Willard Dempsey Fight Promoter Sets In Ring Hand Taping
Toledo July 1 Jess Willard and Jack Dempsey prepare for the heavyweight title fight with hands bandaged in view of spectators and seconds. Tex Rickard and referee Ollie Pecord will decide tape use while both camps confirm five ounce gloves and five seconds in their corners. Dempsey denies body greasing and Willard agrees on minimal bandages, signaling a no anointing policy before the bout. News crews from across North America and Canada gather, with extensive wire service and airplane camera plans to cover the event and relay images to major markets afterward.
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Toledo
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
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Rickard
Ollie Pecord
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Canada
America
Tien
Contestas
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Pacific Coast
Standing of the Teams in Wednesday's Games
The standings list Wattons in the league schedule with matchups including Philadelphia at Boston Brooklyn at New York St To uts at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Chicago Detroit at St Louis Chicago at Cleveland New York at Washington Boston at Philadelphia and Boston is misprinted as Roston.
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Tennock
Sehang
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Robertson, Craft and Ghurrity
Rosers and MeaAver
Ketre and Schaik
Rag
Thilitas
Meyers
Weil
Ft. Lagos
Detroiteens
St. Lou
OVO Moo
Gartersoctinland
Ainsmith
Davenport
Koob
Wright
Severied
Redleg Win Tino From the Bruins
Ciccionati pitched two wins for the Cubs yesterday 4 to 1 and 2 to 1. New York beat Boston 7 to 4 as the McGraw men outhit the Bos ton hurlers six hits. Pirates beat St Louis 4 to 1 with Tuero holding the Pirates after Mays' early wildness. Forbes Field marked ten years as a big league yard. Brooklyn and Philadelphia had a holiday.
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Douglas
New York
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McGrawmen
Braves
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Mays
Pirates
Tuero
Forbes Field
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Baseball Scores and Boxing Hints From A Lively Day
Baseball results across Chicago Boston New York and Cleveland are summarized with scores and key pitchers. The page notes bunched rallies, manager protests, and late-inning shifts as teams chase wins while boxing talk and future matchups circulate, including references to Dempsey Wilde and European bouts.
Former Promoter Sees Modern Pugilists as Strong as Old
Kim Coffroth, famed Pacific coast promoter, visits Denver and defends modern fighters against critics who say today’s champions lack the oldtimer’s qualities. He credits current boxers with courage and skill, noting they enter fewer matches and their business is higher class. Coffroth, who financed many California bouts, believes today’s fighters may be better overall despite harsher public opinion.
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Kim Coffrath
Pacific Coast
Coffrath
Denver
Coffroth
Ami
California
Walter Ross defeats Tommy Noble in British bantam title bout
Sport Flashes London reports Walter Ross defeated Tommy Noble in the tenth round to win the bantamweight championship of Great Britain. The item notes a veto by Governor Lawde on a bill allowing one round boxing bouts in Illinois and mentions Try Phelps' losses due to a headache at 518 Jefferson.
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London
Walter Ross
Tommy Noble
Great Britain
Springfield
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Lawde
Ilnois
Dubuque to Hold Boxing Carnival on Fourth of July
Dubuque will stage a large athletic carnival in municipal park on July Fourth hosted by the local American Legion post. Proceeds go to post athletics. features include three boxing bouts led by Barney Adair and Kid Wheelock, an eight-round match Ritch Kenneally versus Jack Stith, a possible Battling Levinsky appearance, a wrestling display, a band concert, speeches, songs, and a tire display in the evening. The event aims to draw a large crowd with 300 post members in uniform.
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Dubuque
American Legion
Army
Navy
Barney Adair
New York
Kid
Wheelock
Nebraska
Ritch Kenneally
Jack Stith
GOOD EVENING By George and the War’s Moral Echoes
The column reflects wartime stance and social mores with jokey asides about Prohibition and liquor cases. It contrasts China and Smuts as major figures while mocking postwar peace talk, mentioning valuable vineyard fantasies, a beaker of wine, and a reporter’s rhymes about waiting and serving, ending abruptly with treaty talk and other nations.
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China
Johann Christian Smuts
Golfers All Set for City Flight
Burr Lichty remains city champion and Clarence Cropper advances to the finals in a 36 hole battle at Byrnes Park on Sunday July 6. Cropper defeated Fred McClain to reach the final, Lichty preferred for experience, while Arch McFarlane opposes Herb Mucha in the consolation flight, both winners from various flights.
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Burr Lichty
Clarence Cropper
Cropper
Fred McClain
City Cchamp
Waterloo
Cropner
Lichty
US Lieutenant Wins Interallied Discus Throw Title
Lieut Joseph Higgins of the United States won the discus throw final in the interallied games at Pershing Stadium France yesterday. His distance was 40 883 meters. Vermulen of France won the 10 kilometer cross country lap in 31 minutes 38 4 5 seconds.
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Associated Press
Pershing Stadium
France
Joseph Higgins
United States
Vermulen
New East High Moves Officials to New Quarters
Offices of W. Kline and Fred J. Miller moved today to the new East High building. Kline’s suite in the past three years was at the First National Bank. Miller’s in the manual training building. The new suites are not fully finished but usable, with odds and ends remaining as work continues.
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W. Kline
Fred J. Miller
East High
Mr. Kline
First National Bank
Mr. Miller
Kline
Boxing Replaces Old Celebration in Independence Day
Boxing replaces a firecracker celebration as many towns plan boxing programs for July 4 events. Matches listed include Johnny Noye vs Frankie Whitney in Cedar Rapids, Dennis O’Keefe vs Tommy Comiskey in Waterloo, Dave Fidler vs Kid Clark in Boone, Kid Wheelock vs Barney Adair in Dubuque, Al Leach vs Joy Rogers in Sioux City, and Rick Kennelley vs Jack Read in Dubuque. unknowns appear in Ruthven on July 3.
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Anamosa
Mechanicsville
Johnny Noye
Frankie Whitney
Cedar Rapids
Dennis O'Keefe
Great Lakes
Tommy Comiskey
St. Paul
Waterloo
Dave Fidler
Des Moines
Kid" Wheelock
Lincoln
Neb
Barney Adair
New York
Dubuque
al Leach
Louis
Joy Rogers
Sioux City
Rick Kennelley
Jack Read
Rock Island
Unknown
Ruthven
Miller and Kline Depart for Columbia School Management
Miller and Kline leave this week for New York to attend school management courses at Columbia University. Miller departs Wednesday night, Kline on Friday to pursue further study.
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