American tour plans for Les Darcy outlined in New York
California promoter Jack Kearns and New York’s Jack Curley map Darcy’s U S program after his arrival in New York aboard the Cushing. Darcy may open with minor bouts before facing Dillon or Gibbons, with a possible path to Carpentier and Willard depending on outcomes.
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Dillon-Gibbons-Carpentier- Willard
Chicago
Jack Kearns
California
Les Darcy
United States
Kerns
Jack Curley
New York
Tom Jones
Jess Willard
Darcy
Kearns
Darcey
Jack Dillion
Mike Gibbons
Carpentier
Carey
Australia
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Standard Oil
Cushing
United Es
Safiety Hook
Jack Dillon
Billy Miske
al McCoy
European Champion Beaten by Arty Cross in Ten Round Bout
Albert Badoud welterweight champion of Europe was badly beaten in a ten round match with Arty Cross in New York. Local lightweight contenders Harry Pierce and Frankie Callahan fought to a ten round draw.
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New York
Albert Badoud
Europe
Arty Cross
Harry Pierce
Frankie Callahan
Macomber Leaves Illinois Football Team
F Bartlett Macomber, captain of the 1916 Illinois football team and a leading western quarterback choice, withdraws from the university amid rumor of dismissal. He led Illinois to a win over Minnesota this season and is said to plan entering business in Chicago.
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Champagne
F. Bartlett Macomber
Illinois University
Macomber
Minnesota
Chicago
Tomah High Debates Nine for Quadrangular Squad
Nineteen Tomah boys debated at the quadangular try-out with Sparta La Crosse Viroqua and Tomah. Judges will form three teams of three and two alternates to represent Tomah at the event.
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Tomah
Wis
Lawrence College
Sparta
la Crosse
Viroqua
Christmas program planned at North Ridge School
North Ridge Minnesota reports a Christmas program to be held Friday afternoon at the school. Local residents and visitors, including Helen Carson, Mrs. Will Gerdes, and others from Pine Creek Money Creek and La Crosse areas, are noted in various social mentions.
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Edith Baily
Edward O'Brien
Edward Moran
Selwyn Syverson
Edna Johnson
Paul Rose
Alva Rehberg
Arnold Ziebell
Martha Ludekine
William Zimmerman
German Lutheran Church
H. B. Wandell
Miss White
Duluth
McCullum
Bruce Irons
Vida Thompson
Tomah High School
Evanston
Ill
North Ridge
Minn
Helen Carson
Will Gerdes
Pine Creek
Money Creek
Wilson
Albrecht
Herman Thesing
la Crosse
Philip Papenfuss
Lutheran
Lutheran Hospital At la Crosse Monday Morning. John Karsten
Leonard Brown
Dakota Valley
Viola Husman
L. Williams
Fred Schumacher
Ella
Emil Jeske
Will Suffrins
Winona
Adolph Nissahike
Ellen Flanigan
Win
Local Ridge Residents Visit Friends and Relatives Across Area
A string of visits and trips highlights Ridge community life with residents traveling to La Crosse La Crescent Winona and Dakota. Notable names include Julius Mark Henry Husman Grace Smith and Willie Lee as well as the American Society of Equity meeting on Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schroeder
John Flanigan, Sr
la Crescent
American Society of Equity
Joe Lee
Dakota
Sam Lee
Grace Smith
Bill Luce
Herman Voss
la Crosse
Charley Bedtky
Winona
Paul Zenke
Paul Zessin
Roy Lee
South Ridge
Tom
Abe Kingsley
Clarence Smith
Willard Lee
Mr. Miller
Paul Papenfuss
Mrs. Pagle
Fred Schroeder
McGovern Beats Cole In Ten Round Featherweight Bout
M GOVER N A VICTOR. Benny McGovern of St Louis outpointed Billy Cole over ten rounds Thursday night in a featherweight bout. McGovern staged a comeback win at the St Louis arena.
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ST. Louis
Benny McGovern
Billy Cole
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