Great Indian Is Still a Star Wants Pro Football
The article profiles Jim Thorpe as a lasting sports icon still at peak, detailing baseball prowess with Akron and a pivotal Canton Buffalo showcase. It notes Thorpe’s influence on pro football, his trial team in New York, attendance gaps, and questions whether football remains a spectator sport or a true game. The piece reflects on audience enthusiasm, the evolving pro game, and Thorpe’s vision amid mixed reception.
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Dean Snyddr
Jim Thorpe
Thorpe
Akron
Polo Grounds
Tiny Maxwell
New York
Rutgers
Nebraska
Penny ante poker suspects arraigned in police court
They were arraigned in the police court yesterday and their trial was set for Tuesday evening. Those taken into custody were Richard Hoe, Sam Jones, Jim Brown, John Dee and Olson.
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Richard Hoe
Sam Jones
Jim Brown
John Dee
O16
Olson
Lack of Alcohol Threatens Spider Collection
Chicago reports Mrs. W. A. Moffatt of Wheaton seeks 1,300 ounces of ethyl alcohol to preserve a ten year, 1,360 specimen spider collection. Denatured forms allowed fail to meet needs. formalin, carbolic acid, and corrosive sublimate harm colors and brittleness. Her spider Angelena naevia, a tame garden spider, accompanies the study.
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Chicago
W. 8. Moffatt
Wheaton
Mrs. Moffatt
Toole Elected President of National Association of Baseball Clubs
John Con way Toole, attorney for the National League, was elected president of the National Association of Professional Ball Clubs, the newly adopted name of the new International League. He succeeds David L. Fultz.
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New York
John Conway Toole
National League Today
National Association of Professional Ball Clubs
International League
Toole
David L., Fultz
George Gipp Near Death in Indiana Hospital
George Gipp football star remains in a South Bend hospital with a throat infection as reports say he has suffered a third relapse and doctors fear he may not survive the night.
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South
Ind
George Gipp
Gipp
Three Complaints Filed Against Star Market Proprietor
Three complaints filed yesterday by Dr. W. A. Valloon city meat inspector accuse C. B. Janks proprietor of the Star Market of slaughtering animals without sending them to meat inspection for ante mortem examination.
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W. A. Valloon
City Meat
C. B. Janks
Star Market
Meat Inspection Department
CHALLENGE Wrestler Treadwell Throws Down Gauntlet
The veteran challenger Treadwell, claiming 60 years of experience, announces he can meet any opponent at 160 pounds. He says his shoulders have never touched the mat against any man his weight and seeks a match in Twin Falls or elsewhere. In Chicago, John Layton of St. Louis wins the first game in the three cornered tie for the national three cushion billiard championship, defeating Clarence Jackson of Kansas City 92 to 66 in 90 innings.
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Treadwell
Ima
Chicago
Bec
John Layton
St. Louis
Clarence Jackson
Kansas City
Creney of Baltimore KO's Metrie in first round
In Philadelphia on December 13 Creney from Baltimore knocked out Milwaukee's Metrie in the first round of an eight round bout. Metrie lasted two minutes before the stoppage.
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Crenen
K. C
Philadelphia
Creney
Baltimore
Metrie
Milwaukee
Back Pain Relief Ad Claims St Jacobs Oil Triumph
An old style advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil for lumbago sciatica and backache claiming instant relief after one rub. It emphasizes the product is harmless and won’t irritate the skin, urging readers to buy a small trial bottle from any drug store and forget their back misery.
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St. Jacobs
King of Heedjaz Letter Criticizes League Tactics
In Gensva on December 10 the League of Nations council discussed a note from the King of Heedjaz criticizing what he calls the supreme council's dilatory tactics in dispersing the mandate question. The letter was sent to supreme council members.
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Gensva
Council of the
League of Nations Today
Heédjaz
Supreme Council
Settlement reached in Galveston dock strike
Galveston Texas December 13 settlement of the Mallory line dock workers strike was reached this afternoon with an agreement for the men to return to work Wednesday at a straight time hourly rate of 67 cents.
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Galveston
Texas
Mallory Line
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