Gibbons Defeats Norfolk to Set Dempsey Heavyweight Tilt
Tommy Gibbons of St Paul blotted Kid Norfolk in six rounds at Madison Square Garden earning a technical knockout. Promoter Tex Rickard said plans advance for a spring world heavyweight title bout between Gibbons and champion Jack Dempsey. Gibbons has a February 16 title shot against Sailor Maxted in Miami. Flowers KO’d Wilson in prelims. O’Brien-Wagener and Darcy-Beiza also featured.
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New York
Tex” Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Kid Norfolk
Gibbons
Sailor Maxted
Miami
Fiz
Maxted
Norfolk
Harry Greb
Gotham
Dempsey
Jack
School Head Swaps Grid Captains At Nebraska
Walter Camp reports the University of Nebraska athletic committee overruled the football captaincy decision of Bloodgood and restored last season’s captain Weir to the position. He criticizes fraternity influence in athletics and urges other universities to act. The committee adopted a hands-off stance, provoking discussion on fraternal politics in team selections.
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Cleveland
Th University of Nebraska
Weir
Ecole
Toraudh
Nebraska Committee
Nebraska
Gibbons Beats Norfolk In Five Round Ring Fight
Gibbons dominates the bout with a relentless jab and powerful rights, blood drawn from Norfolk’s right eye, and multiple clinches as the two men exchange head and body blows across five rounds. Referee warns for backhand and illegal hits as Norfolk fights to the end.
Tommy Gibbons Dominates Kid Norfolk At Madison Square Garden
Tommy Gibbons defeated Kid Norfolk at Madison Square Garden before 13,000 fans, delivering relentless aggression and flooring Norfolk in rounds four and six. The bout sets up a potential return match with Jack Dempsey, while Norfolk’s eye injury and fading speed limited his chances. Tiger Flowers earned a technical knockout over Johnny Wilson in the same card.
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Harlem
Tommy Gibbons
Jim
Garden Row
Tiger Flowers
Johnny Wilson
Ave Wilson
Gibbons Stops Norfolk In Sixth Round Fight
In round six Gibbons punches floor Norfolk twice, the second blow dropping him for a count of two before the bell. Norfolk rises and exchanges body blows, but Gibbons lands solidly sending him down again. The referee stops the bout as Norfolk is unable to continue.
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Gibbons
Norfolk
Kigading
groRey
Dempsey
Jess
Willard
Tommy
St. Paul
Blue Belles Take Second Win Over Sacred Heart
The Blue Belles of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company won their second game of the season, routing Sacred Heart 34 to 6 on Tuesday night at Sacred Heart court. A return game is planned for next week. Saturday the Blue Belles face Prospect Till on the WCG A court.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Belles
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Sextet
Blue Kelles
W. CG. A
Telephone Company
Misses Gibbons
Richter
Cleuswity
Soule
Baker
Football Coaches to Discuss Rules
Fielding H. Yost of Michigan chairs a meeting of the American Football Coaches Association rules committee in New York just before the December 29 association meeting. Coaches B N Robinson of Brown and Dan McGusin of Vanderbilt join as associates to review many recommendations reflecting broad and sectional differences.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Fielding H. Yost
University of Michigan
American Football Coaches Association
New York
Association
Yost
B. N. Robinson
Brown
Dan McGusin
Vanderbilt
Ban Johnson Waits Call to Arena
Byron Bancroft Johnson, president of the American League, lies in a New York hotel awaiting a call to a joint league meeting in Chicago. The looming dispute centers on his past criticisms and gambling charges, with negotiations focused on commissioner Landis and possible reprimands. Heydler of the National League secures a new four year term amid a reshaped board of directors.
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Byron Bancroft Johnson
New York
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O Connell-Dolan Drivery
Chicago
Heydler
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Comiskey
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Clark Griffith
Washington
Johnson
United States
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Ibbets
Brooklyn
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Philadelphia
Hermann
Cincinnati
Samuel Breadon
St Louis
Williser
William Veeck
Chicago Cubs
McGraw
Giants
Dicker
George Kelly
Bob O'Farrell
National League endorses Landis actions in World Series case
The National League endorsed Baseball Commissioner Landis actions in the O Connell Dolan bribery case, urging approval of his measures. It urged the American League to follow or risk appearing obstructive during a winter of major decisions. The Giants pursued a $15,000 claim over Dinty Gearin’s transfer. the league also set plans for a Golden Jubilee beginning 1925 and ending Feb 2 1926 with a 6th anniversary banquet.
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New York
National League
Baseball
Landis
Minor League Association
Hartford
Wational League
O Connell Dolan
American League
O'Connell
Dolan
Dinty Gearin
Milwaukee
Boston
Giants
Gearin
Coast Fight Fans Worry Over Fulton Fuente Scandal
New York dispatch notes California boxing may suffer from the Fulton Fuente scandal. The incident risks undermining the ten and twelve round fights in California as officials consider appointing moralist commissioners. Boxers contemplating West Coast bouts are urged to wait for commission details.
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California
Friend Richardson
M.C. A
Boxing Commission
Richardson
West Coast
Commission
Eighth Squadron Beats McKinley Methodist 30 to 11
The Eighth Squadron at Kelly Field defeated McKinley Avenue Methodist on the Army Y MI CO A court 30 to 11. Lee and Stephens led the fliers with twelve and ten points respectively, while Daggett and Ducharme topped the Methodist scoring with six and four.
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McKinley” Avenue Methodist
Lee
Stephens
Gonl
Methodists
Daggett
Ducharme
Army Y, MI. CO. A
Trade Talks Stir Vanishing Doubleheaders End Season
Three clubs seek to move Jack Smith from the St. Louis club while Rickey favors swaps without losses. Brooklyn would trade Tom Griffith Routher or Stock for any worthwhile return. Philadelphia seeks two pitchers and would trade Ogden or Thomas to Baltimore.
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Jack Smith
St. Louis
Rickey
Brooklyns
Tom Griffith
Routher
Stock
National League's First Teams The Boston Club
The ninth article in a series commemorating the NL's 50th anniversary outlines the original Boston National League club. It lists players and notes Harry Wright as manager, his influence in forming early professional baseball, and Wright’s knickerbocker uniform influence and scoring system contributions. It also highlights George Wright as a premier infielder and powerful batter, with Morrill later becoming Boston manager.
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Con. Fress Ass'n
Boston
Harry Wright
J. E. Bordex
T. H. Murnane
T. L. Beals
HC. Shafer
A. J. Leonard
J. H. O'Rourke
T. F. Manning
F. J. Whitney
George Wright
John J. Morrill
Lewis Brown
T. McGinley
W. I. Parks
Wright & Tditson
John F. Morrill
Wright & Ditson
Wright
Henry Chadwick
Chadwick
Baseball Guides
Foster
St. Louis
Fearsome Nicknames for School Elevens Scarce
Lawrence Perry notes that colleges struggle to devise distinctive nicknames as traditional tags vanish. He cites examples like Lions at Columbian and Corned Wrogs at Textus Christian, while Alabama’s Crimson Tide is misinterpreted as a surgical metaphor rather than its actual sports lore.
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Lawrence Perry
San Antonio Light
New York
Columbian University
Textus Christian University
Alabama
Grimson Tide
Crimson Tide
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