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Newspaper
Sydney Referee
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 05, 1927
Page
1
In a tumultuous year many reigning champions including Dempsey Tilden Bobby Jones and Paavo Nurmi suffered defeats and shocks as a wave of upsets hit major sports and competitions challenging established invincibles across boxing golf tennis and track with surprising losses altering the balance of prestige and expectation for future events.
The article surveys dramatic upsets across boxing, golf, boxing again, tennis, billiards, and track as champions face upheaval in wartime. It highlights John A. Mintendom’s billiards triumphs, Willie Tilden’s tennis shocks, and emerging figures like Paavo Nurmi’s rivals while noting American and international contenders reshaping the sports landscape during the era.
The Board of Control signals a £20,000 profit may be used to fund cricket growth beyond the big three. A Sydney meeting will consider allocating Australian Test proceeds to support states like New South Wales Victoria and South Australia and to aid game development across the Commonwealth. Suggestions include involving past Australian visitors to England in 1926 and seeking independent Australian perspectives to advance cricket nationwide.
A compiled list of prominent boxing, tennis, golf, swimming, skating, and wrestling title holders and challengers facing defeats or title changes across eras. Names include Jick Dempsey, Gene Tunner, Paul Berlesbook, Jack Delaney, Harry Greb, Tiger Flowers, Mickey Walker, Steve Laren, Thorky Konane, Sammy Mandell, Kid Kaplan, Bearl Cachet, Susanne Longlen, Robert Tydenem, Willie Hoppe, Jake Bcharfer, Poove Nurmi, Douglas Lowe, Molen Warihwright, Jos Thanberg, Wayne Muns, Strangler Lewis, and Joe Stecbar.
Payne requests a clean break in the Payne-Cook bout after the heavyweight verdict. He describes being held in clinches and insists future bouts allow no holding and must end in clean breaks, regardless of weight. He supports the referee's decision but urges stricter officiating.
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