Referee for BK Scrap To Be Named Thursday
The article notes discussion over selecting the boxing referee for a Dempsey fight. Five names are listed as possible refs: Corbett Jeffries Dougherty Edgren and Bill Brown with Edgren as final arbitrator if no agreement. Dempsey resumes training after a four day break with new sparring partners joining camp. Georges Carpentier’s chef Georges Marcot is to become a plain cook as bread pudding stars in the gym.
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Coimon
Tex Rickard
Richard
Kearns
James J. Corbett
James J. Jeffries
James Dougherty
Robert Edgren
Bill Brown
Richard Descamps
Descamps
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Jack Kennedy
U. S.N
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Trempsey
Trish Patsy Kline
Joe Benjjamin
Saldier Bartfield
New York
Georges
Giants Defeat Cardinals to End St. Louis Streak
The New York Giants snapped the St. Louis Cardinals winning streak with a 6 to 4 victory. Key moments included pivotal hits and solid pitching from Clemons and Smith, while misplays aided the visitors’ offense. The game featured notable at bats from Roth, Patten, and Zinn as the visitors built their lead.
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Hopper
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Clemons
Lonz H Zinn
Ackley Nips Stag In Tight Sunday Baseball Clash
A tight game at Websburg featured Ackley defeating Stag 3 to 2 in a five inning contest. Ackley scored all runs in the fifth frame as hitters combined for seven hits. Emery Peters and umpire Snater were noted in a crowded stands scene with 409 spectators watching.
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Comic Strip in Type J P McEvoy and Songwriters
A 1921 Associated Editors piece humorously traces songwriters chase for destinations as rhymes. It notes popular writers chase places like Indiana Mississippi Alabama Kentucky and imagine rhymes for California Rhode Island and North Dakota. The author mocks shifting preferences, vaudeville rhymes, and hopes songwriters stay in Hawaii during vacation season.
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Mississippi
Howat
Hawaii
Michigan
Ohio
Australia
Alabama
Kentucky
New York
California
Harry
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Rhode Island
Utah
North Dakota
McGinnty
Associated Editors
Modern Clashes for Heavyweight Fighting Honors
The article recounts early 1900s heavyweight history, from James J. Jeffries’s era through Marvin Hart and Tommy Burns, noting Burns defend and lose the title, and Johnson pursuing Burns while the chase shapes the era’s boxing landscape. It mentions Jack O'Brien and Bill Squires as challengers, with Johnson pressing the scene as a rising contender in Australia.
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James J. Jeffries
Alexander
California Poilermaker
Marvin Hart
Hart
Jack Root
Reno
Nev
Tommy Burns
Los Angeles
Burns
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Bill Squires
Australia
John Arthur Johnson
Johnson
Buros
United States
England
Galveston
Waverly Team Schedules 13 Games For Coming Season
Waverly Iowa manager Andy Drexler has prepared a 13 game schedule for the Waverly baseball team for the coming season. The listed games include matchups with Clarksville Allison Jesup and others, with locations noted as here or there and dates indicating the sequence of contests.
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Andy" Drexler
Thirsen
Ig Ener
Clarksyville
Allison
Dar Falis
Llarksville
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Trina
Ruth homers in Chicago as Vaughn earns seventh straight win
Ruth hit his eighteenth homer off Red Faber in Chicago. Jim Vaughn claimed his seventh consecutive win as the Cubs managed only three hits in a 1 0 defeat to the Braves.
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Red Faber
Chicago
Jim Vaughn
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Standings and results from baseball games
Washington and Cleveland split after a tense 31 inning duel won 8 to 7 by Cleveland. Jameson and Miller each had four hits. Also St Louis beat Philadelphia 19 to 3 in 10 innings, Yankees over Tigers 9 to 6 with Ruth's 33rd, and other scores from the American Association, Three-I League, and Western League.
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Who'll Win Dempsey Carpentier Bout Says Tortorich
Dominick Tortorich assesses the D motor bout from New Orleans, praising Carpentier as fast, smart, with a hard punch, but predicting Dempsey will win, potentially in ten rounds, noting Dempsey's greater strength and power.
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New Orleans
Dominick Tortorich
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Carpentier
Dempsey
Wazada University Tops Albion in 12 Innings
In Albion Michigan Wazada University defeated Albion College 6 to 5 in a 12 inning baseball game. The brief recap notes various sports items from horse shoe world championship results to track captaincy decisions and boxing commission actions.
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Wazada University
Albion College
Des Moines
Frank Jackson
Kellerton
Co. C. Davis
Columbus
Jackson
Helena
Ark
George Polk
State Shooting Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles W. Paddock
University of Calieornls
Bill Isenbour
Ranelath
England
Oelwein Horseshoe Field Hosts Wide U S Competition
Oelwein Iowa June 15. The town claims one of the largest and best equipped horseshoe fields in the United States with eleven courts and space for 44 players. A season contest is underway with about 60 members and many teams listed led by A Moyer and W Bartels among others. Each team plays a 50 point game versus all others by July 15 to determine entrants to the state Des Moines tournament.
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United States
Frank Jackson
Greece
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B. Miller
W. Martin
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Jim Corbett Daydreams Of Million Dollar Gate
Jim Corbett, renowned as a top boxing promoter, imagines a million dollar gate for a Dempsey Carpentier fight. He notes June 1 advances near 660000 dollars and wonders how fighters of his era would have fared with such a gate. Corbett calls himself a silent yet effective salesman and reflects on modern purse potential.
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Loy-Carpentier
Jnkin
Hurlingham Club Hosts U S English Polo Tests
The Hurlingham club in England, 51 years old, prepares to host international polo matches between the United States and England. The grounds along the Thames offer a dignified setting as polo returns to play after a season and the old grounds see action this month.
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Associated Press
Hurlingham
Eng
Hurlingham Club
England
United States
Thames
Vitol
Theraplc Amateur Statis
A L Post Sends Love to Georges in Telegram
Berkeley telegram from American Legion post 7 to Georges Carpentier expresses comradeship and best wishes for the big fight and notes a copy was sent to Jack Dempsey with the line This is what we think of you.
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Berkeley
Cal
American Legion
Georges Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Real Home of Polo in England and Governing Bodies
The article notes sparse spectator accommodations at polo venues in England aside from a polo pavilion and side-line seating, while international contests have special stands seating about 10 000. It credits Hurlingham club with formulating early polo rules and describes the expanded organization led by Field Marshal Lord Haig, including Army Polo, County Polo, Indian and South African Polo associations, and clubs such as All-Ireland, Ranelagh and Rockhampton.
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United States
Polé
Hurlingham Club
British Isles
Hurlingham Polo Committee
Lord Haig
Scoreboard roundup highlights amid MLB action
Yesterday's hero was Fred Toney as the Giants halted a losing streak and the Cardinals ended a winning run in a 6 to 4 game. St Louis outlasted Philadelphia 10 to 9 in ten innings. Pittsburgh piled up 13 hits to beat Philadelphia 8 to 3. The White Sox played solid major league ball.
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United Press
Fred Toney
New York Giants
Leon Ames Staging Real Comeback For Braves Pitching Surges
Leon Ames of the Kansas City club of the American Association appears to be staging a real comeback. He has not suffered arm trouble this season and his repertoire of bend ers is working well in recent starts. Philadelphia manager Bill Donovan is eager to acquire Ames if he maintains this form and if the Phillies improve their pitching.
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