Wilde Beats Mason For Ten Thousand In No-Decision Bout
British flyweight Wilde defeats Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne in a twelve round no-decision fight at Tingside inst. Wilde earns 10 900 dollars to Masons 5 000. Referee Ed Smith cites aggressive fighting but cannot declare a decision under local rules. Mason weighs 106 ½ pounds, Wilde 106 ¼.
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Jimmy Murphy Crowned Driving King at Beverly Hills Speedway
Jimmy Murphy wins the 250 mile opening race at the Los Angeles Beverly Hills speedway without a tire change. He outdistanced seasoned rivals, overcoming personal struggle and a past Uniontown crash to claim a meteoric rise in auto racing headlines. Milton relieved him on lap 54 if needed, but Murphy finished with a flawless engine and tire performance.
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Travers Tackles Farron At Armory Show
Jimmy Farron of Boston meets Mickey Travers of New Haven in the final bout of the Armory A A smoker to be held next Monday night at Main street club quarters opposite the Armory. Farron and Travers are well known to local fans and other bouts feature Young O Leary, Youngs Mack, Packey Hannon, Jack Connolly, Young Bones, Jim Clancy, plus an extra attraction Tommy Shea versus George Mrato.
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Boston
Mickey Travers
New Haven
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Travers
Young O'Leary
Youngs Mack
Pembroke A.C
Packey Hannon
This City
Jack Connolly
Young Bones
Jim Clancy
Billy Hogan
Tommy Shea
George Mrato
Ward's Victory Ties Inter-Club Cue Standings
Ashley Ware of the Masonic club defeated Jack Ingoldsby of Bridgeport 125 to 117 to pull Algonquin and Bridgeport into a first place tie in the inter-club pocket billiards standings. Grindrod beat Lockery and Sterling beat Von Wagoner as Bridgeport tried to surge ahead. The championship will be decided next Friday night at Algonquin.
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Jack Inzoldsby
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von Wagoner
Howley to coach Navy football next season
Annapolis Md March 12 Hob Folwell longtime Penn coach will lead the Naval Academy football team next season. Offered the post by the Navy Athletic Association Executive Committee after tentative terms with Folwell, he succeeds Gilmore Dobie who moves to Cornell. Folwell discussed with Commander Howard and academy officials and is expected to fit well. Prospects are strong as Navy plans a formidable schedule and midshipmen offer enthusiastic backing.
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King George Honors Cross Country Championship Race
By royal permission the British National Cross Country Championship will be held in Royal Windsor's Great Park on Saturday March 13. The King plans to present medals to the winner and runner up in the 10 mile contest and hopes Olympic Marathon contenders emerge from the field of speed and endurance.
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No Change in Keeping Time for Football
New York reports the Football Rules Committee adjourned without decisions after reviewing many proposals. The panel elected Hall of Dartmouth as chairman and kept Walter Camp as secretary, with two changes in representation. Harvard proposed scrapping the current after touchdown kick for a 20 yard line play, and another plan urged 40 plays per quarter.
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Yale
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Chan
W. E. Pritchard
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G. H. Francke
W. Roper
Princeton
Parke H. Davis
Moxuls
Harvard
McGraw Fears Doyle May Not Last This Season
San Antonio report on the Giants training game shows Doyle at second base with Frisch at third and Kelly at first. The regulars beat the recruits 4 to 1 as McGraw weighs Doyle’s condition and muses about shifting Frisch to second if a veteran third baseman arrives. Frisch hit a homer. Fletcher and Moe contributed offense and fielding.
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Frisch
Larry
San Antonio
Texas
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Doyle
Wretcher Sox
Larry Doyle
Phil Douglas
Phil
Virete Barnes
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Renny Kauff
Statz
Winters
Pete Herman challenges Kilbane after failed deal
Bantamweight champion Pete Herman says he can beat featherweight boss Johnny Kilbane over any distance. Kilbane rejected a 37,300 offer for a twenty round bout in New Orleans and a catchweight at featherweight 126 pounds. Herman demanded Kilbane drop to 118 pounds, Kilbane refused, and the match was scrapped.
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Johnny Kilbane
Kilbane
Herman
New Orleans
Kibane
Carpentier Awarded 10000 Francs for Paris Help
Georges Carpentier, heavyweight challenger, received a 10000 franc prize from the French Academy of Sports for his prestige and aid to boxing in France. In Paris he, Jem Smith, Frank Brown and K C Loushlin took part in four exhibition matches to aid featherweight Louis de Ponthieu whose arm was amputated.
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Georges Carpentier
Rourgeweight
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Carpentier
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Frank Brown
Ad K. C. Loushlin
Paris
Louis de Ponthieu
Bats On Hand For Ruth But He Cannot Hit
Jacksonville Florida March 13 Babe Ruths bats arrived but failed to spark his slump as the Yankee Regulars lost to the second team 8 to 1 in a practice game. Pitchers Shawkey and Thurmanion fared better for the seconds while Shore and Quinn struggled for the first. Musgins kept nine innings, with timely hits from O Doul Ward Meusel and Geiser.
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Moire
Musgins
Goulet Leads In Final Day Of Six Day Race
Alfred Gost jet and Jake Mazin increased their point lead in the six day ride at Madison Square Garden by winning five of ten sprints. The race has shaped into a duel among Goulet Mazin Madden and Ezs with Goulet often finishing strongest in speed tests. Milestone sprint standings show the top teams including Goulet Mazin, Egg Madden, Kaiser Hill, and Dupuy Hunley among others.
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Madison Square Garden
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Willie Jackson to Box Lew Tendler in Jersey City
Willie Jackson of this city and Lew Tendler of Philadelphia were matched by Dave Driscoll to box eight rounds at the Arena in the 4th Regiment Armory Jersey City on Monday April b. They will weigh in at 13 1 2 pounds and box for a share of gate receipts. Tendler’s promoter arranged the bout after Tendler could face the winner of Jackson versus Johnny Dundee fought in Jersey City last Monday. Jackson won the popular decision.
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Willie Jackson
Lew Tendler
Philadelphia
Dave Driscoll
4Th Regiment Armory
Jersey City
Driscoll
Tendler
Phil Glassman
Very Lkely
Jackson
Johnny Dundee
Lewis Seeks Mat Bout With Champ Stecher
New York March 13 Stranzler Lewis backs himself to beat Earl Caddock in a Garden bout Monday night and then challenge Joe Stecher to defend his title in a one-fall or two-out-of-three-falls match. Lewis hints Caddock may step aside, making the path clear to Stecher. The Strangler would face the champ’s headlock, a move officials once barred as a strangle hold.
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Stranzler
Lewis
Earl Caddock
the Garden
Joe Stecher
Stecher
Caddock
Dex Moines
Army
Iron Heart Completed by Denison Clift’s Traverse
The project “Iron Heart” is completed under the direction of Denison Clift. The machine traverse showcases the team’s engineering effort and marks a milestone in their ongoing work on the Iron Heart initiative.
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Machsine
Denison Clift
Carpentier Heads for U S Tour with Dempsey Hint
Georges Carpentier and his bride set sail from France and land in New York in about eight days. His US and Canada tour runs May 3 for ten weeks with six figure earnings and cinema work before a possible Dempsey match. French fans in New York hail him as Chesty while dodging questions about a bout with Jack Dempsey.
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New York
Georges Carpentier
France
Carpentier
United States
Canada
Ewing
Tonser
Jack Dempsey
Chesty
Georges
Howley Chooses Hartford Coach Post Over Big League Offers
Dan Howley, long associated with Hartford squadron in the Eastern League, signs to coach Navy football. Reports by the Hartford Courant state offers from St Louis and Boston Braves were substantial but Howley stayed with Hartford for a liberal salary, legend tying Ty Cobb to Card loyalty and Rails. The Courant notes Howley’s unique appeal and salary among Eastern League managers.
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Ty Cobb
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Cobb
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