Wills and Suzanne reach semifinals in Carlton tennis
Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglen win their way into the Carlton tournament semifinals as Mile Lenglen dominates Lady Roundway and Miss Bennett falls to Lenglen while Wills shows improvement and faces Lenglen next. Rain threatens schedule with Tuesday morning matchups.
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Suzanne
Ay So Mianes
Pepid
Apy Heth Uelen Wills
Susaine Lens
Len
Cme
Smaies
Carlton
Mile Lenglen
Miss Wills
Lady Roundway
Alex Aileen Bennett
Vase Wis Berog
Tre Aes
Louenament
Abe
Tad Roundwas
Sven
Miss Hennetta
Englick
Alviera
Tady Rommdway
Mins
Winnime
Roemai
Stacles
Maes
Hemitha Contesiavas
Suyvanne
Midi Viaste
Helen
Mis
Willsto
Miss Bennett
Miss Wils
Deuce
Lengten
Mule Lengten
Suzanné
Miss Bennet
Eng- Ash Gil
Miley Lengton
Sid Mille
Fenglen
José
Game
Thia
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Lenslen
Riviert
Y. M. 4. A. Club Books Noted Passage Wonder Team
Promoter Sot Rooney announced a famous Passage “wonder” team is booked to play here against YoOM club. The quintet is billed as a famed five who held Do nkrue records at Tissaic High School. The game will be played under amateur rules.
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Sot Rooney
Buy Yoom
Timeus
Tissaic Fligh School
Rise of Illinois Big Ten Feature
The piece surveys the Western Conference basketball race as it nears the season’s end. Illinois climbs in standings after beating Chicago, Purdue and Indiana share high scoring positions, while Ohio State drops, Purdue’s captain solidifies sixth place overall with 14 markers for the week. Northwestern, Purdue, and Indiana figure prominently in the top performers list.
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Chlongo
Syatte Yilice LO
Wisconsin
Ohio State
Trust
Chicago
Aave
Purdue
Buelkeyes
Laws
Yankees Sign 27 Men to Contracts for Season
New York reports twenty-seven Yankees have signed contracts out of thirty-six offered. The group includes Babe Ruth and Herb Pennock with two-year deals. Bob Shawkey, reached in St Petersburg after a talk with Miller Huggins, is among those under contract.
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New York
New York Yankees
Igat
Bob Shawkey
Ferms
St Petersburg
Miller Huggins
Babe Ruth
Herb Pennock
Forge Team Tops Hardware Wood Bowing League
The Marge leading the second series shows Forge Team with strong performances as Tr and Thibault along with Kennedy star in the Inap. Standings list Forge ahead in team totals 1472 and high individual marks include Thibault 826 and 209 for frames, Kennedy 318, Chambers 395, and Riccio 204.
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Marge
Bridgeport Hardware
Thibault
Kennerdy
Inap
Teague
Fagh
Thibani
Kennedy
Heh
Forge
iFfigh
Honor Rell. Thibault
Riccio
de Lea
Scippo
Chambers
Yale Crew Stung by Scholastic Ban on Key Oarsmen
Yale coach Ka Lendr faces a setback as midterm grades rule out A E Studson and T S Laughlin from the varsity crew. Coates also barred on grounds and Hudson unlikely to return, leaving Ed Leader with a reduced lineup for the May 8 house tonic fleet meet.
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Jiaven—Tech
Plang
Ka Lendr
Yale
A. E. Studson
T. S. Laughlin
A. B. Coates
Coates
Hudson
Mid- Texams
Ed Leader
J. Warner
Ary
A. L. Francisco
Laughin
Cannon
Crosby
Durant
Storm
Laugh
Leader
Housatonic
Racing Results and Entries From Local Track Meets
The card lists multiple races for four year olds and up with purses from 600 to 896 dollars. Entries include June Day, My Laddie, Cogum, Wood stock, Morton, Memphis, Alvares, Lily MW, Northern Miss, Donnavideo, Caribe, and Laneil among others. Results show times, weights, and placing details for each race across seven events plus additional notations on also ran and scratches.
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Donald
My Laddie
Cogum
Sun Silent
Woodstock
Algéran Mit
Chandelier
Pepperette
Cganton
Searchlight Til
Sacajawen
Fondle Mc
Bhcondra
Morton
Memphis
Woemstack
Pony Fapress
Varley St
Alvares
McCann Even
Lily MW
Sellum
Skip Little Noon Lin
Banks
Sunaorte Maberto C
May
Country Life
Mildred Sherer
Aikina
Jennie Lynn
Pourtyh
Miss Rabo
Gan
Nephew
J. G
Bieker
Pokey Jane
Mediator
Sunny Curl
Hughie Cobham
Northern Miss
Sports
Star
Morten
Donnavideo
McCann
Nota Bane
Betty Lane
Caribe
Spam &i Pven
Super Ady
Judy
Ashburton
Cegan
St. Michael Waltro
Laneil
Polly Tvweighton
Holbert
Bramton
New Orleans Entries First Race Purse $1200
Entries list for the New Orleans first race shows a claiming maidens for three year olds at a mile and seventy yards. Notable weights include Joe Strauss 112 Glance 112 Mindlel 193 Pride 131 with placeholder entries Bear Meann Cliff Clare B Holyhead and others.
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Maidem
Joe Strauss
Glance
Mindlel
xBear Meann
xCliff
xClarre B
xHolyhead
Pride
Chicago plans arena bigger than New York rival
Chicago unveils indoor amphitheatre plans at Madison Square Garden style site. Eight million dollars will fund a venue with near forty thousand capacity and room for football, hockey, horse shows, track meets, six day races and polo. Babe Ruth since fame has supported the Baltimore Industrial Home where he spent much of his youth.
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Chicago
New York
Mammoth
Madison Square Garden
Babe Ruth
Baltimore
College Stars Tie for Honors in Court Play
New York Feb 14 AP revised figures show a duel for individual scoring power in the eastern intercollegiate league between Princeton captain Carl Loeb and Columbia’s Red Laub. Penn guards Glodblatt and Ravenport are tied for third with 31 points. Columbia leads the circuit with four victories and no defeats, Dartmouth second after a single loss to the leaders. Team and individual standings follow.
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New York
Carl Loeb
Princeton
Laub
Columbia
Pennsylvania Guards
Goldblatt
Ravenport
Cyevil
Dartmouth
Pirates Home on All Holidays Schedule 1926 Details
The Pittsburgh Pirates, 1926 world champions, will not play any holiday games away from home per the National League schedule. Opening April 13 with Brooklyn at New York and other matchups, the season ends September 26 for most teams, with Boston and Philadelphia meeting for a three game series afterward. Brooklyn gets ten Saturdays and nineteen Sundays plus one holiday, while Philadelphia has seventeen Saturdays and two holidays.
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New York
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louie
Ebbetsfield
Twilight League Meeting Set For Friday Night
Fairfield February meeting announced for Friday at Red Men bowling alleys to discuss the coming season. Plans aim to expand the circuit, host several baseball nights weekly, and attract town interest. Teams listed include DuPont, Southport Firemen, UWandy, Starman, and Greenfield Hill. Oliver Tennings is president.
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Fairfield
Fairfeld Twilight
Comig
Trig
Southport Firemen
Uwandy and
Starman
Greenfield Hill
Oliver Tennings
Cobb and Donohue shine and Cobb falters in World Series
In a 1926 style recap a long account lauds Jiggs Donohue for peak play in 1906 while critiquing Ty Cobb as a World Series performer. It notes Rohe’s throws aiding Donohue, lists players, and mentions an upcoming golf event in Ormond Beach with Hagen Sarazen and others.
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TY Cobb
Rohe
Jiggs Donahue
Hugh A. Jennings
Jims Donohue
Chicago White Sox
Cubs
Donohue
Roche
Chiccago
Teohe
Ruhe
White Sox
Hohe
Tohe
Biseman
Fox
Byeid Walsh
Doc” White
Delvery
White
Sheckard
Schulte
Donohis
George Davis
Sox
Davis
Chicago
Cobb
British 10 Pick Amateur Team From 21 Golfers
London Feb 14 AP The Royal and Ancient Golf Club selected twenty one experts to form a Walker Cup frame for June against the Americans. Champion Robert Tarnis leads a list that includes three former champions Sir Ernest Holderness J Tolley and Roger H Wethered alongside several US veterans and rising youths. A four man sub committee including Hilton Darwin and two Scots chose the provisional Walker Cup candidates.
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London
Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Great Britain
Robert Tanrris
Kenneth Fradgley
United States
Harne
Geoffrey Maccullum
J. G. Simpson
John Wilson
Wagishmen
H. H. Hilton
B. Darwin
Robert Hains
W A. Murray
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