Winter Sport Season Spurs Fans With New Ring Champions
Times Special notes unexpected entertainment as Parvo Nurmi breaks records in five races and promises more. Cannonball Martin dethrones Abie Goldstein to become world bantamweight champion. Jack Dempsey hints at future fights or film work. Benny Leonard bows out with a sentimental swan song. Tiger Flowers and Jack Delaney rise in featherweight action amid league magnates’ humor.
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Court Probe May Solve Ball Scandal Puzzle
United Press report details a New York DA probe into the OConnell Dolan and Sand bribery case tied to tossing late season games for the Giants. Landis testimony questions who led the gambling ring and whether Dolan or OConnell cooperate if extradition is sought.
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Heinie Sand
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Cora Livingston Denies Lipstick Theft Charge
Cora Livingston once famed as a women’s wrestling champion was arraigned in Boston on a lipstick theft charge from a department store counter. The case was adjourned to January 30 with bail posted by her husband.
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Boston
Cora Livingston
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Sunday fishing bill ready for Indiana Legislature
The Indiana division of the Izaak Walton League drafted a Sunday fishing legalization bill to be introduced soon. Wardens currently refrain from arrests for Sunday fishing, but a blue law still makes it unlawful. Other sportsmen endorsed measures push a stricter conservation program. division members met lawmakers at Hotel Lincoln on Tuesday evening.
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Tech and West Newton Matinee at Tech Gym
Two local high school games are on the schedule with Tech hosting West Newton in a 3:30 matinee at Tech gym. Cathedral meets Gibault of Vincennes at K. C. Hall tonight.
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Highland Golf Club Names A. Shaw Manager
A. Shaw formerly of Danville DL is named manager of Highland Golf and Country Club per president A. V. Grossman. The club plans year round operation if plans materialize and will reopen April 15 after winter closure with winter sports planned for next season.
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Rolling Fall Saves Rider from a Tumble
A rider escaped injury after a tumble was arrested by a rolling fall. Nearby witnesses described a controlled descent that kept the rider safe and unscathed as spectators rushed to assist.
Hodapp Signs with the Tribe for 1925 Season
Young Hodapp from Cincinnati signs a 1925 contract with the Cleveland Indians. He plans spring training, may start at third base, and attracts strong major league interest though the club intends to keep him for another season. Event includes Umpire changes and notes on 500 mile race tickets and coach resignation at Waite High School.
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Stribling Meets Delaney in Ten Round Ring Bout
Grand Rapids reports Georgia light heavyweight Young Stribling will fight Jimmy Delaney of St Paul in a ten round bout tonight. The event is covered by United Press with both fighters set for action in the ring.
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Sharkey Outpoints Sully Montgomery in Boston Ten-Round Bout
Boston heavyweight Jack Sharkey defeated Sully Montgomery in a ten round decision Tuesday night in Boston. Montgomery, a former Centre College football star, pressed the pace but Sharkey earned the victory on points.
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St Patrick Five Nets Overtime Win at Home
St Patrick Y P C defeated Communals YMHA 29 to 27 in overtime at K H hall Tuesday night. Kelly and Roberts led St Pats scoring while Feltman and Safrin starred for YMHA. Contact Carl Klaiber 1615 Leonard St or call Drexel 1790 for games with fast State clubs.
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Turner Five Dominate Holy Cross Y P Cs 69 to 39
Turner five sped to a 69 39 victory over Holy Cross Y P Cs with a 32 25 halftime lead. They next face S 8 S T leaders at the Y Leaders floor then meet Prest-O-Lites at the Speedway.
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Tiger Flowers to Fight Paul Berlenbach at Madison Square Garden
Atlanta fighter Tiger Flowers will face Paul Berlenbach in a twelve round bout at Madison Square Garden on February 26. Flowers also arranged a return with Johnny Wilson, postponed to March 20 in Boston.
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Butler Netters Edge De Pauw In Low Scoring Tilt
Butler College basketball beat De Pauw 18 to 16 in a defensively minded game at Greencastle Indiana. Nipper and Griggs sparked the win with strong floor play while Christopher and Nipper contributed key baskets and foul shots.
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Billards to Meet Wallace in Ten-Round Coast-to-Coast Bout
Inland A. C. announces fifth Tomlinson Hall program next Wednesday night featuring Tommy Billards Allentown Pa middleweight vs Roy Wallace Brightwood mauler in a ten round main event. Wallace trains hard after two recent victories with two more ten round bouts and an opening prelim on the card.
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Ramblers to Face Meteors in Key Thursday Match
Independent Basketball reports the Indianapolis Ramblers will host the Meteors Thursday at 7 PM in P C Hall. Christamore Juniors seek tough tests with 15 to 18 year old squads and Seconds beat Ag 17 to 17 Tuesday as clubs prep for cross-age games and summer tryouts.
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Hollys to face Hoos Tier A C at Tomlinson Hall
Here Saturday is HE Holly Majors pro basketball team which plays the Hoos Tier A C at Tomlinson Hall Saturday night boasting star players. Nat Hickey is noted as one of the best pro performers. Nick Altrock and Al Schacht perform before the game and at half. The Hollys meet Ft Wayne KC tonight.
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Retirements and title changes hit a quirky week
Nut Cracker Tansislaus Palooka, famed rivet maker at Isa O'Brien and Ginsberg boiler works, retires as strain mounts on family. Otis P. Sapp quits after four straight years selling children's underwear as his mother urged him to stop. Colonel GuZZler regains heavyweight belt with cleanup pace. Herman Sputterwurst faces end of deli rivalry as marriage looms.
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Baseball Heads in Chicago for Secret Session
The supreme council of baseball met in Chicago at Commissioner Landis request to discuss the New York district attorney probe of the OConnell Dolan scandal. John Heydler Frank Navin and Landis formed the advisory council. Ban Johnson endorsed the New York investigation.
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Dartmouth Keeps EI Basketball Lead With 22–16 Victory
Hanover January 21 Dartmouth defeats Pennsylvania 22 to 16 to preserve the lead in the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League.
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Dartmouth
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Reynolds Set To Clash With Ohio Grappler At Broadway
Jack Reynolds and Ray Carpenter prepare for a scheduled finish wrestling match at the Broadway Theater tonight. Carpenter trained in Columbus to face the ISU mat coach while Reynolds touts peak winter condition after extensive drills with his Bloomington proteges. Fans expect high action as the bout begins at 9 45 following the regular show.
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Layden Quits Squad After Leg Injury Forces Exit
South Bend, Ind. Timea Special reports Notre Dame halfback Elmer Layden quits the squad due to an old leg injury. Layden, who returned from California, found the injury to his right leg handicapped play. Notre Dame faces Creighton in Omaha this weekend with games set for Friday and Saturday.
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Rowan and Roberts win city three cushion billiards title
Roberts defeats Bray in afternoon play reaching 45 points before Bray could chalk 50. Rowan defeats an unnamed opponent in the night to claim victory in the city three cushion billiard tournament at the Board of Trade.
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Tuesday Basketball Scores and Obituary News
Unclear basketball results show Pittsburgh Yale Fordham Swarthmore figures with scores and margins. St Louis sports editor William G Murphy 49 dies suddenly of indigestion. George Murray released by Red Sox to Mobile Southern Association club.
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Billy) Murphy
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Hudson Bay Dog Derby Heads to The Pas Scene
The Hudson Bay dog derby returns as Canada’s premier event with a 200 mile non stop race from The Pas to the Bingo gold mines at Herb Lake and back starting February 8 at 11 am. A 60 mile freighter race over two days carries freight loads.
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Do You Know Basketball Rules Quiz Item
The passage lists basketball basics including what defines holding, options after a legal dribble, and that the ball is put in play at center. It reads like instructional rules emphasizing contacting penalties and fundamental play actions.
Notre Dame Honors Twenty-Nine 1924 Football Letters
Notre Dame in South Bend awards major football monograms to twenty-nine members of the 1924 national championship squad. Nine non-letter recipients receive reserve awards. The list includes Captain Walsh and other qualified players.
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Wheat to lead Robins in spring training
Brooklyn Robins may appoint Zack Wheat to command the team during spring training in Clearwater Florida and possibly steer strategy early in the season as Wilbert Robinson remains ill and unlikely to return before the campaign progresses. Wheat, an outfielder with the club since 1909, has long served as field captain.
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Princeton nets top Yale 28 to 15 in New Haven
Princeton defeated Yale 28 to 15 after a first half lead of 14 to 1 in New Haven. The win came Tuesday with Princeton overcoming a late Yale rally.
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Yale
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