Greatest rowing season predicted for colleges
College oarsmen prepare for an unprecedented 1921 season. California and Washington lead Pacific coast hopes with Stanford funds to support a possible entry. Key regattas include Poughkeepsie, Harvard Yale, and the Childs Cup, with Princeton and Navy aiming for Carnegie Lake and Carnegie matches.
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Columbia
Derby
Housatonic River
Naval Academy
Pennsylvania
Annapolis
Sevarn River
Princeton
Harvard
Carnegie Lake
New York
Harlem River
Mass. Institute of Technology
Falousatonic
Cornell
Ithaca
Cayuga Lake
Syracuse
Severn River
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
Harvard-Yale
New London
Thames River
Gibbons Poised for Fast Rise in Heavyweight Ring
International News Sporting Editor notes Tommy Gibbons of St Paul has emerged as a top heavyweight contender after quick knockouts of Paul Sampson in New York. Promoter Eddie Kane pushes Gibbons toward Dempsey era fights, highlighting his growing punch and defense as a potential title bid.
Harvard Begins Three Week Spring Football Practice
Harvard's 1921 football squad starts a three week spring practice session on March 28 running to April 16. Captain Kieth Kane announces the letter men eligible for the next season including Kane Crocker Macomber Brown Tierney Buel Owen Fitts Churchill and others. Tim Tolbert may return next fall but his status is undecided.
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International News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Kieth Kane
Crimson
Kane
Crocker
Macomber
Brown
Tierney
Buel
Owen
Fitts
Churchill
Tim Tolbert
Tris Speaker Shines As Texas Rodeo Star
Fort Worth April 2 Tris Speaker famed baseball star of the Cleveland Indians and 1920 champions wowed rodeo crowds at the Southwestern Fat Stock Show. He finished third in calf roping after defeating pros like Leonard Stroud and Toots Ayers to the acclaim of 7,000 spectators.
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International News Service
Fort Worth
Texas
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Fred Beeson
Guy Shultz
Barker
Leonard Stroud
Toots Ayers
George Brannon
Harvard and Yale Invite Oxford and Cambridge Track Meet
Harvard and Yale invite Oxford and Cambridge to a June 18 track meet at the Stadium. If accepted it would be the fifth for the combined teams with prior wins in London 1899 1911 and New York 1901 and England 1904.
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Internatonal News Service
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Oxford
Johnny Bulls
Queen's Club
London
Yanks
New York
England
Mumma to Direct 1921 National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry
Lieut. Col. Morton C. Mumma appointed executive officer of the 1921 National Rifle Matches to be held at Camp Perry Ohio in August. A committee including Maj. Waller and Brig. Gen. Phillips adopted a new National Intercollegiate Rifle Matches format reducing teams to under 72 and setting stages at 200 600 and 1900 yards with several national and pistol events. The intercollegiate match will be open to all colleges including Annapolis and West Point with preliminary ROTC trials.
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National Sports Syndicate
Morton C. Mumma
U.S. Cavalry
Camp Perry
Mumma
Col
Major Waller
Marine
Snyder
Infantry
Stodter
Cavalry
Fred Phillips
National Rifle Association
Mach
Army
U. S. Army
Intercollegiate Association
United States Naval Academy
United States Military Academy
Intercollegiate Event Costs Set for Schools
Schools wishing to compete in the Intercollegiate event must bear their own expenses unless selected as the civilian team from their state.
American Woman Enters British Championship Golf
Mrs. Quentin Feilner of New York a metropolitan and Florida State champion will compete in the British championship. She has forwarded her entry and will sail for England on May 4. Since 1911 as Miss Jillian Hyde she has been a leading figure in U S women’s golf.
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Quentin Feilner
New York
Metropolitan
Florida
Feilner
England
Jillian Hyde
Tex Rickard la'selec champ du monde of fight promoters
New York April 2 Tex Rickard is described as a champion du monde of boxing promoters. He has staged six world title bouts in months at Madison Square Garden and will promote the Dempsey Carpentier bout on July 2. He aims to keep promoting top fights and lining up more championships and potential featherweight and bantam challenges with notable fighters like Kilbane Wilde Herman and Gibbons.
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Jack Velock
New York
Collegey
Princeton
Carnegie Lake
Penn
Schuylkill
Columbia
Stanford
California
Washington
Pacific Coast
Madison
Wis
Badgers
Kane
Tom
Gibbons
Tommy
Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Brennan
Martin Weinert
Thomas
Reich
Sampson
I. N
du Monde
Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Empire State
Tex
Jack Dempsey
Bid Brennan
Arena
Benny Leonard
Joe Welling
Ritchie Mitchell
Jack Britton
John Pattrick Kilbane
Andy Chaney
Jimmy Wilde
United States
Wilde
America
Pagdom
Simnex
Joel Lyarch
Tommy Gibbons
Bill Brennan
Charles Wienert
Bob Martin
Bob Roper
Bat Levinsky
Richard
Brothers Clash for National Indoor Tennis Title
In New York on April 2 the final round featured Derederick C. and Frank T. Anderson of Brooklyn facing off for the national indoor singles title. The doubles final had Vincent Richards and S. H. Voshell to meet Fred Anderson and Ben Letson, holders of the New Jersey state championship.
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New York
Derederick C
Frank T. Anderson
Brooklyn
Vincent Richards
S. H. Voshell
Fred Anderson
Ben, lLetson
Lorain Prepares For Historic Baseball Season
Lorain fans anticipate the biggest season in city history as Holley-Krohn and K. O. P. hotly contest the city title with star players like Stick Seneff and Creigert in action. First practice dates set. May 1 opener vs St. Nicholas, May 8 vs Berea, then a five game city championship series.
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Clothiers
Seneff
Clothier Nine
St. Nicholas
South Lorain
Berea
Beera
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Marion
Marion City
Creigert
Cleveland
Tulk
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