Famous catcher Archer to umpire weekend exhibition
The 1917 season opens with the San Antonio Bronchos vs the St. Louis Cardinals at League Park at 3:30 p.m. The game features new pitchers like Gaskill for the Bronchos and young Cardinals hurlers. Jimmy Archer, a famed catcher, will umpire the matinee with Prince Gaskill to start for San Antonio and Wilson Mathews signaling the deal.
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Benson Warriors
Williams
St. Louis
Earl Dunckel
Pep” Hornsby
Pep
Texas
Tommy Long
Smith
Stewart
Bruno” Betzel
Defate
Bohne
Jimmy Archer
Academic Teams Open Baseball Series with Big Wins
Main Avenue High School defeated St. Marys College 23 to 5 and Peacock beat St. Louis College 4 to 3 in the Academic baseball series on Thursday.
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St. Mary's College
Peacock
St. Louis College
Jones to Manage St. Louis Camp Alone This Spring
Fielder Jones, manager of the St. Louis Americans, will not have an assistant at spring training. He will helm a 32 man squad by himself at Palestine, Texas, this season.
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ST. Louis
Fielder Jones
St. Louis Americans
Palestine
Tex
Country Without a Man Inspires Quiet Reflection
A patriotic speaker laments a man’s lack of a country while a woman in the audience counters that a country without a man is equally sorrowful. The exchange highlights national identity and personal belonging in a brief dramatic moment.
Livingston Praises Cardinals Youth Pitching Prospect Lineup
Coach Paddy Livingston predicts a strong Cardinals pitching staff led by Miller Huggins with several promising recruits. Veterans Mule Watson and Bob Steele back last year’s squad, while Lou North Oscar Hortsman Dick Neshamus and Roy Gardenier join the cadre. Hall, Milburn, and Klinger also feature in recent competition dynamics.
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Mule Watson
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Renner
Lou North
Omaha
Oscar Hortsman
Frank Chance
Los Angeles
Dick Neshamus
St. Paul
Roy Gardenier
Newport News
Bob Connery
Roger Hornsby
Western Racquetters Defeat East In Tennis Meet
West wins second day of East versus West tournament in Los Angeles. Willis E. Davis defeats Conrad Doyle in three sets with solid serving and cross court work. Throckmorton and Church rally in a tight match against Johnston and Strachan, while Mrs. May Sutton Bundy defeats Mary Browne in an exhibition.
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Conrad BL. Doyle
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Harold Throckmorton
George M. Church
William M. Johnston
John R. Strachan
West
Throckmorton
May Sutton Bundy
Mary K. Browne
East
Nathan Hall Wins Balk Line Title in Boston
Nathan Hall of Boston won the National amateur billiard championship at 18.2 balk line by defeating T. Henry Clarkson of Boston 400 to 224. The win left six other contenders unable to defeat or tie him in the round robin tournament as Hall, in his first class A championship, had already won all five matches.
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Edward F. Gardner
New York
Hall
Harvard
Clarkson
E. L. Milburn
Memphis
Tenn
Jacob Klinger
Klinger
Milburn
Boston
Mass
Nathan Hall
T. Henry Clarkson
Seventeen-year-old Dolan sets Nebraska bowling mark
Robert Dolan from Columbus, Nebr., is believed to set a state bowling record after rolling 1717 pins in seven games, averaging 224 1 5 per game. He scored over 200 in each game, with two near perfect 290s and scores of 290, 252, 234, 224, 207, 219, and 290.
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Robert Dolan
Columbus
Pittsburg Nationals Mail Contracts Before Camp
On the eve of their departure for Columbus Ga to spring training the Pittsburg Nationals received a telegram from Douglas Baird stating he had mailed his signed contract. The unsigned players listed are William Fischer Walter Schmidt Hans Wagner and Max Carey.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Nationals
Columbus
Douglas Baird
William Fischer
Walter Schmidt
Hans Wagner
Max Carey
Second Cubs Team Wins
Chicago National League first team defeated the Los Angeles Pacific Coast League Club 3 to 2 on Thursday in a game that featured six innings of shut-out pitching. Batteries Vaughn Hendrix Dillhoefer Crandall Hall Le Pan Bassler.
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Vaughn
Crandad
Cricaeg
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Crandall
Hall
Brown to Coach Pitchers in Columbus Baseball
Mor decai Brown the famous Three Fingered star has signed with the Columbus club of the American Association to coach recruit pitchers. If Brownie's arm is in good shape he may take a turn on the mound said Manager Joe Tinker, who was Brown’s teammate with the Chicago Nationals for years.
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Columbus
Mordecai Brown
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Joe Tinker
Tinker
Chicago Nationals
Pittsburg Pirates Depart for Camp in Columbus Ga
The first Pittsburgh Pirates delegation left for the training camp in Columbus Georgia. Hans Wagner was not in the party and club president Barney Dreyfus could not say when Wagner would depart or if he would attend the camp.
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Pittsburg Nationals
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Barney Dreyfus
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Cubs Regulars Defeat Modesto Reds 7 to 2 in Cal Exhibition
The Chicago National League team No. 2 beat the Modesto Reds 7 to 2 in Modesto California on Thursday. Batteries: Seaton, Stinridge, Aldridge and Elliott for the Cubs. Benton, Owen and Kuhn for Modesto.
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Cal
Modesto Reds
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Elliott
Benton
Owen
Kuhn
Foster and Gregg Sign With Red Sox in Ho y Springs
Pitcher George Foster of the Boston Americans signed for the 1917 season after arriving by car from Oklahoma to Hoyt Springs. Pitcher Gregg also signed his contract joining the Red Sox.
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Louden Signs with Kansas City Club
William Louden a second baseman who last year played for Cincinnati in the National League has been signed by the local American Association Club. Manager John Ganzel announced Thursday night.
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Pitcher Smith Signs With Brooklyn Nationals
Hot Springs Arkansas March 9 Pitcher Sherrod Smith reached an agreement with Brooklyn Nationals president Ebbetts on salary terms. The exact amount was not disclosed. Outfielders Johnston Hickman and Myers reported here.
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Brooklyn
Hot Springs
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Brooklyn Nationals
Johnston
Hickman
Myers
Rickey Signs Vanderbilt Star as Third Baseman
St Louis March 9 Branch Rickey business manager of the St Louis Americans believes he has found a second Kid Elberfeld in W A Moore of Vanderbilt University who has been signed to play third base He will report after graduating in June
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Vanderbilt University
Postoffice Five Triumphs Over Swifts In Three Games
The Postoffice Prides swept the Swift Company in three Commercial League bowling matches by 809 729, 808 671, and 769 746. Dick Schroeder led with 649 total and a 191 game. Bob Gates topped Swifts with 508 total and 197 high. Captain Jack O Neil was absent for Swifts. Friday features Service Engraving and Morris Company in a three game finale.
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Jingles and notices mix in quirky sports and Texas charters
A collage covers sports quips on players and managers with wry lines, plus a Texas business notice listing charter filings and amendments for Battery Equipment and Storage Co in Houston, First Guaranty Bank in Ennis, and other firms, plus oil permits and dissolutions across Dallas and Brownsville.
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Houston
S. M. Griffin
H. M. Harbin
R. C. Patterson
First Guaranty State Bank and Trust Co
Ennis
Fortson Queen Dry Goods Co
Rice
Navarro County
Fortson Queen Company
Trinity River Oil and Gas Company
Eagle Lake
O. J. Howard
L. J. Edwards
Liberty County
Texas
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Portland
Capital
Augsin
Werthan Bay Co
Missouri
St Louis
Capital Stock
Texa
Caedaron Manufacturing Compan
Brownsville
Walrace Printing Company
Dallas
Plank Signs with St. Louis Americans After Trade Wish
Eddie Plank, 40 year old southpaw and veteran World Series star, has signed with the St. Louis Americans. He desires a trade but the team is likely to retain him. Only regular outfielder Armando Marsani remains a holdout from last year’s club.
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Eddie Plank
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Armando Marsani
Wrong Treatment Appetite Woes Cause Doctor’s Question
A patient complains about persistent appetite issues despite trying various health foods. The doctor asks for specifics, seeking the underlying cause of the unusual hunger problem.
Giants Sweep A and O Five in City Series
The Russell Giants tenpin team defeated Ahrens and Ott five in three straight games on Thursday night. Scores were 820 to 793, 868 to 879, and 867 to 822. Johnson led the winners and Jonas the losers.
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Woods to Get Bonus for Wins With Cleveland
Smokey Joe Woods, acquired by the Cleveland Americans for 15 dollars, will receive a 6000 dollar salary and a 2000 dollar bonus if he wins twenty games, according to reports.
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Smokey
Joe Woods
Cleveland Americans
Fragmented quotation hints at family theft in Browning's Magazine
A fragment from Browning's Magazine suggests a scene where a father compliments attire while a woman laments that her mother took the change first. The idly noted line hints at a family theft motif without full context.
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Browning
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