Tiger Flowers dies after eye operation in New London arena
Georgia deacon and former world middleweight champion Tiger Flowers died after an eye operation. Walk Miller said Flowers earned about half a million in seven years through nearly 200 fights. The funeral will be in Atlanta with services Sunday. tributes came from Gene Tunney and Mickey Walker. Flowers held the title as the only Negro middleweight champion and left a will bequeathing $10,000 to his wife and six year old daughter.
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Park City Battlers Face Whaling City Outfit in Ten Round Card
Harlem featherweight Doe Malone meets Lew Moscowitz in a six round feature at Olympia FC Saturday night. Semi finals include Felix vs Canada Lee, with multiple ten round showdowns across Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Chicago. Locals Brody, Angelo, Latzo, Rosen, Lomski and Bell appear in various ten and six round bouts as amateur and pro action fills the arena circuit this week.
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Harlem
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Olympia F. C
Harry Felix
Canada Lee
al Singer
Johnny Rosen
Eddie Guida
Wille Hohn
Tony Ferrenti
Angel Romaine
Johnny Reinberger
Joe Irene
Artie Coster
Sonny Parson
Mays Sharp in Final Workout Ahead of Big Bout
Bobby Mays from New London and Young Wagner completed a twelve round session at Acorn gym boxing three rounds each with Steve Smith and Wagner. Mays weighed about 130 pounds at ring time and drew a large crowd as the Rigzo trio prepared to travel. The card features the Rizzo twins in a six round semi final with Jules Sombathy, plus Thomas versus Griffin and Wagner versus Scale in another all rounds bout. Izzy Cohen faces Johnny Wilson in a four round opener.
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Football Crowds Reach Record Scale Across Major Colleges
The Sportlight notes expansive football turnout figures from Penn, Yale, Notre Dame and Michigan. It cites crowds from 30,000 to 75,000 per game, with Michigan totaling about 616,000 spectators this season, surpassing prior records and signaling nationwide enthusiasm for the sport. It also lauds Tad Jones of Yale for a remarkable season and coaching impact.
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Gas price drop at Beacon stations shocks New York area
Beacon Oil stations in New York City offer gasoline at 22 cents a gallon while the Beacon move to 12 cents, though surprising, is not expected to affect local Beacon filling stations. Prices in New York and Westchester ranged from 16 to 20 cents before the 12 cent quote. The 12 cent price is the year's lowest in New York.
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Champlain KOs Palmer In Amateur Bout In Hartford
Hartford reports Jack Champlain of Providence knocked out Bill Palmer of Windsor Locks in the first round of a feature amateur bout after about 50 seconds. The Hartford card also saw Frank Colomine, Barney Youseman, Vic Morley, and others win or decision in a night of twelve bouts.
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Vic Morley
Itford
Tter Main
Johnny Clinch
New Britain
Charley Romano
Marino Pageni
Springfield
Pancho Wilis
Stanley Zremimicki
Frank Keenan
Bobby Dywon
Stortford
Henry Bazier
Vic Carleon
Terryville
Frank Cassock
Jimmy Smith
Ford
Joe Bi
Bowie Race Day Results and Prices Across Seven Events
A detailed, paneled race card from Bowie shows results for seven races yelding claiming action, varying purses, and multiple entries. Notable finishes include Corinth and Rougette in early prime positions, with times mostly around 1 minute and over, and several longshot payouts listed alongside jockeys Fishman and Bejahak among others.
Lexington Results First Race and Second Race Details
Lexington results summarize two races for young thoroughbreds. First race for three year-olds and up claiming on the 800 Futurity course lists times and runners including Two Sixty Chiavetti Mint Teddy and others. Second race for two-year-olds maiden fillies allowances course 300 shows Georgia W and Georgia W with times and placings.
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Babe Ruth Doubled Rival's Homer Mark
New York reports Babe Ruth with 60 homers in 1937, far ahead of Cy Williams 34 for the NL. Ruth racked 416 career blasts, hitting 41 off righties and 19 off lefties, with most long balls coming in AL cities and against several top pitchers.
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Thoroughbred Races Report With Multiple Claiming Events
A compact listing of race results and entrants for several races from a horse meet. Documents three year old and up events with claiming amounts, futurity times, and noted horses and connections across races labeled Second through Seventh. Includes times, weights, and a mix of horse names and jockeys or owners.
Theatre Demolition at Empire for Moose Home
Workmen tear down the interior of the Empire theatre at 840 Main street to clear space for the Moose lodge. The building will be ready for the Moose fraternity around the first of the year, owner Louis Sigerman says.
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