Bay State Automobile Association Elects New President
Elliott C. Lee becomes president succeeding Lewis R. Speare who declines to run again. Harlan H. Whipple and Harry Knights are re elected vice president and treasurer while James Fortescue serves as secretary. New directors include George McNear A P Underhill J C Kerrison Dr Julian Hovestadt and J W Maguire. Speare honored for his leadership.
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Bay State
New
Automobile Association
Elliott C. Lee
Massachusetts Automobile Club
Lewis R. Speare
Bay State Association
Speare
Harlan H. Whipple
Andover
Harry Knights
James Fortescue
George McNear
A. P. Underhill
J. C. Kerrison
Julian Hovestadt
J. W. Maguire
Elliott C. Leevil
American Automobile Association
Good Outlook For Harvard Track Team
Harvard briefed on a strong candidate turnout at a Harvard Union meeting. Coaches Lathrop Quinn and Garcelon outlined training leading to the B A A meet on February 1 with Garcelon advising, Lathrop directing track, and Quinn handling field events. Harvard expects to regain points despite losing seven place-winners from last year. Yale scored 27 and a half points last spring. Harvard returns about 39 points in potential events.
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Harvard
Harvard Union
Lathrop
Quinn
Garcelon
Yale
Lundin to Face Strangler Lewis in Columbia Bout
Lundin meets Strangler Lewis Jr in a handicap catch wrestling bout at Columbia tonight. Lundin aims to throw the youth twice in an hour, asserts Lewis cannot pin him. This marks Lundin’s first public appearance since returning from Europe and precedes a later match with Gotch in Lowell. Preliminaries are expected to be hotly contested for local fans.
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Lundin
Strangler Lewis
Columbia
Strangler
Europe
Gotch
Lowell
Baseball Personalities Swinging Through Change Across Leagues
Charlie Ganzel visits Grand Rapids to see his brother John while Germany Schaefer faces surgery at Grace Hospital Detroit. Charlie Murphy denounces spring games between rival city teams. Bobby Lowe may manage Scranton next season as pitchers sour on the spitball. Eddie Kenetchy leads St Louis in hitting orvy. Danny Hoffman resists a Browns salary offer amid trade fallout.
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Charlie Ganzel
Boston
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Mich
John
Germany Schaefer
Grace Hospital
Charlie Murphy
Chicago
Bobby Lowe
Scranton
Ewing
Cincinnati
Rowell
St. Louis
Fisherty
Bowerman
Boston Nationals
Pittsburg Pirates
Cleveland
Ty Cobb
Eddie Kenetchy
St. Louis Cardinals
la Cross
Danny Hoffman
Local Youth Sports Notes and Addresses
Harkins A. C. hosts games with 90-pound teams. C Greden of Grimes Street South Boston. Troop A National Lancers players in strong military athletic events guaranteed. H W Robertson National Lancers Armory Boston. St Johns Boys Club hosts 125-pound teams. G Flauburton 63 Selwyn Street noted.
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Harkins A. C
C. Greden
Grimes Street
Boston
Troop A
National Lancers
H. W. Robertson
National Lancers Armory
St. John's Boys’ Club
G. Flauburton
Selwyn Street
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Harvard Coaches Policy in Football Question at Meeting
Harvard athletic committee is poised to decide on football coaching policy after schedules for winter and spring sports are settled. Crane is seen as the ideal, though critics cite laxity. a board of old players may select an advisory coach without altering the appointed coach’s authority.
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Harvard Athletic Committee
Harvard
Burr
Crane
Yale
George Dixon Remembered as Boxing's Little Ring Wizard
Obituary tribute to George Dixon, famed featherweight champion known for his left hook and showmanship. The piece recalls his rise in Boston in 1880s, epic bouts with Cal McCarthy and Ter rible Terry McGovern, his generosity, and his financial decline despite a storied career. It praises his pioneering place in boxing history and his lasting influence on the sport.
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George
John L. Sullivan
George Dixon
Dixon
Boston
Cal McCarthy
Formidable Ithacan Candidate for America's Olympic Team
Ithaca based Lea J. Talbot of Cornell is hailed as certain to join the U S Olympic track team. Starting March 9 in Philadelphia he set a world interscholastic record in the 12 pound shot at 58 feet 11 3 inches. At Princeton on April 20 he added a 49 foot 8 inch best in the shot and a world hammer mark of 190 feet 9 inches. At the Penn relay games on April 27 he won the 16 pound hammer at 153 feet 9 1 2 inches and took third in the 16 pound shot with 41 feet 7 inches.
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Lea J. Talbot
Cornell University
Mercersburg Academy
Philadelphia
Princeton
Cornell
Mer- Lee Talbot
Olympic Cersburg Academy
London
Dixon of Providence A Pugilist of Noted Prowess and Prestige
The article chronicles boxer Dixon's rise from early bouts against Nunc Wallace and a 40 round win over John Murphy in Providence to a defining 1892 victory over Jack Skelly in New Orleans. Backed by Don Keefe Mike Bradley and others, Dixon faced prejudice but became the era’s beloved figure and reportedly originated the double left hand punch.
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Dixon
John Murphy
Providence
Jack” Skelly
New Orleans
Don Keefe
Mike Bradley
Lawrence
Jimmy Doherty
Tom Clark
Charlestown
Tom McGough
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Pennsylvania
Dixon remembered by three former world champions in Buffalo
In Buffalo three former world champions John L. Sullivan Terry McGovern and Young Corbett react to the death of Dixon. Sullivan calls him a great fighter and a white man despite his skin. McGovern offers to fund a decent burial. Corbett calls him a good man who fought bravely.
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Cal’ McCarthy
Jack McAuliffe
John L. Sullivan
Cal Hawkins
Dixon
Buffalo
N. Y
Terry McGovern
New York City
John N. Sullivan
McGovern
Young Corbett
Sullivan
Corbett
Burns Roches S Baltimore? Burns to Fight Roche in Dublin
The Burns Roche match was signed in London with Tommy Burns to meet Jem Roche for 20 rounds in Dublin on March 17 for 2500 dollars per side and a 7500 dollar Dublin syndicate purse, contingent on Burns beating Jack Palmer in Newcastle on February 10.
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London
Burns-Roche
Tommy” Burns
Gunner
Jim Moir
National Sporting Club
Jem Roche
Dublin
Burns
Jack Palmer
New Castle
Armory A A hosts Boston boxing card with Walcott Gardner
Packie McFarland arrives in Boston ahead of a meeting with Tommy Murphy at Armory A A. Joe Walcott faces Jimmy Gardner in a 12 round welterweight attraction at the Armory A A clubhouse on Tremont Street. Prelims feature Kirkland vs Doherty and Rawson vs Bartley. Other notes mention Paisey Sweeney’s return and matches involving Lavoie, Blackburn, Gunther, and names from New England boxing circles.
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Packie McFarland
Chicago
Tommy Murphy
New York
Armory A. A
Boston
Harry Gilmore
McFarland
Highland Lake
Packie
Philadelphia
Jack McGuigan
National A. C
Tremont Street
Joe Walcott
Jimmy Gardner
Walcott
Gardner
Joe
Jack Dougherty
Milwaukee
Honey
Charlestown
Billy Kirkland
Roxbury
Jeff Doherty
New Haven
Tommy Rawson
East Boston
Mike Bartley
Battling Neilson
Jack Clifford
Ogden
Utah
Kid Scales
Los Angeles
Freddie O’brien
Chelsea
New Bedford Athletic Club
New Bedford
Bobby Tickle
Fall River
Paisey Sweeney
Arthur Cote
New England
Sweeney
Joe Lavoie
Martin Dangle
Patsy Sweeney
Lawyole
Quebec
Canada
Young Sidney
Kid Pantz
John A. Sullivan
Jack Blackburn
George Gunther
Broadway A. C
Blackburn
Gunther
Hanover-Pitzsimmons
Peter Maher
New Orleans
Fitz
Frank West
Eastern League leaders include Toronto players in top gloss
The four leading men in the Eastern League hitting percentages were Toronto players. Ry, who will play with the Boston Americans extras, was third in the league standings. Courcad, another Boston acquisition, hit No. 9.
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Toronto
Thory
Boston Americans Extraus
Courcad
Boston
Talbot Breaks Inter scholastic Track Records in May
At New Haven on May 4 he set a 12 pound shot record of 49 feet 9 1-5 inches and then 50 feet 4 inches a week later. On May 11 he claimed the discus mark at 126 feet 8 1-2 inches and on May 18 he set a hammer record of 205 feet 7 5-8 inches, a new world interscholastic standard. Barely out of his teens Talbot, 6 feet 27-8 inches tall and 200 pounds, embodies Kansas manhood and athletic promise.
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New Haven
Talbot
Kansas
Arlington High blanks Medford in 7–0 hockey win
Arlington High hockey crushed Medford 7 to 0 on Brooks pond. Arlington led 3–0 in the first period and 4–0 in the second as Medford showed some late improvement. Goals came from Clifford with three, Sloan two, and goals also credited to Churchill and Murray. Referee Taylor. Umpire Burrell. Timer Long. Two 15 minute halves.
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West Medford
Arlington High
Medford
Brooks Pond
Arlington
Murray
Hamilton Churchill
Sloan
Clifford
Perrin Bullard
Johnson Pierce
Cosgrove Dunbar
Loa
Seeers G
Coulson
Churchill
Taylor
Burrell
Burns Muir bout sparks mixed views in era of athletic prestige
The piece mocks English sportsmanship at ringside and debates the B A A's standing in athletics. It notes Johnny Butler leading the Eastern League with a .987 average in 24 games and mentions Lord and Thoney as Red Sox prospects. It also references wrestling star Hitachiyama and a Hammerstein vaudeville act.
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Johnny Butler
Boston
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Lord
Red Sox
Thoney
Danish Cycliss Hopeful Sets Park Square Track Night
Danish cyclist A. N. Anderson, winner of the handicap and Denmark’s former champion, leads a field including Joe Fogler Iver Lawson James Moran Eddie Root Floyd Krebs and Matt Downey in a program of three sprint races a big paced race an amateur event and several trial heats at Park Square this evening.
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Park Square Track
A. N. Anderson
Anderson
Stanley racers eye Florida meet at Ormond Beach
Senator W. J. Morgan of New York visited Boston to see I. E. Stanley and Louis Ross of Newton. They will build steam cars for the Florida East Coast Association meet and for the Sir Thomas Dewar international mile a minute race. They oppose changing prior trophy conditions.
Burns Showed Superior Fight In Old Howard Pictures
Motion pictures of the Burns Moir bout at the Old Howard display the full sequence from opening round to knockout. Burns’ speed and shiftiness contrast with Moir’s lumbering style, with Burns waving the American flag after the handshake. The third round shows clear punishment and the final round features two knockdowns and the knockout.
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Old Howard
Burns
Moir
All Star Five of Gotham to Play Here Tonight
Basketball fans can see a fast game at Lyceum Hall East Boston this evening. East Boston C L A faces All Star Five of New York in a battle of two well known teams. The visitors have won repeatedly this season and recently beat Gloversville 27 to 13, though two key All Stars were missing in that contest.
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Eugene Hornbacher
New York
Dixon
Billy Plimmer
Steve O'Donnell
Plimmer
Lyceum Hall
East Boston
East Boston C. L. A
All Star Five
Gloversville Five
Boston
All Stars
English High School Track Prospects Lift Bright Outlook
Instructor O'Reilly braces for weeks of track candidates as English High School shows strong prospects. Coach Jess Gage, renowned in all sports, leads a capable team with BE Nelson as captain and members including Estabrook Follett Miller Steinert LaCroix Adams Shrigley Parker and new riders. Outdoor track work begins on Commonwealth Avenue despite a smaller squad than last year.
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O'Reilly
English High School
Volkmann
Jess Gage
Commonwealth Avenue
Gage
BE. E. Nelson
Bunny Estabrook
Dan Follett
Miller
Steinert
LaCroix
Adams
Shrigley
Parker
Harry Lee
Annals of Sports Timeline Highlights Early Figures
This clipping lists notable sports milestones and births from 1865 to 1892. It notes William H. Clark born in Oswego and playing for several clubs, Billy Rhodes the boxer born in St Paul, a 1895 billiards match won by William Sexton, Bobby Lundie the boxer born in Glasgow, Thomas Stevens completing a bicycle world tour, John Sullivan and Jake Kilrain agreeing to a $10,000 bout, and delegates forming the Western Baseball League in Chicago.
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William H
Dad Bill) Clark
Oswego
N. Y
Omaha
Des Moines
Toledo
Chicago
New York
Billy Rhodes
St. Paul
Minn
New Orleans
William Sexton
George F. Slosson
Sexton
Robert M. Lundie
Bobby Lundie
Glas- Mov
Scotland
Thomas Stevens
San Francisco
Toronto
John N. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Western Baseball League
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