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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1922
Page
8
A well rounded boxing card at Broadway, arranged by the Manhattan Athletic Club, features two headline events and a focus on Dempsey’s absence this year. The article surveys recent title changes and notes how champions like Tunney Kilbane and Leonard faced setbacks while predicting future clashes with Wills, Tendler, and Carpentier.
The Los Angeles club trades star pitcher Nick Dumovich to Chicago for five players and $15 000. Walter Galvin George Maisel Marty Krug Percy Jones and another outfielder head to Los Angeles, valued by experts at $65 000 as part of the rebuild.
Associated reports that Babe Herman of California defeated Louis Kid Kaplan of Meriden by a 12 round decision in Meriden. Herman won five rounds Kaplan won five and two were even. Kaplan weighed 129 pounds and Herman 129½.
Closing its run is Minnie a lively Neilan film starring Leatrice Joy and Matt Moore praised as a humane tale of a girl who writes herself love letters. Opening next is The Pride of Palomar with Forrest Stanley and Marjorie Daw, a Cosmo story about Lower California and Japanese agitation, sure to draw attention from discerning moviegoers.
Pacific coast league stars Willie Kamm Jimmy O Connell and Sam Hale posted high batting averages in 1922 and were sold to major league clubs for large sums Kamm 100000 cash plus 20000 in players Hale 75000 cash and players O Connell 75000 to Giants May led pitchers with .795 ERA 1.84 Salt Lake sluggers Strand .384 and Lewis .36.
The New York state athletic commission upholds a suspension against Midget Smith, Harlem bantamweight, issued by New Jersey, halting his scheduled title bout with Joe Lynch, world bantamweight champion, at Madison Square Garden Friday night.
The article notes the widespread adoption of protective gear in modern sports. It highlights leather football helmets and thick waist padding, compares old and new protection, and describes training scenes with Lt. Teacher and sparring partner Harry Brown wearing heavy leather helmets and ear pads, plus twelve ounce gloves with padded wrists.
New York reports that a universal golf rules code is close to an worldwide adoption. Gates Gardner and St Andrews leadership align to implement the code by next May while Western Golf association amends its constitution to honor retiring presidents. A 6000 yard round in 47 minutes is noted as a separate item.
Strangler Lewis defeats Dick Davis in straight falls to keep the world wrestling crown. The first fall lasts 1 hour 382 minutes, the second 156 minutes, both won by toe hold submissions. Walker outpoints Phil Krug in Newark in a 12 round welterweight bout.
Cosmopolitan productions bring The Pride of Palomar to the American theater for a few days. Manager Pratt promises a top feature bill to patrons as Peter B. Kyne novel fame boosts the film. The picture was directed by a noted team and attracts cinema fans.
Frank Borzage directs a California battlefield drama featuring Forrest Stanley Marjorie Daw James Barrow Joseph Dowling and Warner Oland. A World War II veteran battles powerful interests over his ancestral estate facing the girl's father in a tense fight. Manager Pratt hails it as a big worthy production.
Walter Rooney a coast lightweight favorite faces Johnny Trambitas in a 12 round main event at Manhattan Athletic Club in Portland. Al Sommers meets Leo Stokes in a middleweight bout while 200 pounders Lee Butler and Dick Marron clash in the curtain pairing. Dixie Lahood fights Billy Quilter at 114 pounds in an eight round bout.
New York reports Charlie Paddock, famed sprinter of the Los Angeles A C, will not run in the Millrose track meet. He cites indoor running as not his game and anticipates visiting the east for non indoor events.
Johnny Dundee the junior lightweight champion will fight Tommy OBrien of Los Angeles in a 10 round no decision bout in Milwaukee on December 29. The match weighs 135 pounds and will be staged at 3 oclock on fight day. A note recalls England granting its first royal theater license in 1574.
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