Wills Gibbons Fight Set For May 29 Reported
Tex Rickard announced the Wills versus Gibbons bout for May 29 after talks with Paddy Malloy and Tom Gibbons manager. Dempsey might be a possible future opponent if negotiations hold. Financial terms discussed include a reported 190000 prize to the winner and 50000 minimum for an opponent if Dempsey is not matched.
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Wediverlay
Willis Sjeeting Dempsey
Fable Kane
Tommy Gibbons
Meet Demp
Wills
Rickerd
Keagrns
Rickard
Dempsey
Kearns
Tit Demparey
Jets Willard
Cleveland
Owa’s Chances for Individual Honors at Mat Meet
Iowa City notes Iowa’s fall before Illinois on the wrestling mat last Saturday weakens the Hawkeyes’ bid for individual titles in the meet that will stage at Minneapolis next Saturday.
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OWA
Iowa City
Iowa
Uwlinois
Hawkeyes
Minneapolis
International Track Meet Set for July 18 at Princeton
The International Track Meet will be held on July 18 at Palmer Stadium in Princeton New Jersey. Teams from Oxford and Cambridge universities along with Cornell and Princeton will compete.
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N. J
Loama
Oxford
Cambridge
Cornell
Palmer Stadium
Harvard basketball captain named William T. Smith
Cambridge Massachusetts March 17 William T. Smith of East Ely Nevada was elected captain of the Harvard basketball team.
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Cambridge
Mass
William T. Smith
East Ely
Nevada
Harvard
Baseball Coats Too Much. By Henry Farrell
United Press Sports writer Henry Farrell argues major league clubs overprice baseball, hindering youth participation. He proposes free weekday access for youngsters, cheaper balls and equipment, and cheaper park admission to revive interest while noting size and crowd issues at parks like Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds.
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Henry
Farrell
United Press Sports Hostor
NEW_YORK
Amore
Duke Ruppert
New York Giants
Philadelphia Hall
Worl
Tratford
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Major League Sparks
New York
Local Ball Fans Anticipate 1925 Season Opener
Local ball fans brace for the 1925 season as city league officials announce the approaching start. A meeting will be called soon to elect officers and discuss matters pertaining to the coming season.
Pennock Loses Weight After Knife Surgery In Spring Camp
Herb Pennock, ex Athletics and Red Sox pitcher, arrived at the Yankee camp in St Petersburg weighing 18 pounds less than a year ago. The reported operation and weight loss are tied to the team’s plans to stabilize the pitching staff and improve the squad’s readiness for spring.
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New York
Herb Pennock
Red. Sox
St.Petersburg
Hieweight
Pennock
Hander
Nave Taie
Kinsey to Headline Drake Relay Meet Field
Des Moines March 17 One of the nation s finest high hurdlers Kinsey of Illinois will lead a premier slate at the 16th annual Drake relay carnival to be staged April 24 26 at the stadium Kinsey, Olympic 110 meter hurdles champion last year, recently regained intercollegiate eligibility and is expected in peak form.
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Moines
Honova
Rea
Kinsey
Ilinois
Drake
Kid McCoy Found Guilty in Fatal Shouting Affray
Angeles lawyers report Kid McCoy, former pugilist, convicted of manslaughter in the slaying of Mrs. Marspherean at her antique shop the morning after her death. Supreme Court delivered the verdict after a tumultuous trial with multiple testimonies and disputed amounts of access.
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McCoy
Pherean
Mars
Supreme Court
Stove
Baved
Mikes
Nurmi to Meet Hahn Tonight in Great Race
New York March 7 The Madison Square Garden meet features Paavo Nurmi of Abo and Lloyd Hahn of Falls City Neb as top contenders in a mile race. Nurmi may be ill with a feverish cold. Hahn is fit and seeks to extend American sprint supremacy against the legendary Finn. Three fast runners, Nurmi Mahn and Ray, will run the mile as the Knights of Columbus event's main attraction with officials awaiting a ruling from the Metropolitan AAU after a protest over Nurmi missing a Hartford meet.
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Lloyd Hahn
Madison Square Garden
Falls
City
Neb
Boston Athletic Association
United States
Paavo Nurmi
Abo
Finn
Hahn
July
Chienia Milor
Nurmi
Mahn
Ray
New ‘York Knights of Columbus
Tfahn
Hartford
Conn
Fredrick W. Rubien
National Amateur Athletic Union
Connecticut A. A. U
Rubien
Hugo Quist
Hum
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Furttdie Hog
Wocwlna
Connecticut
Audubon Girls Exit Tourney After Five-Year Run
Audubon high school girls basketball end five year state title streak with a 20 to 17 loss to Union Rapids at Guthrie Center district play. Blizzard travel fatigue contributed to the setback, leaving Audubon out of the state tournament for the first time in years.
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Audubon Girls
Audubon
Audubon High Edeal
Audubon: Sextet
Unon Rapids
Guthrie Center
Ingal
Firpo May Become Carpentiers Mate
Paris March 17 Firpo Carpentier Descamps and company in formidable pugilistic firm the formation of which may be announced any day if negotiations progress between Descamps manager of Carpentier and the wild bull of the Pampas come to a successful termination The first real offensive of the new commission will be staged short midsummer Carpentier and Descamps are considering an offer from Flay Fitzsimmons the Michigan promoter for anbout between Carpentier and Young Stribling at Macon In the home town of Stribling at sometime in August
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Paris
Firpo, Carpentier, Descamps and Company
Descamps
Carpentier
Pampas
Flay Fitzsimmons
Michigan
Young" Stribling
Macon
Stribling
Chicago Shortstop Breaks Ankle In Exhibition Game
Chicago shortstop Maranville breaks ankle during Sunday exhibition. Surgeons estimate three months recovery, with ninety days to mend as he rests comfortably.
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Maranville
National League Baseball Club
Pas
Golden Gate
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