Texans See Strong Box Seat Demand In Amarillo
Dan Howley brings materials from Toronto to aid the Amarillo Texans Western League club. More than 100 season boxes already sold, pleasing President E. B. Tracy and associates. Training begins in El Paso as Joe Kelly leads efforts toward a March 29 exhibition with the Chicago Cubs and other warmups with the Denver Bears and El Paso Juarez teams.
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Amarillo Texans
Baseball
E. B. Tracy
Texans
Joe Kelly
el Paso
Chicago Cubs
Denver Bears
Juarez
Kopecky Faces Johnny Carlin In Friday Armory Match
In Taylor Texas grappler Joe Kopecky meets Johnny Carlin in a thirty minute time limit bout at the Armory Friday night. Kopecky, pupil of Pet Brown, has wrestled here and across the country earning praise for speed and technique. The card also features Dutch Ma Young Mammoth versus Mantell with Mammoth reportedly on a raw meat diet as training. Tickets are on sale at the City Drug store.
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Joe Kopecky
Taylor, Texas
Grappler
Pet Brown
Johnny Carlin
Armory
Young Mammoth
Kopecky
Texas
Mantell
Mammoth
City Drug
Thirteen Out for Twirling Assignments
Dan Howley, manager of the St. Louis Browns, brings thirteen pitchers to training camp aiming for ten to pitch in the American League. He adds Toronto veterans and young talent including Sisler, Schulte, and Mullen, with Stuart and Richards among notable infield prospects and seven holdovers from last year joined by Sam Joes from the Yankees.
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Brian Bell
Tarpon Springs
Fila
Dan Howley
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Howley
Maple Leafs
Toronto
GeorgeSister
Steve O'Neill
Wally Scheng
Bilis Mullen
Detroit
Walter Stewart
Schulte
Sisler
Fred Schulte
Milwaukee
Rive
Ken Williams
Bing Miller
Herschel Bennett
Walter Gerber
Oscar Melilli
Mullen
O'Rourke
Tom Zachary
Elam Vangilder
Ernie Wingard
Milton Gaston
Win Ballou
Chester Falk
Ernie Nevers
Sam Joes
New York Yankees
Stewart
Tulsa
Blind Matman Hero Shakes Wrestling Rings at BYU
Arnold Roy Lance of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, a 145 pound wrestler, gains success by downing opponents despite being effectively blind from both eyes. Opponents claim he "sees" with ears and fingertips, using a blind Samson style on the mat to locate rivals. The piece notes Tulsa contingent and shifts in pitching practice and catching staff including Leo Dixon.
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Hero
Arnold Roylance
Brigham Young University
Provo
Utah
Blaeholder
Beck
Austin
Bolen
Tony Rego
Tulsa
Leo Dixon
Billiard Meet Heads Toward Triple Tie After Day
In Washington on March 8 Edouard Horemans of Belgium surged to the lead at the world championship 18.2 balk line tournament by defeating Willie Hoppe and running to nine innings with a high run of 134. Happosed rivals Wesker Cochran and Jake Schaefer remained undefeated as Grange defeated Matsuyama 400 to 194 while Hoppe dropped to sixth.
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Edouard Horemans
Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Horemans
Wesker Cochran
California
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Felix Grange
France
Schaefer
Kinsey Matsuyama
Japan
Grange
Mat Champion Loses In Rage at Referee
Hugh Nichols defeated Billy Edwards of Kansas City to win the world light heavyweight title in two falls of three in Dallas. Edwards pinned Nichols first with a headlock and a booy alam, but Nichols trapped Edwards with a double Japanese toe hold after Edwards struck Referee Bert Willoughby, provoking a rage incident.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Hugh Nichols
Billy Edwards
Kansas City
Edwards
Booy Alam
Nichols
Bert Willoughby
Princess Phon Diskul Leaves Siam for Nursing Study
Princess Phon Diskul, niece of the Siamese king, travels to Manila to study nursing, the first royal woman allowed to leave the country for study. Her Red Cross work persuaded her parents she will aid in educating her people. She will complete her studies in the United States.
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Manila
Phon Diskul
Siam
Red Cross
United States
San Francisco Plans Revival for Fight Game
Promoter Wille Ritchie predicts San Francisco can regain its boxing prominence by developing local talent and attracting outsiders. He notes the city’s historical role, argues for modern fans’ demand for action, and recalls his title years 1912 to 1914 while musing on a possible ring return.
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San Francisco
Wille Ritchies
New York
Ritchie
Chicago
California
Ad Wolgast
Freddie Welsh
London
Mike McTigue
Paul Berlenbach
Flashes of Life Highlights in Brief World Gossip
A digest of short stories from New York and Chicago covers profits in bridge teaching and lectures, censorship price for The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Fritzi Sheff earning from cigarette ads, garage labor trends, a Hollywood marriage, Judy Johnson seeking riding rights, and Anne Nichols challenging Mussolini on women's contributions to the arts.
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New York
Thomas Edward Lawrence
King of Arabia
Fritzi Sheff
Cupid
Gloria Swanson
Marquis
Pierre Armand Bedard
Mayor Walker
Phyllis Katherine Shierves
Gloria
Hollywood
Anne Nichols
Abie
Benito Mussolini
Eastern horsemen seek Derby victory in Kentucky Downs
The author argues Eastern contenders may win the Kentucky Derby at Louisville. He notes past Eastern winners include Marvich Zev and Flying Ebony, and lists current Eastern hopefuls such as Os mand Scapa Flow Whiskery Sinclair's Sweepster and Terry. He recalls 1925 upset favored Flying Ebony.
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New York
Louisville
Marvich
Zev
Osmond
Widener
Scapa Flow
General Lee
Rip Rap
Valorous
Whiskery
Whitney
Sinclair
Sweepster
Cheops
Sankari
Willie K. Dolan
Northland
Fair Star
Bonnie McGinn
Jopagen
Terry
Candy Queen
Earl Sande
Flying Ebony
Matsuda Wins El Paso Match With Canadian Rival
Jimmy Jones of Canada won the first fall in twenty eight minutes in a wrestling match with Matty Matsuda in El Paso. Matsuda won the next two falls as Jones pressed aggression throughout, with Matsuda known as the Peerless Jap holding the title. Jones secured the first fall with his wheel barrow glide.
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Associated Presa
EL Paso
Jimmy Jones
Canada
Matty Matsuda
Matty
Jones
Buy Waterproof Paper Sacks for Garbage Pails
Advertises waterproof paper sacks to line garbage pails. Sacks can be lifted out when full for a clean pail.
Dave's Mentha Pepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Dave's Mentha Pepsin as a remedy for gas indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief from chest pressure and breathing difficulty, with one tablespoonful solving distention. The copy cites 6000 bottles sold in a New Jersey town and guarantees at Randall Drug Co. and other pharmacies nationwide.
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Dave
New Jersey
Dare
Randall Drug Co
America
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