Red Sox Hit Far At Whittington Park In Spring Workout
At Hot Springs Arkansas on March 10 the Red Sox under manager Hughie Duffy worked out at Whittington Park showing strong hitting from Joe Harris George Burns Elmer Smith and others. Balls cleared the left field fence and center field wall as Duffy praised the batting depth while pitchers took the mound for practice. The squad’s Sunday lineup featured McDonald Harris Smith Pratt Foster Burns linchpins with Chaplin Quinn and Karr in the infield and Pipgras Derocher Best rotating on the mound.
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George Burns
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Best P
Rocky Kansas Wins Judges Decision in Buffalo Bout
In Buffalo on March 10 Rocky Kansas of Buffalo defeated Gene Delmont of Memphis Tenn by a judges decision, securing the victory in the bout.
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N. Y
Rocky Kansas
Gene Delmont
Memphis,Tenn
Pittsburg Triumphs 2-1 Over BAA in Quiet Arena Show
Pittsburg edged the B A A sextet 2 to 1 at the Arena in a low key game. Herb Drury impressed with quick stopping and stick handling while LaCroix and the B A A defense limited further scoring. Sullivan scored for Pittsburg with other close chances missed by the Unicorn lineup.
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Pittsburgh
B. A
Midget Smith Defeats Roy Moore In Ten Round Bout
Midget Smith defeated Roy Moore of St Paul in a rough ten round fight at the Fourth Regiment Armory Jersey City. Moore held an early edge, but Smith wore him down in the later rounds to secure the decision.
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N. J
Smith
Roy Moore
St. Paul
Braves Have Fine Bunch of Twirlers
Braves coach Paul H Shannon reports renewed interest in spring drills as Joe Oeschger returns in uniform to boost practice at St Petersburg Florida. The Californian, in strong shape since last season, contributed pep and barnstorming profits on his way home, while Irish Meusel and friends kept him company during hunting breaks.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Joe Oeschger
Oeschger
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Tony Boeckel
Tony
Boekel
Boeckel
Mickey O'Neil
St. Louis
Mitchells Optimism Fueled by Youthful Pitching Pool
Manager Mitchell forecasts eight or nine pitchers for the club when it reaches the Hub with further cuts from spring workouts at Water Front Park. He highlights Jack Cooney as a standout signing on the Boston payroll and notes Anderson and Kopf as key reinforcements. Oeschger recalls barnstorming and Boeckel dog tales as Mickey ONeill arrives after a late travel.
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Horace Ford
Somerville
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Kopf
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Jack Cooney
Jack
Boston
Yale Tackles Crimson Tonight in Cambridge
Yale varsity basketball visits Hemenway Gymnasium for the Harvard-Yale clash in Cambridge. Harvard led New Haven 26 to 13 in the earlier meeting, and captain Alec McLeish returns from injury to bolster the Crimson’s morale as Yale seeks to even the series.
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Hemenway Gymnasium
Cambridge
Harvard
Decision to Elkins Roars as Fans Cry Robbery
March 10 at the Casino Boston’s Charney K O Elkins edged Joe Nelson of New York after 10 rounds amid jeers from Fall River spectators who believed Nelson was robbed. Elkins led early but Nelson pressured from the third round, with Elkins dancing and posing. Semi final saw Barney McAfee of Boston defeat Young Mack of Fall River in eight rounds.
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Charney K. O. Elkins
Boston
Joe Nelson
New York
Nelson
Elkins
Barney McAfee
Young Mack
Yale Defeats Brown in Fierce Tank Duel
New Haven March 10 Yale defeated Brown in a fiercely contested swimming meet 36 to 17. Wood of Yale starred with a 75 foot distance plunge in 38 seconds, a Carnegie pool record. Brown's Davy Jones won the 100 yard race but lost the 50 yard to Yale’s Jelliffe.
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Yale
Brown
Wood
Carnegie
Davy Jones
Brown Star
Banks
Townsend
Jelliffe
Babe Ruth Smashes Ball Over Centre Field Fence in New Camp Start
Babe Ruth began 1922 home run training in New Orleans by belting the first pitch over the center field wall, a rare long drive at the park with a 14 foot high fence 486 feet from the plate. He arrived with Carl Mays Waite Hoyt Everett Scott and joined bunting practice before stepping to the plate for a second drive.
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New Orleans
United News
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Hot Springs
Carl Mays
Waite Hoyt
Everett Scott
George Quinn
B U Diamond Men on Hike for Baseball Practices
BU diamond squad prepares with a six mile cross country hike from the Commonwealth Armory at 10 this morning to test endurance. Coach Murray leads 60 to 70 players, with many veterans from last year, as practice shifts outdoors in a couple weeks.
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Colby
Evans
Brown
Buster Williamson
Hart
Spencer
Fitz
Patrick Develops into Nifty Catchers
Among last year’s men out are Toland Ford Furniss Stumke Doheny Ruane Williamson Washburn Miller McCorry and Timmons.
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Toland
Ford
Furniss
Stumke
Doheny
Ruane
Williamson
Washburn
Miller
McCorry
Timmons
Winners in St Joseph A A boxing bouts last night
Amateur boxers fought 18 bouts at St Josephs A A. Final results list winners by weight class with names and towns. Notable results include Harry Brown defeating John Farrell by default at 112 Ibs and Charley Costello beating John O Meara at 118 Ibs in one round.
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Harry Brown
Peabody
John Farrell
North End
Charley Costello
East Boston
John O’meara
South
Boston
James Maloof
South End
Joe Russo
Frank Tesco
James Mania
Red Moran
Brockton
Eddie Waters
Dugan Turned Down Record Offer by Frazee
Sports note reports Red Sox owner Harry Frazee rejected a proposal valued at $137,500 for Joe Dugan a key infielders former Athletics star and noted by Jack Malaney as a figure rivaling Ruth's move to New York though unconfirmed Frazee basing his decision on value and roster plans for Boston.
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Boston
Swat King
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Red Sox
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Harry Frazee
Magnate hints at Yankees offer for Dugan and Sox rebuild
The rotund magnate refused to name the money or origin of the bid but claimed the Yankees made a bold offer for Dugan. He insisted Dugan would not be sold and that the Red Sox will build around him, praising his career potential.
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Sox
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Red Sox
Strangler Lewis Defeats Belgian Wrestler in Louisville
In Louisville on March 10 1930 Frank Strangler Lewis retained the world heavyweight catch as catch can title by defeating Carle Le Belge of Belgium in straight falls. The first fall took 39 minutes ending with a flying headlock and the second fell in 5 minutes 29 seconds with an arm lock.
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Strangler
Lewis
Carle le Belge
Belgium
Parker Wins After Fouls In Seventh Round Bout
Eddie Parker of Woonsocket defeated Harry Mitchell of Providence on a foul in the seventh round of a 10 round Arena A. C. card in Woonsocket. Parker led until the sixth when Mitchell fouled him for the first time. The bout was halted as soon as the seventh round began after a low blow. Gene Ferrier outclassed Battling Vargar of Boston, stopping the match in the third round. Chris Morin fell in one round to Babe Williams. Chick Gagnon beat Young Berkerly in two rounds.
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R. I
Eddie Parker
Harry Mitchell
Providence
Arena A. C
Parker
Mitchell
Gene Ferrier
Battling Vargar
Boston
Chris Morin
Babe Williams
Chick Gagnon
Young Berkerly
Leahy Beats Shugrue In Tight Worcester ten rounder
In Worcester on March 10 Tommy Leahy defeats Johnny Shugrue in a close ten round bout with Shugrue the aggressor and Leahy lasting the decision. Howard McCrae stops Willie Stanton in eight rounds.
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Worcester
Tommy Leahy
Johnny Shugrue
Shugrue
Leahy
Howard McCrae
Cambridge
Willie Stanton
Scranton
Silva Beats Soldier Frank in Naumkeag A C Main Bout
In a Boston fighter showdown at Naumkeag A C Harry Silva defeated Soldier Frank from Pawtucket R 1 in ten rounds. Semi final saw Larry Maila of South Boston win over Al Laroue of Salem in eight rounds. Two six rounders also held.
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Naumkeag A. C
Harry Silva
Boston
Soldier Frank
Pawtucket
R. 1
Larry Maila
South Boston
al Laroue
McLean Outboxes Marino In Milwaukee Bout
Stewart McLean of St Paul outboxed Sammy Marino of Detroit in a ten round bantamweight bout in Milwaukee, with critics noting a clear edge though the result was a no decision.
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Wis
Stewart McLean
St. Paul
Sammy Marino
Detroit
Eber Wins Bantam Title Bout in fifth Round Knockout
Hamilton Ontario reports Canadian bantamweight champion Bobby Eber knocks out Johnny Rose of Toronto in the fifth round of a scheduled ten round fight on Friday night.
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Ont
United News
Bobby Eber
Johnny Rose
Toronto
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