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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1916
Page
1
The champion Hop battler serving with the French aero detachment near Verdun refused a $100,500 offer to box a 20 round bout and two exhibitions in Buenos Aires. He asked to stay with the army, saying he would not entertain ring plans until after the war.
New York reports Freddie Welsh faces tough tests as he plans to retire after two more defenses. Leonard sets Thursday bout at Washington Park Brooklyn, while White to follow later in Moenas Ayres. Welsh must prove durability against two rising challengers in a protracted summer schedule.
Mike Gibbons has emerged as a strong middleweight contender in New York, criticized for poor showings against top-tier opponents. Report notes his notable wins over second-rate rivals while failing to shine against first-class foes. The piece cites bouts with Archie McParland, Fadie McGoorty and Kid Lewis as context for his career.
In Vokland Oregon Joel Derier, long a bench rider, delivered a late heroics by cracking a two run double that secured a 5 to 4 win for the home team. Oakland had led 4 to 3 until ninth inning wobble by Sotheron let the visitors surge. Igrinbotham and Kelly provided late support as the bullpen collapsed.
Vernon beat San Francisco 7 to 2 as Boler Haum pitched a strong game, with Vernon taking control early and maintaining the lead. San Francisco’s offense managed late runs but could not close the gap, while Vernon collected key hits to secure the win.
In Los Angeles Taha hit from distance and Loc Angeles rallied as Vernon and Ranl Francheca led a high scoring game. Portland Oaktend Ireland contributed while Huteraloe and Markey stood out for the visitors despite the loss.
A battered summary of games shows Salt Lake, Los Angeles, and Chicago teams delivering mixed results amid rough play and weather. Detroit rallied late for a 6 to 5 win over Boston as Burns drove in key runs, while St Louis edged New York in extra innings to extend a streak, and Cleveland faltered with a costly error in a 7 to 4 loss to Washington.
Detroit defeated Neston 6 to 5, Cleveland beat Washington 4 to 1, New York edged St. Louis 3 to 1. Philadelphia game postponed. Today Washington visits Cleveland, Detroit hosts Boston, New York plays St Louis, Philadelphia travels to Chicago.
Near Haven Conn June 10 The Yale crew declined an international invitation to row in Norway on July 3. The offer, presented by Jan Seterge cousin of King Haakon VII, came from Studenterst Toklut of Christiania. Yale officials cited a heavy schedule with Penn Princeton Columbia and Harvard as the reason for declining the race, noting it would have been the only international event of the year due to the war.
Harvard’s Kirkpatrick, a 200 pound heavyweight, drew attention from former champions John Sullivan and Joe Willard in 1920s talks of training and a possible world title path. Sullivan proposed guiding him with seasoned handlers while Moran and Willard were cited as future opponents as he plans to leave Harvard.
New York June 9 The boxers set to travel from this country to Argentina will compete under rules much different from those in North America. Spectators must feel they get value for their money as earnings are not guaranteed. prizes are not paid to pugilists, and fans signaled satisfaction with the exhibition. The four light heavyweights Sam McVey Joe Jeannette Sam Langford and Starry Wilts will contest a twenty round round robin for the world negro championship with two finalists meeting for the title.
Unclear OCR text mentions Georges Carpentier delaying return to fighting until war’s end. References to New York and international boxing context appear garbled with stray phrases about auctions, carnival and locations, but no coherent events or dates are established. The readable items suggest a tease about a fighter postponing activity rather than a completed report.
Harvard announces an unusually early football practice start on Thursday September 7 under coach Leary. The move follows Captain Giroan and several veterans leaving the university and Eddie Mahan graduating, affecting the eleven. Harvard plans ten fall scrimmage games, one more than previously scheduled. Read the Classified Ads.
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