Reds Hit Four Homers in Easy Win Over Reading
Redlegs slugged four home runs and collected eighteen hits to beat the Reading Keystones 10 to 4 in Leesburg. Sam Bohne homered twice, Bressler cleared the center field barrier, and Roush added a line drive homer. May and Benton split mound duties, with Reading's Cottey roughed up for multiple extra-base hits.
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REDS
Reading
Sam Bohne
Bressler
Roush
Jakie May
Rube Benton
May
Benton
Keystones
Brown
McLarry
Short
Bohne
Shorten
Zitzmann
Cottey
Pinelli
Buckeye
Cruz
Silva
Bohner
Scheer
Camp
Critz
Watt
Rawlins
S.s
J. Smith
C Terete
Lynn
Seeshaltz
Bailey
P Serer
Cattey
Mattison
Cincinnati
Fonseca
Wingo
Lohr
Roberts
Lightner
Reds Open Florida Trip In Rain Delayed, Moving to Sanford
In Leesburg on March 27 the Reds faced rain delays before a sunny finish. Sheehan and Luque were slated to pitch with Bohner at short as Caveney recovers from a Charlie horse. The team will travel to Sanford to play Milwaukee tomorrow, their final away game of the season.
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Leesburg
Fla
Reds
Orlando
Sanford
Milwaukee
Sheehan
Luque
Bohner
Caveney
Charlie Horse
Leesburg Field Noted For Phillies Training Past Season
The Leesburg field is fair with good overall condition though some infield spots show wear. Phillies training there last season, and both Pinelli and Bohne escaped bad hops from sharp grounders.
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Leesburg
Phillies
Pinelli
Bohne
Unusual In Play Injury Ends Player’s Game
Brown was hurt in the fifth after a line drive bounced from his instep to Pinelli then to second for a force on Shorten. He collapsed writhing in pain and left the game.
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Brown
Shorten
Pinelli
Pinellis
Bohne Nearly Homers Twice As Third Tees One
Bohne belted a long seventh inning drive that nearly cleared the left field fence as he already had two homers to his credit.
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Bohne
Zitzman Delivers Heavy Doubles In Early Batting Onslaught
Zitzman connected for three doubles in four at bats, two off the left field fence on a line drive approach. His early power set a momentum shift as the game developed.
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Zitzman
Cincinnati promoters greet Reds return at Orlando stop
Frank Rappold and Jimmie Shevlin, prominent Cincinnati businessmen and boxing promoters, arrived at the San Juan Hotel during the Reds' Leesburg absence. They had been in Miami for two weeks and planned a brief stay in Orlando to refresh before continuing north.
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Frank Rappold
Jimmie Shevlin
de Luxe
Cincinnati
San Juan
Reds
Leesburg
Miami
Orlando
Orlando Boy Buys Release to Join Reds
Harry Biemiller of Orlando reported this evening and will be in uniform tomorrow after purchasing his release from Buffalo to pitch for the Reds.
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Harry Biemiller
Orlando
Buffalo
Reds
Squad to meet for 10 o'clock workout at Tinker Field
The entire squad will hold a 10 AM workout at Tinker Field tomorrow morning before leaving for the Sanford trip at 1 PM. Team members are scheduled to depart after the workout.
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Tinker Field
Sanford
De Forest Nears Bout Agreement For Gibbons Tunney Title Fight
St Paul heavyweight Tommy Gibbons nears a June 12 Polo Grounds bout with Gene Tunney light heavyweight champion after a conference with promoter Jimmy De Forest. Gibbons agrees to 30 percent of receipts (about 125000) if gate hits 400000. Eddie Kane and Tunney's camp may push for 25 percent for titleholder, prompting possible rework.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Tommy Gibbons
Gene Tunney
Polo Grounds
New York
Jimmy de Forrest
Gibbons
Jack Dempsey
de Forrest
Eddie Kane
Kane
Chicago
Billy Gibson
Tunney
Gibson
Mitchell Disqualified In Red Herring Bout May Lose Title
In Detroit on March 27 Pinkey Mitchell was disqualified in the sixth round for failures to fight clean in the clinches after repeated warnings. Gulfport Mississippi fighter Red Herring appeared to win the bout by knockout scoring and the referee awarded the victory to Herring, potentially making him junior welterweight champion of the United States.
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Detroit
Red
Herring
Gulfport
Miss
United States
Pinkey Mitchell
Slim” McClelland
Mitchell
Nurmi and Ritola Score Easy Wins in Indoor Meet
Finnish stars Paavo Nurmi and Willie Ritola won clear victories at the indoor track tournament for the 107th Field Artillery. Nurmi timed 10 54.4 in the two mile, half a lap ahead of Verne Booth with Jim Connolly third, while Ritola won the three and one quarter mile in 16 29 with Gunnar Nilsson second and Clyde Lies takes handicap.
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Paavo Nurmi
107Th Field Artillery
Nurmi
Verne H. Booth
Melrose A. C
Jimmy Connolly
Georgetown
Willie Ritola
Gunnar Nilsson
A. C
Clyde Lies
University of Pittsburgh
Ritola
Nilsson
Lies
Thames Boat Race Preview In Heavy Weather Conditions
London crowds prepare for the Oxford Cambridge boat race on the Thames with up to 500000 spectators. Weather to be cloudy and very cold with strong winds, rough water between Putney and Mortlake, Oxford favored by course, Cambridge hoping for calm, final workouts completed, venous influenza affecting Oxford and Cambridge crews.
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Third
Erie Bowlers Place In A B C Erie Bowlers Earn Fifth In Five Man
Miles R Miller Florists of Erie Pa moved into second in the five man event with 2934 pins and in the doubles Corso and Snyder tied for seventh with 1245 pins. Angst of Rochester led individuals with 672 and Goldstein of Syracuse had 671. Martino of Syracuse posted 1835 all events.
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Dempsey Ineligibility May Affect Fistiana Attendance
New York report notes that John Dempsey being barred here and in states with New York agreements could dull boxing interest. Analysts debate potential drop in attendance and event turnout as sanction impacts ripple through the sport.
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New York World News Service
New York
Jawn
Dempsey
Mill and Lumber practice and Tigers exhibition set
The Chicago Mill and Lumber Company team will practice tomorrow at Christ Church grounds East End at 2 PM. Manager Schroeder of the Price Hill Tigers announced an exhibition with Shevlin at Elder Stadium tomorrow at 2:30 PM.
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Christ Church Grounds
East End
Searles
Schroeder
Price Hill Tigers
Shevlin
Elder Stadium
Reddington to Drill L Harrison Team at Hyde Park Grounds
Marty Reddington will test his L Harrison candidates in a practice at the Hyde Park Lumber Company grounds tomorrow afternoon. He expects nearly thirty players to participate in the drill.
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L . Harrison
Hyde Park
Faessel's Field Tryouts Set For Tomorrow Afternoon
Faessel's Field aims to gather signed players and candidates tomorrow at 2 PM. The club seeks a first class catcher and a first baseman as the Leonine axe conducts practice.
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Faessel
Airmount
Leonine Axe
Pell defeats Sloggett in Queens Club racquets match
C Pell of America beat Colonel A J H Sloggett of England in three straight sets 15 8 18 13 15 7 in the third round of the amateur racquets tournament at the Queens Club London March 27.
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London
C. C. Pell
America
A. J. H. Sloggett
England
Queens Club
Hansen Disqualified In Bout With Taylor
In Paris on March 27 Jack Taylor of Omaha Nebraska defeated Knut Hansen of Wisconsin by disqualification in the eighth round of a ten round bout for holding. Hansen tired by the seventh round. Taylor avenged earlier losses and had fought in Paris all winter without defeat aside from a foul disqualification loss to Charley Ring.
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Associated Press
Paris
Jack Taylor
Omaha
Neb
Knut Hansen
Wisconsin
Hansen
Taylor
Siki
Charley Ring
Australia
Woodward High Nine Defeats Ludlow 18 to 5
The Woodward High School nine defeated Ludlow 18 to 5 as Hess drove three extra base hits and Hess, Bohl, and Welsh hurled solid ball. Woodward led early and never relinquished the lead amid untimely Ludlow errors at Ludlow Park.
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Ludlow Park
Light Work For Louisville Horses As Cold Weather Returns
Horsemen report light workouts at Louisville tracks after a brisk shower. Derby contenders Captain Hal and Elsas ran four furlongs in modest times while owners rebuff quick sales of Lee O Connor and Captain Hal. Racing officials prepare for a busy Sunday and announce stakes dates including Ashland Oaks and Bluegrass Stakes.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Louisville, Ky
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A.A. Kaiser
Captain Hal
W. H. Whitehouse
Elsas
Elsass
Lee O. Conner
R. W. Collins
Daniel E. O'Sullivan
Kentucky Jockey Club
Collins
Derby Colony at Lexington Track Grows to Eighteen
The Kentucky Derby colony at the Kentucky Association track expands to eighteen with Hal Price Headley sending three more entrants. Almadel leads the new group along with Supremus and Old Slip, while race mare Chacolet heads Headley’s operation as he aims for another Dixie Handicap and potential Maryland stakes. Eight two year olds round out the stable.
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Kaiser
Lee O. Conner
William H. Shelley
Lexington
Kentucky Association
Mack Garner
Pete Coyne
Centerville
Iowa
Kit and
Ice
John Lowe
Bronze Wing
J. H. O’donnell
Miami
Hialeah Park
New Orleans
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M.S. Kaufman
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Cincinnati
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Kentucky Jockey Club
Commercial Tribune
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Lexington Turfman
Beaumont Farm
Ultimus
Busy Lass
Mr. Headley
Supremus
Old Slip
Mandy Hamilton
Brown Prince N
Blume
Headley
Chacolet
Maryland
Hopeless
Grimes Accepts Brooklyn Offer for Two-Year Deal
A Clewiston Florida dispatch reports Burleigh Grimes of the Brooklyn Robins accepts $14,000 per year for two seasons. He will join the Robins Monday. He also earns $3,000 if Charley Schwartz proves himself and a $350 debt to the club is canceled.
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Brooklyn
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Cincinnati Wildcats Reach International YMCA Finals
In Detroit on March 27 Cincinnati and Detroit YMCA teams advanced to the finals of the International YMCA basketball tournament. Cincinnati beat Youngstown 20 to 13 to claim a finals berth after a semifinal 50 to 22 rout of Saginaw, while Detroit defeated Warren 30 to 19.
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Mich
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Buckeye
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Ark
Ohio
Ozarks
Cincinnati Wildcats
Saginaw
Warren, Ark
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Racine
Wis
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Madison
International Y. M. C. A
Australian women tennis team sails for Wimbledon and US
A strong group of Australian women tennis players leaves Sydney on April 21 to compete in Wimbledon in England and later in the United States.
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Sydney
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