Ty Cobb in Southern Fans Fever Amid Barnstorming Tour
Macon Georgia reports fans flood discussions about Ty Cobb joining the Detroit Tigers on the barnstorming tour with the Boston Braves. Locals, enthralled by Cobb’s legend, fear he may sit out early games, while Stallings owns a Georgia plantation and shows off cotton and stock, drawing crowds during the visit.
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Macon
South Southerners
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Tigers
Braves
George Stallings
Stallings
Haddocks
Georgia
Fast Friends Reunited as Trade Brings Stars Together
Connie Mack and Lee Fohl orchestrate a reunion of three Red Sox stars, Tris Speaker Joe Wood and Larry Gardner, now paired with Cleveland ties. The 1915 sale broke the trio, but Speaker’s influence helped bring Wood to Lee Fohl and the group back in 1918, aiming for another pennant.
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Connie Mack
Lee Fohl
Red Sox
Tris Speaker
Joe Wood
Larry Gardner
Lannin
Cleveland
Taany
Boston
Jon Wood
Speaker
Wood
Donn
Dunn
Lee Fok
Joe
Tris
Mutual Edmiration Society
Wadd
Gardner
Iowa State to Compete in Chicago Indoor Meet
Iowa State College resumes outdoor sports as Coach Ned Merriam selects contingents for the National AAU indoor track championships in Chicago April 10 11 and 12. A four mile relay teams is certain with a possible mile relay, and a strong long distance squad is developing led by Stone Mitchell Hanson and the Freeport brothers.
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Ames
Iowa State
Ned Merriam
Chicago
Geach Merriam
3 Town State
Merriam
Stone
Mitchell
Hanson
Freeport Brothers
Town State
Little English Boxer Who Will Meet U S Boys
An exceptional photograph of Jimmy Wilde, the sensational British flyweight boxer. Wilde is tall for his weight and weighs about 105 pounds. He has defeated many of Britain's heavier fighters and recently beat the British featherweight champion Qonn, who carried a weight advantage of nearly 20 pounds.
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Jimmy Wilde
Wilde
Britain
Qonn
Muscatine Plans a Motor Regatta
Muscatine plans a river regatta to be staged at Campbell's Island with events on July 3 4 and 5. The Muscatine Powerboat club will announce the final date later and entries will be limited to members of the local boat club. Preparations are underway to field a local speed boat expected to contend strongly for honors at one of the nation’s largest regattas.
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Muscating
Muscatine
Bluff Game Blew Up Organized Baseball Peace Plan
James A. Gilmore, former Federal League president, testified in Baltimore in the 300000 dollar damage suit against the National and American leagues. He said he devised a "gigantic bluff" to force peace by threatening to invade New York and push the leagues toward compromise when the Federal League weakened.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Jinto
Federal League
James A. Gilmore
Baltimore Federal Club
Gilmore
Organized Baseball
New York
Comiskey Signed to Box Ray Long in Waterloo Show
Ray Long of Joplin Mo is signed to box Tommy Comiskey of St Paul in the final windup of a Waterloo theatre boxing show on Wednesday evening April 9. The card includes an eight round semi windup with Sal McKenneth of St Paul and Tony Caponi of Rock Island. Long’s prior bouts include decisions over Harvey Thorpe and draws with Jock Malone, and 1917 results of 12 K O wins in 14 fights. Caponi fights in a Dundee-like style, McKenneth trained by Mike Gibbons, with Sal a long time pupil awaiting experience.
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Ray Long
Joplin
Tommy Cominkey
St. Paul
Waterloo Theatre
Sal McKenneth
Tony Caponi
Jock Malone
Harvey Thorpe
Johnny Griffiths
Long
Thorpe
Thorpe Stald
Benny Leonard
Tommy Comiskey
Waterloo
Tommy
Lloyd Huntley
Mike Gibbons
Eddie Kane
McKenneth
Fort Dodge to Enter Iowa Volleyball Tournament
Fort Dodge will send a YMCA business men's class team to Sioux City for the April 6 Iowa state volleyball tournament. Fort Dodge, Sioux City, Des Moines and Boone represent Iowa with two Nebraska towns and a South Dakota team also entering to contend for the state title. The winner must defeat Columna, which took the eastern Iowa crown March 27, to claim the championship. Fort Dodge previously held the state volleyball championship last year.
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Iowa
Sioux City
Columna
Fort Dodge
Great Falls Plots Bid for Willard Deninsey Fight
An offer of 220000 has reached New York from Great Falls Montana with assurance that the Willard Deninsey fight can be staged there. The bidders say they will build an arena capable of seating 50000 spectators.
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New York
Great Falls
Mont
Lightning helps decide national tennis title clash
In 1915 at Forest Hills West Side Courts, BR Lindley Murray defeated John R. Strachan in a semifinal as a sudden lightning storm disrupted play. Strachan faded under the sky’s glare while Murray pressed, using a net rush to win. The incident prompted notes on weather and nerves affecting performance.
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West Side
Forest Hills
BR. Lindley Murray
John R. Strachan
Strachan
Momnt
Karl Behr
Newport
National League Paid Large Sums for Fed Players
The National League paid 88660 dollars and the American League 40590 dollars for players taken from Federal league clubs when the league disbanded. Evidence was given in Baltimore club’s damage suit. details were not disclosed and an individual among the defendants reportedly received the sums. The case also referenced President Basin’s post dissolution report noting futile efforts to continue, park sale, and player bonuses.
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Washington, D. C
National League
American League
Federal League Baseball
Baltimore Federal Club
Baltimore
President Basin
Baltimore Club
Lengihg
Rasin
Iowa Captain Cited for Extraordinary Bravery Under Fire
Cedar Rapids April 4 Captain Medley Whelpley back from front staff of Gen Evan H Johnson commanding 154th infantry brigade. He was seized Feb 2 1918 for bravery under fire on the Velse front lines and later supervised a flank holding unit under heavy shelling, earning praise for unhesitating duty, leadership under danger, and securing liaison during a critical retirement.
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Cedar Rapids
Medley
Whelpley
Evan H. Johnson
One Hundred Fifty-fourth Infantry
Iver Velse
Wheipley
Alexander May Pitches Opener For Cubs Team
Grover Cleveland Alexander, premier National League pitcher, sailed from France on the Rochambeau and will reach New York around April 14. Cubs officials hope he can pitch the opening game on April 23.
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Chicago
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
France
New York
Chicago Nationals
Cubs
Early 1919 sports notes from several cities
National Olympic committee eyes Antwerp for 11a96 games. Boxing results: Zoyszko beat Bjorkman. Dundee drew with Ertle after 10 rounds. Reynolds beat Murdock. Britten plans retirement after title loss. Schupp signs with Giants. training camp in Gainesville. arm recovery noted. Also a Riverside ad urging 1919 income accounting with 35 cent outfit from Waterloo Evening Courier.
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Rome
Antwerp
Springfield
Wladek Zoyszko
Halmer Bjorkman
Rock Island
Mike Dundee
Johnny Ertle
Cedar Rapids
Jack Reynolds
Jim Murdock
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Iowa State College
George McManus
Jgqs
DIR Airdale
Sir Airdale
Sayin
James
U. S
Comiskey
BOX Ray Long
Port Dodge
Lightning Flash
Net
Fed
Gordon Hat
Purina
C. I. Barclay & Son
Alexander May
Waterloo Evening Courier
Joe Rodriguez
Rochester
Jack Britten
Ted Lewis
Canton
Ferdinand Schupp
Louisville
New York Nationals
Giants
Gainesville
Fla
Schupp
McGraw
Iby
Outfit
Monroe
Peabody
Fashion Park
Norfolk
Ffasthion Spairie
Fifth Ave. Bldg
Lytton Blirr
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