Dempsey Beats Brennan in Madison Square Garden Show
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey defeated Bill Brennan in a 12 round bout at Madison Square Garden. Brennan survived many punches and cut Dempsey’s left ear late, while Dempsey’s camp eyed a Willard rematch on St Patrick’s Day and strong receipts set indoor boxing records.
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Associated Press
New York
Bill Brennan
Jack Dempsey
Madison Square Garden
Dempsey
Dempser
Pacific Coast
Jess Willard
St. Patrick's Day
Willard
Brennan
Toose
Brenman
Bill Tate
Kid Norfolk
Baltimore
Brennah
Humphreys
Chicago
Middlewest
John Hawkup
Brooklyn
Thomas Shortell
Joe Ruddr
New York A. C
Jessi Willard
Kansas City
Rickard
Football captains elected across teams in 1823 season
New York Dec 15 This season sees many teams naming captains for 1823 campaigns. Selection favors stellar play and leadership. Harvard leads the eastern group as choices loom this week. A list of 35 teams shows many centers tackles ends and backfield players with one guard among them.
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New York
Harvard’s
Princeton
J. S. Kee
Pittsburgh
T. Dahal Dartmngut
A Robertson
Thagk
Canter
C. Geiees
Columbia
F. Scoviil
Westminster
J. Pplshman
Haverford
N. Sawyer
Illanova
J. “ McCarthy
J. R
Virginia
H. Rinehart Jr
West Va
R. Kay Cuard
Colgate
Webst
Poto
G Parrish
Maine
Young
Georgia
Reynolds
Colorado
H. Singer
Ndiana
J. Kyle
Northwestern
J. Hathaway
California, & Law Center
nTne
MJ. Zerver
Tackie
A. Carolina
R. Lowe
Reward Offered For Proof Quail Frozen In Iowa
Des Moines reports Edger Herlan curator and state conservation secretary offers 25 dollars for undisturbed photographs of five quails found frozen or starved within five miles of Iowa state parks. Photos must show every bird with dates places and discovery affidavit. Claims due by April 15, 1925. He seeks prior discoveries and letters on any such finds in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Edger Harlan
Historical Department
State Board of Conservation
Iowa State Park
Herlan
Bob White
Towa
Fishermen Founding of Public Schools and Butte Discovery Tale
A historic note links Massachusetts public schools to fishermen beginning in 1663 Plymouth with a 1670 grant from the court to support schooling. It recalls Butte Montana’s copper origins, where Deley Humfrey and William Allison found ore while fishing, leading to the Gagnon claim and the town’s founding.
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Peter P. Carnet
Massachusetts
Plymouth Colony
Cape Cod
Plymouth
Cape
Butte
Butte Mont
Deley Humfrey
William Allison
Desr- Lodge -River
Alder Gulch
Gagnon
Humfrey
Attson
Sliver Bow, Creek
Divide Creek
Liam Porter
New York Boxing Commission Grants Licenses to About 100 Fighters
December 15 New York reports the boxing commission awarded licenses to about 100 fighters including former world middleweight champion Al McCoy and notable boxers Barney Madden Dick Hyland and Clay Turner. Local managers Billy Roche and Sol Tralango received licenses, with two Brooklyn residents among eight licensed managers.
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New York
al McCoy
Barney Madden
Dick” Hyland
Clay Turner
New York State Boxing Commission
Sty
Brooklyn
Billy Roche
the .K. of C
Sol. Tralango
Forsyth Street
Daniel Hanna
James J
Conner
John Thomas
Plymouth
Benny Murphy
Boston
William E. ‘Riley
Elizabeth, J
Jacki Humphries
Walter Tayior
Cleveland
Harmsworth Trophy to Race on Lake St. Clair Next Summer
Christopher Smith of Algonac Michigan announced the Harmsworth trophy will be defended on Lake St. Clair near Detroit next summer if England and other European nations submit a suitable challenge. Smith builder of Miss America, which brought the trophy back from Great Britain this year, said Gar Wood intends to build an even faster boat.
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Associated Press
New York
Harmsworth
Lake St. Clair
Detroit
England
Christopher Smith
Algonac
Mich
Smith
Great Britain
Gar. Wood
Virginia Military Institute Tops Southern Scorers
Jimmy Leech of the undefeated Virginia Military Institute football team is flagged as the leading southern point scorer. In nine games he tallied 210 points from 26 touchdowns 48 goals after touchdowns and two field goals.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Jimmy Leech
Virginia Military Institute
South
Leerh
League backers to meet January tenth in Cedar Rapids area
Waterloo and nearby towns push revival of a regional baseball league with Cedar Rapids Three I league ties. Jan 19 meeting planned to decide on forming a new circuit with Marshalltown Quincy Clinton Burlington Hannibal and Dubuque among potential members as supporters pledge backing and leadership.
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Waterloo
Frank Boyle
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Quincy
Ill
Clinton
Burlington
Hannibal
Dubuqui
Ottumwa
Gibbons quits middleweight ring targets Carpentier or Dempsey
Sport chatter notes Tom Gibbons plans to fight at 168 or 170 pounds after quitting the middleweight class. He hopes to meet Georges Carpentier before or after the French champion. Dempsey remains a possible foe. Christy Mathewson is sidelined for spring travel. McGraw offers his old Giants job. Reuther discusses outlawed pitches and the coming 1831 season. English golf writers speculate on international matches.
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Tom Gibbons
St. Paul Battier
Tom
Georges Carpentier
Dempsey
New York Giants
Christy Mathewson
Matty
Catskills
McGraw
Giants
Heydler Extends Term As National League President
The National League voted to extend John A. Heydler’s term by three years and boost his annual salary by about 50 percent. His new term runs through December 31, 1924, and the league approved a long term schedule with the American League. The 1920 pennant was officially awarded to Brooklyn.
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New York
National League
John A. Heydler
Heydler
American League
Bill Doak
St. Louis
Goodwin
Fillingim
Rudolph
Boston
Douglas
Grimes
Mitchell
Brooklyn
Fisher
Incinnati
Hendrix
Chicago
Dreyfus
Hevdler
Williams Tells of Grid Changes at Cedar Falls Dinner
Dr A L Williams Minnesota coach outlines football’s evolution from caveman origins to a scientific game. He cites 1901 rule reforms, forward pass adoption, and safety penalties, praised by Cedar Falls Teachers College audience including Captain Harold Christiansen and speakers Birch Devine Doseff Whitford.
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Cedar Falls
A. L. Williams
University of Minnesota
Teachers College
Doc” Williams
Harold Christiansen
Teachers Grid
Frank Birch
Big Ten
Aubrey Devine
University of Town
H. H. Seerley
Ivan Doseff
Athletic Ai
Lawrence Whitford
Georges Hearst
Seerley
Cornell Coach Faces Tough Cut for Basketball Squad
Mt. Vernon December 15 Coach Sherman Finger must pick 12 to 15 players from a 30 man Cornell basketball squad as opening game nears. Last year's champions featured all conference and state stars, but this season no standout has emerged and nearly equal talent level in practice keeps varsity odds unsettled.
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Mt. Vernon
Cornell
Hany
Walter Camp Picks All American Eleven for 1920
Walter Camp in Collier's Weekly selects the 1920 All American eleven. He notes the east west south sectional interest, Harvard Princeton Chicago and Princeton 1921 22 games, education of spectators, and names Princeton Harvard Notre Dame Pittsburgh Penn State California Virginia Military Institute Boston University and Ohio State as top teams rising to occasion.
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New York
Walter Camp
Collier's Weekly
Harvard
Princeton
Chicago
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Penn State
California
Virginia Military Institute
Boston
Ohio State
Fittsburgh
Virginia Military Institutes
Grinnell Five Fast Rallying Into Shape For Season
Grinnell's Pioneer hoop squad works daily under Coach Sherman and Assistant Saunders as they near the basketball season. A large squad is fighting for varsity berths with several sophomores excelling in class play and last year’s lettermen Evans Winter and Wassenaar shaping up for the seniors. The team emphasizes conditioning and teamwork as the season approaches in Grinnell IA. Columbia University plans an eight lap indoor track on Southfield with 80 yard straightaways for the winter season.
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Grinnell
Sherman
Saunders
O Whitehill
Fearing
Janssen
Meredith
Gossard
Datesman
Eivans
Winter
Wassenaar
Associated Press
New York
Columbia University
Southfield
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Orennan
International News Service
George McManus
Er Peatune San
America
London
Bombardier Wells
Joe Beckett
Monsieur Georges Carpentier
Pennsylvania
University of Chicago
Walter Reuther
Cincinnati Red
Emery
Shine Dali
Reuther
Fittin Iz Wangler
Williams
Minnesota
Whitford
Cedar Falls Commercial Club
Uct
Birch
Devine
Dosef
Becar Falls
Nichols & Gates
Thrifty
Big Joe
CAME
Wisconsin
Tinois
Ohio Stars
Chalmers
Seden
Harry Padden Auto Co
Franklin Sts
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