Giants face power split amid club infighting in 1920s
Reports claim growing rift among New York Giants officials over McGraw’s transfer plans to Boston. Denials seed doubt as Francis McQuaid, James Tierney, and Charles Stoneham clash with McGraw while ties to the Braves surface. A prior Havana track dispute and Stoneham bucketshop indictment loom over leadership turmoil.
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Texas pinch-hitter lifts Southwestern rout to 16 14 win
Carl Nation's late field goal preserves a 16 14 Texas victory over Southwestern University. Nation plays forward for Texas as lineup changes and missed shots frame a tense finish. final score favors Texas with Nation scoring key late.
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Academic League finals set by two division winners series
The Academic League will end with a best two of three for the championship, starting February 16. North division teams include Main Avenue High, Saint Anthony’s College, San Antonio Academy, and West Texas Military Read. South division features Brackenridge High, Wesleyan Institute, St Mary’s Academy, and Business Lanied Vocational. Officials and courts to be selected by teams. indoor venues used when possible. Admission 25 cents for adults and students 10 cents.
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Millers Bring Al Mamaux to San Antonio for Spring Training
The Minneapolis Millers plan spring training in San Antonio with Al Mamaux joining the team along with Towler and Smopy in a colorful case history. Formerly with Pittsburgh and Yonkers, Mamaux has been sold outright to the Minneapolis club.
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Leaders in Junior Leagues Strengthen First Place Holds
The three leaders in Sunday School Basketball finals fortified their top spots Friday night. St Marks defeated First Presbyterians 37 to 6, McKinley Avenue beat Grace Lutherans 2 to 2, Central Baptists forfeited to First Evangelicals. WW Fritze scored all of Grace Lutherans points to keep their foes scoreless. Lineups list St Mark's Joseph Boyd Looney and W Gerke. Presbyterians Trief McDermott Nichols Eckhardt Trice. Chattin's Arethodists added 14 points. McKinley lineup Howard McMillan Hugh McMillan Chattin Halliday Stuchers Wallace Klein subs. Lutherans Weis Gorebes Nichols Pfeiffer H Fritze. Blewer refereed.
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Blewer
Second Engineers Win Another Game in Army Post League
The Second Engineers beat Special Troops 61 to 26 in a rough contest Friday night. Hewell scored 26 for the Engineers with 12 field goals and two fouls. Tieiis and Shriver also contributed strong play. Horton's 3 field goals led the Specials while many fouls surfaced. nine Engineer points came on foul throws.
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Fifty Years of Baseball and McGraw's Mastery
John B. Foster profiles John J. McGraw as the most successful National League manager, noting his long string of pennants with the New York Giants from 1904 through the early 1920s. The piece recalls McGraw’s pivotal early move to Baltimore, his rise with the Orioles, and the broader history of World Series contests and manager changes shaping his enduring legacy.
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Law changes eyed to trim hunting seasons and bag limits
Texas State Representative H W Wells will seek a bill to overhaul hunting laws. The proposal would limit buck kills to pronged bucks only, shorten the season by two weeks from November 1 to November 16, and cut bag limits for doves quail ducks and geese with a universal hunting license and higher alien license fees plus a new angler license.
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Baseball era question box mixed Q A would you call it
A reader asks about the Philadelphia Athletics pennant team third regular outfielder. Answer lists Walsh Murphy Oldring Strunk as outfield trio. Other questions cover Norway’s Olympic sports and player heights.
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Centenary College Stars Invited to Wyoming
Shreveport LA January 10 The Journal notes Centenary College football players were invited to Wyoming by Dick Dinman star back of Wyoming He disputes prior claims William Dietz did not extend the invitation Dinman highlights his own career and success in Baltimore and Maine baseball as he eyes 1925 pennant bid
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Dick Dinman
Baltimore
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Adrian C. Anson
Portland Ball Club Chases Trades In California
Duffy Levis disclosed Portland Pacific Coast League trades after meeting with Commissioner Landis and league heads. The moves include Wolfer to Vernon, Distel and Query to Wichita Falls, Bedient to Atlanta, Miller to Jersey City, Gressett to San Antonio, Lennon to Williamsport, and a package sending Rohner to Reading with Brah, Martin, and Daly to Philadelphia for Cochran. Several players including Jones and Crosby shifted teams in the broader deal flow.
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Philadelphia
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John Jones
Brooklyn
Bill Crosby
Tulsa
Max Carey's 4-Month-Old Son Dies in Los Angeles
Pittsburgh captain Max Carey suffers tragedy as his infant son Richard dies in Los Angeles from meningitis. The death was announced after a night in the hospital, affecting the Pirates' baseball circle and prompting condolences from the sporting world.
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Twain Juniors Win Narrowly In Glever Ghid Tilt
In a hard fought junior high grid clash on Nathaniel Hawthorne field Twain juniors edged Hawthorne 8 to 6 on a safety margin. Newman Stone Face for Twain returned to play and sparked a comeback with key tackles and a 40 yard fumble return while Berry broke loose for an 80 yard TD for Hawthorne. Referee Brewer kept calls fair as both teams, coached by Martin and Riley, showed discipline and sportsmanship amid a crowd watching a classic youth football showcase.
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Boxing Corner Advice Counts Too Much in Ring
The piece argues top boxers and managers overrule fighters with excessive corner coaching. It cites Charley Weinert in a Firpo bout and praises Red Kid Lewis for asserting ideas from behind the ropes. The author notes veterans can teach, but active champs risk confusing or overdirecting a fighter.
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St Marks Faces Central Christians In Big Sunday Showdown
St Mark s and Central Christians prepare for a crucial Saturday night clash in the Sunday School League. Phillips newman leads a Christians lineup with Whitney Irby at forward and Philips at center. St Mark s counters with Gish Hill starting forward and Engelbert at center, with guard selection among Bergstrom Burke Dunsmor and Fletcher. The game is billed as a fiercest rivalry with playoff implications as two strong independent teams meet in a high stakes clash.
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Notre Dame squad scattered along coast to Indiana
Notre Darks football team ended its coast to coast journey with about half the party arriving in Chicago and the rest dispersed toward California. Crowley is in a San Francisco hospital while Captain Walsh is in Hollywood. Coaches Rockne Tugna Layden Kaiser Crowe are scattered across Davenport Iowa and South Bend, with praise for Pacific coast hospitality.
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Oklahoma football star wins in boxing ring in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City report details Ennie Hendricke, ex Oklahoma University football star, winning a boxing decision over Pat Corbett of Fort Worth. The piece notes Hendricke’s long athletic career and questions a college team’s rough tactics, suggesting a nose‑poking atmosphere and a broader debate on football violence.
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