American Forces in Germany Urge Clean Sports Amid Gambling Scandal
An editorial in the Athletic Bulletin Coblenz edition denounces gambling and bribery in sports. It condemns the 1919 World Series scandal, warns of lasting harm to athletes and families, and calls US troops to uphold honest competition and a clean athletic code abroad.
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Athletic Bulletin
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Athletic Department
American Forces
Lincoln
Brockton Star Headlines Bout Between Valgar and Frizzetti
Brockton Star previews a lightweight match tonight at ne-Mechanics' building pitting Ben nie Valgar of France against Jimmie Frizzetti of Brockton. The Frenchman is favored by some, but many bettors rate Frizzetti's chances highly.
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Bennie Valgar
France
Jimmie Frizzetti
Brockton
Frizzetti
Benny Valgar
Jimmy Frizzetti
Mechanics’ Building
Haverhill High Sets Sail to Foe Duval High in Jacksonville
Haverhill High School, 1921 New England scholastic champions, travel 1500 miles to meet Duval High in Jacksonville Florida for the South Atlantic interscholastic gridiron title showdown.
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Haverhill High School
New England
Jacksonville
Florida
Duval High
Haverhill High to Meet Duval High in South Intersection Play
North meets South as Haverhill High’s undefeated schoolboy squad heads to Florida and Georgia to face Duval High in an inter sectional clash for the East title. Led by coach Hill Broderick, the Brown and Gold boast 13 straight wins and a 5 to 87 scoring edge, challenging a top Florida defense and a Carolina-Georgia powerhouse.
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Broderick
Merrimack Valley
Haverhill High
Haverhillites
Lewiston
Lynn Classical
Prichard
Chicopee
Nashua
Dorchester
Manchester
N. H
Lawrence
Brookline
Lowell
Deering
St. John's Prep
Newton High
Haverhill
South
Duval
Florida
Carolinas
Georgia
Mississippi
Far West
Sunnylanders
Harvard Hockey Opens Season Plans Tonight
Harvard hockey coach Bill Claflin and captain Ned Bigelow will address varsity and freshman candidates at 7 o clock in the Harvard Union trophy room to outline the season plans. The session marks the start of the Crimson ice campaign with team members gathered for strategy and selection.
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Harvard
Bill Claflin
Ned Bigelow
Harvard Union
Harvard Plans Strong Hockey Schedule Amid Arena Start
Harvard Hockey pushes for a hard schedule with Yale Princeton Dartmouth and Williams already set for games while Penn Cornell McGill Toronto and Tech are listed as pending. Harvard will play home games in the new Arena and away games at the Philadelphia Ice Palace with Captain Ned Bigelow and notable players returning for another year.
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Phil Hofer
Canada
Yale
Princeton
Dartmouth
Williams
Boston All-Stars
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Cornell
McGill
Toronto
Tech
Crimson
Philadelphia Ice Palace
Ned Bigelow
Mac*t Bacon
Bobby Emmons
Jab Holmes
Harry Snelling
Sonny” Baker
Roger Buntin
George Owen
Norm Walker
Joe Stubbs
Yankees target Dugan amid roster overhaul
New York seeks a third baseman, pitcher, catcher and outfielder. Miller Huggins offered for Joe Dugan but Connie Mack won’t sell. talks may continue. Huggins also aims to move Duffy Lewis Mogridge and possibly Bob Meusel as he pursues Rice or another Washington outfielder.
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New York Yankees
Miller Huggins
Athletics
Joe Dugan
Connie Mack
Holy Cross
Mack
Huggins
Duffy Lewis
George Mogridge
Bob Meusel
Yankees
Rice
Senators
Clark Griffith
Washington
Griffith
Mike O'Dowd Wins Eight Round Bout in Philadelphia
Mike O'Dowd of St. Paul defeated Lew Rawlins of Philadelphia in an eight round bout in Philadelphia. Joe Jackson of Philadelphia beat Johnnie Summers of New York in the other semi final also in eight rounds.
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Philadelphia
Mike O'Dowd
St. Paul
Lew Rawlins
Joe Jackson
Johnnie Summers
New York
Haverhill High to elect 1921 football captain at White House
The Haverhill High School football squad will elect its 1921 captain in Washington at the White House on the return trip from Florida. Several candidates are named, including the notable field general Arthur Parisien.
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White House
Washington, D. C
Florida
Little Wonder Field
Arthur Parisien
Haverhill grid squad prepares for Southern clash trip
Quinney and Claridge backs Victor St Onge and Bob Starrett end Dick Downes and Ray guards Taylor and Radcliff tackle. A large squad sails with half a hundred footers aboard as Haverhill supporters add funds and Southerners guarantee 2500 dollars for substitutes. Bill Broderick’s athletes train hard for the pivotal game in the Southland. The team plans to reach Jacksonville by Wednesday noon for rest and workouts, arriving four days early for acclimation. Fifteen Haverhill Rotary Club members and Tommy Corcoran join the party.
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Togs
Jacksonville
Haverhill
Harvard Baseball to Train in Atlanta for Spring Prep
Harvard University baseball team plans a first ever spring training trip to Atlanta Georgia marking a historic move below the Mason Dixon line. The venture aims to boost performance ahead of the season.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Cambridge University
Harvard Slattery team to play in Atlanta and Georgia Tech
The Cantabrigians will travel from Cambridge on April 16 for a week in Atlanta. Georgia Tech offers use of its diamond and gymnasium for Harvard players. In Atlanta the team will meet Georgia Tech and University of Georgia with a possible game against Oglethorpe. On returning, Harvard faces Columbia in New York on April 2 after a five day stay in Atlanta.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Slattery
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Crimson
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University of Georgia
Britton Held to Draw by Pinkey Mitchell in Milwaukee
Pinkey Mitchell, newly stepping into welterweight ranks, held title holder Jack Britton to a draw in a 10 round no-decision contest in Milwaukee, according to several sporting writers.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Pinkey Mitchell
Jack Britton
Military horse show planned by Princeton field unit
Princeton Field Artillery battalion officers plan a spring military horse show for undergraduates. The program features a field artillery race to strike tents harness teams advance a quarter mile unlimber go into action and retire. A large sham battle is proposed as a wind up.
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Willard Takes Smaller Cut in Dempsey Rematch
United News reports that Jess Willard will receive a smaller share of fight proceeds against Jack Dempsey after the first of the year. Dempsey recalls Willard earned $100,000 from the 1919 Toledo encounter while the challenger took $27,500 and paid most of it out.
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New York
United News
Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Willard
Toledo
Dempsey Kearns Gamble On Gate Split For Title Fight
Dempsey and his manager Jack Kearns propose a 75 percent to the champion and 25 percent to Willard share of gate receipts, wagering on drawing power. Willard signs with Tex Rickard but has not yet signed himself, with plans for a 20 round bout likely in a free land such as Cuba where Willard drew crowds after defeating Jack Johnson.
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Dempsey
Willard
Kearns
Wilard
Tex Rickard
Cuba
Jack Johnson
Southland Trip Schedule for Haverhill Team
Student team Haverhill departs Boston on Monday at 7 30 p m for a southern trip stopping in Washington Richmond Raleigh Leigh Savannah Jacksonville with arrivals and departures listed through Wednesday morning. The itinerary includes travel by air and rail with various city-to-city legs and times.
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Robert “Bill” Mroderick
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Richmond
Jacksonville
Fla
Southland
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Washington
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Leigh
Savannah
Chaney Stops Green In Sixth At Carlyle A C Bout
Irish Willie Green of Chicago fought bravely but Andy Chaney of Baltimore finished fast in the feature at the Grand Opera House. Referee Walsh halted the sixth round as Green neared further punishment.
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Chicago
Andy Chaney
Baltimore
Carlyle A. C
Grand Opera House
Walsh
Green
Chaney Dominates Green in One-Sided Bout
Chaney overwhelms Green with a sharp right hand and body blows lasting through six rounds. Referee stops contest as Green cannot protect himself. Reagan beats Madden in a whirl wind semi final. Glynn defeats Brown in overtime exhibition. Searles stops Mulkern. Downey floors McGovern in opener.
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Green
Greene
Walsh
Beteen
Dutch Reagan
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Dinnie Glynn
Roxbury
Nixie Searles
Red Mulkern
Battling Downey
Young McGovern
Kramer Out of Six Day Race in New York
Frank L. Kramer retired from the six day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden as foreign riders drove pace. Willie Spencer was given four hours to find a new partner after Kramer quit, with Brocco and Coburn gaining laps and Debaetes and Pesyn leading the sprint before nightfall.
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Madison Square Garden
Frank L. Kramer
Willie Spencer
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Willard Quarantined Home Over Diphtheria Outbreak
Lawrence Kan Dec 6 Jess Willard may pause training for his Dempsey Brennan fight as a quarantine locks down his west Lawrence home. Three Willard children have diphtheria and the physician orders the house sealed until recovery.
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Crimson Freshmen Busy in Winter Sports at Cambridge
Harvard freshmen increasingly join winter sports with 69 percent already signed up. The sports tally shows squash leading with 139 participants, followed by crew 107, basketball 66, track 63, boxing 43, swimming 60, baseball 38, hockey 28, wrestling 22, gym 20, handball 18, fencing 4, totaling 690 participants.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Frizzetti V Valgar Promises Tough Brockton Fight
Frizzetti aims to overturn Valgar in a featured Brockton bout and defend his New England lightweight title. The match sparks Brockton turnout as Frizzetti seeks to shake off Donovan’s stain and prove he can withstand Valgar’s attack despite Valgar’s recent appendicitis recovery. Rhode Island entrants fill three preliminaries with Mitchell vs Mansfield, Lee vs Ahern, and Kansas vs Brogan.
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Fang
Valgar
Frizzetti
New England
Frankie Britt
New Bedford Whaler
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Donovan
Fong
Friaretti
New York
Armory A. A
Rhode Island
Harry Mitchell
Providence
Jack Mansfield
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Goldie Ahern
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Freddie Brogan
Willie Hoppe Defeats Cochran in Balk-Line Title Match
Willie Hoppe, holder of the world balk-line title, defeated Welker Cochran 400 to 370 in New York. Cochran had beaten Jake Schaefer in the afternoon in the final round.
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New York
Willie Hoppe
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Cochran
Jake Schaefer
Zarahov Elected Captain Of Cambridge Eleven
Isadore Zarakov was elected captain of next year’s Cambridge High and Latin football team. Zarakov is a fullback and a top interscholastic player. This year’s team awarded sweaters and letters to Anderson Clyde W. Sullivan J. Sullivan Rudman Galhane Fitz gerald Foley Crowley Gautreau Fry Coben and McDonald.
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Cambridge
Zarakov
Anderson
Clyde
W. Sullivan
J. Sullivan
Rudman
Galhane
Fitzgerald
Foley
Crowley
Gautreau
Fry
Coben
McDonald
Ccardini in Draw With Zby Wrestlers in Marathon Bout
Stanislaus Zbyszko the Mighty Pole and Renato Gardini the Italian champion wrestled for over two hours at Mechanics' Building. Referee Grim first gave the decision to Zbyszko after a late fall, but with the match scheduled to end at midnight and the fall occurring after that time, he declared the bout a draw.
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Stanislaus Zbyszko
Renato Gardini
Mechanics’ Building
Grim
Zbyszko
Gardini and Zbyszko Fight to a Draw in Thrilling Wrestling Clash
In a landmark local bout Gardini, overweight by more than 20 pounds, upset the odds with speed and skill against Zbyszko. After two hours of tense holds and near falls the match ended in a draw when the clock struck twelve. Earlier preliminaries featured Karavas defeating Hill, Perrelli besting Kilonis, and Metro overcoming Merro.
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Gardini
Zbyszko
Nick Karavas
Jimmy Hill
Boston
Joe Perrelli
Manchester
Kid Kilonis
Charley Metro
Jack Merro
Leominster
Syracuse to Meet the Green Indoors
Syracuse University faces Dartmouth in an indoor track duel set for the winter season. The Green seek to rebound from football losses to the.
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N. Y
Syracuse University
Dartmouth
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