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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1927
Page
8
An article recounts the Sept 22 bout between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey for the world heavyweight title. Tunney is described as superior in strategy, resisting Dempsey’s power, and winning a hard fought decision amid controversial calls and crowd debate.
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Chicago experiences hotel and transport shortages as 145,000 fans attend the Dempsey Tunney bout. Despite 44,900 outsiders, traffic chaos and crowded trains mark the event. Mixed reactions as Tunney is declared winner amid cheers and jeers.
Philadelphia September 23 The Athletics beat Cleveland 4-3 in 13 innings and 6-2 to move into second place in the American League. Miller pitched 12 innings for Cleveland while the Athletics pushed across a run in the 13th to win the opener. Ehmke was the winning pitcher for Philadelphia in the nightcap.
Baseball box score fragment lists Cochrane and Bates with two base hits and Fonseca with three base hits. Stolen bases credited to Hates 2, Boley 2, Cochrane. Double plays by Bishop and Boley and Lind and Fonseca. Pitchers McKain and Underhill. Umpires Hildebrand and McGowan. Time 1:38.
In Chicago on September 23 ring side vents near Soldiers Field carried the Dempsey Tunney bout to distant sections. An announcer narrated the action to audiences unable to see or hear clearly as a microphone and sound system tried to transmit the ringside story. The effort aimed to curb crowd cheering after the fighters entered the ring but failed.
Lou Gehrig triples in the first inning and later singles to reach 172 runs for the season in a game against Detroit. He surpassed Babe Ruth as the league’s single season run producer with the new mark.
Statistics from the championship fight show an estimated attendance of 145,000 and receipts of about 2.89 million dollars. Purses for Tunney and Dempsey were 800,009 and 450,000 dollars respectively, with federal tax 250,000 dollars and state tax 252,009 dollars. Rent totaled 100,900 dollars and incidental expenses 100,000 dollars. Profit to Madison Square Garden Corporation and Tex Rickard was 718,000 dollars.
Clark leads the Harrisburg Senators to the pennant this season after a last place finish last year. A Burlington Kansas father and his eight sons form a strong amateur squad. The New York Yacht Club, founded July 3 1844, is noted as the first U S yacht club. William and Mary Coolidge plan night football experiments with floodlights on the gridiron.
New York report notes the 1927 Yankees, led by Miller Huggins, as the top team in the league with a few weak spots. Gene Robertson may fix third base, pitching staff needs more depth, and trade talks loom as clubs seek stars like Kiki Cuyler and George Sisler while owners Drevitus and Ball position to bargain for value.
Notes of Sport Aberdeen reports a new municipal golf course costing over 100000 pounds, funded by the surge in greyhound betting. It notes speculators buying and selling promising dogs before they win, with profits ranging up to 180 percent. Also mentions high water melon prices in Japan and shifts in tea or coffee drinking norms under Turkish bans.
Elyria High School football fans will see a veteran Akron West squad arrive for a 2:00 p.m. kickoff on Ely field tomorrow. Coach H. H. Striffler expects a tougher test after reviewing eligibility, with senior-heavy Akron West.
Pitcher Wayland Dean, lured from McCarthy by talk of turning him into a star, walked out on the Cubs amid pennant race tensions. Dean later said his arm needed rest, and he chose to quit baseball, later learning he was placed on the ineligible list. His return to West Virginia and talk of future games linger with fans and the Dean family.
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