Hooper and McInnis Sign Up For Open Season Return
Harry Hooper, Boston Red Sox right fielder for a decade, postpones farewell. At Fenway on May 1, Hooper will start in right field for Ed Barrow, continuing his baseball career as the season opens.
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Fenway Park
Harry
Ed Barrow
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Lewis
Frazee
McInnis
Messrs
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Gloucester
Dave Shean
Hooper and McInnis Return Sweetens Red Sox Base
Telegraph reports from Yuba City confirm great right fielder Hooper has agreed to Frazee terms and will join the Red Sox at Florida camp next week. Stuffy McInnis also signs, both moves lauded as stabilizing the club amid reconstruction. Hooper’s return ends retirement talk and promises a strengthened outfield for Boston.
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Frazee
Red Sox
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McInnis
Manchester-by-the- Sea
Barrow
New England
Signing Talks Conclude After Weather Delay
The report notes that negotiations resume soon as Dave and his superior meet, with most demands already met and signing likely brief once the two leaders reconvene.
Many stars at N E championships
More than 100 athletes enter the N E A A A A championships at the East Armory tonight with Harvard Tufts Boston College and the B A A represented. Notable events include the 1000 yard dash featuring Dave Caldwell Gordon Nightingale Bawden Paine and Jimmy Connolly and the 60 yard sprint with Foley Flower Macchia and Goudin.
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Jimmy Henigan
Dorchester
Nightingale
H. J. Dopkeen
White
Sullivan
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Massachusetts Aggies
Gladiator A. C
Army
Working Boys Meet Tonight at Boston Y M C A
This evening at 7 30 the first call for the Employed Boys meet opens at the Boston Y M C A with 550 entries. Top events include the 40 yard dash and 300 and 600 yard runs, plus junior relays and field events. Teams include United Shoe All Stars Shepard Norwell Jordan Marsh and Bethlehem Steel Works with lineups listed for senior relays.
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United Shoe
All Stars
Shepard Norwell
Jordan Marsh
CEF
Hovey
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Lynn A. A
United Shoe Machinery
Squantum
Bethlehem Steel Works
the Navy Yard
St. Mary’s Catholic Association
The
Boston Elevated
U. S. Shipping Board
Coop
the Quartermaster
Langham Motor Company
HUB WOMAN WIGHTMAN WINS INDOOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Mrs. George W. Wightman of Boston made a remarkable comeback by winning the national indoor tennis championship in singles and doubles at the Seventh Regiment Armory New York.
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George W. Wightman
Boston
Seventh Regiment Armory
Mrs Wightman Wins National Singles Title In 8 Year Return
Mrs Wightman defeated Miss Marion Zinderstein of Longwood Club Boston 2-6 6-1 6-4 to claim the national singles crown after an eight year lapse. She and Miss Zinderstein then beat Mrs Albert Humphreys and Miss E Holden 6-1 6-1 in the doubles final.
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Molla Bjurstedt
Marion Zinderstein
Longwood Cricket Club
Boston
Miss Zinderstein
Albert Humphreys
E. G. Holden
New York
Zinderstein
Hazel Hotchkiss
California
Virginia to Meet Harvard in Stadium October 2
The University of Virginia football team will oppose Harvard on October 2 in the Stadium. Major I. W. Moore and the Harvard Alumni Association arranged the date, filling the slot left open after West Point.
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Moore
Princeton
Yale
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Eli
Blue
Harvard Athletic Committee
Barrett Wendell, Jr
Channing Frothingham
E. H. Nichols
Robert S. Potter
F. W. Moore
Roger B. Merriman
Cubans Question Jack Johnson Fake Bout Claims
Havana authorities review Jack Johnson's assertion that his 1910 bout with Jess Willard was staged. A detective report includes Johnson's translated statement and warns the public could be deceived if the tale is true and a repeat event is desired.
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Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Johnson
New Haven Athletics Eyes New Director Al Sharpe
Yate names Al Sharpe as athletic director candidate for New Haven with broad knowledge of college sports. The column praises Sharpe’s expertise to lead the new athletics supervision scheme, notes mixed boxing politics in New York, and highlights schoolboy and amateur meets in New England. It also mentions Billy Nolan’s 300 yards, Shelburne and Barrows entries, and coach Joe Finneran linked to Lehigh University.
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New Haven
al Sharpe
Shelburne
Dartmouth
Barrows
Hanover
Joe Finneran
Lehigh University
Bethlehem College
Giant Cards Three Way Trade Revealed In Baseball Talks
New York March 14 The Giants and Cardinals have been negotiating a three club deal with the Washington club as the third party Branch Rickey aims to swing the arrangement Barney Dreyfuss from Pittsburgh can block the trade The proposed terms include Miguel Gonzalez moving to the Giants Dave Robertson to Washington and Doc Lavan to St Louis Lavan is said to retire to the navy while Rickey hopes he will play for him in St Louis Lavan’s movements were traced to Cuba Rickey also asserts no offers will be made for Hornsby and he expects him to remain with St Louis Pearson quoted as stating Dreyfuss may waive Robertson to finalize the deal
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Crimson Mermen Face Brown In Providente Dual
Harvard varsity swimming heads to Providente for a meet against Brown mermen. Coach Villard takes six men. relay quartet includes Tilton Stranahan Ashton Workum. Stranahan and Ashton race the 60 yard dash. Workum and Tilton focus on the century. Levy and Andrews dive for Harvard.
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A. Levy
Rube Schauer Signs With Minneapolis Club
Rube Schauer formerly with Philadelphia American League club has signed to pitch for the Minneapolis club of the American Association, announced by manager Joe Cantillon on March 14.
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Minn
Rube Schauer
Philadelphia
Joe Cantillon
English High Likely to Win Big Track Meet
English High dominates field events at the 11th annual indoor Boston day high and Latin schools meet. Captain John Feeney breaks the running high jump record with a 5 ft 6 3/4 in. best while Nolan and Feeney look to double up in day two as East Boston and Commerce trail in total points.
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Boston Day High
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John Feeney
English High
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Elmer Smith
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Healy
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Hickey
Blueston
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Levenson
Noll
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Snyder
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Iceman
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Gorodesky
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Keefe
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Goben
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Taylor
Ginsberg
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Toad
Tatin
Cohen
Boxing Gossip Foreshadows Big Night at National A A
Boxers Joey Fox and Johnny Mooney meet Louisiana in a major National A A bout in Philadelphia. Other clashes include Eddie Fitzsimmons versus Shaver O'Brien and Johnny Clinton against Louis Bogash at the Armory A A next Tuesday.
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Johnny Mooney
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Shaver O’brien
Johnny Clinton
Louis Bogash
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Toppy” Leahy
Willie Coogan
Young Solsberg
Frankie Walsh
Fitzsimmons
O’brien
Veto Outclassed by McMenimen in Boston Fight Night
Johnny Veto of Chelsea lasted less than five minutes as Cambridge’s Johnny McMenimen dominated with powerful uppercuts, flooring Veto in rounds one and two before the referee stopped the 10 round bout. Dan McCormack beat Eddie Barcelli in a lopsided 10 rounder, while Teddy Murphy defeated Tommy Marks after a merciless 10 rounds. Young Brown and Jimmy Brennan drew in a six round opener marked by high action.
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Johnny McMenimen
Cambridge
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Veto
Cambridge Battler
Connolly
Dan McCormack
East Boston
Eddie Barcelli
Quincy
McCormack
Barcelli
Barry
Teddy Murphy
Tommy Marks
North End
Murphy
Marks
Young Brown
Jimmy Brennan
Browns Set Forth for Training Camp
The St. Louis Americans depart for San Antonio Texas to begin four weeks of spring training. Four teen players travel with several more to be added en route and at the camp for the opening workout.
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East vs West Tennis Series Arrangements Pace Plan
New York March 14 Officials of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association are arranging an East versus West series likely to include six singles and three doubles matches. The last intersectional contest at Forest Hills in 1916 was won by the Eastern team. An executive committee meeting next Friday may propose holding the series in Cincinnati.
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United States National Lawn
Green track schedule complete with MIT and intercollegiates
Dartmouth announces a full slate for track including a May 1 meeting with MIT in Hanover. The team will compete at the intercollegiates and Penn relay carnival plus a triangular meet with Columbia and Pennsylvania. The same four runners Davis Macomber and M Goughran will race again after yesterday's A A A trials.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Columbia
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England
Goodnow
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Goughran
Boxing Match Set in Portland for St Patrick Day
Portland promoters announced a major boxing card featuring Ralph Brady of Syracuse against Benny Walger of New York at the Pine Tree A. C. on St. Patrick’s Day. The bout replaces the Hartley May contest, scratched due to Hartley’s arm injury. Brady has fought Frankie Britt Lew Tendler, and Walger has dominated at 128 pounds.
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al Delmont
George Perry
Quincy Machine Gun Company
Wollaston
Battling McCreery
K. O
Chick Miller
Young Scotty
George Brooks
Paddy Owens
al Corbiey
Gloucester
Frankie Britt
Brady
Maine
Ralph Brady
Syracuse
Benny Walger
New York
St. Patrick's Day
Pine Tree A. C
Portland
Pete Hartley
Eddie May
Hartley
Boston
Lew Tendler
Walger
New England
Carney Not for Boston College
An assertion that Bob Carney would enter Boston College was checked with the registrar. It shows Carney had applied to Tufts earlier, but his BC application was not approved due to missing entrance course requirements.
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Boston College
Tufts
Carney
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