Gibbons Dempsey Clash Doubt Cast by Boxing Board
The New York boxing commission chief William Muldoon rules Tom Gibbons is too small to challenge Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight title. He cites weight gap and older practice, while a long paragraph argues that size does not determine greatness and recalls historic cases of smaller champions with big punchers challenging heavyweight rivals.
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Deimpsey
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Braves to clash with major league clubs in spring exhibitions
Boston January reports Fred Mitchell plans a 14 game exhibition schedule for the Braves before the season. The slate features only major league opponents, including a March 16 clash with the St. Louis Cardinals in Bradenton, with Washington and Cleveland also on the itinerary. The plan aims to raise box office and quality play by pitting teams of similar class.
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Middies Won't Attend Poughkeepsie Regatta
Rear Admiral Henry J. Wilson announced that the navy crew will skip the Poughkeepsie regatta this year due to scheduling conflicts with the June 28 rang. Navy youths would miss summer activities and associated costs, despite having won the regatta for the last two years.
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Academy
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Owlsmen
Ouine Might Lead US Golfers In Walker Cup Plan
With W C Fownes unable to travel to England this season the USGA faces appointing a new captain. Francis Ouimel is favored, while dates shift to allow alternation of venues between America and Britain. College stars Sweetser Jones Knepper would miss golf due to conflicts with track and academics if the schedule tightens.
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Southampton
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Francis Ouimel
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Yale
Bobby Jones
Harvard
Rudy Knepper
Princeton
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Sweetser
Knepper
Fordham Sets 29 Game 1923 Baseball Schedule
Fordham unveils a 29 game 1923 slate with 10 at home. The season opens March 31 against Bowdoin and closes June 9 or 10 against Crescent A? at home, with the full list of opponents and dates to be announced.
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Meareh
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Compete in College Meet at Brooklyn Armory
New York Jan 22 Close to a thousand athletes from Yale Princeton and other colleges will compete in Brooklyn College indoor meet at the Thirteenth Regiment Armory Sumner and Jefferson avenues Brooklyn next Saturday night Twenty two events are planned including championship races The Brooklyn College Thousand features Hellfrich Eby Connolly Campbell Higgins Tessie Devanney Sellers and sprint stars McAllister Farrell Leconey Murchison Scholz Graeb and Lever in sprint rounds
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Brooklyn
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Jimmy Connolly
Georgetown
Tom Campbell
Walter Higgins
Columbia
Sid Tessie
Mike Devanney
Jock Sellers
Bob McAllister
Wildie Farrell
Brooklyn Coltege
Metropolan
lLeconey
Loren Murchison
Jackson Scholz
Vic Graeb
Harold B. Lever
Pennant claimers start 10 ballyhoo for 1923 campaign
New York Jan 28 listen to club owners predicting a hotly contested National League season. Giants manager John McGraw expects another title, while Barney Dreyfuss of the Pirates vows a team that will make the Giants sick next season. (Continued on page sixteen)
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