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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1926
Page
10
Detroit residents defend Ty Cobb amid accusations of crooked play in the 1919 scandal linking Cobb Speaker and Wood. The case draws praise for Cobb in Detroit and Cincinnati support for Speaker, with officials and players weighing in on integrity and calls for Landis’ actions.
The piece tracks Mr. Pete the Goat alias Peter Stone who letters me about his past and ascent in boxing. It notes his Broadway culinary role and identifies young Andy Di Vodi as a rising welterweight prospect from New York, once an amateur under Jerry Pelton, poised to fill Benny Leonard’s Mant in Manhattan.
The Alabama Crimson Tide arrives in El Paso en route to Pasadena for the New Year game with Stanford. Players rest and scrimmage, with morale boosted by fans and a wreath from Mrs. Marie Hubert and by Hoyt Winslett keeping a rabbit foot for luck.
New York reports the Pasadena New Year classic between undefeated Alabama and Stanford will be aired live by NBC stations including WJZ and WEAF. Graham McNamee will call the play by play as the game travels 4,000 miles to New York and 19,000 more to stations nationwide.
The article profiles Italian boxer DiVodi, managed by Bill Duffy, noting forty bouts with no losses and nineteen knockouts. It recalls a planned $50,000 New York clash with Ruby Goldstein that never occurred, and hints DiVodi could rise to rival Benny Leonard as a drawing card.
Continuation of meetings at New Orleans Havana and Tijuana. Amateur boxing tournament of the Crescent Athletic Club at Brooklyn.
A transit notice lists a bus waiting area at 208 South Guard with a telephone contact 772 for information or assistance. The item appears as a brief public service snippet from a historical newspaper page.
Ouachita Parish High School opened the 1926 27 cage season with a 34 28 victory over last year s strong squad on home court. The new quintet led throughout while coaches Alf Reid Paul Neal and Leo Hartman praised their play and predicted a historic season.
Augusta residents read of a city council resolution declaring a Detroit claim Cobb conspired to fix a 1919 game as untrue. The council praised Cobb as an esteemed citizen and the world’s greatest baseball player and announced confidence in his honesty and integrity as he returns home at 6:30 p.m. PMID: none
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