Tunney Dempsey to Stage Exhibition Bouts for Newsmen
Chicago reports intense heat as Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey prepare for heavyweight title prep. Promoter Tex Rickard says both fighters will entertain newspaper men, with Tunney training today and Dempsey tomorrow. Betting favors Tunney seven to five as fans await the match setup and corner licenses.
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Henry L. Farrell
United Press
Chicago
Tex Rickard
Cauliflower
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Fellers
Rickard
Jeffries
Jim
Jeff
Dempsey
Richard
John L. Sullivan
Tunney
Cubs Gift Ringside Seats for Tunney Dempsey Fight
United Press reports Chicago Cubs owner William Wrigley Jr gave every team member a ringside seat to the Tunney Dempsey fight in Chicago on September 15, with Jack Dempsey noted in the dispatch.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Tunney- Dempsey
William Wrigley, Jr
Racing's Big Day at Belmont Park in New York
Westchester Racing association plans a $160000 day of racing at Belmont Park next Saturday led by the Futurity Stakes over $100000 Grand National Steeplechase at $35000 added and the Jockey Club Gold Cup with $10000 added. The event introduces American jump racing with top horses from Europe and America, and notes on past Futurity winners and lineage.
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Belmont Park
Long Island
New York
Westchester Racing Association
Tex Rickard
America
France
England
Germany
Palmer
Meadow Brook Club
Scapa Flow
Feg Murray
White football to replace brown in England matches
The Football Association of England will consider using a white football after Arsenal Athletic Club of London tested it in practice games. Spectators could follow play more easily, and many London clubs support the change while some worry mud would obscure visibility sooner than with the current brown ball.
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Football Association of England
Arsenal Athletic Club
London
Denver Bears seek new player manager after Berger release
Denver Bears president Milt Ansenger dismissed Joe Berger, who led the team for four years, citing no stated reason. Berger learned of his firing at home in Rock Island Illinois. Ansenger seeks a player manager but will not discuss candidates or plans.
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Colo
Milt Anfenger
Denver Bears
Joe Berger
Berger
Rock Island
Ilinois
Ansenger
Bears
Newspaper Men Rising Over Dempsey Night Training
Chicago based AP report notes angry press corps failed to reach Dempsey’s moonlight training with promoter Tex Rickard, protesting his choice to train at night. Rickard refused to intervene, stating Dempsey and Flynn know their business and need lighting conditions to condition eyes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Dempsey
Richard
Flynn
To Know Tunney Is To Love Him
Chicago writer Bill Osborne portrays Gene Tunney as misunderstood yet beloved. He highlights Tunney’s humility, charitable acts, and devotion to privacy, noting his clean living, respect for others, and restraint from public self-promotion. The piece emphasizes Tunney's positive influence on boxing’s image and his principled stance after World War II.
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Bill Osborne
Gene Tunney
France
Adirondacks
Gene
Chicago
John L. Sullivan
Spectacular
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
William Jennings Bryan
Cobb and Ruth Lead Hit Parade In Nine at Bats
Big 5 batting summary shows Ty Cobb with a double and two singles in five at bats. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig each collected a single in three chances. Speaker doubled once in four appearances. Hornsby added a double and two singles in nine at bats. Team averages list Cobb Ruth Hornsby and Speaker with solid marks in the period.
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United Press
Ty Cobb
Ruth
Gehrig
Speaker
Hornaby
Hornsby Oo Esesa
Cobb
Wees
American state dolls given to Tokyo museum for permanent preservation
American dolls representing each state were sent to Japan for children. The large dolls are now in the Educational museum in Tokyo for permanent preservation while the smaller ones were distributed to primary schools across Japan, delighting the girls.
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America
Japan
United States
Educational Museum
Tokyo
Society Boxer Godfrey Stops Monte Mann in Fourth Round
George Godfrey, a negro heavyweight, defeated Monte Mann by technical knockout in the fourth round. The Nebraska legislator was overtaken after a prior one round KO of Jim Maloney. Godfrey outshone Jack Sharkey and drew attention as promoters ponder future title plans amid debate over color line objections.
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United Press
New York
George Godfrey
Monte Mann
Jim Maloney
Boston
Godfrey
Jack Sharkey
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
Wills
No. 9 Rat Killer Envelopes Adverts to End Rats
A vintage ad promises No 9 Rat Killer can rid premises in 24 hours. For a few cents a large box of envelopes is sold by druggists. Consumers are told to scatter the envelopes where rats run and that druggists will refund if it fails to work. The product is marketed as an envelope type poison.
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