Dempsey’s Comeback Hopes Rise After Mountain Training
The Bell Syndicate reports Jack Dempsey shows renewed vigor after a period of illness and withdrawal. He trains in a California mountain camp, works as a laborer, and insists he will return to boxing if he can win back the championship, citing improved health and a disciplined routine.
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Minnesota students eye boxing laurels from university
Nell Hyde Gopher football tackle at 200 pounds and six feet aims for the boxing ring. Coach Spears calls Hyde one of the hardest fighters he has seen in football. Peter Pawleyn and Joe Gordon also plan a ring pursuit as Western A A U contenders.
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Nell Hyde
Gopher
Spears
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Minnesota
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PLYING DUTCHMAN DONS UNIFORM AGAIN
Honus Wagner, aged 76, returns to baseball with the Two Cities club of the Eastern Ohio league. Once a famed shortstop, he will manage and promises active play for Ohio fans this season.
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Honus Wagner
Ohio
Buckeye
Haas
Pittsburg Nationals
Umpire Shortage in French Baseball Prompts Volunteer Offer
Paris reports a shortage of baseball umpires with the French Baseball Federation appealing for volunteers. President Frantz Reichel said no umpires can be found and the federation will pay twenty francs per game and provide transport to and from matches for safety.
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Paris
France
French Baseball Federation
Frantz Reichel
Stamford Man Holds Dozens of Golf Ball Patents
Stamford Connecticut note describes Francis H. Richards of this city whose New York factories produce about 95 percent of modern golf balls. He holds about 100 patents on golf balls and around 100 on typographic machines, with additional patents totaling about 200 on other inventions.
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Stamford
Conn
Francis H. Richards
New York
Track Star Seeks Divinity Honors at Bethany College
Virgil Elliot of Huntington Beach California, a leading track star and Bethany College student, aims for theology honors alongside athletics. He holds the tri state broad jump record at 23 feet 7 3/4 inches, tops 11 feet 6 inches in pole vault, runs 100 yards in 10 seconds, and holds six Bethany records including the shot put at 39 feet 3 1/4 inches.
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Mass
Frank Hussey
Boston College
Stuyvesant High School
New York
Hussey
West Coast
Bethany
W. Va
Virgil Elliot
Huntington Beach
Calif
Bethany College
Elliot
Tri-State
African Caddies Use Improvised Golf Clubs in South Africa
Native caddies in Bloemfontein craft crude clubs from iron wire and pipes with rag grips. Joseph, a caddie, wins a 9 hole event on a 3000 yard course in 46 strokes while bets hint they often surpass players with standard gear. Indiana plans arena for basketball tilts in Indianapolis.
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Bloemfontein
South Africa
Joseph
State considers 25000 seat stadium for future state cage finals
Indiana boards discuss erecting a 25 000 seat auditorium at the state fairgrounds to host future state championship basketball games. More than 750 Indiana high schools field teams for the state tournament each year. Red Dooin says modern catchers have it easy because base stealing has faded from the game.
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State Board of Agriculture
Indiana
Charles “Red” Dooin
Red
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