| Show AE YE lE OLD OLI CHATTER vs ys Tunney That Is li the DEMPSEY D next dish In the boxing program Chicago Philadelphia New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Los Angeles cities and other I are bidding for the cham championshiP p 1 Ion o n s h hip i p scrap Meanwhile Shelby Montana t site of the Demp- Demp sey con con- contest contest contest test of ot 1923 Is re recuperating re- re recuperating from the financial drain i of that unsuccessful tr ful contest 4 The ThC chatter over o the nation now is What chance has Dempsey against Tunney G A poll of ot not a afew af few f e w gives Dempsey Demp y the coming contest without hesitation Perhaps the knockout triumph over o Jack Shar Shar- Sharkey Sharkey key has turned public sentiment in favor of ot the Utahn Again per per- perhaps perhaps haps the wise owls figure that Derop- Derop Dempsey sey hasn't gone back One murmured as follows It is a cinch for tor the Utahn Hell He'll score a knockout over Tunney salt away the tha heavyweight crown retire and watch other stars clamor for the honor he has held in the past It looks like a Tun Sharkey-Tun- ney ne affair for 1928 with the title at stake Of course Dempsey will re re- re tire Ure Another a chap who suc sue successfully picked the th last battle said I believe Dempsey will face a tough fighter in meeting Tunney The ex- ex marine is a smart boxer In fact tact he heis heIs heis is rated rat as one of ot the greatest heavy heavy- heavyweight heavyweight weight wel ht boxers of ot all aU time Yet I be believe be- be belIeve believe lieve Dempsey will decision on the pres pres- present presEnt ent tnt champion These arc are only two opinions opinIon The writer has obtained others not only from local ocal fans but from experts of or other parts Hardy K 1 Downing promoter at Salt Lake and the man that start start- started started started ed Dempsey on the road to fame gives the Utahn the coming title It will come via the decision or the knock knock- knockout knockout knockout out route Downing states i While the majority of boxing lov lov- lovers lovers by- by byera ers era favor Dempsey in the September contest others give Tunney the classic dassie due principally to his clever boxing tactics The result of at the heavyweight con con- contest contest contest test which will attract the largest crowd and the greatest amount of money Jn In history will be awalt universal interest ANENT ENT TilE THE CUBS CUDS is baseball mad With CHICAGO C the Chicago Cubs fighting for forthe forthe forthe the top position in the National league interest in the sport is at its great great- greatest greatest est cit pitch in the Windy City Newspapers arc are giving inning by in inning In in- rung ning accounts of ot the games away from home Contests on the home homefield homefield homefield field have and will attract record breaking crowds during the balance of the season The Cubs boast bout the youngest col cot collection collection lection of ot baseball talent in the ma ma- jors s. They arc now now how trailing the Pi Pirates PI- PI rates by a single game The lead In the National league has changed no less than two dozen times Umes during the past month This is 13 something unusual especially at tills this stage of the race In the National league four clubs are Pore fighting for the pennant yet the big battle from all indications rests between the Cubs and Pirates In Irs the American Amerl an league leagre l gue the Yan Yan- Yankees Yankees Yankees kees may coast along during the bal bat balance balance ance of the thc season at a clip and walk in Pre season expert opinion gave Ia the Philadelphia Athletics first place in inthe Inthe inthe the 1927 1027 race In the American loop Twenty nine of ot the major league writers in a poll conducted I last April 9 gave the first fIst honors Only nine itne of ot the critics fig fig- figured figured figured the Yankees to repeat Upsets it is true have been re recorded re- re recorded red corded in major league baseball in inthe Inthe inthe d the past and upsets may list their appearance again this season New NewYork NewYork NewYork York last season enjoyed a healthy lead bead yet nt Just managed to breeze under the wire a winner The fine pitching the splendid In Inner In- In Inner inner ner defense and the slugging of Ruth and and Gehrig is pl a mighty role in the advance of the Yankees of or 1927 They are making a run away of ot the flag lag at this stage Baseball teams like business face slumps It is a part put of at the game yet jet it seems that nothing sort of or a miracle will stop the fast stepping |
