Leonard predicts nationwide lightweight boxing growth
Benny Leonard world lightweight boxing champion, now in Southern California filming The Evil Eye for Ascher Enterprises, says every state will have lightweight boxing within five years. Leonard, famed for winning the title by knocking out Freddie Welsh in New York on May 28, 1917, is quoted as a leading figure in the sport.
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the Ascher Enterprises
Leonard
Freddie Welsh
New York City
Boxing comes back with state commissions and longer rounds
Benny Leonard notes boxing’s resurgence as states adopt longer rounds and establish commissions. He cites New Jersey raising rounds to twelve and New York approving a fifteen round bill pending governor approval. The Army and Navy Civilian Boxing Board is expected to raise the sport’s profile and train many fighters, with broader national adoption anticipated within five years.
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Army and Navy
Boxing Board of Control
Sam
Edgar films and young stars at Goldwyn studios
Daisy Dean notes the Edgar film series at Goldwyn studios featuring Lucile Wickson as the leading lady and her twelve year old brother Marshall in a rival role. The third episode has completed filming and Lucile has acted since age four in Chicago.
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Lucile
Edgar
Booth Tarkington
Pesrterdayse National League game postponed by rain
Baseball brief notes Boston and Brooklyn game postponed due to rain. Line scores show partial entries for Philadelphia, New York, Cincinnati and Chicago with listed pitchers and batters. No other games scheduled.
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Boston-Brooklyn
Early Baseball Scores with Batteries Listed
Summary of American League and National League games showing team names scores and pitcher batteries including Quinn Ruel Hoyt Warr Walters Devine Dauis Stanage Myers O'Neil Weisman Billings Kerr Hearth Lowdermilk Schalk Zachary Gharrity and Perkins across matchups involving Boston Cleveland St Louis Washington Philadelphia.
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St. Louis
Moore to Take Cast to Cuba for New Film
Owen Moore bids farewell to Los Angeles and heads to Cuba with the cast for filming. Neil Craig plays the lead while Dagar Godowsky vamping opposite Moore as the production moves across country to the island location.
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Owen Moore
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Moore
Record Run Ends For 1919 Season Red Sox Shortstop
Norman E Brown recounts Fred Luderus extending a long games streak and Everett Scott breaking into new consecutive game milestones. Scott's continued health and youthful vigor suggest many more appearances ahead, until a manager’s decision interrupted Luderus' streak with Gavvy Cravath.
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Fred Luderus
Phillies
Everett Scott
Red Sox
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Luderus
Gavry Cravath
Bluffton native Scott opens season as star infielder
Born November 19, 1892 in Bluffton Indiana Scott began baseball in 1909 with Kokomo in the Northern Indiana League and later played for Fairmount. He moved to Youngstown, then Boston in 1913, was sent to St. Paul, returned to Boston the next season, and has been their regular shortstop since. His fielding is praised for his strong hands and reliable defense. His unbroken string began June 20, 1916.
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Gates Oil Company Holds Election Here
Gates Oil Company held its annual meeting in Cheyenne on Monday selecting new directors G L Beatty J L Baird Herman B Gates A D Johnston and BE L Prentiss. Herman B Gates was reelected president with Beatty as vice president and Johnston as treasurer Lutz resigned as director to become secretary and legal adviser to the firm.
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Cheyenne
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Newcastle
Herman B. Gates
Denver
A. D. Johnston
BE. L. Prentiss
H. C. Lutz
Lutz
Beggar Chief at Chinese Weddings Commands Wealth
A Chinese wedding custom centers on a beggar chief who attends with a plate to beg from guests and in return wards off other beggars. In a large city he can earn up to 415000 dollars or 20000 dollars annually, then pays street beggars to stay away from social gatherings.
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The Spoilers returns to Atlas for two day run
The Spoilers, famed for its Alaska romance, plays at the Atlas for Wednesday and Thursday with a return engagement by popular demand. Great sums were spent to recreate the novel's famous scenes, making it one of movieland's most stupendous productions.
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Movieland
Dangerous Reds claim large Reds in New York City
Federal authorities report 500000 Reds among New York City's population. They label the most dangerous Red as the native American who cannot be touched by alien laws.
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New York City
For Sale Two Houses Near U P Shops
For sale a newly built five room house with bath lavatory closets maple floors and finished basement on a corner lot priced for quick sale at 4200 cash 2830 balance 1370 with fire insurance three years. Also rear two room house rented for 12 dollars monthly located five minutes from U P shops at 202 East 8th Street.
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Lou Dillon foals a colt from famed mare racehorse lineage
Lou Dillon the world champion mare has foaled a fine colt at G Billings California estate. The foal is sired by Etawah and related to Uhlan the renowned trotter. Peter P Hastings trains the colt to develop racing ability for potential record era.
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Sam Langford Fights On After Harsh Drubbing
Old Sam Langford refuses to quit after a brutal beating in the ring. Despite absorbing a severe drubbing, Langford continued to press the attack and show grit, signaling his enduring ring resilience.
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Sam
Lindsay to Recite Poems at Wyoming University
Vachel Lindsay, famed American poet, will read from his works at the University of Wyoming in Laramie on May 6. The event is organized by the English department and Quill Club, with the university band preparing for a state tour that includes Rock Springs, Green River, Rawlins, Hanna, Cheyenne, and Pine Bluffs. Grace Hebard was named to the Connecticut flying squadron supporting woman suffrage. The university baseball team, led by Coach Corbett, aims for a May 4 to 7 match against California and seeks games with Colorado schools amid weather disruptions.
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Old County Scale Sold to Cheyenne Coal Yard
County commissioners sold the old city scale, used at the police station on West Seventeenth Street, to the Cheyenne Coal Yard owned by the Veta Brothers for 255 dollars. The Vetas will install it at their coal yard for regular business. Cheyenne is left without a scale while a new one is awaited.
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Coal Company
Sucker Money and Wild Cat Investments Demand Scrutiny
Federal trade commissioner Houston Thompson pegged annual losses at five hundred million dollars from wild cat investments across the country. He urged investors to seek solid, regulated options and warned of deceptive schemes preying on unsuspecting individuals.
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