FINAL FIGHTS OF CHAMPS FAILURES
The article argues historic heavyweight title changes are rare and predicts Jess Willard may lose to Jack Dempsey next summer. It cites six title changes since bare knuckle days, noting most challengers won easily and champions rarely fought truly desperate battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Jess
John Sullivan
Corbett
Gentleman Jim
Sullivan
Tun
Liice Corbett
Bob
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Witz
Jefferies
Jim
Big Bear
Tommy Burns
Jack Johson
Burns
Johnson
James J
Willard
Havana
Dame
Fortune
Baseball and boxing news mix in a busy sports roundup
Paddy Siglin and George Maisel fail holdout tries with the Vort club in the Pacific Coast League and are waived out. Evangelist Billy Sunday works out with the Red Sox in Tampa as fans enjoy Tampa natives antics. Bernard McFadden challenges Maria Prestina for a heavyweight title, with a Madison Square Garden tournament slated for May 2. Proposals for a fall working around baseball’s player limit loom as magnates plan. Augie Berg and Bashan boxing bout set for June 34 at the National Sporting Club. Cardinals recall Elmer Knight to the Southern league while Ray Kates returns from France. Red Sox players’ Tampa boat mishap ends with a five-hour wait on a sandbar.
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Paddy Siglin
Muscatine
Waterloo Central Association
George Maisel
Vortland Club
Pacific Coast League
Salt Lake
Paddy
Siglin
Maisel
Evangelist Bile Sunday
Red Sox
Taining
Tampala
Boston
Sporting News
Gilly
Tampa
Billy
Bernard F. McFadden
Comiskex
White Sox
Augie Ines
America
Bashan
England
National Sporting Club
France
Ray Kates
Athletics
Rain Lingers Over Farm Seeding Amid Steady Wet Spell
Rain falls daily over the past week disturbing farmers seeding prospects. Government gauge shows last night through today before 7 am measuring an inch and a high river. Also notes marriage licenses issued in Waterloo and assorted early baseball notes on players and teams.
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Aitho
Ibyhe
Ensive
Back Once More and Common Clay At Plaza Theatre
The evening program features the comedy Back Once More with stars Buster Keaton Al St John and Alice Lake plus Enid Bennett in Happy Though Married. Also showing Common Clay with a famed cast led by Mary Aidan W E B Lawrence Helen Dunbar and Easter Waiters, a seven reel Pathé special at the Plaza Theatre.
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Mr. Arbuckle
Buster Keaton
al. St. John
Alice Lake
Enid Bennett
Paramount
A. H. Woods
Mary Aiden
W. E B. Lawrence
Helen Dunbar
Andrew Arbuckle
John Bar
John H. Cossar
Fred Good- Wins
Plaza Theatre
Sam Jones Delivers Strong Hurling For Red Sox
Sam Jones, pitcher for the champion Boston Red Sox, showed up well in a training trip game against the New York Giants at Rainesville, Pla. He pitched in the first game and dismayed the Giants with his form, contributing to their defeat.
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Sam Jones
Boston Red Sox
Rainesville
Pla
Sox
New York Giants
Jones
Giants
Baltimore club wins Sherman act verdict in baseball case
Washington April 14 A jury awarded the Baltimore club 80 000 in a suit against the American and National Leagues and former Federal League officials for damages under the Sherman antitrust act The award was tripled under the law resulting in 240 000 for the Baltimore club officials The case followed the demise of the Federal League after a peace agreement with organized baseball clubs
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Washington, D. C
Baltimore Club
Federal League
National Baseball Leagues
Paderas
Baltimore
Louie Gillin Now High in Red Cross
The central division of the Red Cross issues detailed disaster procedures, with Dr J L Gillin, longtime Hudson native and former pastor, as a key advocate. The circular, backed by Walter Davidson and S K Hardy, urges chapters to notify local authorities and prepare to respond to emergencies beyond ordinary relief agencies.
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Louie" Gillin
RED Cross
The
J. L. Gillin
Louie” Gillin
Hudson
Maon
Orange Township
Waterloo
First Brethren
Oh Rmien
Come
Dr. Gillin
Walter Davidson
Development Department
K. Hardy
Central Division
Chicago
Managers Afraid of Star Players Receiving Hurts
Baseball managers fear star players with fractured legs may not return to form. Vic Safer and Bert Niehof exemplify the risk as teams trade or reassign injured players while sides tighten talent and salary limits this season. Fans will watch Safer and Niehof closely to see if they can rejoin major league play.
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Lhen
Vic Safer
Chicagos Cubs
Vic Wash
Cub
Barney Dreyfuss
Pirates
Vic
Birmingham
Hugo Bezdek
Bert Niehof
Giants
Bert
Bill Clymer
Seattle
McGraw
Nichol
Dreyfuss
Saier
Niehoff
The Waterloo to Stage Bringing Up Father Show and Dempsey
Waterloo theater hosts a return of Bringing Up Father with Jiggs Aggie and Dinty Moore, plus a chorus and local talent. Jack Dempsey arrives April 32 for a four city stop in a carnival ahead of his Willard bout, promising wrestling and boxing acts and a sold out crowd. Fatty Arbuckle at the Palace screens The Cook for patrons praising the star’s funny display in Waterloo.
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Father
Waterloo
Jack Dempsey
Jack the Giant
Willer
Kk. Oo
Jess Willard
Waterloo Theatre
Dempsey
Wil
Fatty Arbuckle
Palace Theatre
Roscoe
Fatty) Arbuckle
Paramount
Joie Ray Sets New Indoor Speed Records
Chicago April 14 Joie Ray of the Illinois Athletic club broke a third record at the Central A A U championships lowering his two mile time to 9 16 1 5 from 9 31 2 5 He also set a world indoor mile record the first night and a Central A A U half mile mark the second night Tom Campbell of the University of Chicago set a world indoor 600 yard record 131 5 The Ames Chicago relay teams battled in the four mile and mile events with Chicago taking the four mile relay and the mile relay record by the C A A A in 3 37 1 5 Ames and Chicago fought hard in a close finish Chicago led the field in a tight four mile relay victory and a final 3 37 1 5 mile relay time for the C A A A event a new record was set for the C A A A mile relay distance University of Chicago finished second Northwestern third and Ames fourth A Metralla inventor patent for a captive balloon heated by an electric heater aboard the basket and tied to a ground current was granted to a company.
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Chicago
Joie Ray
Llinois Athletic Club
Central A. A
Tom Campbell
University of Chicago
Tom Halpin
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St. Louis Cardinals
Fitcher
Elmer Knight
Little Roc
John Hescher
Mational League
Georga C. Shimer
Hudson Myrtie Payne
Lee Baker
Dollie Witharm
Frank Nisius
Mabel Smith
di Knott
George Burns
Tross Your
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Ain
Bobby Neth
Connie Mack
Phladelphia
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Robby
Doutse
Slim Love
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Tim Thorne
Gatuceville
Fla
Martine
Tiomy Bes
International News Service
George McManus
Coss
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Erust
Gordon
Arbuckle
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Thos. H. Ince
Chas. Ray
Carden Theatre
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Ike and
Mike
Gladys Leslie
Metratt J
Crystal
Alice
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Anna Q. Nilsson
Fannie Ward
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