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Champions of 1926 tell a tempest year in sports
The year 1926 produced unprecedented gates and dramatic shifts as champions fell and new stars rose in boxing golf football and baseball. Gene Tunney became heavyweight champ while the St. Louis Cardinals and Hornsby dominated the National League and world series. Gertrude Ederle swam the English Channel again and Babe Ruth revived star power after a difficult season.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Jack Dempsey
Bobby Jones
Bill Tilden
Billie McFarlane
Peter DePaola
Helen Wills
Rodgers Hornsby
Gene Tunney
St. Louis Cardinals
Gertrude Ederle
Soldiers’ Field
St Louis Cardinals
Yankees
Pittsburgh
Tham Pion
Piratea
Jayera
Cardinals
Grover Alexander
Toronto
Baltimore
Ilatier
Louisville
No Athea
Winer
Babe Ruth
Ube
George Burns
Grat Aacker
Cleveland
Farren
St. Louis Cardin