Red Sox Open Spring Training With First Workout
At Hot Springs Ark on March 12 the Boston Red Sox began spring workouts with a crowded dining room scramble as players rushed to breakfast before the curfew set by new manager Harry Barrow. Sam Agnew and Carl Mays met terms in private talks promising bonuses if performance warrants payment. Cecil, Duffy Lewis friend, was missed as word arrived he was at Oaklawn track after news of the team’s arrival.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Barrow
Irazee
Red Sox
Sam Agnew
Sam
Samuel
Frazee
Carl Mays
Carl
Little Cecil
Duffy Lewis
Cecil
Oaklawn
Sox
Mays
Johnny Evers
Big Babe
Schang
Trojan
Albany
John
Evers
Wyckoff
J. Weldon
McCabe
Bush
Jaynes
Agnew
Bam
Red Sox Coach Ed Barrow Demands Quick Improvement
A new Red Sox director imposes strict precepts as players begin spring workouts at Majestic Park. Johnny Evers and Babe Ruth lead hard practice, Wyckoff shows ambition, while Dan Howley with a corked ankle and Dick McCabe with a finger injury slow no one.
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Red Sox
Ruth
Ed Barrow
Majestic Park
Evers
Barrow
Change in Programme Brings Boston and Brooklyn to Little Rock
An unexpected spring schedule shift sets five games between the Boston Red Sox and Brooklyn Dodgers in Little Rock. A 42,000-soldier cantonment hosts a new park with anticipated accommodations. Games occur March 24, 27, 28, 30 and 31, with a Little Rock versus cantonment team game on the 24th.
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Hot Springs
Boston
Brooklyn
Little Rock
Frazee
Red Sox
Dodgers
Kilonis and Yokel Ready for Grand Opera House Show
Mike Yokel world middleweight champion arrives in town after training for the title bout with Greek challenger Kilonis at the Grand Opera House tomorrow night. Kilonis trains in Manchester and is on edge for the clash. Preliminary features Patay McCarthy versus Nick Bozinis to space time for the main bout.
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Mike Yokel
John Kilonis
Grand Opera House
Yokel
Tuohey
Grand Fettle
Kilonis
Manchester
Patay McCarthy
Nick Bozinis
Billiard Receipts Benefit Ambulance Fund
Forty percent of the gate receipts from the world championship three cushion billiard match between Augie Kleckefer and Bob Cannefax will go to the American Billiard Players ambulance fund. The event starts tomorrow night in Chicago with Kleckefer the title holder and Cannefax the challenger. Both players arrived in Chicago today.
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Chicago
Augie Kleckefer
Bob Cannefax
St. Louis
American Billiard Players
Detroit Woman Is Bowling Champion in Cincinnati
Cincinnati March 12 Mrs M. Steld of Detroit tops the national women bowlers by finishing with 637 in three games to win the international women’s bowling tourney title. In doubles the Chicago pair Mrs Racker and Mrs J Reilly led with 1012.
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Incinnati
Steld
Detroit
Racker
J. Reilly
Chicago
Arlington Boat Club Annual Meeting Notice
The Arlington Boat Club will hold its annual meeting at the club house on Spy Pond in Arlington on Monday evening April 1. Election of officers will take place at this time.
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Arlington Boat Club
Spy Pond
Arlington
Braves Off To Camp After Midnight Train Departure
The Braves Eastern party leaves Boston by midnight train from South station bound for New York as the first leg toward Miami. No players travel, only six reporters accompany the group under Business Manager Hapgood as the train departs.
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Braves
Pilgrims
Boston
New York City
Miami Wards
Hapgood
Baseball Writers See Braves Train for Florida Trip
The reporters outlining the Braves training camp set out from New York with no word on Pitcher Dick Rudolph joining the party. The travelers included James C. OLeary Nicholas Flatley Burton Whitman Sidney Van Ulm and Edward McGrath. Arrival in Florida is expected early Friday morning with seven players to join later. schedules may shift due to wartime constraints.
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New York
Dick Rudolph
Big City
Braves
James C. O'Leary
The
Globe
Nicholas Flatley
Advertiser-American
Burton Whitman
Herald-Journal-Traveler
Sidney van Ulm
Record
Edward M’grath
Post
Florida
Veterans of Ashland to Boston Face Military Relay Talk
The piece notes popular athletes like Tom Halpin Mike Devanney and local stars in the military racing scene. Walter Camp endorses military relays for cantonments across the country. It mentions Zbyzko Strangler Lewis boxing and insiders expect Lewis to win and Caldwell Halpin Devanney to compete in the National AAU indoor meet in New York. It ends with the death of Roxbury’s Frank Gately.
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Ashland
Boston
Patriots
Tom Halpin
Mike Devanney
Tom Henigan
Walter Camp
Dave Caldwell
New York
Durreys op PORTS: sprint bike riders era and boxing notes
The passage recalls sprint bike riders of Eddie Ball Major Taylor and Tom and Nat Butler with Gately as a famed pacemaker. It notes Fred Fulton’s six recent knockouts in seven rounds and questions his championship status against Willard and Dempsey. Dartmouth basketball struggles under Fred Walker, a 44 5 defeat to Cornell marking 22 straight losses. Eddie Fall and Andy Ward are named for upcoming Meadowbrook and national indoor events with Tall and Ward in various races.
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Eddie Ball
Major Taylor
Tom
Nat Butler
Gately
Fred Fulton
Fulton
Jesse Willard
Jack Dempsey
Dartmouth
Fred Walker
Cornell
Eddie Fall
Jose Ray
Meadowbrook
Andy Ward
New York
Tall
Ward
No Veterans at Wesleyan Baseball Team for 1918
Dr Edward Fauver of Wesleyan calls for baseball candidates as none of last year's varsity remain. Captain Widdoes has left for aviation, leaving no current leader to elect a captain. play will begin with positions filled and a captain chosen from among the players.
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Middletown
Conn
Edward Fauver
Wesleyan
Widdoes
Middlesex Club names 1918 executive board
The Middlesex Sportsman's Association announces its 1918 executive committee of 21 members led by president C. Burnside Seagrave of Cambridge. Other named officers include Dr. Albert H. Tuttle Cambridge William B. Fairchild Arlington Frederick M. Ellis Cambridge George F. LaCroix Cambridge Napoleon J. Hardy Arlington Clarence O. Tuttle Concord Jacob Bitzer Arlington Dr. Harry C. Mohr Cambridge Harry O. Drew Arlington Freeman N. Young Arlington Clarence H. Wilbur Arlington T. Quigley Jr Winchester William H. Nevins Cambridge Dr. Harry Bishop Osgood Lexington Edwin N. Rand Bedford Frederick L. Springford Reading Joseph A. Longmore Stoneham L. A. Penney Somerville Samuel L. Noyes Cambridge Harvey H. Bacon Arlington and Harry H. Tuttle Concord.
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Middlesex Club
Middlesex Sportsman’s Association
C. Burnside Seagrave
Cambridge
Albert H. Tuttle
William 8. Fairchild
Arlington
Frederick M. Ellis
George F. LaCroix
Napoleon J.hardy
Clarence O. Tuttle
Concord
Jacob Bitzer
Harry C. Mohr
Harry O. Drew
Freeman N. Young
Clarence H. Wilbur
T. Quigley, Jr
Winchester
William H. Nevins
Harry Bishop Osgood
Lexington
Edwin N. Rand
Bedford
Frederick L. Springford
Reading
Joseph A. Longmore
Stoneham
L. A. Penney
Somerville
Samuel L. Noyes
Harvey H. Bacon
Harry H. Tuttle
Cubs Leave For Camp At Pasadena
The Chicago Nationals departed in two special cars for spring training in Pasadena, California. Most players have signed except Grover Cleveland Alexander and infielder Peter Kilduff who will join in Kansas City. Alexander seeks a $10,000 bonus for his transfer from Philadelphia. Kilduff will also join later. Manager Fred Mitchell hopes to satisfy Alexander's demands.
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CUBS
Pasadena
Chicago
Chicago Nationals
Cal
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
Peter Kilduff
Weeghman
Cclub
Kansas City
Kilduff
Fred Mitchell
Philadelphia
Inquiry on Al Shrubb address and 1888 boxing clash details
The text questions the reach of a letter to Al Shrubb in Toronto and seeks the date and location of the John Sullivan Charley Mitchell fight said to be 89 rounds. It notes Chantilly France on March 10 1888 and discusses balk rules for baserunners versus batter.
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al Shrubb
Victor Avenue
Toronto
Canada
John
Sullivan
Charley Mitchell
France
England
Chantilly
Boxing Gossip Weighs In On Chelsea Draw Rumors
The column notes crowd unrest over pre bout draws after Johnny Wilson’s loss to Leo Houck in Chelsea. It mentions New England amateur championships at the Mechanics Building next Monday and tickets via 28 School Street. It also covers bouts and plans for Eddie Flynn, Lee Anderson, Delmont vs Vatlin, Dempsey vs Miske prospects, and Eddie McGoorty’s upcoming 10 round clash.
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Leo Houck
Douglas A. C
Johnny Wilson
Houck-Crouse
Pilgrim A. A
Houck
Referes Claugherty
Crouse
New England
Mechanics Building
School Street
The
Rats
al Delmont
Tony Vatlin
Chelsea
Delmont
Vatlin
Durack Breaks 440 Yard World Swim Record
Miss Fannie Durack set a new world record in the 440 yard swim at the Australasian championships in Melbourne on February 16, clocking six minutes and three seconds to surpass the previous mark by three fifths of a second She also won all events on the program and mail notification came to Pacific Athletic Association official William Unnack.
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San Francisco
Fannie Durack
Melbourne
William Unnack
Pacific Athletic Association
Miss Purack
Hutchinson Golf Opens Palm Beach Championship Play
Palm Beach Florida March 12 The first round match play in the golf championship proceeded under improved weather. J Hutchinson Bala led medals with 76. P Corbin Shettle Meadow defeated J C Hutchinson Bala by default and several others won their matches by decisive margins in the first flight.
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John Shepard, Jr
Rhode Island
D. D. Dayton
Minnehada
S. L. Foger
Shelter Island
B. H. Kroger
Hamilton
Wheeler
Apawamis
Wilmot Smith
Oakland
A. Morrell
Hackensack
C. J. Downey
Springfield
C.E. van
Newton Announces Baseball Schedule
Newton High outlines a 21 game season arranged by manager Robert Hopkins. Most games are at Claflin Field Newtonville with season tickets at reduced prices for Newton High and grammar school pupils.
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Newton High
Robert Hopkins
Newton
Claflin Field
Newtonville
Grammar School
Needham
Wellesley
Everett
Bopston College High
Cambridge Latin
Cambridge
Somerville
Brookline
Medford
Mechanic Arts
High School of Commerce
Santa Clara Report Says Catcher Spencer May Coach Coast Team
From Santa Clara California comes word that Catcher H A Spencer of Detroit is nearly staying on the coast this season He is quoted hoping to manage an independent California team and that if he gets the job he will quit the Tigers.
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Treporta
Santa Clara
Cal
HA Spencer
Detroit
Spencer
California
Tigers
Trio of Managers Set for Spotlight in 1918 Season
Three new major league skippers Miller Huggins Ed Barrow and Jack Hendricks enter a pivotal 1918 season Barrow will direct the Red Sox and rebuild their title hopes Huggins moves from the National to the American League guiding the Yankees Hendricks debuts with the St Louis Cardinals as fans anticipate a prosperous postwar year
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Miller Huggins
New York City
Ed Barrow
Jack Barry
Red Sox
Jack Hendricks
American Association
Mound City
St. Louis Cardinals
New England
Hendricks
Huggins
Barrow
Detroit
St. Louis
New York Yankees
New York
America
Yankees
Bill’ Donovan
Johnny Dundee Wins at Grand Opera House in 12 Round Dueling Night
Johnny Dundee of New York defeats Harry Carlson of North Abington in a 12 round bout at the Grand Opera House. The crowd roared as Dundee’s power and speed clashed with Carlson’s grit despite Carlson fighting with a damaged eye. Other undercard bouts featured Bobby Dyson stopping Abe Attell in brief action and Already defeating Willie Roberts in six rounds.
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Johnny Dundee
New York
Harry Carlson
North Abington
Grand Opera House
Dundee
Harry
Carlson
Bobby Dyson
New Bedford
Abe Attell
Portland
Attell
the Pier
Willie Roberts
Harvard Radio School
Roberts
Pat Sullivan
Joe Youngsberg
Radio School
Youngsberg
John L Sullivan Probate Reveals Small Remains of Fortune
In Plymouth Court the will of John L Sullivan was opened and only 5000 remains of his fortune. Four thousand is tied to West Abington real estate and 1000 to personal property. Close associates say his Abington farm life was comfortable but several late theatrical ventures failed.
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John L. Sullivan
Plymouth Court
West Abington
Abington
State wide track meet looms as greatest schoolboy carnival
The state wide track meet will be held at East Armory on Saturday and is described as the greatest schoolboy track carnival in this region. Teams and students expect a large turnout and high competition across events.
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East Armory
State scholastic meet attracts 90 plus schools and talent
Entries from more than 90 schools arrive for a new state scholastic meet. Leading performers will compete as trials run from 9 30 am with junior 160 intermediate 220 600 and senior 300 600 yard races. Field events wrap up in the morning with finals at 2 pm.
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Lowell High
Lynn English
Lynn Classical
High School of Commerce
English High
Boston Latin
Wakefield High
Brockton High
Boston
Armory
Bill Burke
Wakefield
Hockenson
Mansuer
Lowell
Brickhouse
Newton
O Connell Captures 2600 Yard Race at Harvard Carnival
Dennis I. O Connell won first place in the 20 lap 2600 yard handicap race on Soldiers Field during the winter carnival. A wet board track slowed runners. H D Costigan took second and G B Webb third. No time recorded. In the 910 yard handicap H Perrin won with A W Douglass second and C A Page third. The class relay and inter dormitory races are scheduled for this afternoon.
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Dennis I. O’connell
Soldiers Field
H. D. Costigan
G. 8. Webb
H. Perrin
A. W. Douglass
C. A. Page
No Drill For Players In Major League Training
President Johnson announced military training for baseball players in the American League will be dropped this season. A key reason is clubs will be unable to obtain drill sergeants.
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Chicago
Johnson
Harvard Varsity Beats Substitutes 6 to 0 in Indoor Game
Harvard's first varsity baseball team defeated the substitutes 6 to 0 in a four inning indoor game at Soldiers Field cage yesterday afternoon. Erb and Gammach formed the battery for the varsity. Newton and Zach for the substitutes.
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Harvard
Soldiers Field Cage
Erb
Gammach
Newton
Zach
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