Im presario With Seribes Ten Talk Gene Into Scrap
Tex Rickard and party sped toward St. Louis to lure Gene Tunney with a potential million dollar offer for two bouts amid a staged heavyweight era. Dudley Field Malone and Ike Dorgan joined, with reporters aboard to cover talks as Tunney eyed a future in New York contracts. If signed, bouts could feature Sharkey Dempsey and Delaney, with a September Yankee Stadium showdown possibly planned.
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Cham Pilon
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Manhattan
Ted Morgan
Phil McGraw
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Jim—Delaney
Sharkey
Dempsey
Maloney
Yankee Stadium
Fights Tonight Report Dense With Bout Outcomes
The Associated Press notes a Cleveland card where Billy Wallace defeated Cuddy de Marco by technical knockout. In Pittsburgh Willa Tamorte stopped Happy Atherton while Los Angeles fighter Cat Harry Kile Brawn beat Johnny Adame in San Ternerdino and Seatus in Washington saw Lester Johnson defeat Tiny Boru in Tcoma.
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Cuddy de Marco
Pittsburgh
Willa Tamorte
Clveland
Happy Atherton
Tylianapolis
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Philadelphia
Bear Johnny Adamé
San Ternerdino
Seatus
Lester Johnson
New York
Tiny Boru
T- Coma
The Docks Are Willing to Armistice With Wild Ducks
In Oakland Lake Merritt, wild ducks once wary of humans flock in numbers after early protection and feeding. The piece notes how sanctuary and gentle handling transformed hostile encounters into a lasting refuge, with ducks thriving and returning yearly. It highlights Jack Miner’s Canadian work as a model and argues sanctuaries can sustain wild duck populations even as habitat declines.
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Canada
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Oakland
Col
Lake Merritt
Thair
Naga
Little Lake
Duokr
Fragmented Thoughts and Quick News Bits in Odd Verse
A hazy collage from a 1920s era page blends a dramatic excerpt about truth and memory with light, disparate items. It notes a man berating a friend on reading subtitles, a moonlit scene, and a plea for help. It includes stray lines about Americans, toothpaste duties, and a marooned aviator surviving on beer, plus a Wisconsin professor on parenting.
Lage's Formidable Record Promises Big Welterweight Bout
Des Moines manager Bob Wagner touts Glen Lage as a formidable welterweight, citing 66 fights with only three losses. Lage prepares to face Sioux City’s Tom Morrow at the armory Friday, with Wagner arriving Thursday to finalize training plans. Sage is set to fight Ace Hudkin in Kansas City, and a New York elimination tournament may crown Latzo's successor.
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Des Moines Welternyvetcht
Tom l Morrow
Sioux City
Armory
Lago
Wagner
Shuffle Callahan
Johnny Nichols
Jackie Conway
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Mike Date
Ralph Brady
Shorry Martone
al Speers
Sid Locklyn
Royal Coffman
Billy Showers
Jon Yanger
Firpo McDonald
Archie Ammons
Sam Brown
Speedy Molloy
Wagher
Morrow
Sage
Kansas City
New York
Pato Latzo
Upper Iowa Opens Basketball Season With Lenox Quint
Fayette Iowa Jan. Coach Dormin must field a weakened lineup for the opener against Lenox as center ZeBe Larson is sick and may miss a week. Harvey moves to pivot while Gutches Osage and Dooley Waterloo start at forward. Captain Sullivan Clermont and McLanie Fayette guard the posts in a lean early Peacock lineup.
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Fayette
Dormin
Lenox
Zebe
Larson
Hag
Harvey
Peacocks
Gutches
Osage
Dooley
Waterloo
Sullivan
Clermont
McLanie
Baseball Stars Deny Charges At Chicago Meeting
Chicago Jan 5 Swede Risberg came to Chicago to present linen evidence to Landis and challenge stars to deny dirty dealings. Risberg aims to prove 1917 White Sox threw games to aid a pennant, with figures like Cobb, Collins, Schalk and Burns present. The hearing centers on a 1917 pool of 1100 dollars given to Detroit players.
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Landis
Chick Gand
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Rochester
Minn
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Detroit Tigers
Sox
Lands
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Eddie Collins
Ray Schalk
George Burns
Ty Cobb
Harry Heilman
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Oscar
Hap) Felsch
White Sox
Rowland
Tigers
Iddle Collins
Altho Risberg
Cobb
Tris Speaker
Smokey Joe
Myarien Risbere
New York Times Praises Magerkurth Umpire Career
The New York Times lauds G I S Magerkurth, newly appointed American League umpire, tracing his path from Bushnell Alabama born December 30 1888 to Monmouth Illinois Rockford Three I league Keamey Nebraska State League and Moline Illinois storekeeper and Genesee White Sox manager. The profile notes his height 4 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds and a 1922 incident involving catcher Sullivan.
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New York Times
G. Is. Magerkurth
George Moriarty
Bushnell
Monmouth
TIL
Kearney
Moline
Maniga
Genesee White Sox
Magerkurth
Magarkurth
Mias Instant Valley League
Sullivan
Hoppe Seeks To Regain World Balk Line Title
In New York Wille Hoppe, the aging master, challenges current champion Lick Hagenlacker in a 1,500 point, three night balk line match. The first 500 points to be played tonight as Hoppe seeks to reclaim the crown he lost to Jake Schaefer in 1915. Welter Welker Cochran also looms as a challenger in a future match set for January.
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Wille Hoppe
Willl
Jake Schaefer
Hoppe
Lick Hagenlacker
Hagenlacker
Hellander
Europe
Welker Cochran
Irebuuary
Northwestern Grid Mentor Becomes Wisconsin Head Coach
The Herald and Examiner reports University of Wisconsin athletics board named Glenn Thistlethwaite, Northwestern football coach, as head grid coach and he will take over the Madison squad next fall as his Northwestern contract ends in June. Backfield coach Herb Steser at Northwestern is discussed as his successor.
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the Herald and Examiner
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Northwestern
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Maccabee Basketball Team Seeks Games Around Waterloo
Waterloo Maccabees basketball team seeks games with strong amateur teams in nearby towns. Managers should contact George Fergeman at the Maccabee office to arrange arrangements by writing or phoning.
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Waterloo
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Maccabee
Iowa football star Nick Kutsch may not return to Iowa
Sioux City reports say Nicho Tas Kutsch, famed Hawkeyes back, has not returned to campus after Christmas. Dean of men Robert Relow advised him to stay away. Kutsch claims no expulsion and says he will finish the second semester at Iowa. Uncertainty surrounds his future with speculation of USC enrollment.
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Cep
Penn Review
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Clity
Siroux City
University of Southern California
Spike Nels
Stir
Sioux City
University of Town
Nick Wutsch
Hawkseye
University of Iowa
Robert Relow
University
Kkutsch
Holders Perfect Bridge Hand Miss Miller Fails Redouble
New York on January 5 a rare bridge hand from the Sparta Trump hand event created a record. Miss Annette Miller of New York held the decisive eight hearts bid six hearts doubled but did not redouble, citing excitement as the reason.
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Trump
Annette Miller
Miller
St Mary's and O L V Clash In Catholic Prep Rivalry Tonight
St Mary's high school and Or Lady of Victory academy basketball teams meet at QO la V A gym tonight at 8 o clock. Local results from last weekend give St Mary's the edge as East High coach Midee Makeever referees. Probable starting lineup includes Sasche Quackenbush Walker Bernard Wahl for St Mary's and King Ulrich Horan Brennan Henderson for O L V A.
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Midee Makeever
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Sasche
Million Fans Paid to See Coast Tilts in 1926 Football Year
Financial figures released by Berkeley and Los Angeles athletic officials show about 697,585 fans attended California Stanford and Southern Cal games, with 60,000 at the Rose Bowl and 79,000 at the big game in Berkeley. Total gate receipts near 2.5 million dollars for the three teams, plus Notre Dame-U.S.C. attendance at about 78,500, reflect a record football season.
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Katter
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Berkeley
Los Angeles
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Golden Bears
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West High Quint Faces Stout Foe in Charles City
West High basketeers travel to Charles City to meet Coach Boylan's Huskies Friday night in a rare repeat meeting. Charles City aims to avenge a football defeat and challenge a West High squad short on reserves though Watson, Gnagy, Richards and Stetzel are noted bright spots.
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Loyd County
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Sarff
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