Yale and Harvard Bet On Oxford Cambridge Track Challenge
Intimations arrive that Oxford and Cambridge will formalize a summer track meet with Yale and Harvard in England. Nine events likely. details to be fixed after correspondence. Yale to align with Harvard on future relations and new eligibility rules as varsity and freshman squads prepare for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Oxford
Cambridge
England
Joe Thomas
Mike Murphy
Thomas
Tom Shevlin
Shevlin
Julian W. Curtis
New York City
W. L. Phelps
C. H. Sherrill
Irish View Favors International Auto Race in Ireland
London feb 8 The Automobile Club of Great Britain seeks July 9 for the Coupe International race with Ireland as the scene. America backs the date France and Germany push for an earlier race. Irish public sentiment strongly supports holding the event in the Emerald Isle and lawmakers may act to authorize a government bill. An eminent Irish automobilist says the race will be held in Ireland and cites universal Irish approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Automobile Club of Great Britain
Ireland
America
France
Germany
Automobile Club of
Great Britain
Emerald Isle
Duce
Society Turns to Surgery for Elite Studies in Emergency Care
A Boston society circle shifts from balls to medical talks and demonstrations. Mrs Minerva B Toby leads weekly sessions at the Hotel Lenox with hospital nurses, teaching emergency care and bandaging to a select group including Mrs Charles S Sargent Mrs Curtis Guild Jr Mrs Edward L Davis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Lenox
Minerva B. Toby
Charles S. Sargent
Curtis Guild, Jr
Edward L. Davis
Robert M. Morse
Prescott Bigelow
Paul Revere
Frothingham
Robert Winsor
John C. Phillips
Robert Shaw Sturgis
Charles . Weld
F. G. Dexter
Eliot Abbard
Harriet I. Thayer
Goddard
Walter C. Baylies
G. H. Monks
C. S. Minot
S. Endicott Peabody
Arthur Little
Thorndike
Andrew
J. Henry Brooks
Henry E. Raymond
John M. Graham
Storrs
Massachusetts State Baseball League Meets in Brookline
The Massachusetts State Baseball League met in Brookline with President Fred P. O Connell presiding. A motion to expand to eight clubs and an Lovell Dorchester membership application were sent to the executive committee. Manchester Mass. was admitted. Downes resigned as treasurer. Leo Hafford elected. Next meeting March 1 at 8 in Brookline Wheelmen’s Clubhouse.
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Massachusetts State Baseball League
Brookline
Fred P. O’connell
Lovell
Dorchester
Manchester
Mass
Austin H. Downes
Leo Hafford
Brookline Wheelmen’s Club
Boston bicycle racing men to meet at Hotel Langham
Sporting notes report a Boston bicycle racing men meeting at the Hotel Langham at 8 pm open to all interested. Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association holds its annual open handicap games tonight at Prospect and Harvard streets with a large entries list and competitive events. Yachtsmen await the Y R A March meeting and discuss the new 22 foot class as six to eight boats may race regardless of association sanctions.
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Boston
Langhem
Cambridgeport Gymnasium Association
Prospect and
Harvard Streets
Sumner Foster
Coal Fleet Delivers 41 167 Tons From Domestic Ports
A harbor arrival brings 41 167 tons of hard and soft coal by two steamers seven schooners and 15 barges all from domestic ports except 3200 tons plus of soft coal that came from Greenock Scotland aboard the British steamer Eric.
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Greenock
Scotland
Eric
No More Scows At Quincy Yacht Club Meeting
At the annual Quincy Yacht Club meeting a committee was appointed to confer with the Manchester Yacht Club on restricting boat types or adopting 21-foot cabin class restrictions for the Quincy cup. The move aims to attract more challengers, expand the fleet, and rehabilitate the Y R A 21-foot class, with possible changes to cup eligibility and design. Officers were elected including Eben W. Sheppard as commodore and Frank F. Crane as vice commodore.
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Quincy Yacht Club
Henry M. Faxon
Fred B. Rice
W. B. Vose
Manchester Yacht Club
Quincy
Manchester Club
Quincy Club
Eben W. Sheppard
Frank F. Crane
Herbert W. Robbins
Dexter E. Wadsworth
Robert A. Grant
John P. Bainbridge
Harold B. Faxon
Charles W. Hall
George W. Jones
Herbert A.billings
George D. Follett
Arthur W. Harris
Elmer F. Ricker
Joel FE. Sheppard
Ira M. Whittemore
George H. Wilkins
House Committee
Close Finish in Gilt Edge League Championship Race
With two weeks remaining in the Gilt Edge schedule three teams share first in the big pin division. Commercial Newtowne and Charlestown each stand 22 11, while B A A trails by five games, leaving the title race very tight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial
Newtowne
Charlestown
Standings Snapshots From Local Track Meet
A fragmentary scorecard shows athletes and teams with partial event results. Names such as Medford and Highland appear with lane and placement numbers, alongside several unconfirmed figures.
Bowling Team Roster Reading Left to Right
Reading from left to right Chauncey oO Wiland Michael Costello R Queenny Edward Walsh Neil Hackett list of players for ALPHONSUS A A team in a page segment.
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Alphonsus A
Big League Bowling Finish Promises Excitement At Week’s End
Commercial leads total pinfall while Newtowne and Charlestown fight for average. Two leaders meet this week as Commercial faces Newtowne and Charlestown hosts B A A. Expected two-way finish could hinge on Commercial vs Charlestown in the grand finale. Last week kept records steady with 999th at 1001 team pins and 2838 total. Parker of Old Dorchester tops individual scores with 641 across three strings. Tower of Commercial surpassed Hales of Newtowne in average.
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Commercial
Newtowne
Charlestown
Tower of Commercial
Parker
Old Dorchester
Hales
Handel and Haydn Society Performs Paradise Lost in Symphony Hall
The Handel and Haydn Society presented the third concert of its 88th season in Symphony Hall staging Theodore Dubois Paradise Lost. Soloists Camille Seygard Louise Homer Andreas Dippel Emilio de Gogorza Stephen Townsend Marcel Met and others received praise. Emil Mollenhauer conducted and H G Tucker played organ with strong ovations for Mollemhauer.
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Handel and Haydn Society
Symphony Hall
Theodore Dubois
United States
Camille Seygard
Louise Homer
Andreas ,Dippel
Emilio de Gogorz
Stephen Townsend
Marcel Met
Emil Mollenhauer
H. G. Tucker
Calumet and Charlestown Tie for First in Mystic Valley League
Mystic Valley bowling ends with Calumet and Charlestown tied for first after a close season finish. Arlington Boat Club took third, Towanda fourth, Kernwood fifth, followed by Newtowne, 999th, and Medford. Kernwood’s Dearborn led individuals with 620 total, Watts and Richardson tied for high single at 247, and Orne headed averages.
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Calumet
Charlestown
Arlington Boat Club
Towanda
Kernwood
Newtowne
Dearborn
Watts
Richardson
Orne
Winchester
Chas
Wheeler
ABC
City League Battle for First Remains Tight
Columbia Road leads the City league with 36 wins and 15 losses. Boylston and Sudbury share second place, one game behind. Beatty of Chauncy tops the individual chart, with Rouse of Murray & Irwin close behind. Boylston’s last string against Sudbury produced a 551 total, a new world record.
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Columbia Road
Boylston
Sudbury
Beatty
Chauncy
Rouse
Murray & Irwin
Individual Golf Averages From Local League Show Varied Scores
A distressed OCR fragment lists team names and individual averages from a local golf league. Entries include Av. scores for teams such as Allston Golf Riverdale Newton Boat Harpewell and North Gate, with players Hersey Maugus Bates and Rubin noted among others.
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Maugus
Allston Golf
Riverdale
Newton Boat
Harpewell
North Gate
Hersey, Maugus
Bates, Riverdale
Harria, A. G
Rubin
A. G
Cardwell
Hun
N. Travis
Foster, 4
Standing Scores and Player Listings From City League Meet
The standings list W. iL Ay W. L. Av.. City Point, Sim, Tigers, Mets, Somerville, Charlestown show win loss totals. Individual entries include O'Brien E C, Ellstrom C W, Thompson S A A, Henderson B A, Bradley T R, Stanley S A A, Travers C W, Campbell P C C, Coburn P C C with scores and classifications.
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W. Il
W. L. Av. Wells
City Point
Sim
Tigers
Ress
Mets
Somerville
Charlestown
O’brien, E
Ellstrom
C. W
Farrell
W. CC
Thompson
S. A
Henderson
A A
Bradley
T. R
Stanley
Travers
Campbell
Coburn
Tisqueeeny
St. Alphonsus
L. A
Elm
Press
Charlesown
Wells
Individual Averages From local meet list Roster
The excerpt shows a list of names with scattered scores and averages such as Hoey, Dalton Ingersoll, Brett Gallison, O'Brien, Wilson, Stewart, Connell and Webb. It references INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES and contains partial entries like Annis, Collins, Verry, Kenne and McAuliffe with numeric marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sates & Anthony
Hoey
Dalton Ingersoll
Brett Gallison
O’brien
Wilson
Stewart
Connell
Wees
Hercules Standing
Ww. L
Hubbard
S. & Webb
ST Annis, S. & A
J. Collins
Local Trade Prices in Early Column Totals
A fragment lists merchant names with prices or figures: Ww. L. aK Pha. Barbers, Fruit, Wason & Co., Mercantile, Middleby, Eastern Drug, and numbers such as .40 and .30 or 24 36 22 40. No full context or dates provided.
Gilt Edge and Mystic Valley Leagues Schedule Feature
A dense listing of leagues and fixtures across Boston area clubs. Entries include Gilt Edge League matches at Newtowne and Old Dorchester and Mystic Valley League’s Calumet versus Charlestown with a championship roll-off noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial
Newtowne
Dudley
Arlington Boat
Old Dorchester
Charlestown
Medford
Old Belfry
S. B
Highland
Colonial
Mystic Valley League
Calumet
Massachusetts Interclub
Carruth
Lee Chauncy
Rexford
Jefferson
McCarthy
City Hall
St. James
NEW Century League
Norwood
Roslindale
Webster
Hyde Park
Independents
Mt. Pleasant
Boylston
South Boston
Greater Boston League
Grove Hall
Chauncy
Everett
Winthrop
Sudbury
Dartmouth
Annual meeting elects officers of Dorshai Zion of the South Tina
The annual meeting selected officers for the next term. President is D. Breitstein. vice president A. Berlin. secretary L. Pokrolisky. treasurer M. Cook. Delegates to the Zionist Council of Greater Boston include Julius Meyer Cantor E Tarber Louis Pokrofsky J Gordon M Lazerus and M Cook.
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Dorshai Zion of
South
D. Breitstein
A. Berlin
L. Pokrolisky
M. Cook
Zionist Council of
Jeffries Exhibits Stedfast Form in Exhibition Bout
In St. Louis on February 8, Jeffries wrapped up a three round display with Fitz amid praise and doubt. Observers felt a strong middleweight could have halted him after the third round. Syracuse Tommy Ryan questioned Jeffries’s decline both physically and technically after his recent visit.
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ST. Louis
Jeff
Fitz
West Nd
Jeffries
Syracuse
Tommy Ryan
Ryan
Duke of Tetuan dies after long illness
Madrid, Feb. 8. The Duke of Tetuan, once Spain's minister of foreign affairs, died today after a lengthy illness. He was a leading statesman and widely known in the United States.
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Madrid
Duke of
Rockefeller Won't Talk On Telegrams To Senators
An attempt to reach John D. Rockefeller about telegrams sent in his name to several Senators failed. At his New York home a servant conveyed that he begged to be excused from comment.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Former Boston Journalist Honored in New York Banquet
James W. Clarke of the New York World was feted at the Astor House for thirty years of continuous newspaper service. Friends from Boston, Washington, and other cities attended, with letters of congratulation read from leading Bostonians.
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New York
James W. Clarke
New York World
Astor House
Clarke
Boston
Washington
Mr. Clarke
Princess in sanitarium shapes new yacht for America’s Cup defense
Captain Nat Herreshoff has dedicated his time to the Bristol yacht design efforts for the Constitution in the defense of the America’s Cup. He remains confident in the Constitution and its chance to beat the Columbia, though he admits room for improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Herreshoff
Bristol
Nat
New York Herald
College Men Debate Monroe Doctrine Question
Harvard and Yale prepared for their annual debate next month on the Monroe Doctrine. The chosen issue asks whether the United States should permit a European government to seize and hold permanently territory of a debtor state up to the value of the court award.
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Harvard
Yale
United States
Drunken man proclaims himself ruler of the world in Chelsea
Last night at about 7 o clock a disrobed man, too drunk to speak, entered the Chelsea police vestibule. Lieutenant Congdon Hervey and Patrolman Spinney investigated and found the visitor crying I am the owner and ruler of this world. He was locked up.
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Chelsea
Congdon Hervey
Spinney
Unusual Bowling Scores Mark Week in City Leagues
Last week saw high scores in candle and bottle pins. Boylston in the City league set a world candle pin team record with 551 and a 1490 team candle pin total. Charlestown in Mystic Valley rang up a 1017 three-string bottle pin total, while Tower of the Commercial club posted a 626 best single string.
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Boylston
Charlestown
Tower of
Commercial Club
Young
Gleason
Newton
Allston
Tower
South Boston High School Reinstated in A. J. Lall Jr. notice
A. J. Lall Jr., secretary of the A. U. basketball committee, announces reinstatement of South Boston High School team after favorable consideration of their application. Excelsior of Reading suspended for one week. Teams opening last week include Montpelier’s Montpelier and Company H of St Johnsbury.
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A. J. Lall, Jr
South
Hyde Park
Lindonian Club
Somerville
Cambridgeport Embasium Association
Cambridgeport
Independents
Providence
R. I
Ludlow A. C
Ludlow
Mass
Textiles
Lowell
Dover and Foxcroft
Dover
Hebron Academy
Hebron
Fast Five
Indiana Orchard
Westbrook Seminary
Westbrook
East Boston A A relay team trials spark lively training
The East Boston A A relay candidates are in active training for trials this week amid rivalry. A Cambridgeport game against Boston M team is set for February 9. Charles A Page excels in 440 and 880 yards with a 2:03 practice time. Captain Robertson stars in high jump, broad jump, pole vault, sprints, hurdles, and distance events.
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Boston A. A
Charles A. Page
Page
Robertson
Clarkson Extends Lead as Class B Billiards Near Finish
Henry Clarkson remains top in week five of the Class B amateur billiard tour at Hub Billiard Palace. Van Dyke and Wood share second and third while five matches remain including Holmes versus Van Dyke and Parker versus Wood. Clarkson has slated matchups with Parker Van Dyke and Wood on midweek evenings though order is undecided.
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Hub Billiard Palace
Henry Clarkson
van Dyke
Wood
Holmes
Parker
Clarkson
O Neill to Lecture on Trusts in Milton Hall
Former Congressman Joseph H. O Neill will lecture on Trusts in Association Hall Milton Tuesday evening under the auspices of four courts of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters in Norfolk County.
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Joseph H. O'Neill
Association Hall
Milton
Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters
Norfolk County
Harvard Opens New Lecture Hall A Welcome Gift
Harvard formally opens a new lecture hall at Kirkland and Oxford to replace Sever and Fogg. History 1 moves in as freshmen benefit from improved acoustics ventilation and seating while Crim son donors are credited for the $100 000 project.
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Harvard
Kirkland
Oxford Streets
Sever
Fogg
Crimson
Earthquake Shocks Hit Missouri Illinois and Kentucky
Reports from St Louis Cairo Marion Paris and Paducah describe multiple earthquakes felt on February 8 1925. Shocks lasted brief periods with rattled dishes and swinging doors, no damage reported and some activity felt in Cloverport Brest St Brieux Molene Island of Olonne.
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Missouri
Illinois
Kentucky
France
ST Louis
St. Louis
Alton
Beville
Edwardsville
Paris
Brest
St. Brieux
Molene
Paducah
Boston Boxing Gossip Highlights Temple Jackson Bout
Promoter Tom O Rourke returns to Boston with welterweight star Larry Temple to face Young Peter Jackson at Health and Physical Culture Club. Al Herford travels with Jackson. Em ergency Kelly eyes a comeback as he looms with Young Nadeau. Willie Fitzgerald faces Billy Gardner at Criterion Club. Roxbury A A sets Feb 27 meeting at Concord Hall with tentative Scotty Rhimer match.
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Tom O'Rourke
Boston
Larry Temple
Peter Jackson
O'Rourke
Cecil
Temple
George Dixon
Joe Walcott
al Herford
Baltimore
Young Jackson
Post
Herford
Jackson
Walcott
Kelly
Nadeau
Willie Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Criterion Club
Gardner
Billy Gardner
Billy
Pacific Coast
George
Lewis
Washington Street
Roxbury Athletic Association
Concord Hall
Tom Jenkins
Kid Smith
Eddie Mealy
Kid Carbone
America
Macon McCormick
United States
Macon
Industrial Hall
Philadelphia
COR
Washington and
Dover Sts
Tremont
George Nicoll
Elbows McFadden and Patsey Sweeney Clash at Essex Club
The Essex club hosts a listed clash between Elbows McFadden and Patsey Sweeney tonight likely to spark lively stepping and crowd excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFadden
Patsey Sweeney
Essex
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