Pittsburg Bars Walsh in Boxing Dispute
Pittsburg authorities bar Boston lightweight Jimmy Walsh from fighting in the city under the present administration. Director John Morin found Walsh had entered the city and fled without notifying fight promoters. Promoters were faulted only for not securing a forfeit. Walsh was overweight and returned home to avoid a disputed purse. Kilbane refuses Pittsburg fights. Walsh earns a boxing ban alongside Mike Shreck.
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Pittsburg
Jimmy Walsh
Boston
Director of Public Safety
John Morin
Walsh
H. D. Evans
Morin
Kilbane
Mike Shreck
Miner Brown Secures Record Contract With Cubs
Chicago February 23 Mordecai Brown signed a two year pact with the Cubs in the Corn Exchange Bank building President Murphy as party of the first part and Frank Chance as manager and witness The deal makes Brown the highest paid pitcher surpassing Christy Mathewson and includes a possible bonus if he wins 3% games Brown said he is satisfied and joked the terms last for life or at least two seasons
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Chicago
Mordecai Brown
Murphy
Cub
Corn Exchange Bank
Frank Chance
Mubblic
Brown
Christy Mathewson
Giants
Mordecai
Brownie
Cambridge Y M C A to Host Somerville Meet
The Cambridge Y M C A track team hosts Somerville Y M C A in a dual meet tonight at Cambridge. Five events are on the card: 20 yard dash potato race night jump high dive and shot put. This is the second meeting after Somerville won the first. A relay ends the program.
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Cambridge Y. M. C.A
Somerville Y. M. C. A
Cambridge
Somerville
Women Foresters Celebrate 12th Anniversary Banquet
The Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters 158 marks its 12th anniversary with a women only banquet at Canal Street hall on Wednesday evening March 16. Members may invite female guests and a large attendance is expected.
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Father Court
Order of Foresters
Canal Street
K O C Minstrel Show by North Cambridge Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus minstrels, titled An Evening at the Country Club, are preparing for an Easter week production. Harris N Ware leads rehearsals for a 70 member chorus with 40 experienced ladies. Porter roles will be filled by Joseph Dempsey Dennis M Brennan John C Haverty David O Connor William J Toohey and Frank M Sullivan.
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North Cambridge Knights of Columbus Minstrels
Country Club
Harris N. Ware
Joseph Dempsey
Dennis M. Brennan
John C. Haverty
David O'Connor
William J. Toohey
Frank M. Sullivan
Public notices offer 5 gold piece reward and bank accounts
A fragment notes funding for 20 children to start bank accounts and promises a $5 gold piece for the originals of 20 pictures published in next Sunday's Post. The scarce text implies a promotional or civic drive linked to the newspaper.
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Nance
Nelson Versus Wolgast Ends in Challenging Sunset Fight
Battling Nelson, dethroned lightweight champion, battles Wolgast in a grueling 22nd round, then fades as Wolgast seizes the title. Nelson, famed for endurance and grit, loses decisively yet earns enduring glory in a historic showdown. Wolgast proves brains alongside power and claims the championship.
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Battling Nelson
Queensberry
Wolgast
Nelson
New Hampshire Boy to Play in Tacoma
Walter KX Hartman, a Manchester native with many local friends, has signed to play left field for the Tacoma team this season. He earlier starred for Santa Cruz in the outlaw league, leading in batting and fielding before a midseason ankle sprain. Hartman began as a Manchester schoolboy athlete and turned professional with the Hudson Valley league in New York before drifting west.
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Walter KX. Hartman
Manchester
N. Hs
Tacoma
Hartman
Santa Cruz
New York
Danvers School Has Fine Chance for Title
St Johns Prep School improved to a state championship shot by beating Winchester High on Washington's Birthday. Winchester was one of the two teams to beat Danvers this year, a loss now erased. Allen School is the other prior defeat, and a rematch with both awaits next Saturday.
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Winchester
Washington
St. John’s
Danvers
Allen School
Allen
Paring the Goat and a Daring Par Comment
A sports style exchange features a quote about Amalgamated being down five points and a playful line about a goat. The dialogue pivots to a savvy remark that the speaker cares only about P B Boek, noting it as a figure "above par" in this lively sports banter.
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Amalgamated
P B. Boek
Intercity Bouts At Triple A Card Slated For Next Tuesday
An all-star intercity boxing program featuring Philadelphia versus Boston is planned for the Armory A A next Tuesday night. The lightweight feature includes Tommie O Keefe versus Eddie Murphy with Willie Moody meeting Eddie Shevlin and Pat Moore facing Albert Delmont.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Armory A
Pat Moore
Albert Delmont
North End
John Perrelli
Andrew Morris
East Boston
Brown's Gymnasium
Tommy O'Keefe
Eddie Murphy
Frrant Duffeys COLUMN readers ask sports questions
Readers submit queries to Mr Duffey on sports topics from boxing to football and track. The column provides answers or directs to teams such as Holy Cross Worcester Harvard Yale and mentions figures like Nelson Gans Britt and Cobb. Notes include hockey standings and schoolboy track records.
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Duffey
Portland
Holy Cross
Worcester
Mass
G. R
Porky Flynn
Boston
Cambridge
Ad Wolgast
Nelson
M. R
Newburyport
Jimmy Britt
Joe Gans
Dorchester
Princeton
Harveard
Cornell
Yale
Big Fight at Broadway A C
San Francisco reports a Johnson-Jeffries fight set for the Broadway Athletic Club. The event, organized weeks ago, will be staged under club auspices after a supervisor board permit deal. Mitchell, police commissioner chair, attended, signaling smooth permit prospects for 45 rounds. Gleason was absent without stated reason.
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San Francisco
Johnson-Jeffries
Broadway Athletic Club
Board of Supervisors
Rickard
Gleason
Herget
Young Mitchell
Police Commission of the
Elberfeld Expresses Gladness to Be Senator in Washington
Washington news reports Norman Elberfeld, acquired from the Yankees, personally handed his signed contract to President Tom Noyes. He said he is glad to leave New York and make Washington his home, predicting the team will improve under McAleer before he departs for Hot Springs for a 10 day stay before reporting to Norfolk.
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Wolgast
Nelson
Dane
Hegiswich
Ill
America
Washington
Norman
Kid) Elberfeld
New York Yankees
Tom Noyes
New York
Elberfeld
McAleer
Hot Springs
Norfolk
California Boxer Ginger Williams Dies After Prize Fight
In Coalinga California Ginger Williams a young heavyweight from Visilia died in a hospital from injuries sustained in a prize fight with Kid Kenneth of Bakersfield Williams was knocked through the ropes in the third round and struck his head on a projecting board fracturing his skull
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Coalinga
Cal
Ginger’’ Williams
Visilia
Kenneth
Bakersfield
Williams
Tufts Defeats Maine In Fast Home Victory
Tufts beat Maine 31 to 26 in the fastest home game this year. Scoring included Hateh Nason Kimball Scales Swasey Atwood and others. Time was 20 minute halves with Glenn refereeing and 400 in attendance.
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Medford
Tufts
Maine
U. OF Maine
Peach
ASDA
Cleaves Wallace
Boeke Leece
R. B
Marshall Atwood
Fisher
SoGealocks
Swasey Whllace
Iri
Boye En Ca Cece
Nason Batch
Sour Ee
Hook Nah Eo
R. F
University of Maine
Hateh
Nason
Kimball
Scales
Swasey
Atwood
Marshall
Knight
Wallace
Glenn
East Boston
Secrer
Yalbot
Adams
Princeton Defeats Columbia in Dual Wrestling Meet
Princeton wrestlers defeated Columbia six bouts to one in the annual dual meet held in Princeton New Jersey.
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Princeton
N. J
Columbia
Wolgast victory over Nelson counts as a knockout
Abe Attell fought Tommy O'Toole on September 14, 1900 at the Armory, winning in 12 rounds. W Richardson remains manager of the Boston Arena, Tremont building. contact for further details.
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Wolgast
Nelson
Abe Attell
Armory
Tommy O'Toole
Abe
W. Richardson
Boston Arena
Tremont Building
Chapman Stars in Y M C A Meet at Boston Teen Gym
Chapman stars in the Boston YMCA annual handicap carnival with first places in the 55 yard dash and high jump, plus a victory in the mile by F B Swain from scratch. R L MacLellan and EK B S Chapman win other dashes. field events feature E S Chapman high jump and P Alger shot put. Relays show McLellan McMullen Hall Gunn team defeating Day School.
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KE. S. Chapman
Boston Y. M. C. A
IF. B. Swan
C. Higgenbothem
Swain
R. L. MacLellan
W. H. Batum
C. D. Damon
Chapman
R. J. Maclellan
F. B. Swain
C. Higginbothem
I. N. Forrest
E. J. Benson
G. Vatcher
E. §. Chapman
G. Benzie
C. G
E. Stuart
P. Alger
C. Mel Iean
McLellan
McMullen
Hall
Gunn
Vatcher
McLean
Benzie
Batum
Wood A C juniors beat Emerson A C juniors 16 to 5
The Wood A C juniors defeated the Emerson A C juniors in a South End Hall game last evening by 16 to 5. The lineup included O'Bronshe, Crowley, Regan, Goals-O'Brien scoring seven, with Graham and O'Donnell fouling twice each.
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Wood A. C
Emerson A. C
South End Hall
Wood
Emerson
Shea
Smith
Graham
O’donnell
West End House Edges Milton A. A. 11 to 8
West End House defeated the Milton A. A. last evening at basketball by a score of 11 to 8 at Bowdoin. Scoring details list Lapp Levine Klein Levine W. Dacey and others, with 20 minute halves. Referee Ruby officiated. Singer kept score.
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West End
Milton A. A
Bowdoin
West End House
Milton A. A. SP
Eels
Cassen
CRO
Ea R. B
Balch Dope
Seale
Grady
W. Dacey
Dacey
Levine
Klein
Ruby
Singer
Lewen
Tech to Meet Salem YMCA in Season Opener on Home Floor
Technology's crack gym team opens its season with a dual meet against the Salem YMCA on the latter's floor. Little is known of the Salem squad, but the Back Bay collegians have high hopes of victory.
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Technology
Crack
Salem Y. M. C. A
Salem
Back Bay
Dean Academy Wins 10th Straight
Franklin February 23 Dean Academy defeated Harvard Independents 57 to 12 for its 10th consecutive win. Standouts were Jones Basset and Wright for Dean while Keller and Gantz excelled for Harvard. Time 20 minute halves attendance 350.
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Dean Academy
Franklin
Harvard Independents
Jones
Basset
Wright
Dean
Keller
Gantz
Harvard
Ind
Chapman, Chamberlain
Forestal Jones
Conroy
Sherman
R. F
R. B
Blake
Medis Uus A Camile Y Cais Cautgeeck Oec
Sexton Basset
Jonewe Ropes Soit
floort-Jones
Kent
Chamberlain
Berry
Dente Gees
Murphy
Whitmore
Ward 7 Juniors seek basketball game between teams ages 13 14
Ward 7 Juniors advertise for a basketball game arranging teams around 13 to 14 years old with average weight 75 to 80 pounds. They request half point favorites and invite teams to contact Christopher Harris at 67 Tyler Street.
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Ward 7
Christopher Harris
Tyler Street
Graves' Grain Alcohol Ad from Graves & Sons Boston
The Graves firm advertises Graves' Grain Alcohol drawn from western corn whiskey. It offers 8 16 or 32 ounce original packages and guarantees uniform strength under their signature over the cork. They bottle and guarantee it from 35 Hawkins Street Boston.
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Maine
California
Graves
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Hawkins St
Boston
Wolgast Triumph Sparks Cadillacs Jubilant Night in Cadillac
In Cadillac Michigan the hometown burghers celebrate Lightweight champion Wolgast. About 4000 packed three theatres to hear fight details from Richmond arena. Crowds paraded the streets and carried John Wolgast and his brothers on shoulders. The champion's mother relayed results by phone at home.
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Cadillac
Mich
Wolgast
Wolgasts
Richmond
John Wolgast
Ostergren Star Of One Sided Contest
Roxbury High School defeated West Roxbury High 47 to 14 at Roxbury High gym. Fred Ostergren starred with 13 floor goals and seven free throws, setting a new Boston high school league scoring record. Gallagher Perry and others contributed while Russell and Rogers played well for West Roxbury.
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Roxbury High School
West Roxbury High
Roxbury High
Fred Ostergren
Boston
Perry
Gallagher
Russell
Rogers
R. H
Bie
Bgusel
Gale Sisce
McDermott
R. B
Billingham
Agian
Rogers Delsote
Wright Oolo
West Roxbury High School
Ostergren
Schaffer
Wright
Farrell Sells Players and Giants Move South
New York news reports President Frank Farrell of the New York American League club announcing several moves. Pitcher Billiard has been sold to the San Antonio Texas league team, while Pitcher McMahon and First Baseman Danzig have been released to the Boston Americans. Outfielder Hemphill and Catcher Kleinow depart for Hot Springs to get in condition. Four NL outfielders Murray and Seymour and infielders Herzog and Devlin left for Marlin Texas, training camp for the New York Nationals.
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New York
Frank Farrell
New York American League
Billiard
San Antonio
McMahon
Danzig
Boston Americans
Hemphill
Kleinow
Hot Springs
Murray
Seymour
Herzog
Devlin
Marlin
Tex
New York Nationals
Pocket Time Savers promotional handbooks offer reduced prices
The International Correspondence Schools advertise pocket size hand books for electrical workers building trades machinists plumbers and fitters office workers. Each volume provides occupation specific data formulas and illustrations. Regularly priced at 1.50. this week cloth 50 cents leather binding 1.00 to promote a free exhibit at 9 Boylston Street Boston.
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International Correspondence Schools
Boylston Street
Boston
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Melican
Talikee
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Miner Brown
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K. O. C. Minstrel Show
Queensberry Rules
BY Bill Bailey
Jack London
London
Spider Welsh
Martin Canole
Eddie Hanlon
Aurelio Herrera
Young Corbett
Britt
Goldfield
Rudolph Anholz
Gans
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Wolga
Milwaukee
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Danvers School
the Stock Exchange
Intercity Bouis
Billy Shevlin
Tommy Bergin
Lawrence
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Bob Fowler
Fowler
Charleston
Exeter
Worcester Academy
Volkmann School
Freddy Burns
Francis O'Hara
Sweden
England
Uncle Sam
Johnny Bull
Winthrop Yacht Club
B. B. Osthues
Summer Street
Frrant Duffeys
Dave Campbell
Soldiers Field
al Lawson
Locust Street
Wright & Ditson
S. Roxbury
Martin Sheridan
Harry Gissing
Ty Cobb
Wagner
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Armory A. A
Tremont Street
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Farrell
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