Fitz and O'Brien Set for 20 Round Clash in Philadelphia
Promoter previews a decisive bout between Fitzsimmons and O'Brien in Philadelphia. The aging Fitzsimmons, at 44, faces a quick, tactical but hard punching opponent in O'Brien who favors a running fight and ring control. Historical notes on O'Brien's career and a glimpse of past clashes are included.
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O'Brien
Fitz
O’brien
Philadelphia
O’ Brien
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack O'Brien
San Francisco
The Career of Robert Fitzsimmons Box Champion
Robert Fitzsimmons born June 4 1862 in Elston Cornwall became Australia’s boxing champion before turning pro. He beat Corbett Maher Hall and Jeffries in several key bouts in the United States and Canada, winning world titles in middleweight light heavyweight and challenging for heavyweight. This timeline covers major fights from 1891 to 1903 and notes his last ring appearance in Philadelphia.
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O’brien
Joseph F. Hagan
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Isador Strauss
Bobby Dobbs
Martin Judge
Jack Yanlon
Billy Payne
Jack Daly
George Cole
San Francisco
al Neill
Peter Jackson
England
Great Britain
Andy Walsh
Charlie McKeever
Joe Walcott
Yank Kenney
Billy Stift
Joe Choynski
Peter Maher
Marvin Hart
Robert Fitzsimmons
Elston
Cornwall
Australia
Fitzsimmons
Jim Hall
Sydney
America
Jack Dempsey
New Orleans
Fitz
Joe Godfrey
Dan Creedon
Jim Corbett
Corbett
Mahern
Langtry
Tex
Carson City
Nev
James J. Jeffries
Coney Island
Ed Dunkhorst
Gus Ruhlin
Tom Sharey
Jeffries
Jeff
George Gardner
Jack O’brien
Boxing Feuds and Amateur Team News From Boston Area
A quarrel over a purs e between Nelson and McGovern ends without a fight. The intercity B A A boxing team for Chicago is named with Stangel McKinnon national champions. Chelsea’s Millstream Boat Club again shapes boxing, with Black Brook, O Rourke and Ferguson among early influencers. I A D Waltham Muldoons Farm White Plains NY.
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Nelson-McGovern
Nelson
McGovern
Chicago A. A
Fred Stangel
al Bates
Coleman McGowan
T. KF. Fitzpatrick
HW. J. McKinnon
Stangel
McKinnon
Millstream Boat Club
Chelsea
Cambridge A. A
Millstream Club
Charley O’rourke
Sandy Ferguson
Jimmy Briggs
Waltham
Muldoon
White Plains
N. Y
Columbia to ban football after faculty recommendation
Final action by Columbia University council on a committee's recommendation would prohibit football at Columbia. The decision, expected to be adopted, is sending students into fury over what they call unfair faculty treatment and plans a demonstration tomorrow.
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New York
Columbia University Council
Columbia
East Boston Star Jim Crowley Nets 33 Floor Baskets
Jim Crowley, East Boston High School center, set an individual interscholastic floor basket record with 33 scores in a game against Winthrop High. Crowley and Frank Carey of South Boston previously shared the record of 19 baskets, a mark now surpassed in a dominant East Boston win.
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Jim Crowley
East Boston
Crowley
Frank Carey
South Boston
Winthrop
Boston
Rink at Ball Grounds Opens on Christmas Day
On Christmas Day afternoon the ice hockey season kicks off at the Huntington avenue grounds if weather permits. Groundkeeper Kelley will turn on the water today. The opening game features Roxbury versus Boston hockey teams.
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Huntington Avenue Grounds
Kelley
Roxbury
Boston
Indoor Meet Set for Feb 10 by Boston Athletic Association
Entry blanks issued for the 17th annual indoor open handicap meet at Mechanics Hall on February 10. George W. Brown oversees entries as Harvard, Princeton, Cornell and other New England schools vie for events including a new New England intercollegiate open team race, with close date January 29.
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Boston Athletic Association
George W. Brown
Mechanics’ Hall
New England
Harvard
Princeton
Cornell
Dartmouth
Amherst
University of Maine
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yale
University of Pennsylvania
Williams
Brown
Tufts
Bowdoin
Dorchester High Basketball Schedule Outlook
Dorchester High faces a lean roster after last season’s championship and lists Regnier as captain with Peyser out. The schedule runs from December 22 at Hyde Park to March 15 against Boston Latin, Malden, and East Boston among others.
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Dorchester High
Regnier
Peyser
Lewis
Moulton
Gallagher
Jackson
Hyde Park
Dorchester
South Boston
West Roxbury
Malden
Springfield
Roxbury
East Boston
Boston Latin
English High
Mechanic Arts
M. 1
Boston
South
Captain Hurley Home Again After Sleigh Accident
Captain Dan Hurley of the Harvard football eleven is back at his Charlestown home with a leg injured from a sleigh-throwing incident in Jefferson while driving with President Edward Gallagher of the Boston Young Men's Catholic Association.
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Dan Hurley
Harvard
Charlestown
Jefferson
Edward Gallagher
Boston Young Men's Catholic Association
Harvard Freshman Notes at Oxford Shine in Field Events
W. W. Thayer of Harvard placed second in the hammer throw and third in the shot put at Oxford University competitions. Thayer, of Magdalen College, has drawn attention in field events. Rumor has it Hugh Duffy attempted to recruit Victor Willis for the Quakers at the National meeting last week.
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Oxford University
England
W. W. Thayer
Harvard
Thayer
Magdalen College
Hugh Duffy
Victor Willis
Quakers
Auto League Bowlers Open at Somerset Alleys
The Automobile Trade Bowling league opened last night with White Motor Car five sweeping Wayne 3–0 at Somerset alleys. Gallagher led the winners with a three string total of 272. In the Ton Ford clash Ford five won two of three games in a tight finish.
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Automobile Trade Bowling League
Somerset
White Motor Car
Wayne
Gallagher
High Roller
Ylinton
Ford
Harvard Fencing Set for Columbia and Tech Triangular Meet
The Harvard fencing team schedules a winter slate including a February 28 triangular match with Columbia and the Institute of Technology and a March 2 quadrangular meet with Pennsylvania Yale and Technology.
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Harvard
Columbia
Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania
Yale and
Technology
Monkeys in Football Talk From Yale to Harvard
Myron W Townsend argues football traces to primal apes, cites Tom Shevlin and Yale's stance on the sport, notes Harvard Yale Princeton tensions, and recounts the sport’s rough edge, with side items on Boston society, bull fights in Mexico, and amateur status debates.
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Mexico
Boston
Mexico Country Club
Mexico City
Bovines
Burkett Misses Worcester Franchise in New England Meeting
At the Parker House a New England league session debated Burkett seeking a league franchise. Worcester’s bid was not raised, while Fred Lake retained Taunton’s old slot and Lowell will gain a club under his plan.
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Jesse Burkett
Parker House
Burkett
Worcester
Taunton
Fred Lake
Lowell
Steve Flanagan
Fred Doe
Doe
Concord
Fall River
Lawrence
Nashua
Direct Plan Sells Callahan Home Whiskey at Wholesale
The ad promotes Callahan Home Whiskey sold direct to customers at the wholesale price with free delivery to New England railroad points. Four quart bottles per case, delivered for $3, claiming half the retail cost, aged ten years in charred oak, mellow and high grade for home and medicinal use.
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New England
Callahan Home
Callahan Home Whiskey Offer Promises Risk Free Trial
An advertisement from John F. Callahan & Co promoting Callahan Home Whiskey offers four full quarts of 10 year old whiskey for 3 dollars with pre paid shipment to New England railroad points. If unsatisfied, customers may return the case at the company's expense and receive a full refund.
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Callahan
New England
Baseball Magnates Gather for Franchising Talk in Worcester
Notable figures Hugh Duffy Tommy Connolly Fred Tenney and others fanned as magnates met. Patsey Donovan praised for Brook lyn appointment and Burkett eyed a Worcester club with a new ground and franchise. Steve Flanagan seeks talks with Baltimore�s Mike Lynch, who is on the reserve list.
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Hugh Duffy
Tommy Connolly
Fred Tenney
Mike Lynch
Baltimore
Arthur McGovern
Jesse Burkett
George Touhey
Patsey Donovan
Mike Regan
Charley White
Chicago
Brooklyn
Worcester
Burkett
Steve Flanagan
Cambridge
Lynch
Flanagan
Hughey Jennings
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National Shawmut Bank of Boston
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