Fall of Mighty Phenons Goes Back Home to Bush
A fragmentary account depicts discarded hopefuls once billed as diamonds contrasted with rugged journeymen returning from league training. Players from Atlanta to Gaheston face demotion, as exhausted aspirants drift into dusty outfields and hushed hopes, mocked by long odds and unmet promises.
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Benning week promises better racing with top two year olds
The Benning meeting's third week should deliver stronger sport with two notable events on Wednesday the Amateur Cup for gentleman riders and the Chevy Chase Hunters Steeplechase over about two and a half miles. Saturday features the second Benning Spring Handicap at seven furlongs. Takahira and High Range lead the two year olds, while McCarthy widened his jockey lead with eleven winners and twenty three in the money across forty six mounts.
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Ryan Displays Form in Loss to New Orleans
In New Orleans on April 5 the Cleveland Naps were defeated 3 to 1 as Ryan failed to hit at the right time. The Naps led much of the game but New Orleans rallied to take the victory. The score by innings shows Cleveland with 1 run in the second and sixth frames while New Orleans produced 3 runs across the third and seventh. Batteries were Chech Lattimore and N Clarke for Cleveland with Ryan and Matthews for New Orleans. Vice President Somers attempted to pull Ryan to Chicago or Philadelphia Americans after the game.
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Hickman homer fuels Mobile win over Cleveland second team
Hickman launched a homer and made three sensational catches but also committed an error, as Mobile Cot ton States edged Cleveland second team 4 to 3 in twelve innings. Batteries Clarkson Graney and Davidson for MH, Torrey and White for Mobile.
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Havemeyer Meets Keene In Amateur Court Tennis Opener
Special to The Washington Post from New York April 5 describes the start of the amateur court tennis championship at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club with Havemeyer facing Keene in the first match at 1 PM and Lorinardir with Miles at 3 PM. A warm crowd observed Foxhall Keene and Jack White in a lively exhibition with Peter Latham among the onlookers.
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Colts Game Postponed by Rain in Springfield
The Colts game in Springfield was delayed by more than two inches of rain leaving the field a swamp. The first squad arrives from Kansas City under Cantillon and Jacobson leads the club with Waniger and Patten in the pitching mix. The team plans to travel to Indianapolis tomorrow for Tuesday’s game, with Cantillon to oversee arrangements.
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Burns Dominates as Nationals Edge American Association Team
In a spring clash at Kansas City Burns dazzled with speed control and a mix of twists to defeat the American Association squad 11 to 4. Delehanty Clymer and Pickering led the Nationals hitting while Cross, Freeman, Street, and McBride contributed. Burns fanned nine, allowing few miscues as Washington piled up runs and leveraged Burns bursts to tilt the game in their favor.
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Sporting Sidelights on College and Pro Baseball Chaos
A mixed collage of sport notes from colleges and pro circles. It mentions Columbia races and various horse lines, local baseball chatter, and boxing talk with figures like Cobb and Wagner cited among broader sports gossip and speculation.
Freshmen Camp On Roof At University Of Michigan
In Ann Arbor Michigan April University of Michigan freshmen scheduled to speak at the senior freshman banquet tonight camp on the National Guard armory roof to guard against kidnapping by sophomores. The freshmen climbed up yesterday afternoon and plan to stay until Monday night. Sophomores discovered them and attempted ladders but were repelled as the freshmen used iron hooks on poles to pull down ladders. A sophomore clung to a ladder twenty feet high before dropping. Also reported are baseball results from Mobile New Orleans and Memphis games with scores varying by city and league.
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Men s suits at $20.00
A shop touts men s suits at twenty dollars highlighting style fit and value. It urges wealthier buyers and economical shoppers to compare what twenty dollars buys elsewhere before viewing its line at the price.
Virginia Yankees Exits for South Best Ever Rivalry Preview
Virginians depart for Greensboro to meet North Carolina in a high stakes Southern series for the South title. Virginia fields 16 players led by Hoff and Hume while Carolina plans with Hobbs and Ichamulton.
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Russian Lion Hackenschmidt Sends Dispatch on Gotch Bout
George Hackenschmidt the Russian Lion issues a London Daily Mail cable alleging unfair tactics by Gotch in Chicago. He claims Gotch used oil to mask holds and fouled repeatedly, recounting eye, ear, toe injuries and refereeing bias while vowing to train to reclaim the title. He notes $29,000 earned since arriving in America and plans to return to England for future engagements.
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