Tris Speaker Drops Baseball For Fishing In Off Season
The 1920 world champion Tris Speaker, Cleveland manager, abandons baseball to fish and hunt at Rice Lake Ontario with Leslie Nunamaker and others. He enjoys quarry hunting when weather allows and rows ducks on calmer days, skipping league scuffles while preparing for next season.
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Hubbard City
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Leslie Nonamaker
Cyril Lech
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Carpentier Signs For Championship Fight With Dempsey
Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey signed for a heavyweight title bout with a $600,000 purse. Carpentier to receive 200000 plus 25 percent of moviemaker stock. Dempsey 300000 and 25 percent stock. Promoters are Tas Rickard Charles Cochran and William A Brady. The purse will be deposited near the fight site 24 hours before the event. Each fighter must post 50000 forfeits by November 26.
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Bout date set for mid June to early July in New York arena
The report rounds the time and place of the boxing bout noting likely venue near New York city and a date between mid June and July 4. It states that final approval from the New York boxing commission is needed for the event to proceed in a special air arena near the city.
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New York Boxing Commission
New York
Leonard White Bout Set After Leonard Promise
Chicago promoter Tom Andrews closed with Charley White for a bout with Benny Leonard in about 60 days pending Leonard’s acceptance. White said Leonard promised a fight after beating Pat Moran at East Chicago and would likely sign for the contest. Also notes hockey news from Pittsburgh and Magellan’s voyage.
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Chicago
Tom Andrews
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Pat Moran
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Leonnee
Harbor
Mich
Unbeaten Elevens Clash in Elimination Football Tests
Eastern games set for tomorrow pit Harvard against Princeton in Cambridge with other key matches Cornell vs Dartmouth Nebraska vs Penn State Pittsburgh vs Pennsylvania Iowa vs Navy Yale vs Brown and more. The season title hopes hinge on results from these high impact showdowns.
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Polo Grounds
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Iona
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Amherst
Minnesota
Wisconsin
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Nebraska
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Rochester
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Syracuse
Washington and Jefferson
Yale
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New Haven
Wyoming Cowboys avenge defeat with win over Wesleyan
The University of Wyoming football team defeated Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln by a 14 to 0 margin. The Cowboys rebounded from a prior loss and halted a minor upset bid at nearby Tenpeace Park where elk were reported in the area.
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New York City Football Tickets Sell Out for Army Navy Game
New York sold out tickets for the Army versus Navy game at the Polo Grounds on November 27. The city appears to be a strong football town with high interest and expectations surrounding the matchup.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Olive Tablets Offer Pure Olive Color and Gentle Liver Aid
A vintage health ad touts Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to improve yellow skin, a coated tongue, and poor appetite. It claims the tablets act like calomel on the liver and bowels without harsh effects, recommending one or two nightly for pleasing results. Boxes priced 15c and 30c.
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Irds
Edwards
Moore's List real estate ads highlight South Side homes
Real estate ads list multiple properties near Capitol Avenue, Omaha. Homes include a four room house with garage barn and four fenced lots, a plastered two bedroom with city water and two lots, and a five room modern home on East 16th Street. Prices range from 2250 to 6500 with terms and quick possession offered. Agent Paul H. Moore Realty Co. at 1414 Capitol Ave.
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