Braves Fortify Rotation With Southpaws For Spring Race
In St Petersburgh on March 29 the Braves praised young southpaws Anderson Braxton for a spring exhibition against the Yannigans. Braxton held the Regulars to one hit while Anderson fanned left handed hitters. the six inning affair ended in a scoreless tie. Manager Mitchell plans to use McQuillan Watron next, while Wilson heads north likely to Patsy Donovan at Jersey City in a busy shuffling of pitchers and players.
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Sox Hitting Shows Sox Well Set for Work Ahead
Hot Springs Ark March 28 The Red Sox slugging form in games with the Corsaire of Pittsburg signals solid readiness for the season ahead, easing manager Hughie Duffy's concerns.
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Abolish Football Says Yale Coach Tad Jones
Yale football coach Tad Jones calls for abolishing football if needed to protect youth, warning the game may become a menace. The remark aired amid ongoing college football debates as the sport’s status faces scrutiny. Washington’s American League entry also features in reports from spring exhibitions in Tampa. The Braves and Braves foes provide strong early-season competition for the Nationals.
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Shevlin May Box Here Soon for Title Shot
Roxbury boxer Eddie Shevlin may meet the Shade Siegel bout winner at the Boston Arena next Tuesday if he desires. Joe Goode, the club match maker, presented the option after Shevlin’s injured left arm showed improvement.
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Duffy’s Pirates Trip Highlights Strength of 1910s Sox
Weather delays hurt spring training as the Duffyites split focus between fielding, hitting and pitching. Joe Harris shines with a homer and solid outfield play while Frank O Rourke proves elite at shortstop. Pitching depth grows with Curt Fullerton, Cliff Best and others, though Herb Pennock battles a sore arm as the squad prepares for a barnstorming road trip starting Saturday.
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Sports notes mix myth and marvels from Babe Ruth to Dempsey
A montage of stars including Babe Ruth, Jeke Schaefer, Willie Hoppe, Weissmuller, Paddock, and Dempsey is chronicled with talk of wrestling refs, billiards, track, and spring training. Mentions Harvard, Boston Red Sox, Keane Fitzpatrick, and Penn runners as season hopes rise and coaches face scrutiny amid vibrant athletic chatter.
Bread Line Echoes of Prosperity and Loss in 1922
A critical vigil on unemployment and profiteering, describing ex profiteers in bread lines. It contrasts past wealth with present hunger and mocks consumer excess while noting soup kitchens feed jobless Americans. Names faceless, the piece labels a country shifted from plenty to need.
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Harvard Leads in 1910s Exeter Graduation Destinations
Harvard will send more seniors to Harvard than Yale for the coming season, with 68 choosing Harvard, 38 Yale, 989 Princeton, 1 Dartmouth, and 2 MIT. Notable Exeter athletes headed to Harvard include J. C. McGlone and Fr. W. Martin. others choose Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, and Penn for higher studies and athletics.
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M. B. Lake
FE. S. Johnson
University of Pennsylvania
Harvard Track Team Expands to 228 Runners
Harvard coach Bill Binghope raises squad size from 155 to 228 after a second day of practice. The enlarged group features a larger roster of students across events, signaling broad participation for the season.
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Inquiries on Marathon Records and Boxing Names
Questions on marathon records and boxing names are asked. Frank Zana reportedly set a Heaton marathon record at 2 hours 18 minutes 57.8 seconds last year. The user asks for the correct name of Harry Berg and notes past Harvard Oregon scores and Dempsey sparring links.
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Lexington Champs Open Baseball Season with Practice
Lexington High School baseball candidates held their first practice under faculty coach Albert I Higgins. Captain Fred Newhall and Buck Cassidy lead a veteran infield with James Moakley and Arthur Collins. outfielder John McNamara to pitch. Season opener vs Wilmington High on Patriot's Day, April 198.
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Arthur Collins
John McNamara
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Wiladek Zbyazko Returns to Europe for Last American Bout
Wiladek Zbyazko, brother of the famed Sanislaus, heads to Europe after a planned return to Newark to face Nat Pendieten next Monday night in a final American appearance for some time.
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Pershing Stadium Chosen for 1924 Olympic Games
Paris officials and the Olympic committee agreed today to hold the 1924 Olympic Games at Pershing Stadium. The Municipal Council and the committee ended a long deadlock that had persisted since July.
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Calza Withdraws From Tonight's Grudge Bout at Boston Venues
Italian champion George Calza bows out due to an attack of blood poisoning, prompting a revised booking at the Grand Opera House. Milo Steinborn faces John Perelli, while Paul Bowser meets Pinky Gardner and Cyclone Burns clashes with Adolph Romano. Tommy Record and Tommy Bowgers open the card. tickets available at Grand Opera House and Old Howard Theatre.
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Cora Fails to Beat Bobbie Miller in Local Bout
Crowds pack the Howard Theatre as Cora Livingstone clashes with champion Bobbie Miller in a hard fought match. Livingstone pushes the time limit but Miller maintains control. tonight Miller aims to throw Minnie French and Janet Henry in 12 minutes each.
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Possible Dempsey Carpentier rematch unlikely in Europe
Paris reports a rematch is unlikely as Carpentier hesitates and his wife opposes another ring bout. If welter Waldek Zbyszko visits France, he and Carpentier may tour professionally through France Spain and England under Francois Descampa.
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Coach Jones Favors Preseason Limits and Policy on College Football
Coach Jones comments on revision of football activities at Yale Harvard and Princeton. He supports delaying winter and spring practice and setting an arbitrary fall start date to properly condition an eleven for its first game. He warns that intersectional championships can menace the game and backs central eligibility safeguards. He opposes forcing coaches to sit in stands and says player agency will govern on field substitutions under new rule.
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Dispute Over Red Sox Leads to Killing in Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Ark March 29 Co P McClerkin grand master of a national colored fraternal order was shot and killed after disputing with W E O Bryant a local druggist over the pitchers of the Red Sox The Red Sox played and defeated the Pirates here yesterday O Bryant was arrested and held for manslaughter
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Gibbons to Meet Ortega in St Paul on April 8
Mike Gibbons fights Battling Ortega in St Paul on April 8 after last year’s knockout in Colorado Springs. Ortega seeks revenge, fueling a long standing feud between the two boxers.
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Washington's Strong Infield and Pitching Spark 1918 Club
Washington scouts build a balanced lineup as manager Griffith reshuffles for the season. The infield of Judge Harris Peck and Shanks earns praise as a wall and likely hits over .300, while Walter Johnson and George Mogridge headline a nine-man pitching staff. Youngsters like Frank Woodward and Ray Francis add depth as Washington projects a top-three finish.
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