Willard and Carpentier Boxing Match in New York
Tentative plans call for Georges Carpentier meeting Jess Willard in a ten round no decision bout at Madison Square Garden late in February. Profits would fund the French relief fund with about 40,000 dollars directed to aid wounded French and moving picture rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Georges Carpentier
Tes Rickard
Jess Willard
Wes Darcy
Australia
Madison Square Garden
Carpentier
Willard
American Fund For French Wounded
American Fund
Richard
Paris
Rickard
France
Crestgrea
Bkt
Duckard Wall
Ile
Chicago
Les Dacy
Capentier
Darcy
South America
Heavyweights Weigh 75,000 Pct Split For Willard
Chicago report states Jess Willard demands 75,000 dollars plus 40 percent of gross receipts for a possible bout with Georges Carpentier. Tom Jones, Willard manager, says any agreeable financial proposition will be accepted and a match in New York is hoped for. Representatives of Fred Fulton plan talks today on terms for a potential contest amid several offers.
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Jones
Chicago
Tom Jones
Jess Willard
New York
Georges Carpentier
Jess
Fred Fulton
Rochester
Rochester, Minn
Willard
Ely's Cream Balm Offer for Cold Relief
Ad copy touts Ely's Cream Balm as a fragrant antiseptic spray to clear clogged nostrils and soothe inflamed mucous membranes. It promises instant relief from catarrh and head congestion and urges readers to tell the druggist to obtain a small bottle for quick breathing comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Trotting Loses Favor at Fairs
New York December report shows National Trotting association board debating popularizing breeding and substitutions of automobiles for trotting events. About 75 complaints filed. M. R. West and Harry Thompson expelled along with pacer Dick W for racing under Balmoral name across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
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New York
Board of Review
National Trotting Association
M. R. West
Wellsburg
W. Va
Harry Thompson
Collier, W. Va
Dick W
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Balmoral
Y M C A Gym Contest Opens for Boys Classes
The annual YMCA gym contest for boys classes opened Monday evening. Each class splits into 3 or 4 teams with captains and lieutenants. There are 30 events planned including running, jumping, rope climbs, and races. Individual and team scores count, and top daily performers receive honor ribbons and team winners a plaque.
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M. C
Umpires to Meet in Chicago on December 10
The National Association of Professional Baseball Umpires will convene in Chicago on December 10 to discuss improving working conditions and coach conduct for umpires in the minor leagues.
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Chicago
National
Ascoriation
Umwill
Cubs Seek Fred Mitchell as Coach From Boston
Chicago in the National League is pursuing Fred Mitchell of the Boston club as a coach. George Stallings, manager of the Boston club, said the deal had not been closed.
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Cubs
Mitchell
Chicago
Fred Mitchell
Boston Nationals
George Stallings
Boston
Reckno Promoted Lombard Captain In Football
Lombard college right tackle Loren Recknor from Creston Iowa was elected captain on Tuesday. The selection came as Lombard announced its team leadership for the season.
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Reckno
Lombard
Galesburg
Ill
Loren Recknor
Creston
Towa
Hannibal High Announces Boys and Girls Basketball Schedule
Hannibal High School released the boys and girls basketball schedules with games against Quincy and other regional teams. Girls play Shelbina Monroe City or Christian University, Louisiana, Moberly, and Quincy at home and away across December to February, with an open date Jan. 12. Boys schedule includes games at Louisiana Shelbina Mexico Keokuk Quincy and wraparound March 2 at Keokuk and a March six at Shelbaina.
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Hannibal High School
Quincy
Shelbina
Hannibal
Monroe City
Christian University
Louisiana
Moberly
Australian fighter Darey stows away on steamer to United States
Stowaway Darey from Australia, a noted middleweight, traveled on the Hattie Luckenbach to the United States after leaving Sydney October 28. George Chip, who defeated Darey in Australia, described him as a real champion eager to fight all comers. The Hattie Luckenbach docked at Tal Tal Chile November 29.
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San Francisco
Les Darcy
Sydney
N.S. W
Hattie Luckenbach
George Chip
Australia
Sierra
Darey
Chip
Antipodes
United States
Linckenbach
Taltal
Chile
Moha Loses Lawsuit Against Hudson Boxing Club
Milwaukee boxer Rob Moha failed in a suit against the Hudson Boxing Club seeking several hundred dollars from a guarantee for a bout with Mike Gibbon last year. Moha claimed a foul by himself in the crowd round led to the outcome. The case was decided in Madison Wisconsin on Tuesday.
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Moha
Madison
Wis
Rob Moha
Milwaukee
Hudson Boxing Club
Hudson
Mike Gibbong
Thaeeroud
Clark Kansas Coach Appointed at Kansas University
George Drew Clark, recently at Illinois, has been named assistant coach for Kansas University after three years with the Illini. The move adds a veteran coach to the Jayhawks basketball program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Kansas
Kan
George Drew Clark
University of Illinois
University of Kansas
Knockout Brown Triumphs Over Moha in Ten Round Bout
George Knockout Brown of Chicago defeated Bob Moha of Milwaukee in every round of a ten round boxing match in Brooklyn. Brown weighed 166 pounds and Moha 167, delivering a decisive performance Tuesday night.
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Knockout Brown
New York
George Knockout Brown
Chicago
Bob Moha
Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Brown
Moha
Dr King’s New Discovery Promotes Cold Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery to ease hacking coughs and sore throats. It claims pine balsams soothe irritated membranes and antiseptic laxative action kills germs, urging readers to buy at the druggist for 50 cents.
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Dr. King
Prof Jenks 15 Now a Benedict
Carthage, December 6. Professor Ira Jenks, Carthage High School mathematics teacher, married Miss Hattie Eilenberger of Wheaton at her home Saturday evening. A serenade by local boys failed to summon him, and the couple reside with Mrs. Hamrick on East Main. The town notes county board actions, school travels, and a holiday vacation schedule.
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Carthage
Ira Jenks
Wheaton
Hattie Eilenberger
Hamrick
J. L. Miller
State Bank of
West Point
Court House
Warren H. Orr
Hamilton
Marie Harris
E. O. Reaugh
Orr
Board of Supervisors
Hancock County
Bummer
Boegner
Gash
I‘arm
Pee
Renee
S. D. Faris
Board of Education
Exchange Bank
James P. Lummis
E. W. Miller
Andrew J. Ketchum
R. B. Booker
John T. Sims
C. J. Scofield
Pearl
Nellie Moore
Lizzie Moore
Miss Moore
Mrs. Abbott
Ferris
L. F. Mosley
Edgecomb
First Street
Anderson
East Main Street
J. T. Kerrin
Christchurch
Burlington
Missionary Union
South America
Methodist Church
St. Agnes
County officers take up duties in Pittsfield
New county officials assumed office in Pittsfield on Monday. Edwin Johnston became state’s attorney after filing a $5,000 bond, John C. Dinsmore posted a $15,000 bond as county clerk, with James Collins as coroner and J. W. Hardy as county surveyor also qualifying. The town buzzed with visitors and local business updates as the scene opened for official duties.
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Pittsyfield
Edwin Johnston
John C. Dinsmore
James Collins
J. W. Hardy
Fred A. Gerlach
Alma Kas
Alr W. D. Meride
Fred Wack
Kinderhook
Ollie Hendricks
Stuby
Quincy
Otis Pierson
Baylis
W. Y. Wadge
Kewanee
Newie Corey
Harvey Arnold
New Orleans
Moses Duran
North Monroe Street
Florence McKnight
Jacksonville
John Noyes
Miss Cole
Women's Club
F. I. Hanscom
Congregational Church
Marcus McCarter
West Adams Street
Bright
Bayils
T. EB. Hall
West Madison Street
Fenton Wartine
Tillie Tratcher
Indianola
Neb
Southern Pike
Pittsfield
H. A. Cohenour
Pleasant Grove
Renee Swaney
W.R. Lulin
M. Mm
Frank Reed
Kansas City
Red Davis
Reed
Henry Reed
Field Jewelry Store
James Cavenaugh
Des Moines
Cavenaugh
2. O. Melaughlin
Iairmount Township
James Manton
Hattie Hughett
Virginia
Fair and Warmer at Empire-Hippodrome Tonight
The play Fair and Warmer excites audiences with its biggest laughs yet and includes a temperance lesson in the second act. Avery Hopwood’s farce features innocent spouses causing jealousy through cocktails, nearly ending in divorce and proving the show’s wide appeal as it tours with seven companies. One company will be in Quincy next Monday night.
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Avery Hopwood
New York
Cort Theater
Chicago
Messrs. Selwyn
Quincy
Local visitors and family movements reported
Mrs. Richards hosts a visitor with her parents while Mrs. Lafe Mullenix plans to join her husband near Cincinnati for their new home. Mrs. Emma F. Blake of Pleasant Hill visits sister Mrs. S. E. Guiley and Mrs. D. A. Birchaté of Urbana spends a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Richards.
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C. W. Richards
Lafe Mullenix
Cincinnati
Ohio
Emma F. Blake
Pleasant Till
S. E. Guiley
D. A. Birchaté
Urbana
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Carthage High School
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Foroe
Pike
Hidden Valley
Pathe Gold Rooster
Thanhauser
Majestic
Maine St
Empire-Hippodrome
Pat White
Broadway
Tol
Knicker Star
Sibyl
Ivy Close
Kalem
Vitagraph
Orpheum
Ambrose
Belasco
June Caprice
Claire Mersereau
Mary Pickford
Bom
Gunthe
Rolla Babcoc Lawyer II
State Bank
Talmady
Norma Madge
Miss Madge
Sociological Research Film Corporation
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