Dempsey Faces Firpo When They Meet Again, If Ever
United Press reports that Luis Firpo remains a dangerous puncher who could challenge Jack Dempsey in a rematch. Dempsey trained hard, sticking to a champion’s discipline, while Firpo’s recent form and long appetite for fighting are weighed against potential improvements since their last sensational clash.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press Sports
New York
Luis Firpo
Jack Dempsey
Firpo
Dempsey
Angin
South America
Farmer Lodge
Lodge
Mixed Bouts By Ed Hughes
A column reviews mixed bouts across sports noting a fatality in an Argentina vs Japan match and discusses boxer versus wrestler outcomes. It recalls bouts involving Papke Burns Johnson Dempsey and notes speed tests against horses roller skaters motorboats and other odd mixed contests with various notable names. The piece closes recalling Bruce Baldwin biting a bulldog in a historic bout.
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South America
Argentina
Strangler Lewis
Jack Dempsey
Billy Papke
Farmer
Burns
Reno
Jeffries
Johnson
Papke
Stanley Ketchel
Billy
John Agee
Agee
Bernie Wefers
Bernie
London
Bill Tilden
Bill
Tilden
Billy Johnston
Aces
California
Gar Wood
Wood
Palm Beach
Coon
Polo Grounds
Harold Lentz
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Lentz
Fred Fletcher
Telegram Mail
Bruce Baldwin
Baldwin
Dempsey Meets President Coolidge On Washington Birthday
Boxing champion Jack Dempsey met President Calvin Coolidge at the White House on Washington's Birthday. The meeting, described as a special concession, highlighted boxing's rising social prominence and included talk of Dempsey's recent bout vulnerability after Firpo's punch.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Washington
President Coolidge
Dempsey
Roosevelt
White House
Coolidge
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Firpo
Passengers shaken in Texas rail accident near Olden
Passengers on Texas and Pacific train No. 5 were severely shaken when two beach es and a Pullman overturned after the train struck a spreading rail near Olden Texas. No injuries were reported and service resumed after about an hour delay.
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Olden
Tex
Texas and Pacific
Here
Swisher County Meet Set for Tulsa Dates in April
Prof O R Bridges of Happy announces the Swisher county athletic field meet will be held in Tulsa on Friday and Saturday April 4 and 6. Directors listed include Bridges as director general W D Griffith of Kress director athletics Prof Steen Love director debate Mrs Crane Union Hill director spelling Miss Ruth Thompson Tulia director declamation Miss Clara Caraway Pleasant director music memory Mrs A A Vaughan Lakeview director essays.
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Tulsa
Tex
O. R. Bridges
Happy
Swisher County
W. D. Griffith
Kress
Steen
Love
Crane
Union Hill
Spelling
Ruth Thompson
Tulia
Clara Caraway
A. A Vaughan
Lakeview
Architects Making Plans for New Office Building
Smith and Townes, architects, are preparing plans for a new store and office building to be erected by Burgess Lumber Co. at their present location Fifth and Tyler streets. Bids will be taken within the next ten days and construction will start sometime early next month. Try a Daily Globe want ad.
Brick work on Herring Hotel near completion
Work on the new Herring Hotel at Third and Fillmore is progressing rapidly. Brick work is due to finish next week and the roof in about two weeks. Mrs. B. Fisher will manage the hotel, taking over from her Tourist Inn operation at Seventh and Polk.
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Third
Fillmore Streets
J. Roy Smith
Smith and Townes
B. Fisher
Seventh
Polk Streets
Stewart the Tailor Sells S and H Trading Stamps
Stewart the Tailor advertises S and H trading stamps with a prompt to ask for them.
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Stewart
S&h
Amarillo Sandies Show Real Baseball Knowledge
Coach A S Douglass of Amarillo Highs Golden Sand storm team traveled to Hereford on business and aimed to arrange games. Wins over Clarendon College this week show the Sandies are slugging well, with a few more games to sharpen teamwork. The coach, a former big leaguer with Cincinnati, teaches refined baseball and demands precision. The Sandstorm Booster Club and local fans will see pitchers Nicklaus Anderson Bassett Stockton and Dowler who could matchup with top high school teams. Holman at third has drawn a Tigers offer, but the team emphasis stays on collective strength over individual stars. The Sandies are a TEAM.
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A. S. Douglass
Amarillo High School
Hereford
Sandies
Clarendon College Bulldogs
Douglass
Cincinnati
Sandstorm Booster Club
Amarillo
Nicklaus
Anderson
Bassett
Stockton
Dowler
Holman
Detroit Tigers
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Hertner’s
Happy Plumber
Hertner
By Ed Hughes
FED Hughes
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J. W. Collins Drug CO
Polk Street
Swisher
Daily Globe
Panhandle
Texas
L. P. Landrum
Court House
Mebane
J. D. Hunter
Herring
East 4Th St
O.E. Long
Davidson Street
E. A. Camp
Jefferson
Nicolai
G. M. Dudley
Block Y
Hutchinson County
Twin Hill
Roger Mills
Hemphill
Canadian
Gertrude Holman
J. D Head
Kentucky
Lincoln Street
B. L. Pullets
R. I. Reds
Bolton Farm
Amarillo Seed Co
Jackson
Buchanan
van Buren
Pierce
Ing
N. Lincoln
Polk
Taylor
Galli-Curei
Emil F. Myer
Tyler Street
C. M. Humphreys
East Third
South Lincoln
West 18Th &T
Cheyenne
Wyo
Globe
Dickson Drug Co
Wade Holman
Smith
E. 7Th Street
Lindsay-Doubleday
Conwell’s Garage
Ford
Baby Overland
Rods—Buick
Rods—Maxwell
Rods
Cheverlet
Rods—Studebaker
Adj
Rod—Baby Overland
Rod—Buck
Rod—Buick
Oldsmobile
Pierce Cornwell
Hays
6Th St
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