International amateur boxing grand plan eyed for Boston and London
New York Feb 9 An international tournament may pair American and British amateur champions after the national events in London and Boston in May. Eight classes from flyweight to heavyweight would compete under IBF rules at Madison Square Garden over two nights. The English team could include 10 to 12 members with eight champions, coaches and managers. British visit would be funded by the A A U. The effort aims to boost national championships and secure wide entries from across the United States.
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New York
United States
England
English Amateur Athletic Association
American Amateur Athletic Union
London
Boston
Internationa Hovey
Frederick W. Rubien
International Boxing Federation
Madison Square Garden
Amateur Athletic Union
A.A. U
Cornell University
Oxford
Cambridge
New England Association
Boston Athletic Association
Rious
Boxers tied to Dan Morgan and Doc Bagley loom in arena fights
Storied New York boxing circles set for an Elks tourney showcase as Jimmy Sullivan trains for a real bout, Bob Martin eyes Brennan at Madison Square Garden, and Eddie Shevlin presses his welter claim. Billy Henderson relays Siegel versus Flynn weigh-in tensions, with Shevlin challenging all rivals at 145 pounds.
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Storles
Dan Morgan
Frank
Doc
Bagley
New York
Elks
Jimmy Sullivan
Bob Martin
Martin Burke
New Orleans
Bil Brennan
Madison Square Garden
Martin
Brennan
Billy Henderson
Eddie Shevlin
New England
Siegel
Shevlin
Wrestling and boxing notes from New England card scenes
The report surveys upcoming matches and rivalries across New England venues. It notes Al Shubert versus Bobby Josephs for a gate potential of around $20,000, discusses New Bedford featherweight contention, and highlights Me chanics' Hall wrestling lineup featuring past world title holders. Also covered are Daviscourt and Ed Lewis in Rochester, Nedda Flanagan's management shift, Billy Carney's tough opponent hunt, and Dempsey Fulton promotion chatter with promoter refusals and purse dynamics.
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Lin
al Shubert
Nw Bedford
New England
Bobby Josephs
Shubert
New Bedford
Carlyle
4. C
Joseph
Josephs
Dick Daviscourt
Rochester
N. Y
Daviscourt
Ed Lewis
Lewis
Sandon
Hartford
Franz Hockman
Portland
Andover Defeats Exeter in Ice Hockey Contests
Andover defeats Exeter four to nothing in an ice hockey game on February 9. Leving opened scoring for Andover, Sayles added a second, Lindley tallied third, and Koehler closed with a final goal. Cantillon and Deignan stood out in goal amid tight Andover defense.
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Andover
Phillips Andover
Exeter
Leving
Cantillon
Sayles
Lindley
Koehler
Crimson
Deignan
Eneter
Cole
Cutler
Wen
Howard Lindley
Brewster
Robb
Greeley Walker
Martin Batson
Fivergsocessessee
Handy Koehler
Walker
Sesso
Pittman Robbing
Shoe Trades Beat B A A in Winsor Cup Thriller
Shoe Trades won 4 to 3 over Boston A A in a heated Winsor Cup game at the Arena. Defrense, a Canadian newcomer, starred with unique scoring, while Dalit backed him as Boston’s defense faltered. Frankie Storey stood out in net as Skilton and Small led a stronger defense and late stalling by the Shoemen.
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Skilton
Shoe
Defrense
Canada
Ralph Winsor
Unicorn
Dalit
George Percy
Paul O'Sullivan
Frankie Storey
Shoemen
Irving Small
Hutchinson
Skiltons
Penn Oarsmen Decide to Stay In Regatta
Pennsylvania officials announced the university will maintain its membership in the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie. The decision follows earlier talk of withdrawing due to the late season timing and training expenses.
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PENN
Pitladelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Poughkeersie
Cornell Crew Schedule Highlights Key Races
Ithaca February 9 The crew schedule lists varsity freshman and possibly junior varsity races with Yale and Princeton on May 21 Harvard eights to row on the Charles River May 29 and three Cornell crews to compete in the intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie likely June 22 with other events noted for the season.
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Ithica
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Charles River
Cornell
Poughkeepsie
Boston College to Meet Holy Cross at Braves Field in June
Boston College and Holy Cross will stage their annual local baseball clash at Braves Field or Fenway Park in June instead of University Heights. The June 17 game was moved due to Alumni Field stands being too small for the holiday gathering.
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B. C
H. C
Braves Field
Boston College
Holy Cross
Fenway Park
University Heights
Emmons Chooses Baseball After Hockey Victory
Bobby Emmons leaves hockey to captain Harvard baseball as practice begins next Tuesday. He won his ice H last Saturday night against Yale in Philadelphia and will graduate in June.
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Emmons
Bobby” Emmons
Harvard
Yale
Philadelphia
East and West Bantams Battle at Scenic Temple
Boston fight fans loom for a clashes of bantamweights as East and West top contenders meet at Commercial A C Scenic Temple. Erie’s Joey Dailey faces New Bedford’s Paul Demers in a pivotal six round main bout seeking regional supremacy with Mansfield versus Ready in the semi final and Shine against Ryan in earlier action.
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A. C
Scenic Temple
Joey Dailey
Erie
Penn
Paul Demers
New Bedford
Dailey
New England
Middle West
Demers
New York Central
Scenic Temple Gym
New Bedford Boys
Benny Walger
Frankie Brown
Harvey Crosby
Abe Friedman
Benny McCoy
Harry Conlon
Pete Hermann
Friedman
Hermann
Benny Coster
Joe Mende
Joe Murray
Sammy Sandow
Dutch Brandt
Micky Dillon
Jabez White
Jack Mansfield
al Ready
Billy Shine
Buddy Ryan
Johnny Connors
Tommy Hankard
Georgetown Star to Run Boston Mile at Armory
John O Reilly, Georgetown coach, plans to have Jimmy Connolly fit for the Boston mile in the American Legion games at East Newton Street Armory on Washingtons Birthday afternoon. Connolly seeks redemption after recent races and will face rivals including Cutbill and Devaney. Johnny Lane added Jimmy Henigen to the three mile event.
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John O'Reilly
Georgetown
Jimmy Connolly
American Legion
East Newton Street Armory
Washington
New England
John D
Jimmy
John Wanamaker
New York
Boston
Connolly
Cutbill
Mike Devaney
Johnny Lane
Jimmy Henigen
White Fights Lynch To Draw In Eight Rounds
Joe Lynch of New York and Jabez White of Albany boxed eight rounds to a draw in St. Louis. It was Lynch’s first bout since winning the bantamweight title from Pete Herman on December 22. A Wallace Walger bout in Lowell was postponed as Wallace was ill.
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ST. Louis
Joe Lynch
New York
Jabez White
Albany
Lynch
Pete Herman
Eddie Wallace
Benny Walger
Lowell
Wallace
Boston Latin Wins On Track In Dual Meet With Dorchester
Boston Latin defeated Dorchester High 144 to 76 at East Armory after earlier field events. Senior division winners included Burns and Hull of Dorchester and multiple Latin victors across 50 yard dashes, 50 yard hurdles, and longer distances. Both intermediate and junior divisions saw Latin runners prevail in sprints, distance events, and relays.
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Fred J. O'Brien
Boston Latin
Dorchester High
East Armory
Dorchester
Burns
Sullivan
Ea Ws
Gene
Glickman
Hazel
Henry
Nordberg
Hill
Chase
McDermott
Fitzpatrick
Lawler
Leary
Kinnaly
Jacobs
Myron
Hull
Henry Ford Triumphs as Only Boston Winner in NE A U boxing show
Amateurs gathered at Mechanics Building for a Tri City boxing event under the NEAAU. Henry Ford of Boston captured the sole local victory while Pittsburgh and New York each took two firsts in other classes. Ben Ponteau of New York and Henry Bohlin of Brockton suffered upsets, and several bouts featured disputed decisions and near upsets.
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Tri-City
Mechanics’ Building
Henry Ford
Greater Boston
Pittsburg
New York
Henry Bohlin
Brockton
Bohlin
Milton Weiss
Weiss
Ponteau
Zivic
W. McConnell
Charles Donovan
Boston
M. McCalpin
Lot
Willie Singer
Fred Saccarelli
R.honeyford
Frank Wallace
Jack Stark
Harold Sullivan
Sr. Sawyer
Willie Lynder
Jim Gregory
Medford
Ben Ponteau
Jack Zivic
Joe Gregory
Mike de Angelis
Jack Tait
Boston Latin Dominates Dorchester Relay Meet
In a tight meet between Boston Latin and Dorchester High, Boston Latin swept key events with top performances from Nolan and McDermott. Dorchester High runners Donahue Rosen Porter and Dubinsky placed behind, while Boston Latin secured a strong 160-yard win and led the distance dual.
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Nolan
Boston Latin
Nathan Rosen
Dorchester High
Pwyer
Porter
Rehy
Dorchester
McDermott
White
Dwyer
Donahue
Rosen
Dubinsky
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