Government workers form trained I Basketball League for AEF
Government workers organize a recreation basketball league under W Burchhalter of the war community service. Play begins in February with games every Thursday and Saturday. Schedules list matchups between Bureau of Standards, Interstate Commerce Commission, Agriculture, Navy Yard, and more, leading to finals in Paris as part of a broader physical education program for American Expeditionary Forces. Frank Taberski dominates in a late afternoon match, while Tech defeats Business in a freshman game.
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Business Quint
Round-Up of 1919 Baseball Ownership and Manager Changes
Winter league recap notes limited trades as Giants and Braves seek new owners, with St. Louis facing financial pressures but unlikely transfers before spring. Cards and possibly Phillies may switch hands. Red Sox likely remain owned by Frazee. Four clubs named new managers Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis and Chicago White Sox appoints Kid Gleason Jack Coombs Pat Moran Branch Rickey. Ray Morgan exit from American League seen as potential National League revival if he refines effort. boxing mentions Willard Dempsey plans and regional bouts. Yale Amherst swimming recap. Harvard Yale Princeton meetings set for February 4 in New York.
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National League Pilots
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Morgan Goes to Phillies on Waiver Deal
Washington second baseman Morgan was sold to the Philadelphia Nationals after a waiver, with Jack Coombs in on the pickup. Morgan, 28, previously starred with Danville in the Virginia League and had a career batting average around .250 in the majors, battling injuries since 1915. Phillies hope he earns regular infield work and strengthens the roster under manager Coombs.
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Georgetown Defeats N Y U In Close Game
Georgetown edged NYU 33 to 26 at Ryan Gym in a tight contest. Fees and Zaszak sparked a late rally as Georgetown seized the lead late and held on for the win.
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Baseball Musings Shuffle rosters and rumors from spring talks
Rumors claim He Chade may be exonerated from recent cages trial and could join the Giants if freed. Moran leaves a $6,000 Giants post for a Reds job, drawn by a salary boost. Florida training groups shift as four clubs depart and four arrive. Eidie Sicking, Giant recruit, expects army discharge soon at Camp Sherman. New York fans anticipate legalization of Sunday bets by legislature. Dodgers plan spring work in Jacksonville as Tampa hosts the Red Sox amid attempts to lure Griffith to train there. Jesse Tannehill notes a son on the way as an International League umpire. Ganzel helps Branch Rickey land Schultz after a deal with the Cards. Schultz had weak arms in prior Pirates and Dodgers trials.
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Military Handicap Featured at New Orleans Race Meet
New Orleans January 31 preparations were finished for the military handicap at the Fair Grounds tomorrow. Weather was not expected to interfere despite forecasts of rain. Vice cavalry officers from Camp Beauregard will race a hireentry from Camp Shelby in a 4 year old and up one mile event with horses named Apple Jack Sir Dyke Colonel McNab Mik fula River King Fountain Fay Kit Mer Jim Winn Slumberer and Alma 3B in the field.
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Gossip of the Track and Racing Outlook Across Regions
Gossip notes West Virginia may legalize parimutuel racing within a year while Canada resumes racing in the Dominion. Hunts meets in New York and other states gain momentum, with Belmont Terminal expected to start in May. Warrenton Hunt plans a one day meet in November. Virginia breeders like Gwathmey Weld and Walker expand studs as Washington Horse Show may host in May after Pimlico.
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Tech Rout Ingram in 47 to 17 Victory
Tech crushed Ingram 47 to 17 with dominant play from Hutchinson Gownell Ciuffreda Loehler Spencer Parker Baldwin and others. Scoring included fior Shaw Gosnell Spenser Parberger King Hutchinson and Thomas. Fouls led by Gosnell and Hutchinson, with Apple as referee.
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Loehler
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Virginia Must Play South Atlantic Rivals Or Be Dropped
Richmond report on January 31 states the University of Virginia must join eleven members in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association by playing rival colleges and attending meetings. If not, Virginia will be dropped. Discussion revolved around eligibility suspicions and plans to reduce travel costs by quartering visiting teams in colleges' buildings. Leaders from Georgetown, Catholic University, and Maryland State urged closer ties and reciprocal scheduling to strengthen the association.
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Catholic University
Washington
South Atlantic Association
Byrd
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Scholastic Sports Highlights From A KNAPP
Gonzaga faces Georgetown Preps in Gonzaga’s gym on Wednesday. Tech’s swimming squad, with Winkler Sinclair and Berger, aims for the scholastic title. Antral to start soccer practice Monday with Dasher Cullen Wood Foster Newby among the promising players. Central travels to Alexandria after easily beating them at home. Episcopal High to host Business in Episcopal gym Thursday. Tech excels on the track under Coach Apple. team trains at the YMCA every Wednesday and Friday. A baseball league possible this spring. Cox pledges Georgetown to league ball for 1815. South Atlantic outdoor meet moved to 1927 in Washington. Johns Hopkins awarded 1918 meet for May 9 and 40. Virginia Polytechnic Institute to host the 1920 meet.
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Royce Rooes Is Again A Winner In New Orleans Race
New Orleans January 31 Royce Rooe won another race racing with Grayson Cobait Lass following in pursuit. The day featured multiple one mile and longer sprints with various runners like Billie B and Indolence posting wins and others finishing behind.
Habana Entries Horse Racing Card Summary
Race by race results from Habana include multiple runners with odds and weights such as Mary itzhugh Fieche 171 Paul Widel 114 and Sea Prince 114 in the e Three furlongs. The day lists horses like Nagdadine 101 Conscripting 07 The Talker 304 Venetian Bar 106 in the two and one belt furlongs. Weather is noted as clear with a fast track as races proceed through five and six furlongs and up to one mile events including Timmey Shannon 101 Prospector 102 and Deckmate 165.
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Nat C Goodwin Dies in New York
Special to the Washington Post Nat C Goodwin famed actor dies at 5 10 am at the Hotel Claridge after a long decline from illness He left Philadelphia after quitting the Why Marry company and came to New York with Georgia Gardner Bretton Hall a former Why Marry member said to become the sixth Mrs Goodwin His eye trouble stemmed from a previous operation and a stray cork years ago His marriages earned him the label the most married man in America His burial will be in Roxbury Massachusetts with prior return of his body and a list of his former wives.
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