Boxing Finals Set After Delayed New England Championship
Finals for seven of eight classes in the New England amateur boxing championships were postponed from Saturday night to today at 3 o clock in Mechanics Hall. The event aims to use two nights of action with coupons from Saturday admission valid. Key matchups include Reagan versus Pritchard in 115 pounds and Sullivan versus Butler in 135 pounds, with several other weight classes featuring notable Boston area contenders.
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Mechanics’ Hall
Atendance
Tommy Reagan
East Boston
New England
George Pritchard
Forest Hills
Mike Sullivan
Walter Butler
Boston
Barney Snyder
Roxbury
A Creature of Steel The Alco Truck as Mechanical Helper
An Alco truck is described as a steel creature that hauls heavy loads faster than horses. The piece notes a 250 year search for a burden substitute, its purpose to save time labor and money, and its growing deployment across industries from textiles in Long Island to groceries in Ohio. Sales re orders stand at 62 percent.
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Alco
Riverside Boat Club Hosts Amateur Bouts At Cypress Hall
The Riverside Boat Club schedules April 23 card with 108 125 and 140 pound classes and several specials. Entries go to John Toomey at 36 Prospect Street Cambridge. Steve Mahoney, ex Boston College High and Somerville High coach, is named coach of the Revere High School baseball team for next season.
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Riverside Boat Club
Cypress Hall
John Toomey
Prospect Street
Cambridge
Steve Mahoney
Boston College High
Somerville High
Revere High School
Boston sports chatter spans boxing, rowing, and track legends
The piece surveys boxing holdouts led by Ty Cobb and plans for spring meets at Fenway Park. It notes Cornell Michigan Harvard missing at the Pennsylvania relay carnival, Greer to face Durham, Gallagher aiming for mile glory, Grant powering Minnesota relays, and pole vault hopes from Wisconsin’s Gold. It mentions an Australian tour, Crosby’s critiques, and upcoming New England Amateur Athletic Association wrestling finals set for April 15 at Boston Arena with weights and entries.
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Cornell
Michigan
Harvard
George Orton
Marquis of Queensbury
Robert McRoy
Fenway Park Grounds
John Paul Jones
Sweden
Kiviat
Jones
Brooklyn
Boston
Bedient
Wood
Boston Arena
B. Osthues
Summer Street
Medford
al Shrubb
Jimmy McNally
Bill McKinnon
George Tuohey
Stallings Faces Uphill Boston Challenge In 1914
The piece assesses George Stallings facing a hard assignment with the Boston Nationals, noting his prior success yet stating the club has weak team play and fielding. It cites promising pitchers Perdue and Tyler, speedsters Sweeney and Campbell, and predicts Stallings will inject new blood to lift performance while acknowledging limited pennant chances.
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Boston Boys
Stallings
Perdue
Tyler
Boston
Bryan
Sweeney
Campbell
Washington
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Jobard
McGraw
Thorpe Seen As Future Giants Star By McGraw
Baltimore April 6 Jim Thorpe shows promise as a major league star with the New York Giants. Manager John McGraw defends him against critics, praises Thorpe’s athletic instinct and bat control, and predicts a strong hitting season with improved fielding at first base and potential in the outfield.
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Baltimore
Jim Thorpe
McGraw
Giants
Thorpe
Marlin
New York
President Gaffney of Braves Recovering From Operation
New York April 6 James E Gaffney president of the Boston National League baseball club is recovering from an operation for intestinal trouble performed last Wednesday Physicians attending said necessity for the operation was immediate but that now all danger is past Mr Gaffney is a business associate of Charles F Murphy leader of Tam many Hall who has been in almost constant communication with his partner's physicians since his sudden illness One of the first appointments by Governor Sulzer was that of Gaffney to be one of the advisory committee on highway affairs.
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George Stallings
Boston Nationals
Stallings
Yeen
Boston
McGraw
Marlin
Thorpe
Hank” O'Day
Cubs
Jim’ Thorpe
Giants
Glenn Warner
Carlisle
Ty Cobb
Busher
MceGraw
National League
McClure
New York
James E. Gaffney
Boston National League Baseball Club
Gaffney
Charles F. Murphy
Tammany Hall
Sulzer
Holy Cross Unveils Nine-Game Schedule
Worcester April 6 Nine games appear on the Holy Cross football schedule with six home dates. Home games against Norwich Yale Massachusetts Agr. College Boston College Worcester Poly Inst and Springfield Y M A College shared with Princeton Fordham visits Princeton and Worcester remain on the slate.
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Worcester
Holy Cross
Norwich University
Yale
New Haven
Mass. Agri. College
Boston College
Harvard
Cambridge
Worcester Poly
Princeton
Springfield Y. M
Billy Queal Wins Five Mile Race at Celtic Park
Opening outdoor season at Celtic Park features William Queal of Alexandria Bay N Y taking the five mile professional race by 14 yards over Finland’s William Kohlemainen. George Hooley and James Lee place, time 26 minutes 312 5 seconds. Kohlemainen wins the one mile event in 4 minutes 443 58 seconds with Sul ivan of New York second and Harvey Cohn third.
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New York
Celtic Park
William Queal
Alexandria Bay
N. Y
William Kohlemainen
Finland
George Hooley
James Lee
Boston
J. P. Sulivan
Harvey Cohn
Brooklyn
Lee
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