Famous Finn Nurmi Dominates New York Track Meet
Finn Nurmi wowed a 22,000 crowd at Madison Square Garden setting multiple world marks in the mile and 1500 meters and a new 10,000 meter pace. He remained in the United States through spring aiming for further indoor meets including the Audubon Carnival at Garden.
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Samerica
Dison Square Garden
Panto Nurul
Finland
Joic
Nurmi
Willie
Ritola
United ‘States
Narmi
Bas
Rarj
Ray
Loren Murchison
Newark AO
Alan Helffrich
Penn State
I Nurmi Wis Guch
Pesr- Jar
Nurai
Madison Square Garden
Mirose
Rodwin Wanamaker
Reece
Brooks Memorial and McKinny Avenue Battle for Lead Title
First half honors at stake as Brooks Memorial and McKinny Avenue Methodist teams clash on Turner Hall court Wednesday night in the Nauiqpa division. Both clubs enter unbeaten. Brooks Memorial 2-0, McKinny Avenue 3-0, with Good Will Center and First Presbyterians in close standings. The tilt follows a prior American division game.
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Brooks Memorial
McKinny ‘Avenue Methodist
Turner Hall Court
Zower An Lowt
Sag McKin‘ley Avenue
Good Will Center
Brooke-McKinley
Rice Institute Five Faces on Triangles Match
The Rice Institute basketball team and the Houston squad are set to meet on the court in a planned game. Details remain sparse in this partial clipping, but the showdown between the Rice Institute five and Houston promises an oncourt contest with potential scoring chances.
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Rice Institute
Fifty Years of Baseball Series Remembers National League
John H. Yester continues his commemorative series marking fifty years of baseball and the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of the National League with historical reflections and insights.
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John H. Yester
Five Leading National League Pitchers Amos Rusie Profile
A compact portrait of Amos Rusie, Indianapolis native, who rose from rough amateur play to national fame as a top NL pitcher. The piece recalls his early wildness, rapid rise, diamond in the rough, and his reputation for exceptional speed and a unparalleled curve ball.
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Amos Rusie
John B. Foster
Thouch- Rusie
Rusie
Indianapolis
Breausé
Indiananulis Club
National League
Rusicom
Indignanons
Cleveland
Jy Young
Mathewson
Itv Rusie
Pena
Eme
Clevelands
Frank Bancroft
Indianapolia
Pat Tebeau
Bancroft
Banny
Rosie
Kana Titcher
Lally Mangham and Bredemus Dominate Woodland Golf Match
Tom Lally Clarence Mangham and John Bredemus from San Antonio professional win most of the $300 pot in a six person better ball match at the new Woodland Golf Club course. Long and Rodgers top the field with 79 and 79 as Juelz, Breeuics and others praised the course layout. A rematch is planned for 2:31 Monday.
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Tom“ Lally
Clarence
Mangiom
John Bredemus
San Antonio
Long
Beetle
Juelz
Leif
Breeuics
Mangtam
Latirahd Rodsers
Jacke
Long Ahd Rodsets
Woodland
Bridges Referee Texas Texas A&M Becomes Frogs Beat Baylor
Referee for the Texas Texas Christian game was settled with Coach Frank Bridges of Baylor named official. In other action TCU defeated Baylor 29 to 18 as forward Cantemire and center Frazer led scoring and Baylor trailed throughout.
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Tex
Jan
Texas University
T. Coe
Frank Bridges
Barlor
Texas T. CU
TC. T
Baylor University
Cantres
Baylor
Frogs
Liseups
Strickland
Borward, Chambless
Caxtrelis
Tors Perasse
Oklahoma vs Missouri Dual Meet Postponed to February
Oklahoma and Missouri wrestling schedules announced by C D Brewer director of athletics. The Oklahoma meet, originally set for February, is postponed due to contes t issues. The report references several other sports notes and players in the same era.
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Oklahoma
Missouri
ST. Louis
Jan
University of Oklahom Js
University of Missouri
C. D.brewer
Question Box prompts readers for sports inquiries to correspondents
Readers are invited to send questions on baseball football boxing and other sports to John Foster Lawrence Perry and Fairplay at The Light building New York for personal replies. Include a self addressed stamped envelope for a prompt answer.
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John
Foster
Lawrence Perry
Brs
New York
Harvard Athlete Letters Through Yale Opponents Debate
An old exchange discusses whether a Harvard athlete earns a letter mainly by playing Yale, noting letters often go to players who faced Yale. It covers batting order errors in baseball and how rules handle outs and outs of turn, with examples of No. 6 and No. 7 in the lineup and a three base hit not credited due to failing to touch a base.
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Harvard
Yale
Cobb Glad To Get Fonseca Or Caveney
A Detroit Tigers report from Atlanta, Ga, quotes manager Cobb saying the club is likely to obtain in a draft deal either Louis Fonseca or Jim Caveney, both Red infielders. Cobb notes all National League teams have waived on Caveney and Fonseca and the Reds may trade or release them for American League options.
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Aluaama
Jan T—Ly Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati
Pric
Louis Fousecs
Jim Caveney
Detroit
Cobb
Caveney
Fonseca
Reda
Senators Gave 124000 for New Talent
The Washington Senators announced investments totaling 124000 for new talent including veteran hurler Vean Gregg and Dutch Roether. The club sent players to Tampa, Florida, for winter duties ahead of camp opening February 22, with manager Harris departing February 1 for Hot Springs, Arkansas for a veteran workout period.
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Mexs
Retiec
Giants
Senators
Seattle
Hurter
Vean Greeg
Brooklyn
Roether
Golf
Clark Fth
Eneky
Barris
Washington
College basketball results across several venues
Scores from contests include Texas Christian University 29 Baylor 18 in Weep, Texas Aggies 21 Sam Houston Normal 14 in College Station, Wisconsin 27 DePauw 22 in Madison, Columbia 14 Pennsylvania 41 in Philadelphia, Indiana 21 Mercer 18 in Bloomington, Wabash 57 Kentucky State 18 in Grasfordgrille, and Hillyards 8 Kansas Aggies 24 in Kansas City.
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Baylor
College Station
Texas Aggies
Sam Houston Normal
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
DePauw
Philadelphia
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Mercer
Grasfordgrille
Wabash
Kentucky State
Kansas City
Hillyards
Kansas Aggies
Grand Circuit Races Set to Begin June 22
The Grand Circuit adopts a 16 week harness racing schedule starting June 22 at North Randall near Cleveland and ending October 17 in Atlanta. Ohio tracks get eight weeks including North Randall, August at the Satan track, plus July weeks at Toledo and Columbus. Columbus also hosts Grand Circuit trotters and pacers late September.
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Jan. T
North Randall
Atlanta
Ohio
Toledo
Columbus
Attrora
Finais
Kalamazoo
Rexdville
Mass
Hartford
Comm
Syracuse
N. Y
Kentucky
Lexington
Garvey Knocks Out Ber Smith in All-Heavyweight Card
New York January 7 Ed Garvey former Notre Dame football star floored Ber Smith of Englewood N I in 90 seconds of a heavyweight bout at the Pioneer Sporting Club. Garvey delivered a decisive knockout in the final hour of the event.
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K. C
Garvey
NEW_YORK
Ed Garvey
Notre Dame
Ber Smith
Englewood
N. 1
Pioneer Sporting Chur
Norwich polo team to tour Midwest and East this winter
Norwich University of Northfield Vermont will send its polo squad on a record 4000 mile winter tour through the Midwest and East with a schedule including Michigan Polo Club Detroit February 2 and Virginia Military Institute Washington February 3. The trip also features Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati and West Point stops.
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University of Northfield
Middle
West
Michigan Polo ‘Club
Detroit
Blackhorse Droop
Cleveland
Chicago Polo Club
Chicago
Cavalry Headquarters
Cincinnati
Officers of Death Infantry
Virginia Military Institute
Washington, D. C
Army
West Point
Prassel Five Defeats St. John's Goalers 80 to 23
Prassel's Drag Store basketball quintet routed St. John's Lutherans 80 to 23 Tuesday night. Richvane led with ten points, Mueller and Harn added six each. St. John's A Tasto scored ten, Hermann and B Tasto six each. St. John's Cubs game ended 22 to 16 with Hermann the Lutheran's top scorer and Odffinger shining for the Cubs. Tarrillon refereed.
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St. John’s
Cubs
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Prassels
Mueller
Harn
A. Tasto
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Tasto
Hermann
Army unit clash hinted in fragmentary note
Fragmentary OCR text mentions engineers, the Twenty Eighth Infantry, and the Fifteenth Artillery in an unclear military context. No clear event, date, or location is readable.
Golf ball standard unchanged through 1928 official says
The U S Golf Association executive committee in Philadelphia reports tests on ball weight 1.62 ounces and diameter 1.68 inches. Officials expect a statement from the T and G A next Saturday pending agreement on a standard ball by US and Britain. Belief that one ball will remain in use after the decision.
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Chicago
United State Gol Association
U. S
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Donahue Denies Holdout Claim From Reds Pitcher
Fort Worth Texas January 7 Pete Donahue pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds spending the winter at his Fort Worth home denied being a holdout. He said he has not signed his 1925 contract yet due to lack of agreement with management and objected to the holdout label. Donahue is employed by two cotton firms there each winter.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Pete Donahue
Cincinnati Reds
Donahue
Siki Plans New Manager in Memphis Signing
Siki, famed conqueror of Georges Carpentier, announced in Memphis his intent to sign Ben Bluestein as manager. His contract with Bob Levy of New York expired January 1, 1925.
Boxing Promoter Talks Return Bout at Market Hall
The article lists numerous boxers including Joe Metranga Billy Brown and Jimmy Findley as part of a lineup for a promoter's event at Market Hall. A new boxing hall with about a thousand seats is planned, and plans include a rematch between Al Mayen and Mike Young following a sensational earlier scrap.
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Ray “Long
Wartie “Smith
Batti Budds
Young ‘Marillo
Denver Fankie
Murphy
Young ‘Wallace
Harlem
Kelly
al Mayen
Mickey Young
Texas trapshooter leads at Pinehurst event
Frank Troeh of Portland Oregon and Phil Miller of Dallas Texas tied with 254 of 160 in the mid winter trapshooting tournament at Pinehurst North Carolina on January 16. Troeh led the high average contest after breaking 155 the day before and topped 640 targets at 16 yards as the Rastani West teams led by 18 in the first 450 targets.
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N.C
Frank Troeh
Portland
Ore
Phil Miller
Dallas
Tex
Troeh
Matty Mathewson to Lead Saranca Lake Team in Match
Christy Mathewson former pitching ace will head a Saranca Lake team to meet 4 W Banks of Chicago the national checker champion here Wednesday night at Plattsburg New York.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Wi J
Allegheny Mountain Association
Pittsburgh
New England
Indiana-Kentucky Association
Louisville
Plattsburg
Christy Mathewson
Saranca Lake
W. Banks
Chicago
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