Dempsey 10 Get 927000 In Fight
Jack Kearns and Tex Rickard reached an oral agreement to match Dempsey against Jess Willard for 27500 and one third of moving picture rights. The date and site were not fixed with a July 4 target for the bout.
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Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
New York City
Tex Rickard
Dempsey
Jess Willard
Kearns
Rickard
New York
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Ug Dempsey
Willard
Reno
Johnson and Jeffries
Moving Picture Men
Johnson-Jeffries
Golf Tourneys Benefit Wounded at Letterman Hospital
A California Centurion Club event raised over 100 for wounded soldiers at Letterman hospital San Francisco. Fourteen pros and 31 amateurs played in mixed teams with pro scratch scores and amateurs at three fourths handicap best ball. Al Abrego and partners won with 67, while Mrs Gourlay Dunn Webb and another pairing also contributed to the Red Cross fund.
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California Country Club
Letterman Hospital
San Francisco
al Abrego
Beresford Country Club
Bruce Adams
Chalfant
Gourlay Dunn-Webb
Presidio Golf Club
Red Cross
John Black
W. H. Wood
Bob Black
Dar
Newspapers Urge Year‑Round Coaching in Colleges
Editors of Harvard Crimson Princetonian and Yale Daily News call for an all year round coach in each university with assistants in branches and removal of single team specialists. They also propose creating two physical training departments with strict entrance examinations.
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New Haven
Conn
Harvard Crimson
Princeton
Princetonian
Yale Daily | News
Dubuque to field fast semi pro baseball this season
Dubuque plans a fast semi pro baseball club managed by Weber Madden. Players include Frank Dashbach and Tuier Luree, with others from college diamonds. The team will schedule weekend games against Chicago and Rockford clubs within two hundred miles to rekindle local fan interest and profit from strong play.
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Dubuque
Altho
Weber Madden
Frank Dashbache
Madden
Chicago
Rockford
Clites
Phel
Luche
Jeterson
Tennis Planned on Large Scale for This Season
The National Tennis Association prepares for a large scale resumption of the sport at its New York meeting. Plans include expanded junior doubles, Davis Cup for 1920, prize value limits, and new constitutional amendments to improve representation, with expected discussion and a possible year end ranking list amid wartime gains in efficiency.
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National Tennis Association
New York
Friends Erect a Monument for Tim Murnane
New York February 6 President Johnson of the American League announces that the league will erect a monument at the grave of Tim Murnane a veteran ball player and baseball writer Murnane who died over a year ago is buried in Brookline Massachusetts He served as president of the New England league and wrote for a Boston paper in the 1870s when he gained fame as a base runner.
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New York
Johnson
American Teague
Tim Murnane
Murnane
Brookline
Mass
New England League
al Boston
Chase Acquitted of Many Charges In Baseball Case
New York February report states Hal Chase, first baseman for a Cincinnati hotel league club, was acquitted of attempting to influence game results last summer. The verdict was announced by President Herdler of the National League yesterday.
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New York
Hal Chase
Cincinnati Hotel
Herdler
Stecher to Meet Zbyszko in Sioux City Match
Sioux City will host a champion decision wrestling match on February 24 at the Auditorium between Joe Stecher, recently out of the navy and Nebraska’s idol, and Polish champion Wiadek Zbyszko. Promoter Jack Curry says both are top exponents in America.
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Sioux City
Auditorium
Joe Stecher
Wiadekbyszko
Jack Curry
Chicago
Zbyszko
Stecher
Nebraska
Zbyszka
America
Gardner and Ouimet Leave Military Service
Lieutenants Robert Gardner and Francis Ouimet are discharged from the army or navy in sequence. Gardner, 1969 and 1945 national amateur champion and Merion runner up in 1916, left Camp Dodge with the 288th Field Artillery. He plans to resume civilian life at 160 pounds and compete in amateur events at Oakmont next season.
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Army
Navy
Francis Quimet
Robert Gardner
Merion
Charies Evans, Jr
288Th Field Artillery
Camp Dodge
Gardner
Camp
McGraw Heads West in Search of New Players
New York on February 6 John J McGraw of the Giants left the city for a western trip to line up players including Slim Sallee who is said to be on the verge of quitting baseball McGraw may arrange several deals during his time in the west
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New York
John J. McGraw
The
Giants
Slim" Sallee
McGraw
Prince Albert
P. A
Two Friday Basketball Games Set on Y M C A Floor
Two high school basketball games scheduled Friday at the Y M C A feature East against Charles City at 1 p.m. and West against Marshalltown at 8:20 p.m. The doubleheader arose after Marshalltown’s booking error with Cedar Rapids forced both games onto one night. Dec Dillon of East and Miller of West have kept the teams sharp all week.
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East
West
Y. M. GC
Charles City
Marshalltown
Altho
East High
Charles
Cedar Rapids
Dec. Dillon
Wast
Miller
De Palma Speeder Arouses Race Fans Interest
Daytona Beach sees Ralph De Palma trialing a new car with an aircraft fuselage design and a 14 cylinder aviation engine. Officials expect potential world records and a move toward the three mile per minute pace, aiming to surpass prewar Blitzen-Benz marks. The American creation could signal a shift to aviation-powered racing within years.
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Daytona
Fia
Ralph de Palma
Daytona Beach
iLlis
de Palma
Burman
Fort Dodge High School Wrestling Preliminaries Set
Fort Dodge Indiana Med 6 Preliminary rounds for the high school wrestling tourney have been arranged by athletic director Strong Hinman. The first preliminary will be held Thursday and Friday afternoons in the Methodist church gym. Every male student will have a chance to compete as matches are arranged in ten weight classes.
Old Rivals Meet on Hawkeye Cinder Track This Year
Iowa and Antes will clash on May 3 at Iowa field in the first interscholastic meet between the longtime rivals. Coachs anticipate a strong performance from veteran material led by Capt. Greenwood Justin McDowell and Slater. The Hawks aim to build on last year’s close 1915 title with a solid showing against Minnesota and a likely wide margin over the Aggies.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Antes
Hawkeye
Aggies
Jones
Minnesota
Flour City
Hawks
Jack Watson
Ortega Flashes of Promise Fade in Badly Fought Tour Stop
Chicago reports that Ortega, the California clown fighter, returned home with manager Tommy Simpson after a disastrous eastern and midwestern invasion. He lost both starts, including bouts with Mike McTigue in Boston and Soldier Bartfield in Milwaukee, and a planned match with Tommy Robson in Boston was scrapped due to poor results.
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Chicago
Battling Ortega
California
Golden Gate
Tommy Simpson
East
Middle West
Mike McTigue
Boston
Soldier Bartfield
Milwaukee
Tommy Robson
Young Iowa Falls businessman dies after flu and pneumonia
Ray Roberts a prominent young businessman of Iowa Falls died at his home after a ten day bout with influenza followed by pneumonia. He was survived by his widow, mother, siblings, and his father had died weeks earlier. He was a partner in the Rinehart & Roberts grocery firm and a Knights of Pythias member. The city council began plans for a municipal lighting plant, authorizing a committee to secure plans and cost estimates to curb high electricity rates.
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Lows Falls
Ray BE. Roberts
Roberts
Matthew Roberts
Mantood
Ray
Rinehart &Roberts
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Condemned murderer confesses in Burlington case
James Spencer, serving life for the killing of restaurant keeper Emory Patrick, broke down and confessed implicating Donald Fiedler as an accomplice. Fiedler remains jailed as a witness. Spencer claimed self defense in Patrick’s death.
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Burlington
James Spencer
Emory Patrick
Donald Fiedler
Fiedler
Spencer
Patrick
Rooney Charges Champ Myre Sidestepped Bout
Jack Rooney accuses light heavyweight champion Helmer Myre of sidestepping a February 11 title match at Oelwein, with a $100 forfeit paid. Rooney says repeated refusals followed by a late consent, and vows to press Myre to clear himself of avoiding the contest while Rooney trains hard at the YMCA.
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Jack Rooney
Helmer Myre
Unio Athletic Club
Oelwein
Rooney
Myre
Gelwein
Mament
Jack
Bean
Rnh
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RCI
Challenger
Friends
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Gardner and
Ouimet
Slim
Salle
West Mays
Fort Dodge
Bowling News
Brittlet
de Forbe
Retail Clerka
Hayes
Witharm
Bowen Anals
EB. & M. Cafe
Widiman -Eee
Morris A
Bae Bridett
Tibbitts Tailors
Waterloo
Capt
Greenwood
Webster City
Discus Star
Justin
McDowell
Lamona
Stoner
Smith
Holliday
Corydon
Brigham
Berrien
Richard Young
Creston
Mockmore
Wilton Junction
Page
Ida Grove
Wallen
Slater
Ty. Shalenberger
Russell-Lamson
Ortega
Pan
Eynolis
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Acto Exchange
Griale
Fry Phelps
Jefferson
Champ Myre
Rllih
Calumet
U.S. Army
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