Davis Cup venue debates as Wills fades under time
New York June 11 Harry Wills the Negro challenger to Jack Dempsey shows signs of slowing with age. He loses prestige after fifteen rounds with Bartley Madden who stays to the limit. Wills deserts long range punching for close blows but cannot subdue Madden. Madden endures with a bloody face and exits to cheers. Father Time looms over Wills as he leaves the ring.
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New York
Harry Wills
Jack Dempsey
Wills
Bartleyadden
Bartley Madden
Bartley
Madden
Dows
Fred Fulton
Bill Brennan
Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
Father Time
Fanuhu Villa Wins From Bud Taylor in 12 Round Bout
Pancho Villa world flyweight champion beat Bud Taylor in a 12 round bout in New York. Villa weighed 118 pounds to Taylor 117 and opened a cut on Taylor in the first round. Villa remained unmarked. Johnny Leonard decision over Lew Hurley in the welterweight semifinal. A six round draw between Lew Melady and Harry Felix.
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New York
Pancho Villa
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Ind
Villa
Taylor
Johnny Leonard
Allentown
Lew Hurley
Lew Melady
Laramie
Ban on Sunday golf at Iowa City lifted by authorities
Iowa City June 11 University authorities removed the rule prohibiting Sunday golf on the university course and students and faculty will be allowed full privileges Sunday after 1 00 p m only. Sunday golf will not be allowed on vesper Sundays during the school year. A petition by the student council brought the matter to officials for action.
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Iowa City
Gene Sarazen and Wife Sail Today to British Open
Gene Sarazen, American golf champion and former Open winner, and Miss Mary Catherine Peck wed yesterday at Briar Cliff Manor. They sail today for England where Sarazen will compete in the British Open golf tournament.
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New York
Gene Sarazen
Mary Catherine Peck
Briar Cliff Manor
England
Sarazen
Pinkey Mitchell Outpoints Van Ryan In Rainy 10 Round Bout
Milwaukee lightweight Pinkey Mitchell decisively defeated Al Van Ryan of St Paul in a ten round bout at Shoux City. Rain and slippery canvases ruled the fight as both boxers repeatedly hit the deck, with Mitchell gaining the clear margin on points.
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Shoux City
Pinkey" Mitchell
Milwaukee
al van Ryan
St. Paul
Bread Brand Assurance Note
Customer reminder to choose trusted bakery products. Avoids substitutions and insists on familiar brand EATMOR for consistent taste and quality.
Hildreth names Grey Lag and Zev as top match race picks
United Press reports veteran trainer Fanning Hildreth of the Rancocas Stables selects Grey Lag and Zev as the best American horses to meet all comers in forthcoming match races. He notes Grey Lag’s notable track record and Zev’s proven performance, despite recent setbacks, with Maxey Hirsch poised to name a rival for Epinard tomorrow.
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New York
U. P
Sam GC
Wildreth
Rancosas Stables
Grey
Zev
Sinclair
Hildreth
Zer
Matt Winn
Latonia
Kentucky
Goaler
Grey Lag
Aqueduct
Dusky Son
Papyrus
Rancocas
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Epinard
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Man Now Fastest Thing on Earth Beats All Animals
Philadelphia June 11. Man is the fastest on earth aided by machines. Birds, beasts, and fish fall behind as modern airplanes reach 266 mph. On land, Tommy Milton exceeds 180 mph with a flying start, while the cheetah tops 60 mph. In water, motorboats push speeds beyond natural fish, with Miss America I racing at around 83 mph.
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U. P
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Golden Plover
Asia
Tommy Milton
India
Florida
Detroit
Pad dock plans brief Chicago workout en route to trials
Charley Pad dock of Pasadena California, reputed as the world’s fastest sprinter, will halt briefly in Chicago on June 1 for a short workout during his travel from home to Cambridge Massachusetts for the final trials for the American Olympic track and field team.
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Chicago
Charley Paddock
Pasadena
Cal
Cambridge
Marc
Miller Geared-to-the-Road Tire Tested Against Competitors
Textile fragments mention Millers Mullins Tire and Battery Station selling Millers products and related varnish and paint items at Alexanders and a dealer network. The garbled item also references Wood fillers, trained varnishes, polishes and bread brands, indicating a mixed ad page with multiple product mentions.
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Millers
Mullins Tire
Battery Station
Adair Tennis Club May Accept Extra Players Challenge
Ada ir Tenn is Club forms with twenty local enthusiasts. Two regulation courts have been installed on the school grounds for daily games. Local players plan to accept challenges recently issued by the tennis club at Exira.
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Adair Tennis Club
Adair
News-Telegraph
Exira
Slattery defeats Arizona Jack Lynch in six round bout
New York June 11 Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo out pointed Jack Lynch of Arizona in a six round bout before the Wills Madden card. Slattery had speed and power, floored Lynch with a right hook before the bell. Lynch weighed 166 and Slattery 162. Tommy O'Brien stopped Pete August in the ninth round for a technical knockout.
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New York
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
Young Stribling
Jack Lynch
Arizona
Slattery
Lynch
Tommy O'Brien
Milwaukee
Pete August
Bridgeport
Conuan
August
O'Brien
Corning Golfers in District Tourneys
In Corning Indiana June 11 golfers of Bixler Park compete in the district tournament. First rounds were finished but rain delayed the second rounds. Villisca faces Corning links on Wednesday.
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Corning
Bixler Park
Villisca
Nesbit Elected Beloit Captain for 1925 Track Team
Beloit Wisconsin June 11 Paul Nesbitt Beloit college sophomore sprinter from Savana Illinois was chosen track captain for the 1925 season after the letters were announced. Nesbitt holds Midwest Conference records in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and shares the state mark of 10 seconds in the century.
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Beloit
Wis
Paul Nesbitt
Beloit College
Savana
Ill
Nesbitt
Olympic track and field tryouts held at Harvard Stadium
The games committee of the American Olympic committee announced 419 athletes have entries for the final track and field tryouts at Harvard Stadium, to be held Friday and Saturday. The total exceeds 1920 by 160, with 361 in track events and 194 in field contests. many athletes are entered in multiple events.
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Boston
Games Committee
American Olympic Committee
Harvard Stadium
Dempsey Declines $150,000 Offer to Fight Madden
Jack Kearns, manager of Jack Dempsey, rejected a $150,000 bid for a title bout with Bartley Madden. He cited Dempsey’s film work and said the champion would only defend against top rivals such as Harry Wills or Primo Carnera, not Madden, with plans limited to late July in Long Island City.
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New York
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Bartley Madden
Harry Wills
Kearns
Simon Flaherty
Queensboro Athletic Association
Long Island City
Dempsey
Wills
Firpo
Australia to Open Davis Cup Ties July 31 in Brooklyn
The Davis Cup schedule announced sets the July 31 opener between Australia and China at Crescent Athletic Club Brooklyn with matches July 31 to Aug 2. The winner faces Mexico at Baltimore Aug 7–9, then the survivor moves to Agawam Hunt for the final American zone bout. The interzone final occurs at Longwood on Sept 4–6. United States then defends the cup in Philadelphia Sept 11–18.
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Baltimore
Agawam Hunt
Ottawa
Montreal
Japan
Longwood Cricket Club
Germantown Cricket Club
Philadelphia
United States
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