Somerville and area boxers on crowded program tonight
The Union Square A. C. of Somerville and Fenway A. A. stage two 12 rounders plus four six rounds. Dan McCormack faces Johnny Emery and Dave Powers meets Joe Connolly, with winners advancing to face Willie Corbett and Nate Siegal. Also booked: amateur champ Bourne in Mechanics and several pro bouts at Brockton and Newark venues.
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Johnny Emery
Dan McCormack
East Boston
Dave Powers
Malden
Joe Connolly
Charlestown
Willie Corbett
Nate Siegal
Revere
Bob McKirdy
Commercial A. C
Charlie K. O. Miller
Johnny McMenimen
Cambridge
Frank Gould
Brockton
Nap Lafole
Whitman
Young Cunningham
Boston
Nate
Kansas
Providence
Bova
West End
Fenway A. A
Washington Street
All Star Journey
Mechanics’ Building
Johnny Wilson
Pat Reed
Adiar
Doyle
Colgone
Tello
Yale to Stage Biggest Interscholastic Track Meet
Yale announces the Yale interscholastics on May 22 drawing invitations to over 200 schools. The event, run by captain P Heffelfinger, aims to host 300 400 athletes with housing in university dormitories. Preliminary heats start morning of May 22 with many teams from Sixiter Andover Hill School Lawrenceville Taft Hotchkiss Choate Tome and more expected to attend.
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Yale
Sixeter
Andover
the Hill School
Lawrenceville
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Choate
Tome
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Princeton Prep
P. Heffelfinger
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Chances of Carpentier Very Slim
French challenger backers argue Carpentier can overcome a 20 pound deficit to Dempsey. They cite examples of lighter fighters beating heavier foes, citing speed and skill as decisive factors in a potential victory despite the weight disadvantage.
Dempsey Favored In Clash With Carpentier
The piece argues Jack Dempsey is the faster harder puncher compared with Georges Carpentier and would likely defeat the French champion. It notes Dempsey's aggression and speed, Carpentier's defense, and lists other American heavies who might beat Carpentier. The tone panels Dempsey as a two to one favorite.
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Diamond Hill
R. I
Pat Reed
Johnny Wilson
Mechanics’ Hall
Cumberland
Joe Beckett
Dick Smith
Dempsey
Beckett
Europe
Heenan
Jackson
Witzsimmons
Carpentier
Fulton
Billy Miske
Bil Brennan
Jess Willard
Jack Curley
Georges Carpentier
Jack
Willard
Johnson
Jeff
Bob Fitzsimmons
John I. Sullivan
Yale swimmer John Hincks to train for Olympic trials
Yale intercollegiate champion in the 100 yard freestyle, John Hincks, plans to prepare for the Olympic trials after winning the varsity title in 56.45 seconds. The standout swimmer will focus on trials performance.
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John Hincks
Yale
Profiteer satire and political lampoon in a 1920s column
A satirical column critiques profiteers and rent gouging with humor and sharp caricature. It parodies politics as baseball with talk of prices, sugar shortages, and housing costs, lampooning profiteers as half-souled, well heeled swindlers who raise rents and gouge consumers.
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Heaven
Earth
Pearly Gates
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Paul
Gouger
Ly Cobb
Cuba
Brazil
Subway
Chick Fewster
National Championship Sees Cannin Win in Short Dash
Teddy Cannin clinched the national championship with a decisive finish in 85 seconds creating strong prospects for his future in the sport. His performance showcased speed and strategy that impressed coaches and analysts alike.
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Teddy Cannin
Westfield Considers Sunday Baseball Vote Tito Town Meeting
Westfield begins preliminary action on Sunday baseball with a town meeting posted for Tuesday evening. Voters will decide if baseball will be played Sunday afternoons. Selectmen and a majority support the measure.
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Westfield
Cubs Find Promising Young Pitcher Weber
Rudolph Weber emerges as the best green pitcher tryout by manager Mitchell. The southpaw blanked Los Angeles over five innings as the Cubs built a 2 to 1 lead. Bill Killefer discovered Weber in Michigan. Joe Letter is noted as a promising outfield candidate.
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Mitchell
Cubs
Los Angeles
Bill Killefer
Weber
Michigan
Joe Letter
Suburban league baseball schedule announced
Wednesday games open the season with Arlington at Somerville and Boston English at Roxbury Latin. Saturday features Malden, Cambridge, Newton, Medford, Framingham, Waltham, and other matches at various fields for the Suburban league championship races.
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Arlington
Somerville High
Recreation Field
Somerville
Boston English High
Roxbury Latin
Malden
Everett High
Malden High
Cambridge High
Latin
Russell Field
North Cambridge
Newton Va
Claflin Field
Newtonville
Medford
Brookline High
Fulton Street Grounds
Framingham High
High School of Commerce
Boston
Waltham
New England Schoolboys Open 1920 Baseball Season
The 1920 inter scholastic baseball season starts this week with New England schoolboys ready to play for ten weeks. Teams from various high schools will compete as the season kicks off the favorite pastime of American youth.
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New England
Suburban League Preview Teases Batting Battles this Spring
Early optimism surrounds the Suburban League eight team race with many clubs aiming for the championship. Somerville Cambridge and Newton top the chatter as fans anticipate a busy schedule with three league games per pairing and frequent doubleheaders this spring.
Boxing and Marathon Notes From the Era
Arthur Duffey reports on amateur boxing champs at Mechanics and the Boston Marathon prospects. Canadians at Boston Marathon. Carpentier vs crowds in boxing era. Jake Driscoll rising in indoor sprinting. Tris Speaker’s Indiana favored for AL pennant. Jack Carney to lead Boston University baseball. Mellor and Kyronen advance from Detroit to Boston race.
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Boston
Mellor
Kyronen
New York
Natch
Questions and Answers on Amateur Boxing Tickets
A reader asks where to obtain tickets for the national amateur boxing tournament and whether a city ticket office exists. The Boston A A on Exeter Street may sell tickets through New England A A U members. The letter asserts Lew Tendler knocked out Frankie Britt in Boston in three rounds in 1918 and also defeated Britt in Baltimore in 1917, with a prior win in the South.
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Yale
Mike Ryan
New England A. A. A. U
Boston
South
Britt
Tendler
Boston Arena
Baltimore
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