Englishmen Bet Palmer to Last Six Rounds With Burns
London Feb 9 Tommy Burns American heavyweight champion contender Jack Palmer Newcastle meet tomorrow for the heavyweight title. Burns training hampered by cold and foot strain but confident. English backers offer 5000 at 2 to 1 Palmer lasts six rounds. Burns favored 6 to 4. Referee Robert Watson named. insiders expect Burns to end fight early and hold Palmer to under half distance.
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London
Tommy Burns
Jack Palmer
Newcastle
Palmer
Burns
Moir
Robert Watson
His Amps A Mudville Tale Of Casey And The Umpire
A humorous verse by Paul H. Shannon lampoons the Mudville baseball saga. It reimagines Casey, the crowd, and the umpire as a chaotic mob, with Casey driving the chase and the umpire fleeing toward the depot. The poem mixes affection and satire with theatrical flourishes and a chorus of fans calling for strikes.
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Casey
Mudville
Olympic A C Dance At Paine Memorial Hall
The Olympic Athletic Club of Boston stages its second annual ball this evening at Paine Memorial Hall on Appleton Street drawing a large crowd.
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Olympic Athletic Club of
Boston
Paine Memorial Hall
Appleton Street
Noddle Island Battles Vermonters For New England Title
Hast Boston A A and St Johnsbury Vt clash at Lyceum Hall for the New England basketball championship. Vermonters beat Noddle Island 39 to 18 at St Johnsbury last night, with Crowley returning to form as the Island squad seeks a decisive victory Wednesday.
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Boston
Playground Listings Across City Areas
A compiled list covers dozens of playgrounds and parks in Franklin Field to Cambridge areas. It notes locations such as Jamaica Pond Columbus Avenue playgrounds Good Wood Island Park Gibson Street playground Paul Revere Park and more, with scattered quality markers like Good Fair and Neutral.
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Randolph Street
Good Firight
Good Charlesbank
Kair Commonwealth Park
Gibson Street
Good Sullivan
Brookline Reservoir
Leavitt's
New Pond
Newton
Fair DichV’s
Wellesley
Waban
Fair Silver Lake
Nonantum
Fair Chelmen Creek
Paul Revere Park
Revere
Athletic Park
Everett
Lincoln Park
Somerville
Charles River
Riverside
Dedham
Good Hill
Arlington
Fair M Street
Artificial
Cambridge
Good Cheeseark
Good City Wield
Melrose
Pate Bennett
Wakefield
Buck Freeman Joins White Sox in Return to Batting Power
Chicago Feb 9 Wil liam Buck Freeman known for destroying pitchers returns to major league action with the White Sox after Chicago owner Charlie Comiskey purchased him from Minneapolis Freeman may not start regularly due to fielding but will serve as first call utility man When Doherty Jones or Donahue struggle Freeman and his feared bat could replace them until they regain form
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William “‘Buck
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Boston
Charlie Comiskey
White Sox
Buck
Minneapolis
Jones
Pat Doherty
Doherty
Jiggs
Donahue
Comiskey
Inter Class Games at Boston English High School
The Boston English High School interclass track games are set for Wednesday on the new board track. Events include 80 yard dash, 300 yard run, 600 yard run, 1 mile, high jump, shot put, hurdles, and relays between class teams. The English team features Faulkner Peretti O'Brien and Pearson, with Pearson in shotput and Faulkner excelling in dashes and jumps.
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English High
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O’brien
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Perett
Harvard Defeats Dartmouth and Gears to Yale Showdown
Harvard's Captain Pell leads a dominant season as the unbeaten six crush Dartmouth and loom over Yale in New York at St Nicholas Rink for the intercollegiate championship. Harvard's scoring edge contrasts Yale while Princeton’s loss to Dartmouth compounds Yale’s peril.
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Yale
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New York
Canada
Princeton
Boston Loses Its Polo Club Shifts to Springfield
Boston roller polo team of the National league will be transferred to Springfield Massachusetts to finish the season. Manager Harry Starkie said the move follows months of efforts to draw crowds in Boston where the team led the standings but drew small attendance. The club will play remaining Boston games in Springfield with Starkie citing a $2000 loss in trying to spark local interest.
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Boston
Springfield
Mass
Harry Starkie
Starkie
Boxing Gossip Bouts This Week
Boxing gossip outlines a week's schedule of bouts across cities from London to Boston with main events headlined by Sam Langford vs Black Fitzsimmons and Fred Bradley vs Johnny Carroll in Goth am. The report previews multiple preliminaries, venue details, and potential matchups including Langford twice and Quill vs Nelson scenarios.
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Tommy Burns
Jack Palmer
London
Gu Ashley
Harry Scroggs
New York
Johnny Carroll
Fred Bradley
Sam Langford
Black Fitzsimmons
Roanoke Club
Boston
Maas
Jim Bonner
Dave Deshler
Billy Kirkland
W. West
Bill McKinnon
Jack Robinson
Armory A. A. Boston
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Jim Vas
Russ van Horn
Frank Fields
Los Angeles
Cal
Jeff Doherty
Jim Potta
Ew York
Scotty Cohen
Mickey Flynn
Portland
Jack Ekbverhardt
Jack Graham
New Orleans
Kid Goodman
Battling Hurley
Kid Tyler
Jack McClelland
Ambridge
Penn
Willie Lewis
Unknown
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M. Grady
Lewiston
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Chelsea
Chester Goodwin
Matty Baldwin
Bradley
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Waterville
Keevin
Langford
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Southbridge
Armory Athletic Association
Jack
Cambridge
New England
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Harry Lewis
Young Erie
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Eddie Chambers
Tommy Sullivan
Lawrence
Tim Callahan
Billy Ryan
Jack Dougherty
Harry Baker
Kid Wolgast
Milwaukee
Harry Ian
Terry Martin
Philadelphia
Martin
Nish
Charlestown
Iicence New York
Wolfie Jacobs
Dick Nelson
Tommy Quill
Tommy
Nelson
Quill
Inousiontes
Lee Dizon
Cal McCarthy
Albert Delmont
Id Goodman
Pin Fall Records For Week In Greater Boston Leagues
Weekly league scores from Greater Boston alleys show Wildey City league top team total 1545 while West End K of C league posts 542 for high team single. Foster Wien records first prize premse total and Arm Strong of Wildey claims high individual single at 128. Dudley Gilt Edge leads bottle pins with 652 for highest individual total and Gump right Emerson Commercial tops with 235 for high individual single.
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Schoolboy League Basketball Nears Championship Clash
With two weeks left in Boston high school basketball, Dorchester High and East Boston High faded from title contention after Dorchester beat East Boston. English High and Dorchester now vie for the X division banner as Dorchester hosts. Montgomery Street squad impressed in wins over Charlestown and Commercial. One X division game remains, Commercial vs Charlestown. Y division features Boston Latin vs Roxbury High at Roxbury, with Latin likely finishing undefeated.
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East Boston
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Charlestown
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TS East
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Sumner H Foster remembered as a premier Massachusetts yachtsman
The death of Sumner H Foster is marked by tributes to his skill and leadership in New England yachting. A noted skipper and designer, he served with Boston, Corinthian, and Eastern Yacht Clubs, led committees at Boston Yacht Club, and held vice presidency of the Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts. His fair play and strategic mastery earned him lasting respect. An abrupt segue mentions a stray note on automotive terms describing an economy test and a 3 cent difference in gasoline value.
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Jim Barry In Town May Meet Marvin Hart Soon
Jim Barry the young Chicago boxer, seen as a heavyweight dark horse, is in town from Culberton Montana visiting his mother. He has no engagement yet but plans to travel to New Orleans soon to duel Marvin Hart at a Gulf City club after ongoing negotiations.
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Montana
New Orleans
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Gulf City
Local Athlete Plans 45 Mile Daily Foot Trek from Portland to Chicago
George A. Nelson of Charles Town aims to beat E P Weston by walking along railroad tracks from Portland, Maine to Chicago. At 23, in good health, he plans about 45 miles daily, starting when snow clears and conditions improve for safer travel.
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Chicago
Weston
Nelson
Armory Club Hosts First Open Handicap Cross Country
Amateur distance runners from Boston and surrounding areas will compete in the Armory Athletic Association's first open handicap cross country run on Washington's Birthday. The 10 mile course runs from the old panorama building on Washington Street to Chestnut Hill Reservoir and back, with first to third place and time prizes. Open to registered amateurs in good standing, no entry fee. entries close Monday Feb. 17 with EB. F. Walsh at Armory A. A. 541 Tremont Street, Boston.
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