Giants to use regulars against Bronchos in exhibition
M'Graw opts to bring veteran players to face the San Antonio Bronchos in a four game exhibition set at the San Pedro lot. Christy Mathewson and Bugs Raymond will start for the Giants while Arlie Latham will coach the visitors. The San Antonio series marks a major league level test as McGraw plans to field his strongest lineup and gauge the club’s form this season.
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Nee Bugs) Raymond
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Texas Golf Association Hosts City Entrants in Houston
The sixth annual Texas Golf Association tournament will be played at Houston Country Club March 22 to 25 with strong San Antonio representation. Eight events include state championship and cups. Bob Connerly of Austin defends as locals like Dr. R. E. Moss and Ernest Brown enter. W M Rice offers a mag nificent club cap to the top four in qualifying. an interstate Texas Louisiana contest follows.
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Glidden Tour Named Reciprocity Run To Ottawa
Washington reports the Glidden tour for this year will be called the reciprocity run. It will run from June 15 to July 1 covering 1088 miles through Baltimore Philadelphia New York Boston Montreal to Ottawa with observers from the U S Army Signal and Engineering Corps seeking valuable information.
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Speedway Race Entries Represent Great Drivers
Indianapolis March 1. For the first time in auto racing nearly every great American driver will start in one event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Memorial Day for a purse of 25000 dollars. With two and a half months remaining, thirty cars are entered under early closing conditions and officials expect fifty cars total.
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Eddie Collins critiques Rus sell Ford and Gotch sick claim
Athletics star Eddie Collins says Rus sell Ford has the most puzzling break in baseball and Frank Gotch must be sick. He pitched a trial session throwing four men in an hour.
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Gotch Defeats Samson With Skull Fracture In Bout
Frank Gotch, the champion wrestler, defeated Henry Bahn known as Samson in seven minutes and twenty seconds. Gotch hurled Bahn with a leg hold causing a skull fracture. Bahn fell unconscious. Gotch announced he has a contract to meet any wrestler in the world.
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CollegiAn bats uplift win opening Academic League game
The St. Louis college beat San Antonio Academy 7 to 1 in the opening Academic League contest at Y M C A park. Hines pitched well for the academy, Brady fanned nine for the West End club, and Kelley handled catching duties as Dillon and Fernandez starred for the winners. Bee was injured by a spike but continued playing. Witte left with a torn nail.
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Wolgast Favored in Title Bout With Memsic
Conservative boxing followers in Los Angeles expect Ad Wolgast to have an edge in his lightweight title defense against George Memsic though questions about Wolgast’s arm condition persist. Wolgast is the favorite with odds at 10 to 7.
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London Johnnies to Try Baseball in Britain This Summer
The National Baseball Association of London plans a summer schedule mixing football clubs from Tufnell Park Westham Brentford and Clapton Orient with junior teams in hopes of popularizing baseball in Great Britain. Free admission for younger players aims to boost participation while organizers seek a match against a few American stars and Rhodes scholars at Oxford may field teams.
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Albany Bills Push Sunday Baseball Amid Sabbath Debate
In Albany on March 17, supporters push bills to legalize Sunday baseball and outdoor sports, arguing they curb Sabbath immorality and saloon activity. George H. West of the State Law and Order league calls today’s baseball wholly commercialized and warns gambling has taken root alongside the sport.
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Jim Jeffries Sails for Europe in May
Former world heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries plans a liner passage to Europe on May 4. He will travel with Mrs Jeffries and partner Jack Kipper, in a trip similar to last year’s excursion.
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Lipton Honor Shield Placed In Trust by Yacht Group
The Lipton honor shield awarded by Sir Thomas Lipton will be engraved with association class winners and held in trust by the Massachusetts Yacht Racing Association. Sir Thomas Lipton is named an honorary member of the association.
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Dovey Dies in English Prize Ring
New York reports the death of Tom Dovey in the National Sporting Club of London during a bout with challenger Cooper. Dovey collapsed from heart disease at the start of the match. The piece notes other baseball names in connection with Cleveland and lists former college players including Birmingham Falkenberg Joss De Mott Blanding Kaler Griggs Mitch ell Olsen Marshall and Doane.
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Hugo Kelly Faces Series of Bouts in Pursuit of Middleweight Title
Chicago boxer Hugo Kelly sails east for a 12 round bout with Billy McKinnon in Boston on March 21 as part of a schedule aiming at the middleweight title. He then meets Frank Klaus, Jack Dillon in Boston and Pittsburg, followed by a 10 round match with Jack Dillon in Indianapolis on April 24, before a New York club appearance.
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MIntosh urges Johnson to fight or retire this year
Australian promoter Hugh McIntosh plans to press Champion Jack Johnson to return for a string of bouts in London and Paris next fall. He says Johnson must fight heavyweights such as Sam Langford or Al Kaufman or retire from the limelight.
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