Standiford and Hyattsville lead a busy sports week
Standiford, a Virginia League entrant, moves through York and Toronto before joining Wilkes-Barre and Virginia League again as leagues reshuffle rosters. Allegany County High School shocks with a state title over Hyattsville 95 to 17, while Middle Atlantic League revises its schedule amid travel and home game debates. Baseball results, boxing notes, and college football coaching shifts reflect a wide open season with Vic Hanson moving toward NYU.
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Hyattsville High
Tat Frederick
Ground Athletics League
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Amy
Queen City
Hyattsville
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Hagerstown High
Hagerstown
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Williamsport Baseball Club Opens Season at 2:30
The Williamsport Baseball Club starts the season tomorrow against the Fairview Roses on the Potomac river bridge field at 2:30. Williamsport has trained daily and expects a fast game. On April 10, Williamsport will face the Hagerstown Baronues. clubs seeking games should contact Jack Kreps. The piece on China notes a national movement seen as gradual, step by step.
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Fairview Roses
Potomac River Bridge
Williamsport
Hagerstown Baronues
Jack Kreps
Shoeless Joe Jackson now runs Savannah valet service
Joe Jackson, the famed but banned White Sox slugger, runs the Savannah Valet Service in Georgia. The business operates three dry cleaning branches with an $18,003 investment and strong profits, letting him live comfortably and refuse reinstatement calls. He blames Judge Landis for his banishment and says he won’t return to baseball.
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NEA Service
Savannah
Bk Sox
Daorn
Joe Jackson
Savannah Valet Service
White Sox
Landis
Jackson
Joe
Sox
Red Sox Manager Says He Is Busy Getting Acquainted
New Orleans April 1 Bill Carrigan the Boston Red Sox new manager says he is not yet able to judge the club having been away from baseball ten years. He explains it will take time to know players strengths and weaknesses and that he will learn the team before making predictions. He expects improved catching and a steadier pitching start and thinks the team will be about two games better than last season.
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RED Sox
New Orleans
Boston Red Sox
Bill Carrigan
Boston
Grover Hartley
Fred Hoffman
Yankees
Sox
Veteran Pitcher Reflects on Career Highlights and Near No-Hitter
Y Grover Alexander recalls close to 600 NL games, three standout moments. He cites a 1925 fall series 19 inning tie between Cubs and White Sox as the thrill of his career, and a near no hit bid in St. Louis in 1913 ending with a single misplayed ball. He analyzes the key at bat by Artie Butler and the final near miss, cherishable for its drama and timing.
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White Sox
Sox
St. Louis
Luderus
Miller Hureins
Cardinals
Atrie Butler
Dave Bancroft
Hale Paskett
Hegin
Paulino Decisions Heene y in Madison Square Garden
Paulino Uzendun defeated Tom Heene y in ten rounds at Madison Square Garden to advance toward the semi finals of Tex Trichard's heavyweight tournament. Crowded ringside marked the Basque fighter as the winner by referee decision after a brawling, high volume attack that overwhelmed the New Zealander late. Victory raises Paulino toward a May 19 outdoor card with Jim Maloney and Jack Sharkey and a potential clash with Gene Tunney in September.
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Paulino Uzendun
Tex Trichard
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
Madison Square Garden
Knute Hansen
Heeney
Paulino
Jim Maloney
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Yankee Stadium
Sel Dempsey
Jack Delaney
Gene Tunney
All Stars Triumph Over First Baptist in Bowling Series
The First Baptist Bowing team lost to the All-Star Sunday School League team at YM,CLA alleys. Final series score 1885 to 1822 with the Crusaders’ Baechtel top-scoring at 159 in a game and 401 for the set. The next match is scheduled for next Monday evening.
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Baechtel
Crusaders
Hornsby status to be decided by loop moguls
New York April 2. Prest to start Hornsby and the Cardinals owner John A. Herdler join to block Hornsby from playing while owning stock in the Cardinals. A league meeting is planned in Pittsburgh next week to decide the stock issue. McGraw challenges Heydler and vows court action if Hornsby is barred from Giants games.
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New York
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Heydter
John McGraw
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Elenner
St. Louis
Heydler
Mny
Cruickshank Win Tops United North and South Open
Nobby Cruickshank of Progress Club New York wins the 72 hole United North and South open by two strokes with a total of 285. Defending champion Walter Hagen finishes two back, after leading at morning wrap. John J. Meloy of New York is elected president of the reorganized Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad.
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N. C
Nobby Cruickshank
Progress Club
N. Y
Walter Hagen
Pasadena
Florida
John J. Meloy
New York
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Athletics Most Discussed Team This Spring
The piece surveys the Philadelphia Athletics and star players Connie Mack Cobb Collins and Wheat. It notes widespread club interest in the rejuvenated squad, with vets Cobb Collins Wheat viewed as strong but likely limited to under 100 games. It also mentions Boley as a promising shortstop addition and questions about discipline and team handling.
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Cobb
Collins
Wheat
Boley
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Mack
Tocop
Colling
Haley
Cook
Tess
Mackinen
Doe Bo
Minor Leaguer Ready for Major Show in 1922
The speaker asserts Joe Boley, never in the majors, showed major league promise as far back as 1922 and could excel in the American League if he can hit around .270. He praises Boley’s fielding as a standout and notes rival clubs fear Connie Mack's club.
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Tau
Boley
Joe Boley
Connie
Connie Mack
Exhibition Games Athletics Second Team Report
Exhibition games overview lists multiple teams, lineups and players such as Batteries, Hunter, Willis, Yerkes and Perkins across cities including Detroit Fort Worth and New York with various statuses. It ends with a morale line about a parent’s role in teaching manners to children.
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Hunter
Willis
Yerkes
Utes
Perkins
Love
Cavet
Brock
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