Battery Squad at Concord High Out for Spring Workout
The Concord High School baseball candidates opened spring workouts in the high school yard under Captain Charles Bulger. Eddie Boyce, a veteran southpaw, is slated for most pitching duties with Lostus and Lilly also vying for a mound role. Mulcahy, last year's catcher, will handle the catching duties again this spring.
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Concord High
Concord High School
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Eddie Boyce
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Concord ‘High
Lostus
Lilly
Mulcahy
Phillies defeat Cubs in spring series finale
Philadelphia Nationals win 3 to 1 over Chicago Nationals in St. Petersburg Florida to complete a clean sweep of seven exhibition games.
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ST. Petersburg
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Philadelphia Nationals
Chicago Nationals
Kelley Named Business Manager of the Pirates
Peter F. Kelley, a longtime Pittsburgh newspaper figure and former secretary of the Boston club, is appointed by President Barney Dreyfuss to be the Pirates business manager. The role, vacated after Frank Daily’s retirement, aims to popularize the club and boost its standing. Kelley will join the Pirates immediately, with Manager Jimmy Callahan as a key ally.
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Pittsburg Club
Peter F. Kelley
Boston National League
Barney Dreyfuss
Pirates
Pittsburg
Frank Daily
Smoky City
Dreyfuss
Kelley
Hot Springs
Pirate
Jimmy Callahan
Barney
Callahan
Looking Them Over With Billy Evans
The 1915 World Series set new attendance and receipts records with two Boston games drawing 42 300 fans and 83 191 dollars in receipts. Frank Baker led home runs in 1914 and 1913 while the famed Bosses like Chance and Selee shaped early Cubs teams to 1912 pennants and 1910s trials in both leagues.
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Polo Grounds
Boston
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Grover Alexander
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Philadelphia Athlntics
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Detroit
Frank Chance
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Cubs
Frank Selee
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
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Athletica
Giants
New York
Harvard Club Faces Arena in Final Local Hockey Clash
Harvard Club, fast and powerful, aims to upset the Arena Hockey Club at the Boston Arena in the season finale. Arena, needing two wins to secure the local championship, hopes to extend its lead after practice showed strong form and determined play.
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Boston
Arena
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Autos in U S Rise as Production Grows
An 1916 trade bulletin notes rising car use with 5,000,000 vehicles projected. Empire motor prices go up April 1 while 448 U S builders exist. Reo declares a 2.5 percent quarterly dividend payable April 1 to March holders. rubber imports rise sharply in early 1916.
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Lansing
Mich
Reo
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Cross country coach in Toronto pens on Yale and boxing links
Harvard coach Al Shrubb writes from Toronto about his bowling venture and athletes like Yale’s Johnny Overton. He links Jim Thorpe’s Marlin streak to Benny Kauff’s coaching while Freddie Wenck questions Langford or McVey defeating Willards and Morans. The piece criticizes politics in officiating and praises Finglish High School’s relay plan and odds in Philly.
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Toronto
Shrubb
Alfie
Johnny Overton
Yale
Jim Thorpe
Marlin
Texas
Benny Kauff
Ty Cobb
Feds
Jim
Thorpe
Freddie Wenck
New York
Sam Langford
Sam McVey
Willards
Morans
Wenck
Boston English High School
Penn
Montgomery Street
Philly
Finglish High
Boxing Q and A: Who Won In Historic Heavyweight Claims
A reader contest over ring outcomes cites Johnson KO over Ketchel in 1909 at Colma and Johnson’s reign after Burns in 1908. Also debates if Willard, Gunboat Smith, and Moran outcomes, plus Cobb and Crawford positions, are correct in last discussion. The Oakland record lists Willard Moran as a no decision bout with Willard leading.
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Ketchel
Johnson
Colma
Cal
Bois
Germany Schaefer
Germany
New York Highlanders
Gunboat Smith
Cobb Plinys
Crawford
Cobb
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Jeff
Tommy Burns
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Willard
Tid Ketchel Stay 6 or 12 Rounds Against
A brief line notes a boxing auction or matchup involving Tid Ketchel and a challenger, with possible options for six or twelve rounds. The readable fragment indicates a staged bout plan without finalized opponent or date details.
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Tid Ketchel
New York Times Forecasts Higher Clothing Prices
The New York Times argues retail clothing costs will rise as manufacturing costs climb. Merchants indicate price ceilings will lift from $28 to $30 and $80 to $85 for certain goods, with higher grades benefiting if standard prices stay elevated.
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New York Times
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