Kilbane May Meet Other Champions in Two Months
Cleveland, Dec 19. Featherweight champion Johnny Kilbane may face fellow champions within two months. Promoter Harry Edwards has invited Kilbane to meet bantam king Kid Williams at 122 pounds and lightweight holder Freddie Welsh at 133 pounds, both six round bouts, with dates to be set soon.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Johnny Kilbane
Philadelphia
Harry Edwards
Kilbane
Kid Williams
Freddie Welsh
Edwards
Williams
Welsh
Japan area larger than Britain and Ireland
Japan has a total land area more than twice that of Great Britain and Ireland. The comparison highlights Japan's larger geographic footprint relative to the British Isles combined.
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Japan
Great Britain and Ireland
College President Attacks Football at Middle West Banquet
Dr Charles Alexander Richmond president of Union College denounced football as the worst abuse of the modern college system at a midwestern alumni banquet. He called the football situation at most colleges disgraceful and criticized builders of the Yale Bowl for turning stadiums into an obsession, likening sons' exposure to circus performers.
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Chicago
Charles Alexander Richmond
Union College
Middle West
Artistic temperament and bank balance clash in quote
A reflective remark contrasts creative urges with financial reality. It hints at the tension between artistic expression and economic constraints shaping a writer or artist's life.
Onalaska High Falls To La Crosse In Lopsided Basketball
Onalaska high school suffered a 48 to 6 defeat to La Crosse yesterday afternoon as the visitors showed stronger teamwork and shooting. Fay and Zeisler led the La Crosse attack while Richard Zeisler and Grenzner contributed for Onalaska, with Blatter solid at center for La Crosse and Hodge and Brooks notable for Onalaska. Coach Carter of the normal school refereed.
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la Crosse High
Fay
Zeisler
Richard Zeisler
Grenzner
Blatter
Weisse
la Crosse
Fred Zeisler
Worth
Roellig
King
Bruha
Kulcynski
Kelly
Wojahn
Hogan
Hodge
Adams
Brooks
Carter
The
Normal School
McCormick Plan Gains Endorsement For State Series
Principal B E McCormick proposes a state championship series. University of Wisconsin leaders including H J Miller and W E Meanwell endorse it as a final solution. The plan envisions sixteen teams and potential March dates. Final approval from high schools pending.
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B. EE. McCormick
H. JL. Miller
University High At
Madison
W. E. Meanwell
Mr. McCormick
President nominates William Spencer and appoints postmasters
The president nominated William Spencer of Pennsylvania for secretary of the legation at Panama. Postmasters named include Patrick H. Schannenk for Michigan, Robert A. Grigon for Chassell Wisconsin, Edward Loth for Wisconsin Veterans' Home, William Alexander Hayward, John A. Stewart for Seymour, among others.
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Panama
William Spencer
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Patrick H. Schannenk
Chassell
Wisconsin
Robert A. Grigon
Suring
Edward Loth
Wisconsin Veterans’ Home
William Alexander
Hayward
John A. Stewart
Seymour
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair
An old time remedy claims to reverse gray hair by using Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. The preparation darkens hair naturally, reduces dandruff and itching, and allegedly restores gloss and fullness after daily application.
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Wryeth
Charley White Involved In Chicago Garage Collision
Charley White parked his car in a garage for the winter and vowed to buy no more gas until summer. The lightweight fighter was again involved in a smash up yesterday when his car collided with a delivery truck but he escaped injury.
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Chicago
Charley White
New Year YMCA Exhibition Showcases Comprehensive Gym Work
The New Year demonstration by the YMCA physical department will take place January 1 in the association gymnasium. Afternoon boys' events feature calisthenics drills, games, and apparatus work while the evening program highlights senior classes with wand and pyramid dances, volley ball demonstrations, and a basketball game between the association team and the All-Stars.
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Association
Association Quartet
Turnerband
Union Hill
N. J
Everett Yerly
Dean Crider
All-Stars
Normal School Aces Alumni In Season Opener
The normal school defeated the alumni 21 to 4. Weisse led the victors with 12 baskets and three fouls while Swancutt and Hyde starred for the alumni. Wind interruptions and a largely new second half lineup marked the game.
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Weisse
Swancutt
Hyde
Downing
Jackson
Roman
Meinert
Wachter
Winters
Hoeppner
Schell
Jordan Retires After California Boxing Ban Enacts
Simultaneous with the end of California boxing, veteran announcer Billy Jordan announced his retirement. The new law banning bouts took effect at midnight, ending the last California fight a twenty round draw between Eddie May and Red Watson staged in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Billy Jordan
Eddie May
Red Watson
Traveling Sets Bundle Shows Variety and Purpose
A catalog highlights traveling sets including drinking cups, manicure kits, and military style cases. The items emphasize compact use for on the go needs and organized storage. Each set groups practical tools into portable packages suitable for travelers and collectors.
Hunters Increase Says Jolivette In La Crosse County
County Clerk Bert A. Jolivette reports 1,025 more hunting licenses sold this year in La Crosse County than last year with 3,225 licenses issued so far and a projected total of 3,250 by January 1. Monroe County shows 2,385 licenses issued, a smaller rise.
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la Crosse County
Bert A. Jolivette
Monroe County
Funeral Held for John Robinson in Stoddard
Funeral services for John Robinson of Stoddard were conducted this afternoon at 1 oclock from the family home and at 1 30 from the Methodist church. Burial followed at Stoddard Cemetery.
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John Robinson
Stoddard
New Stand at Big Speedway Expands Indianapolis Seating
Indianapolis December 19. Construction of a new covered stand for 15 000 will lift the speedway capacity to 75 0084 seats, the largest in the world except Yale Bowl at New Haven which will equal it. A mile of grand stands will be a fixture after completion, the longest in the world.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
New Haven
Conn
Coaster Crash Claims Three Young Lives in Ohio
Three youths died and a fourth was seriously injured when a coaster hit a moving train in Steubenville Ohio on South Street. Victims were John Schultz 14 Joseph Sullivan 15 and Emery Dunkle 13.
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Steubenville
Ohio
South Street
John Schultz
Joseph Sullivan
Emery Dunkle
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