Frizetti rises as critics hail Brockton boxer
The piece tracks Jimmy Frizzetti defeating Benny Valgar in a tight bout boosting Frizzetti’s popularity while Jimmy Ettie of Brockton is affirmed as not the false lead. It notes other boxing and football topics including Harvard Penn State schedules and Judge Creed praising Terry Martin’s exoneration in a local court case.
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Etty
Jimmy Etti
Brockton
Kenizetti
Britt
Jimmy
Benny Algar
Frizetti
Penn State
Hugo Bezdek
Bill Hollenbeck
Penn
Alex McLean
Alex
Terry Martin
Judge Creed
Boston
Martin- Abe Friedman
Sandy Ferguson
Terry
Creed
Young Martin
Martin
Sports notes on early baseball football and boxing history
Summary of scattered sports queries including Braves Field vs Fenway for a 1915 era, opening of Braves Field in August 1915, and Thorpe’s prominence. Also questions on Willard Dempsey profits, an West Point cadet killed in Harvard game at West Point, Buck Weaver origin, Buck Weaver birth in Stowe Pa, repeated fights between Harry Carlson and Jimmie Frizzetti, Mike Kirst of St Paul boxing at Grand Opera House with camps and Meyers.
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West Point
Harvard
Burns
Mike Kirst
St. Paul
Grand Opera House
Kirst
Billy Meyers
Yankees to Train in Louisiana Purpose and Venue Confirmed
Positive assurance Yankees will train in Shreveport from March 1 to April 2 after Ed Barrow authorized closing a contract for the Shreveport Texas league grounds. Scout Bob Connery leaves for New Orleans to seek training ads for the Dodgers amid reports of other moves.
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SI Eport
New York Yankees
Shreveport
Bob Connery
Ed. Barrow
Connery
New Orleans
Brooklyn Dodgers
British and U S boxing carnival to open 1921 series
New York officials announced an international boxing carnival pitting England and United States boxers in amateur middleweight and heavyweight divisions. Matches to be staged next month under International Boxing Federation rules with Amateur Athletic Union sanction. A A U to choose American representatives. selection method for service and police entrants unspecified.
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New York
England
United States
International Sporting Club
Tex O'Rourke
London
International Boxing Federation
Amateur Athletic Union of the
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Yale appoints new graduate football committee members
Yale University forms a graduate football committee with Fos ter Rockwell Ray Paige and Clarence Alcott replacing Brink Thorne Johnny Kilpatrick and Lucius Biglow. Louis Stoddard and Ted Lilley are the reappointed members under Captain Aldrich.
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New Haven
Yale
Brink Thorne
Johnny Kilpatrick
Lucius Biglow
Foster Rockwell
Ray Paige
Clarence Alcott
Louis Stoddard
Ted Lilley
Aldrich
Athletic Board of Control
C. Mendell
Thorne
Crowley Heads B U Athletics
Ralph Crowley elected president of the Boston University Athletic Association at the first meeting under the new constitution. John J. O'Hare named vice president and Alfred F B Peterson named secretary. Delegates to the athletic council chosen: Crowley, Colonel Pearson, and Thomas J Connors.
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Ralph Crowley
B. U
College of Business Administration
Boston University Athletic Association
John J. O'Hare
Alfred FB. Peterson
Pearson
Law School
Thomas J. Connors
Medical School
Self Made Men Mirth From The Gilded Age
A satirical piece tracing the myth of self made men and women, contrasting wealth with worth. It lampoons opulent traits and cash worship through caricatures of millionaires, referencing Rockefeller Morgan Ford and a Buzzard's Bay tax anecdote. The tone wields humor to critique ostentation and materialism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Busy Night for Dutch Mat Men at Grand Opera House
Tommy Draak faces Carl Vogel in a featured bout led by a tough clash with Laitenen the Finn. Frank Gerhardt meets Cyclone Ress while Ross Redgrave headlines a strong card with Thavney Metro and Mike James of Brockton. All matches go to a finish.
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Tommy
Carl Vogel
Grand Opera House
New Yorker
Laitenen
Draak
Frank Gerhardt
Cyclone Ress
Providence
Ross
Thavney Metro
Mike James
Brockton
Notre Dame May Play Xmas Game on West Coast
Notre Dame University football may travel December 18 to San Francisco for a Christmas day game against the Pacific Fleet eleven if star halfback George Gipp improves from his serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Souti Bend
Ind
Notre Dame University
San Francisco
Pacific Fleet
George Gipp
Virginia Gets Big Offers For Son Of College Al
Virginia notes major bids from colleges for a son of a prominent figure as December reports indicate strong interest from multiple universities. Details remain scarce as schools weigh offers and potential athletic or academic futures.
Terry Martin Wins In Court
Frank Martini known as Terry Martin of Providence won a libel suit against former manager Frank Ceccarelli of Boston. Ceccarelli sought 517 dollars for money loaned and paid out for publicity and training in 1919. Judge Creed of the Municipal Court ruled Martini had paid Ceccarelli since Ceccarelli held one third of receipts.
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Frank Martini
Terry Martin
Providence
Frank Ceccarelli
Boston
Creed
Ceccarelli
Martini
Connecticut Girls Swim Plans Under A A U Banner
The Connecticut branch of the A A U recently organized and met to discuss programs. They learned that Bridgeport Life Saving Corps will host the junior national girls 20 yard swim under the U S N C 8 C convention.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Life Saving Corps of
Bridgeport
Greb to Fight Bob Roper in Boston Bout
Harry Greb of Pittsburg sails to Boston to meet Captain Bob Roper in a Faneuil A. C. card at Mechanics' Building on Tuesday December 21. The pair split three prior no decision bouts with fierce battles and a capacity crowd is expected.
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Harry Greb
Pittsburg
Boston
Bob Roper
Faneuil A. C
Mechanics’ Building
Roper
Greb
Denver
Cycle camp could eat out a market at Madison Square Garden
Eleven teams of two men each and 32 trainers in the foreign camp at Madison Square Garden consumed a day’s supply: fifty loaves of bread, a 75 lb loin of beef, a sheep, eggs, canned corn peas and asparagus, potatoes, chickens, milk, coffee, apples, rice, celery, near beer, seltzer, prunes, butter, and spaghetti.
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Madison Square Garden
Parker Club on the Ice Debuts Hockey Seven
The Parker Club of Lexington will field a hockey seven this winter with practice starting once ice is ready. They aim to arrange games with Greater Boston club teams and request contact with Manager Alden Kelly at 462-M Lexington.
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Parker Club
Lexington
Greater
Boston
Alden Kelly
Marsden Made Captain of Maynard High Baseball Nine
Roy Marsden was elected captain of the 1921 Maynard High School baseball nine at a meeting of the High School Athletic Association. Robert Parkin named manager. Two games with Concord High School likely to be scheduled.
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Maynard
Roy Marsden
Maynard High School
High School Athletic Association
Robert Parkin
Concord High School
Boston Boxers Eye New York Chance and Local Prospects
The article previews up coming boxing action with Bobbie Josephs defending the New England featherweight title against Tommy Reagan as he heads to New York. It highlights prospects from East Boston and Charlestown including Jim Frizzetti and Joe Welch and notes Dempsey Brennen Floyd Patterson style showdowns at Madison Square Garden. It also mentions Clay Turner and Joe Connolly boxing in Boston area venues and Nixie Searles featured in the semis.
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Bobbie Josephs
New York
Bobbie
New England
Tommy Reagan
East Boston
Josephs
Reagan
Madison Garden
Jack Dempsey
Bill Brennen
Tex Rickard
Bill Tate
Kid Norfolk
Rickard
Tate
Norfolk
Charley Weinert
Newark
Bartley Madden
Marty Farrell
Frankie McGuire
Philadelphia
Jack Duffy
Dempsey
Farrell
Joe Farrenl
Ian O'Dowd
Joe Jeannette
al Reich
Bill
Joe Gana
Commonwealth A. A
Turner
Boston
Clay
Commonwealth Club
al. Sears
Walter Butler
A. C
Lynn
Sears
Butler
Nixie Searles
Hoppe Retains Balk Line Title In Lively Finish
Willie Hoppe, defending balk line champion, defeated Jake Schaefer of San Francisco 400 to 64 to retain the title in New York. Hoppe closed out the fifth game of the championship with a 239 run in his fifth inning and finished the match in the tenth. The run featured precise positioning and delicate shots with a late reverse bank miss ending Schaefer’s challenge.
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New York
Willie Hoppe
Billlliard
Jake Schaefer
San Francisco
Hoppe
Schaef
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