Army boxers enter boxing ring in postwar plans
The story profiles three WWI veterans aimed at heavyweight boxing prominence. Bob Martin boasts a 200-pound frame and nine knockouts in ten fights since returning from France. Ray Smith, decorated veteran with severe wounds, is praised for resilience and recent knockout of Martin. Gene Tunney, under referee Tilly Roche, has earned a strong knockout streak since his return and is urged to be remembered as the top of the trio.
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France
Bob Martin
Martin
Army
Scrut
Ray. Smith
Smith
Hhe
Tob Martin
Sergeant Smith
Gene Tunney
American Expeditionary Force
Tilly Roche
Roche
Tunney
Rebel Oakes Aims For Pittsburg Control In Plutocrat Ring
Rebel Oakes former Pittsburg Federal league manager and Denver Western club figure now styled Mister Oakes a near millionaire and would be magnate. He seeks the Pittsburg National League control and has pressed Barney Dreyfus. Oil wealth fuels his rise as a Louisiana oil farm churns $15 000 daily and ongoing drilling boosts his holdings. Portland Beavers ship seven players to training camp in Ontario Cal with Creedie in charge as wintered players join. Rudy Kallio excluded from the party amid terms.
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Denver Western Club
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Rebel
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Oakes
Portland
Ore
Portland Baseball Club
Walter SM Creedie
Ontario
Cal
California
Beavers
Rudy Kallio
Portland “Club
Red” Oldham
Slim” Love
Detroit
Interscholastic hoops dominate March state scene
Inter scholastic basketball tournaments fill March as eight state eliminations spread from Coeur d Alene to Moscow. Montana plans the Bozeman state classic, while Washington Oregon Idaho and Utah run regional events and Seattle and Spokane host major showcases.
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Pocatello
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Bozeman to Host Ninth Annual High School Tournament
High school teams from across Montana begin arriving in Bozeman tomorrow for the opening of the ninth annual state tournament. Organizers near completion on housing and gym arrangements for expected large crowds.
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Salem High
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Final Trials for Olympic Delegates at Harvard Stadium
The American Olympic committee plans final trials for the Olympic team and national championship at Harvard Stadium on July 3. Selection favors Cambridge Stadium for financial reasons, aiming to raise at least $10,000 to fund the Belgium invasion. The team will be trimmed to core members with ~1,000 per capita expenses, while early sectional trials are set for Chicago and San Francisco.
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Fifty Yard Record Falls In National Junior Meet
George Cunha former Pacific coast and Hawaiian swimmer won the 50 yard national junior championship in Philadelphia breaking the middle Atlantic record to 25 15 seconds. He trained at Camp Lewis in 1918 with the Montana service men and starred for the camp team under Captain Van Cook. The Inland Empire telegraphic trapshoot scores followed with Spokane 74 Wattsburg 69 and other results listed. In New York Willie Jackson outpointed Johnny Dundee in eight rounds in Jersey City establishing himself as a top title contender for Benny Leonard’s crown.
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Philelphia
Middle Atlantic
Cunha
Montana
Camp Lewis
van Cook
Butte High School
Camp
Jackson
Dundee
W York
Willie Jackson
Johnny Dundee
Jersey City
Benny Leonard
Miner Injured By Fall Of Rock At Black Hawk Mine
A brick collapse at the Black Hawk mine yesterday at 4 am injured Henry Scilly a miner living at 56 East Broadway. He suffered a fractured leg and severe scalp lacerations as rock fell on him fellow miners removed the debris and he was taken to Murray hospital for treatment.
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Seattle Pioneer Dies Postmaster and Legislator
Seattle March 8 Gerhard Erickson postmaster for over 20 years died Saturday at age 60. He served in the Washington legislature in 1905 and settled in Seattle in 1886.
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Gerhard Erickson
Erickson
Washington
Boys 10 Wear Overalls At Basketball Tourney
Debate at Butte High over wearing overall garb at Bozeman tournament divides students. Some favor the plan to spread the idea to other cities. others oppose it. Faculty join in, wearing neat shirts and corduroys, noting reduced laundry load since adoption.
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Bozeman
High Hon
Brudente
Clare
Relief From Itching Eczema Promised By 8.8.8 Remedy
Eczema and skin troubles are described as deep seated blood issues. Local treatments only provide temporary relief. The Swift Epecine Co advertises 8.8.8 as reaching the root of the trouble and offers free medical advice from a chief adviser.
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Swift Epecine Co
Swift Laboratory
Santa, Ga
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