Tunney Promoters Chase Next Bout With Delaney Clash Possible
Gene Tunney returns to New York amid promoter jockeying between Humbert Fugazy and Tex Rickard over a title bout against Jack Delaney at the Polo Grounds next summer. Rickard plans to proceed with his tournament to yield Tunney's next opponent, while Delaney's manager Pete Reilley prepares for talks. Tunney, in good health, spends time with his mother after a Maine woods vacation.
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Jack De‘laney
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Pete ‘Reilley
Chicago
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Madison Square Garden
Maine
Many Familiar Figures In Sport World Passed Away During Past Year
New York reports death toll includes Eddie Plank, Andy Smith, and Harry Greb. Smith, a California coach, died January after illness from a Thanksgiving cold. Plank, 51, remembered as a top pitcher, and Greb, 32, a prolific ring figure, died after nose surgery in Atlantic City October. Other losses cover boxing, horse racing, baseball, golf, and miscellaneous sports figures with multiple decedents noted across cities and eras.
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Eddie Plank
Andy Smith
University of California
Harry Greb
Smith
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Jack Combs
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Conn
Charles Pegulihan
Elmer Friedman
Boston
Minneapolis
Harry Berglund
Carl Augustine
St. Paul
James Frawley
Tommy Dixon
Andre Anderson
Pugilis
Chicago
Casper Leon
Cobb Returns to Detroit in Effort to Clear Fixing Charge
Ty Cobb arrives in Detroit with Joe Wood to seek legal means to exonerate Cobb from the 1919 Detroit-Cleveland game fixing charge. Fred West says money was bet on an airhorse race after Leonard arranged the deal. Attorney James Murfin warns Cobb not to speak as petitions for a public hearing circulate.
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Joe Wood
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Leonard
James C. Murfin
University of Michigan
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Coolidge Urges World Trust as Peace Plan
President Coolidge calls for moral disarmament and international treaties to limit armaments. He warns against military buildup while urging a heart change in nations and individuals. Trust and covenants, he says, are essential but not sufficient without a worldwide shift in mindset.
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Coolidge
World Trust
East West Charity Clash At Frisco Prep Tight
East and West squads held long workouts under Navy Bill Ingram and Orin Hollingberry as they prepare for the New Year’s Day East West charity game in San Francisco Cal The West shows a varied attack while the East uses eight plays and passes Kelly Montana chosen Western captain for year's game East captain yet to be named an hour before kickoff.
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Midwest
Navy
Bill” Ingram
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Chicago
Huskies
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Bill” Kelly
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Kelly
Courage to trust after fear echoes in calls for peace
A speaker laments fear among nations and urges courage to move beyond conflict. He asks when leaders will have the resolve to abandon fighting and instead trust one another for lasting peace.
West Testified He Bet On Ball Not On Game
Chicago dispatch reports a new twist in the Ty Cobb Tris Speaker scandal as Frei West of Detroit declares the money he bet in 1919 on the Detroit Cleveland game was placed on a horse race rather than the baseball result. This contradicts West's prior Landis testimony about placing bets on the game. Henry Killilea says Leonard denied selling Cobb and Smoky Joe Wood letters but admitted settling claims and negotiating their sale to the American League.
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Navinfield
Detroit
Ty Cobb
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Landis
Ehere
Datch Leonard
Cobb
Joe Wood
American League
Henry Killilea
Milwaukee
Leonard
the Leters
Mesa Crews Build Two Packing Houses for Ltess Growers Group and Pacific Fruit
Two packing houses rise in Mesa under construction. One serves lettuce growers association. the other serves Pacific Fruit distributors. Buildings reflect evolving agricultural infrastructure.
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Mesa
Leonard declines to comment on 1919 horse race bet claim
Fresno California December 29 AP reports Hubert Leonard refused to comment on Fred O Wests assertion that Leonard and Wood bet on a horse race rather than the ball game on September 25 1919. Leonard offered no further remarks.
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Fred O. West
Wood
Coaches debate shift rule in football games
The discussion centers on a proposed rule change to slow the shift in play. W. W. Roper leads the football rules panel amid concerns the shift erodes player initiative. Major Cavanaugh and others debate adding officials versus abolishing the shift to curb cheating.
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New Hampshire Man Chosen Coaches Head
New Hampshire’s William Cowell was elected president of the American Football Coaches Association. W. W. Roper of Princeton becomes first vice president and Hugo Berdick of Penn State becomes second vice president. John W. Wise of Ohio State is re-elected secretary and treasurer.
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Gilmour Lobie
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Penn State
John W. Wise
Ohio State
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Fielding Oe Yost
Michigan
William A. Kagéxander
Georgia Tech
Ben G. Owen
University of Oklejidhia
John F.meehan
New York University
Veteran Appointed New Haskell Coach
Lawrence Kans Dec 29 AP John W. Thomas a standout at the University of Chicago 1921 1928 has been named football coach at Haskell Institute He succeeds Dick Hanley who resigned after five years of winning teams at Haskell Thomas appointment announced from the office of Dean C Blair
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John W. Thomas
University of Chicago
Haskell Insitute
Hee Aeences C. M. Blair
Jomas
Dick Hanley
Haskell
Leonard Defends Public Statement As Laughable Claim
Leonard said the issue sounds like a laugh and insisted all public information is in his official statement prepared for publication last night.
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Leonard
Dates Set For Northern Arizona High School Tourneys
Flagstaff December 29 Northern Arizona Teachers College director T C Jessuppe and NAAT A official announce the high school basketball tournament will be at Flagstaff Teachers College March 11 and 12 with teams from Winslow Holbrook Snowflake St Johns Flagstaff Williams Clarkdale Jerome Prescott Kingman Ashfork and Pine. Track tournament dates are May 13 and 14 with college physical education students assisting.
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T. C. Jessuppe
Northern Arizona Teachers College
Northern Arizona Athletic Association
Flagstaff Teachers College
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Holbrook
Snowflake
St. Johns
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Goitre Treated Externally At Home
Nebraska lad recounts relief from goiter symptoms after using Sorbol Quadruple. Mrs S H Goldenstien Inland Nebr credits the remedy for stopping choking spells smothering nervousness and palpitations. She notes six months of improved health and lists where to buy Sorbol products locally at Central Drug Company.
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S. H. Goldenstien
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Sorbol Company
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Ohio
Central Drug Company
Crimson Tide Hones Tactics Before Rose Bowl Clash
Pasadena December reports from gatehouse practice show Alabama working under Coach Wallace Wade for the January 1 East West showdown with Stanford. Fans and reporters watch as booting drills, strategic scrimmage limits, and skull sessions are emphasized while security polices bleachers and knothole spots.
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Sherlock” Holmes
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Getar
Tombstone Bisbee Mail Route Improved
New year brings planned improvement to mail service among Douglag Bisbee Tombstone and Benson. Automobile stages will carry United States mail daily eastbound and westbound. Bisbee west master C. W. Hicks announced the change enabling faster mail exchanges between Tombstone Douglas and Benson, previously limited by railway mail only.
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Prescott Badgers Open Practice Ahead of January 8 Game
Prescott December 29 Training rules with many thou shall nots went into effect for the Badger basketball squad. The first practice in two weeks occurred in the high school gym as the team prepares for the January 8 game vs Winslow. Coach Jack DeVivier cites promising material including Taylor Hicks Minucci Hubbard Lopez Fagerberg Torren and Bate. First time tryouts include Bob Yount. From junior highs come Joe Garner Robert Lopez Quannah Blasingame Abe Terrin joins from the freshmen.
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Lopez
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Torren
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Bob Yount
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Robert Lopez
Quannah. Blasingame
Abe Terrin
Europe Forgets U.S. War Aid Says Australian PM
Prime Minister Bruce of Australia told Pilgrims club members in New York that Europe has forgotten all America did in the world war and now views the United States as greedy and bent on holding every country to ransom due to its gold wealth.
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