Chicago To Host Risket Tournament For Schools
Chicago high schools will compete in the University of Chicago scholastic basketball tournament March 15 to 19 20 with teams from at least 10 states. Separate divisions for high schools and academies limit entries to 16 per division and a Chicago elimination round on March 13 at Bartlett gym.
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Chicago
Jil
Middlewest
University of Chicago
Bartlett Agomnasiae
United States
H. C
Pat”) Page
Minnesota
Ohio
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Arkansas
Michigan
Miny Goon
Bartlett Gymnasium
University of Chicag
Invision
Matthews to Play With Gas Engine Against Moline
Former West High star Herb Matthews joins Waterloo Gas Engine in a game against Moline’s Marseilles Manufacturing at East High Gym. Matthews will likely center the local outfit and has been rapidly rounding into form. The Marseilles five, a fast squad, has faced strong opposition and is ready for a hard matchup.
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Hneun
Herb Matthews
West High Star
Waterloo Fis Engine Company
Marseilles Manufacturing Company
Moline
Ge Paides
Gas
Guinea
Marseilles
Matthews
Chambers
Stewart Barr
Kaufman
Gilley
Hall
Ki Heald
Emley
Ed Walsh Named Bridgeport Manager In Eastern League
Ed Walsh former White Sox star pitcher is signed as manager of the Bridgeport club in the Eastern league for the coming season. He has served as a deputy sheriff in New Arranake for several months.
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ED. Walsh
Bridgeport
Cambridge and Oxford Invited to Ilvania Carnival
Cambridge and Oxford Universities of England were invited to send teams to the University of Ilvania carnival on April 30 and May 1. No response yet. English entrants would be new after their 1913 appearance as this year’s carnival shifts dates.
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Philadelphia
Cambridge
Oxford
England
University of Ilvania
Fifth Bout Noise Sparks Connecticut Boxing Clash
Promoters and authorities clash after a planned 20 round Dundee Leonard bout in New Haven drew heavy publicity. Connecticut officials halted the event, citing prize fighting laws, while promoters argue boxing is tolerated with licenses. The incident threatens future matches in the state and may shift bouts to New Orleans or Cuba if guarantees tempt promoters.
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Toledu
Tex Rickard
Tex
Rickard
New Haven
Conn
Baunes
Johnny Durdee
Dundee
Connecticut
New Orleans
Cuba
East High Names Lloyd Dean Captain Of Basket Tossers
Lloyd Dean elected captain of East High’s basketball team. He broke the right toe in a Wednesday scrimmage and will miss at least two weeks, coach Jack Skien says Cedar Falls visits tomorrow. The team plans hard practice with American Legion members assisting.
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Lloyd Dean
East High
Lloyd
Trent
Thavior
Cedar Fails Must
Jack Skien
Skien
Cedar Rapids and Waterloo Not Due for 1920 Baseball
The Three-I league plans an eight club circuit with a Chicago meeting led by President Al Tearney. Cedar Rapids and Waterloo show little interest in joining. Quincy and Hannibal likely to be added. Revival costs at Waterloo include a new park and grandstand, but local officials remain hopeful for baseball's return.
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Chicago
Fed
al. Tearney
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Quincy
Hannibal
Frank Boyle
Central Association
Burlington
Keokuk
Minton
Mason Cit Sector Rapids
Muscatine
Marshal Town
Dempsey Seeks Probe Into Draft Dodger Charges
New York boxer Jack Dempsey asks the army navy and civilian boxing board to investigate formal charges that he dodged the draft. In Bay City Frankie Brennan outboxed Johny Wolgast in 16 rounds.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Army, Navy
Civilian Boxing Board
Bay City
Mich
Frankie Brennan
Johny Wolgast
Des Moines College Awards D Monograms to 1919 Team
Fifteen Des Moines college football players from the 1919 squad received monograms and D letters presented by J R Vaughan. Recipients include Keith Buechele George Kidd Warren Phillips Harold McCarthy and others. Coach Harry Bell calls prospects bright with only two seniors graduates next June.
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Des Moines
Des Moines College
D’s
J. R. Vaughan
Tiger Institution
Keith Buechele
George Kidd Warren Phillips
Harold McCarthy
Albert Jensen
Chester Rhyne
Eddie Lewis
Bernard Helmbrecht
Hen Armstrong
Don Morningstar
George Curtiss
Paul Souner
Kee Knuerson
al Fall
Claire Dexter
Harry Bell
Paull Somers
Tiger
Sy Bell
Indoor track meet entries announced for Millrose A C at Madison Square Garden
Ten universities and five colleges will compete in the Millrose A C indoor meet at Madison Square Garden in February. Yale Harvard and Penn Princeton Cornell Dartmouth Syracuse Georgetown Missouri and California named among entrants led by Charles N Paddock. Iowa State Teachers College hosts first home game at 2 46 p m Saturday against Penn College with late arrangements announced.
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Yeyue Assuvcmiedroves
New York
Wdleven Unities
Millrosé A. C
Madison Square Garden
Yaie
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Cornell
Dartmouth
Syracuse
Georgetown
University of Missouri
University of California
California
Charles N. Paddock
Paris
Hayes
Notre Dame University
Boston A. A
Philadelphia
Cedar Tauls
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Spedagogs
Penn Lallege
Home Sector Editorial Deflates Dempsey as Hero
The Home Sector, a periodical from former Stars and Stripes editors, calls Jack Dempsey “America’s Greatest Fighter” a largely fictional title. It ridicules him as a shipyard hero, a Willard bout hero, and a profitable showman profiting from fame while championships were contested abroad.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Stars and Stripes
America
Jess Willard
United States
Kentucky Derby Adds Thirty Thousand Dollars in Added Money
Louisville January 23 Matt J Winn vice president and general manager of the Kentucky Jockey Club announced the Derby will carry 30 000 in added money up from 20 000 This move may displace the Preakness as America s leading fixture Winn suggested the total value of the race could exceed 50 000
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Louisville
Matt J. Winn
Kentucky Jockey Club
America
United States Polo Teams Postpone Cup Challenge to 1921
In New York on January 23 the polo association decided the United States will not challenge England for the international polo cup until 1921. No official decision to pursue the challenge was made, but a Yankee four is expected to meet the Hurlingham team in the summer of 1921.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
Newport
London
Ulster Yacht Club
Lipton
Theamas Lipton
Sloemint
Sinh
Aetoon
Sandy Hook
Central Christian Church
United States
England
Polo Association
Hurlingham
Promoter Insures Two Grapplers for Title Bout
New York promoter Curley plans $25,000 accident policies on Earl Caddock and Joe Stecher to cover the upcoming title match and prevent cancellation due to injury risk.
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New York
Curley
Earl Caddock
Joe Stecher
Williams Signs Three Year Deal With Minnesota Coach
Minneapolis January 23 Dr H L Williams football coach of the University of Minnesota for the last 20 years was placed under contract for three more years in an agreement reached by the athletic board His annual salary was not stated Reports had suggested a dispute over the figure might end the association with the university
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Minneapolis
Minn
H. L. Williams
University of Minnesota
Athletic Board
Unique A E F Almanac Champions Mark Records
The A E F almanac highlights champions from all sports and notes that their records are now permanently inscribed for posterity. The feature emphasizes the breadth of athletic achievement across branches and the lasting legacy of the performers.
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A.E. F
A F Athletic Almanac and Inter Allied Games Volume
A. F. Athletic Almanac and Intestined Games, just published in the Spalding Athletic Library series, covers about 400 pages. It dedicates sections to A E F athletic and sports activities and to interallied games in Paris. Col. Wait C. Johnson chairs the interallied games committee. Edward S. Brown leads overseas athletics for the M C A. The book, supported by the games committee, records regimental championships and final A E F championships in all sports, with nearly 1000 photographs.
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A. F
Spalding ‘Athletic Library
A E. F
Paris
Col
Wait C. Johnson
Interallied Games Committee
A. KF
Edward S. Brown
M.C. A
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Dan Stafford
Martin Tao Smith
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Oo Dnan
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Springfield
Mass
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Mena Jiggs
Sy FO Dinnei
Wwe
Matee
Gorka
Tery Fear
DB. M. College
Tandoor
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Home Sector
Dempsey
St Ouratore
Wizard Headquarters
Ute
SUADE
First National Rank Building
DR. Wiliams
Victor Records
Stroebel’s
Virginia
Pratts Poultry Food
Germazone
Don Sung
Wangler’s Drug Store
Cohn’s
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