Deal Ready to Play Real Ball With Cubs
Chicago Cubs star Charles Deal has trained in Pasadena since Christmas, reporting strong health and form. He notes improved condition after tonsil issues, and hopes to edge into a regular spot once Manager Mitchell brings the Cubs to spring action. Deal praises his defense and hitting, and says he expects a raise after last season. He reports a new Pasadena diamond may not be ready in time for Cubs arrival.
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Deal
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Football Would Be Limited to Plays Not by Time
Boston Mass February 78 A proposal to change football rules would lengthen games by counting plays rather than time The plan endorsed by Walter Camp Percy D Haughton and other experts aims to equalize play counts across officials and curb deliberate delays A 46 play period with extra point tries after touchdowns and penalties not counted as plays is proposed
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Mass
Football Rules Committee
Walter Camp
Percy D. Haughton
Western League Club Owners Meet Today in Kansas City
Kansas City Mo Feb 18 Club owners of the Western league gathered for a meeting to take up the 1920 schedule for arm option. Possible changes in circuit membership were not announced. Several towns including Miami Okla were reported seeking entry as today’s session follows a Chicago meeting that drafted a tentative 154 game schedule.
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Butler Wit Compei Yt Dubuque Ja Feb 17
Sol Butler a famed Dubuque college hurdler and long jumper appears to have reversed a prior choice about Olympic participation. A teammate had said he would skip next summer but Butler now states he will try out for the American team bound for Antwerp.
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Sol Butler
Dubuque College
la Antwerp
Spain Below Olympic Promises Amid Bullfighting Tradition
New York dispatch notes Spain shows little sign of broad Olympic entries as bullfights and pelota dominate. King Alfonso promotes horse racing while golf, tennis, and football lack national followings. soccer may rise as a future rival to bulls if Olympic teams form. Derby Stakes Boost Adds 30000 to Kentucky Derby purse. Churchill Downs and Latonia showcase rising wealth from betting machines.
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Barce
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Imachines
Latonia
Churchill Downs
New York Yacht Club Accepts Lipton Challenge
The New York Yacht Club has officially accepted Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the America's Cup, signaling a renewed contest to determine the sailing world's premier trophy.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Wagner Signs With Columbus Club In 1920 Season
William Wagner, Waterloo base player, signs with Columbus club of the American Association for the 1920 season. He plans to leave Waterloo around March 5 with his wife to begin training. Wagner will be in his third season with Columbus as first string catcher after lengthy contract negotiations. Previously with Waterloo in 1914 and later connected to Pittsburgh scouts, he spent 1918 in the Nationals before joining Columbus. Columbus trains at Albany, Georgia, and departs for the training site about March 15.
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Mwet
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Albany
Y M C A Volleyball Set To Host Dubuque Tonight
The Dubuque volleyball team travels to town to meet the local Y M C A squad on the Y floor in a postponed game due to influenza. A brief caging contest between Y M C A basketball teams will precede the main event.
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