Battle Looms Between Stribling and Sharkey in February
In Miami Beach on February 27 the heavyweight clash between Young Stribling and Jack Sharkey draws intense hype. Promoters hype the bout as a defining showdown with deep seated enmity, while both fighters bring storied pedigrees and fierce ambition to a conflict seen as more than a title bid.
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Jackie Fields Beats Gans In Ten Round Stoppage
New York Feb 16 Jackie Fields welterweight of Los Angeles defeated Joe Gans in a ten round bout before about 15000 spectators. Fields pressed hard to finish Gans but could not drop the veteran, though he rocked him with sharp right hooks and a hard chin shot near the end of the third round.
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Connie Mack Aims at pennant with steady A's lineup
New York Feb 16 Connie Mack believes the Philadelphia Athletics finished two games behind the Yankees last season and will contend for the American League pennant. The trained camp at Fort Myers Fla will use 27 players with lefty pitching prominence and three new southpaws joining Grove Walberg and Wingard. The roster features Fox Bishop Boley Hale Dykes Haas Miller Orwell Summa Borelli Hume and three new outfielders while catching duties go to Cochrane Perkins and Piteners.
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Meeroan Not on Gap Team in Ryder Cup Debate
New York report says Wild Bill Mehlhorn accepts PGA selection committee’s decision not to name him to the Ryder Cup team. He offers praise for the committee and wishes the team success while friends push for him as an alternate. Sperman Lewis foresees a possible last minute appointment. Detroit recaps Tuffy Griffin’s loss to Leo Lomski amid ovations and disputed judging.
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New Dictionary Sets 57 428 Word Benchmark
A brief note states that a new dictionary assigns 57 428 as the number of entries. The fragment mentions the letter with the most words beginning with it being S and hints at a broader lexicographic project. The text is terse and reads like a lexical count update from a publishing or linguistic source.
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Many rookies to try for Reds in 1929 spring camp
New Cincinnati boss Jack Hendricks opens a February 26 Orlando camp with seventeen newcomers among 58 players. Targeting a stronger attack, Reds evaluate outfield prospects Estel Crabtree Ernest Swanson Walter Shaner Jack Hill Ethan Allen Marty Callaghan Everett Purdy Curtis Walker Bil Zitzmann and others while reshaping infield and catching roles with veterans and hopefuls including Victor Shiell George Kelly Wally Pipp Joe Stripp Charley Dressen and Leo Dixon.
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Lake Erie Cage League Kings Win 41 to 25
In Cleveland Heights Lake Erie Cage League posted a clear 41 to 25 victory over Lakewood High. Hyman Chizek and Char JHlo led the winners with strong scoring while Staten paced Lakewood as its standout. The Hilltoppers led 19 to 9 at halftime.
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Study Football Rules
ABSECON New Jersey February 18 members of the Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee held their annual meeting behind closed doors to study possible changes for next season. No radical changes are expected though a change to fumble recovery rules is possible. Coaches say the current rule is too harsh on the recovering player and risks a touchdown and loss of game on a fumble.
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Friday Night Basketball Scores Across Several Colleges
Miami women's amateur champion Miss Helen Wicks from Hewlett Park L J won the final against Mrs John Arends of Chicago in a one sided match. Wicks built an early lead to secure the victory in the championship round held in Miami on February 16.
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Elyria Faces Cleveland Heights In Back-To-Back Games
Elyria basketball returns to league play tonight at Cleveland Heights where the Tigers aim to slow Hilltoppers. Heights recent 41 to 25 victory over Lakewood highlights Haymon Chizek and Charlille as top scorers. The Elyria squad, nicknamed the spit-fire five, challenges a strong opponent and hopes to upset a favored Heights lineup.
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Purdue Northwestern clash highlights Big Ten action
Chicago is the setting as Purdue faces a tough Northwestern lineup while Michigan and Wisconsin also play top contenders. Michigan meets Minnesota and Wisconsin travels to Indiana, with Indiana fielding a nearly intact squad from last season as hype for a possible title shakeup.
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Wisconsin Stops Murphy as Badgers Upset Purdue
Wisconsin used a strategy to neutralize Stretch Murphy, Purdue's leading scorer, by inserting Rut Walter at forward to counter the Boilermaker star. The plan helped Wisconsin hand Purdue its only defeat this season while Lonborg lauds Walter's height in the matchup. Minnesota struggles remain with six starts, while Michigan is favored. Ohio State faces Illinois and Chicago plays Iowa as other Big Ten action unfolds.
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Wisconsin Hosts Sixth Annual Quadrangular Meet
Madison, Wis February 16 The sixth annual quadrangular meet among Chicago Northwestern Ohio State and Wisconsin goes on today Chicago is seen as a strong contender aiming to finally overcome Ohio State and Wisconsin who have won prior contests The Maroons boast their strongest team since 1917
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Sunday Five Best Radio Features List
Radio schedule from United Press lists program highlights for Sunday including a Philharmonic symphony conducted by Bernardino Molinari at 3:00 p m EST on WEAF NBC network, Dr S Parkes Cadman at 4:00 p m EST, Sigmund Spaeth with the American singers at 7:00 p m EST on WJZ NBC, Walter Gieseking at 7:30 p m EST on WEAF NBC, and a joint recital Sophie Braslau and Nikolai Orloff at 9:15 p m EST.
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Monday's Five Best Radio Features of 1929 Programs
WJZ NBC and WEAF NBC present the evening lineup. At 9:00 p m EST a concert orchestra and recording artists. 3:30 p m EST Patrick Conway’s concert band and Green’s Marine band. 9:30 p m EST a talking movie program with noted stars. 10:30 p m EST The Empire Builders. 11:90 EST Ponchielli’s La Gioconda in Italian.
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Interstate Commerce Committee Deliberates Railroad Consolation Bill
The Interstate Commerce Committee continues executive discussion on the Fess Railroad Consolation bill while the Agriculture Committee reviews Copeland Flood Relief and Shipstead Superior National Forest bills.
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House Debates Un desirable Alien Deportation Bill
Foreign Affairs Committee hears Porter resolution to bar arms and ammunition to warring nations. Census of the Dominion of Canada 1928 shows 9,650,000 people with over half a billion dollars invested in wood pulp and paper. Canada promotes itself as the shortest Orient to Europe route.
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