Rickard locks Dempsey plan to win or face retirement
Tex Rickard states Jack Dempsey must defeat the winner of the Madison Square Garden elimination to earn a tunney title shot. Dempsey cannot skip openers and must prove he is the best challenger under the promoter’s contract terms. Rickard will learn Dempsey’s intentions soon.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Jack
Rickard
Giants Open Spring Training Camp in Sarasota Florida
Pep and determination fill the Sarasota camp as John McGraw arrives from Havana to steady the New York Giants. The manager, entering his 25th year, boosts energy as rookie pitchers sprint to chase fly balls while five players Grabowski Phillips Wiltse Gehrig Davis exit tomorrow to join the Yankees in St. Petersburg.
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Giants
Sarasota
Fla
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New York Machine
Havana
McGraw
Grabowski
Phillips
Wiltse
Gehrig
Davis
Yankee
St. Petersburg
Texas Pitcher to Join Athletics Right Away
William Shores, a right handed pitcher from Lawn Texas, is expected to join the Philadelphia Athletics at their Fort Myers Florida training camp this Saturday. Shores previously pitched for Mexicala in the minors.
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Athletics
Philadelphia
William Shores
Lawn, Texas
Philadelphia Athletics
Fort Myers
Fla
Shores
Mexicala
Knows His Horse Shoes East Texas League Update
Fort Myers reports say a telegram from the big right hander cites illness in his family delaying activities. Joe Pate, the Athletics holdout, will travel to Fort Worth to confer with Manager Mack about the situation. Pate is currently at Fort Worth, Texas.
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Fort Myers
Joe Pate
Athletics
Pate
Fort Worth
Texas
Truce Declared in Shanghai Labor Conflict
A truce ended the five day walkout between nationalist labor in Shanghai and Sun-Chuan Fang's regime. Proclamations restored work for thousands and halted executions by Shanghai defense commander Li Pao-Chang. The strike waned as funds ran low and fear persisted in both native and foreign quarters.
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Shanghai
Sun-Chuan Fang
Li Pao-Chang
Slacksmiths in China Forge Landscapes From Wagon Tire Metal
Artists in China mold landscapes and floral motifs from the same metal used for wagon tires and horseshoes, converting utilitarian material into decorative works. The practice highlights a regional craft that repurposes industrial iron into art forms.
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Slacksmith
China
Progress on Carolina Stadium Construction Progress
Chapel Hill reports steady work on the new Kevan Memorial stadium for North Carolina. The 275000 dollar project, funded by William Rand Kenan Jr. and memorial to Mary Hargrave and Kenan, is slated for 1927 use with seating for about 25000 and a grand bowl design.
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Virginia
University of North Carolina
Kevan Memorial Stadium
Tar Heels
Cavaliers
University
T. C. Thompson and Brothers
William Rand Kenan, Jr
Prom
Inent Chemical Electrical Engineer
New York
University of the
Mary Hargrave
William Rand Kenan
New Orleans Prepares for Mardi Gras Mamoth Parade
New Orleans gears up for Rex the king and Momus annual parade as crowds swell with an expected 100000 to 200000 visitors. The city embraces secrecy ahead of Rex’s royal yacht appearance at midnight Tuesday amid drums flambeaux and knights of Momus.
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Misrule
Rex
New Orleans
Britain weighs sending warship to Nicaragua coast
Great Britain considers dispatching a warship to the Nicaraguan west coast to safeguard British lives and property amid uncertain guarantees from the United States and Nicaragua. Secretary Kellogg notes Admiral Latimer is doing all possible to protect interests.
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Nicaragua
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