Hyde Park Club card highlights city boxing lineup
Hyde Park Club presents a packed show tonight led by Billy Nixon against Kid Scaler in a 10 round bout. Mark Kelle starts pro career versus Jimmy Quinlan, Benny Burke fights Johnny Case, with heavyweights Jim Carlstrom and Henry Edwards in six rounds. Eddie Shevlin resumes against Harry Powers in Lawrence, and other matches are listed across New York Boston and Pittsburgh dates.
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New York
Johnny Stewart
Kid McClosky
Bangor
Leo Houck
Frank Kraus
George Perry
Joe Geary
Freddie O'Brien
Yonne Jasper
Eddie Connelly
Joe F Welson
Armory A. A
al Delmont
Iz Mackey
Jack
Twin) Sullivan
Tony Ross
Buffalo
Sammy Trott
Hughie Madole
Youngstown
Jeff Smith
Kid Henry
Kaufman
J. White
Columey
Bey Soung Ahern
T. Maloney
Young McDonough
Peck Iefavour
Kid Yell
Kid Burns
Yenkins
Chester Walcott
Brockton
Battling Urley
Cy Smith
Kid Farmer
Danny Goodman
Memphis
Eddie Shevlin
Harry Powers
Lawrence
Rudie Anholz
Jack Redmond
Milwaukee
Tommy Devlin
Kid St. Clair
Jeffersonville
Ind
Hyde Park Club
Billy Nixon
Cambridge
Kid Scaler
Spokane
Wash
Nixon
Biz Mackey
Scaler
Pat Moore
Sealer
Mark Kelle
Jimmy Quinlan
Danvers
Benny Burke
North End
Johnny Case
South End
Jim Carlstrom
T Wharf
Henry Edwards
Dedham
Sherbrooke Teams to Meet Boston at Arena in Canadian Night
The Sherbrooke hockey team champions of Quebec travel to the Boston Arena to face the Boston Hockey Club in a Canadian Night showdown. The match is billed as a top spectacle of the season with fans assured of classy hockey.
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Sherbrooke
Boston
Boston Arena
Sherbrooke Hockey
Quebec
Boston Hockey Club
Canada
N. Wiggett
Arguin
Hyndman
New York World Writer Backs Stricter Boxing Rules
Bob Edgren of the New York Evening World argues for tougher enforcement of boxing rules. He criticizes foul practices in American rings and praises the cleaner fair play seen in England particularly at the National Sporting Club.
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Bob Edgren
New York Evening World
Saturday Night
England
National Sporting Club
Boxing quality in decline and two bearcats clash
A veteran observer laments boxing’s decline from skill to spectacle. He cites refereeing failures and crowd miseducation as core issues, predicts a tense Armory Club bout between Frank Klaus and Leo Houck, and notes past meetings and contrasting fighting styles.
Melrose Star Roger Winship Sets Season Scoring Mark
Roger Winship of Melrose High School basketball set the interscholastic season basket record with 26 floorshots against Malden High. The 5 foot 10 inch 160 pound senior also captained football last fall and played baseball the past two seasons, marking him as a top all around athlete.
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Roger Winship
Melrose
New England
Jim Crowley
East Boston High
Benny Vaughn
Winship
Malden High
Eaton
Westfield High
Answers to Queries On Armory meet and track records
The piece discusses the Armory matchmaker at 541 Tremont Street and the 100 yard dash record of 93-5 seconds, noting it has not been threatened. It mentions Coast Artillery games entries via H. Ki. Osthues, and recalls Leo Houck versus Frank Klaus with a 1910 Philadelphia bout. Gotch defends wins over Zbyszko and a 61-4 fall in 1910.
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Bearcats
Nelsons
Wolgasts
Klauses
Papkes
Klaus
Houck
Boston
Philadelphia
Bouck
Armory A. A
Tremont Street
Coast Artillery Games
Irvington Oval
H. Ki. Osthues
State Armory
Irvington Street
Leo Houck
Frank Klaus
Hey
Frank Gotch
Gotch
Zbyszko
Buffalo
Sherbrooke Team Invades Boston for Big Hockey Showdown
Leading clubs invite British subjects to witness Sherbrooke’s big hockey game in Boston. The visitors arrive to acclimate and train, while Gov Foss and Mayor Fitzgerald plan to attend. Sherbrooke rides a strong Interprovincial league record and faces a solid Boston lineup with Foster and Hicks in form.
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Sherbrooke Boys
Sherbrooke
Boston
Canada
McGill
Harvard
Foss
Fitzgerald
Winsor
Pop Foster
Hicks
Townsend
Canterbury
Winker
Deste Vine
Sade Ves Ores F
Baker
Laisbepsebeekes
Aeeskaat G
Arguin
Moakley the Great Cornell Trainer Shines in Boston Meet
Mike Murphy is praised as a great coach but Jack Moakley of Cornell is singled out for exceptional cross country and long distance coaching. He guided a Cornell relay group in Boston to a fast time near the record and mentored John Paul Jones who swept the Princeton cross country meet. Moakley’s program builds strength from Ithaca hills and rigorous training, keeping Cornell dominant in distance running.
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Mike Murphy
Jack Moakley
Cornell
South Boston
Moakley
Boston
Ithaca
Pennsylvania
John Paul Jones
Princeton
Ithaca University
Yale
John JF. Moakley
Schoolboy Indoor Meet Next Big Event for High Schools
With the big indoor season finished, athletes prepare for the 22d annual indoor meeting of high schools in Boston under the Boston Athletic Association auspices. The event gathers top schoolboy track talent from area high schools and promises renewed rivalry and fast times.
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The
Boston Athletic
Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden
New York on February 12 reports the 25th Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden. About 2100 dogs from 67 breeds compete in 619 regular classes and over 700 special honors, the largest such gathering to date.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Westminster Kennel Club
Boston
Association at Mechanics Building Bowling Meet Preview
Association at Mechanics building meets Feb. 25 with a bowling style event, rated tip top by material on hand. The program includes the 40 yard dash 300 yard run 600 yard run 1000 yard run 45 yard high hurdles one mile run running high jump and putting 16 pound shot plus several team races to be announced.
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Mechanics’ Building
Kiviat Upsets Hedlund in Hunter Mile at Unicorn Games
Abel Kiviat wins the Hunter mile with a fast final burst led by pace-maker Noble, defeating Oscar Hedlund who underperformed. Joe Horner of Michigan University is hailed as a sterling champion with consistent feats, while O’Hara, now with the B A A, shows promise for future events.
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Oscar Hedlund
Abel Kiviat
New York
Brookline
Noble
Jack Tait
Hedlund
South Boston
Joe Horner
Michigan University
Wolverine
Horner
O’hara
Harvard Yale Freshman Race Sparks Yale Disqualification Stir
Readers of Mr. Duffey's column recall the annual BAA meet where Harvard and Yale again led. Yale refused prizes after Harvard disqualification, signaling evolving sportsmanship. Reggie Foster and Johnny Harvard both press for prizes as a sign of changing attitudes.
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Sommer
Harvard
Yale
St Francis A A vs Notre Dames Reach Monument Hall Derby
The Charlestown St Francis A A team faces the Notre Dames of South Boston in Monument Hall tomorrow evening amid a busy local basketball schedule. The aim is a prominent matchup on the current week’s roster of big games.
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St. Francis A. A
Charlestown
Notre Dames
South Boston
Monument Hall
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Dominion
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Ad Wolgast
Tommy Murphy
Hogan
Brooklyn
Powers
Jimmy Moriarty
Lowell
Bill Papke
Dave Smith
Australia
Digger Stanley
Patsey Brannigan
Pittsburg
Jimmy Gardner
Jack Dillon
Indianapolis
BY Bill Bailey
Armory Club
Eugene Corri
Tommy de Forest
Alger
Gainger
de Moone
Moore
de Forest
Winship of
Melrose High
Melrose High School
Moakley the Great
Unicorn Committee
Arthur Dyey
Duffey
Tommy Keane
Syracuse
Keane
Reidpath
B.A. A
N. FA. CC
Tunicorn
Harry Gissing
Gissing
Hyneman Bros
Milk Street
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