Gene Tunney Gores Greb at Texas Relays Preview
Houston hosts the Southwestern Relays with 400 top athletes from 62 colleges and schools. Notables include Harold Osborne and Icie Ray among others as event expands to 24 track and 6 field events with prize cups and medals.
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Lungs of Overtaxed Athletes Give Way
In Los Angeles the California Tuberculosis Association reports high school athletes who push to excel on the cinder path show increased TB risk, with officials noting young male athletes as a growing tuberculosis victim group while urging caution and medical oversight.
Pros at Pinehurst Open Golf Tourney Arrivals
The Associated Press reports players from both pro and amateur ranks began arriving at Pinehurst for the annual north and south open golf tournament opening April 1. Early entrants include Jim Barnes Veester Hagen Cyril Walker Tammy Armour Mike Brandy Leo Drexel Al Espinosa Gene Sarazen McDonald Smith and Joe Kirkwood.
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Veester Hagen
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Tammy Armour
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Leon
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Gene Sarazen
I McDonald Smith
Joe Kirkwood
San Antonio Man among New A A Wrestling Champions
Stillwater Oklahoma March 28 eight 1925 national amateur wrestling champions crowned last night. San Antonian BR V Hammons of the University of Texas listed among the champions in his class. Oklahoma A and M won team title with three first places. Bowser lost the 112 pound title to Harold DeMarsh in the finale.
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Buel Patterson
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Kenneth Truckenmiller
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Mt. Vernon
Towa
BR. V. Hammons
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San Antonian
Ozion Stateville
Robert Kruse
SixteenYearOld Gire Tops 18 Golf Star in North and South
In the North and South Championship for women, sixteen year old Gire of New Britain Conn defeated Mrs Fred Letis of Chicago to reach the final. M Jones of Chicago faced E Bennett in the other semi final as Louise Fordyce of Youngstown Ohio met W K Toerge of Locust Valley Long Island.
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Eme Bennett
Ew Britain
Conn
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M. Jones
Chicago
Mise Feennetc Jaty
Fred Letis
Cecil
New Britain
Louise Fordyce
Youngstown
Ohio
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Locust Talley
Long Tstand
Creighton Stadium Construction to Begin in Omaha
Creighton University will break ground next Monday on a new 525000 seat stadium to host the America Legion national convention in October. President McCormick announced a Kansas City firm will sink five hundred concrete piles 30 feet deep for the project.
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Neb
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Presid McCormick
Kansas City Construction Company
Tunney overwhelms Greb in decisive middleweight title defeat
In St Paul, Gene Tunney, American light heavyweight champion, defeated Barry Greb in ten rounds, outclassing him with powerful body attacks. Round by round, Greb fought defensively, while Tunney weighed in at 181 pounds and Gibbons watched ringside as a likely future opponent.
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Gene Tunney
Barry Greb
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St. Paul Auditorium
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Tom Gibbons
St. Paul
New York
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Ex Football Star Invents New Toys Despite Blindness
Perry Waic once Yale all American football star here 32 years ago after an explosion blinded him now demonstrates a line of toys he fashions for children His career later included civil engineering and serving as tax collector in Portland Connecticut He and Mrs Anne Geary linked with the blind institute after his marriage now run a small toy shop and he claims a new kite design flies higher with less wind.
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Hale
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Anne Geary
Stess
Blind Institute
Technica
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Henderson Crater May Be Abandoned
Fire officials say Henderson Crater in Long Island City requires fire walls and will cost over 100000, threatening a summer heavyweight bout. Sponsor Charles S. Henderson vows continued construction after a closed-door meeting with Jack Dempsey manager Jack Kearns. Tex Rickard reiterates avoiding boxing commission conflicts amid Dempsey eligibility questions.
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Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Boxing Commission
Dn Clucalay
Osborne's World Record Jump Grabs Austin Crowd
Harold Osborn leaped to a new world high jump mark of 6 feet 14 inches at Austin amid loud acclaim. Spectators cheered as he repeatedly cleared higher bars, while Jose Ray suffered a leg injury in the special mile, finishing second to Captain Jim Reese as rivals watched.
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Jose Ray
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Quarter Mile Stadium
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Jackson Y. Scholz
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Fort Worth Central High
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Walter Will
Main Avenue High Schoool
Rickard Opens Talks On Big Offer To Mullins In May
New York March 28 Paddy Mulline manager of the negro heavyweight Harry Wills closed boxing talks until April 2 Mulline visited Tex Rickard and was promised more money for a bout with Tommy Gibbone of St Paul than he could earn if Wills fights champion Jack Dempsey Officials say the Wills Gibbons bout was desired but Mullins pressed for a Dempsey match regardless of purse and said the champion should respond soon
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Kempsey
Walking champions settle old dispute in 10 000 meter race
Olympic king Ugo Frigerio of Italy faces America’s Willie Pitet for the world walking title in a 10 000 meter contest in New York. Frigerio, who has dominated the outdoor circuit, plans to sail for Italy on April 11 and will not stay for U S cinder track events this summer.
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Ugo Frigerio
Italy
Hurone
Willie Pitet
America
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Wibeaten
Plant
Phil Granville
Canada
Frigério
United States
Swimmers Set for National Backstroke Trials in Kansas City
Swimmers of the Middle West compete tonight in the national backstroke and Western Almatet Athletic Union championships at the Kansas City Athletic Club pool. The Western A. L. A. U. program features three events.
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Herring Awarded Title After KO
In Detroit on March 28 Red Herring of Gulfport Miss won by knockout to claim the welterweight crown after opponent Finkey Mitchell was disqualified in the sixth round for not fighting clearly in the clinches. Referee Slim McClelland ruled Mitchell foul and awarded the victory to Herring.
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Slim” McClelland
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Rice Opens Conference Play With 6 5 Win Over Aggies
Rice Owls defeat Texas Aggies 6 to 5 in a ten inning marathon at Rice Field. Both teams score twice in the ninth. Rice seizes a 4 run rally in the tenth to clinch victory.
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Bryant
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Hale
Houston Girls Defeat San Antonio in Colorful Court Exhibition
Houston wore bright orange track suits as Miss Gibbons led the Blue Belles scoring 15 points. San Antonio, led by Richter and Stanteen, edged ahead briefly but Houston rallied from 10-2 after one quarter to win 26-13 at the finish amid rowdy sidelines and no injuries.
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Olive McCormick
Stribling to Meet Loughran in Frisco Ring
In Frisco, March 25, light heavyweights William Lawrence Stribling and Thomas P. Loughren prepare for a ten round bout. Stribling holds a weight edge, while Loughren has longer reach, setting up a competitive clash amid crowd expectations.
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Rowan
William Lawrence
Young” Stribling
Thomas P. Loughren
Stribling
Loughran
Foreigner Likely to Enter GOP Net Tournament
The annual net competition opens with 62 starters but absent title holder Vindent Icharis and no first ten players, leaving French favorite Borotra as a top contender while American entrants include Watson Washburn Percy and others in the field. Meanwhile a separate note from Ottawa Kansas reports 35 towns from Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Kentucky and Florida sending greyhounds to a coursing meet set for Sunday through Tuesday under NCA president W E Mahin Norton.
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