West High Triumphs Over East In City Basketball Final
West High defeated East High 43 to 6 on the YMCA floor to claim the city basketball title. Allan Farr and Haselman led West with six baskets each while Gardiner and Hitchens starred on defense. Paulson and Cutler fought for East with limited scoring. refs MacDonald Ames directed the match.
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Larry Doyle Rejoins Giants For Spring Training
Larry Doyle signed with the New York Giants and will report March 23 to the spring training camp in Gainesville Florida. He left shipyard work in Kearny New Jersey and once led the league in hitting before illness sidelined him last season. Doyle hopes to prove the jinx is over and plans a return to top form for a fresh baseball run.
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Hudson Tubes
Fifth Avenue Building
Eddie Brannick
Wingshots are Made Not Born in Open Air Lessons
The piece argues talent comes from mental discipline and practice, not innate gift. It traces how accurate shooting and golfing skill arise from concentration, environment, and deliberate study, detailing examples of makers of expertise and urging readers to pursue training and club participation.
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Dick Clancey
Winus
Sporting Goods Will Cost More This Season
War tax on athletic goods pushes up prices for golf balls and clubs this summer. Golf balls rise 10 to 15 percent, clubs about 25 percent, with some items taxed at purchase. Tennis gear and other sporting goods face similar increases as manufacturers adjust lists for war costs.
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Chicago
Altho
Cubs Depend on Three Catchers for Pitching Depth
Chicago March 15 Manager Fred Mitchell of the Cubs will rely on three catchers Bill Killifer Bob O Farrell and Daly to handle pitchers in the National League pennant race Reach for Killifer as ace backstop while O Farrell Daly shift roles Daly may pinch hit and O Farrell could become a rising star in Mitchells view The Cubs plan to depart for spring training at Pasadena Cal with drills starting March 20
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Howard
Rowdy Elliot
Oakland
Fred Mitchell
Chicago Nationals
Bill” Killifer
Bob O’farrel
Daly
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Killifer
Mitchell
O'Farrell
O’farrell
Pasanena
Cal
Giants Sign Terhung and Hickman to Contracts
Heine Zimmerman backs George W. Terhung as a promising pitcher though Giants lack strong prospects for this season. McGraw secures the Brooklyn bred youth with a signed contract, while George Gibson aids camp coaching for pitchers. Jimmy Hickman reverses retirement and signs anew, pleasing Brooklyn fans as umpires are named for the season.
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Heine Zimmerman
George W. Terhung
Zim
McGraw
Brooklyn
Terhung
Giants
Jimmy Hickman
Baseball notes drift through training camp rumors
The report references Rigler and Byron, Ernest Quigley, Peter Harris as well as Charles Dickerson joining from Texas to return overseas for training. Manager Gee Fott plans nine starters for the championship run. Ohio State star Waxus Wright, last season with St. Louis Ameri, will join Growns on May 1 after completing university duties.
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Seret
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Dickerson
Cleveland Americans
Texas
Gee Fott
Waxsus Wright
Ohio State University
St. Louis Ameri.a
Will
Heh Quinn
Carl Johnson Predicted as Coming Track Star
Ann Arbor Michigan observers expect Carl Johnson Wolverine all around star to shine in the Pennsylvania relays April 25 and 26. He is anticipated to contest both low and high hurdles against rivals from Dartmouth Princeton and others in a likely top event.
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Wolverines
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Thomson
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Erasman
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Michigan
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Masser
Rotary Bowling Tourney Hopes Rise For Waterloo Club
The Waterloo Rotary Club prepares for the Rotary Clubs of America annual bowling tournament. Despite lower averages due to limited practice, they aim to beat last season’s 14th place. J.C. Hartman starred at Whiteside alleys with a high single game of 223 and an 187 average over three games.
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Council Bluffs eliminates the Tigers at Ames
Cedar Falls is eliminated 24 to 20 by Council Bluffs in the first round of the Ames basketball tournament. The close game featured Merner and Hansen scoring for Cedar Falls while LeValley starred for the Tigers. Finalists to be determined as Fort Dodge, Council Bluffs, and Boone played this afternoon with finals that night.
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Better Stick to Own Game Warns Ex Champion Erne
The seasoned boxer Frank Erne argues that boxers should not chase slugging and sluggers should not box. He cites historic fights from 1900 to 1908 where champions like Corbett Jeffries Britt Nelson Gans failed when abandoning their preferred styles. Erne’s lesson is to stick to one’s game to avoid career setbacks.
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Jimmy Britt
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Dane
Britt
Colma
Rane
Joe Gans
Gans
Goldfield
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November 1908 Mistake Reverberates Through Life
The fragment notes a man reflecting that in November 1908 he had made the mistake of his life, but it was too late then, signaling a turning point or irreversible consequence in his story.
Mrs Wightman Crowned National Indoor Tennis Champion
Mrs George W Wightman of Boston won the women singles title at the national indoor championship in New York defeating Miss Marion Zinderstein of Longwood Cricket Club 2 6 6 1 6 4. She also teamed with Miss Zinderstein to win the doubles championship 6 1 1 over Mrs Albert Humphreys and Miss B G Holden.
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Associated Press
New York
George W. Wightman
Boston
Marion 4Inderstein
Longwood Cricket Club
Wightman
Zinderstein
Albert Humphreys
B. G. Holden
Malta Blutstedt
Peoria to Host 1926 American Bowling Congress Tournament
The American Bowling Congress will hold its 1926 national tournament in Peoria Illinois. Prize money totals 36460 dollars for Toledo event winners. Robert Brown of Louisville is re elected president Abe Langtry Milwaukee remains secretary and F b Pasdeloup Chicago is treasurer.
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Toledo
American Bowling Congress
Peoria
Congress
Howard
Chicago
Robert Brown
Louisville
Abe Langtry
Milwaukee
F. B. Pasdeloup
Chicogo
Bowling leaders aim for singles and doubles title in Toledo
In Toledo on March 15 the focus shifts to singles and doubles at the American Bowling Congress tournament. The Bicycle Playing Cards team, led by Rev. Al Stockdale of the Keystone Congregational church, holds first with a 2,890 team total and will roll today alongside Chicago, Toronto, Milwaukee, Akron, Cincinnati, and Buffalo bowlers.
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Chicago
Toronto
Milwaukee
Akron
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Len A. Stockdale
Keystone
Harvard Head III A Sports Appeal
President Lowell urges rational university athletics with broader participation. He warns against materialism postwar and favors keeping spiritual values alive. A national recreation program may create city boards of recreation linked to military and federal leaders.
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Harvard College
Lovell
American National Recreation Association
Board of Commissioners of Recreation
Army
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Wilson
Leonard A. Wood
Hiram A. Johnson
Kenesyaw M. Landis
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