Western Star Pendleton to Face Vanderbilt in Coliseum Clash
Pendleton of Whittier College leads the Western squad against Vanderbilt bound Bill Spears and the South in an Los Angeles Coliseum gridiron clash. The Western lineup includes Gene Cook Tesreau Bonamy Shaw while Spears faces old Alabama Washington rivals Pickhard Brown tackie.
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Whittier College
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Spears
Whittier Wizard
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Gene Cook
University of Washington
Louis Tesreau
Doug Bonamy
Bob Shaw
Fred Pickhard
Red Brown
Pasadena
Tug Wilson and John L Sullivan Four Round Match Preview
Tug Wilson, the self styled heavyweight champion of England, challenged John L Sullivan for four rounds in 1882. Wilson demanded $5,000 or a gate percentage to take the bout. Sullivan accepted, drawn by immense public interest and a Madison Square Garden crowd of 13,000.
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Tug Wilson
John L. Sullivan
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Tug
Bill Madden
Sullivan
Madden
Wilson
America
John L
Madison Square Garden
Wilson Beats Sullivan in Four Rounds at Garden Fight
Promoter receipts reached 30000 dollars with Wilson earning 7500 from his 25 percent share and 15000 guaranteed against a 15000 wager. Despite early knockdowns, Wilson used footwork to survive twelve rounds while Sullivan exhausted himself. After the bout Wilson claimed his winnings and left for the ship, ending his American career.
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Sullivan
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Vinest offers flowering shrubs 60c to 60c and roses 35c to 60c along with evergreens 25c to 5.00 and pansy plants 1.25 per 100. Inspect plants before buying. all guaranteed to live and grow. E. M. Anderson at 107 Spruce offers free landscaping estimates.
Southern Conference all seniors prep for Vanderbilt versus Pacific Coast
The Southern Conference all senior football team will use the Vanderbilt offense Monday against the Pacific Coast select eleven. Lew Huardage coaches the first string as players drill McGugin plays in practice. Hard age, eager for the game, traveled with the squad and kept up enough wind to handle signals. Several hundred Southerners living in California attended to watch.
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Bill Hendricks Helps Coaches at Prep School
Bill Hendricks, former Vanderbilt fullback, assisted the coaches with players at a Pacific coast prep school. He assists as a coach and has connections to the earlier week’s open workouts. The report notes his continued involvement with football.
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Bill
Pacific Coneh
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