Metropolitans Named as Ball Team Name
Members at a club meeting chose Metropolitans as the new ball team name. The article notes key players and staff changes, including Lupher’s move to Wichita Falls and Middleton and Nicklaus joining by late spring. A fan contest for the season pass winner is mentioned, with O. L. Short suspected as the winner.
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Gueen
Cube
Tech
Otters
Tewan
AOH
Amarillo
Lupher
Wichita Falls
Middleton
Tedy Nicklaus
Laetty Fonken
Turene Hardware Co Listings and Furnishings Ad
The clipping lists hardware firms including Nunn Elee Co W PP Davis Son The Electric Shop Le Derer Hdwe Co Kirk Son Bowden Hdwe Co Myrick Hdwe Co ck Hdwe Fur Co 4 HW Davenport Turkey Hdwe Co and other shop names. The fragment resembles a local advertisement or trade directory item.
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Nunn Elee
Davis & Son
le Derer
Kirk & Son Bowden
Myrick
Fur
Davenport Turkey
Fuentes Returns to Ring Amid Personal Tragedy
April 12 story follows Tory Fuentes returning to boxing after a year ban for a fixed fight. He battles Sailor Eddie Huffman as his wife lies ill and his infant son Ged dies. Fuentes loses in the fifth round, taking the purse to bury his son.
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Tor Angeles
Tory Fuentes
Soo Fuentes
Sailor Eddie Huffman
Fuentes
Ged
Jay Fuentes
Ami
Dempsey Must Beat Wills Before Tunney Rematch
New York state athletic commission chairman James A. Farley told promoter Tex Rickard that Jack Dempsey cannot fight Gene Tunney in New York this summer unless Tunney first defeats Harry Wills. A Tunney Wills elimination bout would precede a potential Dempsey Tunney title bout, with Rickard considering moving the match to Jersey City’s wooden stadium.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
New York State
Tunney
Harry Wills
James A. Farley
State Athletic Commission
Tex Rickard
Wooden
Jersey City
Moran Wins Newspaper Verdict Over Rocky Kansas
In New Orleans on April 13 Pal Moran defeats Rocky Kansas in a ten round newspaper decision. Both fighters weighed in overweight so the title was not at stake. Moran earlier lost to Penny Leonard on three occasions when Leonard held the title.
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Py Associated Press
New Orleans
Rocky Kansas
Pal Moran
New York
Moran
Kansas
Penny Leonard
Amarillo Letters and Local Tales Across Town
Fragmented reminiscences from Amarillo residents mix humor and gossip about family, marriage, and money. The column recalls a poker and bridge culture, a blunt motherly view on love and finances, a gun-toting debtor, and a red-headed collector named Alogseus, weaving personal vignettes through The Globe office.
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Alogsous
Globe
Alogseus
Pontiiy
Thrilling Friday Match Draws Citywide Attention
A vivid description of an anticipated Friday bout features Yaqui and Dutch fighters in a high energy stage show. The piece notes a crowd of about 4 000 expected to attend at the auditorium. Tickets are on sale at City Drug Store.
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Yaqui
Pete Mawr
Indus
Mateuda
Read of Amarillo plans jokes for return home
A traveler promises jokes on return after touring cities and reading comic publications. He aims to broadcast a choice assortment and asks not to forget Tack during the absence. A snack of humor from Amarillo fuels the project.
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Tack
Amarillo
Interesting Baseball Pacts From The Book Of Records
A fragmented list of baseball figures and start dates references players and teams with varied origins. Names include Beason and Speaker among others, with scattered years like 1901 1912 and 1924 indicating career starts or notable events. The text reads like a catalog of records and contracts rather than a narrative.
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Wes
Peter Et
Lewis
Breen Tinee
Rene
Wilt
Hemeon
Arther
Poeteher
Beasam
McCarthy
Beas
Americin Momaseree
Martie -Weehington
Beacon
Connie Mach
Athletic
Beason
Geere
Six Arrests at Textile Strike Center in Paskaic New Jersey
Six arrests were made in Garfield as 2,900 textile pickets refused to disperse before Forstmann and Murman Mill. Sheriff Nimmo read the riot act as David Weinstein and Robert W. Dunn, alleged representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union of New York, were among those taken into custody. Judge Bark er of Fairfield denied bail for the prisoners.
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Dy Associated Press
Paskaic
Garfield
Forstmann and Murman
George DP. Nimmo
David Weinstein
Robert W. Dunn
American Civil Liberties Union of New York
Richard J. Barker
Farfield
Prisoners Charged Over Refusal to Dine After Riot Act
Report notes the bail set at ten thousand dollars for each prisoner after they were charged with refusing to dine. The charges arise from actions following the riot act being read.
Riddle Seeks New Trial After Banking Conviction
A motion for a new trial was filed today for Judge George W. Riddle who was convicted Saturday of violating state banking laws. Riddle, a former wealthy banker, received a two year sentence in the penitentiary.
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Riddle
George W. Riddle
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Amarile Pampa
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Turkey
Tony Plentes
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Thetis
Philadelphia
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Ake
Celie
Matty Matsuda
Marseilles
France
Perret
Piebes
Dinah Firenbten
Tina Ste
E. D. Green
Taylor Street
Frigidaire
Frogutaire
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