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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
13
Princeton's speedy hockey team opened the season with a 5 to 1 victory over Toronto University at the Arena. Hobey Baker and Captain Kuhn led the attack as Princeton outpaced last year's runners up for the national crown.
George Brown of the Back Bay A A hockey club denounces Manager Adams claim to the local ice hockey title as baseless since the teams never met. He notes the Irish American A A did not face Unicorn this season and calls the dispute over. New York college officials debate amateur status as summer baseball questions drag on. A cosmopolitan field of Greeks Swedes Finns Irish and Americans will compete in New York January 8 for the Junior athletic championships.
Plans announce the New England indoor athletic championships at Mechanics Building on February 28 with schoolboy events in the daytime and the main meet in the evening. Organizers aim for larger crowds after last year’s disappointing turnout and Swarthmore seeks a strong track coach to boost local interest.
Princeton defeated Toronto 5 to 1 in a fast two period game. Kuhn scored four times and Baker added two assists as Princeton broke open the contest late in the second period while Kilner and Kuhn connected on several key plays. Toronto managed a late goal by Jupp but could not recover as Baker and Aird led Princeton’s defense. Attendance was about 2000.
The New England Telephone Company will field an amateur hockey team this winter with many former schoolboy stars. Notables include Ernie Fores Everett High F H Wilson Melrose H Cutler Lowell Textile F Murphy English J G Mangan Brookline Richard Boudreau East Boston Bob Carnachan Rindge School Cor in dependents Bob Champane Cushing Academy Frank Wyle Arlington Crescents and more. Robert S Carnachan is manager and seeks schedules with corporations or schools. He may be reached at room S802 50 Oliver Street. A corporate league could form with the telephone team as a member.
Sapper O Neill the English lightweight out pointed Johnny Harvey in a 10 round bout in New York. Young Fox also of England proved too clever for Kid Herman the bantamweight from Pekin Illinois in another 10 round bout.
Boxer Gunboat Smith says Pelkey proved tougher than expected and hints at a future move to France to challenge Johnson. He claims victory and states he intends to win back the title for the white race.
San Francisco January 1 Gun boat Smith the California heavyweight knocked out Arthur Pelkey in the 15th round of their open-air Daly City fight. Pelkey said he had no excuses and would ask for a return battle as soon as he meets Smith. Pelkey was the favorite at 7 to 10 in betting.
Smith used aggressive pressure and superior all round work to overwhelm Pelkey. Pelkey started strong with body and face shots but faded after the sixth round as Smith controlled the pace, landing a rapid right that toppled Pelkey for a KO at the 15th round count.
Sacramento officials announced that the anti prize fight petition gathered insufficient signatures to place the measure on the 1914 ballot. The announcement notes the failure to meet required legal thresholds for ballot inclusion.
Milwaukee light heavyweight Bob Moha stops Freddy Hicks of Detroit in the fifth round at the Irving A C in Brooklyn before a crowded audience. Moha’s victory adds another triumph to his rising fame in the boxing scene.
Penn clinches the 15th annual tri college chess league by one point, scoring 111-2 over Brown, 41-2 against Cornell, and 101-2 against Cornell, while Brown records 2-14. Cornell finishes with 101-2 and 51-2 losses.
Indianapolis boxer Jack Dillon outpointed Gus Christie in a 10 round bout. Dillon dominated each round as Christie often tied up to save himself.
Wolgast former lightweight champion defeats Jack Redmond in the fifth round of a ten round bout in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Early rounds were tame as Wolgast took control from the third and scored with lefts to the body and a right uppercut to end the fight with Redmond bleeding from the mouth.
Fred McKay substituting for Tim Logan was KOed in the second round by Porky Flynn at the Gowanus A C in Brooklyn. McKay, who went in under notice, was shaken by body blows early and became an easy mark for Flynn.
Iddie McGoorty, the American middleweight, defeated Dave Smith of Australia in Sydney Australia in the first round of a 20 round Australasian championship bout. McGoorty knocked Smith to the floor three times before ending the fight with a knockout.
German light heavyweight Franz Gerhardt wins two straight falls over Polish wrestler Walter Bonecki at the Grand Opera House. He takes the first fall with a flying mare in 26 minutes and the second with a head chancery in 27 minutes 30 seconds. Next Thursday Karl Lemle faces Swedish heavyweight F Johansson in a finish contest.
London reports Bandsman Blake, the English middleweight champion, defeated Dixie Kid on points in a 20 round match. The victory reinforces Blake as a top contender to reclaim England’s heavyweight honors from Georges Carpentier, who recently KO'd Bombardier Wells.
New York boxer Levinsky stopped Omaha strongman Tom Daly in the second round of a 10 round bout. Levinsky dominated the opener with two lefts to the stomach and finished Daly, who outweighed him by 48 pounds, with a hard stomach smash, Daly was out for about five minutes.
New York critics suggest Stramer has made rapid progress and might challenge Hannes Kolehmainen in his next appearance, though the claim seems premature.
The letter discusses multiple boxing claims including Carpentier versus Wells in Ghent last June with Carpentier winning by knockout in four rounds, Wolgast losing to Willie Ritchie in 1912, and other boxing notes. It asks who is correct on Wells lasting five rounds, ages of Jeffries and Johnson, and managers' true names, plus date of Luther McCarty’s death.
Freddie Welsh defeated Johnny Dundee of New York in a 10 round fight in New Orleans. Dundee led early rounds two, with Welsh taking control in the fourth, eighth and tenth. The remaining rounds were even.
In Cincinnati on January 1 Joe Mandot of New Orleans and Marl Fisher of Cincinnati fought ten rounds with no decision declared.
In Los Angeles Bud Anderson of Medford Ore is stopped in the seventh round by Leach Cross of New York after a dominating performance. Cross used stalling tactics and rapid counters to drop Anderson three times before the finish. Also noted are entries for the Colonel Pfaff trophy 600 yard run at Coast Artillery games on Jan 2 with runners Halpin Guething and Bingden among early entrants.
Jimmy Walsh of Boston outpointed local rival Young McAuliffe at the South End Athletic Club in Bridgeport. The official decision was a draw as Walsh failed to land a decisive sleep-inducing punch though he led most rounds and connected with his left at will.
Lewiston eyes a spot in the New England league next season if talks with Brockton owner Joe Burns and Red Sox manager Bill Carrigan go smoothly. Support from Hugh Duffy's Portland success inspires hope for Lewiston's entry and Burns would move Brockton to Lewiston with McDonough backing the plan.
Walde mar Holberg of Denmark defeated Ray Bronson of the United States on points in a 20 round lightweight contest in Melbourne. Holberg dominated the bout with accurate punching and movement to secure the decision. Bronson pressed mid rounds but could not overturn the early lead.
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