Landis Cracks Down On Cardinal Chain System Twelve Teams Affected
Commissioner Landis concludes an investigation into the St Louis Cardinals chain store baseball system. Eleven teams face fines totaling 2176 with 100 players declared free agents. Key Cardinal players tied to the case include Shortstop Jimmy Webb and Outfielder Johnny Hopp, while Cedar Rapids and Springfield clubs are among those sanctioned. The decision signals a potential early clash with branch clubs and prompts ongoing review by team officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Iuwa
Sacramento
Rickey
Jimmy Webb
Johnny Hopp
Webb
Columbus
Hlupp
Mitcheth
Leicester
Monett
Sandity
James J Howard
Lindis
Liss
Colmbus
Rambling Notes Highlight Local and National Boxing Connections
Rambling notes spotlight Elyria and Ohlo University figures, with Maiden from Ohlo earning a pitching berth for Bobear. Teddy Varosz stands as a top middleweight contender, while Glen Cunningham, world mile record holder, looms as feature at the Crete Land Arena. Freddie Apostoli challenges for the world middleweight title. Freddie Steel must beat Glen Lee in New York first. Veteran fight followers praise Lee’s resurgence to classic fighter form.
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Anil
Miei
Crete
Land Areia
Che Fraik
Dth
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Cunnain Hain
Freddie Apostoli
Freddie Steel
California
Glen Lee
New York
Apostoli
Lee
Boston Bees Sponsor Erie Mid-Atlantic Nine
EBENSBURG Pa March 24 The Boston Bees of the National League have agreed to back a baseball team in Erie in the Mid-Atlantic League Elmer Daily league president announced Here today John Quinn secretary of the Bees notified me they have arranged to take the franchise of the Zanesville Grays and place it in Erie Daily said That completes the makeup of the league members and I am calling a meeting for next Sunday to discuss the schedule and other matters Other league members are Dayton Canton Springfield Akron Portsmouth O Keane Charleston W Va and John Pa
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Boston Bees
Erie
Elmer Daily League
John Quinn
Bees
ZaneshiNe Grays
Dally
Dayton
Canton
Springfield
Akron
Portsmouth
Charleston
W. Va
Jown, Pa
Play Final Games In Regular House League Schedule
Final house league action features Pare Tripile facing Pasty Hardware while Lews Ruebuck meets Post Office. Ely Pure Milk plays Posters Fureh and ilyriaardware faces Bel Campans as Farm pluplement and Sears Roebuck compete for first with five wins and one loss. Tonight’s schedule lists Farm j Last lettre tit s, Hardware vs Seary v8, Post Office vs Elyria Pure Milk, Fos ter-Fitch, Elyria Datch- Iware vs Bell Company.
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S. Lay
Seary
Elyria
Foster-Fitch
Elyria Datch
Elyria Teams Bow In A B C Joust Saturday
Two Del ria teams in the Class A league lead the IT S and the Bittner Funeral Home in the American Bowling Congress tournament in Chicago Saturday night. The U S S quintet bowls at 9 30 p m and the Bittners at 11 30 p m LT S team members depart for Chicago tonight and the little Bittners leave tomorrow morning.
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Bittner
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Jimmy Caras Captures Pocket Billiard Title
Jimmy Caras, 29, of Wilmington Delaware, defeated former holder Anac Ponzi of Philadelphia 125 to 122 in the final match. The victory secured the pocket billiard title after a three week tourney ended Saturday night.
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Jimmy Caras
Wilmington
Del
Ana@esw Ponzi
Philadelphia
I T S Gains In Race For 2nd Half Pin Title
I T S and Races for the second half pin title. Elyria Recreation leads, with I T S, Diedrick Cigars, and Kiyria Recreation in close pursuit. Jack Renninger posted a 395 series for I T S as Kaine Woners and Nel Krugman led the Diedricks with a 545. Other matches saw Hidgeville Hatchery take two of three, Smitty's Waldorf Lagers No 1 win two, and Gane Industries win three straight over Elyria Hardware.
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Kiyria Recreation
M Mnatches
Elyria Recreation
Jack Renninger
I. T
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Nel Krugman
Diedricks
Hidgeville Hatchery
Hanserodt Jewelers
Smitty
Waldorf Lagers
Electro
Gane Industries
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Lou Gehrig stars at world premiere of Rawhide in St Petersbu rg
United Press report from St Petersburg Florida dated March 24 describes Lou Gehrig's first motion picture Rawhide premiering to a stirred artistic, social and sporting crowd. Pepper Martin conducted incidental music with a band of Cardinals, praising Gehrig's action scenes and noting limited horseback scenes and his on screen death on horseback behind a tree.
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United Press
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Pepper Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
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Bronx
Lefty Gomez
America
Jon McCarthy
Martin
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Sixty in Attendance at Y M C A Basketball Banquet
Sixty attended the MP Young Men Christian Association annual basketball banquet with W A Dennison of Columbus Ohio addressing 80 representatives at local factories. Awards included the Gonselation Trophy to Perry Fay accepted by Johnny Wells and the Sportsmanship Trophy for the General Industri team.
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Columbus
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Doyle Hutton
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Roy Edlenaw
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Bud van Keuren
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Joe Varsa
Jer Alaines
George Rebidird
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Chicago
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Helen Wills Moody Joins Wightman Net Team
New York March 24 By Mrs Helen Wills Moody who helped the United States defeat Britain the Wightman Cup team is announced as a member of the squad for the upcoming meet. The selection includes Alice Marble Beverly Jacobs Sarah Pattee Fabyan and Grace Wheeler with Wheeler named as alternates.
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Wightman
New York
Mareh
Helen Wille Macody
United States
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Joledon
Moody
Fey
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Serrartit Fine Hi Lash
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Beverly
Allif
Jacobs
Berkeley
Calif
Sarah Pattoey Fabyan
Cambrid Mahs
Gracyn Wheeler
Santa Monics
Miss Wheeler
Wis Namnd
American Bowl standings spark city fray at Coliseum
Standings in the American Bowling Congress tournament at the Coliseum today show five man teams led by Mystery Men from St. Louis and Polish Falcons from Elizabeth with scores near 3,000. Two man teams and individuals from multiple cities also posted strong numbers as underway competition wraps. A separate note mentions movie reviews and a shift in attitudes toward Pete Gehrig and a classic film, with shift in audience reactions and family viewing notes. Ship tonnage in the Netherlands rose 20 percent over three months in construction activity.
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Calvert Distillery
San Francisco
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Polish Falcons
Elizabeth
N. d
UAW Packard
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Ea Cream
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Lynch Booster
K of C
John Mahon
St. Louis
Polly Tomek
Scranton
Worthington Dry Cleaners in Willard tournament byes into second round
Worthington Dry Cleaners are entered in the Willard basketball tournament and drew a bye in the opening round. They will meet the winner of the Ashland Freshmen Birmingham Firemen game in a second round contest set for Saturday at 1 30 p m.
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Ash-land
Freshmen-Birmingham Firemen
Jersey City Rally Beats Indians In Exhibition Game
In a Grapefruit League exhibition in New Orleans, Jersey City defeated Cleveland 9 to 8 after a seven-run eighth inning surge. Cleveland’s lineup featured Johnny Allen, Bob Feller, and Joe Heving as pitchers, with Earl Averill driving in runs including a bases-loaded homer in the ninth. Weatherly and Trosky also homered for the Indians while Johnny Humphries struggled for Jersey City.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland
Johnny Allen
Bob Feller
Joe Heving
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Lafayette
Johnny Humphries
Earl Averill
Hal Trosky
Roy Weatherly
Earl Whitehill
Lury
Weatherly
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Keluler
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Powers
Horne
King
Redmond
Rough Matches On Friday's Rialto Theatre Program
Esther Morris plans a Friday Rialto bill featuring Tad Davidson and Dale Haddock in a dirty tactics bout and Buddy Enos versus Pete Beleastro in the semi. Knox the scientist cancels, Beleastro eyeing trouble as Kinox is favored. Main event a two fall two hour match. semifinal two falls one hour. Action expected for a larger crowd.
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Rialto Theatre
Tad Davidson
Dale Haddock
Buddy Enos
Pete Beleustra
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Haddock
Knox
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Beleastro
Charlie Carr
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Banks Teams To Bowl Match Here Tonight
The Lorain County Bank keg Jers face the Central National Bank pinmen of Cleveland in a bowling match set for tonight at Elyria Recreation alleys at 9 o'clock.
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Central National Bank
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Reds Hopeful Rookies and Pitchers Define 1926 Season
United Press reports the Cincinnati Reds blaze through spring training with seven wins in nine games under new manager William McKechnie. He relies on a core of young players including Harry Craft Dusty Cooke Frank McCormick Willard Hershberger and pitchers Whitey Moore John Vandermeer to lift the club, with bids from veterans and a strengthened mound corps aiming to challenge the pennant.
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Chuck Dressen
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Frank McCormick
Willard Hershberger
Whitey Moore
John Vandermeer
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Berth Craft
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Tval Goodman
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Bill Myers
Lew Riggs
Tee Grissom
Paul Derjringer
Gene Schou
Ale Keehnie
Peaches Davis
al Hollingsworth
Joe Casecarella
Charlie Barrett
Musko- Rep
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Durham
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First Round Games In Grade School Tournament
Fire round games in the Grade School 7th Grade basketball tourney saw Roosevelt, Hamilton, Garford, and Allen advance. Roosevelt routed Frank Jin 9 to 0, Hamilton defeated Fairly 32 to ?, Garford beat McKimley 26 to 9, and Allen edged Holy Cross 10 to 8. Tommy Smith of Garford scored 18 points on nine baskets.
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Frank Jin
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Gentleman Dale Haddock Meets Hal Davidson at Rialto
Dale Haddock known as Gentleman matches Hal Davidson in the feature event on Esther Morris's wrestling program at the Rialto Theatre tomorrow night in Glen dale California.
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Hal Davidson
Glendale
Calif
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Tigers Rally To Beat Nuts In Exhibition
In Lakeland Florida on March 21 the Detroit Tigers came from behind to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers and later edged the Washington Senators 9 4 in an exhibition. The Tigers rallied with five runs in the 11th inning to seal the win.
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Governor Davey Hosts Newark State Champs at Luncheon
In Columbus on March 24 Governor Davey will host Newark High School's State championship basketball team at a luncheon in the executive mansion. Parents of players school officials and local business leaders have been invited to attend.
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Executive Mansion
Newark
Buckeye Nine Wins at Richmond in Baseball
In Richmond Ohio State University beat Richmond 9 2 yesterday. Pitcher Harry Mauger struck out 12 in a three hit game and drove in four runs for the Buckeyes.
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