Johnson Eyes Washington Return For 19th Season
Veteran pitcher 5-Walter Johnson plans a return to a Washington base uniform this summer after negotiations over purchasing the Oakland franchise in the Coast League. He carries a $385,000 certified check and says he may seek a return to Washington if the Oakland deal fails This ends with Johnson signaling he will try again next winter if needed.
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Washington Club
Nuptials of Greb and Actress Postponed Indefinitely
The wedding of Harry Greb world middleweight champion and Miss Louis Walton of Boston actress was postponed after Father Malloy refused to officiate due to lack of diocesan permission. He advised delaying until authorities grant consent and suggested marrying in Pittsburg or Boston. Walton wavered about marriage as Greb urged her to quit the stage to wed, while her parents traveled from Boston to attend.
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Harry Greb
Louis ‘Walton
Boston
Father Malloy
St. Thomas of Canterbury
Malloy
Pittsburg
Greb
Indians Name Large Roster for Lakeland Camp
Cleveland Indians announce travel roster for spring training with pitchers Uhle Shaute Smith Edwards Hart and catchers Walters and two catchers, Moeller and Mathews, to report at Hot Springs February 14 for early drills before Lakeland. Others go to Lakeland March 1 and March 6. final cuts possible for Metevier Cheeves Gulley before southward start.
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Merchant
Buffs Buy Monroe and Burns in Omaha deal
Omaha Club owner Barney Burch announced the Western League purchase of Second baseman Johnny Monroe from Boston of the Texas League for cash and for Pitcher Robert J Burns Jr. The report notes the transaction as a cash and trade deal.
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Omaha Club
Johnny Monroe
Boston
Robert J. Burns Jr
Bowling League Forming Meeting At Grand Alleys
A bowling league meeting is set for Wednesday at the Grand Alleys to establish rules. Captains must submit their team rosters and be present. Interested bowlers should sign up immediately to join the league.
Texas Leaguers Reconsider Galveston Franchise Bid
Dallas January 5 Further consideration of offers for the old Galveston Texas League baseball club was held by the league committee. Galveston interests have made an offer while Oak Cliff Dallas and Waco seek to top it with final bids. The committee includes J Doak Roberts Walter Morris RQ Harver and Paul LaGrose. Fort Worth may learn the decision late today.
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Texas League Baseball Club
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Erest
J. Doak Roberts
Walter Morris
RQ. Harver
Wichita Falls
Paul LaGrose
Fort Worth
Casey Stengel May Manage Tulsa Club
Casey Stengel, a 1925 world series hero, appears set to leave major league play and seek a minor league berth as manager of the Tulsa Club in the Western League next season. Tulsa Oilers president Crawford confirms Stengel is an applicant and inclined to take the job.
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Casey Stengel
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Crawford
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Engineers' Defeat First in Two Years
The Second Engineers lost their first basketball game in two years Saturday night on Lie Arr Me C. AL court as the Celtics defeated them 22 to 13. Lyons led Celtics with eight points. Kendricks scored 16 for the Engineers. Government Hill lost 39 to 23 to the 23rd Infantry, and the Eighth Squadron fell 36 to 35.
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Iron Works Bowlers Beat Jolly Twelve in Victory
The Alamo Iron Workers Bowling Club defeated the Jolly Twelve for two games at St Josephs Alleys on Saturday night in a celebration hosted by the Jolly Twelve in honor of the winners. Refreshments followed with a list of attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Greinan, Mr. and Mrs. Sievers, Mr. and Mrs. Oerter, and several others.
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Jolly Twelve
St. Joseph's
Sports Question Box Column Answers Your Inquiries
Readers may send questions about Bercheil, football, boxing or other sports to John B Foster and Lawrence Perry in Amateur Sports and Fair Play from The Light. Include a stamped self addressed envelope for a personal reply. otherwise questions appear in the column.
Question V Dempsey and the early baseball links
In the early era before the National League there was a professional body the National Association which soon vanished due to widespread gambling ties among players. The Corbett vs Fitzsimmons fight had moving pictures shown nationwide. Corbett led 14th round knockdown but Fitzsimmons knocked him out in the fourteenth. Corbett endured a long count and Fitzsimmons rested in bed two days after the bout.
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Visiting golf pros beat locals one up at Brackenridge Park
Visiting professionals from 200 fields faced locals in a Texas run championship trial at Brackenridge Park on Sunday. Harold Leng and Johnny Rodgers led a late practice session. four players posted low seventies. Lally and Mangham previously tied San Antonio Country Club record with 68, as teams prepared for an afternoon best ball foursome.
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Little Rock Pitcher Harold McCall Sold to Shreveport
President R G Allen of the Little Rock Travelers announced that Harold McCall right handed pitcher has been sold to the Shreveport Club of the Texas League.
Seven Cities Granted Franchises in Central Baseball League
Cumberland Maryland Akron Ohio were granted franchises in the Central Baseball league at a meeting Sunday presided by president W. O. McCullough. Five other cities including Youngstown Wheeling Erie and Johnstown had previously been granted franchises.
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Intermediate cage teams draw season's largest attendance
The largest crowd of the City In to Basket Ball League season watched Government Hill crush Iras ers Drug Store 41 to 21 and the Tayjackets overwhelm the National One Community House quintet 49 to 9 on Turner Hall court. Bohne led Government Hill with 18 points, Arbuckle had 17, while McYwane and Prassel's stars paced Prassel's in a separate high scoring clash. Miller and McCarley starred for the Jackets and Grayjackets respectively, as N. C. G. and The Light posted mixed results in a crowded Sunday card.
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Connery reshapes Saints roster for next season
Paul Boone to anchor second base for Sainte, with Nick Alien at short and Mark Kounip as utility infielder, under manager Nick Alien and owner R. J. Connery. Meantime New York University officials report no immediate appointment in football director search as Chick Meehan remains a candidate.
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Chick) Meehan
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Precision echoes in sport legends and historic grit
The article surveys coaching judgments on Ed Leader's rowing stroke and Paavo Nurmi's track prowess, compares famed athletes across disciplines, and recalls a tense football moment at a packed stadium where a kicker's successful tie secured a season. It notes coaches' habit of matching current stars to past greats and hints at enduring principles of speed and technique.
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Mal Sheppard
Charles Paddock
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Rockne May Teach Coaches of Texas in Austin
Notre Dame coach Rockne may hold a football coaching school in Austin during the summer of 1925. St Edward's College coach Meagher says Rockne tentatively agreed and should come, with Meagher noting Rockne twice expressed desire to spend a summer in Austin. Trinity University practice resumes as UAA season opens January 12.
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Tack Meagher
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Fifty Years of Baseball and the Curve Pitch
John B. Foster surveys the National League’s history highlighting Arthur Cummings as the pioneer of curve pitching. He credits Cummings with taming the outcurve and triggering the modern curve pitching era, while noting Spalding’s influence on the league’s survival and prestige.
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John B. Foster
Notre Dame Ends Season After Stanford Clash
Notre Dame ends its season after defeating Stanford as Four Horsemen suffer injuries in the coast meeting. Krute Toukue says the season is over while the team heads back to South Bend. Several players remain taped and injured, with one in a hospital bed, after a strenuous battle.
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Stubldreher
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Elmer
Wichita Falls Opens New Municipal Golf Links
Wichita Falls opens its new municipal golf course with an official January 1 debut. Hundreds of golfers flocked Sunday to use the links after cold weather kept crowds away earlier. The city plans a clubhouse costing about 20000 to be funded by the Wichita Falls municipal golf club.
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Browns trade Ive for May in St Louis deal
In St Paul Minnesota January 5 catcher Leo Dixon of the St Paul club is sold to the St Louis Americans for three players use of two more and cash totaling $35,000. Dixon, who caught 148 games last season, helped win the Saints title and will be with St Louis next season along with Cedric Durst and another player to be chosen. Browns manager Bisler plans further moves adding a pitcher and two outfielders while eyeing Emil Meusel. chances are slim to land top targets as he notes clubs may demand too much.
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Dayton to Stage Title Fight With Greb Klesch
Dayton, Ohio, will host a boxing title bout after eight years. Harry Greb of Cleveland, the middleweight champion, meets challenger Klesch in a scheduled bout on January 12 at the local arena.
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Harry Greb
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Ike Rider Offered Eight Hundred A Day Race
Chicago January report states an offer of 800 dollars per day to ride in the February six day race. Maurice Brocco, noted Italian rider, has been wired about the offer but previously refused to perform in recent New York and Chicago events. Brocco has a large following in the sport.
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Pittsburghs Start West in February
Pittsburgh National League club leaves February 24 for spring training in Paso Robles, California. Three weeks of drills end March 20, followed by exhibition games with San Francisco, Los Angeles and Vernon clubs on the Pacific coast. Return trips begin April 6 with more exhibitions en route to Chicago for the April 4 opener against the Cubs.
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St Paul to Get Meet for Women’s Western Golf
Chicago January 5 The Women’s Western Golf Association will select courses and dates for key events this season at a St Paul meeting today The championship tournament is expected to be held at White Bear Yacht and Country Club in St Paul Junior championship venue decision may be deferred.
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