Greater Interest in Racing Predicted
New York reports that amalgamation of the National and American Trotting associations hinges on a Congress meeting next December. President J C Welty notes rule harmonization is possible but costly, with about 40 one-mile tracks and 1500 half-mile tracks nationwide. A racing revival is forecast as war strain eases. Ray Fisher, ex-New York pitcher and Fort Slocum aide, takes a farm leave with future plans unclear.
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New York
Praaidant
J. C. Welty
Canton
Ohio
Middlebury
Ray Fisher
Fort Slocum
N. x
Mitchell for West as Training Field
Chicago manager Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Nationals announces plans for a dual training trip to California with an American League club if baseball resumes. He predicts strong gates as exhibition games expand to the West, which he sees as the future training base. A Service League officials meeting at the Spalding Store will decide Naval Gun Factory’s four-game schedule and title prospects.
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Chicago
Fred Mitchell
Chicago Nationals
Calfornia
Mitchell
Service League Officiala
Spalding
Naval Gun Factory
Interscholastic Basketball Opens With Tech and Business Wins
Technical beat Eastern 17 to 6 while Business defeated Western 44 to 13 at the Y. The Business Western game was the night’s standout, decided in the final seconds as Gelburn tipped in the floor shot for a late victory. Both teams showed early season form and strong teamwork, with Tech pressing Eastern and Business pulling away after a tied first half.
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Technical
Eastern
Business
Western
Appie
Hase Huainesa
Everett Heid
Colburn
Eastern Bowell
Apple
Wantern
Fragmented OCR notice and business text fragment
The readable portions indicate a damaged OCR segment with scattered letters and numbers. Key names, dates, and organizations are not clearly legible, preventing a coherent event or notice summary.
Pacing Mare Ringer Expe Troubled Track At Chicago Meet
The report notes pacing mare Pacing Mare with owner PF Holliday of San Jose and trainer Simaline Dillon racing under fictitious names amid a busy 1918 season. Races featured Liberator, Nettie Walcott, and other runners with times around 1:50 for mile events and multiple five to six furlong sprints.
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Chicago
Dec
Simaline Dillon
Ita
Holliday
San Jose
Cal
Clreull
FP Ijams
Terre Haute
Ind
Cos
Texas
Hage
Wate
Hiery
Dickepore
Farlen
Hebert
Sig
Zue
Sayumbel
Amace- Batra
Feere
Parlalee Tan
Ain Ponine
Smith
Liberator
Kireth
Nettie Walcott
Frank Monroe
Margaret
Peta
Kenward
Kirsch
Merry Fwinkie
Johnson
Minnie F
Rockaway
Selly Nicht
Foxy Griff
Say
Roberts
Patrian Toeroray
Tsi-Lyi
Cassidy
Bit of
Blarney
Audrey K
Brando
Barnand
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Duke of Shelby
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