Heavyweight Boys Get Horse Laugh
New York boxing scene highlights heavyweights and lighter divisions with prospects like Johnny Ris and Jimmy Martin and featherweights Kid Chocolate and Tony Canuri drawing promoter attention as hype builds for upcoming ten rounder events.
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New York
Dee
Tify
Johnny Ris
Jimmy Martin
Tie Welterne
Sammy Lareell
Singer
Lg Sweights
Kid Chocolate
Tony Canuri
Hye Ayes
Hig
Boxing for Charity in New York Ends With Quick KO
The noisy charity bout at Madison Square Garden pits Otto Von Porat against Phil Scott and a little known Tuffy, drawing charity funds of around 390000. Dempsey, serving as third man, watches as Scott is knocked to the floor after a single exchange, leaving the heavyweight title talk unsettled and charity receipts near 25000. The Cleveland card features Baker in a 12 round war, continuing a lively night of boxing chatter.
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Otto von Porat
London
Phil ‘ Scott
Squire Jack ‘Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
Messrs
Von
Porat
Scott
Jack
Dempsey
von Porat
Cleveland
Baker's
Smead Jolley joins White Sox after Coast League success
Smead Jolley, recently acquired by the Chicago White Sox, is topping Coast League winter play with a .650 clip and seven homers in a five game stretch. Joe Smith, Philadelphia master of ceremonies, cites Jolley’s strong form as the team’s potential spark.
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Smead Jolley
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Appie
Joe Smith
Tommy Loughran
Tunney
Gene
Tommy
Fannies
Loughran
Joe
Fuzzy
Woodruff
Atlanta
Crestlawn
Soissons
Fuzny
Risko Dominates Schaaf as Boxing Scene Shifts
John Risko scored a decision over Ernie Schaaf of Boston amid rising chatter about his growing strength and planned training. The article notes Risko’s recent win over Jim Maloney and hints at future bouts, including a possible December 27 engagement with Chicago’s Tuffy Griffiths, while mentioning other heavyweights like Max Schmeling and plans for charity proceeds from a Cleveland affair.
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John
Riska
Ernie Schaaf
Boston
Jim Maloney
Schaaf
Blayboy Carrear
Risko
Cleveland
von Porat-Scott
Risko-Schaaf
Tuffy Griffiths
Chicago
Griffths
Christmas Ghosts and Seasonal Sights in a Snowbound Town
A fragmentary narrative describes Dickensian Christmas scenes with Scrooge, the Ghost of Christmas Present, and bustling holiday markets. Vivid details of grocers, fruit stalls, and merry street life contrast with a bleak townscape as winter coats the streets and shops.
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Scrooge
Chicago Dental Society
Van
Boxing lineup mirrors diverse _white hope_ theme
The passage lists fighters and ethnicities as potential American contenders with Tommy Loughran highlighted as the sole American white hope. It names Sharkey, Risko, Schmeling, Von Porat, and Scott with varied origins and ends by invoking shades of John L. Sullivan.
Fractured OCR Sparks Sudden Home Drama
A garbled note describes a tense moment with a heated car engine and a bewildered speaker. Readable fragments hint at a domestic scene with alarm and confusion, mentioning heat, a radiator, and startled dialogue. Names and places are not clearly legible.
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Boxing Guide
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Merley
Formany
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Northern Territory
Russell & Hawthorne
M” System
Merry, Merry
Seace
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Chester Wiese, KR. W, Lillie
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White Way Beauty Shop
Rhodes Bros
Wind Street
Cannon
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Third Streets
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Raads
West Second Street Hope
Arka
Merry
Santa Claus
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