Chuck Burns to Fight Metoquah in Kentucky Match
Chuck Burns, billed as Santone Locker and Curley’s Dutch Darling, meets Metoquah the big Indian heavyweight in Louisville Kentucky on Monday night. Promoters hype the bout after Me toquah previously outboxed Lohman in training scrimmages and planned Burns rematches were delayed. Burns plans to travel to San Antonio for Christmas afterward. Manager Don Curley will be unavailable in Chicago.
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Louisville
Kentucky
San_ Antonio
Chuck Burns
Dhe
Santone Locker
Curley
Dutch Darlin
Ef Métoquah
Samordan
Mettoquah
Lohman
Mel Stoguah
Burns
Don Curley
Wrill
Chicago
The Grouch Bag by Bugs Baer
A 1926 New York American humor piece riffs on sports and society with a narrator mixing wordplay and tall tale as he recalls Ithaca Penn Cornell exploits. The collage covers a messy game narrative and comic observations on media, crowds, and travel.
Sweetser Hopes to Play in 1927
Asheville North Carolina December 10 United Press reports that Sweetser the British amateur champion and New York golfer intends to return to tournament play next summer despite recovering from a severe illness that followed his British title victory He said he will be able to take many beatings when the next golf season arrives to the National association of Professional Baseball League attendees.
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Waterbury
Conn
Delaney
Bridgeport
Paul Bertenbach
Jamaica Kid
New York
Jamaica
Buster Yantis Emerges as Top City League Referee
Johnny Yantis known as Buster dominates city basketball officiating. He referees all City League games and handles fast-paced action with notable control.
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Johnny
Buster) Yantis
Buster
Auro
Marthur and Vasquez May Meet Again
Manager Sam Slotsky hints at arranging a rematch between Mike Vasquez and Earl McArthur after a challenged slugging bout. Vasquez’s promoter cites healed left hand and a full house as likely outcomes. Taylor plans a heavyweight clash with Rosie Rosales on the Beethover card, Rosales boasting a knockout streak as a Fort Bliss soldier.
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Sam ‘Slotsky
Mike Vasquez
Earl McArthur
Jack Taylor
Vasquez
McArthur
Mike
Sioux City
Slotsky
F Taylor
Rosie Rosales i
Red” Fitzsimmons
Rosales
Fort Bliss
Squadron 42 Leaders Upset by 42 Squad in Cage Tilt
The Sixty-eighth Squadron, leaders of Kelly Field cage action, were barely toppled 20 to 11 by the Forty-second Squadron in a Thursday night league game. Goldsborough and Pearson led with ten points each as the winners pulled away late. Kansas Aggies elect captain James Douglass of Burlington to lead the 1927 football squad. Douglass is a junior fullback chosen along with Feathers for spring graduation.
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Kelly Field
Goldsborough
Pearson
Sisteelenih
Hughey
Brown
Hyde
Coombs
Stewart
Johnson
Nelson
McKinney
Feld
Shaffer
Pletcher
Kansas Aggies
Manhattan
Kans
James Douglass
Burlington
Bans
Douglass
Feathers
U S Lads Rugby Tricks Baffle Oxford Critics
Four American football stars studying at Oxford as Rhodes scholars struggle with Rugby, the English version of football. George R. Pfann, N K K Parker, Caleb I. Gates, and Morris Le Gendre play for Balliol, Magdalen, Brasenose, and Brasenose respectively. An early attempt at long passes astonishes locals and prompts coaches to enforce the traditional short underhand pass.
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Oxford
United States
Rhodes
George R. Pfann
Cornell
N. K K. Parker
Dartmouth
Caleb I. Gates
Morris le Gendre
Princeton
Rugger
Gates
Balliol College
Parkee
Magdalen
Pfaon
le Gendre
Brasenose College
Pfaun
le Gente
Pann
Tetondre
Catalina Island to Mainland Ocean Derby Attracts Thousands
Universal Service reports the Catalina Island to mainland $25,000 Ocean Derby drawing over 1000 inquiries and an expected 2600 starters. Substantial participation from Southern California includes at least 30 entrants, with practice underway. observers require transport provided by entrants. A Wilmington headquarters note mentions Joe Sawyer planning a cross-country hike and a 20 mile swim warm-up idea.
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Universal Service
Los Angeles
Catalina Island
California
Wrigley Companies
Wilmington
Enterprise
Ala
Joe Sawyer
Californiia
Sawyer
Speaker Going Into Business in Cleveland
Tris Speaker announced plans to enter the business world next spring. He will become a partner in the Geometric Stamping company of Cleveland and may join other ventures.
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Texarkana
Ark
Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Speaker
Hubbard
Tex
Geometric Stamping Company
Cleveland
Redskins
Yanks Open With Same Infield As Last Season
New York Dec 10 The Yankees will keep the same infield Gehrig at first Tar zeri at second Koenig at short and Dugan at third along with Ruth Combs and Mewsl in the outfield. Manager Miller Huggins indicated Ruth will soon sign likely at 52000 a year with potential raise. Pitching staff negotiations underway as veteran relievers may be dealt before 1927 contracts.
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New York
New York Yankee
St. Louis Cardinals
Pat
Miller Huggins
Gehrig
Tarzeri
Koenig
Dugan
Hugging
Ruth
Combs
Mewsel
Huggins
Asheville
Ed Barrow
Chicago
Fugazy Reveals $6 to $7 Million Brooklyn Arena Plan
Hum bert J. Fugazy, Metropolitan promoter, announced plans to build a sports arena in Brooklyn costing six to seven million dollars. The facility, rivaling Madison Square Garden, will host varied athletic events and be located in the Brooklyn business district. Construction aims to complete within a year of today.
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Fugazy
New York
Madison Square Garden
Humbert J. Fugazy
Brooklyn
Matthews Awarded TCU Rogers Trophy at Fort Worth
Raymond “Rags” Matthews, end for the TCU Horned Frogs, was named unanimous All Southwestern wingman and received the Dan Rogers trophy as the team’s most valuable player for 1926. The white gold watch trophy was presented at a banquet in Fort Worth Thursday night. Rogers, an alumnus of Texas Christian University, resides in Dallas.
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Mathews
TCU
Fort Worth
Raymond
Rags” Matthews
T. G. U. Horned Frog
Dan Rogers
Rogers
Texas Christian University
Dallas
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