Boxing Promoter Predicts Five New Champions In 1927
Tex Rickard in a statement to The Evening World forecasts five new boxing champions in 1927. He names Mickey Walker Pete Latzo Laramy Mandell and Charley Rosenberg as titleholders to be deposed with a featherweight vacancy created by Kid Kaplan’s retirement. He also outlines a heavyweights program led by Jack Dempsey facing the winner of his elimination tournament to challenge Gene Tunney.
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Associated Press
New York
Tex Rickard
Evening World
Mickey Walker
Pete Latzo
Laramy Mandell
Charley
Phil) Rosenberg
Kid Kaplan
Rickard
Dempsey
Jack Delaney
Paul Berlenbach
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Yankee Stadium
Richard
Walker
Maxey Rosenbloom
Phil Kaplan
Tiger Flowere
Pugley on Cont of Olympic Body
The National Olympic association withdraws after a federation clash with the Amateur Athletic Union. The federation accuses the A A U of overpowering control, citing constitutional changes and centralization that reduced broad participation, amid resignations and ongoing power struggles in American Olympic governance.
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Pugley
New York
America
National Olympic Association
National Amateur Athletic Federation
Amateur Athletic Union
Washington D.C
Army, Navy
National Collegiate A. A
United States Iawn Tennis Association
Federation of Boys’ Clubs
Olympic Association
American Olympic Association
Robert M. Thompson
Henry Breckenridge
Breckenridge
John J. Griffith
Palmer F. Pierce
Association
Leonard Defends Baseball Fallout Amid Fixing Allegations
Hubert B Leonard denies direct payment for letters and clarifies Detroit club settlement. He says his claims led to salary damages against Detroit and asserts letters were surrendered to authorities to clear up rumors without benefiting financially. He calls the public demand for facts and says the incident is closed. In Cleveland, Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb study law options with attorney William H Boyd as possible federal suits loom.
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Associated Pross
Fresno
Cal
Hubert B
Leonard
Gy Cobb
Tris Speaker
Smoky and
Wood
Detroit
Landis
Jasue
Chicago
Detroitt
Therm
Detroit Baseball Club
Baseball
Blackmatfier
Judas
Associated Press
Cleveland
Ty Cobb
William H. Boyd
Speaker
Cobb
Boyd
Cleveland Indians
Fix
Washington
James ©. Murphy
Downs Sets High Game In International Bowling Tourney
England No 4 led by Downs with 201 anchored the top single game in the international bowling tournament at the YMCA. Schuler of Germany No 3 added 200 and topped three-game totals with 561 while Germany No 3 led the team scores at 2,420. Teams from Ireland Scotland Austria England Jugo Slavia Sweden Serbia and the USA posted their lineups and scores in a detailed listing.
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Germany
J. Diestel
C. Neis
H. Spang
H. Hauswirth
H. Kramer
England
Stephens
W. Barnard
J. Hester
A. Wills
A. Pascoe
Jugo Slavia
Tony Jovick
T. Jovick
J. Jovick
J. Marick
M. Toljan
E. Battson
W. Johns
W. Graham
Groyder
Eli
Kyle Speckbacker
Pollard
Gehrig A Inves
Gergurich
Manion
London
Harris
Elleee
Hammond
Paynter
Schuler
J. Weis
Fritzlan
China
Grigg
Brady
Hawke
van Duyne
Smith
Cobb
Jenkins
Downs
Delaney match not arranged says Gene Tunney
Gene Tunney denied reports he had agreed to a defense against Jack Delaney next summer. He said he discussed possible opponents with promoter Hubert Fugazy but no names were mentioned and he would wait for figures from other promoters.
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Associated Press
Ewiston
Gene Tunney
New York
Moosehead Lake
Jack Delaney
Tunney
Hubert Fugazy
Boxing Results Report From Atlantic City and Nearby Cities
The report lists Joe Karp defeating Rocky Smith in four or five rounds in Atlantic City. Ray Miller stopped Mickey Chapin in Newark by technical knockout in nine rounds. Tony Zijltoledo outpointed Mickey McLaughlin in Milwaukee over eight rounds. Joe Lawson edged Billy Drake in Milwaukee. In New York, Bub bles Hargrave is proposed as NL batting champion with .353 after 1,000 games, while teammate Rube Gressler could be top with a .857 average in 86 contests.
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Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Joe Karp
Shamokin
Rocky Smith
Battle Creek
Mich
Newark
Ray Miller
Chicago
Mickey Chapin
Scranton
Milwaukee
Wis
Tony Zij
Toledo
Mickey McLaughlin
Joe Lawson
Billy Drake
Germany
Hargrave
New York
Cincinnati
John A Heydler
Rube Gressler
Kressler
Football Stars Ready For Rose Bowl Showdown
Pasadena December training session highlights Alabama Crimson Tide and Stanford Red Shirts as they prepare for the Rose Bowl. Key players Gordon Holmes and Biff Hoffman nursing injuries, coaches Warner and Wade pushing workouts and lessons on overconfidence. The teams practiced in the bowl stadium with a shift in gate access planned for tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Dec
Rosebowl Field
Crimson Tide
Alabama
Red Shirts
Stanford
Gordon Holmes
The
Tide
Biff" Hoffman
Holmes
Ol’ Vaso
Texas
Hoffman
Glenn Warner
West
Warner
Wallace Wade
Alabamans
Butte New Year's boxing card for Bill Bradley fund
Eight bouts at the Empress theater on January 1 to aid Bill Bradley after a family death. Notable fighters include Joe Simonich and Izzy Schwartz with bouts such as Simonich vs Marty Johnson and Schwartz vs Beer Cronin. Admission 25 cents to $1, bouts three rounds, start 2 30 p.m with more contests likely added.
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Butte
American Legion
Bill Bradley
Elks
Bradley
New York
Bill
Joe Simonich
Izzy Schwartz
Dixie Lahood
Simonich
Marty Johnson
Beer Cronin
Ernie Rowe
Young Burns
Bill Bate
Frankie Monahan
Roy Osborne
Marcus Sweeney
Pete Brown
Joe Merhar
Jack Gunderson
Mike Brown
Empress Theater
Wrestling Instructor Seeks Southern Bouts
George Kotsonaros, YMCA wrestling instructor, left yesterday for Los Angeles to arrange matches. He will stop at Sault Lake City en route, then California, returning Monday to coach Butte for the January 7 state college match. He plans to go to Columbus for a January 15 theater engagement tied to While London Sleeps, and will wrestle a yet unnamed opponent there.
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George Kotsonaros
Los Angeles
Sault Lake City
California
Butte
State College
Lriday
Mr. Kotsonaros
Columbus
Ohio
Lundy Wins Bout On Seattle's Card
Eddie Flynn of Tacoma lost six fast rounds to Jimmy Lundy of Butte. Lundy floored Flynn twice in the second round at Seattle, December 28.
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Lundy
Seattle
Eddie Flynn
Tacoma
Wash
Jimmy Lundy
Butte
Mont
Herrera Former Ring Wildcat Sent to Jail for Vag Charge
Aurelio Herrera a famed Butte Mexican fighter from the old days is serving a 30 day sentence in Santa Ana Orange County jail. Jack McDonough visited Herrera and found a diminished figure unlike the 20 years ago era when he drew big crowds in Butte.
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Aurelio Herrera
Butte
Orange County
Santa Anna
Cal
Jack McDonough
McDonough
Huntington Beach
Herrera
Bat Nelson
Jack
Scramble
Young Corbett
Eddie Santry
Kid Broad
Young Erie
Benny Yanger
Abe Attel
Terry McGovern
California
Main and
Broadway
Kremer Leads National Pitchers in 1926 Rankings
The Associated Press ranks 1926 National League pitchers by effectiveness into three groups. Remy Kremer of Pittsburgh tops with a 2.61 ERA and .769 winning percentage. Others noted include Donohue, Rhein, Meadows with 20 wins. John Scott with 60 games. Mays 24 complete games. Donohue 286 innings. Davies 29 games. Alexander 31 walks allowed. Vance 140 strikeouts and 953 in career. King Willoughby tied for wild pitches. Songer 11 hit batsmen. Dean led in runs allowed. Willoughby and Dean gave up most earned runs. Petty allowed most sacrifice hits.
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Associated Frees
Kames
Remy Kremer
Pittsburg
Kramer
Peter Donohue
Cincinnati
Charles Rhein
St. Louis
Lee Meadows
John Scott
New York
Carl Mays
Lloyd Davies
Fred Blake
Chicago
Grover Alexander
Chicago-St. Louis
Alexander
Arthur Vance
Vance
Wilson
Beck
Tolson
Heathcote Stephenson
Hartnett
Cherry
Bush
James King
Claude W. Willoughby
Philadelphia
Don Songer
Wayland Dean
Claude Www
Willoughby
Jesse Petty
Brooklyn
Persson Says U S Boxers Rush Too Fast
Swedish heavyweight title hopeful Harry Persson criticizes American boxers for pace after a recent defeat to Jimmy Maloney in New York. He believes Maloney lacked patience and could have been beaten with more time, while noting local fighters stay constantly in motion. Manhattan Quint Beats Willow Creek 28-16 with Nelson starring for Willow Creek.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Persson
Sweden
Jimmy Maloney
Maloney
Manhattan Quint
Willow Creek
Manhattan
Dick Nelson
Talbott and Robinson
Rosenberg Graham bout postponed to January 14 at MSG
The New York state athletic commission moved the Phil Rosenberg Bushy Graham bantam title fight from January 7 to January 14 at Madison Square Garden. Rosenberg agreed to a 2500 forfeit to guarantee defense. The commission also approved a return welterweight bout between Joe Dundee and Eddie Roberts for MSG in February. Willie Harmon will be paired with a different opponent on the same card.
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Associated Press
New York
State Athletic Commission
Phil Rosenberg
Bushy
Graham
Madison Square Garden
Rosenbergs
Joe Dundee
Baltimore
Eddie Roberts
Tacoma
Roberts
Dundee
San Francisco
Willie Harmon
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Paul
Berlenbach
Franz Deiner
Twin Buttes
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Continental, Ariz
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St. Heavs
Delaney Greb
Middle Flowers
Flowere M Dade Walker Walker Welter Latzo
Kansas Light
Vflowers
Wans
Greb
Tiger Flowers
Flowers
Monte Mann
Jack Sharkey
Persson
Deiner
Delaney
Berlanbach
Sharkey
Harry Wills
Paty
Ireland
H. Toomey
W. O'Kelly
J. Halloran
W. Dee
W. McLaughlin
G. Black
J. Bree
J. Petlin
A. Tulin
H. Sullivan
W. Hanley
M. Barry
G. Barry
Scotland
McDermott
H. Young
D. Gibson
D. McAlpine
Australa
J. McBride
B. Dallen
R. McGrew
W. Squires
A. Squires
Ireland No. 2
J. Harrington
Fannala
W. O’brien
G. Sullivan
C. Mudro
F. Mudro
J. Mudro
J. Jovich
J. Pascoal
Serbia
J. Tomich
L. Tomich
L. Puich
S. Puich
M. Ignatich
J. S. McKinley
C. Bruce
A. McLeod
J. Kirkpatrick
M. Reid
W. MacGonigle
T Jackson
J. Reilly
Rosenberg-Graham
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