Piedmont League Showing Signs of Break Up
Greensboro reports indicate the Piedmont league may reconfigure for 1925 with franchise moves likely. Teams struggle to finance. Greensboro holds seven top players while Danville may relocate to Salisbury, and High Point faces funding issues without new Winston-Salem leadership.
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Winston-Salem
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Danville
Burlington
Chamber of Commerce
Wiliam G. Bramham
Salisbury
Ruppert Defends American League Over Landis Support
Colonel Jacob Ruppert, president of the New York American club, says AL owners resisted the notion their backing of Commissioner Landis over Ban Johnson was for box office gain. He states AL remained loyal to Johnson, criticizing his attacks and noting support held in New York and Chicago.
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New York American Club
Chicago
Landis
Ban Johnson
Col. Ruppert
Johnson
American League
Boxing pedigree echoes in modern sport style similarity
McGovern achieved the feat in 1899 before Martin was born, and the present king of the mid never saw the old master in action. Martin or Martyne, from a large Brooklyn family of Italian parents, began as an amateur and only two losses marked his early career. As a pro, he had two draws and 64 wins with 22 by knockout, while Goldstein lost his belt after the third round.
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McGovern
Martin
Martyne
Brooklyn
Goldstein
Johnson Silent After Drubbing From Owners
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Ban Johnson, president of the American League, returned from seclusion after club owners revoked part of his authority and rebuked him for his part in the Landis controversy. He offered no action in response to a resolution threatening his ouster and declined to confirm whether he would resign, saying he wouldn’t admit he is Ban Johnson.
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Chicago
Ban Johnson
Landis
Martin is Now Champ Bantamweight Group
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 The world awoke to a new Bantamweight champion as Eddie Cannon Ball Martin defeated Abe Goldstein at Madison Square Garden. Martin, intensely nervous yet relentless, earned praise from newspaper men who deemed him the world’s greatest bantamweight.
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Terry” McGovern
Brooklyn
Eddie
Cannon Ball
Martin
Abe Goldstein
Madison Square Garden
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