Boxing and wrestling cards fill city week
Local events boast two six round bouts and two 10 round titles at Olympia with Billy Woods and Jacky Dunn headlining. Brockton promoter Billy Goodrich brings an all star program to Brockton while Dick Daviscourt and Ed Strangler Lewis headline at Mechanic Building. Wrestling figures George Tuohy and Howard Theatre push two major tours, and Paul Bowser meets John Kilonis in a top bout with further matches in Lynn and Cambridge.
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Tonigat
Medford. A
Billy Woods
Medford
Youngstown
Wria
Malden
McViarland
Boston
Billy
Charlestown
Jacky Dunn
New York
Frankie Johnson
Johnny Barrett
Cambridge
Billy Goodrich
Brockton
the Olympia
Joe Blair
Lynn
Jimmy Palo
Beverly
Tony Ju
Charley Sheppard
Peabody
Denny Glynn
Roxbury
Billy Shine
Quincy
Dick Russel
Sailor Brown
Wertcester
George Tuohey
Howard Theatre
Mechanicw Building
Dick Daviscourt
Ed “Strangler” Lewis
George Tuskey
Grand Opera House
Paul Bowser
John Kilonis
Boxing card at Grand Opera House features local talent
Zetti of Brockton meets Fighting Dick Russell of Lynn in a main event at Casino A. C. in a clash that teams north and south shores. Chelsea’s Kid Lee and Cambridge’s Johnny Brows headline an eight round semifinal and a six round opener. The Carlyle A. C. showcases an action packed card with Dutch Boston versus Chick Suggs for a feather title shot in a New England bout. Referee Jack Sheehan earns praise for firm control and humane stoppages. Louise has a tough 15 roundopponent in Jack Delaney tonight in Bridgeport while Bogash lobbies for a final bet.
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Zetti
Brockton
Dick ‘Ruesell
Lynn
A. C
Forth
South Shores
Kid Lee
Chelsea
Johnny Brows
Cambridge
Ace
Carlyle A. C
Grand Opera House
Boston
Chick Suggs
Bedford
New
Reagan
Suggs
Jack Sheehan
Sheehan
Louise
Jack Delaney
Bridgeport
Devanney Enters Boston Mile as Legion Meet Features
Mike Devanney announced to enter the Boston Mile in the Legion meet with the February 22 date noted by John Lane athletic officer. Devanney won the Boston Mile cup in 1920 and Ray won last year and also enters this month. Boston College and MIT will run a two mile relay with potential Yale entry. Lane expects Yale to accept.
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Mike Devanney
John Lane
The
Legion
Devanney
Ray
Boston College
Yale
Lane
Arlington Boys Basketball Faces Belmont and Reading This Week
The Arlington High School boys basketball team will play two games this week. Tomorrow they travel to Belmont to face Belmont High School, followed by a Friday game at Reading High School against Reading.
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Arlington High School
Belmont High School
Belmont
Reading High School
Reading
Spalla Set for Hub Debut Against Tunney
Ermilo Spalla, Italy’s star heavyweight, arrives in New York and meets Gene Tunney in a 10 round bout at Mechanics Building Friday night. The Italian challenger has defeated Hegna Herman and Fitzsimmons in prior bouts and led Europe before earning entry to the U S ring.
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the Battery
Orlando Piani
Italy
Nick Kline
Ermilo Spalla
Gene Tunney
Mechanics’ Building
Spalla
New York
Newark
Frank Hegna
Australia
Jack Herman
Florida
Bob Fitzsimmons
Pershing Statum
France
Andover Lifts Ban on Sports Tomorrow
Dr. Pierson Page of Phillips Academy says the epidemic of grippe and colds has abated and bans on athletic and social events will be raised Tuesday. The hockey team will play Middlesex Wednesday at the local rink, and Saturday closes the season with a game against Exdénian rivals at the Boston Arena.
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Andover
Pierson Page
Phillips Academy
Middlesex
Boston
Robson Rushed to Chicago General Hospital After Bout
Tommy Robson Malden middleweight is in serious condition at Chicago General Hospital after a St. Paul fight with Jack Malone. He was removed from a train in Chicago and placed under physicians care as weight issues and last minute exertion left him weakened. Malone's manager wired Boston with updates.
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Tommy Robson
Malden
Chicago General Hospital
Chicago
St. Paul
Jack Malone
Jack Williams
Robson
Boston
Wnl
Malore
St. Paul Beleving
Malone
Tommy
Boxing Commission
Mingecota Boxing Commission
Melone
Mike Gibbong
Gibbons
Ialone
School Sporting Events This Week Highlight Local Basketball Schedule
Local schools announce a busy week of basketball and track. Games feature Arlington Somerville Cambridge Latin Middlesex Melrose Newton and St Johns Prep with Exeter Andover Cambridge Latin Milton Academy and Taft among venues and times listed.
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Chelsea
St. John's
Watertown
Natick
Winchester
Winthrop
Ssiem
St. John’s Prep
Puegee
Belsre
Ohn
Haveehill
Tafts
State Ures
Exeter
Andover
Harvard
Taft
Indians Sign Tubbs and McNulty for 22
The Cleveland Indians signed pitcher Frank Tubbs who pitched in Michigan last year and posted two losses in 86 games. They also added Pat McNulty, Ohio State outfielder, who played independent ball in Kentucky last summer despite his college star status. A football player could not do that and get by.
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Cleveland Indians
Frank Tubbs
Michigan
Indians
Pat McNulty
Ohio State University
Kentucky
London Lyceum Invasion Hits New York Streets
A 1922 satire notes 714 European lecturers invading the United States and touring cities from New York to Lowell and Scranton. It mocks lyceum culture, war tax, and the influx of English speakers while predicting dire economic effects and cultural clashes.
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Mayfair
Piccadilly
Republican Party
London
England
Lyceum
Oil City
Penn
New York
America
Associated Press
School League Ice Tilt Today
Somerville and Brookline meet in an Interscholastic Hockey League tilt at the Arena. Brookline must win to stay near second. a loss risks joining Newton and Arlington. Somerville can join the group with a victory. Private schools Browne & Nichols and Noble & Greenough resume at Dexter Field with Cambridge aiming to stay alive versus undefeated Academy.
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Somerville
Brookline
Newton
Mélrose
Arlington
Browne & Nichols and
Noble & Greenough
Dexter Field
Cambridge School
Academy
Rochester Club Strengthens Outfield with New Signings
The Rochester Club of the International League adds Tommy Connolly from Tulsa along with Paschal Van Dyke McGuire Poole Danielly McCormick and Fink from various teams. General manager George Stallings will evaluate about a dozen outfielders this spring as Connolly leads the pack with a Yankees pedigree.
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Rochester
Tommy Connolly
Tulsa
George Stallings
Paschal
Charlotte
van Dyke
London
McGuire
Martinsburg
Poole
Suffolk
Danielly
Greensboro
McCormick
Charleston
Fink
Connelly
New York Yankees
Five Colleges Vie For National Catholic College Relay Title
Five colleges Georgetown Boston College Holy Cross Fordham and Detroit University reach the Catholic College championship at the Knights of Columbus games in Mechanics Building. Teams race 590 yards to crown relay champions with Boston and New York chapters plus Chicago and Montreal representatives in attendance.
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Knights of
St Josephs Club To Stage Amateur Wrestling Bouts
St Josephs T A A hall event at Commercial Hall Bowdoin Square next Thursday night will feature an amateur wrestling tournament refereed by Arthur Mather of the Boston Y M C U. President W H Cuddy announced the event amid a large entry list from Boston Worcester Springfield New Bedford and other cities.
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Arthur Mather
Boston Y. M. C. U
St. Joseph's
Boston
St. Joseph
Daviscourt to Grapple Strangler in Boston Wrestling Card
An all star program in Mechanics Building features Dick Daviscourt vs Strangler Lewis in a one fall no time limit bout with pin falls deciding all matches. Jimmy Londos faces Joe Polk, and Laurent Gerstman meets Waldek Zbyseko in a 90 minute time limit bout. Referees are Joe Kiloury and Arthur Mather.
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Allstar
Mechanics Building
Strangler Lewis
Dick Daviscourt
Jimmy Londes
Joe Polk
Waldek Zbyseko
Laurent Gertsman
Londes-Polk
Daviscourt
Jimmy Londos
Eerner
Londos
Laurent Gerstman
Boston
LeMarin
Waldek Zbyszko
Gerstman
Zbyszko
Andover to Meet Exeter in Big Arena Hockey Showdown
Andover will face Exeter in a Saturday hockey game at the Arena, a top local event this week. Both teams are undefeated, with similar goals against totals, and tickets cost 10 and 1.66 dollars. Last year Andover won 4 0 at their rink, with veterans Cole Cutler Sayles and Walker leading the attack while Exeter adds Clem Coady, Pitman, and other veterans to bolster defense and wing play.
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Andover-Exeter
Lving
Andover
Exeter
Clem Coady
Newton
Cole
Cutler
Sayles
Walker
Pitman
Melrose
Melrose High
Track and field and wrestling buzz from Buffalo to New England
The chatter centers on Dick Davincourt versus Strangler Lewis at Mechanics Hall tonight with Hal Cuthill and Ray dominating 1000 yard and mile matchups. Also discussed are Western football, Bowdoin and Georgetown faults with Cornell and Syracuse, New England All America track honors, and remarks on Jack Ryder praising Cutbill.
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Hal Cuthill
Unicorn
Cuthill
Ray
Buffalo
Jole Ray
Hal Catbill
Jack Ryder
Flying Paraon
Cutbill
Jack
Georgetown Medley Relay Wins National Indoor Title
Georgetown's medley relay team set a new record and captured the national senior indoor title at Buffalo. Anchored by Jimmy Connolly of Woburn, the lineup included Kinnally Dorchester Marsters Portland LeGendre Lewiston and Connolly. They beat Illinois A C and the B A A with a time of seven minutes 41.25 seconds in a 1 1/2 mile race.
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Georgetown
Bualoff
New England
Jimmy Connolly
Woburn
Kinnally
Dorchester
Marsters
Portland
LeGendre
Lewiston
Connolly
Illinoia A. C
Chicago
Lorin Murchison
Blue To Hit One Way Lucerne
Blue to bat left handed against all pitchers this season after switching between right and left hand batting. The Detroit player, initially a righty, then slumped, tried opposite-handed matchups, and now commits to a single left-handed approach to revive his form.
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Lucerne
Blue
Detroit
Wrestling Title Handle Looms In Naceties Tourney
The card today lists Wrestler-Lewis as a 10-8 favorite to beat Davincourt in the naceties tourney. Various notes reference Bekauten nBanding and possible reservations by Congress 77. Additional items mention Lacourd’s knockout history and Leonard’s decision record, plus Camp M and Hartford notes.
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Lewis
Davincourt
Particu Ro
Tetete
Bekauten
Congress 77
Connie Mack Seeks Laugh Amid A’s Pennant Debate
Connie Mack mused on his his team’s failure to win the pennant. He recalled talking with every Athletics player who said the fault lay with others and that any could have helped the Yankees win. He asked how the A’s finished eighth last October, with no one taking responsibility. Nobody offered an answer.
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Connie Mack
Athletics
Yankees
New York
Yanks
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