Johnny Gill Stops Cyclone Scott In Fourth Round
Johnny Gill, under Joe Conroy, knocked Cyclone Scott to the floor in the fourth round at Olympia A C Steelton. Gill dominated with hard power while Scott clinched effectively. Also noted were mixed results in other prelims and plans for Gill to box Jack Britton at Steelton on New Years Dery.
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Harrisburg
Johnny Gill
Cyclone Scott
Kayo
Philadelphia
Steelton
Gill
Jack Britton
Judge Landis Viewed as Lead Baseball Commission Choice
Chicago reports Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis as a prime candidate to replace Garry Herrmann as chairman. Widely known for honesty and fairness, Landis has followed baseball from the bleachers since youth and would likely accept if conditions suited, offering a chance to restore prestige and stability to the sport.
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Chicago
Garry Herrmann
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
Mrs Lebaudy Consents to Divide Estate With Sister
Mrs Marguerite Lebaudy who killed Jacques Lebaudy the Sahara emperor has agreed to share his fortune with his sister Countess Marie Theresa Lebaudy De Sels of Paris. Under court filing Mrs Lebaudy and her daughter Jacqueline receive half the estate while the Countess gains the other half. She also resigns as administratrix in favor of two administrators.
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Mineola
N. Y
Marguerite A. Lebaudy
Jacques Lebaudy
Euperor
Sahara
Marie Theresa Jeanne Lebaudy de Sels
Paris
Williamsport Promoter Eyes Steelton Bout Series
Williamsport promoter Joe Mertz, visiting Steelton, plans a bout series to boost local interest. He aims to match Gill vs Ma geuire and has Knockout Loughlin slated to fight during the holidays. Williamsport shows feature live music and are held in local playhouses.
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Steelton
Joe Mertz
Williamsport
Gill
Frankie Mageuire
Loughlin
Mertz
Commonwealth Travelers Win in One Sided Game
The Commonwealth Travelers defeated the Harrisburg Scholastice basketball team at the Armory last night by 21 to 8. Manager contact for arranging future games is H. W. Matchett, 2137 Fourth Street. Key players include Gerdes and Gough with multiple field goals and free throws.
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Commonwealth Travelers
Harrisburg Scholastice
Armory
H. W. Matchett
Fourth Street
Chicago Baseball Team to Tour Japan Next Summer
University of Chicago plans a June departure for a baseball goodwill tour to the Pacific coast Orient and back to campus by Christmas. The trip, previously made in 1910 and 1915, hinges on a financially successful football season with record revenue from the fall game at Chicago.
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Chicago
Japan
University of Chicago
Pacific Coast
Orient
China
Philippines
Hawaii
Rule changes for grid games
New York reports a debate on gridiron reforms after a season of football disputes. Writers discuss potential scoring innovations including groundings on the goal line and zone based point values, noting the impracticality of large scale rule changes and the need for precise bookkeeping.
Hick A Thrift Class Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
Hick A Thrift Class in the Boyd Memorial building held elections at its monthly meeting and plans to buy a trophy case. Kipona cup holders Russell L. Ellis Donald Anderson Edgar Miller and William Dwyer will be honored in the display alongside future trophies. New officers include President Murray Washburn and Vice President Daniel W Burkholder with several incumbents advancing or continuing in roles such as secretary William Fenstermacher and choralist Stanley Neidhamer.
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Hick-A-Thrift
Boyd Memorial
Kipona
Daniel W. Burkholder
John Beck
William Fenstermacher
Murry Washburn
Earl Malseed
Lester Sutton
William Holbert
Clarence Brickley
Noble Frank
Calvin Frank
Stanley Neidhamer
Niunist
Frank Miller
Ralph H. Sweger
Advertising Club to Meet Monday in Harrisburg
The Advertising Club of Harrisburg will meet at the Penn-Harris on Monday at 6 o clock. Chairman Herman Tausig announces speakers John E Fox on Advertising a Bank William Strouse on The Clothing Situation and John R Guyer on Advertising a Profession.
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Advertising Club
Advertising Club of
Harrisburg
Penn-Harris
Pro- Bram
Herman ‘Tausig
John E. Fox
William Strouse
John R. Guyer
Harrisburg Girls Shine at Mount Holyoke College Activities
Harrisburg girls distinguish themselves at Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Massachusetts in athletics and other fields Eleanor May class of 1920 plays volleyball Virginia Downes on freshman tennis team Ferguson joins freshman hockey team Downes makes first choir Ferguson reserve choir noted Downes daughter of F E Downes city superintendent of schools Captains Natsch and Riggs lead hockey team with promising players from New York Massachusetts and New Jersey in the photographs
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Harrisburg
Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
Eleanor May
Virginia Downes
Charlotte Ferguson
Miss Downes
Miss Ferguson
Joannabelle Sully
Glen Falls
N. Y
Jessie Cline
Winchester
Edith R. Linhart
Astoria
Dorothea Collins
Newton Center
Ruth W. Lewis
Hyde Park
Elinor S. Pedley
Maibashi
Japan
Dorothy M. Brown
Worchester
J. Clark
Westfield
N. J
Charlotte E. Fergueson
Dorcas Weston
Pawtucket
R. I. Lowerrow
Margaret D. Riggs
Wallingford
Conn
M. Francis David
Germantown
Jean L. Natsch
Brooklyn
E. Madeline Pettengill
Stoneham
Mary M. Doyle
Nantucket
Helen L. MacDonald
Roslindale
Mary du B. Taylor
Freehold
Dartmouth Schedule Adds Holy Cross Syracuse and Tufts
Dartmouth announces a football schedule for next year with eight games and one open date. New opponents Holy Cross Syracuse and Tufts join the slate while Colgate and Massachusetts Agricultural College drop out. Brown game set for Boston November 20.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth Colege
H. G. Pender
Colgate
Massachusets Agricultural College
Dartmouth
Holy Cross
Syracuse
Tufts
Brown
Boston
Norwich University
Penn State
State College
Cornell
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Ancient Greek boxers rival modern prize fights in glory
The piece compares today’s boxing to ancient battles and highlights Theagenes of Thasos as the greatest fighter of antiquity. It notes his fourteen hundred battles, his iron cestus gloves, pancratium brutality, and a statue that supposedly killed a rival.
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Kansas City Times
Jack Dempsey
Agenes
Thasos
Jack
Theagenes
Altis
Olympia
Theugenes
Thea
Tower City Five Nets Fourth Straight Victory
Tower City stays undefeated in a fast paced win over Buck Run five by a wide halftime margin 28 to 11. Maley and Updegrave starred as Tower City prepares to face Tarsus School of Gymnastics of Harrisburg on Christmas afternoon and night.
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Tower City
Buck Run
Maley
Updegrave
Tower City Five
Tarsus School of Gymnastics
Harrisburg
Tower City Io
Run Miller
F. Curran
Undegrove
F. Warner
F. Achenbach
Ec. Schenk
C. Ling
Shadle
Miller
Lins
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Schenk
Bowers
Georer
Erdman
Pitt Schedule Set With One Big Match Dropped
University of Pittsburgh lists eight football games this season down from nine. October 2 Geneva College in Pittsburgh begins the slate followed by West Virginia Syracuse Georgia Tech Lafayette Pennat Philadelphia and Washington and Jefferson with Penn State the final home date November 25. Charles Ledoux bantamweight European champion is ill and will be replaced by Eugene Criquil to face Pat Moore in London.
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University of Pittsburgh
Geneva College
West Virginia University
Syracuse University
Syracuse
Georgia Tech
Lafayette
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Washington and Jefferson
Penn State
Associated Press
London
Charles Ledoux
Pugilist
Europe
Pat Moore
Eugene Criquil
Ledoux
Moora
Moran Kayo Beats Burke in Newark Heavyweight Bout
Frank Moran 193% pound Pittsburgh heavyweight knocked out Sergeant Jack Burke 188 pounds in the first round of an eight round Newark match. Burke rushed early and was floored after three rights, Moran followed with a right that knocked Burke down again and unable to rise before the count.
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Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Frank Moran
Pittsburgh
Jack Burke
Chicago
Moran
Burke
Micky Donley
Joe Benjamin
San Francisco
Donley
Joey Fox
Joe Lynch
New York
Fox
Lynch
Jack Sharkey
Jimmy Wilde
Patsy Johnson
Trenton
Sharkey
Johnson
Steelton High School Basketball Schedule Highlights
Steelton High lists its January to March 1940s schedule with home and away games against York Lebanon Reading Allentown Allen town and Tech. The card notes open dates and alumni event on Wednesday January 7 and Friday games through March 26.
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Steelton High School
Alumni
Steelton
York
Lebanon
Reading
Allentown
Tech
Carnegie Tech Announces Athlete Policy Change and Yale Grid
Carnegie Tech reorganizes athletics with a graduate manager and director of physical education to oversee inter collegiate sports. Yale has accepted a football game at New Haven on October 2, with Cincinnati, Stevens, Allegheny, Lehigh, and Washington and Jefferson also on Tech’s 1920 schedule. Oregon trains twice daily ahead of New Year’s Day game with Harvard in Pasadena.
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Carnegie Institute of Technology
Tech
Yale
New Haven
University of Cincinnati
Stevens
Allegheny
Lehigh
Washington and Jefferson
Oregon
Pasadena
Cal
University of Oregon
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