Gibbons the Striding Contender for Big Titles
Roy Grove describes Tommy Gibbons as a confident, quick, and scientific fighter who racks up KO wins. He notes Gibbons’s routine with Eddie Kane, his rising fame, and planned clashes with Carpentier and Dempsey. The piece highlights Gibbons’s pace, strategy, and crowd-pleasing style.
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Roy Grove
Tommy Gibbons
Thomas Gibbons
Gibbons
Jack Dempsey
Carpentier
Brennan
Miske
Meehan
Dempsey
Eddie Kane
K. O. Boy
Eddie
Tommy
Jimmy Brunson
Bob Martin
Bob
Mike
Kane
Tex Rickard
Peking delay on Shantung reply to Japanese minister
Transmission of Chinas reply on the Shantung dispute to Yukichi Obata is delayed briefly while officials abroad opinions are sought. In sports, Martinsburg travels to Hagerstown to face the locals in a key football clash as Maine shifts positions and practice tightens. A separate note mentions the St Hilda Colliery brass band of Durham winning a national event for the third time after performing for the king at Buckingham Palace.
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Peking
China
Shantung
Yukichi Obata
Chambersburg Hi
Maarlansburg
Willow Lane Park
Maine
Carlisle
Schmidt
Poffenberger
Moser
St. James
Martinsburg
Michalls
W. Va.gridders
Dan Deuto
Martinsburg Warriors
Hagerstown
Counry
St. Hilda
Durham
Buckingham Palace
Gloves, Bantam Prospects and Landis in 1920 Jersey City
In Jersey City on March 20 1920 Pat Moore displayed gloves unseen by Johnny Buff. Buff avoids Moore’s challenges as talk grows of a bantamweight bout with Pete Herman and Joe Lynch. The Landis Ruth affair looms with fans backing Judge Landis to keep baseball clean and gate appeal intact. Buffalo and Alobe rise to fame after a standout single game performance. Continued chatter from sports and league circles surrounds these events.
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Jersey City
Pat Moore
Mr. Buff
Johnny
Buff
Mr. Moore
Pete Herman
Joe Lynch
Moore
Landis
Buffalo
Alobe
Sophey
Bell Brand Suits Sale Offered as Great Value Event
The Bell Factory announces a massive sale on men s suits described as the greatest friend making event for the city and vicinity. They claim to sell at prices lower than before the war to extend employment, urging working men to buy early as great throngs are expected to fill the store tomorrow.
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BELL
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Wallop
Main
Ryt
Enmet
Shade Brothers
I. C
Fide
New York
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