Gibbons and Wills Talk of Dempsey Bout
New York December report outlines possible Gibbons versus Wills prelude to a Dempsey match. Public speculation notes Gibbons favorable odds, Wills' dangerous style, and potential boxing dynamics as promoters ponder a bout that could steer the championship picture.
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Wwa International News
New York
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Farry Wills
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Richard Ts
Mr. Rickard
Broadway
Dempsey
Ness
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Wenty
Tory
Shelby
Fifteen Columbia Gridders Will Be Awarded Letters
Columbia college to award letters for the 1944 football season. Fifteen players from Coach Eddie Anderson’s squad, plus four additional lettermen, will be honored at a football banquet in January with Rockne as principal speaker. Captains to be chosen from the 18 lettermen.
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Columbia College
Columbia Athletic Authorities
Eddie Anderson
Dubuque
Rockne
Notra Iame University
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Interstate Western Pharmation
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Colfay Kelloggs
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Cascade
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Greeler
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Joe Ball
Ruthven
Jack Carterry
Ames
Andy Frans
Matt Kelsh
Doughe Donal
Noonan
Theath
Names From A Fragmented Page Unclear
A garbled OCR segment mentions a girl who wrote Loflesaine Tamm Binew and an award from publishers in a city court fight. The text is heavily distorted with illegible phrases and random words, making it difficult to extract coherent events, individuals, or dates for a precise summary.
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Nwa
Loflesaine Tamm Binew
Ole Publishers
Wwantas
Ambiguous OCR Fragment prompts stray lines and names
A fragmented OCR passage mentions characters like Santa Claus, a president, and a committee. It references a gate, noise, and individuals such as Momo, George, Wizard Evans, and Ma Peruse. The text is incomplete and lacks a coherent news event or outcome.
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Santa Claus
West High opens 1924 25 basketball season next Thursday
West High prepares for its first basketball game of the 1924 25 season, hosting Dunkerton after a week of drills. Coach Ralph Sarnt plans frequent substitutions to test all candidates, with captains Cotter Sansone and guards Miller Haselman among hopeful starters as the team works to improve and gel.
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Zeigler
Graham
Miller
Wathvar
Terehors High
Dubuque
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Wei City
Osage
Fast High
Cedar Falls
John Heldt
Orange
Buck
Althe! East
Manchester High Wins First Basketball Tilt
Manchester high school defeated Oneida Consolidated School 22 to 18 in the Manchester Gymnasium. Gordon Bronson, football star, played and showed promise of athletic development. Other notes mention upcoming bouts in Detroit and New York, with various fight results and boxing news.
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Detroit
Eddie
Ki) Warner
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Joe Lapman
Toledo
Milwaukee
Frank Mulkern
Eddie Shea
Omaha
Net
Tiny Jtn Herman
Martin Burke
New Orel Loans
Kid Kaplan Stuns Lombardo In Title Bid Setback
New York December 14. Louis Kid Kaplan of Meridan Conn fought a bold, steady bout against Jose Tom Wardo of Panama at Madison Square Garden. Kaplan pressed with sharp attacks and smart ring generalship, briefly denting Lombardo’s title hopes before a fourth round stoppage altered the expected 12 round championship.
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New York
Louis Kid
Kaplan
Meridan
Simpson College grid team shows strong two season record
Simpson College football squad posted solid results over the past two seasons under coach Coneh Workin. The Red and Gold built a standout record, with key wins and close losses, including a notable game against Ames early this season.
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Michanola
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Coneh Workin
Skmpson College
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Ames
Simpson
Eels
WWE
Wisconsin grid card for 1925 completed
Madison Wis Bde 13 A Wisconsin football schedule for 1925 is completed with eight rallies. The latest addition is Michigan Aggies to be played here Nov 14. The item mentions Davenport Forbes and a seventh round defeat with refereeing notes.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Michigan Aggies
Outdoor camping hygiene and fire safety outlined
A call for cleaner camping practices urges proper waste disposal and soil burial of ashes to prevent disease and pollution. It stresses careful fire management, ash cooling, and keeping forests safe from careless campers, noting the historical risk of devastating northern wildfires. It appeals for widespread shovel use and stricter norms on camp cleanup.
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America
Forest Service
Orange Five Beats Jesup In Overtime Cage Battle
Orange Township High School cagers defeated Jesup high quintet in overtime, 26 to 23. Weizle and Kiln eaman starred for Orange, Harrington and Bogan led Jesup. Final score decided after a five minute OT following a 28 03 tie at regulation.
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Orange Township High School
Jesup High
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Harvington
Brogan
Graham
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Ley
Togin
Tecers
Peck
Milter
Weigle
Perk S. Milter
Lineaman
Amber l. Hartington
Hogan
New Infield Ace Signs With Hawk Sombine Of 1925
Cletus Dixon locks in Kent Allen Spokane as a summer Hawkeye. Allen, a solid hitter and fielder, likely replaces O Shau with Fansher and possibly Kuenley rotating in. Dixon backs expansion to 14 players with $200 salaries per club while promising more signings East.
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Cletus Dixon
Hawks
Kent Alen
Spokane
Wash
Dixon
Iowa
Allen
Johnny O'Shau
Ray Fansher
St. Louis
Tomi Fairweather
jBreat Rum
Kuenley
O'Shea
Stuart Clarke
Gene Maragi
Rockford, J
Whreel
Ron
Grant
Hawkeye-Full One Battles Brown in semiwindup at Cedar Rapids
Boxing notes from Milwaukee to Cedar Rapids report Hawkeye-Full One colliding with Brown in a six round semiwindup at Cedar Rapids tonight. Prelims feature Starry Yahy and Curly Franks. Tan Barvinek and Chuck Sampson meet in the windup as American boxing circles react to new league numbering systems and star matchups.
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Waterlou
Goards
Weathar
Jimmy Buckhan
Cedar Lapids
Starry Yahy
Curly Franks
Tan Barvinek
Chuck Sampson
Blue and Alexander Bout Scrapped In Des Moines Fight
Des Moines promoter Tommy Ryan reports a telegram postponing the bout between Blue and Ralph Alexander. Wortell’s return left the date unclear as promoters plan to reschedule in January. Fans accuse Blue of being eager to test Alexander amid prior disappointments.
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Bart Blau
Ralph Alexander
Des Moines
Waterio
Tommy Ryan
Wortell
Sue
Auto Drivers Shoot At New Speed Mark On Track
Culver City Speedway in Los Angeles will host the inaugural auto race Sunday afternoon with 77 racers ready to challenge a new unofficial world record for circular tracks at 335.5 miles per hour. Art y Martz set yesterday's track mark in a Durant speedway, and the event offers a $25,000 purse for a 256 mile race.
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Los Angeles
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Arty Martz
Jeneth
Iowa Cagers In Opener Tonight
Iowa City December 13 preparatory to the basketball game with Wabash College Iowa City coach Sam Barry sent his University of Iowa cage squad through a light workout and dummy scrimmage. Wabash arrives with two prior games while Iowa begins its season. The Hawkeyes seek a close test to reveal weaknesses before conference play. Iowa’s lineup is listed with Janie and Laude at forwards, Raffensberger at center, and McConnell and Van Deusen at guards. Cradwick will start at center for Wabash with Robinson and Devol at forwards and Cowan and Coffer at guards.
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Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Ind
Sam Barry
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Em-Rees
Indianapolis
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Madison
Iowa
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Laude
Raffensberger
McConnell
van Deusen
Janse
Hawkeye
Cradwick
Robinson
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Cowan
Coffer
League of Athletic Nations grows through A A U efforts
New York December reports the Amateur Athletic Union expanding the League of Athletic Nations with Charley Paddock of California and Loren Murchison of New Jersey as emissaries to invite foreign lands for exhibitions in Hawaii New Zealand Australia Japan Germany and Sweden. Ambitions include linking peoples through sport and fostering ties with South America via a special A A U committee planning cross continental competition.
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He League of Athletic Nations
Amateur Athletic Union
Charley Paddock
California
Loren Murchison
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America
Hawaii
New Zealand
Australia
Japan
Germany
Sweden
Murray Hulbert
ALALU
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Americas
South America
Cornell Cagers Point For Ames
Mount Vernon Dec. 13 Real action is taking place on the Cornell basketball squad as Couch Saalwachter trains for the Ames game on Dec. 18. Kasch is inactive with a leg injury, Dean and Green vie for forward spots, Diekoff competes for pivot, Clemmer shines at forward, Hartwell and Hines hold guard positions, and Dyckman, Hoyt, and Smith contend for roles as the team builds for the opening clash with Ames. In other sports Harold Smith beat Connie Curtis in Chicago, advancing to meet Bud Taylor in January.
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Warren Kasch
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Perro Haute
Ind
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Connie Curtis
Sioux City
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