Phil Scott Wins Ten Round Victory Over Pierre Charles
Phil Scott the London fire laddie defeated Belgian champion Pierre Charles in ten rounds at St Nicholas arena. Scott rose after a third round knockdown to dominate the bout, while Charles celebrated his twenty fifth birthday with a brave but crude performance. The match sparked talk of future challengers as Gene Tunney and others weigh eliminations. Rickard faces choosing a challenger among Sharkey Heeney and Risko with the New York Athletic Commission watching closely.
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London Fire Laddie
Pierre Charles
St. Nicholas Arena
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Tex Rickard
Mr.Lickard
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Benny Touchstone
Florida
Gene Tunney
Rickard
Hal Enges
New State Athletic Commission
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Tom Heeney
Inny Risko
William Muldoon
Boxing Board
Tunney
Training camps shuffle outfield roles in Detroit and rivals
Multiple spring reports detail roster battles across camps in Florida and Texas. Fothergill fighting for Detroit left field, Fosterling pushing for a regular berth, and Easterling used with the first team. Other notes cover Pennock's Yanks debut, Cardinal-Sox exhibition results, rookie Browns at keystone, Sisler winning first base with the Senators, and White Sox vs Spudders in Wichita Falls.
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Baseball Exhibition Scores From Spring Schedule
Today's games feature the Chicago Cubs and Wichita Falls in Wichita Falls and the Washington Senators against Brooklyn in Tampa. Other matchups include the Boston Braves visiting St Louis at Evon Park and the Philadelphia Athletics facing New York in Fort Myers.
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Local boxing results from Pittsburg and Paris bouts
Willie Davies of Charleroi won an eight round decision over Young Chappie of Philadelphia in Pittsburg. Charleroi’s Young Sailor beat Bobby Richardson in eight rounds. In Paris Eugenes Criqui former featherweight champion defeated Benny Kid Carter of the United States in ten rounds.
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Pittsburg
Willie Davies
Charleroi
Young Chappie
Philadelphia
Young Sailor
Bobby Richardson
Paris
Eugenes Criqui
Benny Kid Carter
United States
Boxing night in Buffalo ends in quick knockouts
Jimmy Slattery knocked out Frank Muske of Buffalo in the third round of a six round bout. Larry Gains of Toronto defeated Art Weigand, Buffalo, in six rounds.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Jimmy Slattery
Frank Muske
Larry Gains
Toronto
Art Weigand
Bowlers from 28 cities compete in American Bowling Congress
Bowlers from 28 cities rolled in the annual American Bowling Congress championship in Kansas City without changing the leadership in any of the five events. N Doll of Chicago totaled 1 831 to place third behind Joe Wilman of Chicago and B Briskey of Flint who tied for lead in all events competition.
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N. Doll
Chicago
Joe Wilman
B. Briskey
Flint
Mich
Buckeye baseball begins spring drills under Peden a week away
Ohio University prepares for its annual baseball grind with early indoor drills followed by outdoor practice. Barfoot and McKinley pace pitching workouts as Buckeye schedule shows seven home games and three away contests including Denison Wit tenberg Ohio Wesleyan Miami Cincinnati Muskingum Rio Grande. The season opens April 17 against Rio Grande with Muskingum the next day. Ohio Wesleyan hosts April 23. Cincinnati visits April 28. May games include Wittenberg at Springfield May 1 and Miami May 16.
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Rhodesia Runner Out as Payne Leads Bunion Derby
In Winslow Arizona on March 20 C C Pyle's Bunion Derby saw Andrew Payne of Claremore Oklahoma take the lead after Andrew Newton, a Rhodesia runner, dropped out with a sprained ankle and strained leg. Payne clocked 99 hours 16 minutes 57 seconds, with Nestor Erickson of Port Chester first to reach Winslow and third place held by Erickson at 107:19:87.
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Claremore
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Andrew Newton
Rhodesia
Nestor Erickson
Port Chester
N. Y
Two Gun
Arne Oe
Nestor Ericson
Huggins Sees Gehrig Improving This Season
Miller Huggins, manager of the New York Yankees, disputes critics who doubt Lou Gehrig will rise above last year. He says Gehrig is young, gaining confidence, and a natural hitter likely to improve, possibly surpassing Babe Ruth's pace at a similar career stage.
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Lou Gehrig
Miller Huggins
Champions
Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Huggins
Shade Defeats Canadian Champ to Move Toward Title
Dave Shade of California defeated Del Fontaine the Canadian middleweight champion in ten rounds in Chicago. Shade, the outstanding favorite, won by a clear margin and moved a step closer to a title bout with Mickey Walker.
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U.R
Dave Shade
California
Mickey Walker
del Fontaine
Canada
Shade
Tunney to defend heavyweight title once in 1928
Gene Tunney will defend his heavyweight title only once in 1928. The bout is set for July in Miami Beach after a conference with Tex Rickard, with the opponent to be chosen later.
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Miami Beach
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Gene Tunney
Tunney
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Dempsey Silent on Tunney Title Fight Plans
In Los Angeles on March 290 Jack Dempsey declined to comment after Tex Rickard announced there would be one heavyweight championship match this year and that Tunney's opponent had not yet been chosen. Dempsey said he has no statement to make at present.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Gene Tunney
Babe Ruth predicts 1928 World Series rivals
Babe Ruth named Yankees Athletics Senators Tigers Cardinals Pirates Cubs as 1928 World Series contenders in Petersburg report. He listed four American League teams and four National League clubs among his picks, highlighting the Cardinals and Cubs among NL selections.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Petersburg
Fifa
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Athletics
Senators
Tigers
Cubs Hit Catalina For Practice After Injuries
Avalon on March 20 report says Cliff Heathcote Gabby Hartnett and Johnny Butler who were hurt in exhibition games on the mainland showed improvement as the Chicago Cubs went out for practice on Catalina Island.
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Catalina Island
U.P
Cliff Heathcote
Gabby Hartnett
Johnny Butler
Chicago Cubs
Conger and Ray Lead 209 in Central A A U Meet
Evanston March 20 U Ray Conger Town star and Tes cent victor over Dr Otto Peltzer and Jo Ray former Olympic stars head a list of more than 209 athletes who will compete in the annual central A A U track and field championships here tonight Conger will race in the 1000 yard run but a new record is unlikely due to bad turns and the Northwestern University indoor track layout.
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U.ray Conger
Town Star
Tescent Victor
Otto Peltzer
Jole Ray
Olym
Central A. A. U
Conger
Northwestern University
White Sox boast two top paid stars in baseball
The Chicago White Sox feature Willie Kamm and Chalmers Cissell as two of baseballs highest paid players, each costing more than $100,000 in salary.
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Willie Kamm
Chalmers Cissell
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