Pitching mastery and the changing nature of the game
The article discusses pitching control as the key to success, citing Donohue and Donovan and others who maintained form after losing stuff. It contrasts eras, notes the impact of a livelier ball on pitching, and warns that batting practice poses many injuries due to fast pitches.
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Hugh A. Jennings
Addie Joss
Chango
Mons
Ting
Holt
Htou
Wwe
Lark Grifth
Vail
Aself
Champions Past and Present by Joe Archibald
The piece extolls Dartmouth star Oberlander as a legendary 1925 player who dazzled with passing and scoring, aided by Sage and Tully. It recalls Harvard and Cornell routs, compares Oberlander to Heston and the Four Horsemen, and notes his June graduation and national acclaim.
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Copenhagen
Dartmouth
Oberlander
Gant
King of
Gridiron Warriors
Grange
Illinois
Friedman
Michigan
Harvard
Cornell
Chicago
Sage
Tully
Gil Doble
Dartmout
Stagg
Willie Heston
Mchigan
Heston
Archie Hahn
Possibie
Four Horsemen
Notre Dame
McEwan to Coach Oregon as West Point Mentor Resigns
Captain John McEwan, longtime West Point football coach and center on the famed Army teams, signed to coach the University of Oregon for a five year term. He will resign his Army command as Oregon seeks to build on its recent Rivalry success and historic Army ties.
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Jennings
McEwan
Oregon
West Point
University OF Oregon
Dugenh
Ore
Det
John McEwan
New York
John J McEwan
Naval Academy
Army
West Pointers
Navy
Grantland Rice
Walter Camp
Collier
America
Collier’s
Collier's
ASS Double A In Triple Title Series
In a tense post season arc the ASS Double A league pursues a three title method as teams vie for overall supremacy. The International home league and American circuits face off with a final matchup to determine the pennant winner and potential cross league clash.
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Angeles
Dew
Eto
Rube Marquard Chosen to Manage Providence Club
Boston baseball figure Rube Marquard, longtime Braves pitcher and former minor league executive, will manage the Providence club of the Pioneer League. The move follows Providence's acquisition of the Worcester franchise as announced tonight.
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Rube Marquard
Providence
Boston
Fuchird Woo
Rube
Boston Braves
Butler
New York Civils
Brooklyn
Dodger
Montage
Worcester
Harvard five may open year with Dartmouth
Harvard's basketball season could begin next Wednesday with a game against Dartmouth in Hanover. The proposal awaits athletic committee approval and features a young roster with Captain William Smith and Jack Baldwin among the guards and forwards. Carl Rauh is expected to star at center, while coach Wachter plans adjustments to strengthen the lineup for upcoming opponents. The varsity schedule hints at a mid January start with a slate including Yale, Amherst, Williams, and Brown.
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Cambridge Mass
Harvards
Dartmouth
Hanover
Harvard
Yale
T. Wader
Crimson
William Smith
Harr
Qlures
Smith
Jones
Jack Baldwin
Bud Slocum
Carl Rauh
John Leekley
Raith
Leekley
John Malick
Malick
Wach‘er
Jack Barbee
Barbee
Ray Oothout
Mandy Green
Car Oman
Wachtown
Yala
Peonn Rochester
University Intercollegiate
Vhome Mons Se
Wool
Hoht Crasn
Colge
Connecticut Aggies
Pringfield
Norta Carona
Amherst
Amhers
Withaam
Williamstown
New
Brown
Worcest
Poly Tech
Kid Kaplan to Battle Herman on Friday Night
New York December reports the return featherweight title bout between Kid Kaplan and Babe Herman set for Friday night in Madison Square Garden. Kaplan seeks to defend his crown after a controversial draw in their August fight. Herman trains hard to convert speed and power into the title. The undercard features Honeybar Finnegan vs Bobby Garcia and Jackie Snyder vs Tony Mandell, with two preliminary bouts opening the show.
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Meriden Dee
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
Chammon
Babe Herman
Madison Square Garden
Kaplan
Herman
New York
Dee
Madison Stuuue Garden
Lous
Kid) Japlan
California
Garden
Johnny Dundee
New York Commission
Herman A
Kip'in
Waterbury
Mat Kaplan
Meriden
Conn
Honeybar Finnegan
Boston
Bobby Garcia
Jackie Snyder
Brooklyn
Tony Mandell
Providence
Nick Quagarelli
Tammy Jones
Willie Mack
Johnny Felucch
Two Games At Fairfield Courts In Season Openers
Two nights of basketball are scheduled at Legion hall with Fairfield opening its season. Hudson Essex, visiting Danbury, and Bridgeport area teams headline a card that also features a boxing carnival and a girls' combined teams event.
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Pairfield
Legion Hall
Hudson-Essex Five
Hudson-Fissex Combing
Bridgeport
Southbort Fire Men
Danbury Tigers
Community AC
Weet
Fairfield Legion
Jegion
Southport Tiremen
Red Men
Putnam Five
Penn State Five To Start Play Wednesday
Penn State unveils a season opener against Juniata with only two veterans in the lineup. Coach Wolfermann, ill and undecided, relies on Hamas and Sfood to anchor the forwards as Hood shifts back to forward. McDonald’s illness and Gerhardt’s graduation thin the Nitany Lions’ nucleus.
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Penn State
College Pn
Juniata
Gerhardt
Norm Mtolicher
Carnege
MacDonald
Mike Hamas
Chick Sfood
Nitany
Bo Wolfermann
Uoort
Hamas
Juniata Hood
Nitan
Hamag
Passale High
What Football Means and the Overemphasis Debate
The Sportlight discusses football and the alleged overemphasis infusing college life. It argues football builds lasting values yet prompts criticism from graduates, suggests an Eastern Legibity Conference to regulate schedules, and asserts football remains essential amid modern pressures.
Maranville to Play at Keystone for Dodger Club
Brooklyn reports Wilbert Robinson at the National League meeting outlines reshaping plans for next season. Rabbit Maranville will move to second base with Johnny Butler and Johnny Egan reassigned, while Joe McGinnity and Otto Miller are set as coaches and Kell y joins as manager. The Brooklyn club aims to field three new infielders at Cribbets Field, seeking speed and improved pitching support.
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Brooklyn
Wilbert Roblnzer
Dover Hanard
Ocracoke
Robbie
Jimmie Ring
Kes
Rabbit Maranville
Rabbit
Johnny Butler
Minneapoli
Cribkets Field
Boston Braves
Jews Barnes
O Neil
Pep Felix
Tam
Whitey Witt
Jes Skelley
Ben Egan
Toe McGinnity
Kelley
McGinnity
Otto Miller
Yankees Schedule 24 Exhibition Games On Spring Trip
New York to play 24 spring training exhibitions in the south with 16 against Brooklyn Dodgers and six vs Boston Braves. Old schedule lists games at St Petersburg Waycross Montgomery Nashville Charlotte Richmond and other southern and southeastern cities, with venues including Fort McPherson Knoxville and Asheville, April 10 and 11 return to Brooklyn.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Yankees
St. Petersburg
Fla
St Petersburg
Philadelphia Nationals
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Waycross Ga
Montgomery
Birmingham
Ala
Nashville, Tenn
Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Bucknell Names Two New Coaches in Athletics Change
Bucknell Athletic Council announces Malcolm Musser and Walter Blair, both Lewisburg residents and former Bucknell athletes, as coaches of basketball and baseball. Musser played and coached at Bucknell. Blair, a former Bucknell outfielder, catcher for Williamsport, and pro with Yankees, Rochest er, Jersey City, returns to Bucknell to lead the baseball program.
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Lewisburg
Bucknell Athletic Council
Malcolm Musser
Walter Blair
Bucknell
Musser
Blair
Harry
Moose") McCormick
West Point
Williamsport “Millionaires
New York Yankees
Bucknell Diamond
Newark
Rochester
Buffalo
New York
Jersey City
University of Pittsburgh
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Jimmy Ring
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Jesse A Wdner
Dartmouth Universe
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