Holdout Players Report to Spring Training
Five New York American League players who had held out now report to manager Huggins at Shreveport, including Schang Shawkey Quinp Ward Pipp and Peckinpaugh. Meusel and another holdout are expected to join soon. Eleven Cincinnati Nationals report to camp in the south under Pat Moran and Moran’s pitchers head to Cisco, Texas. Cleveland Indians begin spring training in Dallas with Tris Speaker sending Steve ONeill to the outfield wall in batting practice as the season opens.
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Associated Press
New York
Huggins
Shreveport la
Wally Schanag
Bob Shawkey
Jack Quinp
Aaron Ward
Waller Pipp
Roger Peckinspaugh
Bob Meusel
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San Antonio
Hugh Jennings
John McGraw
Redlegs
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Cincinnati Nationals League
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Pat Moray
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Cisco
Tex
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Rixey
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Fisher
Daubert
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Kopf
Cleveland
Steve O'Neill
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Dallas
Fourteen Quintets Picked for Mason City Cage Tourney
Mason City IA March 2 Fourteen high school basketball teams from north central Iowa are chosen for Mason City high school’s second annual tournament next Friday and Saturday. Teams include Font Titan Rudd Boxholm Ion Eagle Grove Hayfield Lake Mills Plymouth Otranto Sheffield Renwick Swea City and Mason City. The athletic department expects to announce the remaining two entrants soon.
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Mason City
al Font
Titan
Rudd
Boxholm
Ion
Eagle Grove
Hayfield
Lake Mills
Plymouth
Otranto
Sheffield
Renwick
Swea City
Iowa
Masonity High School
State Teachers’ College
Charles City
Ata
Drafted Ball Players Will Cost Majors More Money
Chicago March 2 Major league clubs face tighter drafts as five top minor leagues seek exemption from the player selection system. If approved, majors must source from class B C and D leagues at higher costs, boosting expenses for developing young players.
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Chicago
John H. Farrell
Minors’ Association
American Association
Irslnger Claims Mat Title Risks Match With Meyers
Chicago March 2 Henry Trs Hnger claimant to the international middleweight mat title and holder of the Lord Lonsdais belt has sent a message to promoters after receiving George Bothner’s offer. The proposal asks for the winner to defend the title and share the belt and prize money, with Trs Hnger indicating he may crown himself owner of the trophy if the donor’s conditions are met.
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Chicago
Henry Trs- Hnger
Lord Lonsdais
George Bothner
Gold medal promised to top scorer at AAU cage meet
Chicago March 2 The Central AAU basketball championships at Broadway Armory will award a gold medal to the player with the greatest number of baskets in a single game of the tournament. Entries are arriving fast, with teams from Wisconsin Michigan and Illinois competing under Frank MacDonald who sees strong interest in the event.
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Chicago
Broadway Armory
Frank MacDonald
Wisconsin
Aihnesntns Michi
Tlingis
Arinors
Ignorant Essays and Snappy Greeting Cards Poke Fun
A satirical sketch mocks modern greeting cards as quick fixes for social awkwardness. It contrasts old fashioned epistles with brisk shopping for personalized messages and jokes about jail, measles, and birthday well wishes.
Waterloo Elks Win Honors in Bowling Meet
Waterloo Elks bowler Tibbits finished third in the Des Moines singles with 610 pins. Kenneally and Van Dreilen placed third in doubles with 1165 and Waterloo placed fourth in five-man team with 2638 as Des Moines hosts a Waterloo showing in a state bowling meet.
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Waterloo Elks
Des Moines
Tibbitts
Waterloo
Kenneally
van Dreil
Todd
Meekin
Webster Tibbits
Means
Boone Sobieski
Mason City
Strotz
1921 I S T C Cedar Falls Basketball Tournament Opens
The 1921 B B tournament under Iowa State Teachers College sponsorship will open Friday at 9:30 a.m. in Cedar Falls with 47 teams from Algona to Winthrop. It claims to be the largest state high school event, listing entrants including Algona Allison Aplington Ames Baxter Beaman Belmond Cedar Falls Clarion Dike Dysart Flood Forest City Garwis Grundy Center Sladbrook Hansell Hampton Hudson Independence Iowa Falls Jesup Lime Spring Marble Rock Marshalltown Manly Manchester Nashua New Hampton New Hartford Delveange Township Parkersburg Reinbeck Sheffield Shellrock Sheldon Teachers High Tama Traer Washington Waterloo East and West Waverly Winthrop.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Algona
Allison
Aplington
Ames
Baxter
Beaman
Belmond
Clarion
Dike
Dumont
Dysart
Flood
Forest City
Garwis
Grundy Center
Slad
Fastest Fives Enter Third National Scholastic Tournament
Chicago reports preparations for the third annual inter scholastic basketball tournament beginning March 1. A strong field of high school teams is expected, including Staten Island Academy with 15 straight wins and 45 point scoring average, Kenrick High with 21 wins and one loss, and teams from Glow and Peoria seeking invitation.
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Chicago
Bartlett Eymposium
Staten Island
SN. Y
Academy
Guspseas
Bt . Urs
Kenrick High School
Glow and Peoria
Iowa Gym Team Poised for Indiana Tourney
Iowa State champions and Big Ten standouts head to Indianapolis for the Western Inter-Ding Gymnastic and Fencing association event. Dr. Frank Wheeler coaches the squad to meet a strong Indiana roster in the March 11 and 12 meet, aiming for top form.
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Town City
Iowa University
Toington
Ind
University of Indiana
Ich
Frank Wheeler
Wheeler
Waterloo Five Poised To Settle City Basketball Title
Waterloo basketball duel between Independents and Legion ends in stalemate over venue. Legion coach Micky McDonald says team is reorganized and ready for the word, while both sides insist the game must be played soon, possibly at the YMCA gym or East High.
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Cobins
Waterloo Business College
Legion Five
Independents
Micky McDonald
Legion
East High Gym
Waterloo
Johnson Seeks Ring Return and Fulton Bout
Former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson says he plans a return to boxing by July 1 and is willing to fight Fred Fulton anywhere, including Havana. He notes he will be free to box as he pursues parole and parole outcomes do not deter his plan.
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United Press
New York
Jack Johnson
Fred Fulton
Havana
Fulton
Lang
Havaha
Washington
Ring
Des Moines U Shifts to Track as Basketball Wanes
Des Moines University shifts focus from basketball to track after the A A U tournament. Coach Bell has indoor track work well in hand and a squad of three to five men will compete at the Illinois indoor meet in Champaign on Saturday. Hampton may miss time with an infected foot but is expected ready.
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Des Moines
Kansas City
Des Moines University
Harry Bell
Tiger
Des Moiines
Illinois
Champaign
Green
Hampton
Lewis
Feilthas Lewis
B. Armstrong
Aker
Edwards
Keene
Fisher
Powers
Red Armstrong
Mel Laughlin
Babe Ross
Russell C. Ross
Tracy
Qwens
G.plagmman
Evans
Murphy
Kennessy
Crossland
Bergrem
Aittle
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Teaches Quick Remedy
An old advertisement promotes Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. It warns to ensure the genuine product bears the signature EB Grove and Brome, urging buyers to get BROMO.
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GROVE
Safe Conduct Planned for Migratory Birds by Wardens
Davenport Iowa March 2 United States game warden Charles P Smith outlines a spring campaign with federal and state wardens to ensure safe conduct for migratory birds along the Mississippi from St Louis to Minneapolis. A speed launch will be used part of the time as officers patrol multiple states from North and South Carolina to Florida and Texas and Louisiana.
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Davenport
Charles P
Smith
United States
Bississippi
Mississippi
St. Louis
Minneapolis
South
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Texas
Florida
Sioux City Clergy Oppose Boxing Bill in House Meeting
Sioux City ministers announced a formal stand against the boxing bill framed by Rep Frank Lake now moving in the legislature. They urged Senator Stoddard to oppose it in the senate and voted to ask congregations to vote against repealing the anti Cigaret law next Sunday.
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Sioux City
Ministerial Association
N. McMillan
Frank Lake
B. M. Stoddard
Senate
Forsling
Lake
McMillan
Stoddard
Association
MecMillan
Senatom Stoddard
J. EB. Benz
Iowa
Osage Quintet Enters National Tournament in Kansas City
Osage Athletic club basketball team has entered the national A A V tournament to be played in Kansas City in March. Town funds are raised for the trip while backers expect an upset against top midwest amateurs. The Osage five have two losses only to Hormels of Austin and United States Bank Des Moines, and have defeated New York Nationals and Dayton Cardinals among others.
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Osage
Osage Athletic Club
Kansas City
Middle West
New York Nationals
Fort Dodge
Ion City
Waterloo Region
Dayton Cardinals
Ohio City
Hormels
Austin
Minn
United States Bank
Des Moines
Reynolds May Appear On Chicago Mat Soon
Iowa grappler Jack Reynolds world welterweight champion may appear in Chicago. He defeated Spyros Vorres at Big Lime during a charity show prelude to Landas Pesek, drawing admirers for his businesslike mat approach. Promoters plan matches vs an eastern welterweight or a middleweight willing to take a chance. Reynolds has beaten many middles recently, most recently Heinie Engel.
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Chicago
Jack Reynolds
Iowa
Grappler
Reynolds
Spyros Vorres
Coliseum
Heinie Engel
Sports Flashes From Rock Island and Nearby Cities
Local notes report Bully Loig from Spring Valley defeating Jim Nuss Moling in ten rounds. Harvard Princeton and Navy to row in a May 7 boat race in Cambridge. Hudson Bay dog derby in The Pas with dog teams starting. finish planned Wednesday afternoon. Ritchie Mitchell seeks a rematch with Rocby Kansas and requests a meeting with Benny Leonard in New York.
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Bully Loig
Spring Valley
Jimmy Nuss
Moling
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Princeton
Navy
The
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Manitoba
Milwaukee
Wis
Ritchie Mitchell
Rocby Kansas
Benny Leonard
New York
Millers Eye Pennant With Strong 1921 Lineup
Minneapolis March 2 The Millers plan a robust 1921 season with 41 players under contract including a deep infield and several returning stars. George Belden and Joe Cantillon anticipate a league leading team as training opens March 10 in Minneapolis with Oklahoma City as a warmup site and St Joseph providing farm talent.
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George Belden
Joe Cantillon
Millers
Oklahoma City
St. Joseph
New
Sainte
Saints
Belden
Powere-That-Be
Rondéau
Rondeau
Tick Wade
Is Again
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Murphy
Mokan
Jackson
Robertson
Schauer
Lewdermilk
George
Dumont
Boston Red Sox
Janesville
Bill James
McKechnie
Jennings
Altho
Conroy
Smith
Sawyer
St Joseph
Maroni Stan Cvich
St. Joe
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