Armory A A Defies A A A and Schedules Tuesday Showdown
Boston critics argue over a boxing clash as the Armory A A fights the national amateur championship Tuesday at Mechanics Building. Frank Klaus faces Jimmy Gardner in a marquee bout while Frankie Madole battles Kid Goodman in a second eight round match.
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Boston
Armory A. A
Armory Club
Mechanics Building
National Commission of the
Frank Klaus
Pittsburg
Stanley Ketchel
Jimmy Gardner
Lowell
Frankie Madole
Kid Goodman
Marathon advice and sports questions from Arthur Duffey column
Duffey answers readers on running the B A A Marathon on Patriots' Day and discusses college teams Penn Yale Harvard Michigan along with Canadian contender Cameron. Hefielding poker and baseball queries, including Tris Speaker Hats Wagner, Sox opening game, gym openings, and Tommy Quill.
Cost to join the A. A. U revealed
The association notes a regular annual fee of 87.50 for membership. It specifies the current cost for joining the A A U as part of standard annual dues.
Boston boxers win intercity boxing contest at Armory
Boston defeats Philadelphia three bouts to two in a six round limit match. Notable results include Kaufman over Myers, Langdon over Alger, Nixon over Hanlon, Morris over Kubiak, and Shevlin over Dohan with Dohan delivering a tough fight for the crowd. Referee Maffitt Flaherty.
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Armory A. A
Philadelphia
Maurice Sayers
Billy Nixon
Jack Hanson
Nixon
Benny Kaufman
Henry Myers
Charlestown
Tommy Langdon
George Alger
Cambridge
Young Hanson
Andrew Morris
East
al Kubiak
Roddie Shevlin
Roxbury
Johnny Cohan
Maffitt Flaherty
Myers
Kaufman
Quaker City
Langdon
Alger
Jack Hanlon
Sayers
Hanlon
Michigan
Kubiak
Morris
Johnny Dohan
Eddie Shevlin
Shevlin
Dohan
Moran Beats Matty Baldwin In Ten Round Bout
Owen Moran defeated Matty Baldwin over ten rounds in New York at the Fairmont A C tonight. Moran fought at top speed and scored the only knockdown in the fourth with a lightning right uppercut that floored Baldwin for a seven count. Baldwin pressed in the eighth, but Moran maintained control.
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New York
Owen Moran
Matty Baldwin
Fairmont A
Baldwin
Moran
Mitchell to play simultaneous chess at Boston club
H. B. Mitchell, a leading Rhode Island player, will conduct a simultaneous chess exhibition tonight at the Boston Chess Club rooms on Tremont street. All chess players are invited. Frangipanni the juggler shows a new trick balancing a lit lamp, a feather, and a bottle of P. B. on his chin.
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Rhode Island
Boston Chess Club
Tremont Street
Custom House Bowlers Hold Windup Banquet Prize Winners Named
The Custom House Bowling league held a windup banquet at the Belle vue last night. The Liquidators captained by L. Gy. Hoyt won first prize, with Harry J. Berthrong’s team taking second. E. Connolly earned the high average prize, O. C. Blaney the second. Fr. J. Brady and G. F. Bruce won the high three strings and high single string prizes respectively.
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L. Gy. Hoyt
Harry J. Berthrong
E. Connolly
O. C. Blaney
Fr. J. Brady
G. F. Bruce
Havemeyer Wins Second National Court Tennis Match
T A Havemeyer of the home club defeated W T H Huhn of the Philadelphia Racquet Club three sets to one at the New York Racquet and Tennis Club. Havemeyer took 26 games to Huhn's 22 in forty eight games with set scores of 6 8, 6 5, 6 8 and 8 6.
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New York
Philadelphia
Payne Whitney
Joshua Crane
Boston
Huhn
Corbett Expects Jeffries to Win
Jack Gleason and Tex Rickard study plans for the big fight arena as they assess the bout with James J. Jeffries seen as the favorite and Johnny Corbett predicting victory.
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Jack Gleason
Tex Rickard
JIM CORBETT Back Jeffries Campaign For Johnson Fight
Ex champion James J. Corbett speaks with Benton about Jim Jeffries confidence and condition for the Johnson bout. Corbett cancels theater engagements to join Jeffries on the Pacific coast and predicts Jeffries will win the world title for a native born American on July 4.
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New York
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
James J. Corbett
Benton
Jim Corbett
Jeffries
Ben
Johnson
England
Pacific Coast
Jim
Frisco
Boston
Recruits Shaping Up For Early Season Openers
A partial list of live spring training recruits shows players from the Boston Red Sox Cleveland Detroit New York Yankees Chicago White Sox St Louis Browns Athletics St Louis Cardinals New York Giants and Pittsburgh. The names include Duffy Lewis Meyers Linke Kirsch Mitchell Koestner Boice Pernell Drake Casey Vaughn Quinn Johnson Gardiner Foster Walters Blackburn Zeider Hanks Foreman Rath Strunk Bailees Magee Betcher Jewell Geyer Drucke Camnitz and others likely to be in the public eye early.
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Boston Red Sox
Duffy Lewis
Meyers
Cleveland
Linke
Kirsch
Mitchell
Koestner
Boice
Harkness
Krueger
Lord
Detroit
Pernell
Drake
Casey
New York Yankees
Vaughn
Quinn
Johnson
Gardner
Foster
Walters
Chicago White Sox
Blackburn
Zeider
St. Louis Browns
Allen
Fisher
Hanksy
Foreman
Rath
Strunk
Baylees
St. Louis Cardinals
Magee
Betcher
Ball
Jewell
Geyer
New York Giants
Drucke
Pittsburg
Harry Camnitz
Gardner and Mayer Win Billiard Titles in Brooklyn
Edward W. Gardner of Montclair N J captured the third game of the national amateur billiards tournament at the Hamilton Club Brooklyn by 400 to 237 over Morris D Brown. Earlier Joseph Mayer of the Columbia Club Philadelphia defeated Dr Walter G Douglas of the New York A C 40 to 125.
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New York
Edward W. Gardner
Montclair
N. J
Morris D. Brown
Hamilton Club
Brooklyn
Joseph Mayer
Columbia Club
Philadelphia
Walter G. Douglas
New York A. C
Thespians clash on diamond for Broadway crown
Thespian aspirants clash tomorrow afternoon at the American League grounds in a theatrical diamond contest. The Man Who Owns Broadway Company led by Raymond Hitchcock faces The Yankee Prince Company with Tom Lewis on the mound and Russell Cushing in the outfield in a public, san guinary struggle.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Scott Welsh
Charles Gebert
Tom Shields
James Doyle
Joe Magnolia
William Kregelstein
James Gorman
Fred Hovey
Yankee Prince’ Company
Tom Lewis
Purnell Pratt
William Lyle
Russel Cushing
Larry O'Keefe
Tyler Brooks
Max Mazzeanovich
Charles King
al Hovey
Cohan
100 Star
Company and Chorus
Boston
Forest More Sold to Chattanooga Team
Forest More the pitcher was sold to the Chattanooga team of the Southern League, announced by President John Dovey of the Doves.
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Forest More
Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tenn
John Dovey
The
Doves
Baseball results from multiple games listed in score format
Nashville-Cleveland 2 Nashville 0. Topeka-Detroit second 4 Topeka. Winston Salem Highlanders 14 Winston Salem 5. Spartanburg Rochester 5 Spartanburg 2. Lynchburg Giants second 6 Lynchburg 1. Charlottes ville Lafayette 4 University of Virginia 2.
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Rochester
Lynchburg Giants
Lynchburg
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le—Lafayette
University For Virginia
Cameron Nova Scotia Marathoner Arrives in Boston to Train
Nova Scotia distance runner Fred Cameron arrived in Boston and began training on Blue Hill Avenue. He hopes to win Patriots' Day by leveraging improving weather, eyeing a 10 mile Cathedral A A race for pace, and bringing the title back to Nova Scotia. Cameron stands 5 feet 12 inches tall, weighs 127 pounds, and is 28 years old.
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Fred Cameron
Nova Scotia
Boston
Beieves
Amherst
N. S
Blue Hill Avenue
Ashland
Cathedral A. A
Cameron
Patriots
Halifax
Toronto
Caffrey
Montreal
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Jim Corkey
Jack Rowe
Dan Sheridan
Buxton
Jack Near
Charles Cook
McCormick
White
Hall
Robillard
J. P. Stevens
Mercury A. A
New York
J. B. Rowe
West End
Canada
L. H. Fletcher
Claremont
N. H
Anthony Bellotti
Clinton
Ernest Peabody
Lynn
Fred Ross
South Boston
Laconia High Prepares With Speedy Nine For Season
Laconia New Hampshire April 5 The Laconia High School baseball squad opens spring practice under Coach Arthur D. O Shea Dartmouth graduate. Captain Joseph H Pitman and manager Howard Hill lead the team with a schedule featuring Plymouth Dover Colby Academy Holderness Brewster Manchester and alumni games.
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Laconia
N. H
Laconia High School
Arthur D. O'Shea
Dartmouth
Plymouth High School
Plymouth
Dover High School
Colby Academy
Holderness School For
Brewster Academy
Wolfboro
Franklin High School
Dover
Franklin
Manchester High School
Joseph H. Pitman
Howard Hill
Registry Nine Opens Season With Win Over Substitutes
The Registry team of the Postoffice league defeated the Substitutes 10 to 3. Pitcher Smith and baserunner Brennan featured in the victory.
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Postoffice
Smith
Brennan
Harvard Varsity Crew Changes Reflect Experimental Lineup
Harvard rowing experiments with several lineup changes in practice as the varsity eight adjusts. Strong moves to the first boat at four with Leslie replaced, and Whitney shifts from bow in the second to bow in the varsity shell. Final order lists Cutter as stroke through Voorhees at bow, plus second crew and four oared boats named with coxes.
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Leslie
Hooper
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Whitney
Metcalf
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Trumbull
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Strauss
Johnson Wins Suit Over Fight Promoter Contract
Alec McLean promoter failed to collect in a 10000 suit against Jack Johnson heavyweight champion. Judge Pierce sustained Johnson’s demurrer ruling the contract unlawful as prize fighting illegal in Massachusetts and other civilized countries.
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Alec McLean
Jack Johnson
Johnson
McLean
Australia
Sydney
Boston
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