Experts Still Can't Pick the Likely Winner in 1930s Firpo Wills Fight
New Jersey bout between Luis Angel Firpo and Marty Wills draws wild predictions and legal wrangles. Reports note Firpo's legal troubles and potential Mann Act arrest, while fans expect a brutal 12 round contest with 60 000 to 69 000 in attendance.
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Luis ‘Angel Firpo
Marty Wills
Black Panther
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Harry Wills
Wills
Rickard
Sewor
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Runyan
Newark
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Madden
Clem Johnson
Russell Boys Shiver Out A Tilt With Sox
Cold weather frames a 4 to 4 tie as Russell and Red Sox K.P. duel. Knox leads Sox with a triple and three singles in four at bats while Harry Russell adds two hits for Russell. The teams split the series amid buffeted winds and hope for better conditions Saturday.
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Knox
Red Sox
Harry Russell
Tolliver
Grayson
Hewitt-Boden
Abrhto
Wise
D. Wise
W. Darnell
McKinley
McQuade
Breston
Darst
McCollins
Ee Ames
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Homer Russell
Sharp
Maurer
Bradfield
Kranyik
Oldfield
Beipel
Howard Russell
Wine
West
Tot Jliver
Pierre
Former Ohio star to coach at West High Columbus
Francis Fuller, a former Ohio University football standout with all Ohio honors, is appointed coach at West High, Columbus. He earned an all Ohio rating at the Athens Institution and played baseball at East High. Fuller previously coached at Irving School in Tarrytown New York for a successful year in 1922.
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West High
Columbus
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Giants and Nats Hold Narrow NL Lead
New York Sept. 11 The Giants sit just over a game ahead in the National League after a double victory over Boston. Dodgers can gain ground today against the Phillies while the champions are idle. Pirates 3.5 games back. Senators lead AL by 1.5 with a potential tie if the A’s beat Washington. Tigers 5 games behind.
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Boston
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Pirates
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Yankees
Red Sox
Athletics
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Tigers
Pop Athens Says and Other Light Mundane Notes
A collage of gossip and quips about sports figures authors critics and royalty. It mentions Johnson Dazzy Vance rookies Pad dock geese Broadway and a Prince of Wales black eye with scattered musings on baseball fans theater and panhandling.
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Prince of Wales
Black Eye
Illinois football training shows 60 candidates out for drill
Illinois backfield intact with Harry Hall and Harold Grange leading the unit. Coach Bob Zuppke lists 60 players including 14 of last season's 19 lettermen and several returning linemen as the Illini prepare for the Big Ten challenge.
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Squid
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McMillen
Harry Hall
Quarteback
Kaul Britton
Harold Grange
Wallie Mellwain
Red ‘Grange
Wheaton
Giants eye fourth straight National flag in 1924 race
New York contenders loom as the 1924 season nears its end with the Giants aiming for a record fourth consecutive National League title and the Yankees possibly tying the World Series outcome. The White Sox and Tigers struggle near the cellar, threatening Chicago’s first cellar finish in American League history. If both New York clubs succeed, a city showdown for the world championship would recur for the fourth straight year.
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Giants
White Sox
Chicago
Detroit Tigers
Johnsonian
Yankees
Salon
McGraw Gang
Athens High Football Squad Opens Practice
Twenty three players reported on Wednesday night to Coach Wise for football material. The session focused on stance, passing, and building a line for a tough schedule. Back field remains untouched with returning members from last year. Names include Miller Ashworth Scratch Pritchard Hughes Hamilton Brown Earl Carmiphact Starkey Clarks Wanless Meehan Smith Murphy Thompson Dye Reese Sprague Cooley Laud Bonin.
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Athens High
Miller
Ashworth
Sratch
Possum Pritchard
Hughes
Hamilton
Brown
Earl
Pearl Carmiphact
Starkey
Clarks
Wanless
Toss
Meehan
Smith
Murphy
Ihompson
Dye
Reese
Sprague
Giants Dominate Braves In Lopsided Score Plunge
Baseball round up notes the Giants crushing the Braves 22 to 1 and 8 to 0. Dodgers beat Phillies 6 to 1, while Ehrhardt bested Slowball as Brooklyn wins. Cardinals fall to Pirates 3 to 1 as Athletics edge Senators 2 to 5. Tigers fall to White Sox 12 to 8 and Reds top Cubs 6 to 3 in Chicago farewell.
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Tramer
Dodgers
Phils
Rube Ehrhardt
Brooklyn
Florida
Hollis Thurston
Detroit
Tiger
White Sox
Reds
Cubs
Chicago
Tennis Tourney Sees Semi Finalists at Ohio Championships
At Columbus Ohio on September 11 eliminations narrow the field to semi final contenders in the Ohio Tennis Championships. George Lott Julius Sorafowsky Louis Kubler and Walter Wirthwein reach the men singles semi finals along with Clara Zincks Martha Carey in the women’s division. Juniors see Horace Bulen vs Cliff Haynes and Archie McCallum vs Jack Javans as semi final hopefuls.
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Iist Knd
George Lott
Chicago
Julius Sorafowsky
Inedianapolis
Louis Kubler
Cincinnati
Walter Wirthwein
Cent
Clara Zincks
Martha Carey
Horace Bulcn
Westerville
Cliff Haynes
Wichita Falls
Texas
Archie McCallum
Lack Javans
Columbua
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