Roosevelt to Lead Western China Birds and Animals Hunt
Col Theodore Roosevelt, with D C Davies of the Field Museum, prepares a Chinese Turkes tan expedition to hunt birds and animals in sparsely populated western China. Kermit Roosevelt and Cherie are named as team members, with Cherrie aiding trapping and scientific work.
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Chicago
Turkestan
Httle
Theodore Roosevelt
D. C. Davies
Field Museum of Natural History
Museum
Ides
Roosevelt
Kermit
Gevise KR. Cheriie
Col. Roosevelt
Su-To
Ko-Mi
Marco Polo
Kipling
Cherrie
Castro
Gibbons Manager Seeks Time on Tunney Bout
After an all day conference Jimmy Deforest, new Polo Athletic Club matchmaker, left for St Paul without Eddie Kane's signature for a fifteen round bout with Gene Tunney at the Polo Grounds June 12. Kane asked for more time to consider and would meet Deforest on his return Saturday to conclude negotiations.
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Chicago
Jimmy Deforest
Polo Athletic Club
New York
St. Paul
Eddie Kane
Tom Gibbons
Gene Tunney
Polo Grounds
Kane
Deforest
Paul
Billy
Shocker Returns to Yankees In Mission to Beat Ex-Teammates
The piece surveys pitcher Red Shocker now with the New York Yankees after a trade from the St Louis Browns and notes the rivalries that arise when a star switches clubs. It highlights Shocker and Joe Bush as veterans aiming to prove their worth against former teams with strong preparations for the upcoming season.
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Shocker
Yankees
Joe Bush
St. Louis
Browns
St. Louis Browns
New York
Bush
Gibson Manager Accepts Split in Tunney Greb Fight
Tunney plans to meet Harry Greb in St. Paul tomorrow night with Deforest stating Kane will receive a 60 cent share of receipts, amounting to over 100000, if the gate exceeds 400000. Deforest estimates the total gate at 400000 to 500000. Tunney gets 20 percent of receipts and Gibson is expected to accept per St. Paul reports.
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Gibson
Tunney
Harry Greb
St. Paul
Deforest
Kane
Gibbons
Exhibition Games Across Ports Show Field Scores
At St. Petersburg and other venues, teams such as Detroit, New Orleans, New York, Baltimore, and Washington faced mixed results in multiple exhibition games. Box scores list runs hits and errors with players like Bush, Vangilder, Severied, Stoner, Pillette, Woodall, Quinn, Fullerton, Lapan, and Brice contributing across varied lineups.
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St. Petersburg
Pla
Bush
Vangider
Severied
Dixon
Genewich
Graham
McNamara
Siemer
Cousineau
Gibson
Durham
N. C
R. H. E. Detroit
Stoner
Pillette
Woodall
Stanage
Rich
Glazer
Curry
Manios
Williams
New Orleans
R. H. E. Bestem
Quinn
Fullerton
Piciwich
Shea
Shea, Schilling and Lapan, Smith. At Clearwater, Fla.: RE. H. E
New York
Broeklya
Shawkey
Jones and Neill
Schang
Reading
Hyman
Smallwood
Zubrias
Lynn
Egbert
Harwood
McCarty
Jackson
Cobb
Tampa
Fla
R. H. E. Lees
Aeccanse
Washington
Profit
Brice
Lepara
McAvoy
Pond
Reuther
Mogridge
Marberry
Ruel
Tate
Hargrave
Many Prizes Offered in Basketball Tournament
A long list of awards accompanies a basketball tournament, including best forward and center prizes, top players, longest shot, fastest man, best dribbler, and high point awards. Prizes come from multiple local sponsors such as Prince ton Furniture, Sanitary Grocery, Meadows Furniture, Royal Cafe, and First National Bank, with items like hats, shirts, razors, and cash gifts.
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Princeton Furniture Compary
Rollins
Four Shoe Co
Gillette
Sanitary Grocery Co
Belcher Book Store
Haddens
Barbakow
Joe Lisagor
Arrington Barber Shop
Meadows Furniture Company
Royal Cafe
Dunn's Grocery
Webb Clothing Company
F. W. Woolworth Co
Royer Theatre
Witt’s
Princeton Press Polishing Co
Susan Clothing Co
Secon
Santon Bros
First National Bank
Bank of Princeton
Princeton Pharmacy
West Virginia Confectionry
Hale's
Pharmacy
James
Majestic Steam Laundry Domination in Local Tournament
The event awarded best men runner up and best player in the tournament to L. O. Craft and Geax for their hose handling. Miss Elizabeth Carpenter presented the loving cup to the winner while judges Miss Carpenter A. J. Bowling Roscoe Pendleton Alec Ma Hood and C. M. Hollandsworth oversaw the proceedings.
Fast River High Tourney opens with Juniors and Seniors victors
In Princeton the East River high school inter class basketball tournament opened with the Juniors beating the Tigers 20 to 14 and the Seniors defeating the Sophomores 43 to 22. The Freshmen meet the Juniors this afternoon with a final against the Seniors tonight. The Seniors rely on a near full varsity lineup aside from Stall, replaced by Harlan who earned a varsity letter. The Juniors led 16 to 12 at halftime over the Tigers. Scoring totals include Hale 6 and Charlton 3 for the Juniors, with Campbell 4 and Cormony 2 among others. The Seniors led the Sophomores 12–10 at halftime before a strong second period sealed their win. Scorers for the Seniors include Austin 6 and Thornton 9 with Harlan, Brown, and Hall contributing multiple points. Substitutes noted as Spoon for Schafer.
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Princeton
Tigers
Stall
Harlan
Tigers Gens
Cu Eenenasonn
Steneinctants _ Hall
Charlton
Campbell
Cormony
Jones
Burton
Hale
Hall
Pirates beat Seals five of seven in exhibition play
In San Francisco on March 26 the Pirates won five of seven meetings with the Seals as Yde and Morrison shared the pitching. Kiki Cuyler hit a home run off Bob Geary and Barnhard had three doubles in five trips. Final scores show Pittsburg 9 1 7 1 to San Francisco 6 1 4 1.
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San Francisco
Yde
Morrison
Pirates
San Francisco Seals
Kiki Cuyler
Bob Geary
Barnhard
Aly
K.H
Pittsburg
Morrison and Gooch
Mitchell, Geary and Yelle
Bluefield College to Host Regional Track Meet
Sixteen high schools in Division Seven will compete at Bluefield College for a sectional track meet to determine entrants to the state meet at Morgantown on May 16. Teams include Ber wind, Bluefield, Gary, Matewan, North Fork Man Welch Bramwell Burch Jaeger Matoaka Princeton Logan Williamson Elkhorn Mullens.
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Bluefield College
Morgantown
Sam Pinesweller
Berwind
Bluefield
Gary
Matewan
Northfork
Man
Welch
Bramwell
Burch
Jaeger
Matoaka
Princeton
Logan
Williamson
Elkhorn
Mullens
H. A. Stansbury
West Virgin’s University
Wheeling High Invited to National High School Tournament
Wheeling high school, runner up at Buckhannon, has been invited to the national high school tournament in Chicago from March 31 to April 4. Athletic director G. A. Dowling disclosed the invitation. Huntington, the state champions, have not yet signified intentions.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling High School
Chicago
G. A. Dowling
Huntington
Dying man signals aid after wreck in Heseville
Henry Penson heard tapping at his window in Heseville Indiana and found Charlie Keeler who had dragged himself to the house while dying from injuries sustained in an automobile wreck.
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Heseville
Ind
Henry Penson
Charlies Keeler
Pocket in Flames Burns Man Carrying Potash
In St. Louis, a man suffered severe burns when a pocket containing potash ignited, severely injuring C. D. Dixon who was nearby. Medical aid was summoned as investigators examined the scene.
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St. Louis
C. D
Sports Roundup Forecasts and Rumors From The Season
The piece surveys upcoming seasons with notes on DeHart Hubbard in the broad jump and hopes for Sewell Heilmann and the Braves. It contrasts American and National League prospects, mentions Detroit and Pittsburgh, and previews boxing bantamweight and pantamweight eras with speculative takes on Tilden and Rosenberg.
Lives of Two Persons Saved by Ocean Surgery
On a ship, Dr. M. B. Hadley of Martinsville Virginia and Dr. M. J. Shaughnessey of Framingham Massachusetts operated on a ruptured gall bladder aided by ship's surgeon Dr. M. E. Richardson and nurses Mrs. C. Bertibeck of New York and Miss Mary Hudson of Rochester. The patient was rushed to Hamilton Bermuda for hospital care after the operation.
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M. BE. Hadley
Martinsville
M. J. Shaughnessey
Framingham
Mass
M. EB. Richardson
C. J. Bertibeck
New York
Mary Hudson
Rochester
N. Y
Hamilton
Bermuda
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Hunt
London
Oxford
Cambridge
Thames
A. G. Wansbrough
Putney
Mortlake
Nixon Paint
Roanoke Street
North Side
BY Sidney Smith
Amyx
Ormer
New York Americans
Urban Shocker
Miller Huggins
Louis
Yanks
Huggins
Fast River High Tournament
Chariton Petersheen
Pendleton Harlan
Behater
Spoon
Schafer
Austin
Thornton
Evans
Peters
Brown
Carlton
Pendleton Schafer
Pendleton
SEALS
Cllege
Marshall College
Road College
Concord
Wheeling High
DeHart Hubbard
Michigan
Speaker
Sewell
Heilmann
National League
Detroit
Finland
Nurmi
Ritola
Bill Tilden
Eddie
Cannonball
Martin
Rosenberg
Dean
American Theatrical Producers
Belasco
Chesterfield
Chesterfeld
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
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