Promoter Ready to Offer Tunney $750000 for Title Bout
Tex Rickard plans a $750000 bid to secure Gene Tunney for a world heavyweight title fight next fall at Yankee Stadium. He aims to have a contract clinched soon and would back a bout versus one of six challengers, including Dempsey, Sharkey, and Miti dan, with Dempsey demanding a Tunney rematch as a condition. A survivor of a planned elimination tournament would meet the champion next July, per Rickard’s outline.
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Tex Rickard
Tunney
Yanker Stadium
Texin Men
Clus
Dempsey
Gene
Rickard
Madison
Yankee Stadium
Jack
Eddie Collins Debuts as Congress Priming Conway Mack
Eddie Collins recounts debut with Congress priming Connie Mack of old athletic team. A 10 fling barrage at ball situation emerges as Colonel Stivers is re-elected head of the Butte Gun Club. Stivers and officers preside over a meeting with members discussing a new target and medal shooting.
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Eddie Collins
Congress
Connie Mack
Stivers
J. Stivers
Butte
A. Voore
Roy KE. Thadile
Stoyramee
Angin Melafield
The
Rani J. Rowman
Anne
Tall Marsh
Antinole
Colonel Stivers
Holmes
KC Knights of Columbus Plan Basketball League Meeting
The Knights of Columbus Independent Basketball managers meet at the KC gym tonight to discuss eligibility lists and league structure. Play starts Thursday with a round robin followed by elimination rounds. several teams have submitted player rosters.
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K. of C
Knights of Columbus Gymnasium
John “Dome” Driscoll
Reika” Nugent
Rubber” Nugent
Frank Whelan
Frank
Me Queen
Dublin
Guten
Broadway Theater
Tommy Armour Wins Long Beach Tourney
Tommy Armour, Congressional Country Club pro from Washington, won the Long Beach open golf tournament at Virginia Country Club Long Beach California. 66 players in the championship flight. Armour finished 54 holes in 211 scoring 69 71 67. MacDonald Smith was second with 211 and Wiseroes and Mehlvern tied for third with 312. Hutchinson made a hole in one on the 135 yard 10th hole.
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Associated Prose
Virginia Country Club
Long Beach
Cal
Tommy Armour
Washington
Wiseroes
MacDonald Smith
Great Neck
Watrous
Grand Rapids
Mich
William Mehlvern
Chicago
W. Hutchinson
Ponca City
Ohio
Start of Grammar Pupil Basketball and Hockey Plans
The commission outlines opening of grammar and parochial basketball leagues as part of a city wide recreational program. Details on team numbers and player ages are pending and a coaches school is planned. Hockey plans focus on Lake Avoca rink with safety concerns and possible league activity if eligibility is resolved.
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Openine of Grammar
TOF Hoya Land Xirle
Hutte
Butte
Shaw
Wehoose
Manion
Oscar Dahlberse
Lee
Lake Avoca
Butte Wrestlers Train for Intercity Tourney with Bozeman
Butte wrestlers hold two daily workouts at the YM C A gym ahead of the state college team from Bozeman visit on January 7. George Kotsonaros leads sessions at 2 PM and 7 20 PM, aiming to field a strong unit for the Intercity event. Some wrestlers from February 2 eliminations remain in consideration as Kotsonaros narrows his roster.
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Butte
Bozeman
George Kotsonaros
Butte Bowlers Edge Anaconda In Special Match
A trio from Butte led by John Pas coal John Jovick and Joe Mu totaled 2845 pins to beat Anaconda’s Arerin Domitrovich and Bergen at Mattanette Alleys yesterday The Anaconda team finished with 2757 pins.
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Butte
John Pascoal
John Jovick
Joe Mu
Anaconda
Arerin
Domitrovich
Bergen
Mattanette
Resentment Aided 1917 Series Says Navin Charged
Detroit club president Frank Navin refutes Risberg charges that Chicago bought a four game set in 1917 to help win the pennant. He notes beaning incidents and prior Boston harm to Detroit, with players contacted offering limited comments on the accusations.
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Preparea
Kelly
Pennsyvania
Capper
Kansas
Risberg
Detroit
Jan Press
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Box
Boston
Chicago
Batte
Frank Navin
Hight
Risbers
Tigers
Navin
J. Lannin
White Sox
Red Sox
Troit
Ty Cobb
Hitle
Bobby Veach
Eddie Cicoice
Sare
Landis to confront Risberg over 1917 pool accusations
Chicago, Jan. 3. Commissioner Landis invited Risberg and the accused men to a hearing next Wednesday. Clarence Rowland, former Sox manager, prepared to appear, denying Risberg’s charges that Rowland instigated the plan to throw four games against Detroit in 1917 and that Sox paid $1100 to Detroit players.
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Tan
Kenesaw M. Landis
Ray Schalk
Eddie” Collins
Dontel Hush
Clarence Rowland
Oscar
Landis
Charles
Risberg
White Sox
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Sox
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Black Sox
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Kam Comiskey
Ray ‘Schalk
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Risbere
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Risberg Faye
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Taadis
Col
Chicago White Sox
Charles Sweden Risberg
Sullivan’s Major League Debut with Connie Mack Era
The 1926 article recalls Eddie Collins detailing Sullivan’s rapid rise in 1904 a summer in Rockville and Philadelphia under Connie Mack prompting a trade path to the Athletics. Sullivan describes rookie season experiences with Oldring Coombs Armbruster Nichols Shean and Bresnahan first batting hit against a spitball pitcher and pivotal games vs the Giants White Sox and others shaping a major league career.
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A's
Heston
Connie Ofties
Ti Mond
Oldring
Coombs Armbruster
Nichols
Shean Connie
Chicago
White Sox
Penant
Wade Il
Big Lei Walsh
Two Big Titles Soon At Stake
The Associated Press reports two major title bouts this week in New York as Willie Hoppe seeks to reclaim the world billiards crown from Eric Hagenlacher in three 600 firsthand events, while Ted Morgan of Seattle trains for a 10 round welterweight clash with Phil McGraw at Madison Square Garden. The Kevin-Sunburst field near Butte Montana grows rapidly, now yielding about 30,000 barrels every 21 hours.
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Eric Hagenlacher
Pennsylvania
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Seattle
Wash
Madison Square Gare den
Phil McGraw
Detroit
Morgan
Fistiana
Virtue Ally
Tex Rickard
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Herman
McGraw Tod
Shean
Philadelphia
Mackmen
Pole” Grounds
Eddie Plank
Se Eeranserestenerereene
Montant
Former Member Of Ook Asserts Tigers Got Coin
El Paso January 2. A former member of the White Sox claims the team funded a bribery scheme involving the Detroit Tigers for the 1919 World Series. Gandil says money moved from White Sox to Detroit. other players heard of the plan but deny full participation. The investigation led by Commissioner Landis aims to uncover who received funds and how the deal was arranged.
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Die Collins
Cain
Onic Mack
Philadelphia
C. Kisberg
Howard Shrike
Phi Delphi American Club
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Dave Box
Bayer
Leng
Risberg
Chicago
Sox
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Ames
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OOK
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Eastern Otars Return Home After Charity Game Loss
Eastern Otars dispersed after a 3 point defeat at the East West charity game. Dan Alten, a Yale alumnus, will stay on the coast for a Navy Fill role in Los Angeles. Ingram and Lt. Beckett will depart soon.Officials hailed the East West benefit for the Shrivere crippled children's hospital as a 100 percent success with about 20,000 spectators.
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Atom
Dan Alten
Yale
Los Angeles
Navy Fill" Ingram
United States Naval Academy
Johnny Beckett
Ingram
Loss Angeles
Beckett
Shrivere
YMCA Basketball Leagues Resume After Holiday Layoff
YMCA schedules resume with Men’s league opening Wednesday at 1 30 p m for five games and Ladies Teague events Saturday. Captains meet tonight at 1 30 p m to plan final round for men with a new Class H schedule to be worked out. B league adds two teams prompting minor rearrangements while schedule for the league remains unchanged. Ladies captains meet Tuesday at 8 40 p m to discuss playing rules for the second and ensuing rounds. The Teague started with seven games ending December 15 and runs January 6 to February 17. Cresta Creamery finished first round with ten points. decision on standings or Crystal Creamery’s five-round winners remains to be set at Tuesday’s meeting.
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Cresta Creamery
Crystal Creamery
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