Leonard predicts many crowns will fall in Sportcoms squared circle
Benny Leonard world lightweight champion predicts a wave of title changes this coming year. The famed boxer, now in southern California filming The Evil Eye for Ascher Enterprises, recalls winning the crown by KOing Freddie Welsh in the ninth round in New York on May 28, 1917.
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Benny Leonard
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the Ascher Enterprises
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New York City
Boxing to See Title Changes Across New York Prospects
Benny Leonard predicts three championship titles will change hands within the next year as New York City’s boxing scene expands under new law. He cites rising numbers of fighters, planned clubs statewide, and upcoming bouts including Dempsey versus Carpentier in Gotham, with several divisions opening for challengers.
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New York State
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentiers
Gotham
Dempsey
Jimmy Wilde
Charley Ledoux
Pete Herman
New York
Benny Walger
Johnny Kilbane
Jack Britton
Ted Lewis
England
Mike O'Day
Aggies Football Players Train With Folk Dance
Amherst Massachusetts May 5 Folk dancing is training for football as 30 Massachusetts Agricultural College candidates learn English steps. They practice Laudanum Bunches and other dances to improve coordination and keep players on their toes.
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Mass
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Aggies
Greek runner Trivoulidas wins Boston marathon race
Norman E Brown profiles Peter Trivoulidas who won the American marathon road race in Boston in 2 29 31 despite headwinds. The Greek immigrant, 29, has risen as a top marathon figure and may race in Antwerp Olympics after applying for citizenship for a second time following language issues.
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Boston
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Marathon
Athens
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Greece
America
Antwerp
Greek runner Trivoulidas eyes U S classic bid
Trivoulidas, born in Sparta 29 years ago, may represent the United States if he secures papers. The Hellenic Association of Boston offers to fund his return to Greece if he runs for that country. He later worked as a busboy in a New York department store.
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New York
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Ijle's A Bussboy
Elk's Dance At May Event With Shembeck Orchestra
Tonight at Elk's hall on Thursday May 6 Shembeck's Orchestra provides the music for a dance priced at four dollars and fifty cents per couple.
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Plumb Plan Lecture Tonight By Mr Gallup in DC
Mr Gallup of Washington DC representing the Plumb Plan League will speak on the Plumb Plan at the Parish house at 8 o clock tonight. The public is invited with no admission charge.
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Washington, D. C
Plumb Plan League
World press congress organizer Beteta tours US
Virgilio Rodriguez Beteta, organizer and president of the Associated Press of Central America, travels in the United States to drum up interest in the world press congress slated for Australia next October. He will also visit Latin American countries and Spain on the mission. Beteta edits El Diario de Centro America, Guatemala City’s oldest influential newspaper.
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United States
World Press Congress
Australia
Spain
el Diario de Centro America
Guatemala City
Boxers plan big match push as Cox trims to 192 pounds
Big Joe Cox aims to force fights with Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier while shedding from nearly 500 pounds to 192. Detroit Tigers manager Hughie Jennings enforces baseball focus and bans card playing as season opens. New York fans cheer Bodie’s return. his .278 season with 27 doubles 8 triples 6 homers and 15 steals cited. Freddie Welsh contemplates comeback after army discharge and Jimmy Wilde earns $39,000 across seven bouts in America with limited top challenger opposition.
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Puglist
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Cox
Hughie Jennings
Detroit Tigers
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Bengals
Jennings
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Tigers
New York
Bodie
Yankees
Jacksonville
Jimmy Wilde
Battling Murray
Camden
Wilde
Jack Sharkley
Sharkley
Sharkey
Carpentier
Little Wilde
England
America
Boxers ponder retirement and pay amid shifting boxing market
The article discusses fighters like Wilde Benny Leonard Packey McFarland and others considering retirement as English and American promoters compete. It notes Leonard’s possible exit due to wealth and business interests and compares welterweight dangers and careers, plus a White Sox result after six wins fading in Cleveland.
Spoilers Draw Large Crowds at Cheyenne Atlas Show
The Spoilers showing at the Atlas in Cheyenne drew enthusiastic crowds for the final day yesterday. The Rex Beach tale of Alaska stars William Farnum and Kathryn Williams, delivering constant action and no dull moments throughout its run.
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Rex Beach
Alaska
William Farnum
Kathryn Williams
Altrock hints at eyeglass cheaters and dog trouble
Nick Altrock, famed baseball comedian, says his dimming eyes may force him to wear cheaters part of the time while he continues his pep and humorous antics. He notes a small dog trouble but remains active in this year with the Senators.
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Frank Frisch
John McGraw
Harry McCormick
Bucknell
Dave Robertson
Dave
Nick Altrock
Nick
Senators
The Spoilers Spark Big Program At Atlas Theater
The Spoilers showcases rugged romance with red blooded characters from the North. A Supreme comedy titled Mixed Husbands is also part of the Atlas program drawing large crowds.
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Atlas
Highways report mixed as routes open with mud pockets
East_Cars travel to Sidney via south road. South routes Greeley and Fort Collins passable with muddy patches near Cheyenne but much improved further south. West routes passable to Laramie with a bad stretch from near Sherman Monument to Tie Siding. North routes open to Douglas but Pole Creek to Bear Creek is difficult. good near Chugwater.
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Wyo
Sidney
Greeley
Fort Gollins
Laramie
Sherman Monument
Douglas
Pole Creek
Bear Creek
Chugwater
Ree Clubs and Batter Cast in Cosee Notation
Baseball score snippet shows multiple clubs racing against opponents with partial line scores. Entries include Chicago Pittsburg Brooklyn New York Cincinnati St Louis Boston Philadelphia with battery lines listing players and pitchers for each club.
Early Baseball Box Scores From League Matchups
Summary of American League games with team records and battery pairs for New York Washington St Louis Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia Boston. Includes lineups and pitching duos such as Mays Wuel Johnson Picinich Saunders Burwell Severeid Emke Ayers Alten Glasier Ainsmith Mannion Faber Schalk Govaleskie O Neill Kinney Perkins Bush Pennock Walters Schang. Also a note on Turkish women gaining literacy over the past fifty years.
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Saunders
Burwell
Severeid
Emke
Ayers
Alten
Glasier
Ainsmith
Mannion
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