Red Sox Ratify Amendment Dictates Route to Dixie Camp
Boston Red Sox announce contracts signed by most players for the coming season including Bush, Mays, Ruth and others. Dave Shean finally signs while Graver argues with Shean in Boston. Frazee's office in New York completes terms with Schang Strunk and Pennock.
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Red Sox
Dixie Camp
New York
Bush
Mays
Ruth
Boston Red Sox
Graver
Dave Shean
Boston
Frazee
Schang
Strunk
Pennock
Sox plan for Ruth stalemate and Arapahoe shipboard lineup
The article describes Olympic era style drama as Frazee and Barrow expect Oscar Vitt to join the Red Sox infield while Babe Ruth remains stubborn over terms. It notes Schang Strunk and Pennock returning to Philadelphia then flying on the Arapahoe, with McNally Dubuc Gilhooley and others due tonight.
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Schang
Strunk
Pennock
Philadelphia
Arapahoe
McNally
Dubuc
Gilhooley
Frazee
Barrow
Oscar Vitt
Red Sox
Ruth
Babe
Britton Captures Welterweight Crown With Ninth Round KO
New York's Jack Britton defeats Ted Lewis in Canton Ohio by knockout in the ninth round to win the welterweight championship of America. The bout, at catch weights, saw Lewis unable to land clean blows as Britton scored with a power flurry ending the fight two minutes ten seconds into the ninth.
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Canton
Jack Britton
New York
America
Ted Lewis
Lewis
Matt Hinkel
Britton
Loadman Beats Murray in Olympia A A. Bout
Dick Loadman of Buffalo New York defeated Johnny Murray of New York in the windup at the Olympia A A. Showday contest. Loadman used early aggression and built a four round edge by the sixth round ending the bout in six rounds.
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Philadelphia
Dick Toadman
Buffalo
N. Y
Johnny Murray
New York
Olympia A. A
Murray
Loadman
White Sox Holdouts Begin Signing In Chicago
March 17 report says holdouts with the Chicago Americans started joining after manager Gleason arrived Weaver signed and Risberg telegraphed acceptance. The White Sox plan to leave Friday night for spring training in Mineral Wells Texas.
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Chicago
Chicago Americans
Gleason
Weaver
Risberg
White Sox
Mineral Wells
Tex
Greb Beats Brennan In Pittsburg 10 Round Bout
Harry Greb of Pittsburg outpointed Bill Brennan of Chicago in a ten round middleweight bout held in Pittsburg. Brennan pressed early but Greb dominated the later rounds to secure the decision.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Harry Greb
Bill Brennan
Chicago
Worker Plug Tobacco and Man's Snoke Union Made
A compact union era notice notes worker made products including tobacco items and Snoke labeled garments. The line emphasizes craft and labor union involvement without additional details.
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Worker Plug Tobacco & Man's Snoke
Union Made
Ollie Chill Named New Umpire in Ban’s League
President Ban Johnson fixed the 1917 season’s umpire staff for the American League with Ollie Chill chosen to fill Silk O’Loughlin’s death vacancy. Chill previously umpired in the American Association and played in the league in 1916, joining a veteran slate led by T. H. Connolly and others.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
American League
Ollie Chill
American Association
Silk O’loughlin
Chill
T. H. Connolly
W. G. Evans
William Dinneen
George Hildebrand
C. B. Owens
Nallin
George Moriarty
Connolly
Yankees holdout policy centered on Shore as Leonard Pratt unsigned
New York plans to sign Frank Baker and offer a firm deal to Shore while Pratt and Dutch Leonard remain unsigned. Huggins to meet Shore in Jacksonville. Leonard tied to orange farm near Fresno and deemed terms excessive. Contingent pitching staff expected without Leonard.
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New York
Frank Baker
Ernest Shore
Ensign
Jacksonville
Miller Huggins
Pratt
Dutch Leonard
Red Sox
Frank O'Dowl
Sacramento
Shore
Leonard
Harry Sparrow
Yanks
East Bend
N. C
Huggins
Bob Connery
Leonard Am
Fresno
Connery
California
New England Amateur Athletic Union Meet Sparks Heated Session
At the Revere House the local A A A U meeting grew stormy as Bill Prout attacked the national body over funding for New England athletes to the Brooklyn championships. A motion urged the National A A U to cover the $100 local expenses while a gift proposal funded the George H Meehan swimming trophy. The gathering recalled old factional rivalries and debated past boxing funds.
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Bill Prout
Revere House
New England
Brooklyn
18Th Regiment
Trout
New England Swimming Committee
George H. Meehan
McGrath-McNamara
Walter Dumbrnsky
Martin Lomasney
Dick Walsh
Major Briggs
Johnny Magee
Johnny Magee Tat
Walter Camp
American Olympic Committee
Francis Ford
Common Council
Max Bortman
J. B. Maccabe
T. J. Brady
H. C. McGrath
Braves at Camp Today Final Advance to Training
March 17 report from Greensboro notes the Braves eastern leg as they head toward training camp. The group includes New York and Washington connections with Boston scenting the journey from Pennsylvania Station at 12:30 AM toward Atlanta as the next stop. Stallings and three players are due for a closer look on Wednesday.
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Greensboro
Stallings
Athletic talk and boxing jokes mark busy New England scene
Arthur Duffey surveys the sports world noting Home Run Baker and Babe Ruth contract talk, plus Jack Moakley praising Dave Caldwell. The piece covers boxers at Crescent A C and New York tours, McGann and Johnny Magee moves, Curley wrestling plans, Hedlund versus Ray talk, and local coaching shifts at Lehigh and Colby tied to 1919 season expectations.
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Baker
John Henry
Babe Ruth
Colonel Huston
Babe
Harry Frazee
Baseball veterans join train crew for Columbus visit
Veteran players Dick Rudolph Ray Keating Hugh McQuillen and others travel from New York toward Columbus with team leader Stallings. The group includes ex Giants Walter Holke Lefty George Lena Blackburne and Chick Meehan as they prepare for spring training and the first skull session of the year.
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Dick Rudolph
Hurlers
Ray Keating
Hugh McQuillen
George Washington Grant
Columbus
New York
Meehan
Syracuse
Iddie
King
Springfield
Samuel
Navy
Pelham Bay
Washington
Walter Holke
George
Stallings
Lena
Blackburne
Cincinnati
Hollie
Sven
Holke George
Keating
Herzog
Robson Outpoints Fisher in Fast Syracuse Bout
Tommy Robson of Boston defeated Young Fisher of Syracuse in ten fast rounds at Syracuse. Robson used clever, shifty defense to outbox the local middleweight while remaining in the thick of action from bell to bell. Nearly 2500 spectators witnessed the bout.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Tommy Robson
Boston
Young Fisher
Robson
Tommy
Clyde Engle to Coach Vermont Baseball Team
Clyde Engle a seven year Red Sox utility man will arrive in Burlington to take over as coach of the University of Vermont baseball team. The Catamounts open April 26 in Cambridge against Harvard College with Engle set to start guiding the squad.
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Burlington
Clyde Engle
Red Sox
University of Vermont
Engle
University
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College
Wesleyan Elects Boote Captain
Edward S. Boote a Wesleyan junior from East Orange New Jersey has been elected captain of the Wesleyan baseball team for the coming season. He played backstop for the varsity last year and is regarded as a reliable batter. He is a member of Beta Theta Pi Fraternity.
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Middletown
Conn
Edward S. Boote
East Orange
N. J
Wesleyan
Boote
Beta Theta Pi
Star athlete out of track game
Jimmy Connolly of Wo burn High was ruled ineligible and will miss the State meet next Saturday. He had won the New England A A A 1000 yards at the weekend meet, with a time faster than any other schoolboy this year. With his absence, rivals such as Pete Walsh Dorchester Harold Mack and Charlie Gallagher English Frank Plaisted Brookline and Paul Mullan Lowell are poised to contest the event.
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New England
Oscar Hedlund
Jimmy Connolly
Hedlund
Oscar
Abel Kiviat
Joie Ray
Brookline
Ray
Woburn
Connolly
Massachusetts
Pete Walsh
Dorchester
Harold Mack
Charlie Gallagher
English
Frank Plaisted
Paul Muallane
Lowell
Control and Consistency in Pitching Greats
Baseball on the Inside discusses Bill James and a string of control focused legends. It highlights Hughey Jennings praise for control and recalls Cy Young Chief Bender Christy Mathewson and Harry Harper in relation to pitching accuracy and warm up routines.
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Hughey Jennings
Bill James
James
Detroit
Donie Bush
Jennings
Bill
Nick Cullop
Tigers
Big Bill
Christy Mathewson
Bender
Cy” Young
Clark Griffith
Harry Harper
Harper
Griffith
Griff
Fred Fulton to Become Farmer After Boxing Career
Los Angeles March 17 Fred Fulton heavyweight boxer announced his retirement from boxing and said he plans to buy a farm.
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Fred Fulton
Los Angeles
Giants Start on Thursday
New York March 17 John Foster secretary of the Giants issued marching orders to players living around New York A party of 30 will leave Pennsylvania station next Thursday evening at :30 They will not reach Gainesville until Saturday shortly afternoon Regulars to depart include John McGraw Christy Mathewson Hal Chase Larry Doyle Heinie Zimmerman Lew McCarty George Burns plus youngsters George Smith Jack Gillespie George Godfrey Rosey Ryan and Godfrey Brogan Gillespie Bronx native Ryan Holy Cross product with prior season stint
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New York
John Foster
The
Giants
Pennsylvania Station
Gainsville
John McGraw
Christy Mathewson
Hal Chase
Larry Doyle
Heinie Zimmerman
Lew McCarty
George Burns
George Smith
Columbia
Jack Gillespie
George Godfrey
Rosey Ryan
Godfrey Brogan
Gillespie
Bronx
Ryan
Holy Cross
Valgar Defeats Brady In sensational 12 round bout
Benny Valgar the French light weight beat Ralph Brady of Syracuse in a fast 12 round New York style bout in Portland Maine. The Exposition Building crowd roared as Valgar dominated rounds five and six and surged late to win the decision. Dan McCormick shaded Johnny Gray in a feature bout while Danforth Annung drew.
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Portland
Benny Valgar
New York City
Ralph Brady
Syracuse
Exposition Building
Brady
Valgar
Valgas
Dan McCormick
Boston
Johnny Gray
Chelsea
Danny Danforth
Harry Annung
Toppy Leahy
Willie Coogan
Minor Leagues Plan To Be Independent
Plans to operate independently of the major leagues will be perfected at a March 29 meeting of a committee representing the National Association of Minor Leagues in Chicago. A. R. Tearney, president of the Western league, calls the gathering and invites members of the National Baseball Commission. the aim is to form a commission within the minor leagues to settle disputes with the majors.
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Chicago
National Association of Minor Leagues
A. R. Tearney
National Baseball Commission
Tufts Baseball Opens Cage Practice Amid Wet Field Conditions
Coach O Mari ra conducts indoor practice as Tufts players adapt to the soggy oval and cold rain. The team shows promise for a championship season though the schedule remains unsettled with potential games on a New York State trip and a home opener against Lowell Textile School on April 8.
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Tufts
O'Marra
Ralph Wood
New York
Dartmouth to Build 90 by 30 Foot Swimming Pool
The college announced via Rolland H. Spaulding that Dartmouth College will add a 90 by 30 foot swimming pool in a new wing to the alumni gymnasium. The facility will feature tile walls a spectator gallery and a special water treatment system.
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Hanovar
N. H
Dartmouth College
Rolland H. Spaulding
Rochester
N H
Crum Signs with Indianapolis Team in American Association
Cal Crum a pitcher formerly with the Boston Nationals signed a contract with the Indianapolis American Association club today owner James C. McGill announced in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cal Crum
Boston Nationals
Indianapolis American Association
James C. McGill
Boxing chatter winds through St Joseph T A Society card notes
Gossip on amateur boxing at St Joseph T A Society and nearby clubs runs through match plans for Wednesday and Thursday nights. Promoter aims for strong prelim bouts, with fighters like Carlson, Boyle, Dyer, Robson, Lippe, and Buckley featured. shifts occur as indies bend to injuries and availability.
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St. Joseph T. A. Society
Commercial A. C
Green Street
John W. Manning
Cambridge Street
Sharpe Named Head Coach and Captain at Yale Athletics
Yale announces Dr. Albert Hayes Sharpe as head general coach for football baseball and basketball, with permanent university standing. He will lead undergraduate athletics next fall and work with a yet to be named assistant staff and potential future captain later decided by 1916 season leaders.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Albert Hayes Sharpe
Sharpe
Guy Gates
Cornell
Dr. Sharpe
Brookline High Rewards for Winter Sports Athletes
Brookline High honors winter season athletes with straight Bs for track hockey swimming and rifle due to standout performance against Greater Boston schools. Recipients include track captains Frank Plaisted and Clarence Archibald and others across track hockey swimming and rifle teams.
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Brookline High
Brookline
Boston
Frank Plaisted
Clarence Archibald
Malcolm Morse
Lester Stevens
George Kelly
Philip Riardson
Joseph Donovan
Harry Mullowney
Charles Knowles
Harvey Boyden
Donald MacCollum
William Tripp
Ralph Fiskind
Charles Snow
John Dowling
George Lee
MacPherson
Revere Tigers Seek Games with State Amateur Teams
The Revere Tigers seek matches with fast amateur teams in the State. Core players include R. Hoffman pitching 12 wins in 123 games, with W. Dee catcher J. Lavin 1b J. Neary 2b P. Balboni A Tyrer H Bennett W Bennett G Delorne. Contact J W Marie 68 Arcadia St Revere or call Revere 1037 J.
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Revere Tigers
R. Hoffman
W. Dee
J. Lavin
J. Neary
P. Balboni
Cooper A. C
A. Tyrer
H. Bennett
C. F
W. Bennett
G. Delorne
R. F
Show for the Soldiers Exhibition at Parker Hill Hospital
Professor John Shields, famed finger billiard expert, will give an exhibition on Wednesday night at Parker Hill Hospital for the wounded soldiers.
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John Shields
Parker Hill Hospital
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