Dempsey plans future bouts despite Gibbons talks
Promoter Jack Kearns says Dempsey is free to sign with anyone and will fight when a fair offer arrives. He expects Dempsey to enter two to six bouts next year, possibly including Gibbons, but insists promoters must bid fairly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Tom Gibbons
Kid Norfolk
Madison Square Carden
Gibbons
Kearns
Jack
Tom
Shelbys
New York
California
Gee Rickard
Rickard
Demp
Dempsey-Carpentier
Carpentier
Tex
Firpo
Indoor track interest rises with Nurmi visits
Indoor track fans anticipate a record season as Paavo Nurmi joins three major meets and a national championship. Nurmi faces rivals in the mile and 5,000 meters with strong showings expected from Ray, Ritola, and other top runners. The Finnish-American card features multiple events and noted athletes including Murchison, Watson, Woodring, Norton, Hussey, Cranville, and Landon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. White
United Press
New York
Paavo Nurmi
Paris
Madison Square Garden
Nurmi
A. A
Jose Ray
Lee Larrievic
Jimmy Connolly
Ray Baker
Ray
Willie Ritola
Studenreth
Philadelphia Star
George Wacsmuth
Verne Booth
Ritola
Colombe Stadium
Finland
Loren Murchion Ray Watson
Allen Woodring
Nlen Hellfrich
Harold Oberne
Emerson Norton
Frank Hussey
Phil Cranville
Dick Landon
Olden Sandstorm Crippled for Cage Season Training
The Golden Sandstorm basketball squad will resume practice with many players unavailable. Exposure on the Canadian trip left several men sick with mumps and injuries. Games with West Texas State Teachers College may be canceled next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Sandstorm
Sandies
West Texas State Teachers College
Panhandle Oil Activity Hampered by Cold Weather
In the Panhandle oil field activity has stalled for ten days due to severe cold. Operators report many wells near the pay sand and expect several new producers once temperatures rise. Pan-Tex Pipeline success amid freezing temps sparks optimism for a development era once waterlines thaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Big Pay
Pan-Tex Pipeline Company
Stringing the Public The Great American Game
The piece notes how people are easily flattered by strangers who praise a town. It argues visitors “string up” tales to trade, while locals tend to overlook faults and celebrate their own virtues. The stranger inside town gates praises what has been done without noting improvements needed.
Wichita Falls Broker Hails Wortham Oil Field
John MccKenizie a Wichita Falls real estate man is in town on business and praises the Wortham oil field as the best discovered in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John MccKenizie
Wichita Falls
Mr. McKenzie
Wortham
United States
A Golf Poem of Christmas Rivalry and a Cold Fight
A playful golf poem describes Bill Brown and Jim Threatt in a tense match on a distant green. Brown, undeterred by threats, eyes victory as Threatt nears the hole. Brown bets with a light jigger, adjusts for roll, and delivers a shot that lands in the hole amid feisty humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Brown
Jim Threatt
Sam B. Vaughn
Threatt
Brown
Sam Vaughn
Hillcrest Golf Club to Elect New Officers at Annual Meeting
Hillcrest Golf Club will elect new officers and directors for the coming year at its annual meeting on January. President is Harry Brandt and J E Clements serves as secretary. The club, a leading area facility, hosted numerous tournaments and inter-city matches with Hereford Tucumeari Memphis Clarendon Dalhart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Golf Club
Harry Brandt
J. E. Clements
Hillcrest Club
W. W. Woolsey
Northwest
Texas
Hereford
Tucumeari
Memphis
Clarendon
Dalhart
J D Cameron Reflects On Newspaper Career Path
J D Cameron states that his years of coverage across multiple roles in the newspaper field have been invaluable to his professional development and understanding of the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Cameron
Twin brothers lead two lives in fighting and business
The sports editor recalls Cal Farley and Tony Ross as twins born on Christmas day. Farley’s twin is Mrs Ed McClay of Pasadena, while Ross’s twin is Cliff Ross linked with Ross Hatcheries in Junction City Kansas. The editor asks if having a twin affects wrestling ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Ed McClay
Pasadena
Cal
Ross
Cliff Ross
Ross Hatcheries
Junction City
Kans
the Globe
Norton completes world trip with Finnish American games return
Emerson Norton, runner up to Hared Osborne in the American decathlon trials, will finish his around the world journey on January 6 when he arrives for the Finnish American games. Norton, with Jackson Scoltz and Ralph Sparrow, toured after Paris Games and then returned to Riverside California to prepare for a high jump against Osborne and other stars. Norton, 200 pounds, clears six feet two inches and once posted six feet four inches at Columbus Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emerson Norton
Hared Osborne
Norton
Jackson Scoltz
Ralph Sparrow
Columbus Stadium
Elks and sportsmen urged to fund elk preserve purchase
Amarillo readers are asked to contribute to a fund led by the Izaak Walton League to buy the Jackson Hole basin for an elk preserve. R H Ames promotes the project noting a drastic elk decline from 50 000 to a few hundred and detailing how hay shortages in winter threaten the herd. Subscriptions are at Panhandle Hardware and the Elks club with donations sent to the Amarillo Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Elks Lodge
Izaak Walton League of America
Jackson Hole Basin
R. H. Ames
Izaak Walton League
America
Will H. Dilg
League
Sportsmen of America
Jackson Hole
Panhandle Hardware Company
The
Elks’ Club
Amarillo Globe
Waco to Decide Franchise in Texas League
A mass meeting in Waco Monday night will decide if the city takes the Texas league franchise from Galveston. Local backers include football and baseball star Jim Kendrick and several business men. Oak Cliff and Waco are main contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Waco
Galveston
Jim Kendrick
Oak Cliff
Mexico approves petroleum bill regulating article 27
The Mexican senate approved a general petroleum bill interpreting article 27 of the constitution. It moves to the Chamber of Deputies for final passage Monday and to President Calles for signature likely Wednesday. The measure clarifies foreign participation in the petroleum sector to attract American capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Calles
Mexico
Bo McMillan Leads Texas All Stars Against Jim Thorpe
Bo McMillan quarterback leads the Texas all-stars in a pro battle against Jim Thorpe's Rock Island team in Houston. The game features ten southwest gridiron stars around McMillan as they face the midwest professionals in the afternoon contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorpe
United Press
Houston
Bo McMillan
Centre College
Texas All-Stars
Rock Island, Ills
Jim Thorpe
McMillan
South West
Middle West
Farley Ross Agree to Big Welterweight Match in Amarillo
Cal Farley accepts Tony Ross challenge for New Year’s night at the Armory. The 153 pound welters must make 145 to title a shot against Matsuda of El Paso. Ross schedules arrival to assure fans a main event, with possible matchup against Bernard Cazzell if over twenty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal Farley
Tony Ross
Junction Ci i
Matsuda
el Paso
Farley
Ross
Farle
Little Cal
Bernard Cazzell
Amarillo
Thes
Officials of Elks Lodge Officials Leave for Wichita Falls
W H Flamm exalted ruler and Sam S Hall secretary Amarillo lodge No 923 8 PF O E travel this afternoon to Wichita Falls for a Northwest Texas district Elk lodges meeting. Clifford Braly district deputy exalted ruler Chas Woods exalted ruler and Clovis G Baker secretary Dalhart lodge are expected to attend. The group will discuss a proposed purchase of the land in Jackson Hole as a permanent service for elk. The Wichita Falls lodge has planned entertaining features for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Flamm
Sams. Hall
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Elk Lodges
Northwest Texas
Clifford Braly
Chas. Woods
Clovis G. Baker
Dalhart Lodge
Jackson Hole
There There and Everywhere in Carson County 1888
Local notes report Carson county organized June 29 1888 and visits by residents such as Charles Young in Amarillo. Reports include Christmas events in Dalhart, a Massachusetts lawsuit valued over a million dollars, weather remarks from W H Holmes, and church nominations and pastors in Panhandle communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson County
Frank Rice
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
J. E. Clements
Brownwood
Charles Young
Amar
Washington
Claridon
Panhandle
D. W. Hollad
Panhandle Lumber Company
Pampa
Ezra Hopkins
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edgren
By Robert Edgren
Los Angeles
Tomay Gibbons
K.O
Norrf
Ste
Oteertainment
Shelby
Jimmy Threatt
Old Bill
Bill
Old Bill Brown
World
Assur
Dat Armory
Mee
Matty Matsuda
Wichita Fall
Shriners of
Miss Theater
Massachusetts
W. H. Holmes
Nome
Alaska
Community 1
Baptist
Moist
Church of Christ
W. D. Witt
O. B
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!