Langford and Ketchel Fight to Draw in Six Rounder
Sam Langford of Boston and Stanley Ketchel of Michigan fought a six round bout at the National Athletic Club arena in Philadelphia with a close result a draw favored as most fair. Langford used a straight left and right uppercuts while Ketchel pressed with hard lefts and body work, blood streaming from Ketchel’s nose and Langford’s nose also bleeding. both appeared fresh at the final bell.
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Philadelphia
Sam Langford
Boston
Stanley Ketchel
Michigan
National Athletic Club
Langford
Ketchel
Ketchel and Langford Fight Through Four Rounds
The report chronicles rounds one through four of a ring bout between Ketchel and Langford. Ketchel presses the pace in early exchanges, with Langford countering and landing several lefts to wind and head. The action continues with frequent clinches and hard trading as the fight progresses.
Boxing notes fans to redeem rain checks for next Tuesday
The feature bout set for twelve rounds pairs Porky Flynn against Morris Harris of Philadelphia. Semi finals include Tommy Facey versus Young O Neil and Dutch Carr versus Peck Lefavor. Several other bouts and local fighters are listed with upcoming city cards and notes on recent performances.
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Armory A. A
Porky Flynn
Morris Harris
Philadelphia
Tommy Facey
Young O’neil
Woonsocket
Dutch Carr
Peck Lefavor
Commerce 6 Boston College Freshmen 0 at Fenway
High School of Commerce wins on the mound, Norton blanking the collegians. Armstrong Archdeacon and Kennedy lead the offense with home runs and multiple runs scored as Commerce extends its winning streak before 490 at Fenway.
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High School of Commerce
Boston Co
Fenway
Norton
Collegians
H. S. OF Commerce
BOS. Coll
FRESH
A. E
Strong
B. O
Arch’on
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Sullivan
Callahan
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Kennedy
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O'Neal
O'Curley
Jesseau
Reid
Wihtale
Done High School of Commerce
Armstrong
Archdeacon
Stockemer
Morton
M. O'Brien
Leo Leary
Jeffries Back Surgery Delays Boxing Bout
Jim Jeffries left his training camp in Ben Lomond California to Santa Cruz for a back lesion lancet procedure. Manager Sam Berger says there is no serious danger and expects a rapid cure while Jeffries resumes training, though his bout with Joe Choynski is postponed.
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Cal
Joe Choynski
Jim Jeffries
Santa Cruz
Jeffries
Munro
Sam Berger
Choynski
Armstrong
Berger
Medford Falls to Woburn in season’s first defeat
Woburn High defeated Medford High 2 to 0 on the Medford high school field. Conlon and McDonald drove in the runs as Medford’s defense misplayed subsequent innings. Davidson pitched for Woburn with 11 strikeouts, Nichols allowed 2 runs in relief, and Harney umpired the game.
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Woburn High
Medford High
Woburn
A.E
M'Kiman
Barrett
Cosgrove
C. F
Roach
Otderancy
Kenney
R. E
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OORT
Conlon
McDonald
Davidson
Nichols
Fahey
H. Fahey
McKeown
Marriman
Cotting
St Andrews Ready to Face Concord in Eight to Five Victory
St Andrews School topped Concord High 8 to 5 in a slow game led by Robinson’s strong batting. Highlights include Robinson with key hits and several runners advancing on steals by Fallon and Richardson, Garrett pitching the win over Hallowell.
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Varley
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Doherty
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Fallowell
Searle
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Goncord High
Linecoln
Bilss
Richardson
Hallowell
Pratt
Demon
Everett 15 Beverly 3 in season rematch
Everett High beat Beverly 15 to 3 for the second win this season, running their winning streak to six. Munroe led with multiple RBIs as the home team surged past Beverly, with Brickley and Harrison contributing in the offense while Bishop and Brown handled pitching duties.
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Everett
Everett High
Beverly
P. V.f
Quigley
Lovett
Highest score of tournament set in bowling
Felton of Adams Square alleys rolled 343 with 108 135 100 in the National Duck and Candlepin Congress. Littlefield of Adams Square scored 337. The Majesties of Lawrence totaled 1537 and Essex lodge K of P Lawrence 1319 in two five man duck pin teams.
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Brookline Wins Home Game Over Noble and Greenough 4 2
Brookline High defeated Noble and Greenough 4 to 2 in a hard fought home win. Deming pitched well with 12 strikeouts and limited the visitors’ rally in the ninth to secure the victory.
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Brookline High
Noble& Greenough
Deming
Fanning
Wassing
Six round draws in Lewiston boxing show
In Lewiston on April 27 Young Deaney of Northboro and Napoleon Dufresne fought six rounds to a draw. A clever semi final matched Young McCormick of Lewiston against Pat Cashman of Boston, also six rounds to a draw.
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Young Deaney
Northboro
Mass
Napoleon Dufresne
Young McCormick
Pat Cashman
Boston
Withington Returns to Harvard Crew After Spring Practice
Harvard crew page reports Lothrop Withington back in the boat after a month away to focus on spring football. He rows No. 5, Hooper is No. 6 on the second crew, and the squad trains under Coach Wray toward the Cornell and Yale races with a new English shell expected for the upcoming meet.
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Annapolis
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Withington
Columbia
Cornell
Yale
Union Boat Club
Wray
Sims & Sons
Robert Bacon
Cutler
Ward
Newton
Baton
Balch
Sargent
Bow Whitney
King
Concord School Edges Waltham In Low-Scoring Rivalry
The Concord School nine lost to Waltham High 5 to 3 in an afternoon tilt marked by errors on both sides. Key players included Smith and Matthews with multiple at bats, while Barry and Matthews handled pitching duties and fielding miscues influenced the score. Attendance reached about 300 as the teams battled through two otherwise evenly matched innings.
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Concord School
Banks
C. F
Wilson
Knowles
Stankard
Williams
R. F
Duffy
Wadleigh
Andrews
R.f
Adams
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Matthews
Smith
Leary
Glover
Riley
No Cross Country Runs Planned for May 30
J C ITI staff report no cross country events scheduled for May 30. No runners or venues were named and no race timing or organizers were listed.
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Harvard Faces Williams In Home Opener At Soldiers Field
Harvard plays its first home game today at 4 pm against Williams with changes to Harvard batting order led by Carr moving to top and Lanigan dropping. Williams, except for three players, brings a veteran lineup after last year’s 9 to 18 inning win over Harvard in which Hicks and Templeton pitched. Last week Williams beat Princeton 2 to 0 on Princeton’s field.
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Soldiers Field
Williams
Carr
Lanigan
Babson
Minot
Winter
Brown
Lewis
Lin
Hicks
Templeton
Princeton
Harvard Track Suffers Another Setback
Harvard’s track team suffers another injury as H. Guild, class of 1910 and a leading half miler under Pooch Donovan, pulled a tendon on the Stadium track and will be out of competition for an unspecified period.
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H. Guild
Pooch Donovan
Pooch Donovan’s Team Struggles Spur Outlook of Ivy Contests
The commentator notes Harvard’s sprinters and miler faces setbacks with Foster, Lacey, and Long in poor form. Reggie Walker’s potential return from South Africa could lift Harvard as Penn, Michigan, Cornell, and Princeton vie for honors while Harvard and Yale falter.
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Lacey
Long
Bob
Reggie Walker
Harvard
Johannesburg
South Africa
Cambridge
Crimson
Walker
George Orton
Thank Ellis
Penn
Yale
Chicago
Illinois
Missouri
Michigan
Cornel
Princeton
Answers to Queries on Baseball Averages and Track Figures
The Post lists local batting averages for Red Sox players Speaker Lord and Carrigan. It reports Kanaly’s height guess as 5 feet 11% inches. Fitzpatrick of Michigan names his pick for the greatest all round track athlete of all time in a forthcoming Post story.
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Red Sox
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Carrigan’s
Frank Kanaly
Frank
Kanaly
Medford
Jimmy Britt
Gans
Nelson
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Brookline Gymnasium
A. A
Keene Fitzpatrick
University of Michigan
Fitzpatrick
Michigan
Bowdoin Blanked by Dartmouth Nine
Bowdoin was shut out by Dartmouth as Emerson's interference affected the game. Key players include Chadbourne Norton Mitchell and Hoban with runs by Chadbourne. Gammons Orr stole bases. Orf Means walked twice. Gammons struck out three times. double plays involved Convoy Norton Hoban. Attendance listed as 700.
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Daley
Oi Chord
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