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3 miles, Elastic Pointer, Kendallville, Ind., Oct. 1, 1909. 7:312.

4 miles, Joe Jefferson, Knoxville, Iowa (reg.), Nov. 13, 1891, 10:10.

5 miles, Angus Peter, Quebec, Canada, Sept. 10, 1933, 11:54.

Pacing Records By A Team

1 mile agains time, Minor Heir and George Gano, Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1912, 2:02.

1 mile in a race, Billy M. and Doctor M., Springfield. Ill., Sept. 24, 1914, 2:0714.

1 mile against time on 12 mile track, Billy Direct and The Widower, Altamont, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1939, 2:0414

1 mile in a race, 12 mile track, Colleen and Dep

uty Sheriff, Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 28, 1916, 2:0714.

1 mile against time on half-mile track by twoyear-olds, Saratoga and Times Scarce, York, Pa., Oct. 4, 1940, 2:0534.

Pacing Records-To Wagon

1 mile, Dan Patch*, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1903, 1:574.

1 mile, in a race, Angus Pointer, Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 20, 1904, 2:0412.

2 miles, Longfellow, Vallejo, Calif., June 23, 1869, 5:2712.

3 miles, Longfellow, Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 7. 1869, 7:53.

Winners of Famous Harness Stakes

Source: Roger Duncan, Executive Vice President, United States Trotting Association (The Hambletonian was inaugurated in 1926. In 1926 and 1928 it was trotted at Syracuse, N. Y.; in 1927 and 1929 at Lexington, Ky., since when it has been trotted at Goshen, N. Y.)

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Leslie MacMitchell, New York University, won the 33rd annual I. C. A. A. A. A. cross country run (Nov. 16, 1941) in Van Cortlandt Park, New York City, in which 134 men from 19 colleges participated. MacMitchell's time for the five-mile race was 26:40.1, followed by Robert Nichols, Rhode Island State, 26:57.2, and Glenn V. Masten, Colgate, 27:02.2. Rhode Island State won the team title with 31 points; New York University, second. with 112; and Manhattan, third, with 130. The Freshman race was won by Gerald T. Karver, Penn State. in 15:51.3 for the three-mile course. Ray Zoellner, New York University, was second, 15:52; and David Williams, Georgetown, third, 16:12. The

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team title went to Manhattan with 60 points. The Western Conference cross country championship was won by Purdue University (Nov. 17, 1941) at Lafayette, Ind., with 33 points. Indiana was next with 56, and Ohio State, third, with 72. Fred Wilt, Indiana, covered the hilly four-mile course in 20:01.5.

The fourth annual National Collegiate A. A. cross country championship was run (Nov. 24, 1941) at East Lansing, Mich., and was won by Frederick L. Wilt, University of Indiana, who was clocked in 20:32.3 for the four-mile course. Rhode Island State College, with 83 points, annexed the team title.

Boxing Champions, by Classes

(As recognized by National Boxing Association)
Heavyweight (over 175 lbs.)-Joe Louis*
Light Heavyweight (175 lbs.)-Gus Lesnevich*
Middleweight (160 lbs.)-Tony Zale*
Welterweight (147 lbs.)-Fred Cochrane*

Lightweight (135 lbs.)-Sammy Angott. *
Featherweight (126 lbs.)-Jackie Wilson.
Bantamweight (118 lbs.)-Lou Salica*
Flyweight (112 lbs.)-Little Dado.

*Also recognized by New York State Boxing Commission.

Ring Champions of the Past

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1906-1908 Tommy Burns

1908-1915 Jack Johnson

1915-1918 Jess Willard

HEAVYWEIGHTS

1919-1926 Jack Dempsey

1926-1928

1930-1931

1932

1933

Gene Tunney (retired)
Max Schmeling

Jack Sharkey

Primo Carnera
Max Baer

1934 1935-1936 James J. Braddock 1937-1941 Joe Louis (A) London Prize Ring (bare knuckle champion). (B) First Marquis of Queensbury Champion. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

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Joe Louis and His Record in 55 Ring Contests

1934

July 4-Jack Kracken, Chicago.
July 11-Willie Davies, Chicago.
July 29 Larry Udall, Chicago..
Aug. 13-Jack Kranz, Chicago.
Aug. 27 Buck Everett, Chicago.
Sept. 11- -Otto Barchek, Detroit.
Sept. 25-Adolph Wiater, Chicago.
Oct. 24-Art Sykes, Chicago

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Feb. 17-Natie Brown, Kansas City
*June 22- James J. Braddock, Chicago... K.O.

8 Aug. 30-Tommy Farr, New York. ..... Won 15
1938

Apr. 1-Harry Thomas, Chicago.
8 June 22-Max Schmeling, New York...K.O.
1939

10 Jan. 25-John Henry Lewis, New York. K.O.
2 Apr. 17-Jack Roper, Los Angeles.. K.O.
3 June 27---Tony Galento, New York..... K.O.
10 Sept. 20-Bob Pastor, Detroit..

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1 Feb. 23-Nathan Mann, New York.

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Jan. 17-Charley Retzlaff, Chicago
June 19-Max Schmeling. New York..
Aug. 17-Jack Sharkey, New York..
Sept. 22- Al Ettore, Puiladelphia.......

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Recapitulation-Bouts, 55; knockouts. 47; won, 7; knocked out by, 1.

HISTORY OF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS

1889-July 8--John L. Sullivan beat Jake Kilrain, 75 rounds, Richbourg, Miss. (Last championship bare knuckle bout.)

*1892-Sept. 7-James J. Corbett defeated John L. Sullivan, 21 rounds, New Orleans. (Used big gloves.)

1894 Jan. 25-James J. Corbett beat Charley Mitchell, 3 rounds, Jacksonville, Fla.

1897-March 17-Bob Fitzsimmons defeated James J. Corbett, 14 rounds, Carson City, Nev. #1899-June 9-James J. Jeffries beat Bob Fitzsimmons, 11 rounds, Coney Island, N. Y. 1899-Nov. 2-James J. Jeffries beat Tom Sharkey. 25 rounds, Coney Island, N. Y.

1900-James J. Jeffries knocked out James J. Corbett, 23 rounds, May 11, Coney Island, N. Y. 1902-July 25-James J. Jeffries knocked out Bob Fitzsimmons, 8 rounds, San Francisco, Cal. 1903-Aug. 14-James J. Jeffries knocked out James J. Corbett, 10 rounds, San Francisco. Cal. 1901-Aug. 26-James J. Jeffries knocked out Jack Munroe, 2 rounds, San Francisco, Cal.

1905 James J. Jeffries retired, July 3 Marvin Hart knocked out Jack Root, 12 rounds, Reno. Jeffries refereed and presented the title to the victor, Jack O'Brien also claimed the title.

1906-Feb. 23-Tommy Burns defeated Marvin Hart 20 rounds, Los Angeles, Cal.

1907-May 7-Tommy Burns knocked out Bill Squires, 1 round, Colma, Cal.

1908-Dec. 25-Jack Johnson stopped Tommy Burns, 14 rounds, Sydney, Australia. Police halted contest.

1909-July 4-Jack Johnson knocked out Stanley Ketchell, 12 rounds, Colma, Cal.

1910-July 4-Jack Johnson knocked out Jim Jeffries, 15 rounds, Reno, Nev. (Jeffries came back from retirement).

1912-July 4 Jack Johnson won on points from Jim Flynn, 9 rounds, Las Vegas, N. M., (contest. stopped by police),

1914-June 27-Jack Johnson won from Frank Moran, 20 rounds, Paris.

*1915-April 5-Jess Willard knocked out Jack Johnson, 26 rounds. Havana, Cuba.

1916 March 25-Jess Willard beat Frank Moran, 10 rounds (no decision), New York City. *1919-July 4 Jack Dempsey knocked out Jess Willard, Toledo (Willard failed to answer bell for fourth round).

1920-Sept. 6-Jack Dempsey knocked out Billy Miske, 3 rounds, Benton Harbor, Mich.

1920-Dec. 14--Jack Dempsey knocked out Bill Brennan, 12 rounds, New York City.

1921-July 2-Jack Dempsey knocked out Georges Carpentier, 4 rounds, Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jersey City.

1923-July 4-Jack Dempsey won on points from Tom Gibbons, 15 rounds, Shelby, Mont.

• Title changed hands.

1923-Sept. 14-Jack Dempsey knocked out Luis Firpo, 2 rounds, New York City.

*1926-Sept. 23-Gene Tunney beat Jack Dempsey, 10 rounds, decision, Philadelphia.

1927 September 22-Gene Tunney beat Jack Dempsey, 10 rounds, decision, Chicago.

1928 July 26-Gene Tunney knocked out Tom Heeney, 11 rounds, Yankee Stadium, New York; he announced, shortly after that, his retirement from the ring.

1930 June 12-Max Schmeling of Germany defeated Jack Sharkey, Boston, in fourth round when Sharkey fouled Schmeling in a bout which was generally considered to have resulted in the election of a successor to Gene Tunney. *1932-June

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Braddock, 8 rounds, Chicago.
*1937-June 22-Joe Louis knocked out James J.

15 rounds (Judge's decision), New York.
1937-Aug. 30-Joe Louis defeated Tommy Farr,
1938-June 22-Joe Louis knocked out Max
Schmeling, one round, New York City.

1939 January 25-Joe Louis knocked out John
H. Lewis, 1 round, New York.
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1939-April 17-Joe Louis knocked
Roper, 1 round, Los Angeles.
1939-June 27-Joe Louis knocked out Tony Ga-
lento, 4 rounds, New York.

Pastor, 11 rounds, Detroit.
1939-September 20-Joe Louis knocked out Bob

Godoy in fifteen-round bout by decision, New York.
1940-February 9-Joe Louis defeated Arturo
1940-March 29-Joe Louis knocked out Johnny
Paycheck, 2 rounds, New York.

1940-June 20-Joe Louis knocked out Arturo Godoy, 8 rounds, New York.

1940-Dec. 16-Joe Louis knocked out Al McCoy. 6 rounds, Boston.

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Boxing Results in 1941

Space permits the recording of only the more important bouts. The results are as appearing in public prints and the Almanac assumes no responsibility for the data.

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Aug. 4 L. Jenkins..
Aug. 8 L. Salica..
Aug. 12 H. Bobo.
Aug. 18 K. Overlin.
Aug. 20 D. Castil-
lioux.
Aug. 21 F. Apostoli.
Aug. 26 G. Lesvneich.
Aug. 26 R. Lemos...
Aug. 27 K. Overlin
Aug. 27 B. Beckwith.
Aug. 27 M. Bettina... P. Valentino..10 San Franc.
Sept.11 K. Overlin.. Y. Crawford.. 3 Winston-
Salem

3 New York
.10 New York
2 Pittsburgh
3 Augusta
Montreal,
M. Berger 10 Canada
B. MacDowell. 2 Norfolk
T. Mauriello..15 New York
J. Archibald.. 10 Los Angeles
J. Young. 8 Bridgeport
C. Burman. .10 Chicago

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Largest Championship Battle Gate Receipts

September 22, 1927... September 23, 1926. July 2, 1921.

July 21, 1927.

September 14, 1923.

Sept. 24, 1935.

June 22, 1938.

July 26, 1928.

June 22, 1937.
September 29, 1941
June 21, 1936.
September 11, 1924.
July 23, 1923..
July 4, 1919.
June 18, 1941.
July 12, 1923
June 21, 1932.
June 14, 1934.
July 2, 1925.
February 27, 1929.

July 27, 1922.

May 12, 1923.

Sept. 20, 1939.

June 25, 1935 September 26, 1929.

Winner
Gene Tunney.
Gene Tunney
Dempsey.
Dempsey.
Dempsey.
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Gene Tunney.
Joe Louis.
Joe Louis.
Max Schmeling.
Wills.
Benny Leonard..
Dempsey.
Joe Louis
Firpo..
Sharkey.

Max Baer..
Wills.

Jack Sharkey.
Benny Leonard.
Heavyweight charity
Joe Louis
Joe Louis.
Jack Sharkey..

Loser

J. Dempsey
J. Dempsey.
Carpentier.
Jack Sharkey
Firpo.
Max Baer.
Max Schmeling..
Tom Heeney
J. Braddock.
Louis Nova.
Joe Louis.
Firpo..
Lew Tendler.
Willard.
Billy Conn.
Willard.
Schmeling.

Place

Chicago. Philadelphia, Pa.. Jersey City, N. J.. New York City. New York City New York City.

10 New York

15 New York

Gate Receipts

$2,650,000
1,895.723

1.626.580

1,083,529

1.082.590

948.352

New York City.

940,096

New York City..

691,014

Chicago, Ill.

640.420

New York City

583,821

New York City.

547.372

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New York City.

320,355

Primo Carnera.
Weinert

Young Stribling.
Lew Tendler.
bouts.

Bob Pastor.
Carnera

Golden Gloves Championships, 1941

Inter-City Championships, Chicago vs. New York. I knocked out Robert Satterfield. Chicago, in first Chicago, Ill., March 26, won by Chicago, 10 bouts

to 6, including alternates contests.

112-POUND CLASS

Alternate-Eugene Joyce, Gary, Ind.. defeated Gus Levine, Dublin, Ga.

Championship Diogenes Leon, San Juan, Puerto Rico, defeated Harold Dade, Chicago.

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Championship-Charles Hayes, Ferndale, Mich.. defeated Berlie Lanier, Philadelphia. 175-POUND CLASS Alternate-Danny Cox, New York, defeated Ray Sandifer, Wichita, Kan.

Championship-Hezzie Williams, Chicago, defeated Louis Brooks, Wilmington, Del.

HEAVYWEIGHT CLASS Alternate Al Jordan, Kansas City, defeated John Vetcher, New York.

Championship-Timothy Still, Newark, N. J.. defeated Clayton Worlds, Chicago.

Eastern Championships, New York City, March 3. 112 lbs. Diogenes Leon, New York, knocked out Ralph McNeil, Newark, in 2:50 of the first round. 118 lbs.-Lester McGowan, Buffalo, defeated Warren Dean, Richmond..

126 lbs. Charles Davis, New York, defeated Robert McQuillan, Buffalo.

135 lbs.-Johnny Green, Buffalo, knocked out Joseph (Red) Vernon, Washington, in 1:43 of the second round.

147 lbs.--Charley Burley. Philadelphia, defeated Nick Latsios. Washington.

160 lbs. Berlie Lanier, Philadelphia, defeated Eddie Pagan, Syracuse.

175 lbs.-Louis Brooks, Philadelphia, defeated Danny Cox, New York.

Heavyweight-Henry Allen, Philadelphia, defeated Tim Sill. Newark.

Amateur Boxing in 1941

National A. A. U. Championships, Boston, Mass..

March 31-April 2.

112 lbs.-L. Torpey, Philadelphia, Pa.

118 lbs.-R. Brown, Chicago, Ill.

126 lbs.-F. Leonard. Taunton, Mass.

135 lbs.-T. Moyer, Portland, Ore.

147 lbs.-D. Andrews, Lowell Mass.

160 lbs.-J. Mulligan, Lowell, Mass.

175 lbs. S. Bell, Wilberforce, O.

Heavyweight-R. Kinney. Hartman, Ark.

National Collegiate A. A. Championships, State

College, Pa., March 27-29.

120 lbs T. Kara, Idaho. 127 lbs.-F. Kara. Idaho.

135 lbs.-G. Rankin, Wisconsin.

145 lbs.-E. Tobiasson, California A. & M. 155 lbs.-R. Belaire, Louisiana S. U.

166 lbs.-L. Erickson, Idaho.

175 lbs.-P. Scally, Penn State.

Heavyweight-L. Campbell, Southwestern L. 1.

Eastern Intercollegiate Boxing Association Championships, Syracuse, N. Y., March 7-8. 120 lbs.-J. Roland, Syracuse. 127 lbs.-M. Fahey, Syracuse. 135 lbs.-R. Pedan, Army.

145 lbs.-L. Schoff, Syracuse.

155 lbs.-M. McGarity, Coast Guard.
165 lbs.-F. Somerville, Virginia.
175 lbs.-A. Woyeisjes, Syracuse.
Heavyweight-S. Maribito, Syracuse.

Contract Bridge Championships, 1941

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Mixed Pairs Mrs. R. C. Young, Bywood. Pa.: Sidney Silidor, Oakmont, Pa.

Women's Teams-Mrs. Adelaide Neuwirth, Mrs. Lottie Zetosch, New York; Mrs. Helen Levy, Jersey City: Mrs. Wilkinson Wagar, Atlanta.

Amateur Teams-Mr. and Mrs. William Cheeks, Washington, D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wallendorf, Coral Gables, Fla.; H. L. Zacks, New York. Amateur Pairs-Mrs. Sara Gross, Harrisburg Pa.; Mrs. A. D. Campbell, Grantham, Pa.

EASTERN STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS Open Pairs-Mrs. A. M. Sobel, New York: Charles H. Goren, Philadelphia.

Open Teams-Mrs. Stuyvesant Wainwright, Oswald Jacoby, Charles Lochridge, Sherman Stearns. New York; John Crawford, Philadelphia. Mixed Pairs-Mrs. Phyllis Gardner, H. D. Halstead, Brooklyn.

Mixed Teams-Mrs. Stuyvesant Wainright, Mrs. William A. Tucker, Walter Malowan. Sherman Stearns, New York.

Women's Pairs-Mrs. Barbara Cook, Mrs. Erwin Seligman, New York.

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