Old Champs Excelled in Boxing at Carlyle Club
The Carlyle Club at the Grand Opera House hosts a strong boxing card in Boston with Hambone Kelly versus Jack Savage drawing crowds from South Boston and Brockton. Rhode Island’s Soldier Frank debuts against Charlie Chick Miller as Happy Bert Schneider faces Billie Carney, and Johnnie Sheppard meets Sammie Leonard with Young Lucas opposing Young Bova in eight rounds.
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Hambone
Carlyle
Boston
Brockton
Frank
Rhode Island
Tommy Robson
Johnny Wilson
Providence
Charlie Chick Miller
Miller
Happy Bert Schneider
Montreal
Antwerp
Billie Carney
New Bedford
Carney
Mickey Donovan
Schneider
Johnnie Sheppard
Woburn
Greater Boston
Sammie Leonard
Portsmouth
N. H
Leonard
Sheppard
Lucas
New Haven
Bova
West End
Arlington and Brookline Face Off for Second in Interscholastic Hockey
Arlington meets Brookline on Arena ice this afternoon for second place in the Interscholastic league. Cambridge Latin and Melrose lead. Arlington, Brookline, Malden and Newton chase in second as today’s game will drop the loser to near last, behind Somerville.
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Brookline
Rindge Tech
Melrose
Newton
Campobridge Latin
Cambridge Latin
Rindge
Somerville
Malden
Historical boxing matchups as imagined by a writer
The writer catalogs great boxers from different eras and weighs who would win in hypothetical bouts. He argues Jimmy Barry, Kilbane, Dixon, Attell, McGow, Gans, Leonard and Joe Gans would shine in their primes, comparing styles, punch power, ring generalship, and courage across eras.
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Johnny Buff
Jimmy Barry
Johnny Kilbane Ee
George Dixon
Terry McGovern
Benny Leonard
Joe Gans
Jack Dillon
Illy Smith
Johnny Wilson
Stanley Kethell
Chamsons
Eplies
Barry
Casparon
Jimmy Anthony
Steve Flanan
Johnny
Kilbane
McGowin
Dixon
Terry
Attell
McGow
Rawkins
Gans
Frank Erne
Leonard
Billy Smith
Boxing history argues for Ketchel and Dempsey as true champions
The passage weighs hypothetical matchups across eras. Ketchel would have beaten Wilson and challenged modern champions if alive. Dillon would beat Frenchman Carpentier in prime form. Dempsey is praised as a superior two handed fighter, likely to vanquish Sullivan in Sullivan’s best form. Sullivan’s popularity masks gaps in his title caliber.
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Britton
Stanley Ketchell
Wilson
Ketchel
Jack Dillon
Washington Park
Frank Moran
Dillon
Klaus
Papke
Sullivan
Boston
Dempsey
Peter Jackson
Joe Goddard
Frank Slavin
Bob Fitzsimmons
Peter Maher
Jim Corbett
John S
BaA A Indoor Games Highlight Historic Boston Meet
The Big Boston games at the B A A featured record performances by Joie Ray Higgins and Yale Dartmouth and Harvard athletes. Syracuse led relays while Boston College dominated the Catholic college championships. Officials faced criticism for too many noncompetitive events and rushing the program.
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Crimson
Tech
Yale Freshies
Cambridge
Syracuse
Keane
Dartmouth
Frank Kanaly
Boston College
Jake Driscoll
Exeter
Andover
Ray sets indoor Boston Hunter Mile mark in 4 minutes 20 25 seconds
The article praises Naturally Jole Ray for a record Hunter Mile time, beating top runners Hal Outbin Jimmy Connolly and Larry Shields. It highlights Earl Johnson as a strong three mile contender, Loren Murchison as a premier indoor sprinter, and notes promising hurdling by Avery and Whitney with coach Farrell shaping Whitney into a future point winner.
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Boston
Ray
Illinois
Hal” Outbin
Jimmy Connolly
Georgetown
Larry Shields
Penn State
Earl Johnson
Pittsburg
Johnson
Alfie Shrubb
Loren Murchison
Murchison
Billy Eaton
Thomson
Avery
Andover
San Whitney
Harvard
Harris
Dartmouth
Eddie Farrell
Whitney
Joe Higgins
Syracuse Crew Squad Largest in History
Syracuse University announces its 1920 crew squad will be the largest in school history with about 200 applicants. Coach James A Ten Eyck says the bulk are freshmen and 40 candidates seek varsity and junior positions while stressing that only physically fit men belong in the crew.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
James A. Ten Evyck
Ten Eyck
Agricultural College
Arlington Girls Basketball at Melrose. two-game series
The Arlington High School girls take the first of two games against Melrose High School at Melrose on Wednesday afternoon. The return engagement will be at Arlington High School on Thursday afternoon in March.
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Arlington High School
Melrose High School
Melrose
Big grappling bout tonight in New York at Madison Square Garden
Stanislaus Zbyszko defends against Earl Caddock in a pivotal wrestling bout using rolling and flying falls. The match tests new rules that could decide the title on flying falls, potentially changing the sport’s traditional pin fall dominance.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Earl Caddck
Caddock
Garden
May Put Ban On Pro Bouts
Assemblyman Champion of Newark plans to repeal the Hurley professional boxing law and restore amateur bouts in New Jersey. A public hearing will be held on the Kivans boxing measure requiring New Jersey residents as referees and officials and capping seats at 15 dollars. Senator Simpson’s anti blue law bill allowing Sunday baseball and open theatres also faces a hearing with the Lord’s Day Alliance opposing.
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Trenton
N. J
Newark
New Jersey
Simpson
Lord’s Day Alliance
Winters Decries French Boxing Style After Loss
Bobby Winters a 19 year old Brooklyn flyweight and protégé of Tommy Burns says the French do not understand American in fighting after losing to Lemory at Anastasio stadium. He believes he could have won despite a 14 pound mismatch and returns to the United States convinced France is unsuitable for a fighter. Winters has toured globally since age fourteen and plans to pursue his career in the U S.
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Brooklyn
Tommy Burns
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Anastasio Stadium
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United States
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Japan
Ionolulu
Action packed boxing cards headline Boston club show
Boxers Joe Lynch and Terry Martin clash at the Boston Arena on Feb 24 following a postponed bout while Carlyle club features newcomers including Soldier Frank and Bert Schneider. Wresting at Grand Opera House highlights Calza vs Kervaros with other bouts announced and local promoters eyeing future Boston engagements.
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Terry Martin
Boston
Carlyle Club
St. Hillaire
Somersworth
N. H
Soldier Frank
Providence
Bert Schneider
Montreal
Antwerp
Frank
Hockey League Roundup Spurs Busy Week at Arena
Arlington and Brookline split two games and face Cambridge Latin and Melrose in league action as Rindge Tech seeks its first win. Cambridge Latin, aided by Shea's return, battles Milton Academy while Cronin emerges as a season highlight. The Boston High School league opens Saturday with three matinees at the rink.
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English
Dorchester
Mechanics Arts
Boston Latin
Hyde Park
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Oberlin Officials Warn On College Sports Influence
At Oberlin College Professor C W Savage warns that successful teams and star athletes trigger distrust toward smaller colleges. He calls for faculties and administrators to examine intercollegiate athletics as concerns grow over its place in college life.
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C. W. Savage
Oberlin Colleges
Lowell
Harvard
Gavage Aasserted
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