Georges Carpentier Accepts Fox Fight Offer for Dempsey Bout
New York reports William Fox says Georges Carpentier accepted a $250,000 offer and revenue split to fight Jack Dempsey in America on July 4. W. R. Sheehan heads to Paris to close the deal after Deschamps’ telegram confirmed acceptance. Dempsey's manager Jack Kearns says he is ready to consider the match if Carpentier is signed.
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Paris
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Sheehan
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Los Angeles
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Nebraska seeks readmission to Missouri Valley Conference
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents decided to seek readmission to the Missouri Valley Conference. An admission application will be sent to the Valley board of control, which meets late this spring, with Lincoln, Nebraska as the context.
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Missouri Valley Conference
Valley Board of Control
Wilde to Fight Russell in Jersey City Tonight
Jim Wilde of England world flyweight champion meets Mickey Russell in Jersey City tonight for his first eastern bout. Wilde said he is acclimated after three Midwest fights and ready for a strong showdown, expected at roughly 107 pounds with Russell conceding about 10 pounds.
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Armando Mason Poised to Return to Yankees
Armando Mason the Cuban baseball player with a fractured leg while with the New York Americans in 1917 says he is in excellent condition and ready to rejoin the Yankees Walter Pipp the Yankees first baseman reports Mason on the reserve list having retired after part of the 1918 season in major league baseball
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Walter Pipp
Cuba
Mason
Four-Team Baseball League Formed in Iowa and Illinois
A four-city league linking Fort Madison Iowa Burlington Galesburg and Oakville was organized by promoters to stage Sunday and holiday games across the four towns and crown a Mississippi Valley championship winner after the season ends.
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Oakville
Metrie Aims for Bout With Neal Allison in Omaha Return
Milwaukee light heavy Charles Metrie seeks a meeting with Neal Allison of Waterloo on the return trip from a planned Omaha bout on Feb 7. Metrie, now in the west, has met Allison in the ring before. His manager Hugh Shannon confirms a possible match for the February date.
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Evening Courier
Eddie Roush demands $15,000 for 1920 season
Evansville Indiana February 19 Eddie Roush center fielder for the world champion Cincinnati Reds announced he had returned unsigned his 1920 contract ending for salary of 10000 Roush asks for 15000 He is said to oppose the southern training season at Miami Florida preferring to remain on his farm at Oakland City Indiana He did not make the training trip last season.
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America Will Not Send Polo Team to Olympics
New York Feb. 19 America will not send a polo team to the Olympic games. The American Polo Association said development has been hampered since the war and there is insufficient time to prepare a team.
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Associated Press
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Rabbit drives wipe out thousands in Idaho and Washington
In Idaho and Washington rabbit drives reduce populations as organized teams kill thousands. Minidoka County reports 29 000 rabbits slain this winter with 60 000 more by poisoning. Lincoln county Idaho drives yield 1 800. Walla Walla county sees 11 000 killed by 600 sportsmen. Local and federal agricultural agents guide efforts.
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Columbia Rivers
Orange High to Meet East High Friday Game
Orange High meets East High in a gym match Friday evening with starting time to be announced. Coach Warren Johnson reports a stiff workout and is pleased with the squad as they near form for the decisive finish. Johnson may start Park at center Scripture and Kow tey as forwards with O Connor and Garramoui at guards.
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Soasoe
Jay Couch
Marsailles
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Clinton Opens $750,000 Railway Station Dedication
Clinton inaugurates a $750,000 railway station as part of a $1,400,000 building project that includes a freight station and central heating plant. The ceremony followed a dedication banquet with railroad officials as guests amid preparations for March opening.
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Araulonger
Boxing Results and Baseball Signings Highlight Early News
In Canton Pekin Kid Herman beat Marty Henderson in one round while in Des Moines Capt Bob Roper stopped Jick Kelly by technical knockout in the twelfth. In Cleveland Jack Wolfe won a newspaper decision over Joe Lynch in ten rounds. Also Jvorge Burns signed a contract for the 1920 season with the New York National League club after previously holding out. In Seattle the district attorney threatened action against restaurants raising coffee prices to ten cents, claiming law violations amid a citywide price agreement.
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Marty Henderson
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Jick Kelly
Cleveland
Jack Wolfe
Joe Lynch
Seattle
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