Two More Signees Begin Work Monday for Welchfield Ball Team
The High Point club prepares for the Piedmont league opener as Dick Miller arrives Monday to organize Welchfield. New signings include Harry Manush from Birmingham and Thomas Grimes, both eyed to boost the outfield alongside Grimes, Bowden, and Spike. Fans await the spring lineup and potential salaries amid tax talk.
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Arthur Lyon
Dick Miller
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High Point Club
Ike Warry
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Grimes
Louisville
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Spike
Paree
North Charlotte
Brietz Puns On Infield Skill During Playful Exchange
The correspondent notes Edouard Brietz highlighting the team infielder with clever wordplay. Eddie teases that Zumbiel could be a sore spot or light remark, while suggesting the jab targets another locale rather than the opponent.
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Edouard Brietz
Advantage
Sterling
Eddie
Zumbiel
Alchemists dream of making gold from base metals
London reports Professor Frederick Soddy of Oxford explains a theoretical path to transmute metals. He says emitting a beta particle from mercury would yield thallium then an alpha particle would turn thallium into gold. For gold from lead, an alpha particle would convert lead to mercury, then the same steps apply. Researchers are pursuing these ideas.
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London
Frederick Soddy
Physical Chemistry
Oxford
Eggs for hatching Rhode Island Reds and Whites
Rhode Island Reds eggs for hatching priced at 1.59 per 15 and Rhode Island Whites at 2.00 per 15, offered by W. M. Tucker. Contact phones 121 and 148.
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W. M. Tucker
Wanted experienced cook and wagon for sale notice
Wanted experienced cook apply 313 Rankin street. For sale a two horse wagon see R J L Pickett city manager. Date 8 2
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Red Herring Eyes Return Bout With Leonard After Loss
Memphis report says lightweight Red Herring, knocked out by Benny Leonard, plans a return match. Herring boasts a terrific punch and says Billy Gibson predicts his power. Herring vows to keep fighting and hopes to beat Leonard in about four years if he remains champion.
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Memphis
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Red Herring
Benny Leonard
Herring
Billy Gibson
Leonard
Tesreau to Lead Bears Semi-Pro Team in New York
Jeff Tesreau, ex Giant pitcher and Dartmouth coach, will captain a summer semi pro outfit to be called Tesreau's Bears. The team will play at Dyckman Oval where stands are planned.
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BEARS
New York
Jeff Tesreau
Giant
Dartmouth University
Tesreau
Cicotte urges good team work for fathers and sons
Detroit Feb 28 Eddie Cicotte White Sox pitcher spoke to a fathers and sons gathering praising team play as a model for families. He advised sons to avoid throwing pitches at their fathers and urged fathers to build friendship with their sons.
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Detroit
Mich
Eddie Cicotte
White Sox
Eddie
Boxing Mania Grips London Schools After War
The worship of boxers like Georges Carpenter and Bombardier Wells has sparked a boxing craze among English schoolboys. Many former professionals now teach in schools as amateurs and public school championships see hundreds of boys enter since the war ended.
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London
Georges Carpenter
Bombardier Wells
Great Britain
Winter racing and indoor athletics events listed in major U S cities
The calendar notes Cuba Havana Jockey Club and New Orleans Business Men's Racing Association winter meetings. Miami to Key West motorboat race 106 miles. Newark annual auto show opens. Indoor meets include Harvard Dartmouth Cornell in Boston A A U track in Boston Morningside A C in New York Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Boxing card features Lew Tendler Walter Mohr in Philadelphia Chick Hayes Bobby Josephus in Manchester NW.
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Baltimore
Lew Tendler
Walter Mohr
Philadelphia
Chick Hayes
Bobby Josephus
Manchester
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Seedly Bill Quinn and the Whole Bacon Demand
Sealidly Bill Quinn, once a noted scrapper, burst into a grocery with a roll of money and demanded a whole bacon. He insisted he wanted both sides and declared he could pay for it, prompting the grocer to seek clarification.
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Sealiy
Sealdy
Corbett Sheds Featherweight Limit With Higher Weight Bout
Jerry McGovern and Corbett did not fight at featherweight, as Corbett fought well above the limit. Corbett knocked Terry out but seemed not a true champion due to fighting five to six pounds over the class. Corbett and Britt boxed at 134 pounds, outside any official class. Britt appeared drawn with real weight around 133 pounds.
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Jerry—McGovern
Corbett
Terry
Britt
Wisconsin hires ancient history professor from toppled Imperial University
The University of Wisconsin announces the recruitment of a professor of ancient history from the Imperial University of Petrograd, a institution rendered ineffective by Soviet shutdowns. The move reflects ongoing reshuffles in academic staff amid political upheaval.
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The
University of Wisconsin
Imperial University of Petrograd
Native Americans Drive Fear for City Under Alien Laws
Federal authorities warn that 500000 Reds inhabit New York City and that the most dangerous is the native American who cannot be touched by alien laws, signaling a tense view of ethnic groups within urban policy.
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New York City
Tunney Fitzsimmons rivalry noted in boxing tidbits
In this column two heavyweights draw attention Gene Tunney and Bob Fitzsimmons Jr with insights on early careers and potential futures. The piece cites past evolutions of champions like Jeffries Armstrong Choynski Johnson Dempsey and notes 1919 laundry profits and property payments by the U.S. government.
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Ast
Gene Tunney
Billy Roche
Bob Fitzsimmons, Jr
Tunney
Fitz
Pug
Jim Jeffries
Frisco
Billy Delaney
Jeff
Bob Armstrong
Fitzsimmons
Jack Dempsey
Kearns
Willie Meehan and the Bathing Wind Feud
A comic fragment shows Willie Meehan demanding a debtor at a hotel who claims a bath time delay. He mocks the delay by saying the boss is not bathing due to the wind. The piece riffs on fighters, promotions, and the public’s appetite for bouts, cites Barnum, and questions pairing fans with boxing amid weather and costs.
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Willie Meehan
Willie
Four Smiths Serve in Senate and House
Four individuals named Smith hold seats in the Senate and four in the House, totaling eight lawmakers sharing the same surname across both chambers. The note highlights surname concentration without detailing identities or party affiliations.
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House
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