Bronchos to Play White Sox in March Exhibition Series
Mineral Wells training camp readies for three March exhibition games between the Bronchos and Charlie Comisky's White Sox on the 21st 22nd and 23rd with a prior Giants series March 18 19th. Manager Leidy ill with grippe. Firestine leads the infield with Lemon Betts Gray and McGinty among 18 players in camp as workouts intensify and Metz Wakefield work to shed weight.
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Mineral Wells
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McGinty
Leidy
Grippe
Firestine
Austin
Metz
Wakefield
Jack Burke
Michigan
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Hoyt
Lape
Cochran
Rogers
Carr
Smith
Bannon
Altman
Wallace
Thrailkill
Beemer
Leidyray
Coulon to Box Forbes in Ten Rounds in Kenosha
Bantamweight champion John Coulon and former bantam champion Harry Forbes will clash in Kenosha Wisconsin on March 28 in a ten round bout. Agreement on weight is pending with Coulon seeking 116 pounds three hours before the fight and Forbes favoring 116 pounds at 3 o'clock.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Coulon
Harry Forbes
Kenosha
Wis
Coulon
Forbes
Amateur Skating Champion Turns Pro Baseball Player
Edward Lamy, noted indoor and outdoor national amateur skating champion at all distances, will become a professional ice skater next winter after signing with Mansfield in the Ohio State league this summer. He will play outfield for Mansfield, bringing speed on bases and strong amateur performance from the Adirondacks last year.
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N. Y
Edward Lamy
Mansfield
Lamy
Adirondacks
Record field to race in 500 mile Indianapolis sweepstakes
Indianapolis in March reports that the 500 mile international sweep stakes at the speedway next memorial day will feature the largest field of racing cars ever gathered with every leading American driver and most famed European pilots expected to start for a purse of 25 000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Ind
America
Indianapolis Speedway
Auto Show 10st Biggest Event in Motor World
The Cattlemen's convention hosts a major auto show in San Antonio from March 21 to 25. Dealers' cooperative planning fuels brisk deposits for floor space. Attractively posters fill show windows as decorations near completion. A social feature includes two society booths handling charity refreshments. Special exhibits aim to attract the public and buyers.
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San Antonio
Langford Jeannette Scrap Fight May Be Off
In New York March 9 a Langford Jeannette bout in France faces doubt over date. Jeannette prefers April due to sailing March 28 while Langford rejects a two to three week delay and refuses a forty round format.
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Associated Press
New York
Sam Langford
Joe Jeannette
France
Jeannette
Paris
Europe
Langford
Over 200 Athletes Enter Chicago A A U Track Meet
Final entry list for the Central A A U field and track championships shows 211 runners and field athletes from 26 clubs and schools entered to compete for team and individual honors. Meet at Drexel Park Pavilion under Illinois Athletic Club auspices on Saturday evening. Participants include athletes from Cincinnati Muskegon Cedar Rapids Moline Madison Beloit Wellington.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Central Amateur Athletic Union
Drexel Park Pavillion
Illinois Athletic Club
Cincinnati
Muskegon
Cedar Rapids
Moline
Madison
Beloit
Wellington
White May Defend Cup in English Biplane
Reports from England say Claude Grahame White, winner at Belmont Park last year, will lead the English defense in June. He plans to fly an all British machine, the new racer called the new baby, built to his design with a Farman type shape and reduced surfaces.
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Associated Press
New York
England
Claude Grahame White
Belmont Park
Grahame White
Baseball Primer Lesson Nine Third Baseman
A Galveston News by Herman Nickerson notes the value of a strong third baseman who can field bunts and throws, and hit .300, shaping teams’ fortunes. A contending club relies on such a defender to outmatch rivals.
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Herman Nickerson
Galveston News
Burns and Berg eye potential return match this spring
Cyclone Burns still seeks a rematch with John Berg after their 3 hour 40 minute draw. Berg travels to Floresville Friday for a handicap bout against a 225 pound opponent, with a possible meeting in the week of the cattlemen’s convention around March 21. Burns trains hard and awaits Berg’s decision amid local support.
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John Berg
Floresville
Cyclone Burns
Berg
Burns
Pe Een Anderson
Beethoven
Big Racing Matinee at San Antonio Fair Grounds Feature Pace
San Antonio Driving Club hosts a Friday matinee at 2 30 pm with a free for all pace as the main event. Diabul from San Marcos defends the trophy against a strong local hand including Lady Cauthen Clementine and Rowdy amid growing rivalry and larger purses. Public admitted free and a full program lists horses, owners and classes for a crowd keen on harness racing action.
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San Antonio
Lady Cauthen
Clementine
Rowdy
Davy Crockett
Fred C. Groos
William Robbie
C. L. Klasing
Joe
J. L. Edmondson Lene
Soavege
Acs
Aldo
Enen Goosie
Theo Banks
Ig Dhees
Ee Perrell
Georgia
O. J. Woodhull
Honest Boy
Fred Adebarn
F. W. Patton
Eli Howell
Shooting Star
J. A. Bailey
W. C. Lane
Dave Harmon
O. J. Woodhull Diabul
Rogers & Puls Rowdy
August Limberger
Westerzil's knee injury puzzles Tigers prospect
George Westerzil, the San Antonio youngster with Detroit Tigers training camp, arrived in Monroe Louisiana for a knee exam after reactivating an old injury. A bone displaced in the right knee cap left his leg swollen and he seeks specialist consultation to determine to next steps and potential season play.
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George Westerzil
San Antonio
Monroe
Detroit Tigers
Westerzil
Wichita
Chance of Cubs Outlawed by A A A
Chicago reports Frank L. Chance manager of the Chicago Nationals has been suspended for one year by the American Automobile Association from all race meetings for acting as starter at Barney Oldfield's Pacific coast event. Oldfield also faces suspension for taking part in an unauthorized race with Jack Johnson.
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Chicago
Frank L. Chance
American Automobile Association
Chance
Barney Oldfield
Automobile
Pacific Coast
Oldfield
The
Automobile Association
Jack Johnson
Dartmouth Ski Club Sets White Mountains Altitude Record
New York March 9 A Dart mouth College Outing club claims a new high record altitude for ski climbing in the White mountains as members traveled from Hanover toward Mount Washington The party pressed on with skis and snow shoes until food ran out forcing a return Fred Harris a Dartmouth senior slid nearly a mile at express speed toward a 1000 foot drop before grabbing a small bush and tumbling to safety at the mountain base
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Associated Press
New York
Dartmouth College
White Mountains
Hanover
Mount Washington
Fred Harris
Dartmouth
Davis Tennis Cup Draw Spurs Row Over Intercontinental Tangles
New York reports reveal a tangle in Davis cup preliminaries with the United States South Africa draw prompting debate. Officials fear travel gaps as America England and South Africa may all be forced to Australia for the opening rounds.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
South Africa
America
Cape
England
Australia
Hugo Kelly to Meet Dillon in Late-Month Bout
Tentative arrangements set for Hugo Kelly an Italian middleweight to face Jack Dillon in Indianapolis toward the end of March. The ten round bout is slated to be staged in Angianapolis.
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Hugo Kelly
Dillon
Cuehad
Italan
Jack Dillon
Angianapolis
Steinfeldt Three Passing Means Veteran Gone
Chicago March 9 report says Harry Steinfeldt’s passing would sever another link in Manager Chance’s Cubs roster. The absence of Overall and Steinfeldt would mark five original Cubs stars lost since 1906. Recruits may fill spots as Jimmy Slagley, Artie Hofman, Pat Moran, Carl Lundgren and others departed or were moved.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Harry Steinfeldt
Cubs
New Orleans
Chance
West Side
Steinfeldt
Jimmy Slagley
Baltimore
Artie Hofman
Centerfield
Pat Moran
Philadelphia
Moran
Kling
Archer
Tom Needham
Carl Lundgren
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