Greb Beats Roper In Ten Round Boston Ring Battle
Harry Greb of Pittsburg defeats Captain Bob Roper in a ten round glove match at the Mechanics Building Boston drawing a large indoor crowd. Greb dominated with a dancing attack while Roper struggled and landed few clean blows.
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Glynn Manslows Mansfield in Busy Ring Battle
Judges awarded Glynn the decision over Mansfield after a closely fought bout in which Glynn used footwork and sharp lefts to jaw and ribs while Mansfield pressed with power ending in a near knockdown. Kenny and Reddy also provided a frenetic semi final with Kenny prevailing after a hard fought two way exchange.
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Roxbury
Jack Mansfield
Lawrence
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Mansfield
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al Reddy
Chelsea
Kenny
Reddy
Jimmy
Hornsby Placed on the Market by Giants and Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby, the St. Louis second baseman, is reportedly on the market as the Giants back away from bidding after three offers totaling about a quarter of a million dollars. Rickey’s renewed talks with McGraw and Garry Herrmann’s comments frame a shifting trade landscape with Groh and other assets in play.
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Dempsey Declines Speaking Role at Rotary Luncheon
Jack Dempsey challenged the room to a fight at a Salt Lake City Rotary Club event saying he would fight anyone present. The boxing champion, guest of honor, clarified he was not a speaker and used the anecdote to spark laughter.
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Malden High Joins Greater Boston Interscholastic Hockey League
Malden High was admitted to the Greater Boston Interscholastic Hockey League at a meeting yesterday afternoon at Cambridge High and Latin School. Malden applied for admission and was welcomed.
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Hockey League Expands With New Member Malden Seven Schools Form League
Somerville Melrose Arlington Brookline Cambridge Latin Newton High join Malden to form an eight team league. Bramhall returns as Cambridge Latin athletic manager president and Dr Oscar Martin Newton High secretary. A round robin outdoor schedule is approved with four top teams set to contest the championship at the Boston Arena in late February. Everett High shows little enthusiasm for admission to the league.
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Lexington Elects Captain for High School Football
A meeting of Lexington High School football members is set at the high school this afternoon to elect a captain to succeed William Cos grove and to name a new manager in place of Howard Dunham.
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Howard Dunham
National Hockey at Hub Arena Schedule Announced
Five games in the Eastern series of the National Amateur Hockey Association will be played at the Boston Arena. Manager George W. Brown of the Boston Arena announced a schedule for 10 games and the winner of the Middle West and Far Western series will compete for the Cornelius Fellowes cup, emblematic of the amateur hockey championship.
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Boston Arena
George W. Brown
Regional Basketball Schedules and Rivalry Highlight Local Card
Eastern series includes B A A Roxbury club St Alphonsus A A and St Nicholas of New York with Quaker City of Philadelphia In the Middle West Pittsburg St Paul Duluth and Cleveland In the Far West Houghton Calumet American Soo Kalamazoo Eleventh and Sault Ste Marie An extra schedule will be released soon Next month features B A A versus St Alphonsus A A on Friday January 21 and Harvard versus Princeton the following night at the Boston Arena
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Zeeland Girls Dress in Black Skirts and White Caps
In Zeeland the girls and women wear full long black skirts white caps tiny gold spirals coral beads and aprons as part of traditional attire.
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Yankee in Great Shape Ready for Surprise at Second Base
Joe Kelley of Baltimore says the young Yankee is adding weight and in great shape. He will play a surprising game at second base next season, Kelley stated yesterday.
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Joe Kelley
Baltimore
Chick Fewster
Kelley
Noted G. A. R. veteran dead in East Boston
Jeremiah Murley a longtime East Boston resident and prominent G. A. R. figure has died at 89 Bennington Street. A Cork Ireland native he joined the Civil War navy and served as chief gunner aboard the U S S Cumberland, taking part in the battle with the Merrimac as one of 30 survivors and leading Joseph Hooker Post 23.
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East Boston
U. S. S. Cumberland
Joseph J. Murley
Bennington Street
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Ireland
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Cumberland
Joseph Hooker
Turner's Crab Hold Beats John Hilonis
Joe Turner of Washington defeated John Kilonis of Boston two falls to one in Worcester in a rough wrestling match. Kilonis led the first fall with a head chancery and wrist lock, Turner won the second with a toe hold, and the deciding hold a crab in 15 minutes, nearly breaking his opponent’s back.
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Washington Tonight
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Centenarian Peter Swenor Sr Dies in New Haven
Peter Swenor Sr aged over 100 years died at his son Peter Swenor Jr home in New Haven Vermont. The exact age is unknown but his sons confirm he was well past a century.
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Peter Swenor
Peter Swenor, Jr
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