Mack and McGraw Prepare Record Baseball Salaries
Connie Mack and John McGraw will run rival pennant cruises with record payrolls for the season. The Athletics signings of Wheat Cobb and Collins push Mack toward a quarter million in salaries while the Giants add Hornsby Roush and Grimes.
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Connie Mack
John Mcgraw
York
Connie ‘Mack
Roush
Wheat
Cobb
Collins
Athletics
Mack
Dudley Branon
Kansas City
Joe Boley
Baltimore
Hornsby
Grimes
Ross Young
Virgil Barnes
Fred Lindstrom
Travis Jackson
Cochran Presses Toward 18.2 Billiard Crown
Welker Cochran of Los Angeles leads Willie Hoppe by about 500 to 34, in a 1,500 point match, as the bid to wrest the 18.2 billiard crown continues in Boston. Both players were below peak form in the opening block last night.
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Boston
Welker Cochran
Los Angeles
Willie Hoppe
Cochran
Eddie Collins singles Grover Alexander as NL’s most deceptive pitcher
Eddie Collins says Grover Alexander is the most deceptive National League pitcher he has faced, even more so than Christy Mathewson, and he asserts Alexander’s control surpasses Matty’s.
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Eddie Collins
Grover Alexander
Mathewson
Alexander
Matty
To Keep Lettuce Fresh in a Cloth Bag
Guide suggests wrapping lettuce in cloth or paper, placing in a tight pail, then storing in a cool place to keep it fresh and crisp for a week.
Huggins Predicts Babe Ruth Will Return to Yankees Next Season
Miller Huggins sails for Florida with confidence that Babe Ruth will be back with the Yankees when the season begins. He says Ruth will be in St Petersburg and return to his old place, despite Ed Barrow’s doubt and Rupert’s silence. Baseball men forecast a salary increase, but a $100,000 deal seems unlikely with a $75,000 compromise possible.
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New York
Miller Huggins
Florida
Babe” Ruth
Yankees
Ed Barrow
Jacob Rupert
Babe
Huggins
Ruth
St. Petersburg
Barrow
Callahan Keeps Championship after Weight Dispute
Mushy Callahan retained the junior welterweight title in Chicago as Soug Meyers of Pocatello Idaho weighed over 140 pounds. Callahan scored a fifth round knockdown but failed to finish Meyers who pressed the attack in all ten rounds.
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Chicago
Mushy Callahan
Soug Meyers
Pocatello
Idaho
Callahan
Meyers
Mushy
Miller Huggins Adopts Golf and Plus Fours
New York Americans manager Miller Huggins, once a vocal critic of golf as a baseball distraction, has taken up golf during a Florida winter and now wears plus fours. The shift follows years of players showing interest in the links and his past ban on the sport.
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Miller Huggins
New York Americans
Huggins
New York
Hugquins
St. Petersburg
Fla
Virginia track team unveils 1927 outdoor season schedule
Virginia schedules five dual meets for 1927 and lists entries for Penn Relays and Southern Conference events in Baton Rouge. Captain Henry Cumming, Maurice LeBauer, Harry Flippin, and others expected to compete in national meets at Madison Square Garden. team projects strong outdoor season with several standout sprinters and throwers.
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Richmond
Henry Cumming
Maurice LeBauer
Harry Flippin
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Virginia
Lannigan
Cumming
LeBauer
Neeley
Hutcheson
Schedule of Games and Relays for Dartmouth Team
The list shows Dartmouths dates and venues for spring events April 2 home versus an opponent April 9 at home against Virginia Military Institute April 14 at Chapel Hill against North Carolina April 29 and 30 Penn Relays in Philadelphia May 7 home game vs Washington and Lee May Navy in Annapolis May 14 15 Southern Conference in Baton Rouge Louisiana.
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University, Va
University of Virginia
Penn
Philadelphia
Baton Rouge
Dartmouth
Virginia Military Institute
Washington and Lee
North Carolina
Navy
Chapel Hill
Phil
Adelphia
Annapolis
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
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Amiller
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Athletic Union
Last Washington Street
S. Rabinowitz
Tudor
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