Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06

Annapolis. Nd, Jan. 5.-Fresh
from triumphs over three leading
teams of the Big Ten conference.
Navy tackled Yale on the basketball
court here today, and won after a
hard and cleanly fought game, IS
to %. The victory was the seventh
straight for Navy this season.
New York. Jan. 5.-Benny Leon
ard. lightweight champion of the
world. is Ill at his home here suf-
fering from a severe cold, accom-
panied by high temperature. The
boxer was forced to leave the stage
last night in the midst of a vaude-
vile skit in which he is appearing
here. His condition is not consid-
cred serious by his physician.
New York, Jan. 5-Johnny Leon
ard. Allentown, Pa, lightweight, to-
night knocked out frankie Richie
Of New York, in the twelfth round
of bout scheduled for that distance.
Leonard had gone down in the sec
ond from a stiff right. but recovered
and improved steadily after the
sixth.
I>SN VI Jan. U--LSeW IOEk OnI-
versity's board Of athletic managers,
at G special meeting tomorrow, will
name a successor to Tom Thorp as
football coach with the name of
Charles F.. (Chick) Meehan, who has
resigned as mentor at Syracuse Uni
versity, prominent on the list of can
didates.
Boston. Jan. 4-Tiger Flowers,
negro middleweight of Atlanta, to-
night scored a technical knockout
over Billy Britten of Kansas City
when the referee stopped the bout in
the middle of the fourth round. Flow
ers had the best of it from the open
Ing. Britten was groggy and bleed
ing from fhe nose when the referee
165 and Britten at 1874 pounds.
Buffalo, Jan. 5-Charlie Weinert Of
Brooklyn. 1872 pounds knocked out
italian" Jack Herman, New York,
1877 pounds. in the second round Of
their bout here tonight. Young Bob
Fitzsimmons, 172 pounds, knocked
out Karl Johnson, of brooklyn. ia
IL pounds. in the fifth round of
their bout. Both bouts were sched-
uled to go ten rounds.
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Paris. Jan. 5-Luis Angel Firpo
leaves for London tomorrow to con-
fer with Arthur F. Bettison. presi-
dent of the National sporting Club.
The Argentine heavyweight recently
accepted the clubs terms for a fight
with Tom Gibbons, and after seeing
Mr.. Bettison he plans to sign the
agreement.
st. Louis, Mo-. Jan. 5-Urban
Shocker. former star spitball hurler
of the st. Louis Browns, who was
traded to the New York Yankees last
December, plans to undergo an op-
Grafton for the removal of a growth
on his pitching arm. the right, near
the shoulder. The operation will be
performed Friday or Saturday.
New York, Jan. 5-Joey Siiyers.
Brooklyn lightweight, was awarded
ten round decision over Cuddy De
Marco. Of Pittsburgh tonight. Silvers
led oil the way. In the semi-final
PADDY Ryan. of Pittsburgh, 146 lbs,
outpointed George Lavigne of New
York, LAG 1-2 lbs, in 10 rounds.
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New York. Jan. Oxford Univer-
sity's team of 10 pugilists will arrive
in the United States March 20, 1t was
learned tonight. They will meet
Yale boxers in series of three round
contests to decisions.
Cleveland, Ohio. Jan. 5-Stewards
of the Grand Circuit Association
opened two-day meeting here to-
day at which it was expected steps
would be taken to improve harness
horse racing. Most of today's session
was devoted to executive meetings