Comiskey’s Club May Be Surprise
Chicago owner Charles A. Comiskey sharpens focus on rebuilding the White Sox after a scandal. He expects Gleason to mold a pitching staff from recruits led by Faber Kerr Hodge and Wilkinson, with Johansson, Mulligan and Johnson adding depth. Infield strength hinges on Ernie Johnson Mulligan Collins and Sheeley with Salt Lake trio joining. Outfield stocked with Hooper Mostil and Strank. Falk pushing for left field while Sehalk handles catching with Peass Jonnard Warren.
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Salt Lake
Ernie Johnson
Eddie Mulligan
Sheeley
Eddie Collins
Keystone
Collins
Western League Star Shines on Cub Squad
Chicago report notes Johnnoy Kelleher from St Joseph joins the Chicago Nationals as a premier Western League shortstop. Critics call him the best in years with a strong arm and quick play. He batted .293 last season and stole 34 bases, showing speed on the bases and versatility at shortstop or second.
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Chicago
St Joseph
Chicago Nationals
Johnnoy Kelisher
Kelleher
Dempsey Denies Colored Challenger in Public Claim
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion, praised a percentage deal for his bout with Georges Carpentier and predicted a $1.5 million gate. He denied plans to marry souls and stated he would never accept a challenge from a colored man, saying he absolutely draws the color line.
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Getgarr
Alta
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carentier
SHANG IN MINNIS PLACE
Hot Springs Ark March 25 Indications are that John Shana Collins former White Sox player who with Nemo Letbeld was trade to the Red Sox for Harry Hooper will cover first base this season Innis the regular first baseman for the Boston Americans is a holdout He has not reported for work and it is said he will not join the team Harry Frazee when asked if McInnis had deserted replied I hope McInnis joins the team before the season begins If he does not show up Hugh Duffy manager is going to give Collins the fital sack
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Shang
Minnis Place
Hot Springs
Ark
John
Shana) Collins
White Sox
Nemo Letbeld
Red Sox
Harry Hooper
Snuif
Innis
Boston Americans
Cayup
Harry Frazee
McInnis
Hope McInnis
Hugh Duffy
Collings
Cleveland
Cleveland Tribe
Cincinnati Reds
Indians
Moran
Duster
Stan Coveleskie
Jim Bagby
Mails
Speaker
Ohio
Joey Sewell
New York Yankees
Whites Sox
St. Louis Browns
Huggins
Frank Baker
Alt Ho
Here
Lee Fohi
Fohl
Connie Mack
Athletics
Washington
Ty Cobt
Tigers
Yueh Duffy
Boxing law passes House in Harrisburg setting 15 round permits
Harrisburg March 25 United Press reports the McBride bill creating a state boxing commission passed the house by 117 to 24. The measure allows 15 round boxing matches in the state and moves to the senate for concurrence.
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Harrisburg
McBride
House
Senate
Ignorant Essays by J P McEvoy examination piece
A scrambled Q A style piece features mock questions and humorous answers about names, politics, stamps, trains, and a memory quiz. It mentions figures like Harding and references to republicans and democrats in a satirical tone. The dialogue includes misheard names and nonsensical responses.
Broadway Thinks Both Flags Safe
New York column discusses postwar baseball pennant prospects with focus on Tris Speaker and the Cleveland Indians. Debates whether the Yankees or Giants will seize leadership, noting Speaker’s lack of winter changes and the running tension between leagues in a Republican era.
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New York
Broadway
Gotham Bugs
Giants
Yankees
Weldons
Ee Tris
Trig Speaker
Doc Andrews Leads Huron in South Dakota League
Waterloo fans recall Jay Andrews known as Doc who manages Huron in the South Dakota league this season. His prior Waterloo tenure helped clinch the Central Association pennant in 1916 while he steered the team through tough circuits. The South Dakota league opens May 1 with 98 games, while other clubs and managers, including Dave Altizer, reshuffle hopes for early pennant contention.
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Waterloo
Royal and Ancient Order of Baseball
Jay Andrews
Doc
Huron
South Dakota
Swat King Faces Tough Road to Playing Weight
A growth in attempts to reduce Shavepart the News says he must shed weight to reach 216 pounds. He is allowed to play infield for stronger conditioning but faces a strict vetoed plan and a demanding program to meet his goal.
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Condiai Monta
Ager Druggins
Boston Sprinter to Enter Penn Hurdles Race
Boston March 23 W E Driscoll captain of Boston College track team and one of the country s fastest runners announced plans to train for the 440 yard hurdles at the Penn relay games He says he can clear the barriers almost in stride and will try to maintain his natural speed
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Boston
W. Driscoll
Boston College
Driscoll
Dempsey cuts stage tour short to train for fight
New York reports heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey will end his six weeks vaudeville tour in Calgary Saturday night to return to New York and begin training for the bout with Georges Carpentier. Manager Jack Kearns announced the decision, preferring immediate training over continuing the tour.
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New York
Jack Demp- Sey
Calgary
Georges Carpentier
Jack Kearns
Demp- Fey
College Teams Scramble In Early Season Circuit
Philadelphia Nationals fell 18 to 4 to the University of Florida at Gainesville as Penn State and others begin swing through the Middle Atlantic area. Ernest Weitake outlasted the regulars at Hot Springs 9 to 7. American Legion Boxing group forms in California to centralize matches under Veterans auspices with Pittsburgh set for senior AAU preliminaries tonight and finals Saturday. Detroit Americans head south for exhibition games before returning home. Cincinnati Reds face Dallas Texas League opponents in Cisco as camp breaks tonight.
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Philadelphia Nationals
University of Florida
Gainesville
Menager Ponevan
Collegians
University of Pennsylvania
Middle Atlantic
Annapo Jilis
Johns Hopkins
Ernest Weitake
Beslian Red Sox
Boston
Detroit
Marquart
Cincinnati Reds
Daklaw Texas Jeaguers
Cisco
Reds
Meyer to coach Cedar Falls High as Repp leaves
David L. Meyer of Waterloo will coach Cedar Falls High School athletes in A. C. Repp's absence as he plans a Wyoming trip to prove up a claim. Meyer, a Teachers College graduate, was active in track and baseball. Repp expects a four to five week absence by car and may not return to Cedar Falls.
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David L. Meyer
Waterloo
Cedar Falls High School
A. C. Repp
Wyoming
Meyer J
Teachers College
Repp
Automobild
Cedar Falls
Belgian Cup Champ Not Money Player
New York report on Belgian billiards contender Edouard Horewans failing to reach terms for a world championship match with Willie Hoppe. Horewans loses big-point exhibitions to Jake Schaeffer and Welker Cochran, proving he is a strong exhibitor but not a money player the heat for a 4800-point Hoppe match. The series shows Schaeffer Cochran and Horewans as dangerous contenders in long formats.
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New York
Edouard Horewans
Hijs Squese
Willie Hoppe
Smatch
Horeman
Jake Schaeffer
Welker Cochran
United States
Iin
Woreman
Hoppe
Horemans
Hoppe Bercause
Schaeffer
Cochran
Haremans
Rickard Believes Dempsey Carpentier Bout Will Be Greatest Ever
Tex Rickard, the boxing promoter, says the Dempsey Carpentier match will be historys greatest sporting event. He aimed to spend a half million to back the fight, notes fan demand includes two foot high piles of seat applications and requests from the Argentine ambassador for four ringside seats.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Wisht Long
Mint
Jack Dempsey
Jess
Willard
Toledo
Babe Ruth
Man O' War
Rome
Dempsey
Carpentier
Panther
A . Ot
Washington
Beunos Aires
Wild Ducks Travel Far When Migrating
A New York Times report details a systematic banding program by the U S Bureau of Biological Survey to track wild ducks. Aluminum leg bands with a unique number are placed on birds, and recovered bands provide migration data from Canada to several U S states and even Trinidad, revealing long distance routes observed by collaborator H S Osler at Lake Scugog Ontario.
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New York Times
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department, of Agriculture
Biological ‘Survey
H. S. Osler
Lake Scugeg
Ontacio
Southland
Osler
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Port of Spain
Trinidad
West Indies
Lake Scugog
Buffalo Bowling Leads in A B C Tourney Standings
Buffalo March 25 United Press Fred Snyder of Erie Pennsylvania bowled 636 to climb to second in the individual A B C tournament while leaders in the five man events remain unchanged. Wahpeton plans cooperative baseball along the Red River with an island park as home and a team name to be decided. Reynolds Kelly of Houston, brother of George Kelly, has been released to St Paul in the American Association and will report to Dawson Springs. Hummel signs to manage Saskatoon in the Western Canadian League. The Illinois bribery bill seeks two year penalties for fixing games by a 7 3 to 0 House vote.
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Buffalo
United Press
Buffalo, N
Fred Snyder
Erie
Snyder
Wahpeton
Red River
Minnesota
South Dakota
Kelly
ST. Paul
Houston
Tex
Reynolds Kelly
George Kelly
Giants
McGraw
Aamerican Association
Dawson
Springs
Tllanois
Springfield
Paulette Placed On Retired List In Baseball Roster
Chicago March 25 United Press reports Judge Landis ruled Gene Paulette Philadelphia first baseman is ineligible to play organized baseball after allegedly accepting money from Elmer Farrar and Carl Zork to throw games in 1913 Paulette confessed to bribery but denied collusion with other players.
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United Press
Chicago
K. M. Landis
Gene Paulette
Philadelphia
Landis
St. Louis
Elmer Farrar
Carl Zork
Paulette
West High Riflemen Edge City Team 589 535 in Match
West High riflemen defeated City Team by 589 to 535 on Wednesday night at the West High range. The report notes details of scoring and commentary on football rules, with Cavanaugh and local figures cited amid discussion of rule changes and upcoming matches.
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West High Riflemen
West High
Durchiene
Wald
Bets Cavanaugh
Peter
Adave
Hee
Pester
Wilks Hemmening
Fonthet Caine
Floyd Mathews
Sheee Stents
Rocky Kansas Signs for Pair of Battles
United Press reports Rocky Kansas has signed to box Johnny Dundee and Bobby Werd, with manager Dan Rogers confirming Kansas will meet Benny Leonard in July or September. Prize money listed at $25,000.
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United Press
Buffalo
Rocky Kansas
Johnny Dundee
Bobby Werd
St Paul
Dan Rogers
Rogers
Kansas
Benny Leonard
Rocky
Your Hat is Your Hat Gordon Style Adage
A compact rail of fashion guidance urging readers to choose a hat that reflects personality. The piece muses on hat as personal emblem and links to the idea that one’s hat is like a castle, urging a Gordon choice.
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Gordon
Coffin Plan Sparks Mixed Support in Harvard Debate
Cavanaugh favors Coffin plan to run football by plays and drop stalls but would back it fully only if stalling is removed. Boston college under Cavanaugh faced coaching changes last season as headlines note the team and coach roll into the season amid speculation. The piece also notes a New York appellate court affirming a receiver’s authority over Friar Rock’s $250,000 stallion returned to John B Madden and mentions Jack Dempsey negotiations for a London appearance next fall to face the Bombardier Weiss winner.
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Cavanaugh
Harvard
Stalling
Boston College
New York
Friar Rock
John B. Madden
Jack Dempsey
London
Joe Beckett
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