Giants Ready to Defend Title Despite Shafer Uncertainty
Giants manager McGraw pushes to retain third baseman Shafer amid retirement hints and possible replacement talks. Field strength hinges on Shafer’s return as the club eyes a fourth straight championship while peers like the Phillies Pirates Cubs and Dodgers show varying form and new infields and signings.
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Shafer
Mac
Giants
Mack
McGraw
Snodgrass
Barry Doyle
Boston set to host Hobey Baker and fast hockey rumors
Arthur Baker, Princeton star, contemplates moving to Boston after graduation and may join next year’s B A A hockey seven. Lee Baker sets new 880 yard mark at 1 56 4 5 while John Smith shines from East Boston. Joe Wood eyes May return in Red Sox camp as Yamada faces Sutton in billiards. Wendell sails for England to meet Anderson after Olympic glare.
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Hobey” Baker
Princeton
Boston
Lee
Homer Baker
Seventy-first Regiment A. A
Abel Kiviat
Kiviat
Baker
Hyde Park
John Smith
East Boston
Gormley
High School of Commerce
Smith
Joe Wood
Red Sox
England
Wendell
G. R. L. Anderson
Stockholm
Anderson
New York
Record standards and aviator notes from early 20th century sports
The excerpt lists records for running high jump and standing broad jump with names A W Richards of Utah and Platt Adams of the New York A C. It asks who is the current national squash racquet champion and mentions Constantine Hutchins of Boston and Aero Harry Atwood of Toledo. It adds notes on Earl Ovington mass location and Alfredo De Oro not yet owning the Lambert trophy. It ends with a letter for James B Connolly.
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A. W. Richards
Utah
Platt Adams
New York A. C
Constantine Hutchins
Boston
Harry Atwood
Toledo
Ohio
Middle West
Earl Ovington
Ween Mass
Henry—Alfredo de Oro
James B. Connolly
Cobb Wiffs Tigers Lose
New Orleans defeated Detroit 8 to 4. Ty Cobb, in his first appearance of the season, struck out twice before doubling in his third at bat and was thrown out trying to steal home.
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New Orleans
Detroit Americans
Ty Cobb
Cobb Affirms Detroit Stay Amid Fed Leagues Rumors
Outfielder Tyrus Cobb of the Detroit Ameri cans denied a second Federal league offer and said he would play the season with Detroit. President Navin arrived with the team and said Sam Crawford would report at Gulfport on Monday.
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New Orleans
Tyrus Cobb
Detroit Americans
Cobb
Detroit
Navin
Gulfport
Sam Crawford
Dewar Shield Billiard Tournament Announced in City
Sir Thomas R. Dewar has presented a silver shield to be competed for in an English billiard tournament to be held in this city. Competitors include George Haymen Thomas Butler Philip Booker John Montgomery Fred Vass Fred Ridgeway Samuel Spicer and Scott O'Neil.
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Thomas R. Dewar
George Haymen
Thomas Butler
Philip Booker
John Montgomery
Fred Vass
Fred Ridgeway
Samuel Spicer
Scott O'Neil
Indoor Tennis Championship Opens in Philadelphia
The world indoor tennis match between Jay Gould amateur champion and Fred Covey professional champion begins in Philadelphia under referee Richmond Fearing. The best of 13 sets determines the world title over three days at the Philadelphia Racquet Club with Edgar Scott and George H. Brooks officiating.
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Jay Gould
Fred Covey
England
Philadelphia
Richmond Fearing
Boston
America
Mr. Gould
George J. Gould
New York
Edgar Scott
George H. Brooks
Fred Tompkins
Clemson College Baseball Tryouts Draw Over 100 Candidates
Clemson College in Washington D C with just over 800 students held first call tryouts for the baseball team and drew more than 100 hopefuls.
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Clemson College
D. C
Two Canadian Pro Teams Set To Clash In Boston Games
The Vancouver team of the Pacific Coast league and the Montreal Wanderers of the National Hockey Association will meet in two Boston Arena games on March 2 and 28 for a purse of 2500 dollars. Star players Cyclone Taylor Ditters Pitre Art Ross Gordie Roberts and the Clegg horn brothers will feature. The matches are billed as a rare style of hockey for Boston and may attract record crowds.
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Boston
Boston Arena
Vancouver
Wanderers
Montreal
National Hockey Association
Fred
Cyclone’ Taylor
Taylor
Ottawa
Conference on Cubs Purchase In Progress In Harrisburg
Governor Tener meets with Western businessmen negotiating to buy the Chicago National League baseball club. The session at the executive mansion began after noon and continued into the evening with no word on progress.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Tener
Chicago
National League Baseball Club
Executive Mansion
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Hobey Baker
Hobey
the Aroma Studio
Avice Nero
Matty
BY Christy Mathewson
Marlin
John McGraw
Phillies
Doolan
Knabe
Feds
Seaton
Alexander
Pirate Prospects Fair
Pirates
Pittsburg
Iconetchy
Viox
Wagner
Mowrey
Kenetchy
Clarke
Hendrix
Federals
Brooklyn
Cubs
Purdue
Sweeney
Larry Doyle
Germany
Schaefer
Prince Henry
Monte Carlo
Clarke Griffith
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Arthur
Yamada
Willie Hoppe
George Sutton
Littlefield’s
Pilgrim A. A
A. A
East
United States
Pilgrims
Sherbrooke
James I. Wendell
Wesleyan
Old Crow
Mbkirk& Map
U. S. Pat. of
J. B. Kirk & CO. Bottlers
Cs Blackstone
Stegeman
Stegeman Motor Truck Co. of
New England
Commonwealth Ave
Brookline
Boylston ST
Koehler
Koehlers
Boylston Street
Cobb Whiffs Tigers
New Orleans Pelicans
Covey
Arena
MEN OF
Macdonald
Union
Mitchell the Tailor
Washington St
Opposite Water St
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