Advance Seat Sales Ensure Big Mat Crowd at Tonight’s Show
Attendance is expected to be strong as advance ticket sales for the wresting card featuring Thor Jensen and Charley Grip are heavy and nearly all preferred seats are sold. Jensen, renowned for leg work and the figure four, faces a tough challenge from Grip, who has defeated Dutch Mantell and is in peak form. A preliminary bout starts at 8:15 p.m.
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Iron Head Team In Lubbock Seeks Games
Iron Head League team in Lubbock wants games with Panhandle teams. Texas Tech players led by H. B. K. Hamilton, of high school caliber, can fill first or second squads and will travel for expenses. Hamilton arranges the schedule for the squad.
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Baseball legends deny AL ouster linked to third league
Baseball men scoff at the claim that Jy Cobb and Tris Speaker were forced from the American League over actions tied to a proposed third league. A forthcoming meeting among Judge Landis, the league magnate, and President Johnson is expected to shed light on the issue.
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Minikahda draws Johnston after Minnesota golf crown
Realm of Sports reports Jimmy Johnston, famed St Paul golfer and six time Minnesota champion, has moved to Minneapolis joining Minikahda Club to defend in national amateur championship at their course. Also notes French women request Olympic slots and Penn rowing growth with 450 indoor candidates, many freshmen.
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Johnston
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Minneapolis
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International Feminine Sporting Federation
Amsterdam
Pennsylvania
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Gloomy Glenn to Lead Wisconsin Gridiron Squad
Northwestern style coach Glenn F Thistlewaite, nicknamed Gloomy Glenn, brings a five season track record to Wisconsin as head football coach replacing George Little who shifts to athletics director duties. Boris of Bulgaria is depicted as a versatile sports king known for hunting swimming riding and boating with a noted passion for nature and specimen collecting.
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Northwestern
University of Wisconsin
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George Little
Boris
Bulgaria
Connie Mack Sees Pennant Punch in Wheat Addition
Connie Mack expects star outfielder Zach Wheat to boost the Athletics pennant chances. Wheat is known for hitting and will join an outfield already featuring sluggers Al Simmons Bill Lamar and Frank Welch, making the team one of the hardest hitting in the country.
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Zach Wheat
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al Simmons
Bill Lamar
Frank Welch
Capudine Promises Relief for Rheumatic Pains
An advertisement asserts Capudine eases rheumatic pains including rheumatism gout and neuralgia. It claims physicians endorse Capudine as safe and quick for nervous pains and nerve tension. It urges home use with refunds if unsatisfied and lists prices 60 or 30 cents.
Training Camp in El Paso Chosen for Amarillo Club
El Paso has been selected as the training site for the Amarillo Western League baseball club. President F E B Tracy announced the contract closes with a $2,500 guaranteed payment plus exhibition gate receipts over that amount. The Texans begin training March 10 at El Paso’s large Gateway City park, praised for weather, facilities, and potential crowds.
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Dempsey and Tilden in Comeback Defeated
New York reports a celebration of Dempsey and Tilden as the era’s new gallery darlings after defeats. Tilden earns fans with a humble showing and praise, while Dempsey’s loss to Tunney prompts surprising public sympathy. Winter sports at Wisconsin promise a major carnival led by hockey coach Rube Brandon.
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New York
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Jess Sweetser
England
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Jack Dempsey
William T. Tilden, Jr
Rene Lacoste
France
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Gene Tunney
Garden
John Sap
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Dartmouth
Rube” Brandon
Northwestern coach race narrows to national figure pick
Northwestern University keeps secret who will replace Glenn Thistlethwaite as football coach. The choice is seen as a national figure in football circles, coming after a tie with Michigan for the Big Ten title. Northwestern cannot afford a letdown.
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Northwestern University
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Brackenridge Coaches Take Over Intramural League
Wright Riley the football director at Brackenridge High School joins as coach of the Intramural League squads. He signs his entire first string football and basketball team to coach players, with games beginning after the varsity season ends in San Antonio Texas on January 21.
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Texas
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Brackenridge High School
Rival Leaders Fear Strength of Tiger Team
New York, Jan. 21. American League managers worry about Detroit pennant chances under George Moriarty. They expect improved pitching, with Moriarty permitting pitchers to choose their own strategies, signaling potential better results over the season.
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Johnson selects two best men to catch him
Washington January 21 Walter Johnson, hailed as the greatest pitcher, credits his catching partners Charley Street and Muddy Ruel for much of his success. He notes Street taught him to pace fast, while Ruel signaled with calm efficiency, both differing styles yet equally effective in handling his delivery.
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Washington
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Walter
Charley Street
Muddy Ruel
Street
Ruel
Elky Clark to Fight Fidel La Barba in MSG Title Bout
Elky Clark the European flyweight champion from Scotland meets Fidel La Barba at Madison Square Garden in a 12 round international title bout. The January 21, 1927 match starts at 10 p.m. local time with Clark aiming to upset the world’s top 112 pounder.
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Associated Press
New York
Elky Clark
Fidel la Barba
King
Madison Square Garden
Calaverite
Clark
Europe
Mexico Accepts Arbitration In Principle
Washington reports that Mexico under Calles accepts arbitration in principle to resolve the oil and land dispute with the United States. Kellogg had discussed the idea, but no formal proposal has been issued, and neither country has officially approached the other.
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Mexico City
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Kellogg
Turf fuels gain traction in Britain Ireland coal shortage
Amid coal shortages in Britain and Ireland, turf or peat is rising as a fuel. Experts expect systematic development of turf deposits in the British Isles, with Ireland already using turf for burning.
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England
Ireland
Waco Probes Local Market for Watermelon Carloads
The Waco Times Herald editorial questions Amarillo market channels forMintletoe Creamery butter capacity of 50 000 pounds daily and asks where such butter is sold to help market vast Gholson Valley watermelons.
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Amarillo
Waco Times Herald
Gholson Valley
Sisler Value to Browns Seen in Trade Debate
Baseball men weigh Sisler value to the St. Louis Browns for the coming season and a possible trade. Some think removing him as manager could hamper him as a player, while Hoy Secute at First Christian Churches attends Friday night events on January 21 for a Tenderfoot Initiatory program and good bate.
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George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Tima
Hoy Secute
Tenderfoot
Good Bate
He Found It Beggar Hidden Behind Potatoes
Paris dining scene recounts a waiter fishing for tips as a diner dismisses the ploy and reveals the beggar hiding behind a potato during a Pele Mele moment in Paris.
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Paris
Catching Cold With Klok-Lax Promotion Card
An early 20th century style advertorial touts Klok-Lax as a cure all for colds by cleansing the bowels. Claims a “noted authority” and promotes Kick-Lax as a pleasant laxative with no nausea or gripping, urging readers to purchase from local druggists.
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