Dempsey Gibbons World Title Fight Set For Shelby
Great Falls Montana July 3. Plans for the Dempsey Gibbons world heavyweight bout settled in Shelby with Jack Kearns accepting 3100,000 and risking 160,000 of the first gate receipts. Promoter Lane announced the fight on for July 4 after a tense two hour conference.
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Great Falls
Mont
Jack Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
Kearns
Bank
Stanton
Angel
Dempsey
Oreasth
Mr. Kearns
Lane
Akers
Emlane
Peeee
Shelby
Jimmy Daugherty
Lou Molumby
Major Lane
Dan Tracy
Imby
Daugherty
Wettawe
Baseball scores from leagues and associations
American Association results show Columbus 4 Toledo 3 and Toledo 6 Columbus 2. S J Paul 6 Milwaukee 5. Kansas City 13 Minneapolis 7 Indianapolis 14 Louisville 1. National League Cincinnati 9 Chicago 8 Philadelphia 10 New York 4 Pittsburg 4 St. Louis 1. American League New York 13 Washington 1 Reston 7 Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 7 Chicago 2. No other games scheduled.
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American Association
St. Paul Eeennee
Kwansas City
di Abouisville
Sexolumbus
Indianapolis
Incinnat
Comrooklyn
Wathicago . Eae
Ast. Louis Aetl
Boston
Tygoneelphia Cee Ae Sa'ge
New York
The
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Moston
She Ll
Columbus
Toledo
S J. Paul
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Reston
Fine Pitching of Ehmke Tops Majors in 1922
Boston star Howard Ehmke is hailed as the pitching sensation of the year. The piece notes his 17 wins for Detroit last season and cites Frank Chance of Boston praising Ehmke's natural ability and smart pitching as the key to his success.
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Boston
Howard Ehmke
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Pratt
Collins
Tigers
Iggins
New York
Ehmke
Huggins
Frank Chance
Chance
Golf Germ Hits Ex Tennis Champ McLoughlin Stars on Links
The piece notes former tennis stars Maurice McLoughlin and Mary Browne turning to golf. McLoughlin, once a national singles champion and a pioneering hard driving force, now competes mainly in golf with promise to improve. Browne, famed for long driving, is expected to enter major eastern events and possibly the national championship.
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Golf Germ
McLoughlin
LINKS
Mauric
California
Mary Kk. Browne
McDonald
Miss Browne
Pacific Coast
Criqui May Find J. Dundee Worthy Foe For His Title
Johnny Kilbane held the featherweight title for 11 years. Critics doubt if Eugene Criqui can retain it for 11 weeks when he faces Johnny Dundee. Criqui’s record is dull and Kilbane appears a shadow of his former self though outboxed by Criqui.
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Criqui
J. Dundee
New York
Johnny Kilbane
Eugene Criqui
Johnny Dundee
Kilbane
Criquil
Historic Heavyweight Title Clashes Listed Across U S History
A dated roundup lists major heavyweight bouts from 1889 to 1921 detailing winners, opponents, round counts, and locations including Sullivan Kilrain Corbett Jeffries Dempsey Flynn Moran Johnson Willard and Carpentier with venues such as New Orleans Coney Island Reno and Jersey City. The entries emphasize title bouts and notable opponents across the era.
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John L. Sullivan
Paddy Ryan
Mississippi City
Jack Kilrain
Richburg
Miss
James J. Corbett
New Orleans
Charlie Mitchell
Jacksonville
Fla. Mare
Bob Fitzsimmons
Carson City
Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Reno
Jim Flynn
Las Vegas
N. M
Frank Moran
Paris
France
Jess Willard
Mariamao
Cuba
New York
Jack Dempsey
Toledo
Billy Miske
Benton Harbor
Mich
Bill Brennan
Georges Carpentier
Jersey City
N. J
Criqui Wins Featherweight Title With Kilbane Knockout
The text notes Tommy Noble and Pat Moore as helpers in prior wins and credits Georges Carpentier? No it states Criqui’s recent dominance including a knockout of Johnny Kilbane to claim the world featherweight title.
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Tommy Noble
Pat Moore
Criqui
K. O
Johnny Kilbane
Salary Trouble Behind No Hit Pitcher Slump
Chicago reports pitcher Charney Robertson of the White Sox has fallen from early-season form after a celebrated no hit game against Detroit. management boosted him only $100 for the year, a raise seen as stingy after his breakthrough, and Robertson has since rarely pitched deep into games.
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Chicago
Charney Robertson
Chicago White Sox
Robertson
Detroit Tigers
Chiccaro
Sox
Tempses Gibbons Fight to Be Staged in Ideal Weather
Washington reports an official forecast predicting ideal weather for the Tempses Gibbons bout, ensuring favorable public conditions for the event. The government weather service announced current conditions as suitable for the matchup.
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Washington
Iran
Moran Sparks Reds Toward Pennant Hope in 1923 Race
Patrick Moran reshapes the Cincinnati Reds into pennant contenders. The club climbs from seventh to first division, cutting the gap to the New York Giants from 13 games to four in three weeks, with a steady lineup and key players like Jake Daubert, Eddie Roush, and Adolfo Luque.
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Reds
Anvil
Cincinnati
Moran
Phillies
Jacob Daubert
Jake Daubert
Eddie Roush
Patrick Duncan
Ivey Wingo
Adolfo Luque
Sammy Bohne
Morris Rath
Caveney
Pitching choices and cliffhanger reliefs in a key game
Billy Evans praises Connie Mack as a pitching master while recounting a 2 0 Athletics lead dissolving after Mack shifts Harris for Heimach. Eddie Collins homers off a left handed pitcher, securing the game as Mack faces a crucial ninth inning miscue with Ogden.
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Collins
Heimach
Mack
Harris
Eddie
Portsiders
Umpire Reflects on Relief Pitchers and Home Run Frailties
Years of umpiring expose a odd trend as the first batter faces relief pitchers and often launches a home run. The remark highlights how debuting batters challenge fresh arms in late innings.
Youngsters to Celebrate July 4 at City Playground
Fourth of July activities at the City Playground will entertain youngsters with prizes after events. A and B class 10-yard dash, 11-yard stilts race, quarter-mile bike, 100-yard sack race, barrel boxing, pole vault, 190-yard bike, suitcase race, mile bike. In swimming, fancy diving, four-length race, obstacle and candle races and a Mill Street versus Fast Side junior baseball clash.
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Mill Street
Fast Side
Yanks Dominate as Ruth Hits Fifteenth Homer in 13 1 Victory
Baseball roundup shows New York routs Washington 13 1 extending lead to ten games. Babe Ruth belts his fifteenth homer as Giants weaken, Phillies rally for a win, Ehmke notches Boston win, Reds rallying late, Cubs beaten, Browns stop White Sox streak, Pirates top Cardinals 4 1.
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Yanks
Senators
Ruth
Athletics
Red Sox
Ehmke
Boston
Dempsey and Gibbons Target World Heavyweight Title
In Great Falls and Shelby on July 3 192? Jack Dempsey declares he plans early victory as he trains for the bout with Tom Gibbons who expresses confidence in beating Dempsey and predicts a fast win after a light training day with calisthenics and a brief run.
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Great Falls
Mont
Tom Gibbons
Jack Dempsey
Wood
Shelby
Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Gibbons
Boxing in France a 20 year rise to world champions
Paris dispatch explains boxing’s 20 year emergence in France, the first champions Carpentier Siki and Cipri, and early use of English style. It recounts Sullivan and Mitchell’s 1888 bout in Neuilly, royal fines, iterations of prohibition, and how 1900s reforms led to boxed English bouts labeled as encounters establishing modern French boxing.
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Harry R. Flory
Paris
Irance
Irrance
Carpentier
Siki
Riqui
John L. Sullivan
Charley Mitchell
England
France
Neuilly
Sullivan
Mitchell
George Goodwin
Ted Cantrell
Goodwin
Cantrell
Home Run Hitters List Shows Scattered Round Totals
Yesterday's baseball note records players and teams with single and two homer counts. Notable names include Williams of Philadelphia O Farrell and Statz of Chicago with one, Johne of Cincinnati with two, and Ruth of New York listed with an unclear f1 mark. Harris of Boston and Burns of Boston appear with one and a placeholder.
Baseball out of order after pinch hitter switch
A major league game featured a catcher bat seventh, a pinch hitting star pitcher replacing the catcher and later pitching, then a new catcher replacing the pitcher and moving into the lineup. The result: the catcher who hit seventh in the final at bat batted out of order according to the batting order rules.
Historic heavyweight champions list incomplete and dates vary
A compact roster lists famous heavyweight boxing champions with names such as Tom Hyer Yankee Sullivan John Morrissey and many others along with disputed or uncertain date ranges. Some entries show anomalous years like 1569 1580 and 1582 1892 indicating OCR errors or misprints.
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Tom Hyer
Yankee Sullivan
John Morrissey
John CC. Heenan
Joe Coburn
James Dunn
Mike McCool
Tom Atlen
Joe Goss
Paddy Ryan
John L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett
Bob Fitzsimmons
James J. Jeffries
Marvin Hart
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
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Ruby Stein
Newwork
Charley McCann
Brooklyn
Billy Evans
Joe Jackson
Kiddie Cicotte
Buck Weaver
Claude Williams
Chic Gandil
Swede Risberg
Happy Felsch
Fred McMullin
Pittsburg Pirates
Cubs
Patrick Moran
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Nationals
Giants
McGraw
Tittsburgs
Larry Kopf
Babe Pine
Heine Groh
Hargrave
Bill Rariden
Burns
Greasy Neal
Pete Donohue
Rube Benton
Eppa Rixey
Frans Keck
Johnny Couch
Hod Eller
Ray Fisher
Uarry Sallee
Jimmy Ring
Walter Ruether
Ed“ie
Yoo Hoo
Connie Mack
Slim Harris
Eddie Collins
White Sox
Ogden
Hooper
Ile
Yankees
McGranites
Cy Williams
King Alexander
Browns
Shocler
Hamilton
Bell
Pirates
Cardinals
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