Charles H Ebbets Dies Longtime Brooklyn Club Leader
New York April 18 Charles H Ebbets president of the Brooklyn National Baseball Club died of heart disease at his Waldorf Astoria suite. A long fighter with heart trouble and asthma he steered Brooklyn from lean times to prosperity building Ebbets Field in 1913 and leading the club since 1883. Born October 29 1859 in New York his death ends a 43 year leadership span and leaves a lasting imprint on baseballs development.
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Pleo Fight Porter Thon Ann Practice Notes
The Wilders Cigars team held a strong practice on the field with batting and fielding drills led by Cook and Smith. Players from last year’s Richwines and Sandusky Eagles participated, and the squad expects full attendance Sunday at Cascade Park and Richwine Diamond for additional sessions.
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Stars In Q Relay Tourney At Ohio Stadium
Over 1 000 athletes from colleges and high schools compete in the Ohio State relays at Ohio Stadium Columbus. Contenders include nine Olympic stars and名 athletes from Notre Dame Georgetown Drake and more. Officials include Major John L. Griffith and H P Swain. Prizes total 25000 dollars with team trophies and 54 golds and medals.
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Meeting of Harford Breeders Assn at Havre de Grace
Racing events include the Harford Breeders Assn meeting at Havre de Grace and the Tia Juana Jockey Club meet at Tia Juana. Other events cover university relay carnivals in Lawrence and Columbus along with tennis and boxing cards featuring Jack McVey versus K D Kaplan in New York.
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Delegates to Olympic Congress to be elected today
New York April 18 delegates to the International Olympic Congress at Prague will be chosen at the American Olympic Committee annual meeting. Representatives of the amateur sport governing bodies will attend.
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Seabold Dairies Defeat Tigers In Indoor Contest
Seabold Dairies defeated the West Side Cagers 18 to 12 on Gates diamonds in an indoor game. Fucker, Thornton starred for the Dairies while Wilbur and Blocky led the Tigers in the effort. Babe Ruth’s condition shows improvement after an operation for intestinal abscesses at St. Vincent's hospital following influenza and indigestion.
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Baseball roundup with multiple games across leagues
The summary notes Joe Judge’s two hits including a homer as the Senators beat the Yankees 6 to 1. Cubs top Pirates 9 to 6 with Statz and Hartney homers. Cleveland’s Joe Shaute loses 1 to 9 to St Louis. Tigers defeat White Sox 9 to 3. Wayland Dean shines for the Red Sox in a 2 to 0 win over the Braves. Reds edge Cardinals 8 to 6 in 11th. Groves wins again as Red Sox beat Athletics 4 to 3 in a rain-shortened game.
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Five Brothers Lead Grimes Family Into Baseball Fame
The Grimes brothers Burleigh Charley Ray Kenneth and Shirley loom in baseball as brothers who built a local legend in Minerva Ohio and beyond Burleigh a Brooklyn ace shows why the clan draws attention while Ray Grimes shifts from Cubs to the Columbus Senators and the five siblings combine skill with hunting off months to pursue birds clay and real.
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Brooklyns depend on Cox and Paschal as Doak feud looms
The Brooklyn club may struggle this season if they fail to land Willie Doak after a salary dispute, leaving a thin pitching staff led by Vance Grimes and Ehrhardt. Dick Cox leads hitters with a .400 pace in exhibition games, while Benny Paschal impresses as a rookie outfielder threatening Murderers Row.
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Florida batters the spring training scene with social flair
Florida hosts major and minor league camps reshaping baseball culture. Players arrive in stylish venues, swap whiskers for barbershop fades, and travel secretaries become social coordinators as exhibition trips shift into social events. A Brooklyn rookie triggers a tea wagon mishap, highlighting the era’s social pressures.
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Baseball Summary From Yesterday's Games
American League players Judge Washington Kamm and White Sox contributed to a 22 to 12 league total in yesterday's action. National League saw Statz and Chicago players featured in the day’s results.
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Shotten Sees Pennant Hope For St Louis Cardinals
Amherst April 18 Bert Shotton assistant manager of the St Louis Cardinals returns from Cincinnati after his son James illness confident the club can win the pennant this year He notes a strong youthful roster and good form with owners valuing his managerial help Shotton a former Browns and Senators outfielder is remembered in Amherst for sandlot play and Brownhelm farm winters
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Yesterday's Baseball Results From Five Innings Or More
American League results include Cleveland 1 over St Louis 0 and Washington 6 over New York 1 with five innings noted. Boston defeated Philadelphia 4 to 3. Detroit crushed Chicago 9 to 3. American Association saw St Paul 6 over Columbus 4 and Milwaukee 2 over Louisville in thirteen innings under darkness. Toledo 14 defeated Minneapolis Kansas City Indianapolis rounds.
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Dodgers Idle Tuesday as Ebbets Funeral Sets Schedule
Brooklyn to skip the NL game with New York Tuesday due to the funeral of Charles H. Ebbets. Stephen McKeever announced the postponement while the game today tomorrow and Monday remains on schedule.
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Local Soccer Games Set Incounty Sunday
Three soccer matches are listed for Sunday in the county. Elyria meets Ohio Quarries at South Amherst at 2 30 p m. Lorain Magyars vs National Tube at Clinton Street Field Lorain at 2 30 p m. Lorain Gordons vs Blast Furnace at Oakwood Park Lorain at 2 30 p m. Lorain Eagles travel to Akron to face Goodyears.
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Marsico and Todd Bout Postponed for Medical Reasons
Sammy Marsico announces he will not fight Dynamite Todd now, following physician advice after an earlier injury. He plans a city heavyweight title bout at 135 pounds later. Veterans of Foreign Wars discuss Sailor Butler, Roxie Larue, and Johnny Martin, noting mixed bouts are frowned upon. Golf course rates in New York are noted at two dollars an hour.
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Lorain hosts four Sunday ball games across city
On April 18 Lorain features multiple Sunday games. The main event at Krohn Field starts 2:30 p.m. with Lorain Tellings versus Akron General Tires after a 12:30 p.m. preliminary Thomas Candies versus Highlands. Other matches include Shamrocks versus Bereat at Oakwood Park, Mazelly Sports versus South Amherst at Highland Park, and the Cardinals versus Brownhelm at Vermilion-on-the-Lake field, all at 2:30.
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LAST RIGHT'S GETS AND ASHLAND HIGH WINS
Philadelphia fights saw Marty Gold defeat Joy Alleno after 106 rounds while Midget Doyle beat Little Jez in 8 rounds and Pussy Walk er won over Kid Frederick's in 5. Mickey Larkens won a 4 round decision over Tony Risto in Philadelphia. Ashland High School defeated Wooster High in a unanimous judges’ decision at Ashland on April 1.
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Yale and Harvard split a 27 to 25 helter skelter game
The 1868 Yale Harvard baseball clash ended 27 to 25 in Harvard’s favor. Navy and Army dual track and field meets will be Memorial Day attractions at West Point. Cy Young’s big league record and other sports notes are highlighted along with tennis growth and other pastimes.
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Resignation Rejected by Fremont Congregation Rally
The First Congregational Church of Fremont Nebraska forced the resignation of Ree HH Kowata after he attended prize fights ballgames and billiards. A twelve member committee was sent to persuade him to give up his pulpit and the congregation welcomed him back with a strong reception.
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