Four Swimming Records Set in Chicago Meet Highlights
In the seventeenth Cook County interscholastic tank meet at the Illinois Athletic Club Chicago, four world records and two scholastic marks fell. Notable performances came from Johnny Weismuller and Miss Peggy Williamson along with Agnes Geraghty Miss Sybill Bauer and Mike Bauer and Ethel Lackie as records were chased in multiple events. Baskin Offars led Englewood to the meet’s first event victory with a 1 15 time and the medley relay was won in 2 123 5. Weismuller extended his string to fifty world records with the 100 meter effort.
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Cook County
Illinois Athletic Club
Johnny Weismuller
John Fariey
Sybill Bauer
Peggy Williamson
Milwaukee A. C
Weismuller
Norman Ross
Miss Williamson
Agnes Geraghty
New York Women's Swimming Association
Mike Bauer
Ethel Lackie
Baskin Offars
Englewood
Reboo
Cy Parks Named Captain Of Mississippi College Choctaws
Cy Parks, quarterback, chosen football captain of the Mississippi College Choctaws at the Clinton banquet. Sport writers named him all-Mississippi quarterback after he scored 24 points last season mainly from broken field runs. Varsity letters were awarded to track, baseball and football players.
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Cy Parks
Mississippi College Choctaws
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Champion Has Hard Time Dodging Chicago Crowds
CHICAGO, Dec. 7. Jack Dempsey endures a hard life during his Chicago visit as crowds surround him in downtown streets and gym. He struggles to push through admirers and finally reaches seclusion in his hotel room for a hoped period of rest.
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Jack Dempsey
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Rival Claimants Arrive to Decide Pacific League Head
Chicago dispatch reports two contenders for the Pacific Coast League presidency, W. H. McCarthy and Harry A. Williams, arriving to present claims before the national association arbitration board. league officials travel to the meetings as next week’s sessions approach.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast League
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
W. H. McCarthy
Harry A. Williams
Shell-Torn Verdun Builds Modern Stadium for Sport
Verdun plans a major athletic stadium named London Park near the shell torn center. Premier Poincare will inaugurate next summer with foreign athletes invited to participate. The facility includes rugby and soccer fields, a 500 meter track, a velodrome, grandstands for 10 000 and space for 20 000 standees. Construction, started last summer, has faced shell damage and dudts found during excavation.
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Cincinnati Baseball Star Harper Sets El Dorado Home Plans
George W. Harper, a Cincinnati baseball player in the National League for the past two seasons, buys a boarding house in El Dorado Arkansas and enters the hotel business. He also invests in oil and gas fields in Louisiana and Arkansas and will attend to these interests when possible. Born in Kentucky, Harper has played for Paris Texas Fort Worth Kansas City St Paul Oklahoma City Detroit and Cincinnati, with a batting average over .800.
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National Ague
el Dorado Ark
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el Dorado
Mr. Harper
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Hughie Jermings
Boxers in limbo Johnson denied fighter license
The Pennsylvania Athletic Commission refused Jack Johnson a boxer's license while granting a trainer's license. In New York, Luis Vicentini signed with Tex Rickard for three bouts, the final a $60,000 match with Benny Leonard if he clears two other opponents.
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Luis Vicentini
Tex Rickard
Benny Leonard
Johnny Shrigue
Pal Moran
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