Gibbons defeats Carpentier for ten round decision
Fom Gibbons of St Paul defeats Georges Carpentier in a ten round international bout on the edge of Michigan City Indiana. Gibbons dominates from start to finish and is declared winner by ringside consensus though no formal decision is given under Indiana law. Carpentier suffers a broken ring ankle and multiple blows as he is pressured by Gibbons throughout the bout.
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Michigan City
Ind
Fom Gibbons
St. Paul
Minn
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
France
Gibbons
Carpentier
DesCamps
Francois DesCamps
Gibbon
Marpentier
Arpentier
Indiana
Tom
Tommy
Ibbons
Aes
Tommy Gibbons
News and Post hosts crowd for Carpentier Gibbons fight returns
Several hundred fans gathered outside the News and Evening Post office at Sixth and Filmore streets to hear blow by blow results of the Carpentier Gibbons bout. Autos parked, fans crowded the street, and many out of town guests joined the celebrations. Attendees praised the announcements and party organization.
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News and Evening Post
Carpentier Gibbons
Sixth
Filmore
Amarillo
Daily News
Evening Post
News and Post
Firpo Will Sign to Fight Wills in United States Bout
Luis Firpo will sign articles Monday for a bout with Harry Wills in the United States under promoter Tex Richard. Firpo and agent Juan Homs announced the terms are settled except the date, with Firpo proposing August 20 to September 20 and Richard preferring an earlier slot.
Farley Defeats Willoughby In Welterweight Bout
Cal Farley defeated Bert Willoughby after a fast two fall match at the Armory. Farley won the second fall with headlocks after Willoughby led 1–0. Farley will meet Jack Reynolds for a non title finish match at 143 pounds, Reynolds noted as the world’s best welterweight at that weight.
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Cal Farley
Lewis
Bert Willoughby
Farley
Jack Reynolds
Armory
Reynolds
United States
Willoughby
Houston
Dallas
Boxing Roundup With Gibbons Gaining Narrow Edge
Fragmentary report describes a tense exchange with Gibbons landing short rights to the head and Carpentier landing body blows. Both fighters traded and clinched repeatedly as the round ended, with the referee’s count or bell interrupting the flurry of punches.
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Gibbons
Tom
Carpentier
Ibbons
San
Carpenter
Bell
Horned Frogs Enter Next Season With Three Strong Teams
Special to The News Fort Worth May 21 The Texas Christian University Horned Frogs finished a remarkable year in the Southern Athletic Conference and plan to field three strong squads next season Football ranks third basketball second and baseball second in the year under Matty Bell Bell expects to win a basketball title led by George Cantelmi and the returning veterans Freshman material and Homer Adams will boost the squad with Blair Cherry and Kit Carson the only regulars not returning on the grid staff Bill Nance produced a competitive baseball season with Cantelmi at short and Tricky Ward as a top pitcher the Frogs show promising depth for 1920.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christian University Horned Frogs
Matty Bell
Centre College
Bell
Long Tom" George
Frank Cantelmi
Basketball Frogs
Homer Adams
Ozona
Blair Cherry
Kit Carson
Carson
Frazee
Brewster
Peebles
Bill Nance
Nancy
Tricky Ward
Forgery Charges Lead to Arrest of Man Last Night
C. O. Rogers was arrested by police after allegedly forging Albert I's check for 15.85 at a local store. Pending grand jury action.
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C. O. Rogers
Ing Fa
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Albert I
Daily News and Evening Post Classifieds
Amarillo and surrounding country receive thorough coverage from both papers. Telephone 888. Oberlin College was the first college for both men and women to this country.
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Daily News
Evening Post
Thoroud
Amarillo
Oberlin College
Local Gun Club to Have Regular Weekly Tourney
The Amarillo Gun Club will hold its regular weekly shoot at its grounds on Fifteenth street this afternoon at 2 30. Representatives who took part in the state shoot at Wichita Falls will be asked to report on the meeting and explain why they did not return with all the prizes offered.
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Amarillo
Panhandle Dates For Burkett In Governor Race
Senator Joe Burketts campaign schedule announced a series of speaking engagements across the Panhandle and nearby areas for the week of Monday June 2. Dates include Spur Spur at 1:30 p.m. Guthrie and Dalhart on June 2 and 6 respectively, with multiple stops in Plainview Stratford Dumas and Perryton among others through June 7.
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Panhandle
Burkett
Joe Burkett
Dickens
Spur
Guthrie
Paducah
Matador
Silverton
Canyon
Vega
Wedcats
Amarillo
Jay
Tuscosa
Channing
Dalhart
Stratford
Dumas
Plemons
Hansford
Perryton
Lips.comb
Farmers Enter Cotton Yield Contest Across Six Counties
Some 253 farmers from Potter Randall Oldham Armstrong Deaf Smith and Carson counties entered the cotton yield contest sponsored by the Board of City Development. Entries require full records of cultivation methods and fertilizers used on ten acres of dry land.
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Board of City Development
Potter County
Randall County
Oldham County
Armstrong County
Deaf Smite
Carson County
Drive for Fund Progress Reported by City Development
The drive to raise money for the entertainment fund of the Board of City Development continues with progress reported up to last night. The $5,000 goal has not yet been reached and the effort runs until Tuesday noon with a committee meeting slated for noon Tuesday at the Amane Hotel.
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Board of City Development
Amane Hotel
E Gt
Railway Auto Ambulance Planned for Arica La Paz Line
The government will purchase a railway auto ambulance to operate on the Arica La Paz Railway through a desert region of Chile where no railways exist.
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Arica
la Paz
Chile
Amarillo Grays Rout Canyon In Rain Affected Duel
The Amarillo Grays defeated Canyon 14 to 6 as heavy rain kept Littlefield at home. Richardson started for Canyon but faltered in the second. Tabor and Ernie Holman drove big hits. Teddy Nicklaus pitched for the Grays with flawless defense. Cherry and W Nicklaus made sharp catches. The two clubs were to meet again at 2 30 with Teddy Nicklaus pitching for Amarillo.
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Amarillo Greys
Canyon
Grays
Littlefield Diamonds
Amarillo
Richardson
Blair T. C. U
Star
Tabor
Canyon Boys
Ernie Holman
Williams-Orr
Ernie
Stockton
Cherry
W Nicklaus
Teddy Nicklaus
Miller
Canyon Club
U. S. Zinc Co
Claude
Canyon, Richardson, Ta and
Johnson
Stockton Douglass
Texas Men Set Records at Southern Olympic Trials
At Tulane Stadium New Orleans on May 31 the Southern Olympic track trials produced a world record tie and two Southern AAU marks. J B Cheaney of Howard Payne ran the 100 meters in 10.4 seconds matching Charles Paddock’s world mark. Aubrey Jackson of Texas set a new Southern AAU broad jump record with 22 feet 10 1 4 inches. Earl Frazier of Baylor shaved 0 25 off his 110 meter hurdles record with 15 25 seconds.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Tulane Stadium
J. B. Cheaney
Howard Payne College
Charles Paddock
Aubrey Jackson
University of Texas
Fritz Oakes
Alfred Brown
Tulane
Earl Frazier
Baylor
Harvard
Frazier
Standford
Burleson College
Crow
Waco
Thomas
Electra
Stubbs
Trout
Draper
Cleburne Texas
Chaenen
Poth
Texas A
Reese
Stanford
Wago
McCullough
Young
Baton Rouge
A. C
Atwood
Wayland College
Burgin Southwestern University
Jackson
Ward
Stancilfice Institute
Houston
Bentz
Taylor
Amarillo Shooters Excel At State Trap Meet
Amarillo sent five representatives to the Texas Trapshooting Association meet in Wichita Falls over three days. C. E. Adams won a trophy, a gold watch, as high man in a 50 target event. Other scores listed include W. C. Devers 273 and C. B. Agains 271 with several shooters in the 256 to 1000 range.
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Amarillo
Texas Trapshooting Association
Wichita Falls
C. EB. Adams
Duffey
Busbee
Hon
Holland
Texas Athletes Star in Big Track Meet at Chicago
The national inter scholastic track and field meet at the University of Chicago saw Texas teams prominent. Cedar Rapids high school led with 25 points, while St Johns mill academy Delfield Wisconsin topped the academy division with 61. Dak? Tuck of Wilson Kansas won the high school discus with 128 feet 8 inches. Cleburne Texas won the second high school relay in 2 27 4 5. Oak Park Illinois placed second. Lake Forest Illinois led the academy field with 39 points, Culver Military Academy Indiana third with 24 8 4 but Allen Academy Bryan Texas close with 2. In the academy events Dansen Indian star from Bacone Oklahoma set 25 3 5 seconds in the 1 yard hurdles, McLellan University City High Cleveland vaured 11 feet 3 inches pole vault, Mensing and Greland from Allen Academy Texas close with 11 feet 2 inches.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
St. Johns
Mill Academy
Delfield
Wis
University of Chicago
St Johng
Kutuck
Wilson
Kans
Wichita Falls
Texas
Cleburne
Oak Park
Lake Forest
Hil
Secon
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Indy
Allen Academy
Bryan
Shattuck
Fairbault
Minn
Bacone
Oklahoma
Mceoseh Morgan Park
Washington High
Cedar Rapaids
Houston
Heights High
Woods Ward
Okla
Dansen
McLellan
Universe City High
Cleveland
Mensing
Greland
Alien Academy
Zinc Ball Team to Play Claude Antelopes Today
The U. S. Zinc Company baseball squad faces the Claude Antelopes at Gasser Park this afternoon after Grays-Canyons. Line-up includes Smith, Doty, Massey, Walker, Jones, ll, Shark, Ravey, Smokey, McKnight, Kincaid, Sellars, Ingram, Alexander, Larsen. Manager D. M. Travis seeks additional games with Panhandle teams. Contact via U S Zinc Company care.
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U. 8. Zinc Company
Claude Antelopes
Gasser Park
Grays-Canyons
Zane Smith
Doty
Massey
Walker
Jones
Shark
Ravey
Smokey
McKnight
Kincaid
Sellars
Ingram
Alexander
Larsen
D. M
Travis
Panhandle
U.S
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Savage
Tier
His
Luis Firpo
Harry Wills
Willough
Strangler Lewis
Siete Ant
Siene
Lusariiena
the Armory
Horned Frogs
Amarillo Grays
Caryor
Littlefield
U. 8
Lee Bivins
Reiny
Polk Street
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