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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1923
Page
5
The article outlines heavy boxing promotion activity and prize money figures. It references champion Dempsey negotiating with promoters and promoters like Kearns, plus unrelated notes on baseball and golf figures in a noisy, context-rich chronicle of sports figures and management in mid era boxing and other sports.
Fragmentary OCR text shows fragmented score lines and team names. Key details for outcome and participants are unreadable or garbled, leaving the results level unclear for accurate reconstruction.
Baseball news from Chicago reports the Yankees losing half their doubleheader in Cleveland when star pitcher Booker Joe Bush broke a finger and retired for ten days. Indiens win 6 to 0 in game one, then lose 11 to 7 in game two. Smith hits a homer for New York. Other results include Cubs over Giants in New York 7 to 4, Giants 2 to 1, Robins beat Pirates 5 to 4 in Brooklyn, and Phillies beaten by Cardinals 12 to 7 in Philadelphia.
In a twin bill at Cleveland, the Indians beat the Yankees 6 to 0 in the first game while New York won the nightcap 11 to 7. Coveleskie was pulled after a shaky start. Bush broke a finger on a drive off Speaker.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Stubby Mack has been released to the Nashville club in the Southern association under option as announced by Secretary Harry Grebiner.
The Cubs won the first game 7 to 4 behind Kaufmann’s strong pitching while the Giants took the second 8 to 1. Meuse and Grantham homered for New York in the nightcap as Bent ley pitched well in relief for Chicago.
July 17 1911 Haines pitched well as St Louis built a 7 run second inning surge against Philadelphia. The Cardinals rapped 22 hits including homers by Smith and Flack to beat the Phillies 17 to 7. McCurdy Glazner and others contributed in a one sided game at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn tied the series by scoring seven runs in the third inning off three pitchers, aided by a fielding error and two passes. Steineder limited the Dodgers to one hit late, while Grimes was strong except for two troubled frames. Bats included two-base hits by Bommary and Grimm, with Meadows, Boehler, Kunz contributing in early and late innings.
Mack reported to Manager Jimmy Hamilton of Nashville on Thursday then to Chicago from star the im Pacific Coast league. He showed signs of becoming a star pitcher though teeth troubles kept him from regular work under Manager Gleason. His last outing for the White Sox was July 12 three two innings vs the New York Yankees, Ruth ground out, Kamm to Steely, and two strikeouts.
New York reports say Harry Frazee may become part owner of the New York Yankees, with Marty Earze announced as Frazee would acquire Huston’s share. Ruppert denies selling any stock and says he owns all Yankees shares. Frazee allegedly received $254,000 cash for Boston Red Sox franchise and would be paid $100,000 annually, with equity in club real estate until full repayment.
Mickey Walker world welterweight champion signed to box Harry Greb of Pittsburgh in Newark on August 6. The card also mentions Walker knocking out Nate Siegel and other bouts across cities with various regional fighters.
A boxing bout in East Chicago ends by knockout in the ninth round at the round bowl. The match features local fighters with decisive finish shaping the card. Officials reported no injuries beyond the knockout outcome and promoter plans for next event.
Bucharest July 17 Colonel Charles Greble of Philadelphia wins approval after years of anti foreign opposition to build an athletic field on Bucharest outskirts. The new Bucharest country club site represents a major community project.
Fragmentary text lists multiple city names and potential matchups with odd spellings. No clear event, date, teams, or outcomes are discernible to form a factual summary.
Baseball trades shake the Pacific Coast League with Ervey Witter moving to Galveston and Charles Dest to Vernon for Red Smith. Prodigies of William Tilden, Robby Bellers and Sandy Wetner are set to meet in California and Philadelphia tour stops. Bantamweight Georgie Merks faces Wee Willie Spencer in Vernon while Jimmy Murphy plans Europe speed quests.
Bobby Jones arrived in Atlanta after winning the national open golf title. A brass band welcomed him as hundreds of admirers and Atlanta Athletic Club representatives escorted the champion through city streets to his home in Inwood.
New York July 11 Promoter Tex Rickard indicated tentative plans for a Dempsey versus Firpo heavyweight title fight in South America or Booth America. Reports from agents overseas estimate potential cash around fifty six million for the bout with a conservative profit share for the champion’s team.
Four California firms and one New York company offer Tommy Gibbons for motion pictures as Eddie Kane seeks to book the boxer for vaudeville and film appearances. Kane plans to hold out for a Demspey bout until Gibbons completes current engagements in Minnesota and at Sheboygan.
The report notes a Georgia event where Jones achieved a landmark. Governor Dalker and Maercer Sime of Atlanta rode the train with the party. The lower house of the Georgia legislature adopted a resolution praising his attainment.
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