Major Baseball Leagues Open 1922 Season
Opening of the 1922 major leagues with cold winds and postponed plans. National League features Chicago at Cincinnati and Brooklyn at New York while the American League showcases Detroit at Cleveland and New York at Washington as weather tempers early games.
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Champion Grapple Friday in Independence Wrestling Card
Independence Iowa hosts a Friday wrestling program arranged by the local American Legion post featuring featherweight claimant Vernon Breedrove and Harry Haygehtweight champion of the world. They compete on a winner take all basis with a $200 side purse and a one hour 30 minute limit. A fall yields a decision from the referee and two ringside judges. Both men have defeated Webber in straight falls. The legion has sponsored 45 mat shows this season.
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American Legion Post
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Western Golf A s n t to Bar Steel Shaft Clubs
ChicagoApril 12 A meeting of The Western Golf association to consider banning the use of steel shaft clubs will be held soon, announced by Albert R Gates, president. Steel shaft clubs have already been charged by the United States Golf association as
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Albert R. Gates
United States Golf Association
A Comic Strip in Type by J. P. McEvoy unfolds street chaos
A chaotic comic strip scene shows a man dodging speeding taxis on a busy boulevard while policemen intervene. The driver panics and crashes through barriers, cowers, and ultimately discovers the officer’s kind nature. The piece ends with a letter to the police chief about the unusual officer.
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Myres Manager Protests Match After disputed decision
Frank Ryan manager of Helmer Myre files protest over a Waterloo bout with Jack Rosauer. Referee authority disputed as judges split on points at end of ninety minutes with no falls. Myre leads crowd unrest. possible future rematch at Waverly. Also Bremer county track meet set for Tripoli April 29 with Cedar Valley date May 12. American Legion baseball plans emerge in Allison with a proposed county league.
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Helmer Myre
Albert Lea
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Glast Night's Fights Bring Wide Boxing Results
Boston fighter Terry Martin won a 10 round decision over Joe Tyneh in Providence while Paris boxer Crqui knocked out Ben Callicot in the third. Jack Sharkey scored an 11 round decision over Sammy Woodle in New York. Tiger Flowers beat Billy Britton in Atlanta. Eddie St Clair defeated Morrisey in Oakland in a 10 round bout.
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Paris
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Prenah Feachler
Ben Callicot
New York
Jack Sharkey
Ibantam
Sammy Woodle
Galveston
Tex
Tony Caponi
Kaye Mars
Cincinnati
Featherweigus
Lu Reusidis Tyora
Juare
Major League Records General Major League Records General
By Charles D. White the piece discusses season records for most home bans by league and by player with references to teams like the Sabres and figures such as Rath and Bateman. The OCR text is garbled but centers on home ban counts within a season and related record topics.
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Ssa- Pam Sabres
Tal Bey Ee Y. Tess
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Opening Day Warmth Across Eight Major League Camps
Davis J Walsh surveys eight major league camps as opening day approaches. He notes uncertain pitching for the Giants and Dodgers, Cardinal hitters, Pirates expectations, and shifts in the Cubs Reds Cubs. He comments on the Yankees, Senators and Tigers as well as the White Sox and Browns in Chicago.
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John Scott Ends Pitching Career After Xray Finds Issue
Cincinnati April 12 Dr Harry Hines announced after examining John Scotts Xray that his pitching days are over The Reds traded Rube Marquard and Larry Kept to Boston for Scott last winter in a bold roster move and now face a major setback in their rotation.
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Reds
Rube Marquard
Larry Kept
Boston
High School Meets Planned for May at Town State College
Ames Ia April 12 Four state high school meets baseball track tennis and golf will be staged at Town State college during the first two weeks of May Invitations and entry blanks have gone to all member schools The baseball tournament May 5 and 6 features sixteen teams led by Mapleton high The track tennis and golf events follow with cups and medals for record breakers and top finishers
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Town State College
Town High School Athletic Association
Mapleton High School
C. W. Mayser
New York
Cedar Rapids
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Chicago Semipros offer Ruth 100000 for Year's Services
The Chicago semiprofessional team offered Babe Ruth 100000 for a single year of playing with their club as the gates of American league parks remained closed for 38 days. A manager’s figure followed a cold facts call, and the Chicagos signaled Dick Kerr as a new pitcher while Charley Deal sought release to join the Los Angeles Pacific Coast League club.
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Charley Deal
Babe Ruth Fame as Money Getter Travels to France
Paris reports on Babe Ruth crossing the ocean and his growing Moneymaker image. French papers praise his bat power and business impact, noting a rumored $500,000 contract over five years and his stage earnings funding families.
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France
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Amateur leagues rise as city teams explore twilight options
Pat Ragan spearheads a 26 man amateur baseball squad as the city debates forming twilight or mushroom leagues to keep the game alive. With professional play monopolizing weekends, organizers consider Sunday morning games at Cedar River Park to boost turnout and field multiple contests, hoping to draw workers from various industries and churches into a full Sunday schedule.
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Breth’rn
West High gridsters begin spring drill under Schrader
Over 30 candidates for the West High football team participated in spring practice on the Whittier playground yesterday afternoon under assistant coach F A Schrader. Practices will be held three times weekly this spring as Schrader aims to condition players with the same intensity expected in the fall.
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