Tomorrow Reporting Day for Men Signed for Try Outs
The article notes tomorrow as the reporting day for Miller's Paraitve Makers in High Point for spring training at Welch field. It highlights players like Bunn and traces early season signs with the Dope Book from Spink & Son detailing schedules, records, and biographies for 1920 baseball.
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High Point Piedmont Outfit
High Point
Arthur Lyon
Fellere
Greensboro
Ee Nca
Bill Bramham
Miller
Paraitve Makers
Lkely
Welch Field
C. Spink & Son
St. Louis
Moe
Sporting News
Babe” Rath
Ernest J. Lanfigan
Ussey
Joe Wilhoit
Spink & Son
Hired Men Report Delayed At Elwood Hostelry
Rumors spread after Sapieone saw initials BE and Bitting on the register of William Plummer Elwood's hostelry. Onlookers speculated the marks belonged to Earl, but no solid information emerged. Local chatter hints at possible schemes and plans.
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Sapie
William Plummer Elwood Hostelry
Earl's
Martin
Greensboro fans doubt numbers in Pershing era muster
A fragmented report notes Charlie Carrod mobilizing a force over Greensboro Bay to rival the Pershing era strength in France. A week ago 88 officers including the manager attended and daily arrivals now average three to four, risking loss of faith if 4 good Aub are not drawn from the regiment or division.
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Charlie Carrod
Greensboro Bay
John J. Pershing
France
Charles
Divisian
Greensboro
Bowden Leads With High Scoring Run and Boxing Memories
The piece notes Bunn Bowden’s 398 in 32 games and potential 406 pace as he faces the Furniture Makers tryout. It mixes sport anecdotes from boxing manager Jimmy Johnson about past fighters and a German Easter tale, linking sport lore with Bowden’s chances and a gritty trainer mindset.
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Arn Carter
Bunn Bowden
Buns
Bowden
Murray
Gastonia
Wilson
Draper
Ed Wright
Jim Corbett Aims For Four-Round Bout At Sixty
The 53 year old boxing legend compares to John Barrymore and says his goal is to box four rounds with the heavyweight champion on his sixtieth birthday. He notes Billy Muldoon remains active past seventy and asks if he can jab and feint for four rounds at sixty. Early to bed and rise, Mizner’s line on youth closes the piece.
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Jim Corbett
John Barrymore
Billy Muldoon
Bil Mizner
Tads Tid Bits on George Lavigne and boxing legends
A fragmentary reminiscence praising George Lavigne as a true fighter and chronicling his battles with Dick Burge Joe Walcott and George McFadden. The piece names other boxers such as Tittle Jim Driscoll Stanley Ketchel and Jack O'Brien and laments the era’s challengers and rivals.
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Lavigne
George McFadden
Dick Burge
Joe Walcott
Jim Driscoll
America
Attell
Stanley Ketehel
Phil
Jack O’brien
Walcott
Joe
Fitzsimmons
Old timer recalls hawkins punching power and boxing days
Wid McPartland, gans, Hawkins and OBrien era boxers are recalled by an elder fighter. He jokes about modern fighters and praises a singularly powerful left from Cal Hawkins, contrasting past and present eras of boxing.
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Wid McPartland
Lavigne
Everhardt
Eric Gans
Hawkins
N. Y
Jack O'Brien
McPadden
Tim Kearns
Dack Downes
Charlie McKeever
Rick
Hawkin
Dempsey in training as Corbett reports fitness
Jim Corbett travels from Bayside detailing Jack Dempsey’s daily workouts. He notes Dempsey is in great shape and ready to fight on short notice, often training with Big Bill Tait.
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Jack Dempsey
Jim Corbett
Bayside
Los Angeles
Jim
Jack
Big Bill Tait
St Mary Woolnoth Easter Egg Gift Mystery
The church of St Mary Woolnoth in London distributes Easter eggs to worshippers, a tradition spanning nearly seven centuries. Initially funded by a legacy from John Spence, the practice now relies on successive rectors. Each egg bears the rector’s preached text for Faster Sunday, with many congregants keeping eggs and records of the church’s Easter texts.
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St. Mary Weolnoth
London
John Spence
Red Sox Face Doubts On Speed With Manager Change
Split notes suggest the Red Sox may stay in the second division despite potential recall of a National League pitcher for a second start. The piece questions team speed and the impact of a Warr Liberty era change on results.
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Red Sox
Liberty
leGraw
Ciants
Friberg Steps In as Cubs Second Baseman
Friberg, Buck Herzog’s understudy, fills in at second for the Cubs. Fry seldom scrambles the hot balls that come his way, according to observers.
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Friberg
Buck Herzog
Cubs
Fry
Ruth Home Run Hype As Scribes Watch Season
New York columnists, wary after Ruth's practice swing, doubt the slugger will deliver this season. They weigh in carefully, signaling guarded optimism or doubt about his hitting pace and impact.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Babe
Nutt Lineup Appears in Joplin Western League Club
The Joplin Western league club features a player named Nutt in its lineup, and other teams may have players with the same surname spelled differently.
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Joplin
Western League
Indians Adjust Through Skull Practice Amid Pitching Gaps
With a shortage of left handed pitchers, Manager Speaker pivots to inside basebash drills described as skull practice, reallocating time and resources to strengthen internal pitching options.
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Speaker
Indianapolis Pitchers Toad the World Champions on Heads
A whimsical request asks for the address of Indianapolis pitchers who challenged world champions, directing the information to Manager Kid Gleason of the White Sox.
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Indianapolis
Kid Gleason
White
SCX
Cardinals Athletics Series Delivers Old Home Week Batting Feast
The Cardinals and Athletics produced a high scoring series that recalled classic bewhiskered slugging days, delivering a historic run of powerful hitting and lengthy rallies that thrilled fans.
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Cardinals
Athletics
White Sox practice reports show no postseason improvement
Reports on the White Sox practice sessions indicate the team has not improved since the World Series last fall, underscoring ongoing concerns about performance and readiness.
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White Sox
Sox
Dodgers begin season poised after exhibition wins
The Dodgers swept the Yankees in exhibition games while New York defeated Cincinnati earlier, suggesting the champions could be dominant again this season.
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Yankees
Reds
Dodgers
Braves Lose Second Game After First Victory
After beating the Tigers in the opener on the Boston Detroit tour the Braves discover they did not defeat Detroit. A missed appearance by a key player and a rookie centrefielder were noted.
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Braves
Tigers
McGraw Relishes Giants Start Seven vs Braves
Despite heavy managerial worries, John McGraw recalls the Giants open the season with seven games against the Braves, a source of cautious optimism for the club.
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John McGraw
Giants
The
Braves
Lex Magee Targets Rehash of Major League Scandals
Lex Magee vows to repeat long exposed big league scandals, echoing decades of covered truths and public controversy. The statement signals renewed scrutiny of historic sports governance and integrity questions.
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Lex Magee
Baseball turmoil as Roy Zimmerman, Moran, and Robinson shift pennant paths
The text notes Heine Zimmerman is overlooked by owners while Bobby Robinson leaves the Giants to win a pennant for Brooklyn and Pat Moran mirrors the feat for Cincinnati, signaling upheaval in the league.
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Heine Zimmerman
Bobby Robinson
Giants
Igrooklyn
Pat Moran
Cincinnali
Gotham cleanup season aims for star-studded finish
Brooklyn flashes Mo Hart, the sensational young twirler, who bids fair to monopolize Greater New York's limelight as Gothamites map a grand baseball season clean-up with a million-dollar bevy of stars.
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Gothamites
Brooklyn
Mohart
Greater
New York
Havana hosts Cuba American Jockey Club Winter Meeting
Racing action opens in Havana at the Cuba American Jockey Club Winter meeting. Boxing cards feature Turner Smith in Camden and multiple bouts across Paterson Cleveland Detroit and Chicago venues with various rounds.
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Cuba- American Jockey Club
Havana
Pinehurst
N. C
Chicago
Clay ‘Turner
Roy Smith
Camden
N. J
Willie Jackson
Ralph Brady
Elrish
Patsy Cliffe
Jack Perry
Pete Herman
Kk. O. O'Donnell
Augie Rather
Jackie Clarke
Paterson
Benny Valeer
Charlie O
Connel Lo
Cleveland
Joe Lynch
Frankie Daly
Detroit
Earl Puryear
Carl Tremaine
Pavsevy Wellace
Johnny Solsberg
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Tad
Johbnsen
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George Lavigne
Suaginaw Kid
Frisco
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Oakland
Ted
Ortega
Chammp
Lewis
al Reich
Tom Cowles
Albert
Jersey
Cowler
Navy Boys
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Frankie Frisch
McGraw
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Keily
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