Leagues Ready for Open of Campaign Opening Season
The Pacific Coast league and others plan April starts with openings across major and minor leagues. April 1 marks kickoff for major leagues and several minor circuits while the Western league keeps a 168 game schedule. Changes include Portland gaining Fall River’s spot in New England, Waterbury rejoining Connecticut league renamed Eastern Association, and New London and Pittsfield added as New Britain exits. Prospects in Muscatine under Frans Boyle raise pennant hopes as enthusiasm surges. Opening dates span April 1 to April 70 across circuits with October endings varying by league.
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Pacific Coast League
American Association
Weason
Fall River
Massachusetts
Portland
Maine
Waterbury
Conn
Connecticut
Tastern Association
Addiion
New London
Pittsfield
New Britain
Buckx
Central Association
Hannibal
Galesburg
O¢dart Rapids
Waterloo
C. Ai” Puich
Muscatine
Aince Frans Boyle
Muskies
Dozen Hurlers On Staff Of Muskies
A dozen pitchers are listed on the Muskies semi prof team roster as new signings arrive. Wil De Orderml reports the addition of Reuille to lead the staff under Muskies leader Boyle. Reuille, described as skilled at crooked curves, may join the local ball yard. Remaining hurlers Ortlieb, Baird, Heuser, Hill, nipping, Case, Reuble, Garrison, Swingle, Huyeter, West, and Haight are in play with two to three others possibly reporting. Some may be disposed of before reporting time.
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FL Reuille
Musky
Boyle
Ineais
Louis
Bronner
Gentral League
Reullle
Opr
Ortlieb
Baird
Heuser
Hill
Nipping
Case
Reuble
Garrison
Swingle
Huyeter
West
Haight
Hunter
Mandot Knocked Down Multiple Times by Leach Cross
Leach Cross nearly stopped Joe Mandot in a ten round New Orleans bout on March 11. Cross dominated the ninth round with a decisive right to the jaw, dropping Mandot four times. Mandot weakly rose for the tenth as Cross pursued with hammer blows until his longtime manager tossed in the towel.
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New Orleans
Marsh
Mandot
Hig
English Crews Set For Thursday Cambridge Oxford Boat Race
New York reports ahead of the Cambridge and Oxford boat race on the Thames near London. The four mile Putney to Mortlake course will see both crews finished with practice and quartered at Oxford. Oxford, defending champion with a 1912 win, is favored but Cambridge shows strong trial spins signaling a closer race. The 1911 course record of 48.28 stands as a benchmark.
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New York
Cambridge
Oxford
Thames
London
Putney
Mortlake
Games With Waterloo Are Off Says Boyle
Cedar Rapids also expected to be dropped waterloo manager wrathy at necessity. The games between Mascaline and Waterloo scheduled for April 15 and 26 were dropped after a communication from Dock Andrews to manager Frank Boyle. Boyle doubts Cedar Rapids contests will occur and a largely new schedule for the Muskies will be needed. Andrews says Waterloo will face financial losses, while Maynard Pearla of Muscatine hopes to persuade Peoria to visit. Only Davenport games and likely others with Winnipeg Grand Forks and Fort Williams remain possible, with dates not yet fixed.
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Mascaline
Waterloo
Frank Boyle
Dock Andrews
Boyle
Cedar Rapids
Andrews
Jecial
White Beats Pal Moore In Ten Round Featherweight Fight
Kenosha Wisconsin March 11 Char lie White the Chicago feather weight outpointed Pal Moore of Philadelphia by a wide margin in ten rounds. White floored his opponent six times with rights and lefts to the jaw. Moore was counted out nine twice and saved by the bell on two occasions. Four knockdowns occurred in the third round and another in the eleventh and eighth rounds. The result seemed decided after the third as Moore stayed on his feet mainly through grit.
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Kenosha
Wis
Charlie White
Chicago
Pal Moore
Philadelphia
White
Moore
Op Dome
Whaer Pluck
Bombardier Wells Faces Smith in Madison Square Garden Bout
New York March 11 Bombardier Wells English heavyweight studies the ring record of Gun beat Smith of California The Wells Smith ten round match at Madison Square Garden Friday night interests Wells as Lonsdale belt holder He questions Smith after a prior disputed decision with Porky Flynn of Boston The piece notes Wells previously beat Flynn in England two years earlier and mentions Walter Fovargue Skokie to play in the British open golf championship in June and his fine form in the south this winter.
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Bombartier Wells
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California
Wells
Madison Square Garden
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Porky” Flynn
Boston
Cricios
Flynn
England
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Britains
Chicago
Walter Fovargue
Skokie
Favargue
Iinter
Owa City 10 Snout Off Tie With Utah
Iowa City high school teading class and Salt Lake City high class B, each with nine straight victories, will stage a national title shoot off in the High School Rifle league. Winner receives trophy from the War Department. includes dramatic production notes and promotional copy for The City at Grand Theatre.
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OWA City
Utah
Washington, D. C
Iowa City
Salt Lake City High
Cescas
United States
War Department
New York racing associations plan meetings at Belmont and Saratoga
Representatives of New York racing associations meet at Jockey Club headquarters to discuss racing plans amid an ongoing court case on oral betting. The lower court ruled oral betting not a crime, and the plan contemplates pooling pari mutuel issues and holding short meetings at Belmont Park, Saratoga, and possibly two other courses this season.
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New York
State Court of Appeals
Jockey Club
Belmont Park
Saratoga
Merry Widow and Springtime Star In Grand Theater Show
Anatol Friedland debuts Springtime in The Countess aquette, a lively musical comedy touring from Francophone origins. A youthful widow and her daughter spark romantic escapades amid comic misunderstandings as a clever innkeeper disrupts traffic with broken bottles, leading to a happy ending. Knox Wilson leads a capable cast including prior headlining roles.
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Europe
Anatol Friedland
Countess Aquette
Grand Theater
Marcel Janvier
Melville ‘Alexander
Lanteville
New York
Knox Wilson
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