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Newspaper
Atlantic News Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1925
Page
3
New York January 29 Henry Nick Cullop 24 of St Louis has played first base and outfield in the Western league but will be taken to St Petersburg Florida by the Yankees as a pitcher due to his hitting ability.
New York January 29 Joseph E Widener Philadelphia sportsman bought the late August Belmont nursery stud including three famous stallions Fair Play Hourlesa and Messenger and fifty five mares in a deal valued at several hundred thousand dollars the purchase completed Wednesday at Belmont Stables
Elliott plans the sixth annual high school track and field meet on May 8 under the Elliott high school and Elliott Community club. Officials include E. T. Casey of Red Oak as head official and Earl Starr of Elliott as starter. The event draws about 30 towns within 85 miles, with loving cups and ribbons as prizes and a Friday holiday anticipated by many schools.
A 1930s style guide highlights the most popular house colors for decorating. Jetty black white and blue are named as favored hues in the feature aimed at homeowners and designers.
Benny Leonard retires as world lightweight champion, leaving two divisions unsettled. A New York elimination tourney crowns Kaplan as featherweight champion, while Mascart and Herman loom as major rivals. Tex Rickard eyes matchups to solidify titles, with Dempsey plans to retire and marry looming over the sport.
Dimick and others plan a boxing card in the near future. Eddie Berry, a well known local fighter, may headline against Joey Yanger of Des Moines, who was knocked out in three rounds by Bobby Jubb. Local boxers are urged to contact Dimick to enter the lineup.
Drake university track squad, under coaches Toe and Ike Armstrong, trains hard for the Kansas City indoor meet February 7. The Bulldogs likely enter the two mile relay and shuttle hurdles, facing a large field of special events.
Fragmentary New York item dated January 29 references Jack McAuliffe in a historical context with garbled wording. The readable bits suggest a biographical or sports mention but details are unclear.
Tiger Flowers of Atlanta defeated Tommy Robson of Maldon by technical knockout in the eighth round as the referee stopped the bout to save Robson from further punishment after a rough early sequence.
On the local court tomorrow evening Atlantic High School basketball meets Greenfield in an evenly matched, fast paced game. Greenfield is noted for rough, rapid play and sharp shooting, while Atlantic has just one loss this year on a foreign court. Atlantic has beaten Audubon twice and Walnut once, with Audubon losing again last Friday in a back and forth battle. Game time is 7:40 p.m. and a large crowd is expected.
Paavo Nurmi sped to two world records at Madison Square Garden on January 28, clocking one and a quarter miles and one and a half in a dazzling indoor show. Willis Plant upstaged Ugo Frigerio to win and set an indoor five thousand meter record, giving America its first international indoor triumph of the season amid a 12,000 crowd.
Des Moines January 29 Welker Cochran top billiards expert defeated local L McGinnis 300 to 101 in an exhibition at Mission Hillard spar t From here Cochran heads to St Louis for more exhibitions and later to New York for the national tournament next tenth.
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