Amarillo Ball Plans Backed by Tracy Arrival in Week
E. B. Tracy, half owner of the Amarillo club, is expected to arrive from Asheville to discuss plans with Hiei P. Witherspoon. They seek to announce training dates and sign two players as Amarillo eyes a pennant in its debut Western league year after previous strong showings in West Texas and Panhandle-Pecos Valley circuits.
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E. B. Tracy
Armarillo
Asheville
North Carolina
St. Joseph, Missour
Amarillo
Tracy
Hiei P. Witherspoon
SMU Awarded 21 Varsity Letters to 18 Freshmen
Dallas Dec 7 Twenty one letters were awarded to members of the Southern Methodist University championship football squad and 18 to the freshman squad at a meeting of the athletic council. Varsity honorees include Baccus Brown Cortemeglia Captain Dawson Daniels Ford Hooks Hudson Hume Key Knieff Love Lynch Mann Parks Ray Roach Tatum Trigg Captain Wade and Manager Relph lores.
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Southern Methodist University
Athletic Council
Baccus
Brown
Cortemeglia
Dawson
Daniels
Ford
Hooks
Hudson
Hume
Key
Knieff
Love
Lynch
Mann
Parks
Ray
Roach
Tatum
Trigg
Wade
Relph Lores
Fascists Take Control of Italian Sports
Rome December 7 The Fascist party will govern sporting activities in Italy with the national Olympic committee to be used as an instrument of the party following a lengthy inquiry into club and association operations. Secretary-General Turati announced the order last night.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Fascist Party
Turati
National Olympic Committee
Unusual Major League Debut for Joe Pate
Philadelphia writer notes Joe Pate made an unusual first season with the Athletics. He won nine games despite not pitching a complete game, starting only one and appearing mostly in relief. He appeared in seven games for Connie Mack’s club.
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Philadelphia
Joe Pate
Joe
Athletics
Pate
Mr. Mack
Bass Defeated by Babe Herman in Cleveland Fight
Promoters and fans praised Benjam in Bass of Philadelphia as a rising featherweight before a recent matchup in Cleveland. Babe Herman of the California Hermans delivered a sharp knockout, shifting the spotlight to Herman and diminishing Bass’s earlier prestige.
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Benjamin Bass
Philadelphia
Babe Herman
California
Hermans
Bass
Cleveland
Herman Brow
Coin flip teams Ranger and Oak Cliff in UIL semi
The coin decided the Texas interscholastic league football semi final between Ranger high and Oak Cliff high of Dallas at Mineral Wells. The winner advances to the state championship game set for next week with Marshall and Waco also preparing for their semi final.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Ranger
Ranger High
Oak Cuy High
Mineral Wells
Marshall
Waco
Cincinnati Considers Purchase of Columbus Association Team
By The Associates Cincinnati officials continue overtures to buy the Columbus American Association team for farming purposes despite reported opposition within the association. August Herrmann, owner of the Cincinnati club, announced the move today.
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Cincinnati
Columbus American Association
Cincinnati Nationale
August Herrmann
Amarillo Tales And Town Talk In A Torn Fragment
Scattered reminiscences from Amarillo folklore mix weather notes, food whimsy, wedding doubts, and lively social scenes. Anecdotes cover splashed lakes, wrestling crowds, a diva hotel lunch, a truth party, and a flirtatious engagement tale, all told in a casual local voice.
Ware and Fator Purchase Cabace O Tariom Street
Ware and Fator complete a purchase on Tariom Street, with official records noting the transfer and new ownership. The deal solidifies a local property exchange as city records reflect the change of title and related fees.
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Ware and Fator
Jack Dempsey Plans Training For Return With Tunney
Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion, will start training next week for a possible return bout with Gene Tunney after losing the title last September in Philadelphia. He dismisses rumors of poison or setups as hokum and says he would only fight Tunney if he can win, otherwise he is through with boxing.
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Jack
Gene
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Tunney
Dempsey
Aeath
Firpo
Jess Willard
Bill Brennan
Tex Rickard
Sportsmen organize to buy vast New Mexico ranch
Fifty sportsmen at the Amarillo hotel, hosted by Roy Cullum, subscribed 30000 in capital stock to form a club aimed at purchasing the Diamond Bar Cattle Company property in Grant Sierra and Catron counties and the W A Sheppard ranch on the National Forest. The plan envisions control of about 500 forest sections for a hunting preserve with deer turkey bear and trout and includes a large cattle herd.
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New Mexico
Amarillo Hotel
Roy Cullum
Diamond Bar Cattle Company
Grant
Sierra
Catron
W. A. Sheppard
National Forest
Fort Worth
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Harve Radey
Otis Williams
Ernest C. Thompson
Burton Roach
L. O. Thompson
James C. Wilson
Fort
Argument postponed in Dempsey suit in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on December 7 the hearing on a rule to dissolve a writ of foreign attachment against Jack Dempsey was deferred. Jack Kearns, former manager, claims he entered a 1923 contract for three years granting him one third of Dempsey’s theatrical and athletic proceeds, seeking 519,999.99. Arguments postponed one week for reply. no steps until then.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Kearns
Dempsey
Tex Richards
Gene Tunney
Dark Shoes in Evening Hosiery Shades
The report notes color variety in evening hosiery including dark gun metal and black alongside light nude and pinkish tan options. It highlights occasional darker shades appearing among the palette.
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COAST
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Jesse Hibbs
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Stagg
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Whee
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