Boxing crowns and world titles in dispute across oceans
American champions led by Dempsey Leonard and O Dowd face challenges as the new International Boxing Union plans February Paris meetings to standardize rules and test claims to world titles. The piece traces lineage from Kid Lavigne to modern champs and notes Kilbane’s American featherweight hold.
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Jack Velock
International News
New York
International Boxing Union
Paris
Atlantic
Jack Dempsey
Jack Britton
Mike O'Dowd
Benny Leonard
Pete Herman
Johnny Kilbane
America
Kilbane
Young Corbett
Abe Attell
Abie
Jim Jeffries
Peter Jackson
Frank Slavin
England
Dempsey
Jeffries
Gibraltar
Kid Lavigne
Cout Dick Burge
National Sporting Club
Frank Erne
Joe Gans
Bat Nelson
Ad Wolgast
Willie Richie
Wreddie Welsh
Leonard
Benny
Butte Tops Central in Season Opener 30 to 6
McAuliffe leads with 14 points as Butte dominates Central in the first basketball game of the season. Central struggles with long shots and defensive pressure from O Dahlberg and Ashford while Kane and Keane try to spark the offense. The halftime score is 19 to 4 with a 6-6 tiebreaker in a fastpaced preliminary youths game.
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McAuliffe
Central High
Butte
O. Dahlberg
Ashford
Keane
Central
Kane
Carroll
Heavey
Peoples
G. Dahlberg
Murphy
hockey players to meet today in lake avoca clash
The All-Butte and Lake Avoca hockey teams meet at Lake Avoca this afternoon at 2 30. Referee Jack Goninan is named. Lineups list Avoca players including La Londe Devlin Clarke Morell and E Gerry and All-Butte players Kinville Dawson-Herbet Teling Watson Gorman Bullivan Roebittel and others.
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All-Butte
Lake Avoca
Jack Goninan
Long Beach High School Crushes Phoenix 102–0 for Southwest Title
In Long Beach California Long Beach high school routed Phoenix high school 102 to 0 in the final game of the Southern California season. The win secures Long Beach's status as state inter-scholastic champions and also claims the Southwest championship for the team.
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Long Beach
Cal
Phoenix
Ariz
Bellingham Hosts Talks on Northwest League Club
Local fans in Bellingham prepare to meet Bob Brown of Vancouver and John Barns of Seattle tomorrow to discuss establishing a Northwest league club in the city. The talks target bringing a new professional team to the region.
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Bellingham
Wash
Bob Brown
Vancouver
John Barns
Seattle
Belling
Dempsey Carpentier Fight Plans Advance in Tia Juana
Jack Kearns manager of world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and promoter James Coffroth visited Tia Juana to inspect the proposed site for the Dempsey Carpentier bout. They said no final details can be settled until Carpentier and his manager respond, likely after January 15 when an option held by Charles Cochran expires.
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San Diego
Cal
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
James Coffroth
Tia Juana
Dempsey
Carpentier
Coffroth
Kearns
Charles Cochran
School of Mines Freshmen Beat Deer Lodge Pals 24 to 18
In Deer Lodge on January 10 the Butte School of Mines freshman team defeated the Deer Lodge Pals 24 to 18 before a good crowd. Woods led Deer Lodge while Renoard Myers and Lee starred for the Butte squad, as the game stayed close from start to finish.
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Deer Lodge
Butte School of Mines
Woods
Renoard
Myers
Lee
Butte
Carpentier Knocks Out Blink McCloskey Early
Georges Carpentier defeated Blink McCloskey by a knockout at the start of the second round in Bordeaux tonight. The bout ended swiftly as Carpentier gained the decisive advantage early.
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Carpentier
Blink
Bordeaux
Georges Carpentier
Custer County High Tops Terry 38 to 7 in Quick Tilt
Custer county high school defeated Terry high school in a well played game 38 to 7. The feature was Elder’s fast playing for the Custer team.
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Miles City
Custer County High School
Terry High School
Elder
Custerites
Benny Valgar Outpoints Cal Delamey in Six Round Bout
Philadelphia report: French fighter Benny Valgar defeats Cal Delamey of Cleveland by decision after six rounds. Valgar controlled the bout from the first bell, earning the victory at the local arena.
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Philadelphia
Benny Valgar
Cal Delamey
Cleveland
Montana State College Triumph Over Billings
Montana State College defeated Billings 35 to 12 in Bozeman on January 10, with the home team dominant early and maintaining lead through the game.
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State College
Bozeman
Montana State College
Billings
Smith's Gladstone Sue Wins All-American Field Trials Championship
Smith's Gladstone Sue owned by Col Gustave Pabst Milwaukee and handled by Louie McGrew Pittsburg won the amateur championship at Letohatchie. Utah Mack owned by L L Haggin Lexington Ky finished second and Llewellyn Lance owned by C E Grace Illinois finished third.
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Montgomery
Ala
Smith
Gladstone Sue
Col
Gustave Pabst
Milwaukee
Louie McGrew
Pittsburg
Letohatchie
Utah Mack
L. L. Haggin
Lexington
Llewellyn Lance
C. E. Grace
Illinois
England Adopts Georges Carpentier After Dempsey Fight
England quickly embraced Georges Carpentier after his decisive victory over Joe Beckett, with public sentiment shifting from Beckett to the French challenger. The piece notes bets, rumors of fixing, and England’s hoped impact if Carpentier vs Dempsey occurs, likely in London.
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London
England
Georges Carpentier
Joe Beckett
Europe
Dempsey
Carpentier
C. B. Cochran
France
Georges
Beckett
Bunk
Carpentier-Dempsey Fight Planned for Labor Day
Reports from Bordeaux and San Diego confirm talks for a September 6 World heavyweight bout between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier in New Jersey. M Deschamps claims telegraphed agreement, while James Coffroth questions the arrangement amid ongoing boxing rule debates and organizational oversight. Also noted, Iowa Aggies set Missouri Valley Conference track meet at Ames on May 28, 1920.
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Bordeaux
M. Deschamps
Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
New Jersey
San Diego
Cal
James W. Coffroth
Georges Carpentier
Iowa Aggies
Ames
Nine Teams Vie For District Basketball Tournament Schedule
Coach M J Danahey of Butte High seeks an equal schedule for nine participating schools Helena Boulder Dillon Anaconda Missoula Deer Lodge Philipsburg Central and Butte. The event runs Feb 26 to 28 in Butte. Separately international boxing federation officials were drafting rules, with a gap between European and American proposals.
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M. J. Danahey
Butte High School
Helena
Boulder
Dillon
Anaconda
Missoula
Deer Lodge
Philipsburg
Central
Butte
International Boxing Federation
Aggies Aim to Upset In State College Tilt
The School of Mines opened the season Friday with material for a strong title bid. The Aggies with famed players will meet a tough challenge when they visit the Mines camp next Friday.
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School of Mines
Aggies
Football Frolic To Raise Funds At School Of Mines
A dance at the School of Mines gymnasium Wednesday evening aims to raise money to buy letter sweaters for the football players. It marks the first large scale athletics effort and has left funds inadequate to properly reward the gridiron heroes.
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School of Mines Gymnasium
Collegiate boxing grows as major intercollegiate sport
Collegiate boxing is rapidly becoming a major intercollegiate sport. Oxford and Cambridge have long held inter varsity matches, while in the United States Pennsylvania, Penn State and Dartmouth appear to be the most ardent supporters.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Dartmouth
Sorenson Tops Westergaard In Modern Wrestling Bout
The match between Sorenson and Westergaard impressed fans with a fast clean hard fought bout. Sorenson won the contest due to having more skill and substance than his opponent.
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Sorenson
Westergaard
Mines elect Emmet Hale captain of the basket tossers
Emmet Hale was chosen captain of the Mines basket tossers on the college on the hill. The selection raises expectations for a strong season as Hale leads a team seeking notable success.
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Emmet Hale
Mines
Americans Lose to Scandinavians in A. A. U. Boxing Tour
The A. A. U. boxing team to Scandinavia gained valuable experience as the manager notes American boxers must adjust tactics for the Olympics next summer. Despite unfamiliar rules, the Americans won 13 of 17 contests, showing overall strength but needing refinement.
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Scandinavia
Where is the man who offered Dempsey $75,000 to fight Frederick
A question echoes through boxing lore as the figure who dangled a $75,000 challenge to Jack Dempsey for a bout with Frederick the plasterer remains unidentified. The inquiry sits in sports history, with no clear record of the challenger.
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Jack Dempsey
Frederick
Rumors Of Milwaukee Boxing Club For Two Mitchell Boys
Rumors spread that a new Milwaukee boxing club will form to give Pinkie and Richie Mitchell a chance. The brothers have shown strength in their demands and have been forced to fight away from home due to these conditions.
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Mitchell
Pinkie
Richie
Milwaukee
If money can win world series where will the pennant rest next fall
The question ponders whether financial strength decides the outcome of the world series and where the pennant might end up in the next autumn. It considers team budgets, player salaries, and the competition's changing landscape.
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