Tunney Rules Out Dempsey-Wills Bout Locations
Gene Tunney, in Miami Beach, declaimed that he does not expect Jack Dempsey and Harry Wills to meet in Indiana, Chicago, New York, or any other venue at any time. His comment came as part of his discussion on the fight prospects and scheduling.
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Harvey Anderson
Consolidated Press Association
Miami Beach
Fla
Jack Dempsey
Harry Wills
Indiana
Chicago
New York
Gene Tunney
California
Tunney
Florida
Dempsey
Tommy Gibbons
Bartley Madden
Wills
Ian O'Dowd
Boston
St. Petersburg
Gene
Wil
Richard
Tunney Reacts To California Dis patches And Dempsey Rumors
Gene Tunney, fresh from New York, courts Florida bouts as warmups for a potential Dempsey clash. He predicts a possible next opponent if Dempsey returns and notes Dempsey’s inactivity may push the title into safe custody at the Smithsonian. Tunney trains at St. Petersburg and draws large crowds while weighing 188 pounds and maintaining tough daily workouts.
Pro football likely to stay and reshape college game
An editorial argues professional football has come to stay, challenging old notions about pay, seasons, and amateur status. It contends pro play improves standards and could draw off amateur “tramp athletes,” ultimately reducing college football’s romance and pushing the sport toward a family rivalry focus.
Boxing Bouts Set as Perfetti Fights Barba Not Lazarus
New York December 23 1925 Tex Rickard chooses Lew Perfetti over Joe Lazarus to face Fidella Barba at the Christmas fund bouts. Tiger Flowers aims to rebound after a hard loss and can redeem prestige by defeating Jack Delaney. Kid Kaplan seen moving up to lightweight after rumors of featherweighting and hits cited as power changing with limit.
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Tiger Flowers
New York
Jack Delaney
Miller
Tiger
Jack
Flowers
Erin
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
Babe Herman
Kaplan
Life Story of Bush Leagues
Special correspondence surveys Class B circuits across North America in 1925, detailing leagues from the Three Eye in Indiana Illinois Iowa to New York Pennsylvanian and Quebec Ontario. It notes prosperity, talent development, regional hubs, and pathways to the big leagues via figures like Tris Speaker.
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John B. Foster
the Messenger
Consolidated Press Association
Three Eye
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Bloomington
Quincy
Peoria
Decatur
Danville
Prairie States
Saginaw
Bay City
Flint
Michigan
London
Hamilton
Kitchener
Ont
Men of
Canada
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre
Scranton
Williamsport
York
Harrisburg
Elmira
Binghamton
Triple Cities
N. Y
Quebec
Ontario
South Atlantic Association
Greenville
Columbia
Spartanburg
D. C
Augusta
Macon
Asheville
Charlotte
N. C
Knoxville
Kinston
Petersburg
Moe
Florida
Carolines
Piedmont League
Western Association
Ozarks
Appalachians
Virginia
Tennessee
Blue Ridge
Kentucky
Cotton States
Eastern Shore
Maryland
Delaware
Egypt
Dubuque
Rockford
Comiskey
Tom Loftus
Ted Sullivan
Tris Speaker
LaBarba to Appear in Six Round New Madison Square Garden
Fidel La Barba the Los Angeles flyweight champion makes his New York debut in a six round semi final against Lew Perfetti at Madison Square Garden. The card includes Mike McTigue vs T Flowers and George Godfrey vs Martin Burke as part of a strong boxing program led by the Christmas fund bout.
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New York
Fidel la Barba
Los Angeles
New Madison Square Garden
Lew Perfetti
Long Island City
N. Y
East
la Barba
California
Garden
Genaro
New York Boxing Commission
Perfetti
Paul Berlenbach
George Godfrey
Lieperville
Martin Burke
Godfrey
Fred Fulton
Middlewest
Burke
Northwestern Palmer’s 102 yard run ties Gophers in dramatic finish
Palmer, a Northwestern star and college football Hall of Fame member, returned a Minnesota fumble for 102 yards to tie the game as Minnesota led 7 0 late. The sequence saw Martineau and a Purple defender fail to stop Palmer, who then sprinted to the end zone for the tying score and the extra point.
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Crues
Palmer
Northwestern
Minnesota
Purple
Gophers
Oval
Martineau
Gophier Speed Merchant
Big Ten
Purple Huskies
Marty
Hubbard City and Rogers Hornsby Rise From Texas Town
A compact note traces how Hubbard City Texas and baseball figure Rogers Hornsby emerged from a small Texas town influencing sports and culture.
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Hubbard City
Texas
Rogers Hornsby
Universities to Debate Intercollegiate Athletics
The Eastern Intercollegiate Debating League announces a January 16 triangular debate on the state of intercollegiate athletics. Princeton will face Dartmouth at Hanover and Williams at Princeton, with Princeton also debating Williams. Trials for team positions begin after the holidays, and past or side activities by athletes may not affect eligibility.
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Intercotegiate
Princeton
Dartmouth
Williams
Hanover
McGraw Refuses Trade In Giants 1926 Outlook
New York December report says John McGraw declined to trade George Kelley for Ed Roush and Fred Fitzsimmons while preferring to stick with the Giants for 1926. He plans to start Al Tyson in center field and cites Luque and Pusch as declining prospects.
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New York
John McGraw
George Kelley
Ed Rousch
Fred Fitzsimmons
American Association
Adolf Luque
McGraw
Giants
al Tyson
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pusch
Kelley
George
Luque
Fitzsimmon
Yost Boosted for Vacancy on Football Rules Board
CHICAGO Dec. 23 The west seeks equal recognition on the football rules committee as Fielding H Yost of Michigan is named a candidate for one of the vacancies at the New York convention next week The deaths of Walter Camp and John McEwan left two seats empty reducing the committee to five members and reviving west representation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Big Ten
New York
Fielding H. Yost
Michigan
Walter Camp
John McEwan
West Point
Griffiner Not Interested in Offer for Berg Mangum and Cash
Graber not interested or to Grabiner, secretary of the White set, turned down the offer from Baltimore club manager Jack Dunn of the International League. Dunn sought Shortstop Moe Berg Pitcher Ralph Mangum and cash in exchange for Boley.
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Grabiner
Jack Dunn
Baltimore
Dunn
Moe Berg
Ralph Mangum
Boley
Charges Dropped for Unsanctioned Tennis Fund Tour
Six national contestors had charges dropped after a U S Tennis Association ruling described the event as an error stemming from a misunderstanding. President John W Mersereau noted the tournament violated rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
John W. Mersereau
ORGANIZE ATHLETIC CLUB FOR BOXING SHOWS
A group of prominent businessmen have organized an athletic club in Lima to stage boxing shows. The effort aims to promote local sporting events and provide community entertainment through planned bouts and events.
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Athletic Club
Lima
Stribling to quit fighting after marriage to Macon socialite
Savannah Ga. boxer W L Young Stribbling said he would not fight any more for a while after marrying Clara Kinney of Macon Ga. He refused to give a marriage date and indicated the break would be temporary.
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Savannah
W. L
Clara Kinney
Macon
Coaches Urged to Send Early Game Reports
The Athens Messenger calls on high school coaches in the Hocking Valley to submit after game reports promptly. Reports should be under 100 words and highlight the game’s feature and each player’s record to keep the sport page newsy and current.
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Athens Messenger
Hocking Valley
Glouster Opens Season Christmas Night Against Parkersburg
Glouster American Legion basketball team will open the season Christmas night in Glouster facing the Parkersburg Athletics, a strong West Virginia squad that has won all its games this season. The local lineup includes several ex high school and college players. A preliminary game is set for 7 o clock with the Junior Order Moose team of Glouster meeting a Logan squad.
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Glouster
Glouster American Legion
Parkersburg Athletics
West Virginia
West
Junior Order Moose
Logan
Racine Edges Albany In Tightly Bunched Derby
Albany led 10 to 9 at halftime and 19 to 16 after three quarters but Racine won 28 to 29 as Zimmerman and Crow fouled out for Albany and the visitors seized the late momentum.
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Albany
Racine
Zimmerman
Crow
New Trial Refused for Cambridge Man in Elopement Case
William Millbone 21, Cambridge newspaper man, had a motion for a new trial overruled for the charge of trying to elope with Mrs. Margaret R. Trimble 17, just after her marriage to Eugene P. Trimble 19. Millbone plans an appeal to the common pleas court while Mrs. Trimble remains under juvenile court wardship. She recently swallowed poison after the alleged elopement attempt.
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Columbus
William Millbone
Cambridge
Margaret R. Trimble
Eugene P. ‘Trimble
Sterling
Boatwick
Millhone
Common Pleas Court
Ohio University
Athens
Tags Are Taboo in Logan Arrests
Logan officials jailed R. C. Hopkins of Athens and E. C. Brown of Dayton after they displayed 1936 cease tags. Mayor Wolfe fined them $2 plus costs. costs suspended upon payment. These were the first arrests this year for the violation.
Reds Land Leading Western Association Batter Hudgens
The Reds reportedly acquired Jim Hudgens of Fort Smith, the Western Association batting leader with 230 hits and 36 home runs in 160 games, as part of a major overhaul to their infield. Cincinnati moved Caveney to Seattle and Emmett into the infield, while Hunnefield’s coast trial was rejected.
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New York
St. Louis Nationale
Cincinnatis
Western Association
Jim Hudgens
Fort Smith
Cardinals
Houston
Syracuse
St. Louis
Reds
Hudgens
Daubert
Jack Hendricks
Bresmer
Holke
Hollie
Caveney
Seattle
Emmett
Crits
Nwigesweat
Emmert
Short
Pinsell
Ohio faculty member speaks to Kiwanis on ignorance
Dr. W. A. Matheny of Ohio University told Kiwanis listeners at Hotel Berry that ignorance exacts a high cost and that courtesy by officials boosts reputations of towns. He urged recognizing limits and avoiding egotism as signs of true wisdom. The January Kiwanis program will feature Chief Justice C. C. Marshall as speaker.
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W. A. Matheny
Ohio University
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Berry
Dr. Matheny
Matheny
C. C. Marshall
MecGRAW Wins in New York Debut Over Vicentini
MecGRAW won the decision over Louis Vicentini of Chile after 12 rounds in New York, marking his accessful debut in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mecgraw
Troit
New York
Louis Vicentini
Chile
Michigan bans outdoor arena fights under new rule
A new rule in Michigan prohibits any outdoor arena confrontations described as fights, outlining that no such events may occur in the state. The measure targets non sanctioned or unsanctioned bouts, aiming to curb violence in public venues.
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Michigan
Beck
Lodi Couple Seriously Hurt In Runaway Buggy
Milton Chappel and Mrs. Chappel of Lodi township were badly injured when their buggy ran away after the harness broke. They were thrown against the wheels as the horse plunged. Mrs. Chappel suffered a head gash needing four stitches and a sprained ankle, while Mr. Chappel endured broken ribs and severe facial and body lacerations. Dr. Orr attended them as they slowly recovered.
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Milton Chappel
Chappel
Lodi
Joe
de. Orr
Arenae Defeats Lino Umbus After 38 Titles Racing
In a dramatic race Rudy Dusek of the Russian giant team surged to victory after a grueling 38 title chase. The event drew attention as a standout performance with spins and quick moves dominating the field.
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Arenae
Linoumbus
Rudy Dusek
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