Tunney Knocks Out Gibbons at Polo Grounds in Twelfth
Gene Tunney, New York, defeats Tom Gibbons of St. Paul in the twelfth round of a fifteen round bout before about 66,000. Gibbons collapses after a rights to the chin, marking his first career KO, while Tunney sustains a minor lip cut and remains unmarked. Johnny Grusso also scores a third-round technical knockout over Jack McDonald in the undercard.
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New York
Gene Tunney
Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
Minn
Middle West
Polo Grounds
Gibbons
Tunney
France
Tauney
Mate Amheested
Jack Dempsey
Johnny Grusso
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Jack McDonald
Kenosha
Wis
Jack de Mare
Gorman
Bob Lawson
Alabama
Ray Neuman
Jersey City
Lawson
King Solomon
Panama
Romero Rojas
Chile
Solomon
Romero
East
West
Ragaba Gibbons
Quatern
Tunney Whale
Tenner
Bo Ng
Tunas
Cnichae Deeen
Unney
Gibbone
Paul Mae
Beaner
Tom
Eeney
Hart
Golf
Tnney
Bond
Mney
Gene
Speney
National League results and boxing notes from yesterday
National League results show Philadelphia defeated Pittsburg 6 to 5, Brooklyn beat Chicago 7 to 6, Cincinnati edged Boston 1 to 0, and New York won 11 to 5 over St Louis. Contests today list New York at St Louis and Brooklyn at Chicago among others. boxing highlights include King Solomon’s decision over Romero, and Gene Tunney defeating Tom Gibbons in a 12 and 15 round bout sequence with detailed round action.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
St. Louis
L. Pet
New Terk Cennies Ry
Naake
Phillies Rally to Beat Pirates on Mitchell's Heroics
Philadelphia hurlers Mitchell and Sands delivered a late run to topple the Pirates 6 to 5 in Pittsburgh. Wrightstone earlier homered to spark the visitors as Mitchell silenced Pittsburgh after a tight game, with key plays fueling the comeback.
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Pittsburgh
Clarence Mitchell
Philadelphia
Sands
Pirates
Phillies
Wrightstone
Abrhoa Carey
Traynor
Bigbee
McInnis
Smith
Tpgageen
Grantham
eGo
Ucseancee
Bug Morrison
Kremer
Moore
Carey
Cuyer
Morrison
Mitchell
Hawks
Henline
Fonseca
Moran
Wilson
Quigley
Petition for Discharge in Hotel Princeton Bankruptcy
Bankrupt Hotel Princeton in Princeton Mercer County West Virginia seeks full discharge of debts. Hearing set July 4 1925 in Bluefield before Judge McClintic with notices to creditors by clerk, publication in the local newspaper.
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District Court of the United States
West Virginia
Princeton
W. Va
George W. McClintle
Ieabelle McDonald
Norman W. McDonald
Mercer
Congress
A. D
HOTEL
Isabelle McDonald
Southern District of
Bluefield
Pynliches
George W. McClintic
Ira H. Mottesheard
H. J. Hearn
Greb Knocks Out Noss In Fourth Round Title Bout
Harry Greb world middleweight champion defeats Jim Noss of Newberry Michigan by knockout in the fourth round of a 15 round bout in Marquette Michigan. The event featured teams from Syracuse Toronto Buffalo Rochester Providence Reading and more as part of International Association Baltimore 12 Jersey City 4.
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Baltimore
Jersey City
Syracuse
Toronto
Buffalo
Rochester
Providence
Reading
Greb
Niss Marquette
Mich
Harry Greb
Jimmy Noss
Newberry
Babe Ruth Returns in First Season Appearance
Babe Ruth, famed Yankee star, returns from a recent illness to play in an American League game. The scene shows him selecting his favorite home run bats before his initial at bat, a moment celebrated by the Bombers, the Yankees, and baseball fans nationwide.
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Babe Ruth
Sultan
Swalville
Yankees
Society Notes from Page Five Feature
Society items list local movements and visits: Sturning to attend finals in Blacksburg and W P E J F Babington of Asheville represents Intertype Corp in New York on business. Dorothy Stafford returns from Virginia Interment College. Kearfoot Connie Stone visit Roanoke after stay with Master Harry Tyree. FP Taylor to Cleveland for trainmen’s convention. Mrs EF Largen recovers from tonsil operation in Bluefield. Mrs W J Pritchard shops in the city. Courtney Tanner and family travel to Akron then return via motor with Dodd family. Mrs Frank Owens visiting from Detroit. Mrs T C Tanner travels to Springfield for Wittenberg College commencement. Mrs C B Hancock to Lexington for Washington and Lee finals. Hunter Hancock graduate. R K E Lazenby, Ruth Lazenby, M C Gills, Dr G T Thornhill, Marvin Anderson motor to Bedford. Mrs Gills to stay a week. Mrs R F Jazerby visiting Bedford. Brady Sutherland heads to Crewe and Richmond. W A Barkley to Bristol. Kathleen Stinson returns from Weathampton College for summer with parents Rev J T Stinson and Mrs Stinson. John Thompson returns home to Vinton Va. Low Tabor ill at home Fourth Street. Marvin Williams, Bluefield College graduate, returns to Roanoke. Little Miss Marjorie England of Charleston visits cousin.
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Sturning
Blacksburg
FP Taylor
Cleveland
EF. L. Largen
N. Tyler Street
Bluefield Sanitarium
W. J. Pritchard
Bramwell
Courtney Tanner
Akron
Ohio
William R. Dodd
Wittenburg College
Mabel Tanner
C. B. Hancock
Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Hunter Hancock
R. K E. Lazenby
Ruth Lazenby
M. C. Gills
G. T. Thornhill
Marvin Anderson
Bedford
Exhibition by Carpentier and Dempsey in Paris
The article notes an upcoming exhibition in Paris by Carpentier and Dempsey, and adds ancillary quips about various public figures. It references Bill Melhorn leading golfers in Chicago and comments on civilizational decline and other sharp asides about entertainers and politicians.
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Carpentier
Dempsey
Paris
Local Social News Briefs From Bramwell Area
Master Jimmie England resides on Bramwell road. Misses Margaret and Virginia Lazenby expect return around June 10 from Westhampton College Richmond. Mrs. George E. Hale enters St. Luke's Hospital for tonsil removal. Dr. Welch England and Mrs. England arrive from Baltimore to visit parents. Helen Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cole, is ill at Bluefield Princeton road home. Mrs. R Clarence McClaugherty ill at Carolina avenue home.
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Margaret
Virginia Lazenby
Westhampton College
Richmond
George E. Hale
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dr. Welch England
Mrs. England
Baltimore
J. M. England
R. C. McClaugherty
Helen Cole
A. J. Cole
Bluefield
Princeton Road
R. Clarence McClaugherty
Carolina Avenue
Webb couple welcomed daughter at Bluefield Sanitarium
Mr and Mrs F W Webb of Shenandoah Avenue are congratulated on the arrival of a baby girl at Bluefield Sanitarium.
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F. W. Webb
Shenandoah Avenue
Bluefield Sanitartura
Slugging Match Won by Athletics
The Athletics prevail in a slugging contest over Chicago with a six inning start and a seventh inning surge producing four runs for the champions. Marberry relieved Coveleskie in the eighth to halt a Chicago rally that scored two. Score by innings shows Chicago two runs and Washington one run with a decisive late push. Cvengros, Blankenship and Bebatti?. Coveleskie, Marberry and Uel.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Zack Wheat
Deberry
Brooks
Friberg
Grimm
Johnston
Maranville
Ford
Sweeney
Voence
Geberry
Cooper
Kee
Jacobs
Bush
Hartnett
Innnings
Marberry
Coveleskie
Saan RH. EK
Washington
Cvengros
Blankenship
Bebatt
Coveleakie
Rberry
Uel
Concord Tennis Tourney May Be Canceled Amid Low Entries
Telegrams from Concord Normal School announce the state high school tennis tournament in Athens June 7–10 is canceled due to few entrants. West Virginia’s H W Straley counters that the event should proceed, noting Concord won the hosting rights and that the athletic committee did not authorize the application. Preparations are minimal with the two days remaining.
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Athens
Concord Normal School
Frank Holroyd
Concord
West Virginia
H. W. Straley
Middle Atlantic Lawn Tennis Association
Straley
W. S. Jackson
I. Raymond Murphy
Cc. H. Archer
Samuel G. Williamson
L. EF. Vanderzaim
Jackson
Murphy
Bullet Crash Through Window on Train Car
Davidson, Vir ginian special officer, signed a confession claiming he fired at a rabbit when a stray bullet pierced a train coach window. Turned over to the state, the incident caused local uproar as police secured bloodhounds from Pulaski to track a suspect to Lawrence's home.
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Davidson
The
Virginian
No. 4
Pulaski
Lawrence
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