West Virginia Seeks State Athletic Commission for Boxing
A bill introduced in the last legislature would create a three member governor appointed athletic commission to regulate boxing and wrestling. The measure aims to curb bootlegging, promote indoor sports venues, and ensure licensed, rule compliant matches with safety provisions and a five hundred dollar annual license tax.
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Harold 8. Mathews
Charleston
Commission
West Virginia
Manly
Water in Four Letters Kept the Pirates Idle
Paso Robles California March 7 rain forced a scheduled Pirates game to be postponed as a light drizzle soaked the field. The crew improvised workouts while the diamond dried and the teams awaited real competition after days of practice sessions.
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Paso Robles
Cal
Mar
Pirate
Pirates
McKechapie
Nurmi Shatters Hahn Mark in Record Mile Race
Paavo Nurmi of Finland broke Lloyd Hahn's world mark by 1.4 seconds in a mile at the 17th Infantry Armory track in Buffalo. Nurmi clocked 4:12 4/5 with Jimmy Connolly as his challenger, leading by about 60 yards at the start and finishing strong. Two Buffalo pacers aided Nurmi, but his time surpassed his previous best set at Madison Square Garden. Willie Rotola, Nurmi’s twin, ran in a separate three mile effort of 14:07 2/5, not beating his record.
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Buffalo
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Lloyd Hahn
17Th Infantry Armory
Nurmi
Boston A. A
New York
Jimmy Connolly
Washington, D. C
al —— Square Garden
Connolly
Robert Schifferle
George Bertsch
Bertsch
Schifferle
Willie Rotola
East Side Fairmont Wins Monongahela Class A Title
East Side Fairmont defeated Washington Irving Clarksburg 27 to 19 to win Class A in the Monongahela Valley sectional tournament at Fairmont State College gym. Wallace high defeated West Monongah 22 to 18 for Class B. Winners advance to the state tournament at Buckhannon with Lambert and Lost Creek as alternates.
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Fairmont
W. Va
East Side
Monongahela Valley
Fairmont State College
Washington Irving Hih School
Clarksburg
Wallace High School
West Monongah High
Wallace
West Monongah
Shinnston
Lumberport
Buckhannon
Lamberrt
Est
Joe Moore Defends Indoor Skating Title at Duquesne
Joe Moore of New York clinched the international indoor speed skating title at Duquesne Gardens, amassing 150 points across two nights. Toronto’s Miss Lelia Brooks won the women’s crown with 38 points in the eighty eight yard dash, succeeding the vacant throne after former champion Gladys Robinson turned pro.
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Pittsburg
Joe Moore
New York
Duquesne Gardens
Moore
Lelia Brooks
Toronto
Gladys Robinson
Ceredo Kenova tops Huntington High 19 to 17 in sectional clash
Ceredo Kenova defeated Huntington High 19 to 17 in class A of the Marshall College sectional basketball tournament in Huntington W V. The game featured faultless basketball by Ceredo Kenova and was decided in regulation.
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Ceredo-Kenova
Huntington High
Huntington
W. Va
Hurrican High
Hamlin
Army Athletes Win Four Of Five Events
Army athletes won four of five events at West Point on March 7 as local competitors claimed top positions across track and field events. The meet highlighted strong performances by Army squad members in multiple disciplines.
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West Point
N. Y
Cadets Triumph in Indoor Contests and Wrestling Loss
The Cadets defeated Pennsylvania 14 to 7 in indoor play and beat Penn State 56 to 2. They downed Columbia 23 to 3 and overwhelmed Syracuse 15 to 2. In wrestling, the Cadets lost to Washington and Lee 12 to 9.
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Pennsylvania
Penn State
Columbia Swimmers
Syracuse
Washington and Lee
Frigerio to Meet Plant in 10000 Meter Showdown
Italian Olympic champion walker Ugo Frigerio will race American Billy Plant in a special 10 000 meter event at a Moringside A C meet in New York late this month. Frigerio departs for Italy today and says the 10 000 meters is the distance he has trained for and he is eager to meet Plant.
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New York
Ugo Frigerio
Willie Plant
Frigerio
Italy
Plant
Moringside A. C
Dorothy Hurd Wins Belleair Heights Title in Golf Final
Dorothy Campbell Hurd, national women's golf champion, won the Belleair Heights title in Belleair Heights Florida defeating Bernice Wall of Oshkosh Wisconsin, 6 up with 3 to go in the 18 hole final. Glenna Collett of Providence Rhode Island was eliminated earlier in the tournament during qualifying.
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Belleair Heights
Fla
Dorothy Campbell Hurd
Belleaire Heights
Bernice Wall
Oshkosh
Wis
Glenna Collett
Providence
R. I
Jon Ani
Penn Navy Penns Track Meet Title Awarded 1925
The 1925 outdoor track and field championships of the intercollegiate A A A A A were awarded to the University of Pennsylvania. They will be held May 29 and 30 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The intercollegiate association also rejected reducing the varsity cross country race distance from six to four miles.
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New York
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
Intercollegiate Association
Kearns to Testify in Haynes Trial and Fight Talks
Jack Kearns manager to Dempsey will travel to New York to testify in the Teddy Haynes case over illegal transport of the Dempsey Carpentier fight pictures. He plans conferences with eastern promoters on bouts for the champion.
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Kearns
Los Angeles
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Pugilist
New York
Teddy Haynes
Dempsey
Miss Lelia Brooks Sets Indoor Skating Record in Pittsburg
Miss Lelia Brooks of Toronto breaks the eighty eight yard indoor skating world record for women at the international indoor speed skating championship in Duquesne Gardens with a 1 27 time. Previous holder Miss Gladys son of Toronto posted 1 48 5. Dartmouth eliminated by Cornell in intercoun basketball league race 22 to 11 in Ithaca.
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Pittsburg
Lelia Brooks
Toronto
Duquesne Gardens
Gladys "‘‘N Son
Torort
Dartmouth
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Green Tonight
Colgate Boxers Win in Philadelphia
Colgate boxers defeated Pennyslvania 4 to 3 in Philadelphia as part of a sports roundup. The page lists multiple college basketball scores including Pennsylvania 24 Lafayette 1 and Harvard 43 Yale 25 among others.
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Pennsylvania
Lafayette
Penn State College
Bucknell
Mount Union
Wooster
Harvard
Yale
Ohio University
Hiram
Oberlin
Michigan Aggies
Ottermern
Muskingum
Western Reserve
Case
Colgate
Philadelphia
Zanesville Captures Southeastern Ohio Class A Title
New Concord Ohio March 7 Zanesville defeated Bellaire 25 to 19 to win the southern eastern Ohio class A basketball championship in the finale this afternoon. Yale Wrestlers defeat Princeton 14 to 13 in Princeton New Jersey.
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Zanesville
New Concord
Ohio
Bellaire
Yale Westlers
Princeton
N. J
Yale
Princeton Today
Roof Collapse Injures Twenty Five in Torrington Tabernacle
In Torrington Connecticut twenty five people were injured when a tabernacle roof under construction collapsed. About sixty workers were on the roof. thirteen severe injuries required hospital care as the weight gave way.
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Torrington
Conn
Clunteer
Florida as a land of golf, real estate and jokes
The piece humorously portrays Florida as a land of palm filled satire. It rails at real estate sellers, retirees and hopeful new agents while joking about gold fields oil booms and Ponce de Leon. Ivory springs, hotel thrills and golf lore pepper the brisk, tongue in cheek map of the state.
Tommy Gibbons Drops From Ring For Months
St Paul heavyweight Tommy Gibbons announces he will be out of fighting for a month or two due to his twin sons severe pneumonia. He has stopped training to stay by their bedside and comments on the Boxing Commission's 24 hour decision pressure on Dempsey Wills. Rutgers Beats Swarthmore 41 to 40 in swimming meet.
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St. Paul
Minn
Tommy Gibbons
St Paul
Tommy
Gibbons
New York
Dempsey
Harry Wills
Rutgers
Swanvapens
Swarthmore
Perseeton
NAVY
Princeton
Heer
Bluefield Defeats Portsmouth Five In Beaver High Gym
Bluefield defeating Portsmouth shops 27 to 20 in Beaver high gym during sectional tournament play. Phillips of Portsmouth led with ten points while Lazenby Rice and Nunan shared honors for Bluefield. Open half tied at eight before Bluefield pulled away with better teamwork. Referee Toothman.
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Norfolk and Western
Bluefield
Portsmouth Shops
Beaver High Gymnasium
Phillips
Portemucth
Yor Bluefield
Lazenby
Rice
Nunan
Portsmouth
Bluefield Greycraft
Sted Oe
J. Gott Buesser
Nunan Phillips
E . Urutehbteta Brown
Lazenby Lazetz
Nice
Uncertainty and Returns Shape Baseball Outlook
The season ahead hinges on Eddie Collins guiding the Chicago White Sox with a cautious approach. The piece weighs Johnson Sisler Siler and Pirates Cubs rivalries, noting 1924 trades and managerial stakes as teams seek prestige and pennants. Spencer over Parkersburg in basketball and Princeton over Navy in swimming and water polo end a busy roundup.
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Eddie Collins
Chicago White
Stanley Harris
Collins
White Sox
Sox
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