Demeres Passes New Year Day Bout Plan for Vatlin
New Bedford boxer Paul Demeres will not box Tony Watlin on New Year's Day at the Commercial A C in Brighton. Demeres plans to meet Vatlin in Boston Jan 12, contingent on his Maine trip and a check strap to prevent head butting. The North Shore A C clubs announce show plans under Al Delmont with matches in Beverly and Boston, including Delmont as matchmaker and referee debate, and new headquarters in Boston.
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Paul Demeres
New Bedford
Tony Watin
Brighton
A. C
Demeres
Canada
Vatlin
Boston
Watlin
New Bedord
Commercial A. C
al Delmont
New England
North Shore A. C
Beverly
North Shore
Dick Flemming
Salem
Ele
Hanover Street
Young Jasper
Joe Farren
al Gerard
Kid Lee
Young Sullivan
Young Sharkey
Delmont
Young Chakas
Manchester
Joe McCarthy
Alex McLean
Alger
Post
Tommy Robson
New York
McLean
Grand Opera House
Lenox A. C
Gloucester
Jack Savage
Brockton
Joe Rivers
Savage
Ken Salisbury
Billy Dixon
Young Corbiey
Young Lowder
Jack Williams
Bill Stacey
Bangor
Johnny Wilson
al Rogers
Kid Sullivan
Battling Sullivan
Lewiston
Young Pooler
Kid McDonald
Dover
N. H
Gossip for Motorists: Local auto trade figures in moves
Ek L Thompson starts own business at 817 Boylston street as distributor for L P Halladay lines. Abner Doble, former Stanley advisor, builds a steam car in Detroit. Hughes Electric Heating Co of Chicago supplies car heater and range with New England rep Pierce. Pulsifer partners with A M Robinson in Boston branch. Pulsifer to focus on sales while Robinson builds the office.
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L. Thompson
Boylston Street
L. P. Halladay
Streator
Ill
Halladay
Abner Doble
Detroit
Stanley
Newton
Hughes Electric
New England
Hughes Electric Heating Company
Chicago
William Blake Pierce
Old South Building
Harry B. Pulsifer
Worcester
Belmont High School Ice Hockey Seven Practice This Vacation
Belmont High School ice hockey seven will practice during the Christmas vacation as games are set for early next month. The team shows promise with a fast style, though only two veterans are available.
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Belmont High School
Matmen Arrive for Big Meet Bout Night Card
The top wrestlers are arriving for Monday night’s meet. Zbyszko plans last minute NY work before facing Tofalos, who has arrived with Greek supporters. Lemle has trained to meet Lurich, while Bohemian plans a Stecker bout if he defeats the Russian. Burns predicts a fast pace against Johansen.
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Zbyszko
Pole
New York
Tofalos
Medley Relay Team to Represent Boston at Buffalo Championship
A four-man all-club medley relay team will represent Boston at the junior club medley relay championships in Buffalo on January 1. An N A A U indoor championship will be held on or before March 1 at a city yet to be designated. Tryouts for Buffalo selection are set for next Wednesday at Soldiers Field with BA A and Irish American A C.
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Boston
Buffalo
Soldiers Field
A. C
Cambridge Latin Hockey Schedule Listed For Winter Games
Cambridge Latin is set to play Winchester High this afternoon at Winchester if ice conditions allow. The schedule covers Dec. 23 through Feb. 26 with games against Winchester, Alumni, Medford, Boston English, Brookline, Stone School, Pomfret, Melrose, Exeter, Middlesex, Stoneham, Arlington, Newton, Wakefield, St. Mark's, Somerville, and Rindge Tech across Cambridge, Arena, Russell Field, and Southboro venues.
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Cambridge Latin
Winchester High
Winchester
Wedgemere Pond
Russell Wield
Medford
Arena
Boston English High
Russell Field
Brookline High
Stone School
Cambridge
Pomfret
Conn
Melrose
Exeter
Hixeter
Middlesex School
Concord
Stoneham High
Arlington High
Newton High
Wakefield High
St. Mark's
Southboro
Somerville High
Boston Latin
Rindge Tech
Crawford and Talmadge Lead Huntington School Meet Stars
Nelson Talmadge led the Huntington School competition, winning the 50 yard dash, 45 yard hurdles, and 30 yard run. P B Crawford captured first in the 25 yard dash, placed second in the 60 yard dash, and won the diving event at the Y M C A meet yesterday.
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Nelson Talmadge
R. B. Crawford
Huntington
Talmadge
Crawford
Hockey Stars in Tonight's Game
All American college players George Percy of Harvard and George Geran of Dartmouth lead the Boston Hockey Club and Arena Hockey Club in a Boston Arena matchup tonight. Starters include Smart, Lombard, Prendergast for Boston and Conley, Synnott, Me Myra for Arena with Wylde in net. Time is 20 minute halves.
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Boston Arena
Boston Hockey Club
Arena Hockey Club
George Percy
Harvard
Boston
Carlton
George Geran
Dartmouth
Percy
Geran
Red Synnott
Pop Conley
Mickey Roach
Patsey Seguin
Conley
Synnott
Paul Smart
Larry Lombard
Jim Prendergast
Lombard
Captain Smart
Jack Wylde
Wylde
Clinton Peabody
Me” Myra
Irving Small
Burt Nowell
Norman Small
Boston Hockey
Gus Doty
Bill Claflin
ARENA
H.C Prendergast
Myra
Peabody Clifford
Eoruane
Sink
Healy
N. Small
la Croix
Carpentier and Darcy Set for Clash of Heavyweights
Georges Carpentier the French heavyweight and Les Darcy the Australian middleweight are due to arrive for a series of bouts in this country. Carpentier, about 23, stands 5 ft 11 in and weighs around 180. Darcy, a little over 21, is 5 ft 6 in and weighs 165 to 170. The article lists their complete ring records.
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Georges Carpentier
Les Darcy
Carpentier
America
Darcy
Eddie McGoorty
George Chip
Jimmy Clabby
Miss Stickney Chosen Arlington Field Hockey Captain
Miss Rebecca Stickney, former halfback, elected captain of Arlington High School girls field hockey for 1917, succeeding Miss Helen Hadley. Madeline Thatcher named manager for next year, replacing Miss Hazel Kimball.
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Rebecca Stickney
Arlington High School
Helen Hadley
Madeline Thatcher
Hazel Kimball
Senior Class Wins Revere High Meet
The inter class meet at Revere High School ended yesterday afternoon at the Ocean Pier pool Revere Beach. Seniors won all events except the plunge won by Chambers of the sophomores with a 47 feet 6 inch distance.
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Revere High School
Ocean Pier
Revere Beach
Chambers
Thomas Wins Bout on Foul in Weekly A C Card
Four 10 round bouts at the Commercial A C show produced solid action. Tony Watland vs Kid Thomas ended in round seven as Thomas claimed a foul and could not continue. Chick West vs Tommie McFarland ended in a draw. Charlie Sheppard vs Johnnie Donovan saw Donovan take the decision. Ray Durette defeated Sammie White in a six round opener.
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A. C
Tony Watland
Kid Thoms
Thomas
Lawrence Lad
Chick West
Holyoke
Tommie McFarland
North End
Charley Sheppard
New York
Johnnie Donovan
South Boston
Donovan
Ray Durette
Cambridge
Sammie White
West Nd
Darcy Arrives in New York Quarantined Before Welcome
Australian boxer Les Darcy has landed in New York aboard the Cushing and is quarantined. Promoter Tex Rickard plans a public welcome and may sign Darcy to exclusive American rights. Jack Kearns claims Darcy signed a contract in Australia, with Clabby’s former manager involved.
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New York
Les Darcy
Tex Rickard
Darcy
Cushing
Chili
Peru
Australia
Britain
Rickard
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Chicago
Jimmy Clabby
Arlington Girls Awarded Letters
During the Christmas exercises at Arlington High School twelve members of the girls field hockey team received letters. The squad posted six wins and two losses, with captain Helen Hadley among those honored and listed players include Hazel Kim ball as manager and Ethel Roberts Dorothy Roberts Rebecca Stickney Madeline Thatcher Marion Wing Mary Willis Geraldine Loveitt Eleanor Bateman Katharine Kennedy and Cora Wyman.
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Arlington High School
Helen Hadley
Hazel Kimball
Ethel Roberts
Dorothy Roberts
Rebecca Stickney
Madeline Thatcher
Marion Wing
Mary Willis
Geraldine Loveitt
Eleanor Bateman
Katharine Kennedy
Cora Wyman
Critics rattle golf men and hail General Taylor as reformer
Massachusetts golf row erupts over a ruling clique with calls for General Charles H. Taylor to lead New England’s execu tive committee. The piece blasts a Chestnut Hill Golf Club spokesman and mocks legal rhetoric as insiders profit while 99 percent of golfers seek fairness. It also notes Les Darcy’s arrival, a Harvard Dartmouth Pennsylvania meet, Pete Kelly’s Pittsburg trip, and Jim Thorpe’s return to action.
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Massachusetts
United States Supreme Court
Chestnut Hill Golf Club
Stockton
International Law
Boston Social Register
Ouimet
Sullivan
Tewksbury
Charles H. Taylor
General Taylor
New England
Franklin Park
Duffeys 2 Sports Aims for All Round Performance
Duffeys 2 Sports plans to compete aggressively in athletics and challenges any doubter to prove otherwise. The piece notes Homer Baker former half mile champion and Joe Higgins longtime Holy Cross relay member now part of the New York Irish American team.
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New York
A. C
Lawson Robertson
Robertson
University of Pennsylvania
New York A. C
Homer Baker
Joe Higgins
Holy Cross
Wey
Enquiries on Les Darcy Birthplace and Boxing Titles
The writer requests Les Darcy’s birthplace West Mall eo New South Wales and his birth date Oct 28. They ask who won the 1815 six day race at the Boston Arena Grenda and Hill and who holds the American amateur heavyweight title Arthur Sheridan Trinity Olab notes.
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Arthur Cooper
Les Darcy
West Malleo
New South Wales
Boston Arena
Grenda
Hill
Waterville
Arthur Sheridan
Trinity Olab
National Baseball Commission to Meet January Second
The National Baseball Commission will convene in Cincinnati on January 2 1917. The minor leagues will raise the Class AA draft question and the uniform players contract will be discussed. Officers will be elected as numerous minor league matters are expected.
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Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
Herrmann
National Commission
Woodlock May Coach Brookline After Delehanty Resigns
Brookline High loses athletic coach Robert J. Delehanty who becomes Worcester Academy physical instructor. Fred J L Woodlock, teaching in Brookline Practical Arts, previously coached six years at Vermont Academy where his teams won football and baseball titles.
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Brookline High
Robert J. Delehanty
Worcester Academy
Fred J L. Woodlock
Woodlock
Delehanty
Vermont Academy
Brookline
Tinker Plans Purchase of Columbus Team
Joseph Tinker former Chicago NL manager arranged to buy the Columbus franchise of the American Association for himself and Thomas Wilson of Chicago. The deal announced in Columbus Ohio follows his decisions made December 22.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Tinker
Chicago
Columbus American Association
Thomas Wilson
Concord High School Ice Game Postponed to Jan 6
Manager Clark announced the Concord High School ice hockey seven will open the season against Framingham High School in Framingham but the game is postponed to Saturday afternoon January 6 due to lack of practice.
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Clark
Concord High School
Framingham High School
Framingham
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