Boxing Club Dismisses Bagley Boxers and Boxing News
The Armory dumps Des Bagley and his boxing stable as part of a bold club decision. Frank Kramer shows renewed speed in victories over Goullett Spencer and rivals. Benny Leonard faces Irish Patsey Cline in Philadelphia while Charley Weeghman aims to build a strong Cubs team for next season. Jack Moakley, 54, is celebrated by Cornell athletes and New England coaches. Cupid Blackmer earns a naval reserve ensign commission and athletic salons debate staging plans.
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Intercollegiate Championships Move Dates
The piece notes a May date change for intercollegiate championships and discusses scheduling to suit college athletes. It mentions Bill James’s potential return to the Braves and his past poor form, plus talks of runners Jimmy Henigan Willie Kyronen Hannes Kolehmainen Gordon Nightingale for an indoor five mile race. It also references the International league shakeup affecting player markets and spring training prospects.
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Jimmy Henigan
Willie Kyronen
Hannes Kolehmainen
Gordon Nightingale
Harvard Informal Hockey Men Prepare For Week Start
Harvard's informal hockeyists head to the Arena next Monday for roll call. Robert E. Gross, last year's player and current freshman coach, will lead the varsity squad until a regular coach is named. Practice occurs Monday and Friday with games against several service teams possible.
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Harvard
Robert E. Gross
Buck Herzog With Boston National Club In 1910–11
Herzog played for Boston in 1910 and part of 1911 before being traded to New York for Bridwell and Gowdy. D. J. F. Tom Longboat ran the Boston Marathon in 1907 in 2h 24m 24s. Del Pratt had been with the St. Louis Americans since 1912.
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Boston National Club
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New York
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Tom Longboat
Longboat
Jimmy Duffy
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del Pratt
St. Louis
PLAN FOR BALL TEAM AT HARVARD
Harvard athletic leaders map a spring Cambridge season with informal varsity baseball on the program. A varsity and a freshman ball team are identified as certain.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Harvard Baseball Rebuilds With Wartime Gaps
Harvard’s 1918 baseball outlook faces deep wartime depletion as only Captain Bill McLeod returns from last year’s squad. Coach Hugh Duffy reports strong fall practice from a hybrid varsity and freshman group, with four wins and plans for two games weekly, while the freshman team heads a dozen-game spring schedule for the 1921 cohort.
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Harvard
Bill McLeod
Hugh Duffy
Duffy
Hughy
Crimson
Four Cornered College Ice League Formed in Boston
A new four team collegiate league includes Boston College Boston University Tufts and MIT with Monday games at the Boston Arena. The schedule runs January through March featuring Tufts Boston College MIT and BU in a round of weekly matches and a potential March 25 playoff in case of a tie.
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Tufts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Tech
Retain 25 Player Limit and Spring Training Plans
At the American League meeting Chicago December 13 retained the 25 player limit and approved continued spring training trips. League owners prepare for a joint meeting with the National League and discuss fundraising for soldiers and a benefit game for a Philadelphia widow. Connie Mack proposed the benefit game with Philadelphia clubs hosting early-season exhibition.
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Johnson
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William G. Veart
Baseball Writers’ Association
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Americans
WILL SETTLE WELTER TITLE
The article outlines disputes among 16 club owners over 1918 season schedules tax terms and war clauses. It notes American and National leagues pushing a 154 game plan while Johnson favors 140, plus backer reimbursements and World Series receipts division proposals.
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Edward Gwinner
Pittsburg
Harry Sinclair
Newark
Ward
New York
Brooklyn Federals
National League
August Herrmann
Cincinnati Nationals
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Kilonis to wrestle Scotty Campbell at Grand Opera House
John Kilonis agreed to a finish match with Scotty Campbell next Thursday at the Grand Opera House. Campbell returns from six weeks in Maine woods and will bring a tricky aggressive style. A side bet was not covered with a 75 25 purse split the only concession by Kilonis. the other finish match is Cyclone Ross vs Peter Goulette.
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Scotty’ Campbell
Kilonis
Campbell
Maine Woods
Grand Opera House
Cyclone Ross
Peter Goulette
Schools and Arena at Odds Over Hockey Games
The Interscholastic Hockey league warns Boston Arena management to secure better terms for upcoming league games or school teams will move games outdoors, ending indoor play at the arena.
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Boston
Arena to host scholastic hockey after meeting at Cambridge Latin
A three man committee led by Franz Nichols Harrison Meserve and Arthur Sullivan met with Arena officials at Cambridge Latin School to discuss expanding evening hockey and boosting attendance. The plan seeks to keep the Interscholastic Hockey League at the Arena despite past low crowds and weather related outdoor play disruptions.
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Cambridge Latin School
Franz Nichols
Brookline
Harrison Meserve
Melrose
Arthur Sullivan
Arlington
Newton
Rindge
Cambridge Latin
Somerville
Charles Lombard
Lexington High Plans Dec 27 Ice Hockey Opener
Following interclass games the Lexington High School seven will host an interscholastic contest against Cambridge Latin School in the Interscholastic Hockey League on the Lexington rink Thursday afternoon, December 27.
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Lexington High School
Cambridge Latin School Seven
Armory Boxing Boost After Scrapping Dec 26 Bout
Armory A A directors bow to public pressure and declare the Jackson Britt bout off for December 26 and align with the Doc Bagley stable, boosting fan support and defending clean sport. The Boston/New York scene debates prospects and potential replacements as promoters seek two strong bills.
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Armory A. A
Jackson-Britt
Doc’ Bagley
New York
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