Thorpe Declared Professional by Amateur Athletic Union
New York January 24 widespread sympathy flows for James Thorpe the Sue Fox Indian and world’s greatest athlete who was labeled a professional by the Amateur Athletic Union and must surrender Olympic trophies. The union’s action is contrasted with other cases and Thorpe’s prior baseball play is noted though he says he did not accept pay.
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New York
James Thorpe
Sue-Fox
Thorpe
Jas. E F. Sullivan
Amateur Athletic Union
Gustavus T. Kirby
American Athletic Committee
Tvnple
Horrow Weeks
Department of Interior
Washington
Friedman
Carisle
Winston Salem
North Carolina
All American Bowling Team Named for National Tourney
Toledo January 298 Ate Langtry secretary of the American Bowling Congress named his all American five. They are William Ewart Toledo Jim B Louis Chicago Jim B Louis Chicago Jim Smith New York Alexander Dunbar New York and Bob Rolfe Chicago Langtry will open permanent headquarters in Toledo Saturday He expects more than 600 five men entries for the National tournament here February 22 to March 12.
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Toledo
Ate Langtry
American Bowling Congress
William Ewart
Jim B. Louis
Chicago
Jim Smith
New York
Alexander Dunbar
Bob Rolfe
Langtry
Thorpe records wiped by AAU after 1909 triumphs
The Amateur Athletic Union will expunge Thorpe's track and field records and reclaim all medals and trophies since 1909. The Stockholm Olympic pentathlon and decathlon honors will be reassigned to second and third place finishers, with F R Bio of Norway and H Wieslander of Sweden moved to their respective positions. J J Donahue of Los Angeles and G Lomberg of Sweden ranked third in those events.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Thorpe
Stockholm
Sweden
F. R. Bio
Norway
H. Wieslander
J. J. Donahue
Los Angeles
G. Lomberg
Umatilla Boy Wins In Oratory Tryout
Maurice B. Hill of Athena won first place in a University of Oregon preliminary oratorical tryout held last Saturday morning. Six finalists will compete Friday for a spot in the intercollegiate contest to be held in Newberg in March. Hill spoke on Socialism vs. Idealism and the substitution of a practical ideal for wealth distribution by earning capacity. He is remembered in Pendleton as a former Round-Up stenographer and assistant secretary in 1912.
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University of Oregon
Umatilla County
Maurice B. Hill
Athena
Newberg
Hill
Jackson Holds Own In Tough Bout With Zbyszko
Ben Jackson of Dayton, heavy weight champ of eastern Washington, faced Stanslaus Zbyszko, renowned European giant, in a handicap match at the Oregon theater. Despite Zbyszko's size advantage by about eighty pounds, Jackson controlled the action, scoring two falls in ninei ty minutes. Afterward Zbyszko praised Jackson, predicting him a future world champion and declaring he may never wrestle here again.
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Stanslaus Zbyszko
Europe
Frank Gitch
Oregon Theater
Ben Jackson
Dayton
Washington
Iowa
Jackson
Zboyazko
Dayton Buy
Gotch
North Yakima Considers Tri-State League Baseball Team
North Yakima voters will be asked to form a stock company for 3000 or 5000 to create a sixth Tri-State League club with G. W. Engle as player-manager. L. M. Brown of Walla Walla, Tri-State League secretary, visits Wednesday to meet local business leaders.
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North Yakima
Businessen
G. W. Engle
L. M. Brown
Walla Walla
German Farce Becomes American Stage Hit at Court Theatre
Robert Poli writes a German farce that ran 215 nights at Berlin Court Theatre drawing nightly enthusiasm. Frank Tannehill, Jy, and George W. Barnum translated it for American audiences with Barnum supervising adaptation. Cast includes Edmond Forde Julia Morton Adelaide Matthews Leo Hobbs Martin Mary Holton Sherry Snyder Henry Travers Allen Brander John Raymond and others.
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Court Theatre
Berlin
Germany
Frank Tannehill
George W. Barnum
Mr. Barnum
High School to Meet Commercial Team in City Battle
Pendleton hosts the season opener Friday as the high school team faces the Commercials to decide the city championship. Commercials, eager to end a long hoodoo, field a full squad and challenge the school in a half fought contest.
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Pendleton
Tao
Jackson Triumphs Over Zbyszko At Local Wrestling Event
A large Dayton and Walla Walla crowd filled the arena as Jackson impressed by outmaneuvering Zbyszko. The night featured preliminaries with Jackson’s brothers, bouts with Ed Warner and Ed Alho, and a reader’s challenge from John Berg that failed to gain support.
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Dayton
Walla Walla
Jackson
Zbyszkoa
Zbyszko
Pineau
Dickey
Robbie Evans
Dudley Evans
Ed Warner
la Grande
Ed Alho
John Berg
Pineau to Meet Ed Alho Tonight at Echo
Carlisle grappler Ernest Pineau will wrestle Finn Ed Alho at Echo tonight in a highly anticipated match. Alho recently faced Eddie O Connell on Christmas day, drawing strong local interest as both contenders seek a decisive victory in a hard fought contest.
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Ernest Pineau
Carlisle
Ed Alho
Eddie O'Connell
Echo
Wrestlers vie for Multnomah crown in decisive bout
O'Connell and Kennedy collide tonight to decide who challenges Eddie for the title. The winner will face the O'Connell Kennedy victor next Monday in Portland. Pineau appeared at the Oregon theater prelims with Arthur Jackson while Alho accepted a challenge from Ed Warner of La Grande.
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Ed Warner
la Grande
Contracts Sent To Buckarooks Signaling Pendleton Readiness
Contracts have been sent to Wheeler Osborn Phil Nadeau Don Rader Curly Wilson and Al Lodell from Pendleton's local club. Several players were released or returned to Vancouver and George Robinson has left baseball for the Philippines. Nadeau remains as scout with blank contracts to recruit material. Pending negotiations may turn over the charter to an experienced baseball man.
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Pendleton
Charles Bond
Wheeler Osborn
Phil Nadeau
Don Rader
Curly Wilson
al Lodell
Ray Augustus
George Pembrooke
Vancouver
Joe Berger
Bill Reid
Jess Garrett
George Robinson
Philippine Islands
Gold Strike In Sutro Forest Impresses San Francisco
News of a gold strike in Sutro Forest near the city center drew a crowd of amateur prospectors. John Sheehan, a park laborer, located the find and his father Dan carried ore to an assayer, with samples indicating about 175 dollars per ton.
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Sutro Forest
San Francisco
John Sheehan
Park
Dan
Shehanes
Stray Gold-Bearing Pockets Found from Ocean Front to Bay
San Francisco hopes to turn finds into public property as searchers expand efforts. The city, famed for its gold, notes pockets of gold bearing quartz and sand have been located along the coast from the ocean front to the bay.
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San Francisco
Bay
Site to become Civic Center on drained sand basin
A previously worked littoral sand basin is described as the future site for a new Civic Center. The text also opines on intelligence and romance, noting that fewer brains increase the chance of losing one’s head and remarking that those without a sweet heart cannot know what they missed.
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