Fines for overspeeding sparks graft charges at roads hearing
The legislative committee on roads and bridges heard charges that auto fines paid to cities would instead go to the state under a pending bill. Governor Guild urged the shift in his inaugural address. Witnesses cited motorists watching cars in Sudbury and Leicester with fees tied to fines. Opponents argued against revenue motives and questioned official integrity.
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Legislative Committee On Roads and Bridges
Guild
Auto speed laws spark debate in sequestered country roads
Village patrolman Jis there, too, as many town officials oppose stricter speed enforcement. Francis Hurtubis Jr., former private secretary to Governor Bates, testified for automobilists noting widespread arrests under state speed laws. He argued state fines would curb local prosecutions and cited Weston overspeed cases, Lincoln threats to rob motorists, Benham timing crews, and Hingham timing by a bystander.
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Jis
Francis Hurtubis, Jr
Bates
Walsh Attell Featherweight Championship Bout Shown As A Lesson
Referee Jack Sheehan recounts the Walsh Attell featherweight title fight in Boston. He praises Attell for cleverness and Walsh for gameness noting Walsh’s leg cramp in the 12th round and lauds both boxers as clean, decent sportsmen.
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Walsh-Attell
Boston
Massachusetts
Attell
Jack
Walsh
Jimmy Walsh
Schoolboys to Have Big Meet
By a unanimous vote the Boston Interscholastic Athletic Association will hold an indoor meet on March 10 at the English High School drill hall. Seven schools including English High and Boston Latin will send entries for events such as 30-yard hurdles, 3800, 600, 1000-yard and one-mile runs, high jump, pole vault and shot put. Entries close March 5 with Mr Gallagher. Medals will be awarded to the top three in each event.
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Boston Interscholastic Athletic Association
English High School
English High
Boston Latin
Mechanic Arts
Brighton
Dorchester
South Boston
West Roxbury
Oscar F. Gallagher
P. Cowan
YMCA Athletes Disqualified by North American League
Members of Y M C A athletic teams face disqualification by the Athletic League of North America. Names include C F Lamb Cambridge Samuel Bryant Boston Harold A Brown Reading Edward A Harris Melrose Alfred K F Knight William Campbell Joseph M Park George F Renkert William S Collins Everett Ernest S Chapman Boston Antonio Monteagudo J Harold Young Ellis G Broadhead Northampton J A Manning Springfield. Fitchburg Y M C A and Newburyport Y M C A are reinstated.
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Athletic League of North America
C. F. Lamb
Cambridge
Samuel Bryant
Boston
Harold A. Brown
Reading
Edward A. Harris
Melrose
Alfred KF. Knight
William Campbell
Joseph M. Park
George F. Renkert
William S. Collins
Everett
Ernest S. Chapman
Antonio Monteagudo
J. Harold Young
Elis G. Broadhead
Northampton
J. A. Manning
Springfield
Fitchburg Y. M. GC. A
Newburyport Y. M. C. A
Boxing bouts and doping stir sports talk in town
Jimmy Gardner fights back after a cautious start against Willie Lewis and Willie Hoppe's peers clash over practice and credibility. American oarsmen consider blade angles to gain speed, while doped horses spark debate about integrity on track and turf.
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Willie Hoppe
Hoppe
Schaefer
Sutton
Morningstar
McLaughlin
Boy Wonder
Vignaux
Paris
Papa Hoppe
Jockey Herman Radtke Sets Weekly Win Record in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas on February 23 jockey Herman Radtke won four races to break the world record for most winning mounts in a week. He surpasses Tod Sloan who had 18 and Eugene Hildebrand with 20, reaching 21 victories in seven days.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Herman Radtke
Tod Sloan
Eugene Hildebrand
Radtke
Gossip of the Boxers and the Gans Affair
The piece argues the Britt Gans controversy is a staged scheme with Al Herford as manager and Gans leveraging withdrawal to gain fights. It notes upcoming Lincol Club bout between Dave Deshler and Jimmy Briggs, Deshler’s chances, and mentions Attell Walsh and other Boston boxing chatter.
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Gans
al Herford
Britt
Mike Twin Sullivan
Cambridge
Jimmy Gardner
Baltimore
Herford
Gan
Jimmy Briggs
Flaherty
Briggs
Deshler
Attell
Walsh
Frankie Neil
Harry Tenney
Frisco
Tom McCarey
Los Angeles
Portsmouth
N.1
Belfield Walcott
Harry Fidels
Chelsea
Alec McLean
Walcott
Belfield
New England
Donohue
New York
Amby McGarry
Boston
Jimmy Walsh
Chester Goodwin
Kid Goodman
Dave Deshler
Albert Delmont
Rouse O'Brien
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