Broad slice of early 20th century sports chatter and criticism
A miscellany of athletic commentary covers hockey skating, packed arenas, and the return of public sport interest. It critiques Clarke Griffith and Ban Johnson, laments baseball leadership, mentions Taft, Herrman, and the National Commission, and notes naval district football plans and coalitions with Mineola and Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Johnson
Mr. Taft
Chicago
United States
Big Ban
Taft
Johnson
National Commission
American League
Garry Herrman
Herrman
Naval District
Mineola Fliers
Great Lakes
Boxing Gossip Hints At Interesting Local Bouts
Negotiations for Frankie Britt to fight in England next year. Willie Jackson’s manager may bring his protege to face Jimmy Sacco here. Possible matchups include Mel Coogan vs Shaver O'Brien in Portland December 10. Johnny Dundee vs Joe Welling headlines tonight at Arena in a 12 round decision bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankie Britt
England
Willie Jackson
Jimmy Sacco
Sacco
Mel Coogan
Newport
Shaver O’brien
Portland
Johnny Dundee
Joe Welling
Arena
Welling
Dundee
Johnny Buckley
Charley Bergin
New Haven
Sixes
Dan Kramer
West End
Willie Downes
Lowell
Mickey Travers
Chick Suggs
Boston Post Promotes Basketball Interest
The Boston Post announces renewed coverage of basketball with reports on teams playing or forming fives and aims to publish contest reports and related game matter as pace allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
BC Defies Rivals After Tufts Victory
Boston College fans at University Heights expect a big post Tufts win spectacle with a possible game at Braves Field or Fenway Park next Saturday. Holy Cross Brown Syracuse and First Naval District are discussed with BC coaches keeping players ready and Corrigan praised for his Tufts show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston College
Tufts
University Heights
Newton
Newton College
East
Braves Field
Fenway Park
Holy Cross
B. C
Brown
Maroon and Gold
Syracuse
First
Naval District
O'Brien
Phil Corrigan
Frank Morrissey
Walter Collins
Hannon
Bridges
Field is Even in New York Race at Madison Square Garden
At the six day bicycle race in New York City 15 teams rode through 23 hours with fourteen tied on 454 miles plus one lap. The Bowker brothers trailed by one lap after losing a lap in hour three, Bello and Markey gained late in the afternoon. Fogler and Will hold the 516 mile record. a spill injured Chapman and Carman who recovered to continue after the sprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Garden
New York
Bowker Brothers
Bello
Markey
Fogler
Will
Chapman
Carman
Deer hunting opens in Berkshire as deer scarce
Pittsfield reports a slow start to the open deer season with no snow on the ground hampering hunters. Only one deer had been killed in the area by nightfall despite about a thousand hunting licenses issued in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Berkshire County
Brophy Five to Meet Boston Base Tomorrow
The Brophy five opens its season against Boston Section on Wednesday evening at the old National Lancers Hall on Bulfinch street above Station 4 firehouse. Roy Green to referee with dancing after the game and Brockphy management will donate a portion of receipts to the athletic fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crack Brophy Five
Boston
Brophy
Athletic Fund
Roy Green
Brophys
National Lancers
Bulfinch Street
Station 4
L K A Meets Today at Massachusetts Hotel Touraine
The Ladies Kennel Association of Massachusetts meets this afternoon at the Hotel Touraine to nominate officials for the coming year. Mrs Gardner A Whitney of Brookline will preside and plans for the season will be outlined. The official vote occurs at the January annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies' Kennel Association of
Massachusetts
Touraine
Gardner A. Whitney
Brookline
International League Meets Next Monday in New York
John H. Farrell president of the International league announced a league meeting in New York next Monday after a board of directors session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International League
Auburn
N. Y
John H. Farrell
League
New York
Arlington Wakefield Game Canceled in Interscholastic League
The Arlington High School eleven forfeited its playoff tie with Wakefield High School in the Mystic Valley Interscholastic football league due to bad weather and injuries from the Thanksgiving Day game. Manager Walter S. Cooledge Jr. announced the cancellation yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Arlington High School
Wakefield High School
Walter S. Cooledge, Jr
Keiths Theatre bills Christie MacDonald headlining week
Christie MacDonald headlines Keiths Theatre with Cupid's Mirror and a lively supporting cast including Irene Rowan and William Haig. The bill features Norton and Nicholson, Ann and Mary Clark, Claudia Coleman, and several vaudeville acts, plus Pathé Weekly and Red Cross War Pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christie MacDonald
Keith’s
Httle
Irene Rowan
William Haig
Norton
Nicholson
Ann
Mary Clark
Claudia Coleman
Morton
Mellnorée
Booth
Leander
Lucille
Cookie
Neblinger
Keyes
Pathe Weekly
Red Cross
Irrplics of the Nite burlesque at the Howard
The Howard yesterday hosted the Irrplics of the Nite burlesque company delivering a full evening of entertainment. The cast included Maude Rockwell Dot Barnette Irving Gear Ben Holmes Bennie Freedman Blanche Nadeau Dan Duffy Jim Hilbert and Jack Waterbury with a vaudeville lineup featuring Work and Kelt The End of Some Day Jones and Johnson Frank Sherman the Flying Henrys Sheppard and Ott the speed duo and Sylvia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Howard
Maude Rockwell
Dot Barnette
Irving Gear
Ben Holmes
Bennie Freedman
Blanche Nadeau
Dan Duffy
Jimmy Hilbert
Jack Waterbury
Work
Kelt
Frolics Abroad at Waldron's Casino Burlesque Show
The six diving belles headline Waldron's Casino burlesque show Frolics Abroad led by Benny Pierce. Supported by Harry P. Kelly Helen McLain Edward C. Jordan Thelma Seaville Tillie Storks Perrin G. Somers and Harry Jones. The program features many singing and dancing acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldron
Conlection
Ben Pierce
Benny Pierce
Harry P. Kelly
Helen McLain
Edward C. Jordan
Thelma Seaville
Tillie Storks
Perrin G. Somers
Harry Jones
Jackson and Sacco Signed For Opening Central A C Bout
Frank E. Foster announced that Young Sailor Sacco of East Boston and Willie Jackson of New York are signed for a 12 round feature bout at the Central A C opening show next Monday night at Park Riding Academy Fenway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Foster
Central A. C
Greater Boston
Sailor Sacco
East Boston
Wilie Jackson
New York
Park Riding Academy
Fenway
Battlers
Matty Baldwin
Sacco
Jackson
Washington Street
Mike Yokel to Wrestle in Boston This Season
Mike Yokel the world middleweight champion has sent a signed contract to promoter Tuohey agreeing to face any man Tuohey selects in Boston this season. Opponents will come from the Grand Opera House elimination finalists. Thursday night features Pinky Gard ner versus Al Ventres in a best two out of three. Kilonis meets Ross in a one fall bout the same evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Yokel
Tuohey
Yokel
Boston
Grand Opera House
Pinky Gardner
al Ventres
Kilonis
Ross
Cigar makers seek old time standards amid new blends
A smoker complains about poor tobacco in cigars and notes mixed quality. He says some makers preserve old standards while others fail. He recommends trying a C C A brand for uniform taste and reliability.
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Grand Order of Fans
Arthur
Duffey’s
Sport Comment
Jack Freeze
Jack
Clarke Griffith
Clarke
Henry
Hank
Pittsburg
Cleveland Sailor
Glen Warner
Colonel Huston
Harry Frazee
France
Sinston
Frank O'Connor
Post Staff
Marines
Paris Island
D. C
Golden Tornado
Atlanta
S’rank
We Hope and Trust
Sons of Erin
Upstate
Marlboro
George Robinson
Cleve Hawkins
North Adams
New Central A. C
Jack Dempsey
Carl Morris
New Orleans
Dempsey
Billy Miske
St. Paul
Armory A. A
Matt Hinkel
Cleveland
Lew Tendler
Frankie Callahan
Benny Walger
George Chaney
Baltimore
Olympia A. A
Philadelphia
Walger
Jack Britton
Uncle Sam
Staten Island
Camp Milla
Camp Merritt
N. J
Battling Levinsky
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Col
Tulsa Sporting Club
Tulsa
Okla
Flynn
Linocord
Lultonhoks
Geo.p.ide & CO
Makers
Troy
N.Y
Arlington-Wakefield
Bowdoin
Scollay Sq
Court St
Fred Stone
Fred
Molly O’connors
George Walsh
Fox Sunshine
Enrico Caruso
Harold Peat
Peat
Keith’s Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Waldron’s Casino
New Yorker
New
Reneam Bt
Ain
Fred Monroe
May J. Messert
Austin J. McLean
Ruby Littleton
Edward Poppell
Mary Keefe
Fred Winchester
Ethel McKinley
John Sullivan
Belle Lerner
Jacey Hendricks
Dorothy Hickey
Clayton Clancey
Catherine Kenney
William Bold
Rita Townsend
Joe Schuyler
Marie Conlon
William Hansen
Lillian Kolb
Aaa
Huntington Ee Bas ‘Sazziest Music
Nat Ara Hearo
R. J. Galvin
Irene Moore May Mack Lillie Russell
Beatrice le Margaret Ho
Anna Mintz
Annette Ford
Grace Patters
Leslie Carter
Sadie Huston
Anna McGrath
Betty Mermod
Ruth Bancroft
Bernice Law Goldie de Haven Millie Mills May Wilson
Ida Klein
Maude Dot Barnette
Ben Hol
Elsasley & J.J. Shubert Managing Directors
Carden
Tom
J.J. Shubert
Mats. Thurs
Oliver Morosco
Cappy
Ricks
Fidward FE. Rose
Peter B. Kyne
Morosco
Tremont Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
Eves
Mats. Wed
Tavie Belge
Charles J. Rich
Mats
Charles Purcell
Peggy Wood
Norris
Ees Prt
Bao
J. H. Woods
Messrs
Lec
Montague Glass
Jules Eckert Goodman Barney
Alexander Bernard
Cara Pop
Reeteatre Rich
Mgr
Ethel Barrymore
N Herr
Miss Barrymore
New England
Tel
Beach
Norton & Nicholson
Marie and Ann Clarke
Norton & Melnotte
Cockie Mehlinger
Myer
Paris
Pauline Frederick
Constance Talmadge Irryciacet
Evelyn Nes Cvely
Nesbit
Russell
Italy
D. W. Grif
Wallace Reid
Ube
A. H. Woods
Hazel Dawn
John Cumberland
Walter Jones
Dimsiley Hawley
Enid Markey
Evelyn Gosnell
Mat. Gest
Copley Henry Jewett
Hindle W
Filene
S & Jordan
Devi
Bobbe & Nelson
Homer
DU Bard
Makusrenko
Shannon Banks & Co
Morton Bros
Alvarez
Mack Sennett
Sporting Life
LEA
Edmund Breese
Crook
Dd. W. Griffith
Bos Fonger
Charles Chaplin
Mildred Harris
Mack & Earl
Doris & Russell
Catherine Powell
Holliday & Willette
Joe Dekos
Sennett
Zeloeww Gioi Orchestra
Maurice Tourneur
Vivian Martin
Mirandy
Azim
Earl Williams
Exeter Mildred Harris
Hale Hamilton
Copley Square
Charles A. Winchester
Huntington Avenue
Strand Theatre
Intercolonial Hall
Dudley St., Re
Beachment Bungalow
J. W. Holt
Lessee
SUN. Aft
Nymphony Hall
Castle Square
Jimmy Valentine
Cysts
Billie Burke
Norma Talmadge
Bryon Ad Langdor
Hidden City
Mabel Normand
Venus Model
Marry Morey
All Man
Chateau
Huntington Avr
Boston Opera House
ELKS
Central Square
Cambridge
Dee
Fandesl's
Aurore Lacroix
Jordan Wall
Boylston St
Mason & Hamlin
Boston Arena
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