Baseball Leaders Busy as Bees but Silent as Clams
A chronicler notes High Point Piedmont league plans amid secrecy as five Charlotte players join the roster. Arthur Lyon avoids press, Bramham expects three umpires, and April tryouts precede the April 21 league start with exhibitions against Toronto and Guilford Collegians.
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High Point
Lyon
Charlotte
Biting
Peterson
Wood
Pegram
Corneyv
Arthur Lyon
William Jenningsbroan
Arthur
William Gettum Bramham
Bunn Bowden
Bill Plummer
Raleigh
Welchfield
Welch Field
Toronto
Guilford Collegians
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Dempsey Must Look to His Laurels as Film Star
Paris report notes Georges Carpentier stars as a sailor in a new film. He knocks out about a dozen villains, defeats a four-man band of holdup men who stole a treasure, then rescues a young woman from a shipboard kidnapper as the tale ends.
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Dempsey
Paris
Georger Carpentier
Carpentier
Schang Brothers Draw Orioles Signings In Future Box Scores
Baltimore Feb 21 The Schang name appears in box scores as Wallie Schang’s brothers Quirin and Clayton, both 20, infielder and catcher, sign with manager Jack Dunn of the Orioles. Another brother Bobbie Schang is a minor league catcher.
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Baltimore
Schang
Wallie Schang
Quirin
Clayton Schang
Jack Dunn
Orioles
Bobbie Schang
Eight-year-old Polish chess prodigy in New York
Samuel Rzeelerski, an eight year old immigrant from Poland in New York, is described as a chess prodigy who can conduct a game without sight of the board and has played twenty five games simultaneously.
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New York
Samuel Rzeelerski
Samuel
Poland
Oast
East
Charles Paddock
Atlantic Seaboard
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Scholz
Loren Murchison
Paddock
Ralph Craig
Craig
America
Ted Meredith
Philadelphia
Hannes Kolehmainen
Notable American Swimmers Compete in Honolulu Campionship
Charlotte Boyle and Ethelda Bielletrey, stars of American swimming, will enter the women's national LOG-yard straightway championship in Honolulu on April 17 and 19. They will swim on the Pacific coast after Hawaii competition.
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New York
Charlotte Boyle
Ethelda Bielletrey
America
Honolulu
Pacific
Hawaii
Babe Ruth Signs Agreement With New York Yankees
The famous baseball star Babe Ruth has agreed to join the New York Yankees but has not yet signed the formal contract or affixed his autograph to the document.
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Babe" Ruth
New York Yankees
Look at Him Now Sergeant He Took a Chance
Old Billy Delaney recalls boxing wisdom from Oakland cafe chats. He stresses a fighter must have a strong left and avoid taking chances. He cites Jim Corbett, Al Kaufman, and Jackson bouts to illustrate attack and restraint guiding champions to secure wins.
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Billy Delaney
Jim Corbett
Jim Jeffries
al Kaufman
Jackson
Jim
Bill
Corbett
It Can Be Done Poem Echoes Ruth and Dempsey Feats
The piece notes Edwin A Guest poem IT CAN BE DONE praising effort and perseverance. It recalls Babe Ruth breaking a home run record and Jack Dempsey defeating all heavyweights, urging readers to buck in with a grin and tackle the impossible.
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Tad
Edga A. Guest
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Ruth
America
English Welterweight Blumenfield Arrives in America
Corp. Jack Blumenfield, an English welterweight, has arrived in America with a desire to show his wares.
Wilde to defend title in twelve round bout with Frankie Mason
Jimmy Wilde the world flyweight champion will defend his title against Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne in Toledo late this month in a twelve round championship bout. Mason, a hard hitt ing, clever fighter who claims 105 pounds, has drawn praise in the middle west and hopes to upset Wilde in what promoters call a major clash of the year.
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Jack Velock
New York
Jimmy Wilde
Frankie Mason
Fort Wayne
Toledo
Ad Thacker
Toledo Athletic Club
Wilde
Middle West
Thacker
Jimmy
Mason
Mike Ertle
Milwaukee
Jack Sharkley
Sharkley
International Boxing Club of
Slong
Sam
Baltimore
Joe Lynch
Babe Asher
Jack Sharkey
Sally Epstein
Pekin Kid Herman
Carl Tremaine
Pat Moore
Johnny Ertle
Zulu Kid
Roy Moore
Bobby Armstrong
Frankie Dailey
Johnny Rosner
Jimmy Duffy
Phil O'Dowd
Stanley Everett
Britishers Take Americans Jobs in Shanghai
An order in council from Britain requires British subjects to replace Americans as managing directors of China Companies in the Orient. Shanghai and other Far East business centers face enforcement with a 50 dollar daily fine and possible winding up of firms. American chambers plan protests and cables to Washington as major American firms risk disruption of long-standing operations abroad.
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Shanghai
London
China
Orient
Far East
American Chamber of Commerce
American Association of China
American State Department
Washington
New Order
Hongkong
Today’s Sports Calendar Highlights National Meets
Racing winter meetings in Havana and New Orleans frame a busy sports day. Indoor track championships unfold in Buffalo and New York City while Canadian amateur swimming crowns crown Winnipeg. Montreal hosts Quebéc skiing events and West Point welcomes Amy against Navy in basketball.
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Cuba- American Jockey Club
Havana
Business Men’s Racing Association
New Orlean
A. C
Buffalo
Anual
New
You
New York City
Winnipeg
Montreal
Amy Vs. Navy
West Point
Cincinnati
Belleair
Fla
Asheville
N. C
San Francisco
Ottawa
Ont
Jimmy Austin Defiant Says He Will Return to Browns
St. Louis Feb 21 Jimmy Austin veteran third baseman of the Browns declares he will report for spring training and will not quit until his uniform falls off. He says he feels ten years younger than last season and challenges any youngster to take his place.
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Jimmy Austin
ST. Louis
Browns
Austin
Jimmy Burke
California
Australia Boxing Fans Strike Over Higher Seat Prices
Fight fans in Australia protest rising boxing event prices. Organizers face a boycott as seating costs increase, affecting attendance and ticket sales across venues.
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Australia
Vicks VapoRub Promoted In Public Health Advice
Public health guidance from the New York City Board of Health urges flu and cold prevention. The article notes milder flu this year, stresses keeping air passages healthy, and endorses Vicks VapoRub as a preventive and treatment aid for head colds sore throats and bronchitis. It highlights claims of wide use and sales reaching 17 million jars annually with Vicks available in 0c 60c and 1 20 sizes.
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Vick
Vicks
Stecher Defeats Londos After Two Hours Thirty-Five Minutes
Joe Stecher, the world heavyweight catch wrestling champion, defeated Jim Londos, the Greek champion, in New York last night after a two hours 15 minutes 35 second match with a wrist rock hold.
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Joe Stecher
Londos
New York
Jim Londos
Michigan baseball team schedules southern spring trip
Michigan's baseball squad lists a spring itinerary featuring games against Auburn Vanderbilt and the University of Georgia as part of a southern trip this season.
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Michigan
Auburn
Vanderbilt
University of Georgia
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