Early season pitching feats and local athletics notes
The piece highlights Joe Wood's 12 strikeouts and Don White's 13 straight punchouts for Georgetown. It notes Harvard's prospects, Irvington Oval’s historic role, and worries over its sale. It also previews Gunboat Smith's appearance after Luther McCarty, and details boxing entries and event times for the New England championships at Mechanics' Building with 6 pm opening bout and 5 pm ticket cutoff.
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Joe Wood
Don White
White Sox
Georgetown
Wood
Holy Cross
George Brown
New England
Mechanics’ Building
Frank Klaus Dominates Welterweight Title Talk
The article notes Frank Klaus as the leading middleweight champion after a recent victory over Billy Papke in Paris. It discusses Wood and Walter John's 16 straight wins last year and mentions Bedient’s birth and baseball career. It also compares Olympic medal tallies between the United States and Sweden, with Thorpe cited as a factor in the American total.
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Wood
Walter John
Frank Klaus
Billy Papke
Paris
Crack Scots soccer star visits New England clubs
Daniel McLean of St Mirrens Paisley Scotland arrives in America on a short visit. He plans to observe American soccer and seek a place with a fast New England team while meeting local fans and clubs.
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St. Mirrens
Paisley
Scotland
New England
McLean
England
Ireland
Clyde
Mr. McLean
America
Boxers Sail to Lowell for 12 Round Mass Showdown
Gossip swirls as Gilbert Gallant of Chelsea faces Johnny Cohan of New York in a 12 round bout at the Lowell A C finalizing two prelims. Smith fights Willard in a Daly City arena match next month after Smith’s KO of McKay. Salem Athletic Association plans a wrestling carnival for April 11 with George V. Tuohey assisting.
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Lowell
Gilbert Gallant
Chelsea
Johnny Cohan
New York
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Gallant
Smith
Willard
Fred McKay
Jesse Willard
Coffroth
Daly City
Frisco
Tom Jones
Ad .Wolgast
Wells
McKay
Salem Athletic Association
Salem
Lynn
Peabody
Bévérly
North Shore
George V. Tuohey
Attell Outpoints Little Jimmy Walsh in 10-Round bout
In New York on April 3 Abe Attell former featherweight champion outpointed Boston challenger Jimmy Walsh in a affair at the Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club. Attell displayed peak condition and skill while Walsh battled hard despite occasional holds and a thumb injuring eye disruption, with Attell winning on points after a spirited late rally from Walsh.
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New York
Abe Attell
America
Jimmy Walsh
Boston
Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club
Attell
Walsh
Frank Chance Declares Himself Fit to Play
Frank Chance and his New York American League squad return from Bermuda aboard the Arcadian. The manager insists he is ready to resume playing at first base, with his players backing him. They head to the Polo Grounds for workouts and plan an exhibition vs Brooklyn at Ebbetts Field to open the season. Bermuda training will continue next year.
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New York
Frank Chance
Bermuda
Arcadian
Chance
Miss Marie Wagner Retains Her Title
Miss Marie Wagner, holder of the women's national indoor lawn tennis championship, defeated Mrs. C. M. Beard 6-2 6-1 in the final to retain the title. In doubles, Wagner and Clara Kuttroff beat F. M. and Olive Fish 10-8 6-2.
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New York
Marie Wagner
C. M. Beard
Miss Wagner
Clara Kuttroff
F. M
Olive Fish
Yale Defeats Cornell In First Intercollegiate Soccer Match
Yale wins 2 0 over Cornell in New Haven as Hill scores one goal in each half. A severe leg injury to Cornell’s Walter J Tillou ends play after a collision with Yale’s Shepard. Tillou is taken to hospital for treatment and will move to the infirmary.
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Buffalo
Davis
Lynch
Lemarin Training in Montreal for Mechanics’ Building bout
Belgian heavyweight LeMarin declares intense Montreal training for his Monday night match with Charley Cutler at Mechanics Building in Boston. Promoter George Tuohey plans a long, wallless sequence with continuous bouts from Burns and Lemle to the final pin to sustain the program.
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George Tuohey
Montreal
Charley Cutler
Mechanics’ Building
LeMarin
Cheagoan
Gotch
Tuohey
Boston
Burns
Lemle
Native Chinaman in School Crew
The Boston English High School rowing squad lists William Moy Ding a 16 year old freshman born in China as a candidate. Moy Ding lives at 19 Essex Street with his parents and rowed yesterday under coach Jack Manning. May Ping also shows promise for the second crew. Newcomb wins national amateur trap title at Travers Island. New York gunners win intercity shoot. Boston second. German leads pros.
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William Moy Ding
Moy Ding
Essex Street
Quincy Grammar School
Jack Manning
May Ping
New York
Travers Island
Charles H. Newcomb
White Gun Club
Philadelphia
United States
New York Gunners
West Chester
Lester German
Aberdeen
New York Nationals
Virginia edge Cavaliers at Charlottesville in tight win
In Charlottesville Virginia the University of Virginia 6 defeated Cornell 5 in a close contest. In Lexington Kentucky Washington and Lee 8 beat St John s 3 by six runs.
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University of Virginia
Cornell
Lexington
Washington and Lee
St. John's
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