White Sox lineup for opening day uncertain infield
Chicago’s 1931 lineup remains unsettled as Donie Bush seeks trades to bolster the infield. Potential keys include Radcliffe at first, Mulleay at second, Appleby at short, and a battle for third between Cissell, Kamm, and Kerr with veterans added to bolster the outfield and catching corps.
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Henry P. Edwards
American League Service Bureau
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Gregory Mulleay
Shore
Luke Appleby
Atlanta
Bill Cisgell
Bill Kamm
John Ryan
Holy Cross
Irving Jeffries
Toledo
Goff
Willingham
Dallas
Johnny Kerr
Sox
Cissell
Kamm
Bush
Kerr
Carl Reynolds
Jolleys
Johnny Watwood
Watwood
Chicago
Fred Eichredt
Cleveland
Bob Finlater
Selma
Bob Fothergill
Hoffmann
Blackerh
Indianapolis
Birmingham
Benny Tate
Frank Grube
Bigfialo
Moe Bets
Walter Henline
Harold McKain
Vic Frazier
Jim Moore
Little Rock
Tooke
Frazier
Bob Werland
Ed Walsh
Cubs Advance Guard Opens Training
AVALON California February 18 The advance guard of the Chicago Cubs opened their 1851 training season with 22 players including pitchers Bush Smith Teachout Sweetland Blake Montague Malone Baecht May Herrman Petty Nelson Warneke Grace Bell Taylor Campbell coaches Schalk O Leary trainer Lotshaw.
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Bob Smith
Bud Teachout
Les Sweetland
Sheriff Blake
Dick Montague
Pat Malone
Ed Baecht
Jakie May
Leroy Herrman
Jess Petty
Lynn Nelson
Lou Warneke
Red Grace
George Bell
Cathere Taylor
Bill Campbell
Ray Schalk
Charley O'Leary
Andy Lotshaw
Guthman Leads Industrial League Scoring Title Soon
Guthman, Western Automatic forward, tops Y M A Industrial Cage League scoring as season ends last week. He tallies 67 points from 27 field goals and 13 fouls. H Borne of Troxel posts 63, with 28 FGs and 7 free throws, while Kirby of Standard Home Utilities and Schrock of O P S tie for third with 45 points.
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Buchholz
Lary And Byrd Still Out Of Yankee Fold
New York reports Herb Pennock and Johnny Allen signed with the Yankees on February 18, ending the holdout by the two unsigned players Sam Byrd and Lyn Lary. The veteran left hander and rookie right hander joined the 1931 battery staff, leaving Byrd and Lary as the remaining unsigned outfield and infield stars.
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Herb Pennock
Johnny Allen
New York Yankees
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Lyn Lary
Basketball Results From Tonight’s Games
United Press lists scores: DePauw 29 over Miami 23, Findlay 31 over Defiance 29, Bowling Green 31 over Toledo 24, Hillsdale 33 over Albion 30, Kansas 40 over Kansas Aggies 26, Monmouth 28 over Knox 79, Oklahoma Aggies 50 over Oklahoma 25, Texas Christian 41 over Texas 36, Western Maryland 28 over Johns Hopkins 28, Oregon 43 over Idaho 21. Tonight Cedarville faces Bliss in Columbus while Cincinnati meets Ohio U in Athens and Denison hosts Ohio Wesleyan at Delaware.
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Oklahoma
Aggies
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Texas
Western Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Oregon
Idaho
Findlay Defeats Defiance 31 to 29 in Close Conference Tilt
Findlay College defeated Defiance College 31 to 29 in a fast Northwest Conference basketball game. Defiance led 23 to 15 at halftime before Findlay rallied behind standout Hargrove who scored 18 points. The result leaves both teams tied for second place in the league.
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Defiance
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DePauw Defeats Miami In Buckeye Athletic Meet
DePauw University, probationary member of the Buckeye Athletic Association, defeated Miami University 2910 24 in Greencastle Indiana on February 18. The win keeps DePauw competitive in the league standings and highlights a strong home performance.
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Pipgras Illness Deals Blow to Yankee Pennant Hopes
Yankee manager Joe McCarthy faces a tough race after ace George Pipgras is sidelined by appendicitis likely until late May or June. With Pipras out, McCarthy must lean on Herb Pennock and Cherley Ruffing plus a cadre of dependable but unproven arms as Boston and Cleveland loom in the 1931 pennant chase.
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Yankee
Joe McCarthy
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Herb Pennock
Cherley Ruffing
Ed Wells
Ror Sherid
Henry Johnson
Jim Weaver
Young McEvoy
Vernon Gomez
Joe
Pipgras
Wooster Host To Oberlin Thursday Basketball Rivalry Heats Up
Wooster will host Oberlin Thursday in a longstanding basketball rivalry dating to 1903. Oberlin holds the edge in historic meetings with 13 wins to Wooster’s 10 across 23 games, though Wooster has won the four most recent meetings.
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Tilden Favored Over Kozelub at Madison Square Garden
New York crowd expects Big Bill Tilden to beat Krel Kozelub in a professional tennis debut at Madison Square Garden under Jack Curley. A Tilden victory would advance Curley’s plan for a future world championship match against Vincent Richards.
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Augustus Is Lone Ohio Survivor In Florida Golf Meet
BELLEAIR Fla Feb 18 Py-Hllsworth Augustus of Cleveland was the lone Ohio survivor after the first round of the Washingtons Birthday Golf Tournament at Belleair He defeated A B Jenks of Manchester New Jersey 7 and 6 Tuesday.
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Rutgers Names New Football Coach Tasker at Rutgers
New Brunswick New Jersey February 13 J Wilder Tasker former director of athletics at William and Mary College was named today as head football coach at Rutgers University Tasker succeeds Harry Rocka who resigned in December and was given a two year contract
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Mount Union Poised to Claim Eighth Conference Title
Mount Union College appears headed for an eighth Ohio Conference crown as the team rides a 13 of 15 season mark and a 572 to 363 scoring edge. Only Wittenberg beat them by a point, Ashland by four, and no first-team players graduate this spring.
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Planes Made By Boys Display Planes Made By Boys
The Lo rain County Automobile Club window hosts nine model planes built by Elyria High School Model Airplane Club members. The display lasts a week or ten days and includes two monoplanes and seven biplanes. Two deluxe enclosed-cabin models feature isinglass windows for passenger views. Builders crafted intricate details to closely imitate real aircraft.
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Two Officers sue for damages after jail beating
Ironton Ohio February 18 two lawmen Albert Nance and Jack Dalton filed $30000 suits alleging brutal flogging by prisoners at Lawrence county jail after they were jailed for malicious destruction of property. Defendants include James Kelley justice Clarence Mulyon and Sheriff Ernest Bennett.
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Coalgrove Mariahal
Jack Dalton
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Dalton
James Kelley
Justice For the Peace
Elizabeth Township
Clarence Munlyon
Ernest W. Ben‘nett
Stolen Ring Found as Boy's Toy in Illinois
In Wit, a $250 diamond ring tied to a mail sack theft with $21,000 vanished on New Year's Eve was located as an eight year old boy's toy. A nephew of one suspect reportedly gave the ring to the boy, claim by Robert Le Blanc during a father's inquiry.
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Roofers Edge K of PJs 27 23 in Amherst game
The Nabakowski Roofers avenged a previous loss by defeating the Lorain K of P 27 to 25 on Amherst High floor. Gormley, Roofer right guard, led scoring with three field goals and three fouls for nine points.
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Seniors Set Pace In Girls League Showdown
In a girls basketball league recap, the Sophomore team beat the Sophomore A’s 34 25 with Rosetta Dyer scoring 14 for the A’s while Kreeger led the B’s and Brown Agate starred in guard play. The Junior 3’s routed the Frosh 2’s 14 8 in the day’s other game.
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A. Wilcox
Stevens
Humphrey
Church Of Christ Whip St Johns Seals Fourth Straight Title
The Church of Christ defeated St Johns 37 to 23 on their home floor to win the local Church League championship for the fourth consecutive year. Joe Smith led with ten points on five field goals, while G Smith and Bako added eight and seven. Alexander paced St Johns with five field goals. Other results: Hungarian Reforms, St Agnes, and Pilgrim Community fives won. Reforms hit 24 points from the floor, Pilgrim beat Baptists 29-16, St Agnes beat St Marys 28-18. Erb led with 15 for his team.
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Five Reds Still Unsigned After Two Sign Contracts
Cincinnati report states two more Reds players signed 1931 contracts, reducing unsigned members to five. Regular catcher Clyde Sukeforth and first baseman Mickey Heath, acquired from Hollywood of the Pacific Coast League, were the latest to sign.
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Ellington Fire Alarm Education Campaign Starts
Ellington, Conn. town fathers launch an education drive on fire alarm use. Farmers favor calling individual fire department members at their party lines over ringing the alarm. Also notes a 1840 treatise claiming human evolution from the monkey in a theological newspaper.
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Ellington, Conn
Crucial Tilts In B A A Tonight
Two Buckeye Conference games loom large as Ohio Wesleyan seeks a title tie with a win over Denison at Delaware while Ohio University faces Cincinnati at Athens. Wesleyan’s last league game ends Saturday against Western Reserve. injuries cloud both matchups as Lockman may miss for Ohio and Walker returns for Denison in weakened form.
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Athens
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George Lockman
Otto Walker
Bowling Green Takes N W Conference Lead
Bowling Green College wrestling a 31 to 20 win over Toledo University moved into the Northwest Basketball Conference lead, surpassing Defiance and holding the advantage from start to finish last night in Bowling Green.
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Loughran and Retzlaff Step to Fore in Heavyweight Ranks
New York Feb 13 UP The heavyweight division gains two leading figures as Tommy Loughran and Charlie Retzlaff rise behind Schmeling Young Stribling and Jack Sharkey. Retzlaff, from Duluth, scored a 10 round win over Johnny Risko, signaling a climb to top competition. Loughran returned with an easy win over Max Baer and momentum toward a possible MSG outdoor summer bout. Talks underway to pair Loughran with Griffiths Scheaf Campolo, with winner facing Sharkey.
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Tommy Loughran
Charlie Retzlaff
Duluth Minn
Max Schmeling
Young Stribling
Jack Sharkey
Primo Carnera
Jim Maloney
Mickey Walker
Johnny Riako
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Dle
Gene Tunney
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Primo Cardera
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Max Baer
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Retzlaff
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Ernie Scheaf
Ford Will Not Take Huge Salary Cut
Horace Ford of Winchester and the Cincinnati Reds refuses a 40 percent salary cut and will not report to spring training in Tampa on March 1 without a better contract. A Tufts College graduate, he plans to stay home to run Winchester confectionery business unless released or offered a substantially improved deal.
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