Dempsey Offered Million For Wills Fight Syndicate Backs Stadium Plan
Promoter Tom O Rourke announces on behalf of a New York syndicate an offer of 1,000,000 to Jack Dempsey for a bout with Harry Wills, with 60 percent of gate receipts over 2,000,000 and a stadium to be built in Long Island City. The offer, tied to a September or October fight, aims to test Dempsey sincerity despite Tex Rickard terms and Wills’ title preference.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Tom O’rourke
Harry Wiis
O'Rourke
Dempsey
Long Island City
India
Rickard
Gene Tunner
State Athletic Commission
Rally in Ninth Gives Cubs Win Over Phillies 7 6
Chicago wins third straight from Philadelphia 7 6 in a ninth inning rally. Cubs chase starter Mitchell from the mound as Ul rich yields late runs while Mo ran homers for the Phillies. Final: Cubs 7 Phillies 6 in Chicago.
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Phillies
Chicago
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Ulrich
Moran
Walker poised to prove Mickey Walker a new Joe Wolcott
Sporting notes forecast a summer rise for Mickey Walker to outstep two former champions, Defeating Latzo in Scranton and facing Joe Dundee, with later plans to challenge Benny Leonard. The piece weighs rival boxers like Greb, Wills, Tunney, and Berlenbach, and discusses spring football ideas for lighter weight colleges, plus reflections on pitching and team morale.
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Jack Kearns
Mickey Walker
Joe Wolcott
Josephs
Mickey
Wolcott
Trig Kearn
Walker
Pete Latzo
Scranton
Joe Dundee
Benny Leonard
Latzo
Simeon
Athletics Beat Tigers 6 1 in Second Game
Philadelphia May 17 AP The Athletics won their second straight game against Detroit 6 to 1. All Philadelphia runs came in the first inning off Lil Stoner. Wells shut out the Bucks with three hits and seven strikeouts through the rest. The Tigers collected half their hits in the ninth off Quinn and prevented a shutout.
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Blue
Gehringer
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O'Rourke
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Stoner
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Bishop
Cochrane
Lamar
Hauser
Simmons
Miller
Galloway
San Quinn
Owens
Geigel
Moriarity
Indians wallop three Senators win 12 to 5
Cleveland battered three Washington pitchers to win the second game of the series 12 to 5. The Indians collected 19 hits while Buckeye and Karr held the Senators to seven.
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Spurgeon
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Leveland
Ialls
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Ferguson
Fenether
Ructher
Hildebrand, Rowland
Evana
Yale Freshman Crew 1S Shifted for Ithaca Race
Yale coach Mike Murphy announced a complete shakeup in the Yale freshman crew ahead of Saturday's race with Princeton and Cornell freshmen at Ithaca. Only Morring and Burling remain in their prior bow and No. 3 seats, while Paine returns and Cookman moves to the second boat.
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Yale
Princeton
Ithaca
Mike Murphy
Morring
Bow
Burling
Cookman
Paine
Raralty
Junilor
British golf dates clash with many events this summer
The golf season in Britain will be packed with championships matches and big-money tournaments causing clashes. The American team under Robert Gardner arrives June 11, plays at Addington and Sandwich for the Royal St George's Cup, then Rye with the Oxford and Cambridge Society, and on to Scotland for the Amateur Championship at Muirfield. May 4 marks the Amateur Championship at Muirfield, with Walker Cup prospects and a busy schedule through Leeds Formby Wentworth Weybridge Gleneagles. The season concludes with a Mitch ell versus an American match to be arranged.
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Turnham
Somerset Links
Oxford
Cambridge
Robert Gardner
London
Addington
Sandwich
Tleing
Francis Ouimet
Dr. Willing
Rye
Oxford and
Cambridge Society
Ernest Holderness
Cyril Tolley
Roger Wathered
E. S. Storey
Scotland
Muirfield
Harlech
Leeds
Gardner
Penn crew changes announced ahead of triangle regatta
Philadelphia May 17 Three changes in Penns varsity and junior varsity crews were announced by coach Fred Spahn ahead of the triangle regatta with Harvard and MIT on the Charles River Sayle moved from No 2 to No 4 in the varsity boat and Kelleher shifted from No 2 in the junior varsity to the position vacated on the junior varsity by Kelleher.
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University of Pennsylvania
Fred Spahn
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Charles River
Cambridge
Sayle
Kelleher
Homans Wins Scholastic Golf Qualifier at Greenwich
Eugene Homans of Choate School posted 148 on the Creemwich Country Club course to win the eastern interscholastic three day golf tournament qualifier. Jarvis Hicka of St Johns placed second with 156, Maurice McCanthy of Stamford High third with 158, and Thomas Aycock of Roxbury tenth with 164. Lawrenceville School led the team standings with 673 for 86 holes, earning permanent possession of the St. Luke's trophy after five consecutive years. Tomorrow's round features match play for the Frank Preshrey cup for individual champion.
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Eugene Homans
Choate School
Wallingford
Witch
Creemwich
Ife
Acore
Jarvis Hicka
St John’s School
Manilas
Maurice McCanthy
Stamford Tlich School
Thomas Aycock
Roxbury
Lawrence HM Wehool
Lawrenceville
Frank Preshrey
Delaney to Face Burns on Titular Ebbets Field Card
New York May 17 Special J Humbert Pugazy promoter of the Ebbets McKeever exhibition announced opening card for Thursday June at Flatbush ballpark Ted Morgan of Seattle defends his world junior lightweight title versus Steve Kid Sullivan of Brooklyn in the same program as the Jack Delaney Tommy Burns bout Proceeds go to Holy Family Hospital Brooklyn The program aims to draw large crowds and include refined preliminaries to fill the card with strong contenders for the undercards
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J. Humbert Pugazy
Ebbets Field
Ebbets-McKeever
Flatbush
Dave Driscoll
Hig
Luggazy
Ted Morgan
Seattle
Steve Kid Sullivan
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Sae
Jack Delaney
Tommy Burns
Holy Family Hospital
Flatbush Park
Holy Family
Yankees Win Sixth Straight by Beating White Sox 5 3
New York tops Chicago 5 to 3 in the second of the series as Ruth sac buns and Meusel homer propel the Yankees. Urban Shocker notches his fifth win with ten hits allowed. Blankenship charged with the loss as the game lasts 1 hour 58 minutes.
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Service Boxers to Meet at Exposition
Army Navy and Marine Corps boxers will compete in a six round tournament as part of Seaquicentennial Exposition activities in Philadelphia. Two contestants from each service will weigh in earlier to prevent overweight entries. Referee duties led by William Rocap of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Committee. Also noted Colgate 17 Clarkson 2 in college baseball.
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Army Navy
Marine Corps
Willam Rocap
Pennsylvania State Athletic Committee
W C. Rose
J. P. O'Neil
Third Army Corps
J. C. Fegan
D. ¥. Patterson
F. E. Pubberroth
Navy
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