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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1926
Page
2
The crowd cheered Jack Dempsey in defeat as much as or more than Gene Tunney, with readers noting sympathy for the vanquished champion. The piece analyzes crowd psychology and cites manager Jack Kearns’s legal actions as a factor.
One backfield star stands out in Western Pennsylvania with a 90 yard kickoff return and punt catch against Carnegie Tech. Bill Amos, veteran full back and punter coach Andy Kerr calls the star "Wild Bill" and "Cool as Tea" as he contends for All American honors. Amos began play in France at seventeen and rose from Kiski Prep to Washington and Jefferson. He is hailed as the district’s top backfield talent this year.
FEG Murray states Desdemona that the nickname Five Yards McCarty did not arise from his team’s repeated penalties for offside.
An advertisement touts Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy as solving severe gum bleeding with a single bottle. It claims strong results, a directed use, and a money back guarantee through druggists, with City Drug Store as a seller.
New York November 1 Paul Berlenbach, a strong heavyweight, says Jack Dempsey remains the best fighter but he ranks Young Stribling and Jack Delaney above the present champion Gene Tunney. He places Dempsey only fifth in his personal lineup and blames Dempsey for a lack of preparation before defending the title.
Cept. R O McFarland teases about drink effects likening them to an earthquake in San Francisco. J L Duncan reports roads between here and Oklahoma City runnable at about 30 miles per hour. Harold Kane notes northbound clothing needs as he prays for heavier arrivals. Guy A Carlander expects solid winter business in building with several prospects and ads for children. R D Perry seeks clues about his missing father last seen nearby, health intact and no trace to date.
A column by Gene Tunney lists twelve recommended books for winter reading. quoted titles include QUO VADIS and SHAKESPEARE complete, plus works by BulwerLytton Marcus Aurelius Wells Loon Shaw Hugo Butler Knuth and Franklin.
The piece portrays heavyweight champion Gene Tunney as he blends boxing fame with literature. He cites Marcus Aurelius and reflects on victory as fleeting while studying in his postmatch retreat.
The dialogue frames Gene Tunney as a dual exponent of boxing and literature. He is asked to name volumes for ambitious young men toward greatness, citing Gladiatorial Contests and Quo Vadis as influential works. The discussion links historical challenges of the Christian church to personal growth for fighters.
The article notes Gene Tunney’s wide literary interests from history and poetry to philosophy. He praises Samuel Butler and The Way of All Flesh, favors Shelley Keats and Tennyson, and mentions Gibbon’s Decline and Fall, Knauth’s The Church at the Turning Points of History, and Shaw’s Cashel Bryan's Profession.
New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals face skepticism for 1927. Giants manager John McGraw doubts the Cards can repeat and questions Alexander's World Series form. Stanley Harris of Washington contends the Yankees were not the top team, with Cleveland Philadelphia and Washington seen as stronger at season's end.
Doctors and druggists now recommend Calo tabs a purified calomel tablet that delivers the effects of calomel and salts without unpleasantness. One or two tablets at bedtime with water cleanse the system, stop nausea, and leave you with no salt aftertaste and a strong morning appetite. A family package costs 85 cents at any drug store.
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