Willard Faces Dempsey as Champion Seeks Ring
Philadelphia dispatch reports Jess Willard ally Walter Monahan ready to challenge Jack Dempsey for a bout. Monahan vows to clash with Dempsey for the United War Work Campaign, labeling Dempsey a target and inviting promoters to arrange a match. Dempsey, sought after by critics, remains sought as a top opponent with no strong class rival in current form. Chicago note adds baseball timing: 1919 season to end around September 1 with World Series possible before October 1 and five month contracts anticipated.
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Hobey Baker Killed in Fall Over Toul France
Captain Hobart A. A. Baker of the U S aviation corps known as Hobey of Princeton football and hockey was killed when his plane fell at Toul France last Saturday. News arrived via cable from Francis N Inglehart, fellow air squadron member, detailing the fatal last flight and the discovery of orders for Baker to return to America.
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Horsemen Clash With Motorists in Watertown
The New York State Association of Horsemen urges all users of or opposed to the campaign to be joined by motor truck interests on state highways 10 during winter. Trackmen hope to face highway officials before boards of supervisors to secure appropriation allowing operation for six months a year, aiming to drive horses from the road.
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Squash Player Wounded in Leg in France
John Macklin, former Yale and East squash pro, was hit in the leg by a bullet while in France and is convalescing in a base hospital. The letter from New York confirms the injury and ongoing recovery. Norton also reported killed in action among recent losses.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association Convention in New York
Directors and educators from across the nation gather at the Astor Hotel for the annual NCAA convention with three sessions planned starting at 10 AM. Debates on physical development and reform include a resolution urging state responsibility for youth fitness and a call for a Spartan system. Burman defeats Wimler in a twelve round bantamweight bout in Baltimore.
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Weather Stripping Advice From U S Fuel Administration
The United States Fuel Administration urges weather stripping of doors and windows to reduce heat loss this winter. Strip loose areas and those with large crevices, especially on doors and windows with northern exposure, and consider double glazing for exposed panes. It notes fuel shortages in the Midwest and suggests using wood when anthracite is scarce.
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Boston and New York Swap Strengthen Pennant Hopes
A major season’s dero reshapes the rosters as seven players switch between Boston and New York. Boston adds two reliable pitchers and a young catcher while losing two veteran veterans, and New York secures an elite outfielder and bolsters pitching with lefty Leonard. Both clubs gain depth at catching, infield, and mound, signaling strong pennant prospects next year.
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al Walters
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Change Comes Over Italy On Baseball
John Evers reports from France he may be sent to Italy to teach baseball to soldiers amid a historic shift as Italy, once wary of the sport, begins opening to American baseball. Officials previously blocked equipment as nonessential, but now Italian recruits could rise to the majors, with early games in Rome and public parks drawing wonder as Americans shape the sport’s future in Italy.
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Sox
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Sinoce
California
United States
Naples
Milan
Belgians in athletics shine despite war fronts
Belgians compete in boxing and other sports near the western front showing longstanding athletic tradition. Water sports flourish in a nation with many rivers and sea coast, and Belgium led in rowing clubs and oarsmen before 1914. Club Nautique Gand won Henley open eights in 1906 1907 and 1909 amid global rowing triumphs and losses.
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Thames
Nautique Gand
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Help and Hope in Silent Communion with the Stars
The passage urges enlarging vision through silent communion with the star-stressed universe. It argues worldly heartache and ephemera are passing phases of co existence to be faced serenely and wisely. It promotes moments of silent withdrawal to starry thought for wiser living.
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Hife
Earth
Great Apple Industry in the United States
The apple industry has become a major commercial achievement with production peaking at 60,000,000 barrels in 1916 after a dip to 25,000,000 in 1913 and rising to 49,000,600 in 1912. The piece cites growing urban demand, the value of apples as a healthful fruit, and a call to remember heritage and a daily apple.
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United States
Christian Herald
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