Risko Beats Sharkey in Rickard Heavyweight Tourney
Johnny Risko of Cleveland defeated Jack Sharkey in a 15 round decision at Madison Square Garden raising doubts about any clear opponent for Gene Tunney in June. Risko pressed the action with body work while Sharkey countered with cleaner blows. Risko said he wants Tunney and noted past battles with Tunney. Charley Harvey objected to a Risko-Heeney rematch, preferring a Tunney bout.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Tex Rickard
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Jack Sharkey
Boston
Gene Tunney
Risko
Ben
Sharkey
Tom Heeney
Jack DeLaney
Heeney
DeLaney
Johnny
Rhey
Dempsey
Tunney
Gene
Charley Harvey
Tom
Charley
Hopi Indian Runner Keeps Marathon Challenge Alive
Desolate desert course tests cross continental bunion derby runners from Needles toward Kingman Arizona with Arthur Newton extending a time lead. Hopi runner Quomawahu, despite a bad ankle, returns to form and vows to overtake leaders as crowds observe the survival race.
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C. C. Pyle
Kingman
Ariz
Arthur Newton
Rhodesia
Needles
Newton
Los Angeles
Eddie Gardner
David Davies
Peter Gazuz
Colorado
Arizona
California
Quomawahu
Pyle
Oatman
Record Laps in Madison Square Garden Stuns Cycling Fans
A six day bike race in Madison Square Garden set a record with 100 stolen laps by riders. The piece notes rival antics by a fraternity group at a sorority dance and jokes about further records and notoriety. Dazzy Vance signs with Uncle Wilbert Robinson for 20000 a year as a top talking pitcher.
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Madison Square Garden
Dazzy Vance
Wilbert Robinson
Candidates for Indoor Meet At Ohio Gymnasium
About 125 entrants from ten Ohio university organizations prepare for the annual intramural indoor track meet in the Ohio gymnasium this week. Preliminary events start tomorrow at 7 30 pm and finals Thursday with a relay trophy for the winning organization. Coach Herbert notes strong enthusiasm and daily workouts as teams seek top performances across events.
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Ohio University
Ohio Gymnasium
Herbert
Ohio
Cesareso
Buckeye Athletic Withdraws From Ohio Conference
Buckeye group resignations from the managers association were accepted in Columbus. The Buckeye universities plan to withdraw over disputes on schedule making and officials while remaining in the Ohio conference. The 1929 basketball schedule and Big Six track dates were announced, with Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, Wittenberg, Cincinnati, Ohio University, and Miami involved.
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Ohio University
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Wittenberg
Cincinnati
Miami
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Columbus
U.P
Managers
Ton
Managers’ Association
Ohio
Buckeye Group
Wooster
Sam Williman
Ohio State
Oxford
Buckeye Athletic Association
Wesleyan
B. T. Grover
Marietta College
Muskingum College
Marietta
Athens
Obio
Muskingum
Drawings Issued for State High School Basketball Tournament
Columbus March 13. Drawings for the state high school basketball tournament were made in Governor Donahey’s office. Class A pairings include Hamilton vs Hillsboro and Columbus Central vs Dayton Stivers with Marysville drawing Strasburg in Class B. Marysville is the central district Class A representative.
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Columbus
U.R
Vic Donahey
Columbus Central
Dayton Stivers
Marysville
Strasburg
Hamilton
Hillsboro
Akron South Va
Fremont
Toledo
Libby
Canton McKinley
East Liverpool
New Concord
Oberlin
Kunkle
Tippecanoe City
Berean
Manchester
Margaretta
Castalla
How Sharkey And Risko Compared
A brief on competition between Sharkey and Risko over the past two weeks across Oslo High School Athletic Association six districts, outlining standings and relative performance.
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Sharkey and
Risko
Oslo High School Athletic Association
Clevelands 1899 NL Team Finished with .180 Percentage
A historical note reports the 1899 Cleveland team in the National League ended the season with a .180 winning percentage, marking a notably poor finish in major league baseball history.
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Cleveland
O Dowd Wins 12 Round Bout in Columbus
Eddie O'Dowd of Columbus defeated California Joe Lyne in a 12 round decision. O'Dowd took all 22 punches from Lyne while the western challenger pressed. In the semi final Phil Columbus drew with Al Dundee of Mansfield, and Bobby Calvin of Chillicothe defeated Freddie Dundee in a prelim.
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Eddie O'Dowd
California
Joe Lyne
O'Dowd
Phil Columbus
al Dundee
Mansfield
Bobby Calvin
Chillicothe
Freddie Dundee
Penn and Princeton to clash in East Intercollegiate League playoff
Philadelphia reports that Penn and Princeton will meet in the East Intercollegiate League playoff for the title at the Palestra. The date is set for March 19 or 20 after a conference led by Ralph Morgan of Penn and H Salmons of Princeton with Ralph Barbe of the league.
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Pennsylvania
Princeton
Palestra
Ralph Morgan
Penn
H. Salmons
Ralph Barbe
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