St Xavier Rooters Plan Ada Trip for Ohio Northern Game
Alumni and students organize a special 500 strong St Xavier Rooters train to Ada to cheer the Musketeers against Ohio Northern. Depart Cincinnati Friday, 9 a.m., with stops at Winton Place and Hamilton. Round trip $6, tickets sold at Spalding's, advance or on train. Return 10:30 p.m. with dining service both ways.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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Hamilton
St. Xavier
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Cincinnati
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Northern
Paul Beatty
Matt Allgeier
Joe Kelly
Wally Ferguson
Red
Steinbicker
Xavier
Queenan
New Boxing Rule From New York Commission
New York officials announced a rule: if a boxer is knocked through the ropes and helped back in, he loses the decision. Referees were told to withhold the count until the opponent retires to a neutral corner. Johnnie Dundee was ordered to decide whether to meet Fred Bretonnel.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Polo Grounds
Luis Angel Firpo
New York Athletic Commission
William Muldoon
Johnnie Dundee
Fred Bretonnel
Dundee
French Boxing Federation
Bretonnel
Paris
Landis backs finishing 1926 season a week early
Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis urged ending the 1926 major league season in the last week of September to avoid football conflicts and poor World Series weather. He said schedules could be adjusted to finish then without many doubleheaders and the 154 game format could stay unchanged.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
Loren Murchison Transfers to Illinois A C Chicago
Loren Murchison star sprinter intends to represent the Illinois A C of Chicago in future competition. He filed for a transfer of registration with the Metropolitan A A U citing business reasons for relocating to Chicago. Previously he ran for the Newark A C for three years and earlier wore the colors of the Columbia A C of St Louis the New York A C and the Illinois A C.
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New York
Loren Murchison
Illinois A. C
Chicago
Metropolitan
Newark A. C
Columbia A. C
St. Louis
New York A. C
Kentucky Proudly Counts Two World Champions From Pirates
Louisville notes salute two Kentucky native Pirates stars from the 1925 world champions Eddie Moore born in Barlow Ballard County and Jug Morrison from Pillersville Hopkins County who played for Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
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Pirate Buccaneers
Eddie Moore
Pittsburgh
Barlow
Ballard County
Moore
Pirates
John Dewey
Jughandle
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Kentucky Hills
Indiana
Omaha
St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Morrison
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Kentucky boasts three state sports stars in 1925
Among minor sports Kentucky highlights include Ed Strangler Lewis of Lexington a former world champion wrestler and Marvin Hart of Louisville a former world heavyweight champion boxer. Ed Pfeifer of Louisville holds the 1925 South tennis crown after dominating Louisville courts.
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Kentucky
Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Lexington
Marvin Hart
Louisville
Ed Pfeifer
Madden, Kentuckian breeder, backs Lexington stables
John E. Madden, famed Kentucky breeder with more race horse winners than any other man, operates stables in Lexington, the heart of successful thoroughbreds.
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John E. Madden
Lexington
Mecca
Harvard Football Rebounds and Rumors Fade in Early 1920s
The piece surveys Harvard football's peak years from 1912 to 1922 amid rumors of standout players and notes a strong 1923 1924 season where Harvard lost only seven of eight big games to Dartmouth Princeton Brown and Yale. It then shifts to praise Max Carey a Pittsburgh star as the enduring speedster and base runner with a career spanning sixteen years.
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Brickley
Felton
Mahan
Pennock
Logan
Casey
Owen
Dartmouth
Princeton
Brown
Yale
Cobb
Johnson
Speaker
McInnis
Max Carey
Pittsburgh
Carey
Carey Iwell
Harvard Versus Dartmouth A Tough Test This Fall
The 1925 Harvard team, boosted by Fisher and Daly, is set to challenge Dartmouth after two years of Green dominance. Harvard aims to be strong enough to upset past results, with a Yale game looming and November 21 seen as telling.
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Harvard
Dartmouth
Cambridge Crimson
Fisher
Daly
Yale
Boxing's top drawing cards of today and tomorrow
The piece ranks Stribling Greb Berlenbach and Tunney as the best boxers earning a living with the gloves. Dempsey and Wills are excluded from this list as they are not current drawing cards. The observer notes Tunney would lead with Dempsey or Wills, while Stribling Greb and Berlenbach currently draw the money. Concerning veterans.
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tStribling
Greb
Berlenbach
Tunney
Walker
Shade
Delaney
Dempsey
Wills
Easing Up After Rivalries in College Football
The article notes Pennsylvania faces only Stagg, Chicago, Zuppke, Grange and Illinois for the rest of the month while Illinois maps focus to Michigan, Pennsylvania, Chicago and Ohio State. It highlights Gus Tafson of Pittsburgh University as a versatile threat whose toe is dangerous within forty yards of the goal.
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Yale
Pennsylvania
Stagg
Chicago
Zuppke
Grange
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio State
Gustafson
Pittsburgh University
Notable 1920s baseball and football forecasts and praise
The piece highlights top specialists Gustafson in field goals and Friedman of Michigan as a premier forward passer. It also praises Eddie Tryon and Jake Slagle as backs for Colgate and Princeton, and notes Stuffy McInnis in his 17th year batting .366, with managers questioning his career trajectory.
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Eddie Tryon
Jake Slagle
Colgate
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Tryon
Slagle
Stuffy McInnis
Athletics
Pirates
Mr. McInnis
New York Tribune, Inc
Boxers Named Champions by National Boxing Association
The National Boxing Association of the United States named champions in seven classes at its sixth annual convention in Atlanta. Jack Dempsey and Paul Berlenbach head heavyweight and light heavy. Harry Greb, Mickey Walker, Jimmie Goodrich, Louis Kaplan, and Fidel Labarbe win other divisions. Pinkie Mitchell loses junior welterweight claim. Labarbe promoted flyweight title with defeat of Frankie Genaro. Latrobe Cogswell reelected president. 1926 convention set for Detroit.
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National Boxing Association of the
United States
E. A. McAuley
Michigan
Louis W. Pires
Thomas E. Donohue
Connecticut
Jack Dempsey
Paul Berlenbach
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Jimmie Goodrich
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
Fidel Iabarbe
Canada
Mexico
Pinkie Mitchell
Mitchell
Labarbe
California
Frankie Genaro
Latrobe Cogswell
Baltimore
Allen W. Baehr
Ohio
Leslie K. Edmond
Norwood High School Defeats Walnut Hills 27 to 6
The Norwood High School team beat the Walnut Hills Eagles at Norwood by 27 to 6 as Walnut Hills fumbled repeatedly. Norwood scored mainly on those errors while Walnut Hills’ only score came on a 50 yard fumble return by a halfback.
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Walnut Hills Eagles
Walnut Hill
Hill Boys
Fairmount Race Results Include Six Events
Race card from Fairmount shows multiple claiming events and a pageant of progress. Winners include Lady Brax'd with pays 14.30 7.80 5.40 and The Dictator 4.20 3.30. track noted as slow with clear weather and several named horses and jockeys across seven races.
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Pageant of Progress
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Billy Star
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Pine
Herbertus
Orphelia
Blue Goose
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Poland
Players Run the Wrong Way to Score and Tax Talk in Briefs
Snooks Dowd recalls a Lehigh misdirection play where he ran the entire field to score a touchdown after circling the goal posts. A New England college blunder is cited as another reverse-gear moment in football lore. The piece notes Roger Peckinpaugh’s remarks on delaying the American League MVP award amid baseball’s World Series, and reports the Internal Revenue Bureau on taxes hitting admissions, ticket brokers, and players.
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Newngland College
Roger Peckinplugh
Peck
Sam
Internal Revenue Bureau
World series spoils and team trades outlined
Joe Engle receives a $150 gold watch as his share of the spoils, with Veach at $1,320 and Ballou Ogden $1,000 each. Jeanes and Myer get $600, the clubhouse boy and groundkeeper $500. Reds manager Hendricks comments on Luque to the Giants and potential trades involving Roush Hargrave Kelly Meusel Ladyer. Cadet corps by motor coaches to Yale game, and Lou Gehrig forms a professional basketball team, the Lou Gehrig Stars.
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Washington
Ivory Hunter
Veach
Ballou
Ogden
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Myer
Luque
Giants
Jack Hendricks
Reds
New York
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Roush
Hargrave
Kelly
Meusel
Ladyer
Est’ Point Cadet Corps
New Haven
Connecticut
Connecticut State Police
Tex Rickard to Install Four Colored Clocks at Madison Square Garden
Tex Rickard announces two giant clocks will be installed in the new Madison Square Garden to keep fight fans informed on round progress. The clock faces will be divided into four colors three for active rounds and a fourth for the rest period between rounds.
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Swedish Heavyweight To Seek Fights In U S
Stockholm October 20 Harry Persson heavyweight champion pugilist of Sweden known as the slugging stone cutter announced he would go to the United States early in 1926 to fight under Tex Rickard. Persson has met the best heavyweights in Europe and has never been knocked out. He stands about six feet eleven inches and weighs 190 pounds.
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Associated Press
Stockholm
Harry Persson
Pugilist
Sweden
United States
Tex Rickard
Persson
Europe
Emerald Purse Maiden Fillies At Empire City
Forsythia leads the field in the Emerald Purse maiden for two year old fillies, won by Polly with Past at 6-1 with times and entrants listed. Twinkle placed 3-1 with owner backs and other runners included Questich Helen Walker and La La ane in a fast, clear track card.
St Marys High Beats Ohio Mechanics Institute 18 to 0
St Marys High School defeated Ohio Mechanics Institute 18 to 0 at Hyde Park Lumber Company Field. Saints scored three touchdowns in the second and last periods, with Tristano Court ney and Captain Edward Bolger reaching the end zone. Coach Marty Reddington used his entire squad to evaluate players ahead of the St Marys versus Elder clash.
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Laurel Race Day Results Highlight Multiple Races
A series of claiming and stakes events at Laurel reports results across seven races. Minata and Loch Ayr head the first race with Time 4:10. Exited Ruler leads the second race in 1:15 for six furlongs. Traffic wins maiden two-year-olds in 1:09. The program lists each purse, entrant, and place payouts, with notes on scratches, entries, and track conditions.
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Bearcats Face Denison Jinx as Home Conference Debut
The Cincinnati Bearcats dismiss Denison superstition and prepare for a tough game. Coach McLaren emphasizes eleven hard players, with Jim Howles returning and Eda Williams seeing rough work for the first time in weeks. Denison ends Will and triple threat Lawrence Wood challenge UC's defense as fans from Granville and Denison alumni expected in force. Bearcats seek a conference win to stay atop the standings after a 1 000 conference mark.
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Pittsburghers Unable to Decide on Emblem
The Pirates, after winning the world's baseball championship, cannot settle on a trophy. Commissioner Landis announced $100 per player for a personal gift. They first asked for a ring, then a watch charm, and now remain undecided.
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Pirates
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