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REPORT ST A UGH*OUT OF TOURNEYDeports from Massillon nro that, Johnny HI a ugh, p«n national ManwU-lon boxer, who hah won four bouts via knockouts in tho amateur tour*tinrru nts held here up until Tuesdaynight when he wan defeated on a foul. AwardaHon of tho bout Tues-day night to John Whitmire is said to ho tho reason tho Massillon lad will make tho trip to Canton.Noal llrogan, Massillon lightweight who has teen handling tho Affairs of St a ugh in tho tournaments here, blames Horb and C.eorgo Parr. Can-tonlans, for tho unexpected ending ofTuesday's fight. Herb and George Parr have fought Hrogan already. Herb refereed tho bout while Georgewas second to Whitmire.How* *\cr, if staiigh conies to Canton Friday, ho may get anothercrack at Whitmire. Stnugh is booked to moot Han Gonnatt in tho semi* finals of the 120-pound class, while Whitmire is booked to box Young Duffey in the other half of tho 120-semiflnals. Should Htaugh and Whitmire both win it would mean that they would box in the finals.The fight for 120-pound honorswill attract nm’t of the attention at tho finals ot tho tournament Friday lit the Canton Storage Co. Tho 115-pound division also Pm a a good list of boxers, amj there should he plenty of action hlt; fore the bouts end.Two boxers are still in the race for 308-pound honors, and will meet on j Friday. One is a Louisville lad iYoung Edwards, while the other is Hill Led irk, Louisville. Virgil Barton*' will meet Thomas Sholi for the145-pound title.Semifinals and finals will be run Off in the 100-pound class with Rattling Jefferson meeting Kid Young in one of the semifinals and Yruing Pucci battling Marros Slunk in flu* other. The winners will then meet for the title.Scientist Sa i/sLONDON, Nov. 17.—Sir Walter Moseley Fletcher, an English scientist, after an exhaustive study of track athletics, has announced that humans have reached tho speed limit in all distances except unusual measurements, such as the 500 and1,000 yards* H* believes that there never will he an athlete who will be able to better 9 8-4 seconds for the100 yrjj'ds «r any world’s record inthe popular events, such as 100, fur. long, quarter, half and mile.In reaching this conclusion, Pie explained that a theoretical curve had been calculated to show the maximum speed at which men could possibly run and the actual records correspond almost exactly with tills theoretical curve.!
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Canton Daily News
Canton, Ohio, US
Fri, Nov 17, 1922
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