Beaver Teams Defeat Northfork in Twin Varsity Tilt
Beaver second boys and girls varsity defeated Northfork 38 to 22 and 28 to 10. Willis and Snecker starred for Beaver boys. Stahlman led the Beaver girls with five baskets and Walker added four. Northfork’s Liddle and Anderson stood out for the visitors. Referee Roberts, Penn State.
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Jerome Katz
Beaver
Northfork
McMullen
Liddle
Willis
Snecker
Beavers
Turk
Bueckers
Beavers Northfork
Swecker
Ee Anderson
Coeb
Acceneeecsu
Liddle McMullen
Cope McNeer
I Chan
Willard
Bolen
Pastore
Watson
Wray
Coen
McMullan
Anderson
McNeer
Cope
Ferguson
Beaver Girls
Stahlman
Walker
SeeSeee
Teenie Cole
Welpney
Leftwich
Stowers
Harmon
Knochs
Yearout
White
Carter
Long
Diccan
Witt
Dle
Firpo Declares Romero Can’t Fight World Note
Paris report shows Luis Angel Firpo reacting to Jerry Rickard’s heavyweight rankings. He dismisses Romero as unable to fight and eyes a bout with Erminio Spalla in Nice if the Gibbons bout falters. Firpo aims to improve his standing with Rickard.
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Paris
Luis Angel Firpo
New York
Tex Stickard
Rickard
Firpo
Dempsey
Wills
Gibbons
Weinert
Spalla
Nurmi Criticizes U S Indoor Tracks As Too Springy
In a message from Helsinki, Paavo Nurmi says American indoor tracks are too springy and cold weather hinders outdoor training compared with Finland. He notes his two races at the Finnish American games where Jose Ray pushed him close in the mile, prompting revised views of Ray’s abilities based on prior Olympic showings.
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New York
Finland
Paavo Nurmi
Helingfors
Jose Ray
Nurmi
Ray
Maben Girls Defeat Mullens Quint In Friday Game
Maben high school girls defeated Mullens Hi 29 to 6 at Maben Friday night. A 6 6 halftime tie gave way to a strong second half showing as Maben outscored Mullens 14 to 0. Miss Goode starred for Maben and led the team to victory.
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Maben High Girls
Mullens Quint
Maben High School
Mullens Hi
Maben
Miss Goode
Maben Mallens
Mandttendusel Athonineaes Smits A P
Richardson Leg
Cc Cesse
Jeffries McGraw
Saitor
Hill to settle in United States after Olympic wins
A. G. Hill, 1920 Olympic 500 m and 1500 m victor, plans to move to the United States in February and quit competition, signaling no return to racing. The move aims to establish residence in America, with Hill not pursuing a renewed challenge to Paavo Nurmi.
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New York
A. G. Hill
United States
Paavo Nurmi
America
Hill
No Dempsey Gibbons Bout Planned Say Promoter
New York boxing promoter Tex Rickard said Frank Flournoy is going to Memphis on vacation and denied any prospective heavyweight title bout between Jack Dempsey and Tom Gibbons. No match is in the making at present.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Frank Flournoy
Memphis
Jack Dempsey
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Rickard
Billy Evans and Nurmi Highlight Diverse 1925 Sports Scene
The column covers Delaney’s upset knockout of Flowers over Berlenbach, noting Flowers’ weak chin and six knockouts in four years. It also reports Steve O Neill joining the New York Yankees and Shocker’s move from St. Louis to New York. Nurmi’s endurance based training is praised as the key to his success and potential boxing interest.
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Flowers
Johnny Wilson
Delaney
Paul Berlenbach
Berlenbach
Nurmi
New York
Finn
Nurmi Leads Star Field in Brooklyn College Games
A select field of Olympic and AAU standouts competes in 30 events at the Thirteenth Regiment Armory in Brooklyn. Paavo Nurmi aims to shave seconds from the world record in the 2000 yard race while rivals include Willie Ritola Verne Booth and George Lermond. Team matchups feature a two mile college relay with Yale Boston College and Georgetown and a one mile relay among Georgetown Holy Cross Bowley Rutgers.
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New York
Thirteenth Regiment Armory
Brooklyn
Paavo Nurmi
Nurmi
Jose Ray
Illinois A. C. Star
Lloyd Hahn
Boston A. A
Leo Larrivee
Holy Cross
Abel R. Kiviat
Wilco A. A
J. W. Driscoll
Ray Robertson
Ray Watson
Illinois A. C
Jack Sellers
Vernon Ascher
Georgetown
Jimmy Burgess
Loren Murchison
Newark A. C
Bob McAllister
New York A. C
Ivan Riley
Illinois
A. C
Herbert Meyer
Newark
Willie Ritola
Finland
Verne Booth
Johns Hopkins
George Lermond
Boston College
Harold M. Osborn
Yale
Bosye
Rutgers
Warren Lincoln Trial Under Way in Kane County
Geneva Illinois January 23 The Warren J Lincoln trial for the murder of his wife Lina and her brother Byron Shoup opens in Kane county circuit court. A jury of 375 was formed after eight days of voir dire. The state seeks the death penalty while the defense contends Lincoln was insane at the time of the killings.
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Geneva
Ill
Warren J. Lincoln
Lina
Byron Shoup
Kane County
Lincoln
Davis-Blinks Leads Davis College In Crunch Win
Davis-Blinks, 31, starred as Marshall College defeated Washington and Jefferson 25 to 17 in a tight college basketball game.
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Marshall College
Washington and Jefferson
Uniweeette Af
Princeton defeats Beckley in basketball on Princeton floor
Princeton outscored Beckley 24 to 4 on its home court as most of Princeton’s reserves played. Beckley managed only one field goal in each half, with a 12 to 2 score at halftime. Scoring leaders included D. Austin, Thornton, Evans, Wright, Hale, Bair, and Scott for Princeton.
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Princeton
Beckley
G . Thompson
D. Austin
Thornton
Evans
Wright
Hale
Bair
Scott
Hat
Austin
Harlan
Brown
Pendleton
Cormany
Peters
Brock
Lewis to Fight Munns Claim Wrestling Title
Kansas City Jan. 23 Wayne Big Munn seeks an injunction on Ed Strangler Lewis claim to the world heavyweight belt. Billy Sandow says he will continue to block a Munn Lewis match and that Munn must defeat Lewis to claim title honors in any court.
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Kansas City
Wayne
Big) Munn
Ed “Strangler
Lewis
Billy Sandow
Munn
United States
Sandow
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Chicago
Huggins Plans Yankee Training Camp in Early Talks
New York dispatch notes Miller Huggins, manager of the Yankees, en route from St Petersburg to discuss spring camp with Colonel Ruppert. He detoured to St Louis to sign Urban Shocker to a Yankee contract and will meet Steve O Neil in Cincinnati before arriving in New York.
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New York
Miller Huggins
New York Yankees
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jacob Ruppert
Yankees
Southland
Huggins
St. Louis
Urban Shocker
Cincinnati
Steve O'Neil
Mon- Winn Dae
Retirements Ripple Through Satirical Sports World
A spoof of prizefighters and entertainers announcing retirements. Palooka, a factory rivet maker, quits due to strain on family. Sapp steps down after four years selling children's underwear. Biddle vows to defend tithe title. O Geffy bows out as masseur. Montana leaves films. Guzzler relinquishes drinking belt. Sputterwurst contemplates matrimony and retirement from his delicatessen craft.
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Staniislaus Palooka
O'Brien and Ginsberg
Otis P. Sapp
Mr. Sapp
Heydler pledges full cooperation in bribery probe
New York January 23 John A Hydler president of the National League promised full cooperation with the New York district attorney's investigation into the Dolan O Connell bribery scandal He said he would use all resources at the probe and would testify if needed He hailed the advisory council for adding cut world series money for fourth place clubs and keeping competition lively through the season
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New York
Dolan O'Connell
John A. Hydler
National League
Chicago
Advisory Council
Heydler
Arthur Fletcher
Philadelphia
Heinie Sandy
O'Connell
Phillie
Mountaineers Fall to Marietta College in Tight Contest
Morgantown WVa Jan 23 The Mountaineers rally in the second half but cannot erase Marietta Colleges early 19 to 4 lead. Captain Walker Art Ward and Harris hit long range shots in the first period as Marietta builds a large advantage Oliver and Kaugh provide defense for the Mountaineers. Rohr island in the Pacific remains a sore note as a mystery surrounds a missing climber.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Taineers
Ight
Marietta Mounefta College
Virginia University
Marietta
West
Walker
Art Ward
Harris
Oliver
Kaugh
Mountaineers
Rohr
Bluefield College freshman game and coach resignation in 1925
Bluefield College will see coach Hobbie Snead resign at the end of the current school year after two seasons. The Virginia Tech freshmen lost to Bristol’s Virginia High 31 to 21, and Tech plans a trip to Lexington to face the Generals with Rutherford leading scoring.
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Hobbie Snead
Bluefield College
Snead
Sam Kimsweller
Virginia Star
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Virginia High
Bristol
Techs
Cocke
Rutherford
Johnson
Lawson
Woolwine
Tech
Bristol High
Adi Cegk
Eee
Rutherfore
Subletts
Sewratkins
Mele
Preas
Pearman
Wade
Dashiell
Bublette
Davis
Watkins
Sublette
Lexington
Goblers
Generals
Techmen
V. M I
Blair
Page
Carter
Payne
Dear
Cousins
Gablers
Morris-Harves
Virginia
Charlottesville
Davis and Elkins Beats Marshall 31 to 19 in Home Debut
Davis and Elkins College defeats Marshall College 31 to 19 in Elkins West Virginia. Scarlet Hurricane dominate second half after close first. D and E guard McCaffery and Farrington shine with Christy and McKinney leading scoring.
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Elkins
W. Va
Davis and Elkins
Marshall College
Marshall
Crist
Kinney
Senators
Greens
McKinney
Scarlet
Hurricane
Crisis
Farrington
McCaffeery
Darrell
McKin
Davis and Elkin
Marshal
Barrett
Nichols McKinney
Leons
Kochenner
Queen
Cris
McCaffery
Staley
Christy
Nicholas
Farrin
McKee
Nickel Plate Railroad Reports December Gains in Income
The Nickel Plate railroad in Cleveland releases its December report showing net operating income of 922,344 an increase of 445,526 from December last year. Net income after all charges reached 622,946, up 445,526 year over year.
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Cleveland
Nickel Plate Railroad
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