New Year boxing talks and club moves in sports pages
Rumors of Jim Coffey leaving for London under contract to Eat Siveavaraice Wells in June headline a wave of international moves. The column notes stars like Jim Thorpe and Bunny Hearne shifting leagues, while Emilio Palermo续 and other boxing and racing figures face uncertain futures amid promoter activity and ongoing retirements.
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Jim Coffey
Dublin
High Seas
Fond
Eat
Siveavaraice Wells
London
Jim
Empire State Express
25 Cent Seats Dwindle as Baseball Parks Grow
A Daily Letter on Sporting Events notes a decline of 25 cent seats in major league parks as new stands replace old bleachers. The piece observes bleacher areas being split into 50 cent sections near home plate while far outer seats vanish from the market.
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New York
Pirates Sweep Series In Cool Drizzle Win
Yesterday in Chicago the Pirates shut out O Day s bunch 7 to 0 to complete a clean sweep as Cabe Adams pitched airtight ball and the Buccaneers slugged Jimmy Lavender s spitters. Vaughn yielded five runs in five innings while the last two were played in drizzle. Less than 2000 fans watched.
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Chicago
Cubs
Pirates
O'Day
Cabe Adams
Bruins
Buccaneers
Jimmy Lavender
Jim Vaughn
Kiem
Smoketown
Lavender
Fred Clarke
Vaughn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Reds
Tigers Triumph in Eleventh Behind Dubue Sac Fly
Detroit edged Chicago 1 to 0 in eleven innings as Dubue and Cicotte pitched superbly. Dubue delivered the decisive sacrifice fly in the extra frame to give Detroit the win. In New York Walsh belted a fourth inning homer to spark the Mets’ offense.
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Cicotte
Dubue
Chicago
Detroit
Coach aims for brainy players in 1914 eleven
The piece describes a plan for a clear coaching system avoiding player confusion. It also recounts Chief Bender leaving medical care during illness to seek quiet to recover, preferring nature to doctors and medicine, with Connie Mack worried during his absence.
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Bender
Athletics
Connie Mack
Connie
Conne
Mack
Lakewood Country Club Opens Spring Golf Meeting
The Country Club of Lakewood hosts its spring meeting in Lakewood New Jersey starting today April 30 with events on April 30 May 1 and May 2 signaling the formal start of the metropolitan district golf season.
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Lakewood
N. J
Country Club of
New York State Baseball Opens Championship Season
Elmira April 30 Syracuse faces home team Utica and Binghamton in the opening championship games with Scranton Albany at Wilkes-Barre.
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Elmira
N. Y
New York State
Syracuse
Utica
Binghampton
Tre . Scranton
Albany
Wilbarre
Mound ace Cy Falkenberg tops Pittsburg in 2–0 victory
Indianapolis reports Cy Falkenberg masterful on the mound for the Hoosiers, blanking the Pittsburg rebels 2 0 on three singles. He walked none and fanned five, while Eddie Henderson pitched for the Reds in a loss.
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Indianapolis
Cy Falkenberg
Pittsburg Rebels
Hoosiers
Reds
Falkenberg
Eddie Henderson
Pitchers Battle Seals 1-0 Victory in AL Clash
In a tight American League duel, Dubuc hurled eleven innings against the Chicago White Sox and won 1 to 0. He starred on the mound and delivered a sacrifice fly in the eleventh that produced the winning run.
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Dubuc
Chicago White Sox
Thames Mullin Phares Company Roofing Offer
The Thames Mullin Phares Company invites inquiries from those needing roofing spouting and sheet metal work in Cumberland. The firm is known for integrity and quality with guaranteed work and estimates, at rear of 255 North Centre Street Cumberland.
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Thames, Mullin, Phares Company
Cumberland
Centre Street
Adams Spins Air-Tight Game as Pirates Blank Cubs
Babe Adams pitched a near flawless game for the Pirates, limiting the Chicago Cubs to four scattered hits in a 7 to 0 victory. Adams dominated the field, with the Cubs managing only two hits off him, and Pittsburgh strengthened its NL pennant hopes.
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CUBS
Pirates
Babe Adams
Chicago Cubs
Corsairs
Bruins
Adams
New Club House on the Potomac
Martinsburg West Virginia April 30 after some time of waiting and more effort the club house at Proctors Grove on the West Virginia side of the Potomac has been completed. L DeW Gerhardt Dr J C Wolf and others are the owners. The commodious building sits in a shady place on the banks with good fishing grounds and is meant as an outing place for hot summer days.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Proctor’s Grove
West Virginia
Potomac
L. Dew. Gerhardt
J. C. Wolf
National League Yesterday Scores and Today Schedule
Yesterday Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 7 to 6. Philadelphia beat Brooklyn 6 to 5. St. Louis led Cincinnati, while Boston vs New York rain halted play. Today Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh Philadelphia plays Brooklyn St Louis travels to Chicago New York meets Boston.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Brooklyn Stews
Wee
St. Louuis
Sares
Baseball Standings and Schedule Notes
In the American League New York leads Boston by one game while Washington trails Philadelphia by half a game. Detroit and Chicago are tied behind, with St. Louis and Cleveland also active. Upcoming games include Chicago at Detroit and Washington at Philadelphia. Cleveland at St. Louis. Boston at New York.
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New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroi
Federal League Scores and Games Played
Yesterday's results include Indianapolis 2 over Pittsburg 0 in Kansas City. Brooklyn 10 defeated St. Louis 6 in twelve innings. Buffalo faced Kansas City, with Pittsburg at Indianapolis, Baltimore at Chicago, Buffalo at St. Louis, and Brooklyn at Kansas City on the slate.
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Kansas City
Packers
Brooklyn Federals
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Buffalo
Baltimore
Chicago
Commissioner's Report Details Lumber Price Fixing Schemes
Joseph E. Davies reports widespread price fixing in the lumber industry dating to before 1906. Associations coordinated price lists and output limits, with profits driven by higher wholesale lumber prices. Since 1906 secret lists and discount sheets replaced official prices, maintained by the same group of men.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph E. Davies
Wilson
Davies
Hayward Accepts ICC Role After Baltimore and Ohio Service
Harley Hayward formerly assistant to Division Engineer Leighty of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in this city has been named assistant field engineer for the Interstate Commerce Commission Department of Railroad Valuation. He will oversee two corps of engineers, stationed with headquarters in Chattanooga Tennessee, and recently resigned from Chillicothe Ohio to take the ICC post. He and Mrs Hayward are visiting here with Mrs Giles at 41 Decatur Street.
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Harley Hayward
Leighty
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chilliecothe
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Railroad Valuation
Hayward
Baltmore and Ohio Railroad
Chillicothe
Corps of Engineers
Chattanooga
Tenn
Scouts Organize New Troop in South Cumberland
Under Prof John Ek Edwards and Chester A Portmess a new Boy Scouts troop organized yesterday in South Cumberland. Twenty eight members from the Pennsylvania Avenue and Humboldt schools learned tenderfoot duties at Pennsylvania Avenue School. Harry Bogler and Earl Robertson helped initiate. A second troop may form soon. officers to be elected at a meeting on Tuesday May 5.
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John Ek. Edwards
Allegany County
Chester A. Portmess
South Cumberland
Pennsylvania Avenue School
Harry Bogler
Earl Robertson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Humbird
Isaac Lobe Strauss Plans Campaign Kickoff
A local notice states Isaac Lobe Strauss will open his campaign with a mass City Hall gathering next Monday at 8 o clock. Supporters anticipate a physician's address and focus on hospital construction themes.
Miller Predicts Great West Virginia Fruit Crop
G P Miller of Romney known as the Peach King predicts an abundant fruit season across the West Virginia fruit belt east of the Alleghenies. He notes widespread apple blooms, strong prospects for pears plums and cherries, and only rare peach failures in non commercial orchards. The forecast comes from Cumberland during his West Virginia tour.
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G. P. Miller
Romney
West Virginia
Ben Davis
Cumberland
Alleghanies
Weston Boy Arrested for Selling Sunday Paper on Train
Weston West Virginia April 30 The Union News Company's boy was arrested yesterday for selling a Sunday newspaper on a train passing through Weston. He confessed and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Weston
W. Va
Union News Company
Lydia Millman Hosts Dancing Class Guests Saturday
Miss Lydia Millman will entertain her dancing class and a few guests Saturday afternoon at her home on Green street.
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Lydia Millman
Green Street
Maryland Bankers Convention Set for Cape May
The nineteenth annual Maryland Bankers Association convention arrives June 16 to 18 in Cape May New Jersey with speakers including Congressman Carter Glass Carl Gray Mayor Preston P Austin and others. A 200 attendee estimate is noted with special train from Baltimore and a schedule of dances and a banquet chaired by Judge F I Duncan.
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Maryland Bankers’ Association
Cape May
N. J
Carter Glass
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Carl R. Gray
Western Maryland Railway
Preston
Baltimore
P. Austin
National Geographic Society
O. K. Weller
State Road Commission of Maryland
Claude Gilbert
National Bank Examiner
Maryland
Nicholas Schmitz
Maryland Agricultural College
Paige
Hann
Blue Mountain House
Fr I. Duncan
Martinsburg B and O Shops Increase Employment
It is announced at Martinsburg that more men will be given steady jobs at the B and O shops beginning Monday. The move follows a period of curtailed force that hampered work, and the announcement aligns with expected improvements in shop output.
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Martinsburg
Fighting Gas Rate Cut In Northern West Virginia
Judge A G Dayton issued a temporary injunction blocking the West Virginia Public Service Commission from lowering gas rates from 27 to 28 cents per thousand cubic feet in northern counties. Gas firms had sought a rate increase toward 30 cents, but after hearings the commission ordered the reduction.
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Wheeling
W. Va
A. G. Dayton
United States District Court
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Prophet of Fire sermon at First Baptist Church
Dr Fristoe will speak at the First Baptist Church here for two more nights. About fifty conversions have occurred and twenty four have already been received for baptism. The sermon tonight is titled The Prophet of Fire.
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Dr. Fristoe
First Baptist Church
Prophet of
Motorcycle Collision on Virginia Avenue
Two motorcycles collided yesterday evening on Virginia avenue near Fifth street causing heavy damage. Owners Harvey Hoyle and Frank Ratke were not injured.
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Virginia Avenue
Fifth Street
Harvey Hoyle
Frank Ratke
Payment of money orders delayed until July 1
The Cumberland Press notes that money orders presented at any office will not become effective until July 1.
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Cumberland Press
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