Sparring Hands Get Punched As Men Close Work
In New York on February 16, Jack Delaney, the light heavyweight title contender, trains for a Madison Square Garden bout with Timmy Maloney. Maloney drills with sparring partners in Long Branch New Jersey, showcasing a left right hook plan as he faces a rival camp. A sparring partner Leonard Neblett is knocked out by a right to the head. Delaney shows sharp defense and power against partners Ward Clarke Eddie Clarke and Jack Warre. Four waterfalls at Aranarfjord Iceland are planned to power a sewer system for a nitric acid plant.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Delaney
Timmy Maloney
Madison Square Garden
Boston
Long Branch
N.J
Maloney
Jim
Leonard Neblett
Neblett
Delaney
Cone Ward
New Jersey
Eddie Clarke
Baltimore
Ward
Warren
Clarke
Amarillo Country Club Hires Noted Southwest Pro Si McConnell
Amarillo Country Club announces W A Si McConnell of Spring Lake in Waco as new golf pro succeeding B C Warlock. McConnell, veteran instructor with Denver, Colorado Springs and Waco background, will teach and supervise practices for local golfers at the club, with wife Mrs McConnell running the clubhouse. He helped design the Palisades eighteen hole course.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo
W. A
Si” McConnelll
Spring Lake Country Club
Waco
McConnell
B.C. Warlock
Denver
Colorado Springs
Magruder
Doug Herring
Herring
Anarillo Country Club
New Race and Sport Town Across Rio Grande
Laredo reports a proposed million-dollar development across the Rio Grande at Nuevo Laredo with a 5000,0000 stake. One hundred local businessmen each subscribing 1000 dollars signal confidence. Operated by John W Choate Texas-Oklahoma oilman and Tex Rickard backers plan a race track prize ring golf links hotel stables and more on 2000 acres with highway links to the international bridge. Andrew Shearer of Canada to design grounds with construction soon.
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Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Rio Grande
John W. Choate
New York
Texas-Oklahoma Oily
East
Southwestern
Tex Rickard
Andrew Shearer
Canada
Sunningdale names Sales to succeed Whote in golf club
Sunningdale Golf Club appoints Ernest Sales, a comparatively unknown pro, to replace the 25 year veteran Jack Whote retired. Sales, over 30 and not active in tournaments, is chosen for his teaching ability as the club shifts toward specialization. Howard Harpster at Carnegie Tech earns praise as a top all around athlete and high jumper with 235 mid semester points.
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Sunningdahe
Sunningdale Golf Club
Bobby Jones
Ernest Sales
Jack Whote
Sales
Sunningdale
Howard Harpster
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Harpy
Carnegie
Hirpster
Akron
Ohio
American Bike Champ Provokes French Fans
Willie Spencer the American cycle sprint champion angered French spectators by rushing to judges after a race complaining of a flat tire and demanding a rerun. He shouted I am here to win races and money, a stark contrast to French fans who expected Amercans to stay quiet.
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Willie Spencer
Willie
Spencer
Big Responsibility For Young Guy Bush
The Cubs 23 year old pitcher Bush faces a heavy 1927 season. Manager Joe McCarthy predicted he’d be the Cubs star. Bush, from Shannon Mississippi, went 13-9 with a 2.86 ERA last year and works at a Chicago bank in winter.
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Guy Bush
Chicago Cubs
Joe McCarthy
Cubs
Bush
Shannon
Mississippi
Chicago
Writs of Amparo for Oil Firms in Mexico
In Mexico City on February 16 the Villa Cuauhtemoc district court grants definite writs of amparo to Mexican Gulf American International Mexican Petroleum and Huasteca Oil. The amparos prevent cancellation of drilling permits by the department of industry and commerce under the new petroleum laws.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Villa Cuahtemoc
Tampico Report
Amparo
Mexican Gulf
American International
Mexican Petroleum
Huasteca
Kelly Visits Here En Route Kansas Home
Joe Kelly former St Joseph Saints manager and star outfielder visits Amarillo en route to Pittsburg Kansas. He plans to bring much of the 1926 team plus new players to challenge for the league flag with a playing manager approach. He expects no payoffs and will stay until Thursday or Friday before spring training in El Paso.
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Joe Kelly
Amarillo Texans
Pittsburg
Kan
Sas
Kelly
St Joseph Saints
Amarillo
Kansas
el Paso
Death sentence affirmed for Matt Briscoe in assault case
In Austin on February 16 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death sentence imposed in Hexar county on Matthew Briscoe a negro convicted of criminal assault on Mrs T Porter a white woman on October 4 1925 The same court reversed and remanded the death sentence of Jess L Dailey Dallas county convicted of armed robbery of E A Penniman stealing a watch and $25 around August 16 1925
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Associated Press
Austin
Hexar County
Matthew Briscoe
T. Porter
Court of Criminal Appeals
Jess L. Dailey
Dallas County
Dailey
E. A. Penniman
Oklahoma Track Stars Report Big Feet At OU
Norman February 16 International News Services reports University of Oklahoma track coach John Jacobs says Sooner athletes wear shoes averaging 11.5 to 12 size. He asserts OU sprinters have larger feet than athletes in any other sport and pictures them as flying on cinder paths with nimble feet.
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Norman
Okla
John Jacobs
University of Oklahoma
Hamilton May Not Be Able to Run on Friday
Arthur Hamilton, a top high school distance runner, is ill and may miss entry in the two mile race scheduled for Friday. The illness raises questions about whether he can compete and defend his title.
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Hamilton
Arthur Hamilton
Hamilton shines in high school mile race preview
Friday’s meet features a standout mile from last year’s winner. the entire high school team plans to enter the two mile race sponsored by Clements-Young Sporting Goods with prizes for top three. West Texas State Teachers College judges will oversee, and registrations are via Clements-Young or Globe News sports.
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Central Presbyterian Church
Clements- Young Sporting Goods Store
The
Globe News
Telegraph Line To Connect Constantinople And Angora
The link between Constantinople and Angora will be completed soon enough to join Angora's automatic system, enabling direct telephonic communication between the two cities.
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Constantinople
Angora
Amarillo Girls Beat Panhandle Cagers 28 to 22
The Amarillo high school girls basketball team won 28 to 22 against Panhandle, marking their third win of the season with no defeats. Jessie Wilson scored 26 points and led the offense while teammates Julia Boyston Ruth Hogan Edith Huke and others also played. Coach Mrs. C. P. Atwood guides the squad as plans hint at a game versus Clarendon this weekend.
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Amarillo High School
Panhandle
Jessie Wilson
Clarendon
Amarito
St. Mary's Academy
Julia Boyston
Basanta Singh Faces Dutch Mantell In Armory Wrestling Match
Basanta Singh and Dutch Mantell prepare for a Friday night wrestling bout at the Armory. Mantell, a student of global religious practices, vows to combine brains and strength while Singh emphasizes prayer before competition. Ticket sales are reported at City Drug Store.
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Mantell
Armory
Devis
Ei J
India
Combs Rated as Star Despite Poor Arm in Yankee Preview
New York report says Miller Huge values center fielder Babe Combs for his defense and long career outlook. Manager Miller Huggins favored Tris Speaker earlier but stuck with Combs as regular, fearing benching Speaker could hurt promising Kentuck Kentuckian prospects.
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Combs
New York
Miller Huge
New York Yankees
Huggins
Tris Spenk
Speaker
Kentuck
Proceedings of the Seventh District Court Today Motions Granted
Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo grants motions with several cases listed. D C Beebe vs H N Thompson affirms on certificate. Northern Texas Utilities Co. vs Community Natural Gas Co to postpone submission. P G Spivey et al vs Oilmen's Recipro Assn to dismiss appeal. Several cases set for submission March 9 1927. Appeals from Lubbock Moore Parmer Collingsworth Briscoe Wichita counties noted.
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Court OF Civil Appeals For the
Seventh District
Amarillo
D. C. Beebe
H. N. Thompson
Northern Texas Utilities Co
Community Natural Gas Co
P. G. Spivey
C. E. Christian
Palmer County
Parmer
Hugh Martin
J. C. Doneghy
Collingsworth
G. B. Mayfield
E. F. Garrett
Briscoe
M. Rhoads
Medona Bonner
Lubbock
W. B. Langford
E. P. Nevin
Wichita
Norwich Union Indemnity Co
Lute Davis
Wichita County
G. W. Peckham
C. H. Clark
Geo. L. Pace
James Ferguson
R. W. Parr
W. W. Gardner
Jane Belle Honaker
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Aranarfjord
Iceland
N.Y. Herald-Tribune
H. H. Larson
Amarillo Bldg
Harry M. Shumard & Co., Inc
East 10Th St
D. B. Boone
Frank E. Buckingham
Merceda Mason
Amarillo Hotel
Rio Grande U. K
Mexico
Texans
Johnson
Washington Nationals
Tris Sperber
Walter Johnson
Hound Dawgs
Bethesda
Maryland
Oklahoma
Sierra Leone
Africa
Basanta Singh
Mac
Mindu
Senator Edwards
Row Edwards
Cornery
45Th Street
Maggie S. Warrick
Moore County
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Moore
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