Cobb and Speaker Quiet Over Defense Plan
Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker met secretly in Washington to discuss Dutch Leonard fixed game charges without public detail. They traveled together to Cleveland after a private conference, denying government involvement and keeping plans close to the vest as Senator Harris and Representative Kelly weigh possible legal steps.
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Washington
Ty Cobb
Tris
Dutch’ Leonard
Landis
Cobb
Augusta
Speaker
W. H. Boyd
Cleveland
Boyd
Harris
Georgia
Supreme Court
Senate
Speaker and Ty Cobb Arrive to Plan Defense in Scandal
In Cleveland on December 28, Speaker and Ty Cobb met lawyer W. H. Boyd to discuss defense against Dutch Leonard's charges of conspiring to throw the Detroit-Cleveland game on September 25, 1919. They refused to reveal plans, with no action likely today and possibly delayed two to three days.
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Cleveland
Speaker
Ty Cobb
Washington
Dutch Leonard
Detroit
W. H. Boyd
Cobb
Boyd
Chicago
Landis
Fights Last Night Roundup From Several Cities
Andre Routis of France defeated Eddie Anderson from Wyoming in a ten round bout. Eddie Karp of Shamokin beat Rocky Smith of Battle Creek on an accidental foul in five. Ray Miller of Chicago earned a technical knockout over Mickey Chapin from Scranton in nine.
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New York
Andre Routis
France
Eddie Anderson
Wyoming
Atlantic City
N. J
Edde Karp
Shamokin
Rocky Smith
Battle Creek
Mich
Newark
Ray Miller
Chicago
Mickey Chapin
Scranton
Trento bout leads to Rodriguez victory. Dundee falls short
In Trento New Jersey Blas Rodriguez of Mexico defeats Tommy Dundee of Camden New Jersey in a close bout. In Louisville Midget Mike O Dowd of Columbus defeats Pal Moore of Memphis in a higher weight match.
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Trento
N. J
Blas Rodriguez
Mexico
Tommy Dundee
Camden
Louisville
Mike O'Dowd
Columbus
Pal Moore
Memphis
Milwaukee Card: Local Boxers Score Nods
In Milwaukee fights, Tony Zill of Toledo outpointed Mickey McLaughlin. Joe Lawson edged Billy Drake. Howard Bentz defeated Johnny Nolles.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Tony Zill
Toledo
Ohio
Mickey McLaughlin
Joe Lawson
Billy Drake
Germany
Howard Bentz
Johnny Nolles
Golf Q A from The Referee 1925 Open and match facts
The document lists trivia about 1925 golf events. Bobby Jones shot 291 in the national open and 7 K Lb M. Walter Travis won the British amateur in 1904. Virginia Van Wie was the women's western junior golf champion in 1925. Lloyd Gullickson, a former Chicago pro, was at Willowick Cleveland. It also notes a greens rule about a favorable or unfavorable knock with no penalty.
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Bobby Jones
Walter Travis
J. M
H. Hi
Virginia van Wie
Lloyd Gullickson
Chicago
The
Willowick
Cleveland
B. M
Forest Loss Shrinks U S Woods By Roughly a Quarter
Historical report notes that forests once covered about 822 million acres in the United States and that roughly 25 percent of this area has been reduced through logging development and other use changes.
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United States
Eastern officials seek changes to shift huddle rules
Eastern football officials at their annual meeting propose a three second set position after shifts and huddles before the snap to curb delays. Western officials favor a two second rule. They also seek broader penalties for unfair play and possible changes or abolition of forward pass limits. A restoration of a five yard offside touchback rule on punt plays within the ten yard line is urged.
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New York
theHastern Association of Intercollegiate Football
Notable Beauty Enticed In Exemplary Postwar Tale
A distinguished beauty is escorted by six young nobles to a wayside inn where a riga orgy leads to a lottery and her being won by Alexander the grand duke’s son. She escapes at dawn confesses to her father and Ivan. Ivan breaks his engagement. Helene vows revenge as the story moves from the road to Siberia to Vienna and back to postwar Russia with Irene Rich and Way Tearle in key roles.
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Alexander
Ivan
Helene
Siberia
Vienna
Russia
Irene Rich
Lady Windermere
Con- Way Tearle
One Man Control Of Boxing Likely In New York
Albany N Y Dec 28 AP Control of boxing in New York is likely to move to one man. Governor Smith recommends abolishing the three man boxing commission. The recommendation approved by the reorganizaton commission would place power in a single official possibly ending the Farley Brower Mulloon era. The current board licenses pugilists managers trainers and seconds sets timing rules and bans smoking.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Smith
Legislative Reorganization Commission
James A. Farley
Farley
George E. Brower
William Muldoon
Brower
Cardinals Name Bob O'Farrell as Manager for 1927
St Louis announces Bob O'Farrell will manage the Cardinals next season with Bill McKechnie as coach. O'Farrell signed a one year contract and plans no radical changes, aiming to defend the 1926 championship with a relaxed, player-friendly approach. President Sam Breadon praised the selection.
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ST. Louis
Bob O'Farrell
St. Louis Cardinals
O'Farrell
Bill McKechnie
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sam Breadon
Breadon
The Blue Danube and The Volga Melodrama Memorized
A vivid European stage melodrama set on the eve of war contrasts Czarist Russia with glamorous Vienna. Six aristocrats cast lots for Helene and Sascha wins. A fateful night in an inn remains a haunting memory for Helene amid a world of gaiety and tragedy.
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Russia
Vienna
Volga
Sascha
Helene
My Official Wife at Broadhurst Theatre in Two Day Run
The Austrian director Paul Stein brings the American production My Official Wife to the Broadhurst for a two day engagement. The melodrama centers on Helene Countess Orloff Ivans and a masquerade ball with a peasant disguise and a controversial romantic triangle.
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Broadhurst Theatre
Paul Stein
Warner Brothers
Petrograd
Vienna
Helene
Orloff
Iivad
Ivan
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