Grapplers Train Hard As Match Nears At Amarillo Armory
Cal Farley and Bulldog Smith sharpen for a four match card Thursday night at the Amarillo Armory. Both men staged a strong workout with Farley teaming with George Hendershot and Duff Stanley to pace the session while Smith impressed fans with speed and agility in preparation for the main bout.
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Bulldog” Smith
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Billy Hallas
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Sportsmen Prepare for Last Shot Before Season Closes
Open season on ducks and geese ends at sundown tomorrow. Local sportsmen plan last hunts today and tomorrow, with strong turnout and few violations. Public interest was high this winter, and leaders expect an even larger season next year.
San Jacinto Polecats Defeat Glenwood Tigers in Ward Clash
The San Jacinto Polecats defeated the Glenwood Tigers 17 to 10 in a season opener. Davis and Scanlin led San Jacinto with high scoring, while Thompson carried Glenwood’s offense against two first-string lineups.
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Glenwood Tigers
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Glenwood Boys
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Scanlin
San Jacinto
Thompson
Cigaret Sale Here Proves Successful Say Dealers
Lucky Strike cigarettes in tins of one hundred are sold this week at 3 cents below normal price, with the American Tobacco Company paying the U S tax on the package. Customers pay only the cigarette price, 45 cents instead of 75 to 76 cents, the regular total. The sale lasts while stocks remain, after which normal pricing resumes. The deal, started in September, proved successful then as well.
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American Tobacco Company
United States
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Benny Leonard Sidelined by Sore Thumb and Fever
Benny Leonard collapsed on stage in New York with a high fever, delaying a planned fight with Walker after a torn thumb dispute. Leonard, nearing 29 in April, has a long, honored record and had been offered a large purse for the bout, but the injury and health concerns pushed the match off.
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New York
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Benny
Walker
Jack Dougherty
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Onth
Willard Enters Hotel Field With Knockout Plan
Los Angeles January 14 Jess Willard former world heavyweight champion enters the hotel field. He plans an eight story 250 room Hollywood hostelry costing up to 500000 to rival Jack Dempsey's Los Angeles hotel. Willard says fighting is for kids and a good fighter can earn more in a hotel than a ring.
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Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
California
Los Angeles Examiner
Dempsey
Willard
Hollywood
Sandstorm to open doubleheader in Tulia today
The Amarillo Golden Sandstorm head to Tulia for two games this afternoon and a 7:30 p.m. night contest as opening events for a new gym. After Tulia, team travels to face Canadian on Friday as district title quest continues.
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Sandstorm
Tulia
Wrestling Preview Sparks Amarillo Match Up
The piece previews a Thursday night wrestling clash featuring Farley and Bull dog Smith, praising both athletes and noting Smith’s strength and neck power. It mentions Hendershot’s defense and predicts Amarillo will produce a strong mat talent pool, with several local grapplers shaping future teams.
Pie Throwing Cowboy Origin Story From Texas Otto
Felix S Franklin of Amarillo recounts how a stunt of throwing pies began in the Texas eighties. On a train to East Texas the trio bought chicken pie and shared it in the smoker. Prinkle Moore bet he could hit a passenger in a beard and hat with a pie, prompting a chaotic pie battle that amused all aboard and birthed a comedy gag later copied by others.
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Texas
Amarillo
Felix S. Franklin
Mr. Franklin
Colorado City
East Texas
Sweetwater
Franklin
Prinkie Moore
Prinkle
Brinkle
Street Car Seats Offered for Sale by Sam B Vaughn
Sam B Vaughn and A W Joiner who bought the Amarillo street car system after it was junked say the street car seats are in excellent condition and for sale cheap. They sell junked steel wire cross ties firewood and poles and still hold a few seats and other items.
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Sam Vaughn
A. W. Joiner
Amarillo
Sam
Vaughn
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