New World's Lightweight Champion Looms on the Horizon
Galveston afternoon game features Boston Braves beating the Galveston Sand Crabs 12 to 2. Notable performances include Pat starting, Lee finishing, and Eddie Bayrs delivering a long homer as Roy Ellam manages the local club. Southworth Holke Gowdy and Powell provide strong batting. Gowdy adds a late homer chase. Game highlights show heavy Braves hits, a lefty-dominant mound effort, and local fans praising the visitors.
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Cernigita
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Gowsy
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L. Townsend
O'Neil
Holke
Coachman
Bhafer
Tee
Jimmy Murray
Eddie and Hawk Join Practice Amid Galveston Notes
The report notes Eddie sprinting for a home run during a practice, with Teddy Hawk arriving from St. Louis to participate. Mickey O’Neil’s ally is described as a solid infielder target for the Boston Nationals, while Bob Couchman is highlighted as a strong Galveston boxman who once played for the Pittsburg National League and kept the Braves scoreless for three innings.
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Bob Couchman
Galveston
Braves
Pittsburg
Teddy Hawk
Mickey O'Neil
St. Louis
Mickey
Boston Nationals
Tom Gibbons Stops Sampson in Two Rounds
In New York on March 22 Tom Gibbons of St. Paul halted Paul Sampson of New York in the second round of a 15 round bout. Gibbons weighed 170 1 2 pounds, landed two knockdowns in the first round, and after Sampson took a nine count in the second, the referee stopped the match.
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Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Paul Sampson
Gibbons
Sampson
Giants Hammer Houston in Exhibition Tilt
In Houston Texas on March 22 the New York Nationals overwhelmed the Houston club in a spring exhibition. The batterymates were Douglas Barnes and Smith for New York, with Snyder Buscha Whitworth and Griffin Wright contributing on the Houston side.
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Tex
R.H.E
New York Nationals
Texas League
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Barnes
Smith
Snyder
Buscha
Whitworth
Griffith
Wright
Tigers Beat Shoe Trades 4 3 in Arena Thriller
The Hamilton Tigers defeated the Shoe Trades 4 to 3 at the Arena last night in a fast paced game. Jerry Geran praised the Shoes as the fastest team to play in Boston this season, though Red Synnott led the lineup but could not deliver more than three points.
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Ontario
Tigers
Jerry Geran
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Red Synnott
Canucks and Tigers Face Off Amid Crowded Arena crowd
A large crowd filled the Arena lobby hoping to see Raymie Skilton and Conacher in tonight’s game against the Tigers. Skilton was absent in Cleveland but expected to play. Conacher stayed in Boston to meet bank obligations. Irving Small scored for the Cobblers in the first period as the Tigers led 3–1 at halftime, with rough play drawing three ejections.
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Skilton
Cleveland
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Boston
Irving Small
Cobblers
Geran
St. Patrick
Jerry
Syllable hockey clash ends with Tigers 4 Shoe Trades 3
Fast paced Arena game sees Red Synnott start then sit as Jim Healey impresses. M. Smith scores in 1 01 of second period after rebound deflection by Small. Hamilton Ontario Tigers defeat Shoe Trades 4 to 3 with goals by Gerand Cooper Small M Smith A Smith Shea. Referees Rogue and Stearns.
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Jim Healey
Small
M. Smith
Smith
Storey
HAM
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Desee
Rivard
Conley
Enright Reid
Reycroft
Hayes
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Synnott
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Enright
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Rn A. Ore Athe
Small Wru
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Ontario Tigers
Shoe Trades
Gerand
Cooper
Shea
Rogue and Stearns
O'Dowd to Undergo Hernia Operation After Fight
New York report states Mike O'Dowd will be operated on for a hernia tomorrow at Madison Square Garden. Paddy Mullins, his manager, says the condition developed since the bout with Johnny Wilson last Monday. Mullins accuses Wilson of low blows and notes O'Dowd complained to the referee without result. He hopes for a swift recovery and a rematch with Wilson.
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Mike O’dowd
Johnny Wilson
Madison Square Garden
Paddy Mullins
O'Dowd
Mike
Wilson
Mullins
New Jersey Champ Willie Herman Knocks Out Eddie McGovern
Willie Herman, lightweight champion of New Jersey, defeated Eddie McGovern of Nebraska by knockout in the fourth round of a scheduled 12 round bout held in Paterson.
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Paterson
N. J
Willie Herman
New Jersey
Eddie McGovern
Nebraska
Delaware House defeats boxing legalization bill
Dover Del March 22 The lower House of the Delaware Legislature to day defeated the bill designed to legal ize boxing.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Too Frigid For Red Sox To Work Out
Cold weather hit the Ozarks as the Red Sox delayed practice until noon at Hot Springs. On arrival the workout failed to meet manager Duffy's expectations, leaving players lightened in effort.
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Ozarks
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Sox Open Road Work With Light Drill And Fielding Bunt
Cold weather trimmed practice with a brief batting drill and bunting work. Duffy shelved banter to protect his pitching arm as players returned to the hotel by mid afternoon. A long hike kept athletes from gaining weight, marking the first real road training session for the Sox.
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Sox
Yale in flight for Dixie camp
Yale baseball heads to Macon Georgia for the first permanent training camp below the Mason Dixon line by a northern university. Twenty three players plus coaching staff travel with Dean Frederick Jones aiding, as they schedule six daily matches with Southern state universities starting Friday.
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Yale
Bill Lauder
Bob Paul
Walter Mace
Frederick Jones
Mason and Dixon Line
Macon
Dean Jones
Bobby Dyson Defeats Sammy Sandow in 12 Round Decision
In Providence on March 22 Bobby Dyson won a referee decision over Sammy Sandow of Cincinnati after 12 rounds. Dyson was not forced to stretch himself and controlled the bout throughout.
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R. I
Bobby Dyson
Sammy Sandow
Cincinnati
Dyson
Ketonen Defeats Ajax in Wrestling Thriller
Waino Ketonen of Worcester defeated Tony Ajax of Boston in a 1 hour 43 minute 60 second match. The bout featured a head chancery and a leg har, delivering a dramatic victory for Ketonen in Worcester.
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Waino Ketonen
Worcester Tonight
Tony Ajax
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