Seattle needs a major athletic club say veteran coach
Seattle sports booster "Dad" Menry returns from the East urging the city to form a comprehensive athletic club similar to Chicago clubs with gymnasiums pools and lounges. He cites East Coast championships he attended and notes local figures like Ray Eckmann and Betty Grimes as benchmarks while praising Washington teams and local divers.
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Purple and Gold Real Name Send in Your Selections
Local sport editor invites readers to submit their selections for team awards and honors. Readers are urged to send names of standout players, coaches, and contributors for recognition in upcoming edition.
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Washington Huskies Need Real Nickname For Teams
The Sporting Editor reviews fan proposals for UW athletic monikers noting placeholders like Sun Dodgers and Monarchs lack punch. Readers urged to suggest strong, distinctive names tied to blue and gold, while high schools seek similarly bold team identifiers.
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Centre College Sets Sights On Major Gridiron Series
Centre College aims to schedule big 1920 football games with Notre Dame Ohio State Indiana West Virginia Pittsburgh Virginia and Vanderbilt. The Colonels back most of their 1919 starters plus returning reserves including Donald Royce from Penn State and P Tanner from Colorado University. If several big games materialize Centre could contend for the national title in 1920.
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Beckett-Carpentier Fight Sold Out in London
The London bout between Beckett and Carpentier is fully booked for tomorrow night with the house sold out. Beckett, Britain’s champion, faces Carpentier, France’s champion, as promoters report 5 to 4 odds and strong French attendance despite the sold sign.
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Gibbons Faces Farmer in Crystal Pool Title Showdown
Tommy Gibbons world light heavyweight champion meets Frank Farmer for the title in Seattle at Crystal Pool. Gibbons brings speed and a flawless decision record while Farmer, unbeaten this year, relies on power and veteran ring craft. If Farmer wins, he earns the world light heavyweight crown but must stop Gibbons.
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Evening boxing card features local lightheavyweights and bantamweights
Pool lineup includes Tommy Gibbons and Frank Farmer in lightheavyweight bout. Ned Gage meets Hert Taylor in another lightheavyweight clash. George Preed faces Earl Conners in bantamweight action. Willie Casteet fights Frankie Pantley in bantamweights. Al Barker faces Marty Joycer in welterweights.
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Frank Farmer
Ned” Gage
Hert Taylor
George Preed
Earl Conners
Willie Casteet
Frankie Pantley
al Barker
Marty Joycer
Boxers Weigh Near 161 Pounds Ahead of Tonight Fight
Tonight's match features Farmer and Gibbons weighing around 161 pounds each. Neither boxer is favored by a heavy weight advantage, signaling a closely matched bout as they step into the ring.
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Mike Gibbons Quits Ring After No Decision With O'Dowd
Mike Gibbons brother of a local fighter has retired from boxing. His last bout, a no decision draw with world middleweight champion Mike O'Dowd in St Paul, left Gibbons ahead on punches but hindered by a badly bruised eye. Gibbons plans to develop a large apartment building in St Paul.
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Gibbons Passes Ortega Offer For San Francisco Medal
Tommy Gibbons declined a bout with Mexican champion Ortega at the Arena next week to seek a larger medal in San Francisco. Eddie Kane, Gibbons' manager, cites lack of a South offer and notes Ortega’s potential match here was not pursued. Puggey Morton of Los Angeles meets Heinie Schumann, Tacoma lightweight, in the main event in the City of the Living Dead Thursday night.
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Ole Anderson Faces Tough Night Against Marty Willa in San Francisco
Ole Anderson meets Marty Willa the colored heavyweight in San Francisco for his first South bout. Willa recently knocked out K C Kruvosky and Kruvosky had two wins over Frank Farmer who also nearly defeated Anderson twice.
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Oregon Huskies Eye Harvard Game and New Season Outlook
On the campus the Oregon team pushes for a Harvard invitation while Washington uses watchful waiting. Coach Ab Linon guides a strong squad with eight lettermen as practice continues, and wrestling gains momentum with a solid roster hitting the mat daily.
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Boxing Talent Swarms Seattle Ahead of Pro Bouts
Tots, Billy Wright, and Morrie Las are among fighters training at Austin & Salt's gym as Seattle hosts a busy scene with prospects from Chicago to California. Charley White heads to Seattle for a next week bout, while Hector faces reentry after a ban ends soon. Crew includes Tom Woodhouse, Eddie Shannon, and others preparing at Crystal Pool and Northwest venues.
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Lincoln coach Ernie Wells Profile
Lincoln football coach Ernie Wells is portrayed as a popular, hardworking leader who guides the city champion squad and emphasizes playing the game for its sake. The piece highlights his strong rapport with students and players and his reputation as a dedicated mentor.
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Basketball Franchise Application to The Star League
A formal application to join The Star's Basket ball League submitted under the league's rules and member committee regulations. The document states intent to compete as a franchise and comply with governing rules.
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Star Cage League Set to Open December 16
The Star Cage League votes to start play December 16 after organizing details. Ten teams remain with two more needed to reach twelve, floors allocated for Saturday and Wednesday games, and committees named to handle organization rules and finance.
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Harvard Commission to Decide on Western Journey
Cambridge Mass Dec 3 Harvard's athletic commission will announce today its decision on the Crimson trip to the Pacific coast after votes by the faculty coaches and players in favor of the plan. Dean L R Briggs heads the commission and some players have resumed training in anticipation of a favorable ruling.
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Wilde Sharkey advance sale breaks records in Milwaukee
Advance ticket sales for the Jimmy Wilde and Jack Sharkey bout in Milwaukee shatter all prior records as the fighters train in the city after arriving from Chicago. The event headlines the Cream City club program with two top contenders from England and New York.
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