Gibbons Tops Carpentier In Ten Round Victory
St. Paul boxer Gibbons dominated French challenger Carpentier across ten rounds in Indiana. Gibbons landed cleaner left hooks and right crosses while Carpentier, hurt at times, attempted his famed right but failed to finish. Carpentier claimed a sprained right ankle after a ninth round fall.
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St. Paul
Carpentier
Gibbong
Jack Dempsey
Gibbons
Gibbbons
Carniler
Prenchman
Tom
Carpenier
Savage
Gibbons Wins Rematch Over Carpentier In Slick Bout
In Shelby Montana Gibbons defeated Carpentier by cautious strategy then flurried in the late rounds. Mandell beat Fritsch in eight rounds, seven rounds for Mandell and a strong performance from both featherweights Garcia and Flannigan thrilled the crowd.
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Gibbons
Carpentier
Sammy Mandell
Rockford
Ills
Paul Fritsch
Mandeili
Carpenter
Jack Dempsey
Shelby
Carpentier-Gibbons
Mandell
Fritsch
Frankie Garcia
Los Angeles
Patsy Flannigan
St. Louis
Garcia
Jack McDonald
Charlie van
Chicago
Gibbons Beats Carpentier in Ten Round Bout
Gibbons dominates Carpentier through rounds seven to ten as Carpentier limps and clings. The fighters exchange body and head blows with Gibbons scoring to the head and body while Carpentier withers, bleeds, and finally falls into a clinch near the end of the bout.
Kentucky Oaks Won by Princess Doreen
Princess Doreen declared winner of the $10 000 added Kentucky Oaks for three year old fillies after Glide was disqualified. Nello Morse finished second and Beladdie third in the one mile and furlong race run at Louisville.
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Louisville
Princess Doreen
Glide
Nello
Morse
Winger
Beladdie
West Point Captures Track and Field Meet
The West Point Cadets defeated the Annapolis Midshipmen 56 to 4 in a two-school track and field meet at Annapolis. Army swept eleven places, excelling in the shot put while Navy dominated the 880 yard run. Summers of Navy won the 100 yard dash by inches over Heacock in 9.9 seconds. Barkes of Army swept both high and low hurdles.
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Annapolis
West Point
Annapolis Midshipmen
Soldier Boys
Army
Summers
Navy
Heacock
Barkes
Cedar Rapids and Delafield Winners Tie Track Meet
Washington High School Cedar Rapids Iowa and St Johns Military Academy Delafield Wis dominated the twentieth annual National Interscholastic Track and Field Meet at the University of Chicago. Cedar Rapids led with 25 points while St Johns topped the academy division with 51 points.
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Chicago
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
St. Johns Military Academy
Delafield
Wis
University of Chicago
Cedar Rapids High School
St. John
Pennsylvania wins Steward Challenge Cup at Henley regatta
Pennsylvania claimed the Steward Challenge Cup in the first eight oared shells race on the Schuylkill River. United States Naval Academy placed second, Columbia third, Syracuse fourth and Princeton fifth as Pennsylvania also won the Child's Cup in the same event.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill River
United States Naval Academy
Columbia
Syracuse
Princeton
Colgate Beats Pittsburg Five Matches To One
Colgate wins the intercollegiate tennis dual over the University of Pittsburg by five matches to one in Pittsburg.
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Colgate
Pittsburg
University of Pittsburg
Bethany Beats Wheeling in Relay Duel Track Meet
Bethany College freshmen edged Wheeling High School 67 to 63 in a dual track meet. The meet turned on relay races with Bethany overturning a 63-62 deficit as the relays determined the final score.
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Bethany
Wheeling Wheeling
Bethany College
Wheeling High School
Wheeling
Bluefield Graham Edges Bramwell In Six Run Contest
Bluefield Graham defeats Bramwell 6 to 4 at the fair grounds in a well attended game. Rohleder started for Bramwell, Birch relieved and Smith hurled for the locals as Ross starred with two triples and a key two base hit for Bluefield. Umpire Hewitt quit after Bramwell questioned a call. Ray Prince and Honeycutt guided the side in manager absence. Next three games with Pulaski at home.
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Bluefield Graam
Bramwell
Fair Grounds
Blue“uings
Rohieder
Gnead
Ross
Birch
Smith
John Hewitt
Theamwell
Snead
Parker
Cutler
Mundy
Murphy
Whitlock
Dusty Englebert
Gene
Blue Grays
Koh.eder
Hapypy
Smiley
Wiliams Hinto
McMillian
Coffman
Honeycutt
Indy
Englebert
Focals
Gibbons
Munny
Williams
Cenver Leld
Tieir
Nebinger
Ray Prince
Pulaski
Bluefield
Graham
Secuccas
AB. R. H. O. A.E. Mundy
Frisch
Vaughn
Rohleder
A Bree
Hewitt
Scores From Last Night Across Five Cities
In baseball action the American Association saw Toledo defeat Columbus 7 to 2, Louisville beat Indianapolis 2 to 1, Milwaukee or Kansas City 2 to 3, and St. Paul winning over Minneapolis 7 to 2.
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Toledo
Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
New Orleans Defeats Nashville 2 0 in Action Packed Duel
In a regional matchup New Orleans tops Nashville 2 0. Mobile edges Chattanooga 4 2 while Atlanta and Little Rock post 1 1 draws. Birmingham blanked by Memphis 4 0 in a high scoring afternoon.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Mobile
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
Boxing Musings on Heavyweights and Prospect Pairs
R O Rourke notes three hopeful heavies Price Prestage and Ingleton who vow to rise after knockdowns. He mocks British heavyweights who lose composure and suggests Fulton would fare well with triplet compatriots. The piece riffs on strategy after being knocked down and Olympic era boxing banter.
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R. O'Rourke
Price
Prestage
Ingleton
Bluefield Gun Club Upgrades Trap Grounds
The Bluefield Gun Club plans improvements as membership grows and trap shooting gains interest. A supply house for cartridges and pigeons with a cashier window will prevent ammo shortages and simplify records. A large score board a gun rack and painted facilities will enhance the grounds with extra benches for members and visitors.
Tallman Invincible as Mountaineers Defeat Pittsburg 9 to 3
Tallman pitched for West Virginia University and was dominant as the Mountaineers hammered Pittsburg 9 to 3. Smith struggled in key moments while Louder, Tallman, and Hawley contributed on offense and defense to seal the win in Morgantown.
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Morgantown
Tallman
West Virginia University
Mountaineers
Pittsburg
Smith
West Virginia
Louder
Hawiey
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