Dutch Leonard Denies Signit 7 Baseball Scandal Evidence
H R Dutch Leonard former Detroit American League player told the Associated Press at his California ranch he has signed nothing and written nothing. He refused to name others or provide a detailed statement while leaving open the possibility of later testimony. Leonard denied selling stories to newspapers and said authorities in the east should speak first.
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Dutch) Leonard
Detroit
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Ty Cobb
Tris E-Ppeaker
Streland
Joe Wood
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Speaker
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Wood
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Fresno
Rickard signs tri fight deal with Maloney
New York December 23 AP Tex Rickard clinched a three fight contract for Jim Maloney a Boston contender to enter a heavyweight elimination ladder leading to a potential 1927 championship bout. Maloney defeated Harry Persson last night and could meet Sharkey Berlenbach Delaney or Dempsey, with Tunney looming.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Jesse McMahon
Madison Square Garden
Jim Maloney
Boston
Jack Sharkley
Harry Wills
Mahoney
Maloney
Harry Persson
Rickard
Sharkey
Paul Berlenbach
Jack Delaney
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Humbert Fugazy
Delaney
Knute Hansen
Monte Mann
Berlenbach
Mike McTigue
Paolino
New York Woman Awarded 500 Weekly Alimony
Mrs. Florence Burris Harrison wife of Richard Compton Harrison president of White Rock Mineral Water Corp awarded 500 weekly alimony and 6000 in counsel fees in a Supreme Court ruling by Justice Gavegan.
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New York
Florence Burris Harrison
Richard Compton Harrison
White Rock Mineral Water Corporats
Supreme Court
Gavegan
Fifteen Walter Camp All Americans Now Coaching Major Colleges
New Haven December 23 AP Fifteen Camp All Americans from the era are coaching major college teams this season. The group includes two ends a tackle a guard and a center on the line plus four quarterbacks and three halfbacks led by T A D Jones Yale 1907 Walter Steffen Carnegie Tech and Alvin Bo McMillin 1919 now guiding Geneva and other programs.
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Walter Camp
New Haven
Camp
T. A. D. Jones
Yale
Walter Steffen
Chicago
Steffen
Carnegie Tech
Stanford
St. Waters
Haliback
Lehigh
Oregon
Haliback Okla
Minnesota
Geneva Fairback
W. Virginia
Western Reserve
Haliback Kalamazoo
Mississippi
Vallanova
St. Josephs
Coaches Represent All American Picks From Many Schools
An analysis lists coaches from various colleges linked to All American selections. Eastern powers Harvard Yale Penn Princeton Chicago and more are represented by notable figures such as Stagg Glaze Locke Stuhldreher Wendell Maulbetschy Martineau and Hazel guiding teams across the nation.
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Yale
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Big Ten
North
Hingteenthuty
A. A. Stagg
Heffelfinger
Poes
Ralph Glaze
St. Viators College
Illinois
Glaze
Stagg
Gordon Locke
Cleveland
Western Reserve
Harry Stuhldreher
Notre Dame
Villanova
Percy Wendell
Haughton
Lehigh
John Maulbetschy
Michigan
Oklahoma A & M
Missippi
Hart Martineau
Minnesota
Kalamazoo Normal
Western State
Rogers
West Virginia
Tad Jones
Homer Hazel
Rutgers
University of Mississippi
J. J. McEwan
West Point
Service
University of Oregon
C. W. Spears
E. F. McGinley, Jr
St. Josephs
Philadelphia
Breadon says Hornsby may be played out
St Louis defense of trading Roger Hornsby to the New York Giants. Sam Breadon, Cardinals president, says paying Hornsby 50 000 a year for three years would risk the club’s financial future. He notes Hornsby had a poor season, and 1927 crowds may justify a one year look at 30 000 as a player and 20 000 as manager, but 1928 and 1929 could burden 400 stockholders if Hornsby fails in both roles.
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ST. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
New York Giants
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Hornsby
Five AL Managers Set for New Season Amid Eddie Collins Return
The article notes five new managers in the American League promising an engaging season. It also highlights Eddie Collins returning to the Philadelphia team, praising him as one of baseball’s finest characters and suggesting his presence will boost interest.
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Eddie Collins
Philadelphia
Collins
Hockey Players Protest Heat In Texs Lil Garden
New York hockey club seeks to restrain Tex Rickard and Madison Square Garden from letting arena temperatures rise above 46 degrees during games. The suit argues temps over 40 hinder game speed and player performance, threatening $300,000 in club investments as crowds dwindle.
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Lil Garden
New York
Associated Press
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden Corporation
New York Hockey Club
Americans
T. B. Gorman
Athletics Bring Eddie Collins Back to Philadelphia
Edward Trowbridge Collins, star second baseman for nearly two decades, returns to the Philadelphia Athletics under Connie Mack. Collins, deposed by the Chicago White Sox, will play second base as usual as Mack hints at a seventh American League flag. A rother outfielder will also join. the deal was finalized today on Mack’s birthday observance.
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Philadelphia
Edward Trowbridge Collins
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Collins
Rother
Chicago White Sox
Two Jockeys Hurt In Tia Juana Spill
In Tijuana Mexico on December 28 an early race spill injured five horses. Jockey Tommy Heham riding Old Paige was thrown under the horses and is in critical condition. Jockey White on Review was also caught in the crash and hospitalized unconscious.
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Tijuana
Mexico
Tommy Heham
Old Paige
Jockey White
Stanford Grid Works Out For Alabama Tilt
Stanford University prepares for the New Year clash with Alabama. The squad held a final California workout under Coach Pop Warner, with several Southern players heading home for Christmas and Peteco t practicing for Pasadena. Alabama coach Wallace Wade arrives with forty players for two workouts in Arizona before move to Pasadena. Holmes from Sherlock Holmes center remains hospitalized in El Paso with chronic appendicitis.
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Cal
Stanford
Pop” Warner
Pasadena
Alabama
California
Petescot
University of Arizona
EL Paso
Tex
University of Alabama
Sherlock Holmes
All-Southern Center
Holmes
East-West Gridders Ready For Big Game
Twenty one eastern and midwestern college football stars arrived in San Francisco for the east west charity game on New Years day. Navy coach Bill Ingram and organizer of the eastern squad was delayed by illness and expected to arrive Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Bill Ingram
Navy
Cobb Speaker Case Ends, Johnson Says
Chicago AP December statement by Ban Johnson says the Cobb-Speaker incident is closed for the American League and expects no effect on next season’s race. He notes principals are home for the holidays and no new developments emerged in the baseball scandal.
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Chicago
Cobb-Speaker
Ban Johnson
Browns Manager Praises Cobb and Speaker
Dan Howley, manager of the St. Louis Browns, voiced firm belief in the integrity of Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker. He stated he would stake his life on Cobb and Speaker, noting his past as Detroit coach from 1919 to 1922 and his connection to Dutch Leonard, who alleged bets on the 1919 Detroit Cleveland game.
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Cobb
Toronto
Ont
Tris
Ty Cobb
Dan Howley
Howley
Detroit
Dutch Leonard
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