Wills Gibbons abandon hope of Dempsey title clash
Harry Wills and Tommy Gibbons plan a 15 round Milk Fund bout at Yankee Stadium on May 29 if no Dempsey title match can occur before fall. Tex Rickard disclosed terms and possible Wills pay near 150000 dollars while noting Dempsey would not defend the title before fall without promoter involvement.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Wills
Tommy G Iibbons
St. Paul
Minn
Milk Fund
Yankee Stadium
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Paddy Mullins
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Mullins
Gibbons
Dempsey
Eddie Kane
Tommy Gibbons
Southwest relay carnival and college sports chatter
The Houston Rice Institute carnival on March 28 draws top teams including Illinois Notre Dame Tulane and others from the Southwest. Scholz Olympic champion will race a picked field. Sam Houston Normal protests Southwestern Pirates for not meeting games standards. Oklahoma Aggies boast strong baseball pitching and 1924 letter men. Stillwater gains prominence. Farley and Fisher linger in baseball gossip. Coach Hayes prepares for Cardinals game on April 8.
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Rice Institute
Ilinois
Notre Dame
Tulane
Mississippi
Scholz
America
Puncture-Proof Inner Tube Promises 12000-Mile Use
A Chicago site introduces a puncture proof inner tube that withstood 660 punctures without air loss. It claims 12000 miles of tire mileage with no removal from the wheel and costs no more than a standard tube. Interested readers may contact Mr. M. 8. Sweet at 1208 Glenlake Ave Chicago for full details and agent opportunities.
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Chicago
M. 8. Sweet
Glenlake Ave
Ady
Detroit Tigers Shortstop Rigney Born Groveton Texas
Detroit-born shortstop Rigney, born January 7, 1897, joined the Tigers in 1922 from the Fort Worth Texas League. Noted for batting over .300 in each of three major league seasons and drew 102 bases on balls in 1924, ranking just behind Babe Ruth. He played every game in 1922 and 155 games in 1924.
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Detroit Tigers
Groveton
Texas
Tigers
Fort Worth
Aie
Babe Ruth
Pugilistic Firm Formed By National Battlers
Paris March 16 Firpo Carpentier Des Campos and company form a formidable firm negotiations ongoing between Des Campos manager of Carpentier and the Wild Bull of the Pampas The first offensive may be mid summer Carpentier and Des Campos consider an offer by Floyd Fitzsimmons for a bout with Young Stribling at Macon Ga around August Des Campos believes Firpo under his care could secure US matches and set Luis Angel toward a rematch with Jack Dempsey
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Paris
Firpo, Carpentier, Des Campes and Company
Des Campes
Carpentier
Pampas
Des Campos
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Michigan
Wheeler Defeats Shamrock in Nine at Wheeler
Wheeler high school beat Shamrock high school 9 to 8 in rough weather on the high school diamond. Wheeler's battery was Rich and Turlington with Shamrock's Johnson and Barrow. Brooks subbed for Barrow in the last inning. Babe Ruth returned for the Yankees, but St. Petersburg game ended 6 to 1 to the Braves.
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Shamrock Johnson
Barrow
Brooks
Bambino
Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Babe Ruth
Yankee
Boston Braves
Yankees
Local Artists 70 Present Splendid Program Tonight
WDAG broadcasts a grand evening with Phil harmonic Club selections and Bill Smith the vocalist performing live. John Humphries and Albert Moon provide Hawaiian music while Olive M. Childers helps organize the event. The 9 pm start includes a 10 15 intermission followed by Polly Garden Ballroom tunes from the Hotel Palo Duro with special wire radio.
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WDAG
Bill Smith
Mike
John Humphries
Albert Moon
Philharmonic Club
Olive M. Childers
The
Philharmonic
Polly Garden
Palo Duro
Women push to elect two candidates to school board
Amarillo residents, led by women, mobilize for a record vote to elect two women and Milholland to the school board, opposing holdover trustees Dur ham Olver and Walter Blackburn. Voters west of Polk street go to the Central Fire Station, east to the courthouse, with judges to be announced soon.
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A. N. Olver
Walter Blackburn
J. I. Kendrick
Tol L. McMeans
H. 8. Miihel
Cotten
Polk Street
Central Fire Station
Polk
Court House
Amarillo
A. J. Crow
Eleven Horses Face Barrier In Derby Today
Eleven thoroughbreds contest the Louisiana Derby at Jefferson Park in New Orleans. Quatrain, Frederick Johnson's 3-year-old, carrying 126 pounds and ridden by Jockey Harry Stutts, is the favorite with $17,500 added. Beach Talk, a filly from Idle Hour Farm, is a strong challenger alongside Brave Bob and Buz Fitz as possible spoilers.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Jefferson Park Track
Quatrain
Frederick Johnson
Harry Stutts
Miami
Beach Talk
Idle Hour Farm
Buttinin
Benedict Vow
Brave Bob
C. M. Ferris
Buz Fitz
H. M. Howard
Ada Ramsey of Wichita Falls Named Grand Warden
Mrs Ada Ramsey of Wichita Falls past president of the local lodge was named grand warden of the Texas assembly Hebekahs the third highest office in the I O O F auxiliary. Next year she will become vice president and in 1927 ascend to the presidency. Other officers named include Mrs Dorothy Redman Navasota president Mrs Josephone Forbes El Paso vice president and several San Antonio and Dallas delegates. Officers to be installed Wednesday afternoon at the assembly's final session in Portland Ore is set for September with the grand lodge I O O F meeting in business sessions.
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Ramsey
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Navasota
Josephone Forbes
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Grand Lodge
Massed piano reserved seats at Collins Drug
Reserved seats for massed piano events priced at 50 and 75 cents available at Collins Drug.
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Collins Drug
Artesia Pipeline Project Celebrated By Local Leaders
A gathering highlighting Artesia’s pipeline prospects featured A R Goodale of Los Angeles predicting New Mexico will rise among top oil states as Artesia Pecos Valley fields offer long life development. C Russell touted local support while Senator Z B Moon warned against stifling oil business and T J Stanford urged highway and community growth.
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United States
Los Angeles
A. R. Goodale
Artesia
New Mexico
Artesia Pecos Valley
C. Russell
White Deer Youth Held for Robbery
Citizens hunted every nook in White Deer after a robbery at the bank. Crutchfield, tied to the threat, refused to surrender. Sid Jones of Pampa aided Sheriff Thorp by grabbing a shotgun as Crutchfield fired. The basement trap door was discovered. Crutchfield’s father protested while the youth was dragged out.
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Thorp
Sid Jones
Pampa
Crutchfield
Doheny sued for 800000 over oil leases in Arkansas
A Shreveport group sues the Doheny interests for 800000 in Union County Arkansas circuit court. Plaintiffs I C Payne Ross B Nelson J E Clark Eb F Melat claim payments of 850000 were owed from oil production on leases in sections 8 16 16 and 9 16 16 in the Smackover field after a 1928 deal with J M Danziger of Pan American Petroleum. Only about 50000 of the 850000 was paid. The suit alleges failure to properly develop and abandonment in 1924.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Doheny
Union County
Smackover
I. C. Payne
Ross B. Nelson
J. E. Clark
Eb. F. Melat
Danziger
North Plains Highway Plan Aims at Amarillo Route
A proposed new North Plains highway would extend northeast along the Potter Carson line through the oil field to connect with the river route south of it. The plan, already approved south from Spearman through Hutchinson county toward the Canadian river, is backed by H C Coffee and Hutchinson county officials who say the road would open rich farming lands to Amarillo markets and service oil field needs. The committee visiting the area included H C Coffee Perryton W R Goodwin Hutchinson county judge W C Womble county commissioner R Q Silverthorn Booker Lipscomb chamber J S Harrison Plemon highway engineer.
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Amarillo
Spearman
Hutchinson County
Canadian River
North Plains
Potter-Carson
Coffee
Lipscomb Chamber of Commerce
J. S. Harrison, Plemon
Construction Work On Slaton Oil Mill To Begin Soon
Slaton, March 16. Work will begin on Slaton s oil mill about April 1. The project will provide employment for local residents who will share in the building of this industrial enterprise. The move is welcomed as a valuable asset to the city and regional cotton growers. Bicycling is healthful.
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Slaton
Prison Probe in Texas Senate Sees One More Held
Associated Press reports Austin March 16 final closing efforts on the special Senate prison investigation were blocked when the Senate as a committee of the whole adopted Senator Fairchilds substitute to hold one additional person.
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Associated Presse
Austin
Senate
Fairchild
Tanlac Promises Quick Health Boost and Strength
Persuasive ad claims Tanlac builds flesh and strengthens digestion, citing numerous grateful letters. It markets Tanlac as Nature's tonic from root and herb formula, urging immediate purchase to improve torpid liver rheumatism stomach issues and general malnutrition, with benefits starting after first dose.
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