classes at Yale
New Haven Conn March 10 Class baseball organized at Yale for the coming season with candidates reporting to Coach Frank Quinby He said class baseball would be the unit from which varsity nines would be formed and six new diamonds were ordered to be ready at Yale Field by April 15 A series of class championship games will be played Whitcomb a former varsity substitute will coach the class teams and Bernie Tommers of the varsity will coach their pitchers.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Frank Quinby
Yale Field
Whitcomb
Bernie Tommers
State Athletic Commission Bars Unverified Boxing News
New York March 10 The State Athletic Commission issued a directive to sporting editors to refuse printing boxing exhibition information received by telephone or telegraph from non accredited reps or correspondents. The move aims to curb inaccurate news in newspapers.
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New York
State Athletic Commission
Norwood Press Club to Host Wrestling and Boxing Events
The Norwood Press Club in Norwood announces a wrestling contest on Friday evening March 13 between featherweights Martin Beck and William Goss. Also listed is a boxing tournament on Saturday March 21 with entries due March 18, open to 115 125 and 135 pound classes.
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Norwood
Norwood Press Club
Martin Beck
William Goss
Charles Stone
Jack Course
Press Club
Jeft
Frank H. Caswell
Norwood Press.Club
Nickalls to Pick Best Men for Yale Crews
Yale rowing candidates totaling about 150 reported as Captain Denegre and coaches Nickalls and Giannini outlined the outdoor program starting tomorrow. Nickalls seeks the best men regardless of past records and Giannini notes freshmen excelled in indoor rowing and will adapt to outdoor work.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Denegre
Nickalls
Giannini
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