Ten bouts set for tile fight week in multiple cities
Boston and Philadelphia boxing circles announce a dense schedule. Notable matches include Mike Twin Sullivan versus Harry Lewis for the welterweight title in Boston on Feb 20 and Young Donahue versus Phil Brock in New Orleans next Saturday. Other cards feature Loughrey against Unk Russell in Philadelphia and Cyclone Thompson against Loughrey in New Orleans.
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Young Loughrey
Tak Russell
Philadelphia
Frank Klaus
Jim Donovan
Pittsburg
Salem
Bant O'Donnell
Phil McGovern
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Matty Baldwin
Owen
Toran
Young Nixon
Ralph Wickle
Kid Manning
Eddie Johnson
Armory A. A
Patsy Brannigan
Johnny Coulon
Tommy Sullivan
Kid Wolgast
Mike Twin Sullivan
Unknown
Manchester
N. H
Sailor Barke
Jim McSherry
New York
Abe Attell
Ray Bronson
Dayton
Young Britt
Patsy Kline
Baltimore
Jimmy Hanlon
Jerry Meskill
Portland
National A. C
Young Donahue
Phil Brock
New Orleans
Boston
Park View Athletic Club
Johnny MeeGann
Mike (Twin) Sullivan
Cambridge
Harry Lewis
Roxbury
Unk Russell
Cyclone Thompson
Mike
Twin
Ministers Seek to Close Providence Boxing Club
Providence Rhode Island February seven ministers from North Providence and Providence wage a campaign against boxing at the Standard Athletic Club in Lymansville. They urge Governor to intervene to halt further bouts and use state legal avenues. The protest follows a recent amateur show with 19 bouts and 12 knockouts including several minors. Revs A G Singsen and A B Cristy lead the effort.
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Providence
R. I
Standard Athletic Club
Lymansville
North Providence
A. G. Singsen
A. B. Cristy
Jymansville
White of England Here for Bout With Nelson
New York February 7 The steamer Celtic from Liverpool brings Jabez White England's lightweight champion seeking a bout with Battling Nelson. White has never been beaten per his manager Thomas Pritchard and is in top condition ready to fight Nelson at once.
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New York
Celtic
Liverpool
Nelson
Jabez White
Ingland
White
Thomas Pritchard
New England Association Eyes Revival of Boston Rowing Boom
The New England Rowing Association drafted plans to revive Boston’s rowing prominence. Clubs like Union Boat Club St Alphonsus Riverside and Cambridge vow training and competition as regattas return with better river conditions and a planned July Fourth event on the Charles River.
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Boston
Charles River
Joe McGuire
Joe Whitehead
Ned Ten Eyck
Worcester
The
Charles
New England Rowing Association
Union Boat Club
St. Alphonsus Athletic Association
Weld Club
James T. Fox
St. Alphonsus Club
Riverside Boat Club
Cambridge Club
East Boston
Jeffries Point
Harvard Yale race confab to plan New London duel
Harvard and Yale rowing officials will meet to discuss plans for the big dual race at New London. They may also consider admitting Princeton, though Harvard doubts Princeton will send a crew this year. The meeting may discuss future races and possibly shortening the distance from four to three miles.
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Harvard
Yals
New London
Princeton
Colleges shy on sprinters against intercollegiate showdown
Princeton hopes sprinter Dawbarn will anchor the track team at the intercollegiate meet next May. Coach Al Copland has kept Dawbarn under wraps but hinted at his speed after Xavier A A appearances in New York. Dawbarn has run near 10 seconds in practice for the 100 and is viewed as a potential winner in 100 220 and 400 events.
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Dawbarn
Princeton
al Copland
Xavier A.A
New York
Crowley challenges Tom Longboat to marathon race
Jim Crowley of New York City, winner of the New Haven Marathon last night, said he would issue a challenge to Tom Longboat to meet him in a marathon in New York City with Longboat’s consent. Crowley beat Longboat by 12 seconds at Madison Square Garden, on a 14 lap to the mile track with poor banking, as Morrissey and Fowler retired or were hospitalized.
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New Haven
Conn
Jim Crowley
New York City
Tom Longboat
Crowley
Longhoat
Madison Square Garden
Tom Morrissey
Yonkers
Bobby Fowler
Boston
Fowler
Auto Conference Postponed in Bay State Talks
The Bay State Automobile Association postpones its conference with a Boston Motor Club committee until February 15 due to President L R Speare’s one week absence from Boston. The committee includes EE A Gilmore as chairman R R Ross A N Adams E Fay A B Henley Arthur P Teele and W R Norne.
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Boston
L. R. Speare
Bay State Automobile Association
Boston Motor Club
Bay State Association
Bay State
EE. A. Gilmore
R. R. Ross
A. N. Adams
E. Fay
A. B. Henley
Arthur P. Teele
W. R. Norne
Collins to play third as Minneapolis manager
Jimmy Collins will manage the Minneapolis team and also play third base his old position. The Minneapolis club looks like a dangerous factor in the American Association race this coming season.
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Minneapolis
Jimmy Collins
Swelled head said to doom Shrubb by Longboat in New York race
Coach Jack Moakley indicts Al Shrubb for poor judgment and training in the B A A games race won by Tom Longboat. He says Shrubb lacked adaptation to American methods and should listen to coaches to realize distance running strength in the United States.
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Shrubb
Jack Moakley
al Shrubb
Tom Longboat
New York
Cornell
America
Moakley
Mother Earth
Boston High School basketball near end of season
Boston schools push toward season closing with key matches this week. Dorchester High meets Boston Latin and English High as East Boston seeks the lead. South Boston High faces West Roxbury High while Somerville hosts Brockton. Track and cross country events and notable performances fill the period.
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Dorchester High
East Boston High
Boston Latin
Henglish High
Fine Fettle
Bill Hoernle
Boston
Larry
Boebber Conly
Sullivan
Spaulding
Seal
Allison
Mckenna
Withington
Crane
Simmons
South Boston
Roxbury
Somerville High
Somerville
Brockton
Boston College High
Everett High
English High
Dorchester
Sammy Roberts
de Coen
Klein
O’day
Winthrop High
Everett
Winthrop
East Boston
West Roxbury
Rindge
Reading
MacCarthy
Basketball Games Ahead Parade of Sunday Matches
A dense schedule lists Tuesday through Saturday games across multiple schools. Boston Latin hosts Dorchester High. Reading meets Quincy. Melrose faces Winchester. and more pairings including public and private institutions fill the week with varied divisions and venues.
Lister Set for Class B Move After Toledo Interest
Former Cleveland tryout, once tipped for major league stardom, has the "can sign" tag from Toledo manager Ar mour. He is slated to report to a Class B league for development.
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Lister
Cleveland
Armour
Toledo
Ice Hockey Schedule from Boston Area Schools
The Boston Post lists a weekly ice hockey schedule with matchups across several schools including Melrose Everett Arlington Newton Cambridge Latins M I T Wakefield Malden Medford Harvard Dartmouth Princeton Yale Amherst Williams West Point and Pomfret School The listings cover Tuesday through Saturday with venues at Franklin Field Brae-Burn Cambridge and other sites.
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Boston
the Post
Melrose High
Everett High
Melrose
Mechanic Arts High
Cambridge Latin
Franklin Field
Arlington High
Newton High
Brae-Burn
Wakefield High
Wakefield
Malden High
Medford High
Medford
Winchester High
Arlington
Roxbury High
Harvard
Dartmouth
Cambridge
Princeton
Yale
New York
Amherst
Williams
West Point
Cornell
Rindge M. ‘K. S
Pomfret School
Pomfret
Conn
Lech
Intercollegiate chess teams limited to seven universities
The Rice trophy competition rules set a final limit on participants to seven universities Har vard Yale Princeton Columbia Cornell Brown and Pennsylvania. The agreement bears signatures of S R Perry of the American committee and the presidents of the Oxford and Cambridge chess clubs.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Cornell
Brown
Pennsylvania
S. R. Perry
American Committee
Basketball Games Wanted by Local Clubs
J F Slocomb seeks games with Fenno five or Tremont A C teams. Contact Cambridge Western Union at 112 pounds teams. Hig gins Maynard EF A Griffin 150 Tremont city. Mayhew A C seeks 100 pound teams B Cohen 18 Barton city.
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J. F. Slocomb
Darling
Alexander
Fenno Five
Cambridge Western Union
J. Higgins
Maynard
Mass
Tremont A. C
EF. A. Griffin
Tremont Street
City
Mayhew A. C
B. Cohen
Barton Street
Ex Manager O Connor of Holy Cross Nine Dead
Joseph J. O Connor formerly manager of Holy Cross baseball team died at his parents home in Newburyport Mass He was a popular student and held roles in athletic associations He contracted malaria on a 1908 trip to the South and it developed into consumption He resigned as manager last year due to illness
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Newburyport
Joseph J. O'Connor
Holy Cross
O'Connor
Catcher Harry Smith Seeks Best Season With Boston
Masillon Ohio catcher Harry Smith writes to Paul Shannon from his home and outlines his training, family duties, and hope to contribute to Boston’s success this season. He describes gym work, long walks, and plans to join Mt Clemens before southward training. He asks for the newspaper to be sent to his hospitalized father.
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Masillon
Boston
Harry Smith
The
Doves
Smith
Bowerman
Mt. Clemens
Mitch
South
Centre Street
Shannon
Moorhead Faces Decision Over Pittsburg Football Coach Post
John Moorhead, son of steel magnate John Moorhead, debates staying as University of Pittsburgh coach to preserve Yale style of play versus backing Hollenbach as the team’s next head coach. Once ran away with a French maid, Moorhead has coached Pitt for two seasons while weighing a family fortune and football memory.
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Pittsburg
Penn
John Alseton Moorhead
Yale
John Moorhead
Moorhead
University of Pittsburg
Hollenbach
Pennsylvania
Rowdy Baseball Tactics Out of Date Says Umpire
Umpire Tommy Connolly, with 11 years in the majors, argues rowdy tactics no longer work in baseball. He says players who provoke umpires or opponents to cover flaws now only hurt themselves, as public and peers favor restraint. The day of the loud, disruptive player has largely passed in the national game.
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Tommy Connolly
Connolly
Giants Second Baseman Larry Doyle Joins Hold-Out League
New York report says Larry Doyle, Giants second baseman, has joined the Hold-Out league. Manager John McGraw highly values his services while Doyle balks at contract terms. Donlin Seymour Crandall and Doyle form the Giants hold-out group as others awaited.
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New York
Larry Doyle
Giants
St St. Louis
John McGraw
Napoleon
Donlin
Seymour
Crandall
Doyle
Brooklyn Experts Gather in Hot Springs for Spring Stunt
The Red Sox will join a Brooklyn contingent at Hot Springs for spring training work. Manager Lumley will take Sebring Bell Burch Pastorius and Alperman to the site for early workouts as the Pittsburgh team also heads there for the lively gathering.
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Red Sox
Brooklyn
Hot Springs
Lumley
Sebring
Bell
Burch
Pastorius
Alperman
Pittsburg
Matty Won’t Retire Despite Brief Insurance Venture
The famed pitcher Matty decides against retirement after a brief, unsatisfactory attempt at writing life insurance policies. He keeps playing baseball, citing the need for a steady salary.
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Matty
Rube Waddell and Baseball News Stir Indiana and St. Louis
The piece notes Rube Waddell under close press scrutiny in St. Louis amid athletic stunts and speculates on his water habit. It mentions a forthcoming Indianapolis long distance race with Dorando Pietri. promotion by Charlie Carr. Joy in Indiana after Sunday baseball repeal. Bobby Lowe’s failed bid for Denver management. Roger Bresnahan’s statements on Griffith and St. Louis moves. Browns as 1909 pennant contenders. and Frank Bowerman on pitching after batter memory.
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Rube Waddell
Rob Hedges
Rube
St. Louis
Waddell
Josh
Tiger
Dorando Pietri
Indianapolis
Charlie Carr
Indiana
Bobby Lowe
Boston
Denver
Roger Bresnahan
Griffith
Roger
Browns
Tigers
White Sox
Red Sox
Frank Bowerman
Ty Cobb
Horus
Hickory
B A A Athletes to Compete in New York Meets
The Boston Athletic Association will send its top sprinters distance runners and high jumpers to two major New York meets this week. The Forty Seventh Regiment indoor event at Columbia University in Madison Square Garden Thursday and Saturday. George W. Brown leads the squad with plans to return with several prizes and a possible relay showdown against a strong New York club.
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Boston Athletic Association
New York
Columbia University
Madison Square Garden
George W. Brown
Rival Looms Over Longboat in Marathon Circuit
Fred Simpson an Ojibway runner from Hiawatha Canada and sixth place Olympic Marathon veteran emerges as a rival to Longboat. In the Garden relay Shrubb won but did not gain as Simpson ran four miles. Simpson’s manager Tom Ech says he will race Longzybeat Dorande Shrubb or Hayes at distances from 15 miles to the Marathon.
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Maloney
New York
Fred Simpson
Hiawatha
Canada
Garden
Shrubb
Simpson
Tom Ech
Dorande
Hayes
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