Indians to Meet Horseshoes in City Championship Series Opener
Tomorrow afternoon at the city gym the Midget league finals open with the Indians, South End champs, facing the East Side champions the Horseshoes. If needed a third game will be held to decide home floor advantage. The winners of West End Burr Roaders and North End leagues await after preliminary rounds. Junior series follow once North End crowns a champion with Rosebuds already clinching West End.
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Ruel Refuses to Sign With Senators
St Louis February 23 AP Ola Ruel Washington catcher declines contract due to “appreciable reduction in salary” after a strong 1926 season. He says he is not asking for a raise and is labeled a hold-out. New Britain February 23 AP Wyandek Zbyszko defeats Arthur Boganz in 15:05. Draak and Stevens draw in 30 minutes. Aberg defeats Jor Stosca in 40:41.
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New Britain
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Arthur Boganz
Germany
Tom Draak
Holland
Marty Stevens
New York
Alex Aberg
Russia
Jor Stosca
Italy
Nurmi Plans Comeback to Avenge Berlin Defeats
Flying Finn Paavo Nurmi prepares for a six month training program to face rival Edvin Wide in the next year’s races. Nurmi hopes to beat Wide in the mile and 1600 meters, seeks Otto Peltzer, and aims to overturn Berlin losses that left him confident of victory next season.
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Adian Hockey: Quebec Dominates New Haven 13–0
In Quebec City, Adian hockey teams overwhelmed New Haven with a 13 to 0 score. In Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard defeated Vermont 32 to 28 in college basketball action.
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Telephone Girls and Posey League to Clash at North End Alleys
The Telephone Girls meet the Posey league girls in a special match at North End Alleys tomorrow night at eight. The result will decide the city title. Saturday night the Men’s Posey League meets the Stratford Bachelors on the same alleys to settle supremacy. each team has one win in their two prior meetings. Lineups include Krapp Stevens Dallas Hee Neale Marvel Fiyan Sullivan Ban Jevens.
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Marvel Fiyan
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Jevens
Dartmouth Battles Harvard To 2 2 Tie
Harvard and Dartmouth played to a 2-2 tie in a hard fought intercollegiate hockey game at hoston. Harvard led early on a goal by Stanley a substitute defenseman, with Candy adding another for Harvard. Dartmouth tied on a goal by Fry berger in the closing seconds of the second period and Lane equalized in the third. The teams traded penalties and the game went to overtime before finishing tied.
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Sam Gray First Spring Home Run for Athletics in 1927
Sam Gray of the Philadelphia Athletics staff hit the first homer of spring training in a scrub game at Fort Myers. He connected on Charley Willis' left handed pitch, sending the ball 360 feet over the left field fence. Stanley Haumartner, former major league pitcher, announced retirement from baseball. He accepted a job with a Philadelphia morning newspaper and was sent by the Athletics to the Portland club of the Pacific Coast League in a trade last year.
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Philadelphia Athletics
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Philadelpitia
Stanley Haumartner
Philadelphia
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Portland Club
Bridgeport Police Beat Derby Team in Bowling Night Victory
Bridgeport police bowling team won three straight games against Derby last night at Derby. The scores read 156 to 447, 108 to 461, and 488 to 469. Officer Russell led with a high single of 11 and top total of 399.
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Washington crews train outside Seattle for fast rowing pace
Eight University of Washington varsity crew aspirants train daily on Lake Washington under Head Coach Russell Callow and assistant Him Mats. Ideal conditions boost the eight with steady workouts, including a twelve mile Saturday row and vigorous steering of stroke rates from eighteen to thirty-two. The varsity boat remains intact, but two and three may see changes as focus stays on power at the catch and finish.
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University of Washington
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Wilby Triumphs Over Crosby In City High Game
Wilby High won the city high school basketball championship by defeating Crosby High 23 to 19 before 2,590 fans in Waterbury.
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By High
Crossy High
Fort Wayne leads Cleveland in early game at Fort Wayne
The Fort Wayne team led Cleveland 27 to 24 in the first period while New York trailed Washington 38 to 30. An accident marred the Mount Pocono ski jumping championship as Oliver Perry Smith fractured his skull, shocking spectators who gasped at the near miraculous landings by participants.
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Celtics
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Mount Pocono
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