Opening of 1928 pennant race across eight cities
Baseball opens in eight major league cities with over 400 players and 250000 fans. Managers seek early advantage as April outcomes may decide September titles. Many veterans exit, while a flood of former minors returns, and numerous stars switch teams for the new season.
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Washington
Senators
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Walter Johnson
Hevy
Barney
Red Sox
Buck Wheat
Jacques Fournier
Jinx Harris Signs With Pointers After Five Players Released
Former Detroit pitcher Jinx Harris was signed by manager Dan Boone for the Pointers and is expected to report by tonight to join the squad tomorrow if weather allows. Harris, from Columbus Georgia, posted 14 wins and eight losses last season in the Southeastern league and previously played for the Greensboro Patriots before being sold to Detroit. Five players were released today, part of a recent wave including Hyde and Clodfelter as catchers and Nicks and Elderidge as pitchers.
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Jinx Harris
Detroit
Pointers
Dan Boone
Boonemen
Harris
Columbus
Greensboro Patriots
Detroit Tigers
Dan
Carpenter
Lockhart
Hyde
Clodfelter
Nicks
Elderidge
Little Boy Saffy Wins Knockout Over Causey in Big Boxing Bout
Saffy a 140 pound Rowan Millis Salisbury native fought off Causey High Point foe to a third round knockout at the High Point Athletic club card in East Washington street hall. Grady Johnson defeated Sailor Little in the fourth round and George Grissett beat Kid Brewer in the second. Stiller defeated Kid Summer in six rounds and Bain beat Gurley in a two round affair. A larger bout is planned for next Tuesday with Jimmy Mickey meeting Jack Steed.
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Saffit
Rowan Millis
Salisbury
Joe Causey
High Point
High Point Athletic Club
East Washington Street
Wilson Motor Company
Causey
Grady Johnson
Tiger” Fulp
Little
United States Navy
Johnson
Kid
Brewer
Lexington
Bill Grissett
Grissett
Kid Summer
George
Stiller
Summer
Bain
George Gurley
Gurley
Jimmy Mickey
New York
Jack Steed
Greensboro
Mickey
Lada
Benny Leonard
Bender Plank Coombs Compared With Mack’s Pitching Trio
Sportswriter recalls early baseball stars Bender Plank and Coombs and compares them to Mack’s modern trio Grove Rommel and Ehmke. The piece notes the legendary left hander Plank, the one game master Bender, and rugged Coombs as top figures and weighs Grove against Plank as the era shifts.
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Bender
Plank
Coombs
Mack
Grove
Rommel
Ehmke
Athletics
Eddie
Legendary trio play together in Connie Mack era return
Fourteen years after their peak rivals Ty Cobb Eddie Collins and Tris Speaker reunite in the same uniform to mark a new chapter with Connie Mack. Collins has shifted to advisory duties, while Cobb and Speaker slow but still show pop. 1927 batting averages drop slightly from 1924 as the great trio nears the end.
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Ty Cobb
Eddie Collins
Tris Speaker
Musketeers
Connie Mack
Collins
Mack
Cobb
Speaker
Ira Thomas Praises Clean Athletics At Dinner
Ira Thomas, longtime official after dinner spokesman for the athletics, praised sobriety among players at a Washington Post report dated December 6, 1924. He cited Connie Mack’s nine man infield in the Philadelphia Athletics as example, noting the $109,000 infield of McInnis Collins Barry and Baker reputedly none drinkers and only one tasted tobacco.
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Ira Thomas
Athletics
Ira
Washington Post
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
McInnis
Collins
Barry
Baker
Thomas
Fights Roundup From Des Moines to St Petersburg
Des Moines reports Mike Mandell KO Kenneth Hunt in the fourth round. In Indianapolis Jack Kane outpoints Tony Ross over ten. St Petersburg sees Alex Hart from Philadelphia defeat Alex Simms of Canton Ohio in ten rounds.
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Des Moines
Mike Mandell
St. Paul
Kenneth Hunt
Indianapolis
Jack Kane
Chicago
Tony Ross
Pittsburgh
St. Petersburg
Fla
Alex Hart
Philadelphia
Alex Simms
Canton
Panama Al Brown Defeats Nu Gent in Toledo Bout
Panama Al Brown of New York defeated Steven Nu Gent of Cleveland by foul points in Toledo. Andy Martin of New Bedford won over Soldier Dombrowski of Cleveland by foul points.
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Toledo
Ohio
Panama
al Brown
New York
Steven Nugent
Cleveland
Andy Martin
New Bedford
Mass
Soldier Dombrowski
Pinehurst Opens North and South Amateur Golf Matches
Deferred two days by rain, the first round features defending champion George Voigt facing J. T. Hunter of North Adams Massachusetts. Other matchups include C Ross Somerville against N H E Edgerton of Raleigh and Richard Wilson versus Robert Stranahan Toledo Ohio.
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Pinehurst
George Voigt
J. T. Hunter
North Adams
Macés
C. Ross Somerville
N. H E. Edgerton
Raleigh
Richard Wilson
Southern Pines
Robert Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Eddie Held
New York
Eric D. Thomson
St. Johns
N. S
Eugene Homans, Jr
Princeton
E. E B. Giles, Jr
Pittsburgh
Tennis entrants await sun and wind in Pinehurst tournament
Entrants in the north and south tennis tournament at Pinehurst waited for favorable sun and wind to allow play. Doubles teams announced include George Lott Jr of Chicago with John Doeg of Santa Monica Calif Howard Voshell of New York with H B Hyde of Hartford Conn Frank Shields of New York with Fred Baggs of New York.
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Sun
George Lott, Jr
Chicago
John Doeg
Santa Monica
Calif
Howard Voshell
New York
H. B. Hyde
Hartford
Conn
Frank Shields
Fred Baggs
Stribling Boxing Exhibition Slated for Goldsboro
In Goldsboro a 34 round boxing exhibition headlined by Young Stribling and George Gemas was moved to the city’s largest warehouse due to rain. Stribling, after workouts at North Carolina State College Raleigh, came with his parents and an airplane pilot.
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Stribling
Goldsboro
Young Stribling
Macon
George Gemas
Philadelphia
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Baltimore Orioles Manager Quietly Follows Horse Racing
Old Jack Dunn, manager of the Baltimore Orioles, is a keen follower of the turf and attends race meetings whenever he can.
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Jack Dunn
Baltimore Orioles
Spinners 10 Leave Tomorrow Morning for Salisbury Series
The Greenville Spinners of the South Atlantic League, 1927 pennant winners, were rained out for two games here with High Point and will depart tomorrow morning by bus for Salisbury. They will open a two game series with the Piedmont Colonials in the afternoon weather permitting. About 12 players traveled with manager Frank Walker.
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High Point
Greenville, S. C
Spinners
Salisbury
Piedmont Colonials
Frank Walker
Greenville
Hardroge Gains in the Long Race Across the Nation
In Clinton Oklahoma on April 11, Andrew Payne of Claremore Oklahoma and Peter Gavuzzi of Southampton England led a 54 mile test after a 50 mile segment from Sayre. Payne extended his lead with an 8:21:40 for 50 miles and an overall 234:54:87 for 1,386 miles from Los Angeles. Gavuzzi stood second at 236:10:26 as 82 runners remained en route to New York. Paul Simpson of Burlington North Carolina added 18 miles to Sayre with an elapsed 407:46:42.
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Clinton
Okla
Sayre
Andrew Payne
Peter Gavuzzi
Bridgeport
Payne
Claremore Okla
Gacuzzi
Los Angeles
Southampton
Feng
New York
Paul Simpson
Burlington
N. C
State Prison Champion Goes Free After Term
Raleigh April 11 Charlie Mangum, once the state prison boxing champion, completed two and a half years for highway robbery and walked out a free man. He left a sizable sum in the prison recreational fund after two years of fighting. He fought many bouts with only one loss and no knockouts. Jimmie Briggs, Raleigh promoter, signed Mangum for ten bouts and urged him to hit the open air again with the remark, put on your good clothes, Charlie, pack your trunk and let's go.
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Raleigh
Charlie Mangum
Jimmie Briggs
Mangum
Charlie
Tunney Picks Heeney for Next Heavyweight Challenge
The article explains Tommy Heeney was chosen to fight Gene Tunney for the heavyweight title, driven by Tunney own insistence. Tex Rickard weighed Heeney’s size record and international appeal while seeking an opponent beyond reproach to negate talk of a fixed fight.
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Tom Heeney
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Tex Rickard
Heeney
Rickard
Tunney Rated Favorite To Outbox Heeney In Title Defense
The analysis favors Gene Tunney over Heeney, predicting a points win after a cautious opening. Tunney’s preference for sizing up rivals first is noted, with Heeney described as a big slow punchless fighter likely to be outboxed in the championship bout. Risko and Pauline are deemed tougher tests.
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Gene
Tunney
Heeney
Dempsey
Risko
Pauline
Risko Pauline Exchange Quick Right Left Punches
A brief encounter describes Risko and Pauline setting for a right-hand punch followed by a left-hand swing to the body or other target areas, illustrating a boxing exchange.
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Risko
Pauline
Heeney Faces Tunney in Prospect for New York Bout
In a potential clash the editor notes Heeney could challenge Gene Tunney if matched in New York for 15 rounds. Tunney’s speed and craft could counter Heeney’s stamina, while the challenger would press the champion when he moves. Risko and Paulino are also considerations in timing and matchups.
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Heeney
Johnny Risko
Paulino
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Risko
New York
Tunney
Riske
Rain Delays College Baseball in North Carolina
Rain as a major obstacle postpones several college baseball games in North Carolina. Princeton travels to Raleigh to face N C State, while Wake Forest faces Guilford amid washout conditions. Other matches including Virginia Medical College at Raleigh and Piedmont clubs Penn at Davidson are postponed.
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North Carolina
Princeton Tigers
N. C. State
Wake Forest
Guilford
Deacons
Pat Crawford
Quakers
Virginia Medical College
Piedmont
Penn
Davidson
Carolina
Elon
Southern Relays Draw Twenty Nine Colleges Here
Twenty nine colleges and universities from the south and middle west will compete in the sixth annual southern relays at Georgia Tech this Saturday. Participating institutions include Tennessee Howard College Kentucky Virginia Tulane Notre Dame Furman Emory Sewanee NC State Chattanooga VPI Clemson Vanderbilt Florida Alabama Iowa NC North Carolina Detroit Indiana Auburn LSU Davidson Duke Georgia Oglethorpe and Georgia Tech.
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Atlanta
South
Middle West
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Howard College
Kentucky
Virginia
Tulane
Notre Dame
Furman
Emory
Sewanee
North Carolina State
University of Chattanooga
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Clemson
Vanderbilt
Florida
Alabama
Iowa
North Carolina
University of Detroit
Indiana
Auburn
Louisiana State
Davidson
Duke
Georgia
Oglethorpe
Warren Leaves NC State College Captain-Elect Departs
Robert S Warren of Portage Wisconsin, captain elect of the NC State football team, has left the college. Friends say he plans to return next fall. He is a graduate osteopath and will practice his profession this spring and summer.
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College
Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Roberts
Warren
Portage
Wis
Ruth Sees Cincinnati as Dark Horse Pennant Bet
Babe Ruth labels the Cincinnati team as a strong dark horse contender for the pennant, expressing optimism about their chances this season while not predicting a definite outcome.
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Ruth
Cincinnati
Babe Ruth
Wrigley Praises Cuyler Amid Cubs Team Harmony
Chicago Cubs owner Wrigley says Kiki Cuyler is the easiest man on the club to get along with despite reports of friction last season. The remark portrays a harmonious clubhouse atmosphere and support for Cuyler within management.
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Wrigley
Cuyler
Pittsburgh
Kiki Cuyler
Chicago Cubs
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