Dempsey Poised For Dempsey Wills Fight Offer In East
New York report says champion Jack Dempsey may receive a concrete offer from Tex Rickard to stage a Dempsey vs Harry Wills bout in New York or New Jersey. Rickard already holds Jack Kearns’ signature for the Wills match as talks intensify about a world title fight next year.
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Dempsey- Wills
Ays J
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Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Harry Wills
Richard
Floyd Fitzsimmons
Middle West
Indiana
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Rickards
Boyle
Thirty Acres
New Jersey
Yankee Stadium
Tex
Jack Kearns
Enon Valley Gym Nets Big Win Over Acmy Five 45 to 25
Enon Valley Community Five defeated Acmy Five of New Castle 45 to 25 at the Community House floor. Riddle Daniels Zeh Avery and Eagleson led scoring with multiple field goals as the hosts surged after halftime. Referee Dewalt from Pitt oversaw the rough fast game.
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Enon Valley
Acmy
New Castle
Army
Invaders
Riddle
Daniels
Zeh
Avery
Community Five
Iee
Eee
Waters Eagleson Dannels
Connelly Riddle
Argalent
Lockley
Gos
E. Lockley
RAR
Ein
Twaddle
Russell
Albright
P. Zeh
F. Zeh
Dannels
Manos
Connelly
Brooks
Teddy Zeh
S. Lockley
Eagleson
T. Zeh
Dewalt
Pitt
Former Flyweight Contender Held in Harrisburg Jail
Dee Sen dian Russel once a flyweight title hopeful is jailed in Harrisburg for ten days after failing to pay a ten dollar fine from a magistrate. He was seized in a raid on an alleged disorderly house.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Dee Sendian Russel
Russel
Benny Leonard Shrugs Off Rumor Of Kansas Bout
Benny Leonard, former world lightweight champion, laughed at reports of a summer bout with Rocky Kansas of Buffalo. He said the idea was a joke and noted many others could beat Kansas, as he appeared in Los Angeles on a vaudeville tour.
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International News Service
S Angeles
Benny Leonard
New York
Rocky Kansas
Buffalo
Leonard
Kansas
Enon Valley High Tops New Brighton Ace Club 50 to 17
Enon Valley High School defeated New Brighton Ace Club 50 to 17 in a one sided basketball game. The fast passing attack impressed, and the season shows promise with only one loss to Darlington. A third game will decide which team is superior.
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Enon Valley
Enon Valley High School
New Brighton Ace Club
Darlington
Berlenbach’s 1925 Title Run Ends with Delaney Clash
Paul Berlenbach emerged as boxing’s busiest figure in 1925, winning the light heavyweight title by defeating Michael Dublin McTigue and overcoming Jack Delaney after a rough exchange. The veteran fighter looked to 1926 for a big payout if kept active and willing to mix with top rivals.
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Norman E. Brown
Paul Berlenbach
Paul
Michael Dublin McTigue
Mike
St. Patrick’s
Delaney
Berlenbach
Jocko
Jack
Office team tops Boxing Room in Shenango Tin League
Shenango Tin Bowling League results show the Office team winning two of three over Boxing Room at McCoy alleys while Annealing Room also won two of three from Hot Mill Ed Reich led with a 187 high score for the Office squad with the other high marks not listed.
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Boxing Room
Shenango Tin Mill
Ed. Reich
Presbyterians To Hold Drill At Y M C A Gym
Central Presbyterians schedule an important basketball practice this afternoon at 5 15 p m at the Y M C A gym. Manager Earl Leslie urges all team members to attend and give special effort.
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Central Presbyterians
Earl Leslie
Richards Selects Independent Football All Stars
Tip Richards of New Castle picks the first and second all star independent football teams featuring players from Italian Bull Dogs Boro Cubs South Side Bulldogs and Croton A C after watching all teams. The first team lists Gennock Nocera Harris Marcella Benninghoff Hanna Frank Marcella Marino Cuba Colaluca DeThomas and DeThomas. The second team includes Yargo Campolli Merriman Colaluca Van Fossan Rodgers Jones Ross Van Fossan Williams and others.
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Tip” Richards
New Castle
Boro Cubs
South Side Bulldogs
Croton A. C
Richards
Gennock
South Side Bull Dogs
Nocera
Harris
Fred Marcella
Benninghoff
Hanna
Frank Marcella
Marino
Cuba
P. Colaluca
DeThomas
Yargo
R. Colaluca
Campolli
Keith van Fossan
Williams
South Side
Bull Dogs
New Castle Hi Team Prep For Butler Game New Year Night
No basketball practice this week due to Christmas break. Floor drills resume next Monday as the squad makes ready for the Butler game on New Year's Night. The Red and Black opened season with wins over Grove City and Butler.
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New Castle
Butler
Red
Grove City
Pittsburgh Boxer Joins Benedicts as Welterweight Bridegroom
Pittsburgh's star welterweight Jack Zivic is to marry Miss Thelma Messner on December 30 at St. Augustine's church. After the ceremony, Zivic and his bride will move to New York to begin their life together. Miss Messner is the daughter of Joseph P. Messner of Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Jack Zivic
Thelma Messner
St. Augustine's Church
Zivic
New York
Miss Messner
San Ofoseph P. Messner
Lawrenceville
Sacred Hearts And Army Five Victors In Junior League
Sacred Hearts topped the First Methodists 27 to 14 in the YMCA gym as Venditto DiThomas and Marelli led the winners. In the second game the Army Five beat the Imperials 19 to 14 despite an injury to Herm Plant. El Lockley Connelly and Twaddle starred for the winners while A Plant H Plant and Solomon stood out for the Imperials.
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Sacred Hearts
Methodists
Army
Imerials
Methodist
Venditto
DiThomas
Marelli
Waddle
Baker
H. Plant
Imperials
Army Five
Herm
Plant
Hartman
el Lockley
Connelly
Twaddle
A. Plant
Solomon
First Methodists
Bongivengo
Baker Venditto
Eee Barlett
Ruby Por
Brooks DeThomas
DeMuccio
Barlett
Maielli
Panella
Crown
Ruby
Clark
DeTomas
FeMuccio
Ray
Ross
DeThomas
Crew
Marty S. Day
Eagleson
Solomon C. Lockley -Saul Co
HL Plant
E. Lockley G. Dinedak
Saul
KOC Victors In Bowling Match At McCoy Alleys
Knights of Columbus defeated the Jewish Boys in a duckpin league at McCoy alleys winning all three games by 136 pins. Cunningham led with a 175 high score. Christmas could be worse. Mail ing early is fine but suppose they unsnailed the bills early.
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Knights of Columbus
McCoy Alleys
Cunningham
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