Red Sox On Gulf Fishing Expedition Ends In Sandbar Standoff
March 30 St Petersburg Florida. Boston Red Sox players including Del Gainer Everett Scott and Harry Hooper joined war correspondents for a Gulf fishing trip. Despite tarpon and kingfish rumors the catch was meager a sandbar delay kept the party ashore for five hours. They finally headed back to St Petersburg arriving late with little to show for the voyage.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Boston Red Sox
Gulf
Florida
Fort Dade
Barrow
del Gainer
Everett Scott
Harry Hooper
Oscar Vitt
John Dubue
All Walters
Tampa
Red Sox
Scotty
Dubuc
Gulf Stream
Gainer
Yellow Tail
Tampa Bay Hotel
Big Ed
Eastern League Leaders Set April Meeting in Springfield
Eastern League president Dan O Neil announced that league club owners will gather in the Cooley House Springfield on April 10. Notices have been mailed to all club owners.
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Hartford
Conn
Dan O'Neil
Cooley House
Springfield
Middlesex Crew Practice Resumes at Bateman’s Pond
Middlesex School in Concord resumes crew practice this afternoon on Bateman’s Pond under Faculty Coach Dr. R Heber Howe. The crew had a water break during the school recess the past week.
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Middlesex School
Concord
Bateman’s Pond
R. Heber Howe
Football Struggle in France Echoes Illinois Star Clark
George Clark of the 1915 Illinois team starred in an Anteuil match between the 89th and 36th divisions for the AEF championship. Clark scored both touchdowns and booted both extra points, leading the 89th to a 14 to 6 victory.
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Paris
George Clark
University of Illinois
Anteuil
Clark
Greatest football game in France crowns Army teams
The 2th scored in the first quarter after Culler fell on a loose ball near the 89th goal line. Lindsey and Mahsari’s punting and defense helped the 88th and 66th hold the 89th, in a clash seen as the era’s finest since the front. General Pershing praised the players for clean sport and spirit.
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Culler
Lindsey
University of Kansas
Mahsari
France
Pershing
Championship Golf Opens With Record Pinehurst Field
Pinehurst North Carolina March 30 A record field of 40 contestants will tee off tomorrow in the first half of the 36 hole qualifying round of the North and South amateur championship golf tournament. Courses two and three will be used for the qualifying rounds and early match play.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Middlesex School and Concord High Clash in Opening Baseball Series
The first 1919 Middlesex County scholastic baseball game will be played Saturday afternoon in North Concord. Middlesex School hosts Concord High for the opening clash of their two game series on the former grounds.
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Middlesex County
Concord
Middlesex School
Concord High School
North
Fitzpatrick Softens Outlook for Princeton Track Team
Princeton track coach Keene Fitzpatrick says wartime unsettled conditions make it hard to assess spring prospects and current outlook seems not very strong. Despite caution, seven lettermen return and captain Erdman, the intercollegiate hurdles champion, is expected to perform well outdoors.
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Princeton
N. J
Fitzpatrick
Erdman
NYU Star Becomes Coach for Varsity Baseball
Floyd J. Egan, NYU all around athlete, is hired to coach the varsity baseball team for pay. He will become a professional and, though still a student in good standing, will be ineligible to compete in intercollegiate sports.
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New York
Floyd J. Egan
New York University
The
Violet College
Frank H. Cann
Egan
Boston Post to Explain Baseball Rules This Summer
The Boston Post will publish a series by umpire Billy Evans to clarify baseball rules that confuse fans. The first installment appears today and will help readers understand what happens on the diamond and why.
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Boston Post
Rules on Improper Batsman and Umpire Penalties
The text explains penalties for batting out of order in baseball. It covers when to declare an out, how runs and bases are affected, and the roles of the umpire and fielding team in appeals. It details interference rules and outcomes with one or two outs and runner positions.
Naval Academy Baseball Opens Season Under Coach Lush
Annapolis Md March 30 The Naval Academy baseball team coached by Billy Lush opens its season Wednesday against the Baltimore club of the International league The Cadets aim to end West Point’s eight year winning streak with eight returning regulars and many promising newcomers in a season that runs to May 31.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Billy Lush
Baltimore
The
Military Academy
Midshipmen
West Point
Severn
Lush
Brookline Man Heads Tank Corps Club
Information from Langres France reports the American Expeditionary Force Tank Corps Club of New England formed with A. O. Porter of Brookline Massachusetts as president. Headquarters will be in Boston.
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Washington
Langrs
France
American Expeditionary Force Tank Corps Club
New England
Porter
Brookline
Mass
Boston
Yale Ball Tossers Add War seasoned Players
Yale's baseball nine at Yale Field will feature two complete novelties in its lineup. Nearly half the squad have seen German shellfire in France and three are married men.
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New Haven
Yale
Baseball Nine
Billy Lauder
Yale Field
France
Harvard Princeton Battery Power Drives Team Campaign
The candidates for the team bring tenacity of purpose from tough experiences. Bowie's fierce artillery and Aronne Forest triumphs sharpen base running prep. Married players Bob Holden Bill Wright and Ray Snell are set for key positions as spring term nears.
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Harvard
Princeton
Argonne Forest
Bob Holden
Bill Wright
Ray Snell
Big League Clubs Train in Southeast Prompting Texas Exit
Eight major clubs are training in Florida Georgia and Alabama with the Red Sox Giants Yankees Dodgers Braves Senators Tigers Pirates and Indians listed. The trend shows teams steering away from Texas and likely moving more southward next year.
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Red Sox
Giants
Yankees
Dodgers
Florida
Braves
Senators
Tigers
Georgia
Pirates
Alabama
Indians
New Orleans
Texas
Cornell Baseball Opens Outdoor Practice In Ithaca
Outdoor practice for the Cornell baseball squad has started with about fifty candidates reporting at Percy Field after the first cut by Dr. Sharpe. The team is forming but pitching material remains scarce.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Sharpe
Percy Field
Frank Moran Declares Return To Ring In Bold Comeback
In Pittsburg Frank Moran proclaims he is not finished. He says he will pursue a campaign to topple overrated champions like Willard and Dempsey, after keeping fit and ready for a big purse. Moran seeks a real prize to meet Dempsey and vows to beat all the Dempseys and Willards.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Frank Moran
Mary Ann
Willard
Dempsey
Moran
Jack Dempsey
Dempseys
Willards
Flo
Oldring Returns to Farm Life After Athletics Release
Rube Oldring, former Philadelphia Athletics captain, is moving back to Quinton New Jersey after being released by the Athletics. He plans to settle in the rural village where he helped organize a nine that dominated seven township rivals two years ago.
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Rube” H. Oldring
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Athletics
Rube
Quinton
Salem County
N. J
Braves Hope To Shape Up For Tigers Series In 1916 Camp
Columbus Ga March 30 The Braves head into 1916 with a strong roster and heavy schedule ahead Stallings aims to trim the squad for the Detroit Tigers series in the North Rabbit Maranville’s return from Trinidad is delayed likely keeping him out of the Detroit games The club plans a camp run from Albany to Macon and possibly Camp Gordon with Tom Miller joining as an early arriving outfielder.
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Columbus
Braves
Detroit Tigers
Rabbit Maranville
Trinidad
Tigers
Hugh Jennings
Tyrus Cobb
Macon
Boston
New York Yanks
Dnl
Stallings
Albany
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Frank
Tom Miller
Haddock
Miller
Jacksonville
Fla
Yanks
Whitman poised to lead Harvard crew as season opens
With spring recess over Harvard rowing trains hard for the june battles. Fred Whitman, acting skipper, is set for official captaincy by first race day. Other crew hopefuls contest seats as Coach Haines plans early lineup shifts for the Crimson. Present boat order lists Whitman at stroke, Brazer, Batchelder, Sedgwick, Morris, Batchelder, Linder, Leighton, and cox EH L Pierson.
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Harvard
Fred Whitman
Haines
Crimson
N. Brazer
George Batchelder
Sedgwick
Morris
Charles Batchelder
John Linder
Bow
Leighton
EH. L. Pierson
Coveleski In Fine Form Says Fohl
New Orleans March 30 Fohl expresses satisfaction with training results praising the catching department and several pitchers He highlights Covey Bagby Coombe Morton O Neil Nunamaker and Thomas as key figures in the season battle Nunamaker contends for pace with Chet as he trims weight and looks to challenge Fatty Arbuckle at batters box
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New Orleans
Fohl
Covey
Lee
Jim Bagby
Coombe
Fred
Morton
Steve O'Neil
Thomas
Nunamaker
Chet
Fatty Arbuckle
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al Demaree
Middlesex
the Real Cigar Merrimac Cigar CO
Tor
Billy Evans
MAN Heads Tank Corps Club
Lone Star State
Cornell Baseball
Rabbit
Columbus, Ga
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