Ufer Spends 25000 to Shape Morris into Champion
Sapulpa Oklahoma February 20 F B Ufer millionaire miner and oil man buys W F Stone contract for 25000 to manage Carl Morris. He will direct Morris boxing career, build a gym and hire top trainers aiming to a heavy weight title challenge to Johnson. Morris rapid rise noted as ideal specimen of manhood and grit.
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Sapulpa
Okla
F. B. Ufer
Man
W. F. Stone
Carl Morris
Oklahoma
Morris
Ufer
Johnson
Joe Choynski
Joe
Bob Armstrong
Bob
Europe
Thammy Langford
Tommy Ryan
Barkley Repeats High Score In Beattie Gun Club Shoot
Lee Barkley led the Beattie Gun Club as wind hampered many shooters in yesterday’s event. More than twenty participants competed with Barkley again posting the top score despite gusty conditions.
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Beattie Gun Club
Lee Barkley
Fat and Prosperous Johnson Sees No Boxing Rematches
San Francisco sports talk suggests Jack Johnson, now wealthy, may never fight for a championship again. He says money guides him and no opponents exist to challenge him, while observers note the show game remains strong while he is champion.
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Jack Johnson
San Francisco Sports
Kilbane TKOed in Fourth as Daly Stops Bout
New York reports Johnny Kilbane, a western fighter, was dropped twice in the fourth by Johnny Daly and the referee ended the match. Eddie Collins hints Russell Ford has a puzzling break. Willie Hoppe hints at Paris exhibitions amid retirement chatter. Frank Gotch shows poor tryout result. Immature ad for rooms at 804 Virginia St near Weatlake Ave.
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New York
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Daly
Eddie Collins
Athletics
Russell Ford
Willie Hoppe
Paris
Mystery athlete teased for readers to identify
A cryptic note asks readers to deduce the identity of a famed ball player shown in a photo. The note promises another image tomorrow and reveals the person's identity on Wednesday after reader guesses are sent to the sporting editor.
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Sporting Editor
Driving the Water Wagon
Poem by Tom Akers praising temperance and water over alcohol. Mentions Alf Gotham and Raymond, references to Mageay and The Insect, and urges abstinence with playful, rhythmic lines.
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Tom Akers
Mageay
Alf Gotham
Raymond
Early Sports Scores and Promoter News
Highlights include high scores by S A C Conover and Brooks team with top marks like 210 and 199 1 3 for high averages. Jack Johnson accepts promoter Hugh McIntosh offer to fight Lang Langford. McGraw begins spring practice with 15 youngsters in Marlin Springs. New York racing fund aims to raise 150000 to preserve the season pending ban repeal.
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Waco
Tex
Hans Wagner
Ty Cobb
McGraw
New York Nationals
Marlin Springs
Westminster kennel show notes strong entries and foreign breeds
The Westminster kennel club event tops with 211 Boston terriers 111 collies and 106 bull terriers as largest entry in years. Ariffons first shown in country four exhibitors. Charlemagne Benton Mignonne Bonheur of Amersham French bulldogs and Scarlet Poppy fox terrier among foreign entries. Mrs Alta Lee’s St Bernard stock Alta Moonlight and Alta Marvel shown. her withdrawal noted. Streetcar permits muzzling bulldogs and bull terriers. Lew Powell vs Frankie Byrne 20 round bout announced in San Francisco on Monday.
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Westminster Kennel Club
Boston Terriers
Collies
Charlemagne, Benton, Mignonne and Bonheur
Amersham
England
Scarlet Poppy
St. Bernard
Mra
Alta Lee
Sade Alta Moonlight
Alta Marvel
San Francisco
Lew Powell
Frankie Byrne
Dreamland
Match 18 Off Chicago With Hamper to Hackenschmidt
Feb 20 report states Jack Curley manager of George Hackenschmidt announces no match in 191 will be staged. Curley says his man cannot meet Chhankhen vank Gotch. The note leaves upcoming plans unclear.
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Chicago
Jack Curley
George Hackenschmidt
Chhankhen
Vank Gotch
Red Sox Leave Chicago for Longest Training Trip
The Boston Red Sox with 52 players and staff board a special train tonight for a westward training trip, costing president John S. Taylor about 16000 dollars.
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RED Sox
Chicago
Boston Red Sox
West
John S. Taylor
All Signs Point to Boxing Game Revival
All signs today point to a revival of boxing along the Pacific coast after California racing waned. A movement by sporting interests to lift prize ring restrictions appears to bear fruit as the public morals committee may recommend a liberal fight law, with southern members pushing bans creating a possible compromise allowing 20 round bouts.
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Pacific Coast
California
Public Morals Committee
Aerial Craft Exhibit Opens in Boston Mechanics Building
Boston hosts its second national aerial exhibit with a variety of flying machines on display in the Mechanics building. Frank Gotch says Hackenschmidt may not challenge him seriously in tonight's handicap wrestling match. California racing officials remain hopeful that racing will return within two years.
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AERO
Nobston
Hoston
Mechanics
San Francisco
California
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Cure
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as ending grippe and curing cold symptoms within hours. It claims a two hour dosing schedule, three doses required, no quinine, and three years of research costing over fifty thousand dollars. It asserts unique effectiveness and offers a 26 cent package from any druggist.
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Pape
Grippe
Everett Smoker Promises Six Rounds For Hag en Martin Match
Harry Burns states Ed Hagen will box six rounds with Denver Ed Martin at Everett's club on Wednesday night. Hagen trains at Lonnie Austin's gym while Horne travels to Portland to arrange a date for the former policeman.
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Everett
Harry Burns
Ed Hagen
Denver Ed Martin
Regal Dentists Advertises Gentle Care for Teeth
The Regal Dental Offices offer painless dental visits stressing comfort and a guarantee. They advertise treatment for pyorrhea alveolar, also called Riggs' disease, and claim to replace missing teeth without plates. Located at 1405 Third Ave. N. W. at the Union corner.
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Keen
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Putnam
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