Tin Ears Light the Way for Japan Boxing Hope
In Tokyo on June 2, veteran fighter Togo Koriyama trains Japan’s rising boxers at Mikage with the Japan Boxing Association. The standout youth is “Fighting” Otora, praised as a potential world contender as Japan develops pugilistic strength.
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Japan
Luther A. Huston
International News Service
Tokyo
Nippon
Nestor
Togo Koriyama
United States
Koriyama
Mikage
Japan Boxing Association
Otora
Dempsey
Notable Japanese Boxers Shine in Global Ring Field
The article highlights boxers Iwami Yokoyama Kyle Kuba and Tanaka as husky scrappers aiming for proficiency. It notes Koriyama’s prior success taking a Japanese team to Shanghai to dominate Chinese and Filipino fighters in an Oriental tournament about a year earlier.
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Otora
Iwami
Yokoyama
Kyle
Kuba
Tanaka
Koriyama
Shanghai
Rifle Club Opens Season With Strong Memorial Day Scores
New Castle Rifle club opened the season at Eastbrook on Memorial Day with solid results. Top shooters were Masson 233 and Fullerton 232 with Nixon 181, Dunlap 226, Forbes 221, Fix 214, and Allen 210. Nixon achieved a notable 181 total from 200 points, with the 200 yard string fired off-hand while others were prone. Fullerton tied Nixon for high off-hand with 48, a mark set last summer.
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New Castle
Masson
Fullerton
Dunlap
Forbes
Fix
Allen
Nixon
Dempsey Heads to Berlin for Exhibition Bout Series
Jack Dempsey departed Paris for Berlin after farewells at the station with Georges Carpentier and other notable citizens. He and his wife hosted Suzanne Lenglen at luncheon, with Lenglen joking about his forehand. In Berlin at Luna Park Dempsey will fight in exhibition bouts earning about 15000 dollars weekly plus gate receipts.
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Paris
Jack Dempsey
Berlin
Georges Carpentier
The
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Dempsey
Indians and Yankees Clash in King Tut League Showdown
The Indians and Yankees meet at Walton Field at six tonight in King Tut League action. The league has had a fairly successful season and tonight's game is expected to draw a large crowd.
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Indians
Yankees
Walton Field
Did You Know That— By Feg Murray and Cyril Walker
The piece notes Cyril Walker as defending national open golf champion and the smallest major title holder at roughly 115 pounds, comparing him to Hagen 5'11" 180 pounds and Ted Ray 6'2" 210 pounds. It recalls Maxey Long’s 47 second 440 yard record from 1900 at Guttenberg New Jersey and Ted Meredith’s wind aided 47.0 second 440 yard run in 1915, plus John L. Sullivan’s 1883 tour of 164 cities with $1000 challenge and imagined modern risks for Jack Dempsey.
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Freddie McLeod
Myopia
Cyril
Detroit
Walker
Hagen
Ted Ray
Maxey Long
New York Athletic Club
Max
Guttenberg Track
New Jersey
Ted Meredith
San Francisco
John L. Sullivan
United States
Jack Dempsey
Slattery to Box at Avon Park Friday
Jimmie Slattery meets Jack Schoendorf Friday night at Avon Park near Girard. Promoters expect a strong crowd as Slattery just stopped Jack Burke in two rounds in New York last Saturday. Gazette-Times cites Jimmy Slattery as a top contender with speed cleverness and power.
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Jimmie Slattery
Jack Schoendorf
Avon Park
Girard
Slattery
Schoendorf
Jack Burke
New York
Harry Kee
Gazette-Times
Clarksburg Team Drops Two Hurlers
Clarksburg Mid- Atlantic League club released pitchers Elmer Lefty Miller of Detroit and Aubrey Mosby of Lynchburg. Center fielder Clarence Hy Fortner of Portsmouth will play with Fairmont. Joe Klinger of Canonsburg will report for Tuesday’s game with Fairmont. Manager Spooks Lytle said more changes would come soon.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Elmer
Lefty) Miller
Detroit
Mich
Aubrey Mosby
Lynchburg
Clarence
Hy) Fortner
Portsmouth
Fairmont
Joe Klinger
Canonsburg
Spooks Lytle
Spooks Edge West Side Juniors In Close Ninth Inning
The Spooks narrowly beat the West Side Juniors 9 to 8 on the B. and O. grounds Monday evening. The game stayed high scoring early with five Juniors runs and two Spooks runs, but the lead swung in a tense late ninth inning.
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West Side
St Margarets Club Defeats South Hill 5 to 3
The St. Margarets Club beat South Hill A A 5 to 3 in nine innings at South Hill grounds. F Domenick pitched six hits and six strikeouts for St Margarets while Walker allowed eight singles and fourteen strikeouts for South Hill. Rotunno Ross and Van Eman led St Margarets with the bat.
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South Hill A. A
South Hill
F. Domenick
Walker
South Hillers
Rotunno
Ross
van Eman
St. M
S. H
St. Margarets Club
S. Domenick
Man Feared in Slaying of Mae Price at The Brown Derby
Boston police pursue a suspected killer after wardrobe mistress Mae Price is found slain. Investigators in New York fingerprint cast members of The Brown Derby Company while William Price offers 500 dollars for information. A man with a marred face is sought. nails show skin fragments from a struggle.
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International News Service
Boston
Mae Price
New York
Brown Derby
Wiliam Price
Price
Berlenbach to defend title vs Delaney at Yankee Stadium
New York June 2 Paul Berlenbach signed to defend his light heavyweight crown against Jack Delaney of Bridgeport Conn at Yankee Stadium on July 1. Berlenbach secured the title in a 15 round win over Mike McTigue last Saturday. Potential challengers include Harry Greb and Jimmy Slattery.
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New York
Paul Berlenbach
Jack Delaney
Bridgeport
Allegheny Floor Schedule Reveals Season Opponents
The 1925 Allegheny College schedule announced by student manager S S Townsend lists two games each with Westminster College Grove City Thiel Geneva Pitt W J West Virginia and one game each with Alfred and Juniata The Blue and Gold team is noted for strong floor play and is expected to continue that trend.
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S. S. Townsend
Westminster College
Grove City
Thiel
Geneva
Pitt
West Virginia
Alfred
Juniata
Spooks Cancel Sunday Game in Youngstown
The Spooks cancel a planned Sunday game in Youngstown for June 7 due to a postponement. All players must report at the headquarters on June 7 at 1 30 for a team meeting led by Coach Diana.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Diana
Keystone
S. S. Juniors
West Side Athletics
Sebastian Isabella
Maitland Street
Nick
Baseball leaders list season highlights from NL and AL
Yesterday's home run leaders include Hornsby and Meusel atop the National League with 13 and 12 respectively while Williams and Fonseca size up the Phillies and Browns. In the American League Williams and La Boone pace with 11 and 15, joined by Kamm and O'Rourke among others. League totals show Hartnett with 14 and Simmons and Robertson following.
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Hornsby
Cardinals
Williams
Phillies
Meéusel
Giants
Smith
Reds
Cria
Browns
la Boone
Red Sox
Kamm
White Sox
O'Rourke
Tigera
E. Johnson
Yankees
Elon Oe
Vindass Des Perches
Ent Sken
Littlewood's Bird Wins 300 Mile Race
The New Castle Homing Pigeon club held its fourth old bird race from Greenfield Indiana. Tom Taylor placed first with Harry Littlewood watching. The winning time was 10 hours 17 minutes 75 seconds. The next race goes 400 miles from Terre Haute Indiana on Wednesday morning from the Pennsylvania station.
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New Castle
Greenfield
Indiana
Tom Taylor
Harry Littlewood
Terre Haute
Pennsylvania Station
West Side Midgets Beat Sacred Hearts 17–16 in Narrow Victory
The West Side Midgets scored in each inning to edge Sacred Hearts 17 to 16 at Stritmater field last evening. Pitchers Kerns and Valens opposed each other. Errors marred the contest as Hannon Kerns and Mercello led at bats with multiple hits.
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West Side
Sacred Hearts
Stritmater
Kerns
Valens
Hannon
Mercello
Standing Of Church Leop Standing Of Church Leop W. LI. Pet
First Baptist and Central Christian meet Thursday at B and O grounds in a key church league game. The standings show First Baptist at top with wins over Central Christian in the race for the league title.
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Iy Spee
Presbyterian
First Baptist
Central Christian
O. Grounds
To Meet Hillsville Colored Stars At Leasure Park
The Hillsville Colored Stars host Hillsville in a Thursday game at Leasure Park and play the Pittsburgh Monarchs on Saturday at home.
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Colored Stars
Hillsville Independents
Leasure Park
Pittsburgh Monarchs
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