Melrose High Leads Early Ice and Basketball Season
Melrose High shows strong start with returning players McDonald, Jones, Dike and Connery powering fast ice play and a confident basketball lineup. Arlington, Somerville, Newton and Rindge field new squads as schedules unfold at Brae Burn, Broadway Athletic Field, and Cambridge venues with key captains and coaches guiding promising teams.
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Melrose High
McDonald Brothers
Jones
Page Dike
Connery
Wellesley High
Newton High
Slocum
Brae Burn
Foote
Yorham
Washburn
Marshall
Converse
Stephens
Hopkins
Burns
Kelly
Paine
Woods
Somerville High
Ned Garland
Eddie Donahue
Forg
Parks
Arlington High
Broadway
Bowerman Sees Stronger Boston NL Club Next Season
Boston manager Frank Bowerman addresses Hub fans in a cheery winter message. He outlines plans to strengthen the infield and first base, hints at a possible Dahlen deal, praises outfield options with Beaumont and Bates, and forecasts an improved pitching staff led by Ferguson, McCarthy, Tuckey, Lindaman, and Pfeffer.
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Hub
Bowerman
Ginger’ Beaumont
Garden
Bates
Beck
Becker
Dahlen
Dan McGann
Dan
Stem
Simmons
Graham
Smith
Giants
Sweeney
Ritchey
Ferguson
McCarthy
Tuckey
Lindaman
Fettle
Flaherty
Pfeffer
Boukes
Dorner
Boston
Local Youth Basketball Clubs Seek 105 to 125 Pound Teams
A crowded list of Boston area clubs seeks matches for various weight classes from 95 to 125 pounds. Entries include Olmsted A A Kingston Street Hurons and St Joseph A A with managers named, dates noted for December 23, and multiple East Boston Jamaica Plain Dorchester and Cambridge locales.
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Olmsted A. A
J. H. Guitland
Kingston Street
City
Hurons
J. Johnston
Brown Street
Waltham
St. Johns
H. Allen
Falcon Street
East
Boston
Eliots
W. Bradford
Creighton Street
Jamaica Plain
Decatur
Charles Rob
South Boston
Atlantics
W. L. Carey
Third Street
Peninsular Grays
James Murphy
D Street
Major Taylor to Race Jacky Clark in Boston Sprint Series
Major Taylor, the colored flyer, defeated Floyd McFarland in a Park Square sprint rivalry and plans a series with Jacky Clark. Clark, the Australian champion, aims to meet Taylor again before sailing to Europe for his final U.S. appearance.
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Major Taylor
Floyd McFarland
Park Square Rink
Taylor
Burns Johnson Sydney bout hoops big purses and hype
The article details a Sydney heavyweight clash between Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson with a $30,000 purse for Burns plus $1750 film and travel costs. It notes Johnson’s strength and training and mentions earlier negotiations, promoter expectations, and rival matchups including Sam Langford vs Jim Flynn and Jimmy Walsh vs Monte Attell in San Francisco.
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Sam Langford
Jim Flynn
Jimmy Walsh
Monte Attell
San Francisco
Monk the Newsboy
al Delmont
Lymansville
R. I
Phil McGovern
Harry Decker
Tamaqua
Penn
Jim Dolan
Sandy Williams
Philadelphia
Tommy Murphy
Charley Griffin
Henry Myers
George Alger
B. McKinnon
L. Conley
Armory A. A
Jack Johnson
Sydney
Aus
Eddie Curtis
Hughy McCann
Lancaster
Burns
Flynn
Langford
Pueblo
Sam
California
Championship Fight Close As Referee Proclaims Champion
The final count at Rush Cutters Bay Sydney will declare whether Tommy Burns or Jack Johnson holds the world heavyweight title. Burns plans to defend against all challengers excluding colored men, while Johnson pursues the crown, intensifying the dispute across North America Europe and Australia.
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Rush Cutters’ Bay
Sydney
Australia
Tommy Burns
Jack Johnson
North America
Europe
James J. Jeffries
Burns
Johnson
Boxing Manager Confirms Challenged Fight Plan
A letter from Sam Fitzpatrick, Johnson’s manager, was received stating to ignore rumors the fight isn’t on the level. He asserts Burns chase is extensive and Johnson will win, noting he had to accept the smaller end.
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Sam Fitzpatrick
Johnson
Burns
Burns Versus Johnson Set for World Heavyweight Title Show
In Sydney N S W Burns and Johnson arrive in prime condition for the world heavyweight title clash next Saturday. Burns trains with O Keefe and O Donnell as sparring partner while Johnson at Manley works with Mulins and Lang. Public betting at 5 to 4 favors Burns as 20 000 spectators are expected with 10 000 tickets sold. a referee had not yet been chosen.
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Sydney
Tommy” Burns
Jack Johnson
Burns
Australia
Johnson
Darling Point
O’keefe
O’donnell
Manley
Jack Mullins
Bill” Lang
Melbourne
Shrubb vs Longboat Marathon Showdown Across Miles
Arthur Duffey argues Shrubb will likely pull a early lead in New York over Longboat in the marathon but notes the second half decides the race. He recalls Lon Myers as a rare all around champion and discusses the broader impact of professional marathon running on amateur sport.
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Shrubb
New York
Shrubbs
Longboat
Lon Myers
Myers
Weather and arrival inquiry on Boston Marathon winner
A reader asks about weather when Longboat won the Boston Marathon and whether Somerville High athlete Bill Sharry will call at 6 tonight. The item records a weather query and a local scheduling question.
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Bill Sharry
Somerville High
Shaky Boston High School League Drama Spreads
Tense divisions erupt as Boston Latin and South Boston High cancel league games dating back to football season. Dorchester, East Boston, and Commercial High games loom as mix of lineup changes and key matchups unfold, with Warren Avenue and alumni contests shaping the week’s schedule.
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Boston Latin School
South Boston High
Sives
In School
Warren Avenue
South Boston High Five
Latin School
Mechanic Arts High
Peninsular High School
Dorchester
Simmons
Withington
John Fish
Teehan
West Roxbury High
Charlestown High
West Roxbury
Commercial High
East Boston
Noddle Island Five
Boston
McKendrew
Toomey
Forristar
Carroll
Maguire
Spaulding
Sullivan
Larry Conley
Bobby Conly
Bill Hoernle
Brighton High
Baseball notes hint at arbitration and college eligibility
Owens praised by NL players after last season while arbitator work seen as kinder in winter. Griffith traveling to Montana hints at possible deals for Chance and Kling of the Cubs. Penn reports four more Red and Blue players ruled ineligible threatening amateur status as Harvard and Yale comparisons arise.
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Rindge
Broderick
Holy Cross
Grebenstein
Dartmouth
Harvard
Wilson
Danahy
Greene
Ireland
Rock Ridge Hall
Park Square
Winthrop High
St. Mary’s High
Lynn
Anderson
Rock Ridge
Allen School
Somerville High
Wellesley Hills
Boston
Winchester High
Everett High
Owens
Pulliam
Griffith
Windy City
Montana
Charley Murphy
Chance
Kling
Cubs
Charley
University of Pennsylvania
Quakers
Yale
Marathon Race Gathers World Distance Runners in Boston
Boston prepares for a high profile six day and long distance event with Pat Dineen John Prouty Percy Smallwood and Sam Myers among the entrants. Dorando Johnny Hayes and possibly Shrubb are linked to the New Year Eve Park Square race to start at 9 pm and finish before midnight on December 31.
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Pat Dineen
Boston
John Prouty
South Boston
Dineen
Percy Smallwood
Sam Myers
Frank Kannally
New York
United States
Madison Square Garden
Dorando
Johnny Hayes
Park Square
Ireland
Detroit
Prouty
Smallwood
Tom Longboat
Philadelphia
Tom Williams
Shrubb
Longboat
Highlanders President Denies Moriarty Sale
Highlanders President Farrell refutes reports that Moriarty has been sold to Detroit. He states the great utility player will not be released as Detroit pursued him.
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Farrell
The
Highlanders
Moriarty
Detroit
Tigers
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Scott Slocum
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Melrose
Rts
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Lowell
Rindge Manual Training School
John Fritz
Henry O. Glidden
Cambridge Seven
Malden High
Charlie Cuddy
Malden
HRST
Boston National
Jackhy Clark
Burns-Johnson Batile
Ketchell
Mr. Burns
Lil Arthur
Murphy Vs. Griffin
Charlie Griffin
Armory
A. A
Murphy
Griffin
Northboro
Alger
Bill McKinnon
Portland
Jimmy Hanlon
West End
Tommy Bergin
A. C
Hanlon
Bergin
London
Bill” Squires
Bill’ Lang
Squires
Mill
Arthur Duffeys
Duffey
Richard Arnst
W. Webb
New Zealand
Arnst
Arthur D. Cooper
Wright & Ditson
Somerville
Ned” Garland
Somerville High Seven
Kirk
Kirk & GO
Bartholomay
Rochester
WM. Albrecht
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