Wills Deters Gibbons Dempsey Talk In Aged Boxing Debate
New York Feb 18 Harry Wills rejects a Gibbons challenge citing his own title ambitions. Paddy Mullins backs Wills as the logical Dempsey opponent, while boxing politics hint at Rickard preferring a Gibbons-Dempsey showdown with Wills as backdrop.
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Zack Wheat as Brooklyn Managerial Contender in Unofficial Talk
Brooklyn veteran Zack Wheat may be asked to step in as manager if Wilbert Robinson cannot return. Wheat, popular with players, has impressed as Robby’s understudy and led the team in late-season effort, with a .875 slugging mark while Robinson recovered. Robinson’s health improving suggests a return, but Ebbet may persist with Wheat if needed.
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Grudge Bout Sends Kid Kennedy Opponent to Middleport
Middleport on February 18 reports an opponent for Kid Kennedy named Kid Clarke arriving from Columbus next Monday. Clarke claims a previous win over the local middleweight and vows to use Kennedy as a floor mop or fishing hook sinker. Ten rounds are planned if no early stoppage. Local bouts include Harlan vs O Leary in a six round prelim and Gallipolis fighter K Rader attempting to topple Hank Young of Pomeroy. Alva Meyers faces Billy Fry in a four round bantam bout.
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Kid Clarke
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Pat O'Leary
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Gallipolis
Hank” Young
Pomeroy
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Billy Fry
British Track Teams to Visit for Oxford Cambridge Meet
Cambridge and Oxford track squads will travel to the United States to face Harvard Yale Princeton and Cornell. Events mirror the Wembley 1923 programme with twelve competitions in sprints hurdles and field events. Scoring grants first places only unless a tie requires second or third places.
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Wembley
Mahubah to Breed With Steven the Great and Fair Play
Joseph E. Widener announced plans to breed Mahubah dam of Man O War and My Play to Steven the Great and to her sister Rock Merry to Fair Play. Widener, who bought the famous nursery stud after August Belmont’s death, also scheduled a public sale for May 15.
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Mahubah
My Play
Steven the Great
Rock Merry
Fair Play
Joseph E. Widener
August Belmont
Johnson toSign With Senators Says He Will Report Soon
Walter Johnson denied holding out for better terms and said he would sign with the Washington Senators within three days. He indicated a definite plan to report for training camp late this week or by March 1 after a winter spent on hunting trips.
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Local record set in four handed 500 game at Pomeroy
In Pomeroy on February 18 a four handed 500 match between players A and B stretched to 32 hands before a winner emerged. A finished ahead 710 in to 20 out after 22 hands, with total play lasting two hours forty minutes at an average of five minutes per deal. Can any pair beat this local record.
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Izaak Walton League to Form Athens Chapter in Ohio
Athens sportsmen plan to form an Izaak Walton League chapter led by local figure W. G. Silvus after receiving national charter petitions. The league campaigns for conservation, fights game hogs and polluters, publishes Outdoor America, and claims 100,000 members with 1200 chapters nationwide.
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English boxers bid for Inter national finals in New York
Inspired by G Gogay and James OHanrahan wins in preliminaries England’s light weight and welterweight hope to reach the finals of the International Amateur Boxing tournament in tonight’s bouts. They face challengers from Metropolitan and Pittsburgh districts with Gogay defeating Murray Israel and OHanrahan beating Ed Tiernan.
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James O'Hanrahan
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Murray Israel
O’hanrahan
Ed Tiernan
New Orleans Boxer Burke Beats Montgomery In DC Bout
Martin Burke a heavyweight from New Orleans outpointed Sully Montgomery former Centre College football end in ten rounds at the National Capital Sporting Club in Washington. Burke dominated the fight with mayor pace and accuracy earning the decision last night.
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Sully Montgomery
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National Capital Sporting Club
White Sox settle with Hap Felsch for 1161 dollars
The Chicago White Sox reached a settlement with Hap Felsch for 1161 dollars. The article notes a separate unresolved amount Abe Attell also settled with Felsch for, but the figure is not disclosed.
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Detroit Only Club That Escaped Cellar
Detroit notes a rare statistic as the Tigers have never finished last in the American League standings in recent seasons. The piece highlights their rare near-miss seasons and cites the 1962 collapse when Baltimore helped prevent a cellar finish.
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Deeroét
Baltimore
Wooster Hopes to Knock Off Oberlin in Key Clash
Wooster aims to disrupt Oberlin and Mt Union in home games before the 1925 curtain. Oberlin visits Wooster Thursday in a marquee card, with Coach Boles possibly debuting a new lineup as Wooster winds down the season.
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Cleveland
Two Points Enough For A Field Goal Rockne Says
Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne opposes three point field goals and favors two as the standard. He argues a touchdown equals three field goals and four field goals would beat a team scoring after a touchdown. He notes a strong kicker can score from the 86 yard line.
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Chicago
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Rockne
Dempsey to Seek Second License for Walker Bout
Jack Dempsey announced he would apply for a second license from the California Athletic Commission. He will serve as chief second for welterweight champion Mickey Walker in the February 24 bout against Bert Colima of Whittier, California in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
California Athletic Commission
Mickey Walker
Bert Colima
Whittier
California
Last Night's Fights in New York Decisions
Tommy Milton of New York defeated Frankie Fasana in a twelve round bout. Moe Ginsberg of New York beat Lew Palmer of Columbus Ohio in ten rounds.
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Tommy Milton
Frankie Fasana
Moe Ginsberg
Lew Palmer
Columbus
Pomeroy Girls Ready for Final Game of Season
Pomeroy high school girls face Middleport in a likely last game of the season with the Pomeroy team’s schedule described as erratic. A possible cancellation looms as the match approaches while other notes mention an Ohio woman who did not speak for 75 years.
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Hoppe Leads New York in 600-Point Billiards Test
Willie Hoppe continued to lead Bob Canne in the seventh block of their 600 point match for the unofficial world championship in three cushion billiards. The Baikline King stood ahead 860 to 352 with 439 points potentially recorded at this stage.
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