Dempsey Likely to Quit Boxing This Summer
Henry Farrell reports ace heavyweight champion will skip Tex Rickard summer events. Dempsey telegraphs that a weak left eye muscle could end his boxing career, with years of eye and cheekbone damage from big fights noted. Muldoon advised retirement. Dempsey seems set on quitting while ahead and healthy.
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College Boxers Highlight in Yale Daily News Quote
Tex Rickard says colleges supply more boxers than any other sport with notable names Monty Munn from Nebraska Sully Montgomery from Centre Eddie Kagan and Murray Gitlitz from Yale as standout examples. He contrasts professional football recruitment and boxing to avoid direct comparison.
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Yale Daily News
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University of Nebraska
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Centre College
Eddie Kagan
Yale
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Berlenbach Opinions on Pep Versus Retirements
Paul Berlenbach, former light heavyweight champion, says Jack Dempsey has not retired permanently and expects a possible comeback in the future. He spoke in Miami Florida on February 3.
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Trojan track outlooks for May meet analyses
Coach Cromwell predicts strong scoring from Charles Borah in the 100 and 220 yards Lee Barnes in the pole vault Henry Coggeshall in the running high jump Clifton Reynolds in the 120 high hurdles and James Payne in the 220 low hurdles He expects eastern powers Penn State Georgetown Yale Harvard Princeton and western Stanford to contend with the USC squad for the upcoming last Friday in May meet.
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Lee Barnes
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Hughey Jennings Buried in Moscow Cemetery
SCRANTON Feb 3 Hughey Jennings one of baseballs foremost characters was buried at a small Moscow cemetery near here today as thousands of friends paid tribute to a man who devoted much of his life to the sport.
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Hughey Jennings
Moscow
National League Officials Meet for 1928 Schedule
Officials gathered in New York for the annual sched ule meeting at the Waldorf Astoria. The 1928 playing schedule will be formally approved, with President John Heydler to announce the new umpire staff and several reports expected.
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National League
Waldorf Astorit Hotel
John Heydler
Lomski versus McTigue Elimination Bout at Madison Square Garden
In New York on Feb 3 the first light heavyweight elimination bout to name a challenger for champion Tommy Loughran on March 16 will occur at Madison Square Garden. Leo Lomski meets Mike McTigue in a scheduled single round bout.
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Tommy Loughran
Madison Square Garden
Leo Lomski
Aberdeen
Mike McTigue
Tennis Exhibition Slated At United States Lawn Tennis Meet
Official sanction awarded for a two day tennis exhibition by America's top players at the United States Lawn Tennis Association annual meeting in Chicago February 10 11. Fire games will be played in the Jal Alai court marking the first U S L T A convention in a Western city.
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America
Jal- Alai
Bishops Aim to Boost Buckeye Stand Against Denison
Ohio Wesleyan fights for a better percentage in a Buckeye Association game against Denison. Denison, after losses to most Buckeye teams, hopes to halt the Bishops as they press for a conference-wide improvement.
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Cheye Association
Wittenberg
Ohio Wesleyan
Denison Five
Denison
Buckeye
Havana Races Extend Seven Day Schedule
Havana officials of the Havana American Jockey club announce a seven day racing schedule for Oriental Park. The Monday holiday will be abolished except for visits by President Coolidge and Christmas, due to high visitor turnout and interest in the races.
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Final Workout Bobcats Prep for Wittenberg Clash
The Bobcats finished a final practice ahead of their game with Wittenberg on Lutheran floor tomorrow evening. Coach Grover expressed strong confidence, with lineup tweaks possible around DuBois and Bayless. key Ohio players Burkholder Brammer Trace and a Wittenberg duo featuring Knotts Kaiser Grist and Rovers Baden set to start.
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Youngest Major League Umpire Dolly Stark
Dolly Stark, a National League umpire aged 27, is noted as the youngest umpire in the major leagues. This distinction highlights Stark's early rise in professional baseball officiating.
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Tiny Lewis Dropped From Northwestern After Scholastic Failures
Northwestern star Tiny Lewis ends his college career due to mid year chemistry failure. A three year standout in track and football, he set a Big Ten shot put record and led scoring in a Notre Dame meet. He had disciplinary past including probation and an athletics ban but returned later, remaining an Olympic prospect for the shot put.
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Lake Placid Considered for 1932 Winter Olympics
Godfrey Dewey vice president of the Lake Placid club announced during a trip to the 1928 Games that Lake Placid N Y is being considered as a site for the 1932 Winter Games. He said the club may invite the Olympic Committee to host the events there.
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St. Moritz
Benny Leonard Weighs Return Amid Uncertain Fortune
The retired lightweight champion Benny Leonard, once known for his natural look and fat cheeks, now in business attire, considers returning to boxing as a welterweight as financial concerns rise. Friends doubt a comeback.
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North Carolina bouts and Roger Hornsby mentioned by Ruth
The item notes boxing prospects in North Carolina and a sports writer in Indiana praising Roge rs Hornsby. Babe Ruth comments on reading papers and Knute Rockne cites a Midwestern town with 16 000 population and a 12 000 seat basketball armory. Britain’s ping pong team heads to Stockholm as spring baseball chatter begins.
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Indiana
Rogera Hornsby
Knute Rockne
Middlewest
Great Britain
Stockholm
Buckeye and Ohio conference basketball tighten race
Cleveland reports the Buckeye association and Ohio conference race narrowing with Cincinnati Bearcats leading both standings. Seven conference games are on the schedule Saturday night as teams push for second half momentum.
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Cincinnati Bearcats
Florida Fraternities Ink Nine-Year Football Pact
Two University of Florida fraternities agree to an annual football game for nine years marking the longest pact of its kind. The agreement establishes a recurring rivalry between the two Greek organizations on campus.
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University of Florida
Peltzer Emerges As Threat In New York Indoor Meet
German champion Otto Peltzer, racing for the first time on a board track, won the 1000 yard event at Millrose behind a strong field including Paavo Nurmi and Ravin W. Krom. He defeated top American runners, signaling his potential in middle distance events and hinting at a possible 1000 meter entry for the upcoming Olympic trials.
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York
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United States
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al Miller
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Texas Open begins in San Antonio with top golfers
The Texas Open in San Antonio starts with 18 holes of medal play today and another 18 tomorrow as leading players compete for the 86 hole finale this Sunday. Tony Lazzeri plans a pre spring workout and will coach the St Ignatius college team in California before joining the Yankees.
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Tony Lazzeri
Yankees
St. Ignatius
California
Rowland Sells Baseball Club at Record Price
Six years after Clarence Rowland sold the Minneapolis baseball club for 87000 dollars the team recently changed hands for 280000 dollars reflecting a sharp rise in value.
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Clarence Rowland
Minneapolis
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