Broncho Training Camp Grows with Arriving Players
The Broncho camp expands to fifteen as Smith catcher Lape pitcher and Bilever outfielder join. Wakefield trims weight while Metz and Thrallkill impress in field and power. Sweeney and Lemon yet to report. pitchers held back to protect arms. full squad due tomorrow for 3 to 4:30 pm practice.
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Lape
Bilever
Leidy
Metz
Wakefield
Thrallkill
Firestine
Thrailkill
Sweeney
Lemon
McGinty
Gray
Carr
Allison
Green
Stratton
Boston Nationals Head South for Au gusta Camp
Manager Fred Tenney and the Boston Nationals left Boston at 1 AM for the southern training camp in Augusta Georgia with a squad of players. The trip marks the team’s early spring preparations for the upcoming season.
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Boston
Mass
Fred Tenney
Boston National Baseball Team
Augusta
Prospect Hill Team Seeks Sunday Morning Opponent
The Prospect Hill baseball team seeks a Sunday morning game and invites replies. Arrangements can be made by contacting Geo. Dulling at 1761 New phone.
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Prospect Hill
Geo
Robison and Brush In San Antonio Ahead of Season
M S Robison owner of the St Louis Cardinals arrives in San Antonio with treasurer F M Abercrombie from Panama. He visits two weeks at the St Anthony hotel and discusses prospects for McIver and the pennant race. He anticipates changes in pitchers and notes stronger Giants and Cincinnati while predicting Connie Mack to repeat in the American league. He plans daily park visits to watch the Bronchos practice as Nags fear a potential change.
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M. S. Robison
St. Louis Cardinals
F. M. Abercrombie
San Antonio
Panama
Robison
St. Anthony
St. Louis
John T. Brush
New York Giants
McIver
Block
Chicago
Lush
Willis
Corrigan
Harmon
Sallee
Giants
Cincinnati
Pittsbur
Connie Mack
Mathewson Receives Blackmail Letter in Brooklyn
Christy Mathewson, New York National League pitcher, reported a blackmail letter dated Brooklyn asking for 500 dollars or risk harm. The letter promised violence at the polo grounds on March 13, 1911. Mathewson sent the note to New York police chief. teammates view the message as a joke.
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Associated Press
Marlin
Tex
Christy Mathewson
New York National League Baseball Club
Brooklyn
N. Y
Polo Grounds
Sacket Street
Fulton Street
Mathewson
Blackhand
New York
Field Day at Army Post Sets Busy Military Meet
A field day program at Fort Sam Houston kicks off at 8 30 am with field, track and military events between the artillery and infantry. Highlights include a 100 yard dash and tug of war between battalions of the Twenty second infantry and several artillery tests supervised by Maj. Henry C Hodges.
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Fort Sam Houston
Twenty-second Infantry
Henry C. Hodges
Wolgast to Meet Featherweight John White Next Month
Associated Press reports Chicago March 7 that John White the local featherweight who beat Tommy Gary in Milwaukee will face lightweight champion Ad Wolgast in early April. Arrangements with Milwaukee’s Badger Athletic club are under way and terms likely today. Wolgast will first box George Memsic in Los Angeles on St Patrick’s Day before meeting White in a later fight.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John White
Tommy Gary
Milwaukee
Ad Wolgast
Badger Athletic Club
Wolgast
Los Angeles
George Memsic
California
White
Southwestern University Defeats St Edward 3 to 0 in Opener
Georgetown Texas March 7 Southwestern University outclassed St Edward College 3 to 0 in seven innings. Southwestern outhit and outpitched the visitors as Ayres struck out nine and Sheffield two. No St Edward player reached second base in the game. Batteries Ayres Sheffield G Bobo Taylor Cruz.
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Special Dispatch
Georgetown
Tex
Southwestern University
St. Edward College
Southwestern
St. Edward
R. H. FC
Ads Pike Sete
Eee
Finaeded
Ayres
Sheffield
G. Bobo
Taylor
Cruz
Wolfe Wins Batting Fest Over Lakeside in 15-6 Victory
Wolfe Vocational School overwhelmed Lakeside Classical 15 to 6 with a big hitting show. Huntress belted a bases loaded homer for Wolfe as Jungmichael and Huntress led the batting. The teams meet again next Monday at Lakeside as West End seeks revenge.
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Wolfe Vocational School
Lakeside
Huntress
Wolfe
West End
R. H. E. Wolfe
Jungmichael and
Covington and
Doss
Schwausch
Cubs to Play Colonels in Louisville Exhibition
Chicago March 7. Arrangements completed for a game at Louisville on Sunday April 2 between the Chicago Nationals and the Louisville team of the American Association. On the same date the Cubs Cadets will play at Owensboro Kentucky.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Louisville
Chicago Nationals
American Association
Cub Cadets
Owensboro, Ky
Wolgast and McFarland Set for April Lightweight Bout
Chicago reports a ten round match between lightweight champion Ad Wolgast and Packey McFarland at the Fairmount club in New York the latter part of April. McFarland must weigh 135 pounds by 7 pm on fight night. The purse and exact date to be decided after manager consent. Also New York notes polo plans for Meadow Brook in June with over 100000 dollars likely to be spent on field upgrades grandstand tracks and local railway work as England faces America with horses shipped from England to Lakewood for trials.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ad Wolgast
Packey McFarland
Stock Yards
Fairmount Club
New York
McFarland
Wolgast
Hogan
England
America
Meadowbrook
L. I
Lakewood
Georgian Court
George Gould
American Polo Association
Harry Payne Whitney
Motorboat Race From New York to Halifax
Halifax plans to hold a New York to Halifax motorboat race with the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Club backing. Brooklyn Yacht Club prompted local finish arrangements and award reception. No date set yet. late July or early August suggested.
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Associated Press
Halifax
N. Y
Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Club
New York
Brooklyn
Baseball Primer Lesson First Baseman
A humorous cartoon-like vignette features a first baseman with hands on knees and a misplayed ball. The piece mocks ground conditions and the manager’s reasoning for keeping the player, noting “suckers are harder to find than clean street crossings in Boston.”
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Boston
Herman Nickerson
Galveston News
Ty Cobb buys stake in Augusta Chronicle
Legendary baseball star Ty Cobb has purchased an interest in the Augusta Chronicle in Georgia. The move marks Cobb’s expanded involvement in the newspaper field, adding a notable sports figure to the paper’s ownership roster.
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Ty Cobb
Augusta
Chronicle
Glidden Tour to Return as AAA Year Three Event
New York March 7 Rumors of abandoning the Glidden tour are silenced by A A A official A R Pardington who confirms the event will return as the feature of the annual tour. The route will be shortened about 1200 miles overall with 90 percent on good roads and some hill climbing. The run starts in Washington and ends in Ottawa via Baltimore Philadelphia New Jersey New York and the Hudson River into Canada with the New England detour omitted.
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Associated Press
New York
A. R. Pardington
American Automobile Association
Washington
Ottawa
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New Jersey
New York City
Hudson River
Canada
New England
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