Thoney to Report for Boston Camp Monday Morning
News reaches Red Sox camp that Jack Thoney will report for practice in Little Rock on Monday morning after agreeing to terms with Boston American management. A wire to Manager McGuire confirmed his satisfaction with the offer and indicated Thoney will join his teammates for morning practice as they reach Cincinnati.
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Red Sox
Jack Thoney
Little Rock
Ark
Boston American
McGuire
Thoney
Cincinnati
Boston
Fort Thomas
Regulars Triumph Over Yannigans In Nine Inning Tilt
In Little Rock on March 12 the Regulars defeated the Yannigans 7 to 1. Handicapped by a scrub umpire and a weak starter for the Yannigans, the Regulars outplayed the youngsters in every phase. Lou Criger debuted in the lineup and Jimmie Barrett played center for the Regulars as Donnie Sullivan, McHale, Carlisle and Ed McFarland stood strong for the Colts.
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Little Rock
Ark
Yannigans
Lou Criger
Jimmie Barrett
Colts
Donnie Sullivan
McHale
Carlisle
Ed McFarland
Bob Unglaub
McConnell Key Hit Sparks Yannigans Victory Over Cubs
Little McConnell smashed a third inning homer driving in the lone Yannigans run as he chased Uncle Cyrus from the field. Pruitt and McHale added solid hits while Barrett, Deacon McGuire, and Carrigan led a solid defensive show. Barrett nursed his arm, and plans for next week’s lineup were hinted with McGuire favoring veterans over two newcomers.
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Little McConnell
Cyrus
Scrubs
Yannigans
Frank Donahue
McHale
Pruitt
Deacon McGuire
Barrett
Thoney
Cravath
Gessler
Lord
Laporte
Carlisle
Wuerner
Carrigan
Charley Pruitt
Detroit
Cleveland
Burchell
Tannehill
Joe Harris
Arrett
McGuire
Boston Boxer Knocked Out in Lewiston Card
Tommy Rawson of Boston and Mike Cunningham of Lewiston fought six fast rounds at City Hall with Cunningham holding the edge. In the preliminaries Billy Smith of Boston was knocked out by Tommy Bergen of Lewiston in the third round.
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Boston
Lewiston
Tommy Rawson
Mike Cunningham
City Hall
Cunningham
Billy Smith
Tommy Bergen
Hans Wagner to Play in Chicken Farm League
Hall of fame slugger Hans Wagner plans to skip the baseball season to tend his chicken farm this summer. He vows to avoid the diamond despite high egg prices and a booming broiler market. Freddie Parent previously held a similar idling record by delaying camp entry at Little Rock.
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Hans Wagner
Chicken Farm League
Freddie Parent
Boston American
Little Rock
Hans
Broilers
Gotch Dominates Lundin in Two Straight Falls
Frank Gotch, the champion American wrestler, defeated Hjalmar Lundin, the Swedish champion, in two straight falls in Kansas City. The first bout, catch as catch can, lasted 12 1/2 minutes and the second, Greco Roman style, 17 minutes.
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Kansas City
Frank Gotch
Hjalmar Lundin
Cravath Squeezes Forward as Giants Rumors Grow
Ostdick shows solid infield work but weak throwing limits bat action. McConnell and Laporte guard territory, while Cravath executes the season’s first squeeze. Hart the Little Rock pitcher disrupts timing with a deceptive delivery as Giants camp reports Tenney’s speed and McGraw’s overtime work.
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Little Rock
Ark
Ostdick
McConnell
Laporte
Cravath
Lord
Baker Outpoints Mango In Stellar Olympic Bout
Harry Baker the California featherweight defeated Willie Mango in six hard rounds at the Olympic A. C. in New York March 12. Baker's clever punching and defense earned him a clear decision in the featured star bout.
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New York
Harry Baker
Willie Mango
Ferns Defeats Sheppard in Fifth Round at Long Acre
New York March 12 Harry Ferns won the star bout at the Long Acre Athletic Club defeating Lou Sheppard in the fifth round.
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New York
Harry Ferns
Lou Sheppard
Long Acre Athletic Club
Marks Enters Hub Marathon In Boston Matchup
Louis Marks of the Mara thon winner at Illinois Athletic Club last spring has entered the B A A race on Patriots Day to test his ability against Eastern stars. Manager George W Brown sent the entry noting Marks will run for the Milwaukee Athletic Club and that other Westerners may join in Boston.
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Louis Marks
Illinois Athletic Club
George W. Brown
Milwaukee Athletic Club
Boston
Doves Meet Today Before Southward Baseball Tour
The Doves depart Boston for five weeks heading to Washington and Augusta with plans to join at the Capital City and later travel to the South. Joe Kelley, Colonel Dovey and manager Davey discuss team prospects and returning star Cy Young is reportedly in fine form amid Pinehurst workouts.
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Nationals
Augusta
Davey
Joe Kelley
Ebbitt House
Kel
Baltimore
Dovey
Washington
Ritchie
Beaumont
Flaherty
Pittsburg
Kelley
Ball
Johnny Bates
Big Jeff Pfeffer
South
Cy Young
Young Cy
Young
Pinehurst
Harvard Freshmen Baseball Drills On Soldiers Field In Mud
Harvard baseball coaches led freshmen through outdoor practice on Soldiers Field after weeks in cages. Players showed strong fielding and outfield coverage while older members Pounds Dana and Harvey competed with the new talent. Batting struggled as Hartford Brennan Slater and Yannigan took turns, leaving everyone relieved to be outdoors.
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Harvard
Rieper
Soldiers Field
Pounds
Dana
Harvey
Pooch Donovan
Hartford
Brennan
Slater
Yannigan
International chess starts in New York and London
Play will begin simultaneously by cable tomorrow in Brooklyn and in London for the 10th Sir George Newnes trophy match. Nine Americans contest the event with three reserves. the Americans miss Showalter Bampton and Marshall, the current champions.
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New York
Cable
Brooklyn
London
George Newnes
United States
J. F. Barry
Boston
A. W. Box
Washington
H. Helms
A. B. Hodges
C. S. Howell
M. Morgan
S. L. Stadelman
H. G. Voigt
Philadelphia
C. H. Wolbrecht
St. Louis
E. Delmas
E. W. Libarre
C. Nugent
Showalter
Bampton
Marshall
Boston Athletic Association Stricken by Seven Missing Track Men
Boston clubs track team loses seven top runners ahead of a New York Athletic Club meet. Harsh luck hits with School runners barred by Principal Volkmann, illness and travel setbacks, and a key relayman marrying on race day. Brown assembles a patched squad of B A A and Harvard men to race.
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Boston Athletic Association
George W. Brown
New York Athletic Club
New York
Boston
Brown
Harry Lee
E. E. Nelson
B. W. Esterbrook
Volkmann
Bobbie” Leavitt
Billy” Prout
Hathaway Watson
B. L. Young
Harvard
Pithy Sports Notes Spur Roaring Proposals and Old Timers
A collage of sports gossip notes cites Tyrus Cobb prospects in a five-aggregation era, asks what became of C Daniels of New York, and mentions the Philadelphia Telegraph on referees forming in Chicago. It references Yale’s pitching machine, Roosevelt, Die Wacht am Rhine chorus, Deacon McGuire, and a $500 Yale Olympic fund contribution.
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Brookline
C. Daniels
New York
McGuire
Saxe-Coburg
Roxbury Latin Meet Sets Three New Track Records
Roxbury Latin School prelims at the interclass meet produced three new marks in the 60 yard dash, mile, and a relay. Seaforth Smith led the 60 yard dash with a scratch time of 1m 26s. McCaffrey set a mile record at 5m 11 4-5s. the 1908 1909 relay also posted a best, 3m 18 1-2s, with Hill Fallon Eichorn Connolly winning over McCaffrey Worten Derrins Cairns. Finals scheduled today amid strong performances.
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Roxbury Latin School
Seaforth Smith
McCaffrey
Hill
Fallon
Eichorn
Connolly
Worton
Derrins
Cairns
Roxbury
Bart Connolly
McCaffrer
Seafort Smith
Robert Hil
Eiehhorn
McGrath
Eiehorn
Faunee
Fr. Watson
Sheehan
Cann
Dewar
Warren
Joe Conway
Bernstein
Charack
Riley
Seaver
Knott
Seratch
W. Swain
W. Hill
Worten
Dan Lyons
R. Hill
Deering
Sm. S
T McGrath
L. Jones
O'Brien
Smith
Ring
Austin
Conway
Boxers Face Big Promoter Offers and Upcoming Fights
Rumors swirl around Jim Jeffries dodging a Labor Day matchup with Jack Johnson despite Tex Rickard’s offer of 35000 dollars. Other notes include Bill Papke favored to KO Hugo Kelly in Milwaukee, Gardner vs Lewis with a potential title implications, and various updates on Hurley, Attell, Squires, Driscoll, and upcoming cards in Glens Falls and Lawrence.
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Jim Jeffries
Tex Rickard
Gans- Nelson
Tex
Big Jack Johnson
Rawhide
Nev
Bill Papke
Hugo Kelly
Milwaukee
Stanley Ketchell
Jimmy Gardner
Harry Lewis
Jess
Armory Club
Denver
Gardner
Lewis
Mike
Joe Grim
Olneyville
R. J
Philadelphia
Kid McDonald
Chelsea
Lymonsville
Liattling Hurley
New York
Johnny Summers
Young Corbett
Hurley
Corbett
Jim Driscoll
England
Abe Attell
Bill Squires
Gunner Moir
Yommy Bur
Glens Fa
George Golden
Jimmy Briggs
Slick
Nashua
Donahue
Noah Perry
Lawrence
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