Referee Candidates Cut To Three For Dempsey Tunney Fight
Chicago reports a clash over officials as the State Athletic Commission narrows referee candidates to Walter Eckersall George Lytton and David Miller. Dempsey backers push odds in his favor amid counterfeit ticket concerns while a federal suit to halt the bout is dismissed.
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Chicago
Soldier Field
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Tex Rickard
Conference of State Athletic Commission
Walter — Eckersall
George Lytton
Businesman
David Miller
Elmer Williams
Colliseum Athletic Club
Dempsey
Harry Wills
Dempery
Tunney
Iclkis
Simpel
Paul Prehn
State Athletic Commission
L. Flynn
Billy Gipson
Mohicans to host Warld Eleven in season opener
Mohicans meet Warld Eleven Sunday at Newfield Park Whitestone Long Island in opening game. Preliminary clash Westerns vs Auburns, city title holders vs league teams. Kickoff around 2 30 with likely referee Waters. Warld typically plays away first, may schedule return in Long Island.
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Werlo A A
Whitestone
Long Island
Mohicans
Newfield Park
Westerns
Auburns
Boca Tems
Faward J Shute
Corker
Aircun
Thry
Menage Werstine
Metropoltan
Wetnule
Warle
Long Teland
Mohicans Drill for Titular City League Championship
Mohicans practice tonight Friday and Saturday afternoon ahead of the title game versus the White Eagles Sunday. Mohicans are listed as favorites for the championship.
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Wil Hele
Seturcey
White Eagles
Mohicans
Seats for Heavyweight Title Battle Cheaper
CHICAGO September 20 undesirable 40 seats to the Dempsey Tunney fight which meant everything in back of the thirtieth row ringside were selling here this afternoon for 30 Ticket brokers report brisk demand for good seats with ring side positions in the first thirty rows priced from 76 to 250 Many ticket holders resold their seats after checking their locations on the official Soldiers Field diagram The seats were a considerable distance from the ring.
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Chicago
Soldiers’ Field
Ring
Central High Football Hones For Stratford Test In Hard Scrimmage
Central High coach Ede Reilly pushed the squad through the heaviest workout of the season as they prepare for Saturdays game with Stratford High at Newfield Park. The session featured backfield drills, linemen work, tackling practice, and multiple scrimmages with mixed teams, ending only after the first team crossed the imaginary goal line.
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Jupe Plavius
Ede Reilly
Central High
Stratford High
Newfield Park
Reilly
Lnes
Bne
Rely
Iet
Jong
Golf Simplified by Charles By In Hyssop's Back
The article offers golf putting tips inspired by Lyttleton's claim that experience misleads putters. It urges relaxed grip, a steady left elbow toward the hole, and imagining a straight or curved path to the cup. It also notes a stiff wrist aids putts two feet and under, warning against overemphasizing the hole.
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Hyssop
Gol
Lyttleton
Mary
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Dempsey Aims for Seventh Round Knockout Win
Jack Dempsey, in peak condition at Lincoln Fields Crete, says he will KO Gene Tunney within seven rounds at Soldier Field Thursday night. He trains with family watching ringside as relatives from Utah and West Virginia express confidence in his return to the title.
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Lincoln Fields
Crete
Associated Press
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Soldier's Field
Hiram Demypsey
Salt Lake City
Dempsey
Jole Ray
Jerry
Donahue Seeks Lightweight Elimination Tourney
Thomas E. B. Donahue, NHAs president, will urge an elimination tournament among top lightweights at the Toledo meeting October 17 18 to determine a challenger for Sammy Mandell. He names Louis Kid Keplan Billy Wallace Sid Terria and Tommy Herman as leading contenders.
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Hartford
Associated Press
National Boxing Association
Toledo
Ohio
Thomas EB
Donahue
Association
Sammy Mandell
New London
Ponghue
Mandell
Rocky Kansas
Buffalo
Louis
Kid) Keplan
Meriden
Billy Wallace
Cleveland
Sid Terria
New York
Tommy Herman
Philadelphia
Pirates' lead cut as Rowins beat them again
Pittsburgh's hold on first place in the National League pennant race shrank to a half game after a loss to the Rowins for the second straight day. The Cardinals moved into a tie for second with the Giants after beating the Phillies, while the Giants rested. The Pirates can clinch the pennant with nine wins in twelve remaining games if certain other teams falter.
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New York
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Rowins
Cardinals
Giants
Phillies
New Yorkers
Law
St. Louis
Pittshurgh
Tunney Dempsey clash over ring size and bandages in Chicago
The prologue to the Dempsey Tunney title bout erupts over ring size and hand bandages. Negotiations stall as Flynn clashes with Gibson while Tex Rickard and Illinois officials seek a compromise. The commission set bandage rules and prepare for a second meeting to resolve the dispute.
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Flynn
Gibson
Attorney Whiteside
Plyny
John Righeimer
Ilinois Athletic Commission
Righeimer
Tex Rickard
Whiteside
Dempsey
Flick
Rickard
Pat Predo
Rocco Ruzzo
George Getz
Inspector Clucas
Champion Tunney Prepares for Clash in Chicago Lights
Chicago on September 20 reports Gene Tunney shaping for the Dempsey bout with determined training. Promoters, fans, and betting odds swirl as Tunney vows to win decisively, sighting confidence in his fitness and strategy while Chicago’s boxing scene girds for a potential civil war-like showdown.
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Gene Fowler
Chicago
Gene Tunney
America
Fulton
Delmonico
Rickard
Gene
Rodin
Loop
Col. Jasob
Philadelphia
Cedar Crest Country Club
Tom Jones
Papke
Wolgast
Willard
Blowey City
Michigan Boulevard
Soldier Flola
Joop
Dempsey
Tunney
Dempsey Wife Says He Aims for Even Break in Title Fight
Estelle Taylor Dempsey speaks on the eve of the Tunney title bout at Edgewater Beach hotel. She denies rumors of a Hollywood party lifestyle and asserts Jack fights for a fair break, not money, hoping he will win to reclaim the championship.
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Dempsey
James J. Kilgallen
Y International Service
Chicago
Jack
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Edgewater Beach
Gene Tunney
Hollywood
Tunney
Philadelphia
Estelle
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Tunney Plans to Tactic Dempsey as Last Year Title Bout
Gene Tunney, now champion, outlines a fight plan against Jack Dempsey for the Goldfield bout. He predicts a knockout chance in rounds eight to ten and says his improved speed, weight training, and timing will let him wear down Dempsey. Dempsey faces a calculated strategy based on last year’s Philadelphia duel and a belief he can force a decisive finish.
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Lake Villa
Associated Press
Gene Tunney
Philadelphia
Jack Dempsey
Goldier Field
Gladiators
Tunney
Dempsey
Gene
Milsing
Jack
Philadephie
Turney
Crene
Dempesy
Ian Weather
Phildelphia
Presidents in Final Drill for Saturday Game
Warren Harding High prepares for the Carmel Hall Prep game with a final scrimmage. Coach Jack Mead expects a tough test but emphasizes effort from all players. The scrubs’ best back Hi Walsh stood out, while Graham Klein Murphy and Ward showed solid defense. The starting backfield may include Captain Swezey at quarterback, Gerosa and Pelton at halfbacks, and Hanusaovaky at full.
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Jack Mead
Warren Harding High School
Carmel Hall ‘Prep
Harding
Carmel Hall
Hi Walsh
Flela
Graham
Klein
Murphy
Ward
Wead
Dove
Swezey
GeRosa
Pelton
Hanusaovaky
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Finney
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