Pocket Billiard Showdown Sparks Interclub Rivalry
Bridgeport and Algonquin clubs prepare for the first interclub pocket billiard matches of the season tonight at 8. Three players from each club will vie in what promises to be a keen contest with top local talents like Ingoldsb y Don Holmes Henry Sterling Otto Doth and Osborn on the expected lineups. The Algonquin squad aims to repeat last week’s win over the Masonic club as they clash with Bridgeport.
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Firidgeport
Algondguin
Citemen
Masonic Club
Bridgeport
Hoyle
Ubs
Sridgeport
Wonquin
Wadsenic
Bridee
Igonquin
Henry
George T. MicCarthy
Bridgeport ‘G
Payill
Osborn
Holyoke Five to Be Here Tomorrow Boys Return
Holyoke High resumes after a two game absence with the boys set to host East Hartford High in a 3 o clock tip off at the gh school gym The girls also meet East Hartford with a 1 45 start The boys lineup includes Blade Burns Murphy Tickey Hammill with substitutes Maher Hamilton Stenquist and Munday The girls will start Hunter Allen Fut Lie bersum Rega and Woods in a five with a postgame gathering planned
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Holyoke High
Hizh
East Hartford High School
Blade A Burns
Murphy
American League to Bar Trick Pitching
Ban on freak pitching announced by American League president Johnson at the league committee meeting. Unnatural deliveries such as the spit ball shin ball and other trick pitches are to be barred from the major leagues. officials expect smooth enforcement and new rules to govern and enforce the ban.
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EB. Shnson
Pyles
Johnson
Wilde Stuns Ertle By Third Round Knockout
Jimmy Wilde the English flyweight champion knocked out Mike Ertle in the third round of a ten round bout at Milwaukee. Wilde opened with a straight left and right hand to the jaw finishing with a right hand blow to the jaw. Ertle offered some head and body work but Wilde controlled the action, delivering damage through the first two rounds before ending the fight in round three.
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Ertle
Jimmy Wilde
Myvilwaukee
England
Wil Che
Mike “Kewpie
Ertie
Wilde
Boxing bouts and weigh disputes headline Philadelphia Jersey City events
Promoter Phil Glassmar signs Lew Tendler to fight Mickey Donley at Olympia A A Philadelphia February 16. George Chaney lines up against Jack Russo Jos Lynch and Louisiana on February 9 at Olympia Philadelphia. Young Chaney pulls out ill from Baltimore with plan to fight Georgie Brown at Jersey City City A A next Thursday. Mildred Wolgast sues Ad Wolgast for 250 monthly maintenance after alleged desertion in 1917. Jon Welling expected to beat George Chaney in a twelve round Baltimore match tonight. Spider Roach to face a coach boy in Dundea Leonard tit at Arena A A Jersey City as Roach trains daily.
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Phil Glassmar
Lew Tendler
Mickey Donley
Newark
Olympia A. A
Philadelphia
George ‘Chaney
Jack Russo
Jos Lynch
Louisiana
Olympia
George Brown
Harry
Kid) Brown
Vic Ritchie
Little Bear
Young Chaney
Harold Fortise
National A.A
Georgie ‘Brown
City A. C
Jersey City
Jon Welling
George Chaney
Baltimore
Billy Gibson
Spider Roach
Arena A. A
Roach
Silman’s
Early golf pioneers in Cambridge and Chicago tale
The piece recalls Charles B. Macdonald using tomato cans for holes on a makeshift course in Chicago about forty years ago and highlights WT Linskill a Cambridge boyhood figure who founded the Oxford Cambridge varsity match. It notes Linskill laid out a course at Coldham Common, with early players living on canned meat and fruit as holes. The first match in 1578 saw Oxford win at Wimbledon by twenty four holes. Floppers vs Brass Co. The Bridgeport Brass bowling team faces Stratford Fappers tomorrow afternoon at Nutmegalleys.
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Charles B. Macdonald
Chicago
England
Linskill
Macdonald
Cambridge
Tom Morris
Davie Strath
Brass CO
Bridgeport Brass
Stratford Fappers
Lakes edged by Cartridge Co in sprinting high scoring game
The C UMCL basketball five defeated Lakes ten in a fast paced Colonial float contest. Buckley led with six points while Rowe and Maher contributed strong all around play. For Lakes, Henry Anthony, a former Blue Ribbon player, stood out as the shining star in a high scoring affair.
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C. Umcl
Wes
Buckley
Meyers
Rowe
Una
Maher
Dondero
Henry Anthony
Brooklyn Robins Sail for Jacksonville Training Camp
The Brooklyn Robins plan to sail February 26 for Jacksonville training aboard the Apache of the Clyde line, with Otto Miller and Rube Marquard among those aboard. The six week southward session begins March 1 with spring workouts. Manager Wilbert Robinson will join soon after. The club seeks early arrival, aims to address infield and outfield gaps if Ed Kenetchy and Tommy Griffith retire.
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New York
Patan
Brooklyn Robins
Jacksonville
Anahheé
Clyde Line
Sohe
Florida City
Otto Miller
al Mamaux
Rube Marquard
Lrnie Exkrueger
Harry Heltman
Helt
Warbush
Wilbert Robinson
Seminole
Robbie
Thea
Ed Kenetchy
Tommy Griffith
Skating title tied as McWhorter and McGowan lead
The National skating meet in Chicago ends with McWhorter and Everett McGowan of St Pauls tied on 80 points for first. Horton of Saranac Lake finishes strong with 42.5 points after winning the 440 yards and 220 yards hurdles. Moore of Lake Placid, Murph of New York, and Breinath Chicago place among top contenders. Moore is disqualified in the three mile event which McWhorter wins.
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Idanund Bor Lon
Dmverett Sleethowan St Paul
Hoy Me
Pine
Horton
Lwal
Delarmuter
Saranac Like
W. Mursh
New York Wild
McWhorter McCowan
William Brein- Thicagi
De Neri Outfit to Play Blue Ribbons This Sunday
The De Neri basketball team of the Western league will face the Blue Ribbons at Colonial Hall Sunday afternoon. Start time is 3 15 with a 2 15 preliminary contest. Manager John Leavy says his team will play at top speed, with new stars in the lineup, and aims to move near first place soon.
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de Neri
Colonial Hall
John Leavy
Leavy
Ure Jadder
Hitters question batting style and home runs in baseball
The piece discusses Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb as examples of power hitting and the debate over Ruth adopting a shorter swing for higher average. Barrow argues Ruth could raise his average while Cobb’s aggressive swing yields many homers and RBI. References Ruth’s 1923 batting average and Cobb’s 1912-13 power totals.
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Babe Huth
Boston Prize
New York Yankees
Tid Barrow
Red Sox
Ruth
Barrow
Bahe
Tyrus Cobb
Bate
Ty Cobb
New Orleans Race Card Mixed Results and Entries
Race segment from New Orleans listing horse names and odds across seven races with fractional and decimal values, including first names such as John and Reardon, Tutt, Windy, Alula, Ira Wilson, Pickwick, Sweet Liberty, Rainbow Girl, Sun God, Cobalt Lass, Carinus, Frank Mattax, Ben Hampson, Waterproof. Odds show varied favorites with several outs and disqualifications noted in the scrambled OCR text.
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New Orleans
Tam
John & Reardon
Tutt
Romeo
Rainbow Girl
Sun
God
Cobalt Lass
Carinus
D—I
Frank Mattax
Ben Hampson
Havana Race Card Feat Riders and Odds Summary
Havana race card lists first to fifth races with horse names and odds. Multiple entries show prices such as 3-1 4-ad and 6-1 for favorites, with several horses omitted or marked even or out.
Fight Commissions Unfair Says Egan
Egan declares state boxing law bans prize fighting and criticizes local boxing commissions for mismanagement of the New Britain bout. He warns promoters and officials that promised authentic contests with knockouts or clear defeats violate state law and mislead patrons. The Hartford superintendent notes no state boxing authority manages exhibitions and condemns alleged municipal overreach.
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Pottes Thomas
Wigan
Hartford
Sammy Wattztattling - Lahn
New Britain
Megan
Ion
Egan
Boxing Commisson
Thomas
Bgan
Nelson seeks missing brother amid father's death
Battling Nelson, famed fighter of Hegewiscl, Tr., is trying to locate his brother Harry Nelson to inform him of Wells Nelson's death. Since November, he has hunted at Waukesha Kas and Nadesha Was after a last letter from Harry, and he will not bury his father until Harry returns.
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Battling Nelson
Hegewiscl
Harry Nelson
Wells Nelson
Batt
Harry
Waukesha
Kas
Nadesha
Plan to decide 1920 football grid title
A coast enthusiast outlines a plan to crown the 1920 football champion by inviting eastern, midwestern, southern and Pacific coast winners to a winter tournament on the coast. Semifinals on Christmas Day yield two finalists for New Year’s, with Notre Dame or Centre mentioned as possible midwest representatives and Harvard possibly backing the eastern winner. The proposal faces Western conference resistance to post season games, but support from the south and east seems likely.
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East
Mddle
Mid-West
Notre Dame
Middle West
Centra College Mght
Goth
Men Scott
Alabama Warriors
South
Harvard
Johnnies
Potteriger Linked To St Louis Browns Trade Talk
Worcester Jan Marl Potteiger may move to the St Louis Browns after a letter from Browns business manager Bob Quinn. Manager Mack of the Worcesters named his terms and defended Potteiger, who has long sought a big league chance amid recent gossip of a sale to the Eastern League setup.
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Worcester
Jan Marl Potteiger
St. Fuguly
Tack Maaelik
Worcesters
Bob Quinn
Browns
Potteiger
Mack
Thiinn
Potterger
New York Americans
Miller Lugging
Hartford
Quinn
The
Showns
Sisler and Roush In Two An Inning Stunt
George Sisler and Edd Roush joined a noted "two an inning" club with multi hit and scoring feats. Sisler highlighted the St Louis Cleveland game of June 3 with a double and a homer driving three Browns runs while scoring. Roush matched by producing two doubles in August 28 against Philadelphia and other key hits in prior clashes.
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George Llarold Sisler
Sis
Charley Jamieson
Tom Phillips
Browns
Sisler
Twree
Burkemen
Roush
Cincinnati
Phils
Henry Icee Meadows
George Chalmers
Toush
Superbas
Roush Lnud
al Mamaus
Gould and Partner Defeat Chicago Racquet Players
New York and Philadelphia advance in National amateur racquets doubles at the Philadelphia Racquet Club. Gould and Wear defeat Gardiner and Reynolds, while Frelinghuysen and Cutting beat Pearson and McGlynn. Semifinals set for tomorrow, final Saturday. crowds anticipate the biggest Garden event outside Willard Mor an.
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Gould
Partner
Chicago
Valladelphis
New York
Philadelphia
J. W. Wear
Jay Gould
Piaved Brine Liaut
R. A. Gardiner
BE. EH
Reynolde
Four Fast Bouts at Acorn A C Smoker Card
Matchmaker Arethe Cameron staged four boxing bouts for Smoker at Acorn A C Monday evening. Headliner George Dixon versus Young Sam Langford of Hartford. Langford seen as genuine test for Dixon. Semifinal pairs Young O Leary versus Young Robinson Derby and Young Roach versus Kid Toronto. Opening bout Young Alvearn versus Kid Finnan. Referee Young McAuliffe and announcer Michael McGovern. Bouts four rounds to decision. First bout at set time.
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Arethe Cameron
Smoker
Acorn A.C. W
Panams
George Dixon
Young Sam Langsford
Hartford
Joe Smith
Young O'Leary
Young Robinson
Derby
Young Roach
Kid Toronto
Beteen Young Alvearn
Kid Finnan
Young McAuliffe
Hartmann
Micahel McGovern
Cameron
Dixon
Bi Langford
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Manhattan Opera House
Jack Curry
Uncle Sam
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Zibby
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Caddock
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RK. F. Cutting
S. W. Pearson
W. J. McGlynn
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Charles S. Bramler
Cyrilatch
J. W
Gardner
Howard Linn
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