Boxing News From Boston to Lewiston Circles of Promoters and Fights
Promoters outline upcoming bouts across New England. Paddy Owens and Jackie Williams pursue more world dreams with wins by Owens over Willie St. Clair and Tommy Nee in Boston. Worcester’s Leahy expects to fight Sailor Byron within weeks at 188 pounds with winner take all. Eddie Trembly seeks Gene Tunney, who is labeled a publicity target by his manager. Various fighters including Stollard Foley Garo and Gustin seek bouts. Cahill, Adams, and others eye rematches or new challenges. A disputed New York report is noted as misleading for boxing progress.
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Jackie Williams
Paddy Owens
Willie St. Claire Down
Providence
Tommy Nee
Boston
Tommy Leahy
Worcester Star
Byron
Leahy
Billy Stacey
Bangor
Eddie Trembly
Gene Tunney
Doc Bagley
New York
Bagley
Stacey
Tunney
Harry Silva
Trembly
Lewiston
Jack Curley
Boston Post
Morando Stefani
Caddock
Lewis
Pesek
Renato Gardini
Gardini
Calza
Boxers Prepare for Amateur Tourney and Big City Matchups
The St. Josephs T. A. S. hosts an amateur tournament at Commercial Hall on Friday December 2 with 118 pounders and open classes at 112 126 135 and 147. Managers seek new talent as excitement builds for the Tri City show featuring Toronto Pittsburgh and Boston boxers at Mechanic’s Building January 17. Joe Lynch faces Midget Smith in Garden tomorrow night with Smith seen as underdog while Floyd Johnson fights Bill Brennan next month to determine Firpo’s eventual challenger. Wills appears sidelined after election day.
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St. Joseph’s
Commercial Hall
Bill Cuddy
Toronto
Pittsburg
Boston
Mechanic's Building
Gotham Sport
Floyd Johnson
Bill Brennan
Firpo
Dempsey
Wills
Boston College High Strong In Track Prospects
Boston College High's track outlook is bright according to Coach Bill Dempsey. Captain Art Woodley and Welsh are key point scorers in sprints and field events. Newcomer Barnard McDermott adds speed with a 1000 yard record, filling Cav anaugh's spot as BC High faces a demanding schedule through January to March.
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Boston College High
Bill Dempsey
Art Woodley
Welsh
Barnard McDermott
West Roxbury
Cavanaugh
Jack Ryder
Boston College
Greater Boston
Huntington
Dempsey
Connery
Norton
Connors
Conlon
P. McCarthy
F. McCarthy
McDermott
Troy
Feeney
Woodley
Linehan
Medford
Lynn English
Lynn
Lynn Classical
Dorchester
Armory
Huntington Greater Boston
Lowell
English High
Commerce
Boston Latin
Sacred Heart A C Amateur Boxing Trials Tonight
Sacred Heart A C stages an amateur boxing tournament tonight at Columbus Hall East Boston with top boxers in several weight classes. Entrants include Ted Blodgett Lynn Andrew Martin South End A A Terry Parker Boston Frank Scire East Boston in 118 pounds plus others across 126 135 and 147 pounds with potential appearance by Red O Grady.
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Sacred Heart A. C
Columbus Hall
East
Boston
Ted Blodgett
Lynn
Andrew Martin
South End
A. A
Terry Parker
Frank Scire
East Boston
Johnny Andreazanno
Joe Burke
Stanley Martin
John Moran
South End A. A
Terry McManus
Joe Gillard
Everett
Bill Carroll
South Boston
Johnny DeAngeles
Hunchy Beale
al Gatenby
John Johnson
Georgia
Marty. Corbett
Red O’grady
Davis Cup to divide nations into American and European groups
London reports the Davis Cup nations will be split into two groups American and European with winners meeting for a final challenge. Hawaii Philippines New Italy and Romania join while Germany Austria and Hungary are excluded. the United States will be listed as such.
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London
Associated Press
Henry Slocum
United States
Japan
Hawaii
Philippines
Italy
Romania
Germany
Austria
Hungary
America
Slocum
France
Australia
Top Sprinter Loses To Team In Commerce Track
Tony Rosa the fleet Intermediate 220 yard sprinter left school weakening Commerce track prospects. Captain Arnold Rumpf must replace Rosa in sprint events while Barney Nolan fills middle distances. Other likely point scorers include Nat Levine Walter McManus and George McCarthy as meets proceed from January through March in Armory events and Reggie trials.
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Commerce
Tony Rosa
Fleet
Rosa
Arnold Rumpf
Bumpf
Barney Nolan
Nat Levine
Walter McManus
George McCarthy
Armory
Mechanic Arts
Brighton
Newton
Boston
Harvard Captain George Owens Teaches Rivers School Hockey
Harvard hockey captain George Owen demonstrated poke checking back position and point play to Rivers School players. The session covered essential defensive techniques and encouraged Rivers pupils aiming to make a name on the ice this winter.
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George Owen
Harvard
Rivers School
Owen
Rivers
Zbyszko Challenged by Calza Rival for Proving Ground
Calza’s manager says Wladek Zbyszko must first prove he is a live contender before any match with George Calza can be arranged. The statement signals a quiet period in wrestling as both sides set conditions.
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Wladek Zbyszko
George Calza
Calza vs Wladek talk and tonight’s mat bout at Grand Opera
Morando Stefani accuses Jack Curley of bluffing over a meeting with Calza and Wladek. Curley plans to settle differences when Curley arrives tomorrow. Tonight at the Grand Opera House a mat bout features Stasiak versus the Zbyszkos, plus Yusko versus Rizzo and Burns versus Latrich.
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Morando
Grand Opera House
Mattourney
Stanley Stasiak
Zbyszkos
Ivan Michaelloff
Stasiak
Howard Theatre
Calza
Zbysskos
Frank Yusko
A. Rizzo
Jack Burns
Frank Latrich
Eastern Intercollegiate Track Champs on May 12
The Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association will hold its fifth annual track and field championship at Pratt Field in Springfield on May 12. The javelin throw will be added to the event. Boston College has won the title for the past two years.
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Springfield
Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Pratt Field
Boston College
Yale's Idol to Enter Business
Malcolm P. Aldrich known as Mac a Yale captain of the 1821 football and 1922 baseball teams spends Christmas with his Fall River parents. He aided Tad Jones in the Ell football machine this fall and will join Edward Harkness oil interests starting next year. A Yale faculty member praised him as a model for future Yale students.
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Malcolm P. “Mac
Aldrich
Yale
Fall River
Mac
New Haven
Maine Basketball Tourney in Two Classes
The University of Maine Athletic Association announces the third annual Inter scholastic basketball tournament will be held March 9 and 10. It will have two classes for high schools and preparatory schools with cups awarded in each class and a tournament cup for the final high school academy game winner.
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Orono
University of Maine Athletic Association
R. H. Bryant
Haverhill Plans Country Club With Golf Course
At a meeting in the Pentucket Club, George E B Durgin was authorized to sell 800 stock certificates at 250 each to fund purchase of the Brickett estate of 180 acres on Gile street. The plan includes an 18 hole golf course and winter sports potential, with one year to complete.
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Haverhill
Pentucket Club
George EB. Durgin
Brickett
Gile Street
Winter golf for fans and pros head south for season
Golfers including Fred Miley Gil Middleton and Jimmy Shep hard prepare winter plans with Florida addresses while New Bedford C C plans a $60 000 clubhouse next year. John Anderson departs for Chicago to coach near Windy City as new indoor iron attachments appear. Gene Sarazen's double national titles shine and other players claim top state and regional titles. Local clubs seek open dates for next season.
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Fred Miley
Homestead
Gil’ Middleton
Pittsfield
Jimmy Shephard
Wiano
Florida
Miley
Fort Pierce
Middleton
Wort Myers
Shephard
Tampa
Middlesex Champion Team Shattered by Graduation Losses
CONCORD Dec 20 The Middlesex School football eleven of North Concord will lose all but two of this year’s 13 letter men to graduation. Captain elect Hervey Thompson of Adams Massachusetts and Parker Wise of New York city are the only players remaining for next fall, while the rest of the 1924 class departs.
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Concord
Middlesex
North Concord
Hervey Thompson
Adams
Mass
Parker Wise
New York City
Captainelect Thompson
Wise
Winter Carnival in Arlington Heights Opens Jan 6
Arlington Heights hosts its first mid winter carnival on Friday Jan 6 at the Bay State Arimont County Club under the Community Men's Club. Outdoor coasting skiing and tobogganing on three hills in front of the club house will be followed by a weenie roast at 11 PM. Indoor dancing and continuous entertainment will conclude the event.
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Arlington Heights
Arlington
Bay State-Arimont Country Club
Star Schoolboy Grid Player Hassan to Enter Boston College
Kamel Turk Hassan, a prominent New Hampshire schoolboy athlete and fullback for S J Helm's Prep, will enter Boston College and seek a spot on the varsity team next September. Hassan has starred in Manchester schoolboy football and was captain of Hill Top eleven in 1921.
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B. C
Manchester
N. H
Kamel “Turk” Hassan
New Hampshire
S J. Helm
Boston College
Hassan
Yes
Manchester High
Sencenevar Sta Anselm
Giants and stars of the season tour and arena battles
The piece surveys a winter sports scene with the Giants spring training tour alongside the White Sox, praise for Herb Drury and a battle between Norfolk and Andersen in boxing, plus boxing club debates and Yale football claims. It notes arena crowds, skating for the Post Santa Claus fund, and various college teams set to invade the West with possible victories.
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Giants
White Sox
San Antonio
Ambiguous sports figure coaching claims and venue hints
Fragmentary notes discuss a coach named John Helomen and alleged boxing and boxing related events. References include Pennsylvanig Navy Mo and a Boston YMC A setting with mentions of Hun secu re Avenue Gymnasium and Leavenwo. The text is garbled and difficult to verify.
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Toth
Boston Y. M
C. Seak
Hun
Avenue Gymnasium
John Helomen
Ponner
Rg New Pennslvanig
Navy
Bob Fowler
Ohneos
John
Wan
Leavenwo
Two Elevens Ride Together on Crosscountry Trip
In Chicago on December 20 two eastern football teams, University of West Virginia and Penn State, halted en route to California. WVU, led by Coach Spears, will play Gonzaga in San Diego on Christmas Day, while Penn State faces USC in Pasadena on January 1.
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West
Pitt
Leland Stanford
Penn State
West Virginia
University of Southern California
Gonzaga
Chicago
California
University of West Virginia
Spears
Hugo Beschek
Pasadena
San Diego
Grapplers Clash At Old Howard Theater Card Recap
Yesterday's afternoon and evening wrestling bouts at the Howard Theatre produced two draws and two wins. Frank Dutcher and Charley Metro drew in ten minutes. Stanley Stasiak beat Lawson Pinkham in eight. Joe Perelli and Tommy Reccording drew, while Stasiak no fell against Frank Yuske. Next matinee Perelli faces Billy Klei. Stasiak meets Frank Zurich. in the evening Cora Livingston vs Mae Kelly and Metro vs Joe Perelli. Stasiak also meets Michalloff tonight at the Grand Opera House.
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Howard Theatre
Frank Dutcher
Charley Metro
Stanley Stasiak
Lawson Pinkham
Tommy
Joe Perelli
Stasiak
Frank Yuske
Perelli
Billy Klei
Frank Zurich
Cora Livingston
Mae Kelly
Metro
Michalloff
Grand Opera House
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Harry Foley
Willie Garo
Jack Thomas
Chevlin, Siegel
Doyle
Willie Harmon
Jack Perry
Steve Gustin
Reagan
Mechanics Building
Gustin
Bat Nelsor
Jack McGrath
Jack Twin
Hambone
Kelly
McGrath
Meddo Flanagan
Ruy Cahill
Sailor Byron
He Adams
Brockton
Wiadek
Stra Lewis
Braves Field
Ed Lewis
Joe Lynch
Midget Smith
Garden
Smith
Silk Back Media
Oves
Ismmas
Washington ST
Honest Qld South Church Theatre
B. C. H. Strong
Shriner & Urner
Flash
Owens
Waldek
Ivan Michailoff
Pole
BY Doc Almy
Curley
Calza’s
Wladek
George
Lletin
Amerinas
Charlesbank Court
Enoveer Memorial
Fair Garden
Jamaica
McConnell Park
Fair Roche
Fair Smith
Mac” Aldrich
Tad Jones
Maine
BY Burt Hoxie
Frank Gilholm
New Bedford
Mattapoisett
New Bedford C. C
John Anderson
Dedham Hunt and Polo Club
Windy City
Gene Sarazen
Chick” Evans
Collett’s
Sweetser
A. Pollock Boyd
Tennessee
Buddy” Knepper
Brookline
Iowa State
al Watrous
Marty O'Loughlin
Metropolitan
New Jersey
George Aulbach
New England
Winchester
Aulbach
Fred Low
Hyannisport
Garcelon
Sport Comment
Herb Drury
Herb
Pat Moran
Rogers Hornsby
Fonseca
Rogers
Simon Pure
Coaffee
Winnipeg
Charley Paddock
George W. Brown
Post
Bob Fisher
Bob
Kid Norfolk
Lee Andersen
Andersen
Norfolk
Tom Goodwin
Sam Langford
Joe Jeannette
Bob McKirdy
Joe McCarthy
Big Ike
Stan” Zbyszko
Big Pole
Laurela
St. Louis
Zbyssko
J. Frank Facey
New England Registration Committee
New England Association
Major Briggs
Facey
Ed Barrows
Red* Sox
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Barrow
Ruppert
Percy Haughton
Elis
Hugo Beséek
Bescek
Charie
Awinmer
Virginia
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