B A A Tournament Attracts Wide Boxing Entries
Manager George W Brown reports over 100 entries for the New England amateur boxing championships to be held Saturday night at Mechanic's building. Notable contenders include Howard Deshler, Barney Snyder, Patsy Green, Tommy Reagan, George Pritchard, Johnny Noonan, Mike Sullivan, Nap Boutellier, Dan MacDonald, and Gunboat Smith. Also notes budding matches and forthcoming bouts involving Gilbert Gallant, Joe Eagan, Fred Yelle, and Battling Nelson. The New England wrestling championships will be at the Boston Arena on April 15 with weight classes listed.
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George W. Brown
New England
Mechanic’s Building
Jimmy Lynch
Cambridge
Howard Deshler
Barney Snyder
Roxbury
Patsy Green
Tommy Reagan
George Pritchard
Forest Hills
Johnny Noonan
Dorchester
Mike Sullivan
East Boston
M. J. Crowley
Malden
Williard Buckley
Chelsea
al M’innis
West ‘Lynn
Joe Eagan
Young McLoud
Alex McLean
Gilbert Gallant
Eagan
Gallant
Alec
Gilbert
Johnny Cohan
Brooklyn
Jimmy Gardner
Lowell Club
Billy Gibson
the Garden A. C
New York
Marry Donahue
Pekin, Ill
John R. Robinson
Battling Nelson
Jimmy Greenwood
Greenwood
Fred Yelle
New Bedford
Nelson
Bay Wood
Boston Arena
Sunday and the temperance wave in Wheeling tale
Retelling of Billy Sunday influencing Wheeling West Virginia through a dry laws push, changing a hotel owner’s bar scene and prompting gossip about a once-moral stance. The piece notes how Prohibition debates affected local figures and the broader fate of alcohol in the era.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Billy
Bacchus
Jerry
Ohio
Mathewson
Myers
Marquard
Jennings
Donlin
Schaefer
John J. McGraw
Billy Sunday Talks Fortunes From Evangelistic Work
Billy Sunday, once a baseball player, built wealth through evangelistic work. He advocates in his sermons a drought likened to the Sahara, urging listeners toward spiritual renewal and action.
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Billy Sunday
Sahara
Thomas and Schwartz Box In Quiet Exhibition Bout
Atlanta report notes Joe Thomas of New Orleans against Yankee Schwartz of Philadelphia in a loose hugging style workout. Thomas maintained a steady pace and showed little exertion, ending without heavy breathing as the match concluded. The substitute for Schwartz, Young Saylor, was delayed by Ohio flood conditions.
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Atlanta
Joe Thomas
New Orleans
Yankee Schwartz
Philadelphia
Thomas
Young Saylor
Schwartz
Ohio
Will Play Alumni A Baseball Game
A game between Somerville High and the Somerville High alumni team is set for next Friday afternoon at the Somerville High School Field. Each side will field players from the school and former students, with kickoff activities expected on the campus grounds.
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Somerville High
Somerville High School
River 100 rough for boy crews
High winds across the Charles River basin made the river surface rough. Coaches judged conditions unsafe and did not allow school boy crews to embark on shells yesterday.
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Charles River
Rowing Tryouts At Union Boat Club And B A A
Large turnout of high school crews and Boston colleges gathered at Union Boat Club and Boston Athletic Association boathouses for workouts. Coaches paused due to wind, listing 31 High School of Commerce crew members and many candidacies across English High, Boston College High, plus coxswains candidates.
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Union Boat Club
Boston Athletic Association
Jack Haines
Roxbury Latin
Volkmann School
High School of Commerce
English High School
Boston College
Greer
Manning
T. J. Donovan
W. J. Haggerty
L. A. McDowell
E. M. Conley
L. Southworth
A. J. Wellings
John T. O'Neil
Hugh O'Donnell
Harold Publicover
Joseph K. Kaplan
Harold Lang
Edward Pp. A. Torpey
J. H. Vaughn
D. C. Walsh
Bagnall
C. Hardy
Henry Hersey
Alan Flynn
A. B. O’hearn
Charles Bell
J. Braggar
Francis P. Murphy
H. R. Morin
William R. Turner
Ronald Wylie
Paul Snyder
Carl S. Speth
Fairfield
W. C. Hyland
William Gibbs
Alfred W. Beck
Pendleton Out Of Game For Princeton Tigers After Hand Injury
Princeton baseball star Tal Pendleton lacerated his right hand sliding to base, sidelining him for at least two weeks and likely ending his season at shortstop. The injury follows a history of spring injuries to Pendleton, with Coach Clark reassigning Worthington to short and Ted Reed to third as adjustments.
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Princeton
N. J
Tal’ Pendleton
Tigers
Princetonian
Clark
Pendleton
Yale
Worthington
Ted Reed
Football Schedule for Fall Arranged for Y M C A College Eleven
Springfield April 1 The Y M C A College eleven announces its football schedule for next season with several new opponents. Fordham appears in New York and Boston College debuts in Springfield. Williams visits Springfield and Brown plays in Providence. The slate closes at West Point with the Cadet game following the death of Cadet Beaver.
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Springfield
Y. M. (. A. College
Fordham
New York
Boston College
Williams
Brown
Providence
West Point
Beaver
Worcester Tech
Amherst
Holy Cross
Worcester
Mass. Aggies
Baseball results from various college and city teams across the South
Baseball scores report results from multiple games including Columbia over Colgate 10 to 5 in New York, Trinity defeating Hast ern 15 to 2 in Durham, Providence over Roanoke 16 to 2 in Roanoke, New Orleans beating Cleveland Americans 8 to 1, Asheville defeating Philadelphia American second team 11 to 3 in Asheville, Detroit Americans over Chattanooga 4 to 2 in Chattanooga, Macon over Toronto 1 to 0, and Washington Americ ans over Catholic University 12 to 4 among others.
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Macon
Toronto
I. L
South Atlantic
New York
Columbia
Colgate
Washington
Americans
Catholic University
Durham
N. C
Trinity
Hastern
Roanoke
Providence
I. J
Va. L
New Orleans
Cleveland Americans
Asheville
Philadelphia
Chattanooga
Varsity Catcher Woes Highlight BC Baseball Camp
Boston College held two hour drills under coach Thomas Scanlon amid sore muscles after a week of workouts at the Eustis street grounds. The squad expanded to 45 hopefuls with five newcomers Ganley Casey Leary Campbell and Gallagher, and battles for infield and outfield spots continued as Scalon shifted Linnehan to the outfield and Conley to third while O’Day and Reynolds contended for the first base job.
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Boston College
Thomas Scanlon
Eustis Street
Locust Street
Ganley
Bob
Washington
Casey
Natick High
Leary
Quincy High
Campbell
Boston Latin
Gallagher
Newton High
Scanlon
Varsity Timber
O’day
Reynolds
Killion
Jim Linnehan
Linnehan
Larry Conley
Murphy
O’brien
Kiley
J. Gillespie
Bobber Conley
Conley
McDonald
Barry
Donovan
T. Gillespie
Gotch Retains World Wrestling Title in Two Falls
Frank Gotch defeated George Lurich of Russia in two straight falls at Convention Hall to retain the world wrestling championship. The first fall took 18 minutes 10 seconds, the second 5 minutes 35 seconds, securing Gotch's claim as champion.
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Jack McCarthy
Cambridge
Taunton
Candiera de Foya
Mike Murphy Returns to Franklin Field Amid Cheerful Welcome
In Philadelphia on April 1 Mike Murphy the famed trainer returned from a health trip and appeared at Franklin Field in an automobile. A large student crowd greeted him as he spoke through a megaphone from the car, wrapped in blankets and smiling broadly. He thanked the students and spoke briefly with Coach Haydock before the team resumed practice.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Mike Murphy
Franklin Field
Murphy
Mike
Haydock
Pope Donates Trophy to Revival of American Cycling
The Century Road Club of America receives a valuable trophy from Pope Manufacturing to promote bicycling revival. The national prize excludes Manhattan’s New York division. Conditions require five new members, 5000 miles raced, and 15 centuries ridden. Fred V. Perrault elected secretary. Cyril G. C. Perrault named Massachusetts centurion.
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Century Road Club of America
America
Pope Manufacturing Company
New York
Manhattan
Fred V. Perrault
Walcott Street
Malden
Cyril G. C. Perrault
Centurion
Massachusetts
Sullivan Wins Big Over Soldier Kearns in Brooklyn Bout
Jack Twin Sullivan returned to action at the Irving A. C. in Brooklyn and outpointed Soldier Kearns by a wide margin. Sullivan, 170 pounds to Kearns' 199, drew strong crowd sympathy and received wild acclaim for his victory.
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New York
Jack Twin Sullivan
Soldier Kearns
Irving A. c
Brooklyn
Kearns
Sullivan
McLaughlin Leads Foil Championship at New England Meet
At the B A A fencing championships last night all matches were carried over to next Wednesday due to a lengthy schedule. O D McLaughlin of the B A A won the 13 foil matches with B H Smith of Harvard finishing second and R Van Nordroff of Harvard taking third place.
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New England
O. D. McLaughlin
Practice tulking at Tufts Oval for Worcester tryouts
Walter Whittaker former Somerville High School pitcher and Joe Fahey of Medford High School fame will practice during spring vacation at the Tufts Oval as they seek spots on the Worcester Academy baseball team.
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Walter Whittaker
Somerville High School
Joe Fahey
Medford High School
Worcester Academy
Tufts Oval
Minnesota passes boxing bill creating state athletic commission
In St. Paul on April 1 the Minnesota House approved a six round boxing contest bill by 68 to 34 with eight ounce gloves and established a three member State Athletic Commission to supervise all contests.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
State Athletic Commission
Arthur Duffey’s Column on Athletics Rivalries and Comebacks
The column surveys top milers like John Paul Jones praising Norman Taber, with Kiviat and Jackson favored by others, and notes Czechs, Finns, and Americans shaping middle distance debate. It mentions Hannes Kolehmainen’s aggressive style, Ted Meredith’s pace, Jim Thorpe’s Toronto exhibition, and new wrestling and boxing intrigues including Gunboat Smith, George Tuohey, Bob Fowler, and a looming final rendezvous in sport.
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John Paul Jones
Cornell
Norman Taber
Brown
Jones
Joneses
Kiviats
Jack Moakley
Taber
Stockholm
Kiviat
Jackson
Gunboat Smith
New York
Bennie Osthues
George Tuohey
Cambridge
Bob Fowler
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