Spaldings and Y M C A Win Opening Star League Tilts
Spaldings beat Post of the American 80 to 29 at the Y M C A in the Star cage league opener. The Y squad defeated Soldiers and Sailors 34 to 20, with Woods starring for the Y team by scoring 24 points. La brothers boosted Spalding with three central-floor baskets as the game stayed close through the second half.
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Spaldings
Spalding-Rainier
Spalding
la Brothers
Queen High
Ts of Columbus
Piper & Taft
No Chance for French Champ Says Griffith
Johnny Griffiths, former Akron lightweight now welter, predicts a quick finish as Dempsey targets Carpentier on boxing day. He notes Carpentier's speed is overrated, Dempsey's greater strength and power, and doubts Carpentier can withstand a full assault. Griffiths also mentions his own career and a French middleweight challenge, with a Texan graveyard holiday aside.
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Carr
Carpentier
Dempery
Dempsry
Dempsey
Beckett
Johnny Griffiths
Akron
Johnny
Wren
The Elopement of Polly McLally and the Baseball Bride
A playful tale set in 1920 blends romance and baseball as Polly McLally a rookie from Texas elopes with a pensive maiden amid a ball club backdrop. The pair marry in St. Louis after a telegram induced plan, aided by family and team members, ending with a comic, sunlit wedding and a carefree, wandering life on the road.
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Polly McLally
Texas
Polly
Rock of Gibraltar
Enid
St. Louis
Pase
Bill Wrigley, Jr
Boston
Trousseau
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
California Lightweight Fadie Mahoney Gears for Local Show
Fadie Mahoney of San Francisco is set to face local fans in a tightly watched bout. He has victories over Karl Baird Danny Frosh Young Ketchell and Monk Vowler establishing a strong unbeaten streak.
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Fadie Mahoney
San Francisco
California
Karl Baird
Danny Frosh
Young Ketchell
Monk Vowler
Dempsey Carpentier Bout Proposed at Tia Juana
Jack Kearns accepts a $400000 purse for a 45 round Dempsey versus Carpentier fight to be staged at Tia Juana Lower California. Coffroth seeks European consent through Charles Harvey while Dempsey would take 300000 and Carpentier 100000 with moving picture rights and other privileges.
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Kearns
Los Angeles
Cal
James Coffroth
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Tia Juana
California
Jack Kearns
Mexico
San Diego
Coffroth
Europe
Charles Harvey
Lower California
Jockey Club
Dempsey
Tse
Luxury rules in bush camp in Addo South Africa
A Smithsonian African expedition camps with Maj. Pretorius and guides in a perilous trek through the Addo bush. The party endures water scarcity and elephant encounters while writing a book and adjusting to native carriers and guards. Jumbo Junior the baby elephant visits the tent at night.
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Camp Kenkelbbosch
South Africa
Addo Bush
Maj
Smithsonian African Expedition
Africa
Raven
Dr. Shantz
Maj. Pretorious
Jumbo Junior
Boxing cards loom in Milwaukie amid Northwest matchups
Frank Kendall plans Battling Mackie bouts in Portland while Frankie Malone and Marty Gillem headline at Milwaukie. Sommers returns with an eight round win over Jack Hall as Keefe, Orteca, Neff, and Murphy plot future NW bouts and Levinson markets top gloves in San Francisco.
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Marty Gillem
Balt Lake Miller
Bones al Sommers
Portland
Sommers
Jack Hall
Milwaukie
New Year's Day
Frank Kendall
Mackie
Leo Webb
Marty Rock
Carl Martin
Carbonado Wins First in Soccer
Northwest soccer standings show Carbonado declared champions after Skinner Eddy failed to overtake them. Duthies edged Skinner Eddy 2 1 at Liberty Park as Skinner Eddy's regulars were absent, with Kerley scoring the late winner for the Duthies.
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Carbonado
Ww. L. Dr. Pte. mmCarbonade
Coopes
Mmmuinner & Eddy
Sepaseseeess
mWeedens Fuer
el mmBieck Diamond
Duthies
Skinner @ Eddy
Bonado
Skinner & Eddy
Liberty Park
Altho
Seattle Ice Squad Faces Vancouver in Canadian Clash
Seattle meets Vancouver in a key showdown as Seattle seeks to tie Victoria for position with a win. Victoria holds a recent record of two wins and one loss, while Seattle has split its tilts. Seattle adds Charley, a former Victoria forward, to bolster their lineup. Cyclone Taylor remains sidelined with a foot injury, harming Vancouver's chances.
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Fiest
Hela
Clevela
Seattle
Vancouver
Victoria
Tilta
Charley
Taylor
Couver
Promoter Coffroth Signs Dempsey for $400,000 Bout
United Press reports Jim Coffroth secured Jack Dempsey with a $400,000 purse for a Tijuana fight after promoter Jack Kearns confirmed the deal. Coffroth now aims to finalize terms with French aviator Georges Carpentier as the other major bidder watches.
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United Press
New York
Jimfroth
Dempsey
Jack Kearns
Tia Juana
John Hancock
Coffroth
M Carpentier
Charles Cochrane
London
Cochrane
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Lewis
Bari Weird Boxes
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Puggy
Morton Boxes
Harry Pelsinger
Jimmy Carey
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Orteca
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Salt Lake Miller
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Neff
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Levinson
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Morrie Luz
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Kerley
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