Dempsey Rickard Upset Over Wills Bout Prospects
New York on March 1 reports say a heavyweight title clash in 1926 could pit Jack Dempsey against Gene Tunney if talks with Tex Rickard and Harry Wills proceed. Dempsey doubts a 1926 bout with Wills while Rickard remains betting mood about Dempsey and Tunney meeting, though no definitive agreement exists. The boxing center awaited commission clearance before any signed papers, amid past anomalous commission actions and Kearns contract issues.
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Weird Teason
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Weekend College Football and High School Scores Across Iowa
Iowa State 32 Chicago 20 and other Saturday results include Washington 24 Ames 20 Parsons 22 Central 19 Morningside 28 South Dakota 21 Luther 21 State Teachers 13 St Ambrose 37 Ellsworth 21 Big Ten Ohio State 36 Northwestern 22 Indiana 32 Carleton 26 Missouri Valley Missouri 19 Drake 15 Washington 24 Ames 20 Kansas 30 Nebraska 17 Army 21 Navy 12 Pennsylvania 23 Columbia 20 Dartmouth 30 Yale 20 Creighton 24 Marquette 14 North Dakota Aggies 33 North Dakota 24 Hamline 36 Beloit 34 Pitt 30 West Virginia 27 Notre Dame 40 Franklin 19 Cornell 25 Princeton 1 St Viator 15 DePaul 2 Hamline 35 Beloit 33 St Thomas 20 Concordia S Indianola 29 Chariton 17 Burlington 38 Mt Pleasant 10 Mason City 22 Sioux City 20 Osage 24 New Hampton 5 Granger 19 Carlisle Seconds is American League Cleveland 26 Rochester 20.
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Hagen Plays Perfect Golf Beats Jones in Florida match
Sarasota Florida March 1 Bobby Jones of Atlanta national amateur champion meets Walter Hagen in a 72 hole title match set for St. Petersburg. Hagen plays superb golf and dominates the first thirty six holes at Whitfield Estates course winning eight up over the youthful challenger.
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Atlanta
Walter Hagen
Pasadena
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Youths Face Statutory Charges In Oklahoma Case
Oakland report says Lawrence Carson and Ivan Bedsiey were brought back to face statutory charges on behalf of a 14 year old girl. The two other youths had already pleaded guilty in the same case and received ten year sentences in the penitentiary.
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Lawrence Carson
Ivan Bedsiey
Ardmore
Okla
Kuck Sets Shot Put Record at Illini Meet
Champaign March 11 One world record and four meet marks fell at the Winds relay carnival. John Kuck of Kansas Teachers College set a new world record with a 50 feet 6 3 4 inch shot put. Werner Illinois and Guthrie Ohio State tied the 71 yard hurdle world record in 9 2 5. Grim Michigan equaled the 75 yard dash mark in 7 8 5.
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Kansas ‘Teachers College
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Werner
Illinois
Guthrie
Ohio State
Grim
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Johnson
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Weslean
Haskell Indians
Cobb Patient in Hospital in Baltimore
Tyrus Cobb, manager of the Detroit baseball club, entered Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore as a patient of Dr. William Wilmer. Doctors declined to explain the illness but expect he will stay only today or tomorrow. They indicated the condition should not prevent him from joining the team in spring training in the south.
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Detroit Baseball Club
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Waterloo Fighter Granted Shot at Berlenbach Title
Waterloo fighter Lou Rollinger, now on the Pacific coast, earned a chance to face Paul Berlenbach for the light heavyweight crown in Chicago this summer. Rollinger is a former Chicago boy who began his boxing training in Waterloo.
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Berlenbach
Cedar Valley News
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Paul
Chicago
Rollinger
Pacific Coast
Drake Ends Cage Season With Four Games in Six Days
Drake University closes its basketball season with four games in six days starting against Nebraska at Lincoln. Other Iowa college games this week include Morningside vs South Dakota U, DePaul vs Columbia, Penn vs Simpson, Luther vs Upper Iowa, Parsons vs Iowa Wesleyan, Grinnell vs Drake, Luther vs State Teachers, Graceland vs Still, Kansas Aggies at Iowa State, Drake vs Washington, Kansas Aggies at Grinnell, Coe vs Cornell, St. Viator at Columbia, and Drake at Missouri.
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Columbia
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Luther
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Parsons
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Drake
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Graceland
Still
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Cornell
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Missouri
March Roars In Windy Opening To Spring
A strong gale swept through last night and persisted into the afternoon. The old saying that March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb seems to hold true as winds eased with daytime hours.
Illinois or Purdue to win Big Ten race in early March
Chicago March 1 Illinois and Purdue loom as top contenders in the Big Ten race. Illinois leads though Purdue and Michigan close, with five of six leaders facing key matchups this week. Purdue could edge toward the title by beating Illinois tonight and Northwestern later. Michigan’s upset win over Illinois sharpens its chase against Ohio State.
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Northwestern
Minnesota
Manson Cage Quintet Holds Semi Pro Meet
The Manson Tigers sponsor a basketball tournament of independent teams to be held next Saturday March 6 in Manson. Entrants include Grand Junction Independents state champions Rolfe Fleas West Bend Pirates Somers Independents Rockwell City Independents and the Fort Dodge U 5 Gyps sum team.
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Somers
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Fort Dodge
Radio Programs Tuesday Best Features on WEAF and Others
A compact schedule lists Tuesday evening programs across multiple stations. Highlights include WEAF with a 9 p.m. literate musical program, KGW Portland educational show at 9 p.m., KDKA Pittsburgh Little Symphony at 9 p.m., KFIL Los Angeles Balladour at 10 p.m., and hockey and band broadcasts from WGN Chicago and other outlets through the evening hours.
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KFIL
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WOZ
Springfield
Boston Bruins
Les Cansadiens
Montreal
WOAW
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Omaha Elk Band
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Pontiac
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Michigan
Ann Arbor
WGN
Chicago
Sem
Henry
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Shenandoah
WROE
Lansing
Central—Band
Schulte May Not Leave Nebraska for Ames
University of Nebraska athletics officials doubt Town State College can lure Henry F. Schulte away. Schulte, Nebraska track mentor and former Michigan star, said rumors of an Iowa offer were misinformation and that he hopes to stay at Nebraska.
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Town State College
Henry F. Schulte
Nebraska
Schulte
Iowa
Michigan
Graduate faults college studies in blunt Alumni letter
Lincoln March 4 Emmett V Mann a Nebraska youth says a college education is not worth while after a year of job searching since graduating from the University of Nebraska He claims his diploma labeled him an apprentice and that Latin Greek economics history and English professors should be cut to fund vocational guidance to fit practical work He asserts four years of study gave no usable business knowledge and left him with theories and no concrete skills
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Neb
University of Nebraska
Emmett V. Mann
Nebraska
Maun
Mann
Spanish Champion Loses To Helen Wills At Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo March 1 Helen Wills American woman champion continued her conquest of European champions by defeating Spanish champion Miss Alvarez 6-2 6-3 in the final round to win the Duke of Connaughts cup. She also teamed with Milo Hen rietta Conteslovos to beat Milo Vilaste and Senora de Alvarez 6-3 8-6 in doubles.
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Milo. Vilaste
Senora de Alvarez
Legion Wal Stage Womanless Wedding at Vinton
Vinton Legionnaires announce plans to stage Womanless Wedding on March 30 and 31 with 50 to 80 men in the cast and no women. The play, praised as a cyclone of fun, follows Belle Plaine’s successful staging and is expected to draw strong county attention. Practice will begin soon and cast announcements will follow.
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Belle Plaine Legion
Strangler Lewis to Meet Stasiak in Chicago Showdown
Sport Tales reports Chicago tonight features World heavyweight champ Strangler Lewis facing Stanley Stasiak in a finish match. A second bout pairs Joe Stecher with Joe Calza, the Italian wrestler, in Clearwater. Zach Wheat agrees to a one year $16,000 Brooklyn salary, and Pittsburgh fans face a 25 cent increase on Pirates tickets.
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Strangler) Lewis
Stanley Stasiak
Joe Stecher
Scissors King
Joe Calza
Clearwater
Fla
Zach Wheat
Brooklyn
Five Baseball Wars Before the Modern Era
The text outlines five major conflicts in American baseball history since the National League formed. It cites 1884 Union Association as a rival, 1890 Brotherhood of Players challenging the reserve rule, 1891 American Association breaking with the NL, 1900 American League signing NL players, and 1914 Federal League challenging the majors.
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Brotherhood of Players’ League
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Federal League
Crawford Guilty of Compromising County Funds
Des Moines reports Crawford county officials faced questions over alleged compromise of state funds tied to a $6,233.92 deposit at Farmers and Merchants Bank when it closed. Board settled with sureties for $4,828.96, with $1,404.96 charged to special state accounts. auditor says officials lacked authority and failed to consult the auditor.
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Des Moines
Crawfor
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Judge Rules Osage Murder Indictments Technically
Oklahoma City March 1 Federal Judge John H Cotteray sustained a demurrer to indictments charging W K Hale king of the Osage hills and Join Ramsey with murder in the death of Osage Indian Henry Roan on grounds the United States government lacked jurisdiction The government said it would appeal to the U S Supreme Court Hale and Ramsey were ordered held for Pawhuska county sheriff on state charges anew released on $25000 bail each
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Okla
W K. Hale
Osage Hills
Ramsey
Pawhuska Ranchman
Henry Roan
John H. Cotteray
United States
United States Supreme Court
Hale
Pawhuska County
Michigan loses in boundary dispute with Wisconsin
In Washington on March 1 the United States Supreme Court ruled for Wisconsin in the long running boundary case. Associate Justice Sutherland said Michigan acquiesced to Wisconsin control for years, granting the disputed territory to Wisconsin. Base running noted as not cultivated today. veteran recalls Bill Lange stealing 452 bases in 808 games over seven years.
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Washington
Michigan
United States Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Sutherland
Bill Lange
Prenatal Care Urged to Save Mothers and Children
Chicago March 1 Prenatal care is defined as welfare support for the expectant mother to ensure her health and that of the future child. It calls for wider access and education so fewer women die in childbirth and more infants survive, with early tuberculosis screening and infection checks.
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Chicago
Gorgas
Nickle Plate Merger Holds up Frisco Railroad Plans
Washington March L The pending Nickel Plate decision and uncertain legislation delaying railroad consolidation hold up Frisco directors plans to merge with Rock Island E H Brown chairman of the Frisco told the interstate commerce commission Brown testified for permission to add three Frisco directors on Rock Island board Brown said they want to study Rock Island finances and work out consolidation details He noted a 1923 attempt to gain Gulf outlet by acquiring International & Great Northern and the plan then shifted to taking over Rock Island
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March
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Interstate Commerce Concession
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Mom's Pop a Big Load
A fragmented OCR item mentions a subject titled Mom's Pop a Big Load by Taylnr, with unclear context and missing details. The readable portion signals a vague piece or column heading without concrete facts, dates, places, or named organizations.
Congress Today Senate Hearings On Muscle Shoals
Senate takes up Muscle Shoals and hears Stanfield grazing bill. House considers unanimous consent bills and liquor survey. military committee weighs aviation legislation. Century-old note recalls Senator Benton proposing fresh limits on federal appointments after a presidential term. Abolition of capital punishment in DC urged by Representative Thomason. It pays to subscribe.
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