Benny Leonard Lightweight Champion Contender Rise
Chicago reports Benny Leonard of New York’s East Side emerges as a top lightweight after knocking out Joe Mandot and stringing wins over Murphy Bloom Robideau Welsh and others. The young fighter, born Levner, rose from block battles aided by promoter Billy Gibson and a tight training routine. His mother’s pride and his intimate ties to his old neighborhood frame his ascent toward a world title bid.
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Chicago
Benny Leonard
New York Eest
Oonard
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Onarda
Finke
Mandot
Leonard
Jimmy Murphy
Phil Bloom
Bammy Robideau
Joe Welsh
Edldie McAndrews
Shamug O’brien
Frankie Connerry
Hammer
Harvey
Thorpe
Freddie Welsh
Johnny Dundee
Joe Azevedo
Rocky Kansas
Frankie Callahan
Stanley Yoakum
Kansas
Philadelphia
Welsh
Old England
Leiner
New York
Ninth Street
Austria-Hungary
Joe Fogarty
Benny
Billy Gibson
Romney
Gibson
Ibson
Mickey Finnegan
Finnegan
Pete Prunty
Levner
Griter
Mother Lerner
Darcy and Tex Rickard Meet on Arrival in New York
Les Darcy arrives in New York with promoter Tex Rickard and about twenty other matchmakers. Rickard is shown greeting Darcy aboard the steamer at the harbor while Darcy is guarded by promoters and only favored ones have access to his rooms.
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Les Darcy
Cee
Tex” Rickard
Rickard
Darcy
New York Harbor
Morgan's Westy Hogan Trapshooting feat earns him Fame
R Douglas Morgan of Washington DC broke 288 clay targets in a single run at Atlantic City. His win in the Hogans amateur championship came amid rain and gale winds as he rose to trapshooting fame after years in the Klondike era. He later helped spark club promotion and junior programs across the country.
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R. Douglas Morgan
Washington, D. C
Atlantic City
Morgan
Hogans
Venice Park
Klondike
Shiicoot Pass
Dawson
Tanana Valley
Columbus
Ohio
Alabama
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Colorado Springs
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Delaware
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Larned
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Wilmington
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Minot
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Greenwood
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Tennessee
Texas
Houston
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Vermont
Randolph Virginia
Roanoke
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Seattle
West Virginia
Richwood
Wisconsin
Wausau
Wyoming
Casper
Willard Family Hardens His Heart to Fame and Money
Willard sustains his boxing legacy through his five children with mother as guest of honor at every event. He has placed 7600 in trust with an insurer for their education and bought a house for them, allowing freedom and toys without staff interference. Frankie Izzo, Chicago’s 60 inch bricklayer, returns to boxing aiming for Johnny Conlon and the Jimmy Wilde flyweight belt.
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Rleer
Benny
Mother
Jess Willard
Willard
Jess
Frankie Izzo
Chicago
Izzo
Johnny Conlon
Jimmy Wilde
Harleys Prove Value in War Time Dispatch Runs
Dan L. Dresser of the New York National Guard rode a Harley Davidson with Firestone non skid tires from McAllen Texas to New York City, 2988 miles in 14 days 19 hours, testing gear on rugged routes under War Department oversight. He carried a message from Major General O Ryan to Governor Whitman and was joined by Harvey Edwards. They traveled from McAllen to Madison Square Garden then to Albany with Firestone equipment.
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Dan L. Dresser
New York
U.S. War Department
Dresser
O’ryan
New York National Guard
McAllen
Whitman
Albany
N. Y
Firestone
Harvey Edwards
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Firestone Company
Edwards
Waters Named Manager of Oakland Auto Sales of El Paso
R C Waters of San Antonio has assumed management of the Oakland Auto Sales Company in El Paso, succeeding E N Ford who died recently. Waters plans to move to El Paso and bring his family here soon.
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R. C. Waters
Auto Sales Co
el Paso
el Paso Times
San Antonio
Oakland Auto Sales Company
E. N. Ford
Waters
High Mileage for Tires by Mrs Webster in San Francisco
Mrs Walter Byron Webster of San Francisco drives a Kissel Sedan on Goodyear tires and reports a mileage of 8 700 with only two nail punctures costing 26 cents to repair. The record highlights safety and comfort for women motorists.
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Walter Byron Webster
San Francisco
Webster
Goodyear Tire Factory Reveals Tire Lifespan Figures
The Akron plant tour explains tire turnover and usage. Goodyear produced about 3.5 million auto tires in the past year. At 6000 miles per tire, total wear miles reach 17.6 billion, equating to a car traveling 4.375 billion miles or an Earth sun-distance journey multiple times. Plans foresee further growth in 1917.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
C. F. Dwyer
United States
Goodyear
Goodyears
Studebaker Car From 1909 Runs 200000 Miles in Oklahoma
A 1909 Studebaker model thirty with 200000 miles on its odometer was found in Oklahoma and remains ready to run. The original car, apart from one connecting rod and bearing, is intact and reflects years of Studebaker quality, according to EB Garwood. Barrage of entities: Barney Oldfield, EB Garwood, Studebaker.
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Studebaker
Oklahoma
Barney Oldfield
EB. G. Garwood
Center Court Whims and Daring Digressions in Sports
A mosaic of sports quips and vignettes touches on doping, college football matchups, ownership chatter, player strikes, and figures like Jess Willard and Ban Johnson. The column mixes cheeky jabs at teams, managers, and sport culture with anecdotes about salaries, bets, and new ventures in baseball and football.
Syracuse Enters 1917 With Hollenback Again At Tub
Big Bill Hollenback is retained to guide Syracuse football into 1917 and Du Moe is elected captain. The piece notes early preparations, expected new talent, and changes in key players as the Orange brace for the upcoming season.
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New York
Big Bill” Hollenback
Syracuse University
Hesas
Joe McMoe
Big Orange
du Moe
Duluth
Syracuse
Orange
White
Schlachter
Hollenback
Twig
Boutin
Meehan
Malone
M. Brown
E. Brown
Wright
Newbury
Planck
Lunn
Cobb
Gilmore
East
Allied Flier Leads Raid on Oberndorf Mauser Plant
Paris reports details of a major air raid in which American squadron members helped escort 65 French and British planes to strike the Oberndorf Mauser munition factory. The mission, lasting nearly 600 miles, destroyed main buildings and other targets amid heavy German anti aircraft fire with five Allied losses and high Allied damage estimates.
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Paris
de Lagnage
Norman Price
Chicago
Rapuwi Lufbery
New Haven
Didier Massion
Germany
Oberndorf
Mauser
France
Lufbery
Earth
Rhine
Price
Teuton
Berlin
Peace terms outlined by Berlin paper
The Kreuz Zeitung lists a German peace program detailing territorial demands. It includes annexation of parts of occupied France, attachment of Belgium, removal of a Channel base, seizure of Baltic Russia and most of Poland, Belgian Congo expansion, global naval bases, and division of Romania and the Balkans. Turkey would take Egypt, Sudan and Tripoli, expanding's empire reach.
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Berlin
Kreuz Zeitung
Germany
Belgium
English Channel
Straits of Ver
Russia
Lithuania
Poland
Ukraine
Kieff
Crimea
Odessa
Black Sea
Belgian Congo
Africa
Austria
Bulgaria
Roumania
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
Turkey
Egypt
Sudan
Tripoli
Berlin enforces strict two meat dish rule in eateries
Police in Berlin act on a strict order limiting hotels and restaurants to two meat dishes. Detectives posed as patrons and found menus offering forbidden items in private rooms. Ten proprietors were arrested and face punishment.
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Berlin
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