Football Greatest Game On Record At Washington Bowl
Washington fans pack the campus as a huge rally for today’s Oregon showdown. Coach Forbes and Doble greet jubilant students while the 7,000 advance tickets aim for 6,200 on kickoff day. Officials include Hockenberry, Cutts, Fleager, Allen. halves are 35 minutes.
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Helpa
Northwest
Washington
John Barnet
Crewon
W. N. Hockenberry
Portland
Oliver Cutts
Harvard
Champion Back To Meet Champs In Looming Lightweight Show
The article recalls George Bothner once the top U S lightweight while holding the catch as catch can title. He returns to face Will Bingham English champion and Eddie Carroll Irish titleholder in a potential fiveway showdown.
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George Bothner
United States
Eugene Tremblay
Will Bingham
Eddie Carroll
Ireland
Johnny Eilieter
Tremblay
New Orleans Eyes Pending Jeffries Johnson Fight Bid
A New Orleans offer for an arena and about $100,000 purse aims to host the Jeffries Johnson bout. The report cites past purses for Corbett Sullivan and firesimmons Hall, noting discrepancies and local attitudes toward a white versus negro match.
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Jeffries and Johnson
Dispatch
Corbett-Sullivan
Joimeon
Southern Athletic Club
Athletic Club
Olympic Club
Firesimmons
Hall
Debate Over Ketchel Burns Match And Football Reform
A sports column questions a Ketchel versus Burns bout as lacking a title stakes and promoter appeal. It argues football must undergo sweeping changes to survive, citing rising injuries and potential regional bans, while noting varied attitudes on brutality in sports.
Diamond Belt Curtain Drops On Still Without Owner
Monte Attell and Donnie Webster fought ten rounds with promoter Tom McCarey holding the belt as controversy persisted. Los Angeles journalists voted a draw in a majority decision, one writer had Webster winner by a narrow margin. A third bout would be needed to settle ownership if the promoter keeps the belt.
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Donnie Webster
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Los Angeles Daily Papers
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McCarey
Football Season Ends With Cornell Penn Fordham Syracuse Games
The season closes with Cornell versus Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and Fordham meeting Syracuse in New York City. Fordham has beaten Cornell and is the favorite in the East title race while Penn is a slight betting favorite in the Cornell-Penn clash. Marquette faces Notre Dame in Milwaukee for the Western championship with Notre Dame the two year unbeaten favorite.
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Powell 10 to Favorite Over Wolgast in Dreamland Bout
Adolph Wolgast and Lew Powell sharpen for a 20 round clash at Dreamland rink next Monday night before the Mission club. Powell is a 10 to 8 favorite as Wolgast eyes midriff targets while Wolgast branches on past wins and Powell vows to stand the Gaff. A likely record crowd gathers as Referee Jack Welsh prepares the fighters for action.
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Lew Powell
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Nelson
New Orleans
Powell
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Wrestling Showdown Between Julius Johnson and Jey Boe at Arcade Hall
Saturday night at Arcade hall features a handicap wrestling bout between Julius Johnson and Jey Boe. Johnson holds weight and experience advantages and plans to throw Boe twice per hour, while Boe, the shifty Canadian, aims to endure full time and pin the rival. A prior match saw Johnson defeat Boe and another wrestler in 35 minutes. Also today the Rangers host Tacoma in a 2000 soccer match at Dugdale's park.
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Jey Boe
Arcade Hall
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Boe
Koes
Movement to stage the big fight in Lexington
A committee has formed to await the governor's views on the subject as part of organizing a major confrontation in Lexington Kentucky. The city is rarely named in discussions except in notable notices of the effort.
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Lexington
Thanksgiving Pigskin in Styx Versus Napoleon Game
A humorous Thanksgiving tale frames a football clash between Styx and Napoleon in Hades. The underdog Styx drives to the 20 yard line before Napoleon’s captain delivers a goal, ending the half 3–0. The mock game features famous personages as players and ends with a Cromwell led comeback in the second half.
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Napoleon
John Kendrick Banga
Yale
Hades
Harvard
Ben Franklin
Socrates
Nero
Alexander
Cromwell
Barnum
Denparas
Neld
Achilley & Tine
eree—Bocrates
Kant
Bertin
Tory
Hrades
Victoria and YMCA Battle Tonight in Seattle
Victoria BC and the YMCA meet on the YMCA home floor for international basketball in Seattle. The British Columbians bring a strong reputation from past seasons and this year while the MC A squad is experienced yet lacks team practice. A sharp, early season matchup looms, with the Victorians having rattled off several matches already.
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Mc.a
Seattle
Wort
Big Game in Portland Today
Portland patch notes say Oregon Agricultural College meets Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club in the Thanksgiving game in Portland for the first time in 26 years. Oregon faces Washington in Seattle as Multnomah clubs clash with the Aggies. President Ebbets disclaims Hartford-Heydler intrigue. Baseball quirks persist as Kid Metoy remains in play.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
Oregon
University of Oregon
Multnomah
Washington
Seattle
Agnew Won't Push New Anti Betting Measure
New York senator George B. Agnew says he will not draft another bill to wipe out oral betting at tracks and will reintroduce a measure to ban publication of tips and odds in newspapers. He cites that current law already removed organized bookmaking though it did not achieve that aim.
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