Currie and Veria Fight to Draw in All-Star Bout
Tony Veria of New Bedford and Joe Curre of New Haven battled across 10 rounds in the SOCOW all-star feature at the Commercial Act. Referee Conley ruled a draw after a back-and-forth contest with Veria slightly ahead late, Currie rallying in the final rounds.
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Tony Veria
New Bedford
Joe Curre
New Haven
All-Star Boxing Socow
Conley
Veria
Currie
Raven
Babe McCoy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Johnny Metlo
Fall River
Metlo
McCoy
Pan McCormick
Hast
Boston
Johhny Gray
Chelsea
Paddy Lynn
Everett
Jimmy Lynch
Charlestown
Plutin
Yale Beats Rutgers 29 to 24 in Tight Clash
Yale outscored Rutgers 29 to 24 after a doubtful finish. Vansnyk led Yale with five points while Rutgers fought back early but fell short as Yale pulled away late in New Haven.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Rutgers
Jed
Vansiyck
Lis
National gymnastics championship set for May 16 in Los Angeles
The Amateur Athletic Union announced that the national gymnastic championship will be decided at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on May 16. The events will mirror those in previous championships.
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New York
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Amateur Athletic Union
Huntington in superb form tops Lynn English 33 to 26
Huntington School track team led by Arthur Farley dominated Lynn English High in a dual meet at the Boston Y.M.C.A. Farley won the 50 yard dash in 6 seconds and the 300 yard in 87.5 seconds, with Arnold Jenkins taking the 1000 yard. Breen and Caswell also starred as Huntington took the relay title.
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Arthur Farley
Huntington School
Lynn English High
Boston Y. M
Huntington
Farley
Lynn
Huntington Star
Bart Macchia
Macchia
Greater Boston
Arnold Jenkins
Billie Burke
Tom Breen
Boston
Caswell
Lynn English
Johnson
Reed
French
Lyon Bnglish
Breen
Robinson
Tiuntington
Batchelder
Hunthieton Steal
Stevens
Larrabee
Balch
Devine
Whalen
Wesleyan Baseball Schedule Announced for Spring
Wesleyan College in Middletown reveals its 19 game year schedule with games against New Hampshire State College Stevens Institute Amherst West Virginia Dartmouth Williams Syracuse and others held in Middletown New York City and Williamsport with key clashes slated from April through June.
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Middletown
Conn
New Hampshire State College of
Stevens Institute
New York City
Amherst
West Virginia
Dartmouth
Williams
Syracuse
Williamstown
Giants Holdout: Earl Smith Returns Contract Over Salary
Earl Smith the young Giant catcher who was acquired from Rochester for five players has joined holdouts. He is in Hot Springs Ark bailing out for training season and has sent back his contract to McGraw claiming unsatisfactory salary.
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Earl Smith
New York
Rochester
Smith
Hot Springs
Ark
McGraw
Dave Caldwell to battle for Mayor Curley Cup at East Newton
Local notes frame Dave Caldwell as favorite in the Mayor Curley 1000 yard trophy race on East Newton Street near the Armory. The column recalls past Peregrine performances and highlights Johnny Clausen's views on form in high jumping and sports acting.
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East Newton Street
Armory
Dave Caldwell
Mayor Curley
Johnny Clausen
Johnny
Arthur
France
Gidney
Oler
Sweeney
Mike Sweeney
Ryan
Penn football schedule and wartime training table rules set
Philadelphia February 14 Pennsylvanias football schedule announced with games at Franklin Field. Opponents include Pennsylvania Military College Delaware Swarthmore Lafayette Penn State Dartmouth New York Pittsburgh Cornell with Dartmouth at alternate site. University council keeps wartime training table policy for remainder of year per NCAA guidance.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Franklin Ivield
Pennsylvania Military College
Delaware College
Swarthmore
Lafayette
Penn State College
New York
University of Pittsburg
Cornell
University Council On Athletics Today
Pennsylvania
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Sicking and Ross Sign with Giants
The New York Giants announce that Sicking and left handed pitcher Ross have signed contracts. They were bought from San Antonio early last summer as the club rebuilt after the war. McGraw plans to groom the young players to replace Heinie Zimmerman at third base.
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New York
Giants Today
Sicking
Ross
San Antonio
Giants
McGraw
Heinie Zimmerman
Giants Keepers End Service Benny Kauff Receives Discharge
Sergeant Benny Kauff, Giants centre fielder, is discharged at Camp Sherman and heads to New York to prepare for the season. He is the last regular Giant to be mustered out, with other players already discharged from army or navy service. Sterling Stryker remains overseas while Winters and Sicking expect discharge soon.
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New York
Benny Kauff
Giants
Republic
Benny
Kauff
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Giant
Rube Benton
Jess Barnes
Ross Young
al Baird
John Jones
Montreal Curling Club Loses Windsor Cup Final
In Montreal on February 4 the Montreal Curling Club was defeated by the Country Club of Brookline Massachusetts by 20 to 17 in the Windsor cup competition.
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Montreal
Montreal Curling Club
Country Club
Brookline
Mass
Arlington High to Postpone Ice Hockey Game Due to Rain
The Arlington High School hockey game with Revere High School was indefinitely postponed because of the rain. If the rink is usable this afternoon, Arlington will host Rindge Technical School of Cambridge for the makeup game today at Arlington.
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Fred Ashworth
Arlington High School
Revere Hgh School
Spy Pond
Arlington
Rindge Technical School Seven
Cambridge
Barrow Denies McNally Trade As Red Sox Stand Pat
Ed Barrow of the Red Sox flatly rejects rumors of a three way deal with Philadelphia and Cleveland that would send Mike McNally to the Athletics. He declares McNally a valued prospect likely to play regularly this season and promises to keep him in Boston. The piece also notes Frazee's ongoing trades and Cleveland’s courting of Red Sox veterans amid a backdrop of rival maneuvers.
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Newton
Eddie Casey
Tom
Enwright
Boston College
Harvard
Casey
Maroon
Old Gold College
Newton Collegians
Urban
Fitzpatrick
Jack Dempsey
New York
Ed Barrow
Red Sox
Mike McNally
Athletics
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Barrow
Boston Red Sox
McNally
Mike
Yale Net Dates Announced for 1919 Schedule
Yale tennis coach Captain C H Garland reveals the 1919 slate with venues ranging from New Haven to Princeton and Harvard. Key matches include Rutgers M I T Columbia Princeton Dartmouth Harvard and the Interscholastics at New Haven.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
C. H. Garland
Pittsburg
Springfield
Rutgers
Columbia
Princeton
Dartmouth
Fordham
Harvard
West Side Tennis Club
New York
Interscholastics
Boxing Gossip Hinting At Crowded Championship Card
A packed boxing scene unfolds with Frankie Brown replacing Battling Reddy for a Feb 22 Portland bout. Other matches include Bogash vs Brooks, Robinson vs McDonald, Boyle vs Carlson, plus Reed vs Goula and several six to twelve round clashes.
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Chick Hayes
Navy
Frankie Brown
New York
Portland
Brown
Battling Reddy
George Robinson
Cambridge
Roddy McDonald
Halifax
Glace Bay
N. S
Powell and Kelly Are Signed Up
Ray Keating, the pitcher, has permission from the New York club to arrange a Yankees Boston Nationalls deal for the Braves. Keating sought release to join Boston as George Washington Grant, head of the revamped Braves, fills the outfield with three more guards ready after signing contracts.
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New York
Ray Keating
Yankees
Boston Nationalls
Braves
Keating
Boston
George Washington Grant
Hapgood
Stallings
Connie Mack
Scott Penny
American Association
Braves Sign Joe Kelly and Update on Naval Returnees
Joe Kelly and Ray Powell returned from naval service and joined the Braves after being discharged from active duty at Newport. Kelly signed for 1919 with the club’s new owner George Washington Grant, reported in Boston with plans to stay briefly before heading to Scammon, Kansas.
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Joe Kelly
Ray Powell
Joe Riggert
Kelly
Powell
Braves
Naval Reserves
Newport
Adan
Boston
George Washington Grant
Scammon
Eas
Fred Bailey
Noble and Greenough Roxbury Latin Track Meet Postponed
The Noble and Greenough and Roxbury Latin track meet at Dexter's Field Brookline was postponed until Monday because of weather conditions.
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Dexter's Field
Brookline
Schools In Track Deadlock Highlights Dual Meet Action
Boston Latin and High School of Commerce split points in a tense indoor track meet at East Armory. Notable performances came from James Hickey and Paul Healy of Latin, Johnny Quinn and Bill Kyle of Commerce, with Nicolls of Latin winning the standing broad jump and a Commerce win in the 60 and 300-yard events. A Mulloon from Commerce broke a wrist in the high jump during the meet.
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Boston Latin
High School of Commerce
East Armory
James Hickey
Commerce
Nicolls
Johnny Quinn
Bill Kyle
Quinn
Kyle
Paul Healy
Lundell
Ellis
Harkins
Muldoon
Hickey
Seiberfart
Lombard
Stephenson
Mills
Boston Tatin
Quirk
LeBlanc
Healy
Huban
Norton
Williamson
Goldstein
Koplow
Lin
Flaherty
Sullivan
A. Malley
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Hooper
RED
Scott
Barry
Babe Ruth
Carl Mays
Joe Bullet Bush
Barrows
HELL
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Eli
Rotgers
Phardon Ob Pitan
Rive Prom
Robeson Stradella
Acs
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Pinld
Wort G. Vanstyes
Lynn E. H. S
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Sport Comment
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Horiie
Phil Stinger
Baird
Tinckler
Miler
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Tom Keane
Wefers
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Eddie Bloss
Kraenzlein
John Paul Jones
Steve Farrell
John H. ‘Clausen
League
Society of Nations
Billy Gibson
Senator Gibbs
Bill
Albany
Gibbs
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Gibson
Snooks
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Hughey Jennings
Tigers
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Camp Upton
Mike Ryan
Kiviat
Braves Field
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Haughton
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Oscar Vitt
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Washington
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Totham
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Fohl
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Joe Wood
Leslie Nanamaker
Lee Fohl
Wagner
Larry Gardner
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Heinie
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Yale Net
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Louis Bogash
Bridgeport
Finney Boyle
Lowell
Harry Carlson
Brockton
Farrington A. C
North Abington
Boyle
Pat Reed
Young Qgoula
Woonsocket
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Goula
Paul Doyle
Iig Ie
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J. Frank Chase
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Legal Affairs Committee
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Keevin
Chase
U. S. War Department Commission On
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Manchester
Rocco
Camp Devens
Quincy Machine Gun Association
City
George Perry
Jackie Williams
al Delmont
Guardsmen’s Club
Wollaston
Paddy Owens
Howard McRea
Charley DeAngelis
Bert Jones
Johnny Downes
Barney Snyder
Johnny Mack
Central A. C
Charley Parker
McRea
Willie Roberts
Phil Bruno
East Boston
Freddie Williams
Willie Green
Willie Jones
Frankie Walsh
Salem
Tommy Marks
North End
Parker
Powell and
Organization of Burke & Co
Army
Burke
Burke & CO
EET
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Frank Gaffney
Quincy
Havana
Quincey
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