American League Resolution Acknowledges Landis Controversy
Davis J. Walsh reports from New York that William Harridge, longtime executive secretary of the American League, described a meeting where a resolution praising the Landis regime was adopted. He termed the move a velvet glove slap at Buck Johnson, noting his information differed from the apparent outcome.
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Davis J. Walsh
International News Syirts
New York
Dec
Willian Harridge
America Jeague
American League
Landis
Johnson
Harridge
Baseball Leaders Clash at Ban Meeting over Johnson
Chicago owner Charles Comiskey clashes with Ban Johnson and peers in a tense gathering. A unanimous resolution calls for Johnson to be expelled, though Comiskey doubts the measure goes far enough and hints at deeper motives behind the probe of the 1915 World Series scandal. In New York, rumors swirl of a major trade centered on the Yankees with Speaker Sisler Mack and others negotiating for a replacement at shortstop.
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Comiskey
Johnson
Charles Comiskey
Chicago
Roman
Moyer
Harridge
Amy Rate
Albose
Wis P
Nurridge
Landis
Ban
New York
New York Yanks
Miller Higgins
Trig Speaker
Indians
George Sisler
Browns
Connie Mack
Athletics
Hugezins
Joe Boley
Baltimore
Everett Statt
Turbulent Street Scene Reported with Noise and Confusion
Disjointed eyewitness notes describe crowds, shouting, and traffic jams near a civic area. The garbled text mentions a bank, a pharmacist, teachers wielding willows, and frightened bystanders as cars, crowds, and police respond.
Intramural Cage Work Begins at West High
More than 70 players, mostly underclassmen, start intramural basketball under Charles Hetts. Ralph Sarif appointed Hetts to lead. workouts run twice weekly until Christmas with league play to follow four times weekly. One two-division league planned, second division added after January. Teams form soon with captains chosen, mirroring last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West High
Charles Hetts
Ralph Sarif
Inter
Gate City Gates Business Cage Captain Leads 1923 Drill
Howard Johnson was elected captain of Gates Business College basketball team. He scored three field goals and a free throw in a 71 to 15 loss to Dike Independents at YooM.GC. Teammates included éeller Kling aman Cook and Burdite. Knudson led Dike with Grime Shaw Kro and Deadrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Johnson
Onl East High
Gates Business College
Carleton to Play Ames in Grid Game
Carleton College has booked a football game at Ames next fall. The contest against State College will be played on October 21, as announced today in Northfield Minnesota.
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Northfield
Minn
Carleton College
Town State College
Ames
Iowa State Track Schedules for 1925 Announced
Iowa State College released indoor and outdoor track schedules for 1925. T. N. Metcal, athletics director and new head coach, announced meets including the Kansas City A.C. meet, Missouri Valley indoor and outdoor contests, Drake relays, Grinnell, Michigan A.C., and Chicago events with dates from January to June.
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Kansas
Amril
Drake
Grinnell
Her
Michigan
Wedaten
Chica
Alexander to Meet Blue in Des Moines Dec 19 boxing card
Promoter Yominy in Des Moines announced Ralph Alexander will headline a 10 round match against Kart Blue of St Paul at the Nes Moines Auditorium Friday night December 19. A previous bout between the two fighters drew strong fan interest in Waterloo.
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Yominy
Rgan
Bes Moines
Ralph Alexander
Hag
Kart Blue
St. Paul
Ryan
Ralph
Waterlun
Alexander
Ryan Wis
Bowers
Chance
Des Moines
Une
Lerstogu
Floyd Bowers
Blondy Gites
Indoor Track Practice Opens at Iowa State
Six letter men report for Iowa State indoor track practice as Metcalf directs the squad with assist from Willaman Scandlessum Hauser. Prospects noted as thin due to limited experienced runners though backers include Owen Hitch Greelee Mounce Holcomb Meyers Conger Drew Branwell Burnison Dempster Griffith and other former cross country athletes.
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Owa State
Conger
Drew
Branwell
Burnison
Dempster
Griffith
Iowa U Swimmers Schedule Five Duals in 1925
Iowa City December report lists five dual meets and the conference championships for 1925. The schedule includes Wisconsin at Madison on Feb 17, Chicago at Chicago on Feb 1, Minnesota at Minneapolis on Feb 11, Indiana at Iowa City on Feb 21, and Northwestern at Iowa City on March 7 with the conference championships in Chicago on March 12-13.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Wisconsin
Madison
Chicago
Minnegota
Minneapolis
Indiana
Northwestern
Lowa City
Walnut Baptists Win in Unlimited Scrap at West High
Walnut Street Baptist five defeated Linden M. E. 21 to 13 in the Unlimited division Sunday night at West High. Linden led 11 to 9 at halftime but two Linden players were ejected for personal fouls, altering the game's momentum. First Baptists forfeited to First Presbyterians in the other scheduled game.
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West High
Linden M. E
Walnut Street Baptist
Linden Crew
Baptists
Linden
First Baptists
First
Presbyterians
Baseball prospects and football notes from the era
A telegraph clerk in Springfield asks to be connected with baseball scouts for a job in 2025. The Bears face the Yellow Jackets in Philadelphia and the Rackows in Chicago as part of a packed football week. Stock is promised for four new Chicago-based baseball players. Also included are old analyses of game lengths, boxing results from Milwaukee, and Detroit’s critique of 1924 football reverses emphasizing publicity and overrating teams.
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Chicago Bears
Philadelphi
I Hs Thorpe
Cub Park
Chicago
Ce U
Preston Gray
Willian i Steinecks
Og MacDut
Tel J. Smith
George Witzgill
Minneapolis
The
Milwaukee Journal
Moonday
Tiger Cline
Frank Kral
Cline
Eval
Frank W
Detroit News
Laem
Colorado Grid Team Insured for $90,000
The Colorado university football team champions of the Rock Mountain Conference travel to Tonolaly to play two games with the University of Hawaii. They are insured by a blanket policy for $90,000 covering players and coaches for injuries on the trip not related to football practice. The team sails for Mondule from San Francisco aboard the voyage.
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Boulder
Colo
Colorado University
Rock Mountain
Tonolaly
University of Hawaii
Butanepoll
Mayers
Imondule
San Francisco
Jesup Seeks Nickname for Prep Cage Quintet
Jesup high aims to crown a nickname for its basketball team in a public contest. Entries are due by Saturday evening and the winner will receive a season ticket to all home games. Many suggestions have already been submitted.
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Jesup
Prep Cage
Ta. Dee
Jesup High
Gibbons Willing to Fight Anyone Says He Is Ready
Tommy Gibbons declares willingness to face top boxers including Tunney Menendez Dempsey Wills Greb and Flowers after knocking out NorfolK in six rounds. The boxing commission holds the Tunney Menigue and other challengers’ cases. Gibbons’ manager Eddie Kane notes interest in a title bout with Jack Dempsey.
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Associated Prose i
New York
Tommy Gibbons
Ft Pauk
Kid Norfolk
Mike Me‘nigue
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Tunney
Menigue
Stile Athletic Commission
Harry Wills
Luis Angel Firpo
Waverly High Football Banquet Hosts Team and Coaches
Waverly business leaders hosted the H W Macun coached squad at a Club Gate banquet. Dr W A Rohit served as master of ceremonies and speakers included CG A Cool Dr L A West and Conchas Mannel. Four seniors Shepherd Schrader Knoil Babcock were named to depart next season. The team will visit the Community club next Monday evening.
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Waverly
H.W. Macun
H. B. Akin
MM. C. Martin
W. A. Rohit
CG. A. Cool
L. A_ West
M. C. Martin
Conchas Man_ nel
Akin
Shepherd
Parsons Chooses Cage and Football Captains
Fairfield Iowa December 11 Richard Bruckshaw will lead Parsons football team in 1925 after an election. Theodore Horton elected captain of the cagers for the coming season but loses his position as captain due to not returning to school this fall.
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Fairfield
Richard Bruckshaw
Parsons
Theodore Horton
Cagers
Horton
National amateur lightweights crown decides in Alhambra
Alhambra California ringside action sees a national amateur lightweight title decision with Danny Woods of Los Angeles losing by decision to Eddie O Dowd of Columbus Ohio and Bobby Coleman of Memphis drawing eight rounds. Drake Notre Dame series arranged for 1926 and 1927. Missouri Tigers travel to Los Angeles for Christmas Day clash with USC. Notre Dame banquet honors Rockne with J B McGwen among speakers.
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Alhambra
Cal
Ta Fields
Danny Woods
Los Angeles
Memphis
Temm
Eddie O'Dowd
Columbus
Bobby Coleman
Des Moines
Drake University
Notre Dame
K. J. Wilson
Drake Athetic
South Bend
Columbia
University of Missouri ‘Tigers
University of Southern
Michigan sportsmen publish three part code of ethics
A Michigan sportsmen association at a convention outlined a three part code of ethics for fair play among sportsmen farmers and the state. It urges safe gun handling respect for posted lands care of stock licensing and cooperative work with wardens to preserve good relations and avoid conflict.
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Michigan
Farr
Waterloo Pin Stars Third in Singles at Des Moines
Three Waterloo bowlers finished in the money in the singles event of the Midwest tournament in Des Moines. Bo New man rolled 615 to win 313, while H. Smith and Frank Manaht scored 579 to win $5 each. Waterloo Alleys placed fifth in the team event, and the Manabl brothers won money in doubles.
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Des Moines
Bo Newman
H. Smith
Frank Manaht
Waterloo Alleys
Manabl Brothers
Sixteen Cornell College Gridmen Awarded Letters
Sixteen members of the undefeated Cornell college football squad will receive varsity letters at a Cornell athletic board meeting. Six players who had not won letters before join nine existing lettermen, with one manager receiving a sweater letter. Hank Hartwell is the only three year letter recipient. Moore Hines and O’Connor to end their college careers. Freshmen numerals awarded to Gordon Fehr. List of 23 varsity letter recipients given with hometowns and names.
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Mount Vernon
Dee
Cornell
Cornell Athletic Board
Hank” Hartwell
Moore
Hines
O’connor
Athletic Board
Frishman
Gordon Fehr
Geneva
Ill
Hartwell
Trene
S. de
Dean
Waterloo
Hopper
Gladbrook
Gray
Cedar Rapids
Algona
Burgardt
Britt
Truckenmiller
Sibley
Marian
Beeck
Osage
Hummell
Nichols
Landis
Eldora
Lamp
Rock Island
Kasch
Rockford
Schowalter
Washington
Adamson
Boone
Court
Manager
Davenport
All-Eastern Teams Chosen by Sporting Writers
Yale and Dartmouth secure major shares on the mythical all eastern first and second teams with Pennsylvania also posting several picks. Dock Liman of Yale named by most experts. Dooley Diehl Pond and McBride among top votegetters. Lovejoy narrowly favored for second team.
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Associated Press
New York
Yale
Dart Mrouth
Pennsylvania
Blig
Dartmouth
Dock Liman
Dooley
Diehl
Pond
McBride
Syracuse
Winslow Lovejoy
Ha Garbisch
Army
Lovejoy
Cominioum
Bers
Australia
Young Australia League
Auman
Lale
Mahaney
Holy Cross
Beattie
Princeton
McGinney
Farwick
Fate
Koppisch
Columbia
Bjorkman
Timouth
Kerry
LaFryette
Starohin
Syracu Toss
Starhahnan
Papworth
Garbisch
Pease
Benkert
Rutgersef
McGraw
Gehreke
Harvard
East High bids for basketball and track sectionals
East High officials announce to the annual dinner that the school will likely host the sectional basketball and track meets next spring at the Orange and Black Institute. Principal F J Miller says East High is virtually assured the tourneys and will use its new quarter mile track.
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East High
Town High School Athletic Association
Orange and Black Institute
F. J. Miller
Ast High
Miller
Des Moines
Board of Education
GC. Iw. Kane
J. R. Howard
Russell Ward
Fred Adams
Sidney Mazovetsky
Fcs Miller
John Heldt
H. A. Boysen
Howard
Adams
Capt
Ward
Heldt
Mazovelsky
East Hish
Heidt
Sdquam
Dr. Boysen
Christmas Fund 4T Show Nets $22 567
New York boxing event from December 11 reports Tom Gibbons and Tiger Flowers delivering a sensational knockout program that raised 22 567 for the Christmas fund. Flowers defeated Johnny Wilson setting up a potential championship bout with Harry Greb, seen by boxing men as a major rising star in New York rings. Waite High plans a Portland trip for football title claimants with 25 players traveling December 20.
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Providence
R. E
James Stifter
Evanston
Enn
Hartford City
Ind
Mickey O'Dowd
Jimmy Dalton
Chicago
Ilareld “Smith
Ineal
Terre Jaute
Connie Ponte
Sioux City
New York
Madi
Suara Garden
Toni Gibbons
Kid Norelli
Harry Crea
Tiger Flowers
Atlanta
Tex Rickard
Tom Gibbons
Musi Prbtic
Flowers
Johnny Wilson
Harry Greb
WAITE
Portland
Toledo
United States
Lincoln High
Ore
Basketball results from early games
Marquette led Milton 17 to 12 while Minnesota posted 30 to North Dakota 4. Navy edged Maryland 23 to 24. Michigan Aggies won 43 to Adlants Illinois Wesleyan 23 against Lincoln.
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Marquette
Milton
Minnesota
North Dakota
Navy
Maryland
Michigan Aggies
Adlants
Ilinois Wesleyan
Lincoln If
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