Gibbons withdraws from light heavyweight title bid
Tom Gibbons of St Paul announces he cannot make weight and withdraws his challenge to Gene Tunney. He states he will fight as a heavyweight and is open to meeting any champion once Jack Dempsey retires. Eddie Kane confirms plans for a Dempsey bout, with dates under negotiation through Tex Rickard.
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Swill
New York Baring Commission
Gene Tunney
Gibbore
Aimelo
Jacke Dempsey
Eddie Kane
Gibbon
Tex Rickard
Dempsey
Gibbons
Rickard
Warren Plans for Baseball Season In Warren City
Warren eyes a spring revival with a proposed regional league meeting in Jamestown NY on February 15. Robert Burns receives invitation to represent cities while Joe Gardiner leads Warren club planning and backing from Nels Anderson and Warren Baking Co signals solid support.
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al” Wolfe
Erie
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Ike" Peterson
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Gardner
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Keyser Collegians to Clash With West Virginia Five Tonight
Keyser Collegians host a strong West Virginia five in a main event at the State Armory tonight at 8:30 with a 7:30 prelim. The visitors, former college stars, are known for road success and big crowds are expected. The Keysers travel to Warren tomorrow and Kane next week.
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Gibbons Open to All Comers for Kane Title Challenge
Detroit February 2 United Press reports heavyweight Tom Gibbons of St. Paul will be offered to the New York Boxing Commission this week as a potential opponent for any challenger to Eddie Kane the heavyweight champion, per his manager.
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Gibbons Aims to Prove He Is Boxing's Logical Champion
Kane says on his authority Gibbons will claim the title when Dempsey retires. Gibbons is ready to meet Harry Wills, Jack Renault, Louis Firpo, Gene Tunney, or any contender, and will take the first offer to show he is the champion. He plans to drop from heavy to light weight.
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Kane
Harry Wills
Jack Renault
Louis Firpo
Gene Tunney
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Tex Rickard
Wills
Renault
Firpo
Kid North
Frigerio May Return Home After Defeats in New York
Olympic walking champion Ugo Frigerio, badly beaten in two races in this country, may sail home to Italy next Saturday. Frigerio has booked passage on a steamer leaving Saturday and another on March 7, and told officials he may depart this week.
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New York
Ugo Friegerio
Italy
Frigerio
Willie Plant
Origin and drift of lake warm meaning in language
A compact note on how the term lake or lake-warm traces to an old word lew meaning warm. It suggests a translation shift where warm became used for use and tepid as a later evolution, with the lake element tied to a specific kind of warmth.
Major Moguls Gather for Jubilees in National League Meet
In a hotel room 50 years after the league's founding the National League opens its Jubilee schedule meeting. Veteran magnates and players from original clubs attend a handshake filled session while owners approve the drawn schedule. Possible discussions touch the Dolan O Conniel scandal and trades rumors surface around Trumy Caveney and Lais Fonseca.
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Alrady
Dempsey Ruth Nurmi Draw Big Three in New York Attracts
New York reports Jack Dempsey Babe Ruth and Paavo Nurmi as top sports attractions. Dempsey earns about 500000 per appearance, Ruth about 40000 yearly plus gate draws, while Nurmi, an amateur, travels with expenses covered by clubs and faces limited earnings from running gates.
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Babe Ruth
Paavo Nurati
Rickard Eplimates
Charley Paddock
Finn
Dempsey
Ruth
Ikikees
Tktros
Nurmi
Nuri
Nonmi
Tim
Amateur Athletic Union
Nurmi Aaid
United States
Proposed tax on sale of ball players sparks debate
The article notes a proposed tax on the sale of baseball players, with discussion of federal revenue, player compensation, and regulation. It mentions lawmakers from New York and reflects on how baseball has become a highly commercialized profession with limited protections for players.
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Ea de Mui & Better
Buyiball Uuagsingul
Fielfon
Argoniza
Timmy Slattery
Peankie
Ihezowi
Tollowera
Tax law on personal service contracts clarified
A garbled note discusses how tax rules apply to payments for personal services and the interpretation of contractual arrangements under the law. It references provisions governing taxation and alignment of contract terms with statutory requirements.
Fire Hero Acknowledged In Tragic City Blaze
In a deadly fire that overwhelmed a building in Wheste, a firefighter named Chrintynna Bue, known as a brave figure, reportedly saved others before perishing. Amid the flames, a heavy toll on lives was confirmed as authorities work to tally missing and injured residents.
Personal Physical Measurements of Nurmt
A historical note lists Nurmt age 27 born June 13 1897 with measurements including height six feet two inches weight 170 pounds neck 15 inches chest 42 inches expanded 82 inches biceps 12 inches forearm 10 inches waist 20 percent hips 10 percent thigh 14 inches ankle 7 percent and other stats.
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