Court Attack on Tunney Is Given Scoring
New York December 1 A New York State Boxing Commission chair was unsupported in accusing Gene Tunney of running an unlicensed boxing club at a Broadway theatre during a vaudeville act. Tunney was arrested after sparring two one minute rounds on stage. A hearing was adjourned to Thursday as others denied responsibility for the incident. Dudley Field Malone argued the move against Tunney stemmed from personal spite and desire to block a Dempsey fight.
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James Fartey
New York State Boxing Commission
Gene Tunney
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Parley
Muldoon
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Warley
Jim Jeffries
Tom Shiurkey
Dudley Field Malone
Tunney
Farley
Varley
Dempsey
Warry Wills
Malone
Walker Favored in Big Match with Flowers in Chicago
Mickey Walker seen in great training form for a Friday night bout in Chicago against middleweight champion Tiger Flowers. New York fans rate Walker the favorite despite past losses to Greb and Flowers beating Flowers previously, with Walker noted for a powerful punch.
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New York
Mickey Walker
Tiger Flowers
Chicago
Walker
Harry Greb
Flowers
Mickey
Buenos Aires skating rink cuts price for school children
A Buenos Aires skating rink reduces admission from 25 cents to a penny per hour for all school children, with the move dated November 29, 1961.
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Buenos Aires
Hockey surpasses other sports in Canada and UK clubs
The text notes hockey as the national game of Canada and mentions Great Britain having 990 hockey clubs in a single national organization. It also states that the average major league baseball game lasts one hour and forty minutes.
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Great Britain
Injured Austin High Captain Sent Home From Collision
Captain Charley Wolf of the Austin High School football team, injured in a Tuesday automobile crash while en route to the Waco Temple game, was brought home last night. He has three broken ribs a cracked sternum and minor lacerations.
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Austin
Charley Wolf
Waco
Sport Pages Win Praise From Big Ten Official
Maj. John Griffith athletic commissioner of the Big Ten lauds modern sport pages as the cleanest newspaper section guiding American youth. He notes football and other sports engage about 600000 participants each fall and urges business leaders to support athletic coverage.
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International News Service
Chicago
America
John Griffith
Amecrlean
Maj. Griffith
Monument honors pioneer mail carrier in Los Angeles
In Carthay Center Los Angeles a monument was dedicated to Stowshae Thompson a mail carrier who for twenty years trekked the High Sierra routes before the Central Pacific railroad. A pageant recalling early California days accompanied the ceremony.
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International News Service
Los Angeles
Carthay Center
Stowshae
Thompson
High Sierras
Central Pacific
California
Balloon drifts 1600 miles from Paris to Moscow suburb
A small French agricultural balloon released near Paris drifted over 1600 miles and was found in Bogorodsk village near Moscow by Citizen Blagushingsk. The note begged return of the finder’s location to the Pyench balloonist via the Aviakim society.
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Moscow
Paris
Blagushingsk
Bogorodsk
Society “Aviakim
The
Pyench Ballonist
Horse racing season closes at Bowls track in November
The East winds down horse racing after the Fall meeting ending November 27 at Bowls track. Interest shifts to New Orleans Havang and Tia Juana as the season ends.
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New Orleans
Havang
Tia Juana
Carrigan Returns as Boston Manager After Bank Job
William F. Carrigan, famed skipper of two Boston Red Sox world titles, accepts Bob Quinn’s offer to manage again. The 43 year old ex player from Lewiston Maine will take over from Lee Fohl, who left the pennant winners in a cellar position. Carrigan’s reappointment comes with reports of the highest salary ever paid to a Boston manager.
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William F. Carrigan
Boston Red Sox
Lewiston
Maine
Bill
Bob Quinn
Boston
Giants Release Retired Star Tilly Shafer and Jeff Tesreau
The New York Giants cut loose five players on Monday including Tilly Shafer, the former star third baseman known as the millionaire, and Jeff Tesreau, a pitcher with recent fame. Also released were Fred Anderson, Tom Workman, and L. J. Lilly.
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New York Giants
Tilly Shafer
Jeff Tesreau
Giants
Tilly
Pacific Coast
John McGraw
Shafer
Testenu
Dartmouth College
Big Green
Big Southpaw
New England
I'red Anderson
Tom Workman
L. J. Lilly
Giant
Hendrix and Taylor Share Southern Association MVP Prize
Harvey Hendrix of New Orleans and Tommy Taylor of Memphis were awarded $500 each as co MVPs by the Southern Association. Directors will open the next season April 12 and meet February 14 in New Orleans to adopt a 164 game schedule.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harvey Hendrix
New Orleans
Tommy Taylor
Southern Association
Houston Club Buys Pitcher Irving For 750
Ottumwa officials announce left handed pitcher Larry Irving sold to the Houston club of the Texas League for $750. Irving joined Ottumwa last season from Rock Island.
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Towa
Larry Irving
Houston
Irvin
Rock Island
Carnegie Tech Coach Faces Possible Departure After Notre Dame Win
Walter M. Steffen, Carnegie Tech football coach, returned to his judge duties in Chicago after guiding a surprising 19-0 upset of undefeated Notre Dame. He hinted that judicial responsibilities may force him to quit coaching, noting his limited three week coaching stint with the team.
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Walter M. Steffen
Carnegie Tech
Notre Dame
Steffen
Notre ‘Dame
Stein
Pittsburgh
Steffenisaid
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