Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-12-29 | Page 48 | Mitt Seaon Mediocre Sans Rickard Battalino, Fields Dethrone Champs

Mitt Season Mediocre Sans Rickard Jack J a k Sharkey y Returns to Top Form n 4 Battalino Fields Dethrone Champs I Boxing at the outs outset t of Qt the year rear by tho death of or e ard H its greatest promotion promotion- f l gur eX experienced a 3 mediocre campaign In its fantastic t ai setting among tile palms palms' the fight was as put thi through uh with Ith the aid ald of or Of aJ kl Dempsey as an a tribute to Rickard Rickard Rick Rick- ard and nd also atan unexpected profit NE NEED D HEAVY KING Otherwise O t the tho e ch chief er w ls t elo do development development- ment In th to 10 select selecta a a. a successor to Gene Gene Tunney e was the return of or Jack ack Sh Sharkey rk y t to topnotch topnotch top- top notch ch form fOrni Shark Dramatic tlc no Sharkey's ys y's 8 three round knockout knock of ot Tommy to CO g r at the Yankee t st September 26 26 after aCter- Loughran's s r re re from tha light ra ranks ks cst Sh Ut abl ably its as the the- leading let I American nc rl heavyweight Dempsey Demp e ret definitely dell and took up tip p promoting g n Chicago 4 4 With four titles titles titles-Iri hi dispute or vacant vacant va a cant at t U the e C close Ot 08 the year two p others others' changed ch hands hands Christopher Bat hitherto obscure rem removed ed th the tho featherweight crown cr wn from Andre s' s si i in businesslike fashion at Hartford Fields s swon won th the welterweight elter championship from Crom oJo oJo- Dundee on a L foul roul in in the theS S second round Detroit at Sammy Mandell successfully defended de- de tend fended d hL H lightweight title against ngah t the ho c challenge ail nSe of T Tony ny e at nt at Chicago go Ml Mickey key Walker a b Id for roi ti the light heavy title ag against l at at Chicago lUt kept pt tho worlds world's middleweight Ch 1 by bV whipping Aco Ace Hudkins at Lo Los Angeles Angeles' O G GOTHAM THAM LOSES OUT Thus Thug for or the st first t time tinie nc most of or ortho tho the title o ac n t took C c place e outside New York testifying ts to th growth ot of other centers The only j jUtte I tite of ot consequence o staged in lri N New w York involved oo fh the laFt aFf'd defense Cen o I of ot L Loughran's po honors a against Jimmy r Br i