Dempsey Favored by Bettors in Tunney title bout
The 1927 world heavyweight title match at Soldier Field pits Jack Dempsey as the betting favorite against Gene Tunney. Wagers hint Dempsey’s comeback and Tex Rickard’s promotion create a split among writers, with Packey McFarland backing Tunney and many observers split on the outcome.
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Chicago
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
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Dempsey
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Chicago Tribune
Packey McFarland
Philadelphia
Tex Rickard
Wake Forest Fans Gird For Chapel Hill Clash
Wake Forest students show record enthusiasm for the upcoming Deacons game against the Tar Heels at Chapel Hill. Managers expect 700 Deacon students to travel to the campus with pep meetings and faculty support fueling the drive led by cheerleader Red Funderourk.
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Wake Forest College
Tar Heels
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Chapel Hill
Pirates slump follows 11 straight wins in N L race
After an 11 game win streak the Pittsburgh Pirates entering a slump as they failed to score in two straight games. Dazzy Vance and Spitting Bill Doak shut them down for a 3-0 loss and Brooklyn gained ground while St. Louis tied New York for second with a 5-4 win over Philadelphia. The A's stay above .600 with two wins over the Browns and Detroit completes two doubleheader wins over Boston.
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Bill Carrigal
Detroit
Y M C A Nine Triumphs Over MP’s In City League Final
The Y M C A baseball team defeated the Methodist Protestants 10 to 4 at Welch field in the opening game of the City Commercial league championship series. Hedrick pitched six strikeouts and one hit allowed. Yow hit a third inning home run, setting the pace as Y M C A takes 1-0 lead in the three-game set.
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Lee
NC Coaches Set Final Touches Ahead of Openers
Six coaching staffs in North Carolina work to finish preparations as the season opens. Friday matches include Furman vs Duke at Durham and NCSU at Raleigh. Saturday features Wake Forest at Carolina in Chapel Hill and other games like Davidson-Citadel in Gastonia. Guilford and Atlantic Christian not scheduled this week.
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Duke
Durham
Eton State
Tunney Favored by Writing Boys in Heavyweight Pick
AP tally of 72 boxing writers shows 38 favor Tunney, 24 backing Dempsey, 10 undecided. Prominent opinions from Warren, Doyle, Edgren, Dickerson, Taylor, Bullion, Hughes, Igpe, Brown, Cross, Farrell, Campbell, Frayne, Hochstater and Gould reflect bets on knockout or decision outcomes.
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Associated Press
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Warren, Brown
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Jim Doyle
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dempsey
Bob Edgren
New York Evening World
Ed Dickerson
Grand Rapids
Mick) Herald
Taylor
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Harry Bullion
Detroit Free Press
Sharkey
Ed Hughes
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eagle
Igpe
New York
Gladiator
Ned Brown
New York World
Harry Cross
New York Herald- Tribune
Bill Tilden
Jack Farrell
New York Daily News
Ray Campbell
Cleveland News
Pat Frayne
San Francisco
Harry Hochstater
Chicago Post
James B. Gould
St. Louis
Soldier Field Heralds Historic Heavyweight Clash and Grand Plans
Ground was broken for Soldier Field where Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey will fight for the heavyweight title September 22, 1921. The horseshoe arena costs 5 million with another 3 million planned to raise seating to 150000. The 700 by 500 foot stadium has 60 foot walls and Grecian pillars, hosting major events from eucharistic congresses to Army-Navy games and a Chicago high school clash as its first use five years ago.
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Chicago
Soldiers Field
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Holy Name Society
Louisville
If Dempsey and Tunney The Level Will Win
James R. Harrison anticipates a clear Tunney victory if the contest is fair and on the level, asserting that Dempsey’s strength bodes well for Tunney in the matchup.
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Dempsey
Tunney
Gene
James R. Harrison
New York Times
Heavyweights Set for Five-Bout Preliminary Card
Chicago crowds will see five six round heavyweight bouts before the Tunney-Dempsey match. George Manley of Denver faces Yale Okum of New York, Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis meets Jimmy Byrne of Louisville, Big Boy Peterson of New Orleans fights Jimmy Grosso of New York, Armand Emmanuel of San Francisco takes on George La Rocco of New York, and Benney Krueger of Chicago battles Martin Burke of New Orleans.
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George Manley
Denver
Yale Okum
New York
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Indianapolis
Jimmy Byrne
Louisville
Big Boy Peterson
New Orleans
Jimmy Grosso
Armand Emmanuel
San Francisco
George la Rocco
Benney Krueger
Martin Burke
Top Notchers in National and American League Leaders
September 20 standings show P Waner of the Pirates leading batting with .384 and 224 hits. Liam Waner Pirates tame 128 runs as Stephenson Cubs pace 46 doubles and Combs Yankees 20 triples. Ruth Yankees 146 runs and 54 homers lead majors. Hoyt Yankees 22-6 pitching.
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Browns
Hoyt
Two Former Champions Clash in Golf Play
Garden City New York September 21 AP two former champions meet in the second round of match play for the national women's golf championship at Cherry Valley club Alexa Stirling Frazer of Ottawa Canada champion in 1916 1919 and 1920 draws with Miss Glenna Collett champion in 1922 and 1926 Collett advanced after a tense finish with Mrs J L Anderson Frazer eliminated Mrs H Arnold Jackson former Greenwich Conn champion by 6 and 5 This is the second meeting of Frazer and Collett in the national tournament Collett won the 1925 championship at St Louis by 9 and 8.
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N. Y
Cherry Valley Club
Alexa Stirling Frazer
Ottawa
Canada
Glenna Collett
Miss Collett
J. L. Anderson
Sixteen survive in women’s U S golf match play
Sixteen golfers advanced to the second round of the United States women's golf championship at Cherry Valley. Ada Mackenzie faced Helen Payson as Payson won the first hole and the early stretch remained even. Virginia Van Wie led Edith Quier 1 up after two holes, while Maureen Orcutt and Rosalie Knapp traded the early lead. Marie Jenney took three of four holes against Jane Brooks, and Bernice Wall sat one up on Miriam Burns Horn after the first hour.
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United States
Cherry Valley Club
Ada Mackenzie
Toronto
Canada
Helen Payson
Portland
Maine
Payson
Virginia van Wie
Chicago
Edith Quier
Reading
Maureen Orcutt
Haworth
N. J
Metropolitan
Rosalie Knapp
Glenhead
Marie Jenney
Yonkers
Jane Brooks
Englewood
Bernice Wall
Oshkosh
Wis
Miriam Burns Horn
Kansas City
Baseball Schedule in the American League
Today includes Chicago at Boston, Detroit at New York, Cleveland at Philadelphia, and St. Louis at Washington as league games.
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