Washington College Wins Fast Basketball Game
Washington College of Chestertown Md edged the Wilmington Conference Academy 28 21 in a quick game. Forsythe led Forsythe and Burke held the visitors in check while Washington College also featured strong guarding and scoring from Madden Lewis and Robinson. The match was decided by sharp floor play and accurate shooting in the second half.
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Del
Washington College
Chestertown
Froward
Evely
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Ing of
Burke
Wash College
Posilon
Con
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H.worsey
Dover
W. Smith
Mr. Panth
Dickinson
George Washington Quintets in Lexington This Week
George Washington University basketball faces Washington and Lee and Vi Riniu Military Institute quintets in Lexington on Wednesday and Thursday. Nan likely unable to join due to injuries from Maryland Agricultural College game. Cant. Rigis and Gore anchor the lineup for a strong showing.
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Washington and Lee
Vi Riniu Miliary Instituta Quints
Lexington
Nan
Maryland Agricultural College
Noonan
Cant. Rigis
Gore
Stanley Named Manager Of Springfield Central League Team
Joe Stanley, formerly a member of the Louisville team of the American Association, has been named manager of the Springfield Central League team for the coming year. President Lot Meyer of Indianapolis reports Stanley will play in the outfield. Stanley is a Washington boy.
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Ohio
Joe Stanley
Louisville
Lot Meyer
Indianapolis
Dael Stanley
Washington
Windt Fatally Injured In Saucer-Shaped Track Incident
Frederick Windt of West St. Louis Il was fatally injured tonight when his bicycle left a new saucer-shaped track at the St. Louis Coliseum. Walden Martin of St. Louis, a member of the United States Olympic team at Stockholm, was seriously hurt with fractures to the left leg and left wrist and is in a precarious condition. Windt died about half an hour later at a hospital.
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Ocean motorboat race set from Philadelphia to Bermuda
From Philadelphia officials of the Yachtsmen's Club announce the annual ocean motorboat race to Bermuda will begin in Philadelphia on June 7. The event, a longtime fixture on the maritime calendar, attracts entrants from local clubs and boating enthusiasts.
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Philadelphia
Bermuda
Yachtsmen's Club Today
Red Sox Stars Weigh Terms as Meetings Open
Griffifth on scene as Red Sox outfield still unsigned with Joe Wood meeting McAleer to seal terms. National and American League executives including Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey gather in New York for commission sessions and early league meetings ahead of the next season.
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Giants
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Cincinnati
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
American League
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Baseball “Supreme Court
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National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
James H. McAleer
Boston Club
Hubert L. Hedges
St Louis Americans
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James Callahan
Frank Chance
New York Americans
Charles W. Murphy
Johnny Evers
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Evers
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Brooklyn
James FE. Gaffney
George Stallings
Boston
Boston Americana
Smoky Joe’ Wood
McAleer
Red Sox
Speaker
Hoepper
Lewis
Jake Stahl
Johnsson
International League
Evans to Give Baseball Cup to Washington Champions
George Evans of the Honey Boy troupe will present a silver loving cup to the amateur baseball champions of Washington at season end. He has awarded cups to top batsmen for five years, honoring 1908 winner Lionis Wagner and annual recipients Ty Cobb. Evans plans a three foot tall engraved trophy and will meet Robert H. Young, president of the amateur baseball commission, to finalize arrangements.
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George Evans
Washington
Evans
United States
Lionis Wagner
Ty Cobb
Laccy Bierbauer
Danny Kerwin
Robert H. Young
Amateur Baseball Commission
Early Start for Giants and Plans Are Extensive
McGraw plans a vigorous spring for the Giants with veterans heading to Marlin Springs, Texas, to condition early and set a fast pace for the pennant race. He aims to secure pitching strength, fill gaps if Marquard varies, and pressure rivals like Pittsburgh. The piece also notes balk rule debates, Sheckard’s high regard, and Snodgrass fallout from the World Series muff.
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McGraw
Giants
Marlin Springs
Tex
Harry McCormick
Red” Murray
Marquard
New York
Maralard
Mac
A McGraw
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Clarke
Souths
Marlin
Demaree
Ames
Crandall
Wiltie
Tesreau
Wiltse
Leifield
Buck” O'Brien
Fred Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Thorough racing card with multiple races and entries
The page lists six horse races with purses from 300 to 930 dollars and detailed entries by horse name, age, and odds across selling and conditions races. It includes results lines for a few early races with winners and times, plus notes on subsequent race fields and a cricket and Marathon Racer feature at the end.
Chance May Not Play For New York Americans
Frank Chance, manager of the New York Americans, passed through Chicago en route to his new duties and indicated he likely won't play this season unless spring training yields better health. He planned to wait for loosened kinks before deciding. Washington Soccer Club Beats Sons of St George 3-1 at Rosedale. Wright starred for Washington.
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New York Americans
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Ie Will Kno
Washington
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Baltimore
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Washingtonians
Orioles
Wright
Washington track teams gear up for Baltimore indoor games
Washington colleges and high schools prepare for Johns Hopkins University and Fifth Regiment Athletic Association events in Baltimore next Saturday. Officials expect strong entries from George Town, George Washington, Catholic University, Gallaudet, Central and Western High, Georgetown, Army and Navy prep schools, with C Eugene Carr and Gordon Sarrow leading efforts. Washington A A and Memorial Athletic Club show cautious participation amid scheduling conflicts.
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Johns Hopkins University
Fifth Regiment Athletic Association
Baltimore
Monumental City
George Washington University
H. C. Burgan
Georgetown
George Washington
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Gallaudet University
Central, Technical and Western High School
National Cathedral
Friends
Army and Navy
Washington A. A
Memorial Athletic Club
Amateur Athletic Union
Carroll Institute
C. Eugene Carr
Gordon Sarrow
Greek athlete Dorizas visits Washington on world tour
Michael M. Dorizas, 22, Greek champion athlete and University of Pennsylvania student, arrives in Washington for a day or two as part of a world tour linked to his studies in scientific geography. He may stay longer to give a strength exhibition or lecture on the Balkan situation, with ties to officials and fellow Greeks.
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Greece
University of Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe
Washington
Tie
Turin B. Boone
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Dorizas
Yale
Cornell
Africa
Europe
Russia
Persia
Cephalonia
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Boston
Navy Rowing Faces Cutbacks Spark Concern
Special to The Washington Post Annapolis Md Web 9 reports the Navy restricts midshipmen races to Henley distance 15 16 miles amid fears few races can be arranged with leading colleges. Critics fear gradual abolition though shift aligns with Surgeon General Stokes long opposed rowing. Supporters note football rowing talents often cross over and that officers once pushed football over rowing.
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Academy
Stikes
Bowling Event Tonight Opens Seventh Annual Tourney
The ninth annual Washington City Bowling Association tourney opens tonight at Palare bowling alleys at 8 o clock with Navy’s Departmental League stalwarts the Manhattans and other city teams. Presidents Page Williams and Scott will officiate with secretaries Field Spillings and Hampe, ladies’ night floral gifts from George Cook and George Shaffer, and a full schedule of singles and doubles events.
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Bat Nelson recalls toughest bout with Christie Williams
New York recalls Bat Nelson recounting his hardest fight. He describes facing Christie Williams in Hot Springs, noting Williams appeared underfed yet strong, delivering fierce blows and a dramatic 17th round. Nelson reflects on nearly quitting but prevailing, earning $29.50 for the bout compared to $92,000 for a later fight with Joe Gans.
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