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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
4
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Mickey Wallace and Clyde Headricks prepare for a ten round main event at Legion Stadium. Both Nevada fighters draw big local support as Wallace seeks to prove he still carries his kayo punch. The card features Dick Swartz versus Battling Williams and Ervin Hunting versus Lowfy Santa Cruz with a four round prelim starting at 2:30.
Reno June 25 A wide open prize fight plans to pit Jack Dempsey against Max Baer and Paulino Uzcudun in a 20 round bout on Independence Day. Dempsey aims for the lion’s share of a record western purse while rules would be relaxed on fouls to please the crowd. Odds favor Paulino while Baer trains hard, with Dempsey sparring and boasting peak form ahead of the bout. The event marks a bold promoter move as Dempsey seeks to prove himself and entertain Reno fans.
Rochester Minnesota June 25 Notre Dame head coach Heartly Hunk Anderson was ordered to bed after a Mayo Clinic examination. Dr. C J Barborka said Anderson still complained of faint headaches which may be serious. A formal opinion will be given Saturday after further review. Anderson arrived from South Bend.
Max Schmeling weighed publicy at 189 pounds as he trains for the title defense against Young Stribling in Cleveland on July 3. Schmeling’s manager said limited activities kept him to 86 holes of golf. In Geauga Lake Park Ohio Young Stribling churns confidence, predicting his left hand will decide the bout. Stribling trains in outdoor ring and is in good shape. A Grand Junior College Chicago survey lists basketball as the most popular sport with football ranking ninth.
The readable fragments describe a baseball context referencing Major Leagues and the National League with numbers and positions. It lacks clear names, dates, or places to form a complete event or outcome for a concise card.
The piece profiles Frank Shelensata, a Hollywood right hander with a 24-1 last 25 record, marooned by the moist ball ban and age 32 search for a major league chance. It notes his 19-year coast league era and past 26-win season, plus past clubs and a stint with Hollywood high school.
Three seeded stars were eliminated in the quarter finals of the annual intercollegiate tennis championships at Haverton. Bryan Grant Jr. of North Carolina Wilbur F Cohen Jr. of Kansas and Edward Jacobs of Pittsburg fell in the quarter finals to day.
United Press tallies show leading hitters like Ruth of the Yankees Morgan of the Indians and Hendrick of the Reds among top bats as of June 25 with Ruth and Gehrig near the home run list and Klein battling in the Phillies lineup. The spread covers games played at 52 to 62 per hitter and totals in the 60s to 90s in runs batted in as the season progresses.
A column notes John McGraw as a potential film figure with color, citing his batting eye and fielding. It contrasts American golf’s use of slow motion with British players, referencing Bobby Jones and Henry Cotton. It mentions British golfers Wettered and Nelson Smith and Cotton’s Ryder Cup stance.
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