Attell defeats Kirk with ease in comeback bout
Abe Attell stopped OMe Kirk of St. Louis in the third round of a ten round match at the Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club New York. The former featherweight champion floored Kirk and forced a stoppage by referee Sam Kelly earning applause and sparking talk of Attell’s return to the ring.
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Abe Attell
Ome Kirk
St. Louis
Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club
New York
Abe
Kirk
Attell
Ollie
Enines
Strunk of Athletics Suffers Arm Injury in Midseason Woes
Memphis report details Amos Strunk who has thrown his arm out during the Athletics successful trip. Dr Chadwick examined the elbow, muscles twisted yet no recovery after massaging and toning. Strunk, once a top southpaw, now likely to serve only as a utility man or pinch hitter if the diagnosis holds.
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Memphis
Tenn
Athletics
Connie Mack
Amos Strunk
Strunk
Mack
Chadwick
Umpire Billy Evans Rated Physically Ideal by Cleveland Club
J. F. Stapleton of the Cleveland Athletic Club declares American League umpire Billy Evans the perfect physical man after studying measurements from Greek and Roman models. Evans, noted for boxing with Johnny Kilbane, shows exceptional strength and endurance with precise limb and waist measurements cited.
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Evans
Ban Johnson
Will
Cleveland
Cornell
Johnny Kilbane
J. F. Stapleton
Cleveland Athletic Club
W. G Evans
Evane
Joe Wood's Fast Ball Knocks Bobby Byrne Out
Hot Springs Ark March 20 Bob Byrne Pirates third baseman was struck above the left temple by Smoky Joe Woods fast ball. Byrne in serious condition at Hotel Eastman with skull fracture possible after swelling subsides. Boston won 7 to 2 as Wood pitched four innings Hall relieved and allowed two runs. Pirates had McCarty spiked by Tris Speaker and Butler fever. Sox and Pirates notes.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Bobby Byrne
Pittsburgh Pirates
Smoky Joe" Wood
Red Sox
Whittington Park
Pittsburgh
Eastman
Byrne
Pirates
Boston
McCarty
Tris Speaker
Butler
Wood
Hall
Sox
Robinson
Cooper
Ketchel’s Manager Predicts Victory Over Hogan
Sporting editor notes New Haven boxing fans will see Al Ketchel of Bridgeport face One Round Hogan at the National A. C. on March 31. Ben Murphy trains Ketchel with fighters Willie Lewis and Jack Britton among his charges. training to be at Capt Bond’s quarters in Stratford.
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the Farmer
New Haven
al Ketchel
Bridgeport
Hogan
Ketchel
A. C
Connecticut
Ben Murphy
Willie Lewis
Jack Denning
Joe Jeannette
Jack Britton
Murphy
Capt Bond
Stratford
Dan McKetrick
Duke of Westminster Aims for British Polo Cup Victory
The Duke of Westminster, celebrating his thirty fourth birthday, bankrolls the British Polo team chasing the International Cup from the Yankees. A noted patron of sport he backs horse racing and yachting, plans a possible America visit for polo, and supports a Western hunting trip. Also opening today in New York, the Travel and Vacation Show showcases Canadian and U.S. fishing and hunting destinations with panoramic exhibits.
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Duke of Westminster
Lord Lonsdale
Marquis of Queensberry
Monte Carlo
Dixie
America
United States
Canada
Grand Central Palace
New York
Highlands
Ontario
Algonquin National Park
Glacier National Park
Temagami
Rideau River
Lakes
Thousand Islands
Atlantics Prepare For Season Opener Against Walnuts
Amateur baseball notes announce the Atlantics organized for the season. They will face the Walnuts on Good Friday morning at Seaside Park. Lineup includes Tezan at second, Fisher at third, Loeffier, Larkin, Burns, German, McCord, Kiernan. all members to report tonight.
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Atlantics
Walnuts
Seaside Park
Tezan
Bradley
Fisher
Loeffier
Larkin Ayows
Burnseae
Sess McCord
Kiernan
Outfielder Jack Collins Shines for Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox writer Malcolm Maclean hails former Springfield star Jack Collins as a fast, powerful outfielder with clean hitting and elite base running. The piece praises Collins speed and fielding, predicting a strong season in right field as he starts with high expectations alongside Johnston and Mattick.
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Jack Collins
Springfield
Malcolm Maclean
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Johnston
Mattick
Collins
Heine Zimmerman
Jimmy Johnston
Shane
Ty Cobb
Paso Robles
West
Virgil
Shane Collins
Davy Ryan Eyes Upset Of Kid Lewis In McAuliffe Bout
Davy Ryan, local middleweight and New Haven blacksmith, travels from the hayfield to challenge Waterbury’s Kid Lewis in a ten round semi final on March 27 at Park City rink. The Acorn Athletic club card includes Joe Walcott of Bridgeport versus Battling Larry Ryan of New York and Kid Allen of Bridgeport against Jackie Rollinson of Derby in six round bouts.
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Davy Ryan
New Haven
Davy
Kid Lewis
Park City
Joe Walcott
Bridgeport
Battling Larry Ryan
New York
Kid Allen
Jackie Rollinson
Derby
This Date in Pugilistic Annals
Highlights of boxing events across years include Tommy Ryan born in 1870 at Redland New York, Ray Bronson’s 3rd round KO of Johnny Mickels, 1907 Willie Lewis defeating Eddie Chambers in New York, 1911 Packey McFarland beating Billy Ryan in Oswego, 1912 Eddie McGoorty outpointing Hugo Kelly in Kenosha, and Jim Stewart outpointing Carl Morris in New York.
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Tommy Ryan
Redland
N. Y
Ray Bronson
Johnny Mickels
Indianapolis
Willie Lewis
Eddie Chambers
New York
Packey McFarland
Billy Ryan
Oswego
Eiddie McGoorty
Hugo Kelly
Kenosha
Wis
Jim Stewart
Carl Morris
Thorpe Hitting That Ball Again In Waco Exhibition
Eleven Giants were escorted to Waco by Wilbert Robinson and defeated the Waco Texas Leaguers 13 to 1. Jost allowed one inning of New York hits before losing form. Wiltse Crandall and Fletcher starred on the mound and in the field. Thorpe at first base impressed with two fielding saves and Drage showed speed on the bases.
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Waco
Texas
Giants
Marlin
Wilbert Robinson
Waco Texas
Jost
New York
Wiltse
Crandall
Fletcher
Jim Thorpe
Major League Signs and Roster Talk Across Clubs
Pitcher Martin Walsh, brother of Ed Walsh, signs with 1 Utica. Eight Rochester players refuse terms. George Simmons an ex New Haven infielder is among them. Reggie Brown impresses Athletics in practice and may win a regular spot. Chance hones outfield with Walter Cree Daniels and Lelivelt. Breitenstein to umpire in the Southern League. Ira Thomas says Moriarty is a tougher base stealer than Cobb. Hans Lobert returns from knee injury and works hard in Phillies camp. A Cuban standout Baldomero Acosta is valued as a mix of Keeler and Burkett for outfield needs. Eddie Murphy Oldring and Strunk man the Athletics outfield in practice. Orr praised for fielding by Connie Mack. George Mullin set to start Opening Day in St Louis on bonus terms. Miller drafted by Cincinnati in 1907 and later drifted through five drafts before joining Pirates at Hot Springs.
Bridgeport Girls to Play New Haven Maids for State Title
Bridgeport hosts New Haven in a state championship game at Brooklawn Rink on Friday March 28 with the Bridgeport girls aiming to break a 1 1 series tie. This marks the first dance in the city by a girls team and a featured attraction of the event.
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Bridgeport
New Haven
Brooklawn
Prince Flore Guest of Bridgeport Club
Prince Flore the educated monkey attended a reception and smoker at the Bridgeport Club last night. He relaxed through the evening and later staged a bicycle riding exhibition that delighted attendees. Miss Hilda Hawthorne at Poli's this week performed ventriloquial and singing numbers.
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Prince Flore
Bridgeport
Hilda Hawthorne
Poli
International Invasion In Sports Across The Year
The article outlines a broad international presence in American sports this summer and autumn. Chinese baseball players, cricket and tennis experts from Australia, English golf and polo contenders, German yachtsmen, Cambridge and Oxford athletes, and French auto and aviation participants are slated for events from yachting to golf to rowing. Major meets include yachting trials off Marblehead August 16 to 26 with finals September 7, golf championships at Brookline and Garden City in September, and a busy college schedule culminating with the world series tour by the New York Nationals and Chicago Americans.
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New York
Orient
Australia
England
Germany
Cambridge
Oxford
France
Marblehead
Mass
Paris
Maylake
Brookline
Garden City
L. I
Ter
Wilmington
Del
Hurlingham Club
Meadowbrook
Narragansett Pier
Oxford-Cambridge
America
Harvard-Yale
Boston
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Poughkeepsie
Harvard Yale
New London
Wits
New York Nationals
Chicago Americans
McCarty Sorry He Missed Wells in 10 Round Bout
New York reports William McCarty manager Luther McCarty explains the refusal of 10 000 to match McCarty with Gunboat Wells. He cites a plan to tour for higher earnings and questions Wells as a world beater, noting Moran’s 20 rounds with Wells and intending to fight Smith on better terms.
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New York
Bombardier Wells
William McCarney
Luther McCarty
McCarty
Wells
Jess Willard
Willard
California
Smith
Frank Moran
Wells McCarty
Garretson and Trainmen Push 15 Percent Pay Rise
A. B. Garretson and William G. Lee met Elisha Lee to press for a 15 percent wage increase for about 100,000 railroad workers. They filed proposed scales January 26 and urged a starting date for negotiations, targeting fifty four eastern railroads and their managers.
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New York
A. B. Garretson
The
Order of Railroad Conductors
William G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Elisha Lee
Railway workers total up to one hundred thousand
Conductors, baggagemen, brakemen, flagmen, yard switchmen and towermen on three roads total about 100,000 employees, compared with 30,000 firemen and 30,000 engineers.
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Three Roads
Bridgeport trades Barron for Blum in busy baseball day
Manager McCann trades pitcher Johnny Barron to Lowell for Blum, expects Barron to shine away from Bridgeport. Barron went 5 2 in 1912. R. H. Bowman from Falfurrias, Texas, reports April 7 report date. Roy Rock signs with New London. Willie Lewis defeats Marcel Morceau in Paris. Lafayette tops Georgetown 3 1. Princeton beats North Carolina 9 3. Knockout Brown and Bud Anderson plan a rematch in April in California. Cornell names G C Halstead captain. Battling Nelson and wife reconcile and plan Portland honeymoon.
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Wagner
McCann
Bridgeport Baseball Club
Johnny Barron
Lowell
Mass
Blum
Barron
Frank Connaughton
Yankees Given Coat of Whitewash in Bermuda Debut
In Bermuda on March 20 the Highland Regulars under Chance lost 4 to 0 to the Jersey City Skeeters. Russell Ford and Jack Warhop started for the Highlands while Mains Doescher worked in relief for Jersey City. Hartzell and Midkiff made standout plays to stem the skid as Doescher dominated with sharp southpaw curves.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Jersey City
Ezra Midkiff
Hope
Crée
Midkiff
Mother Earth
New York
Chance
Young
Hartzell
Jersey
Mains
Doescher
Latters
Highlanders
Southpaw
Loescher
Brooklyn
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Joe Wood
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Ira Thomas
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Hans Lobert
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Jesse Burkett
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Bud Anderson
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Fairfield Ave
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Portsmouth
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Hutchinson
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Moore
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Wrish
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