Joe Burke Gets Ready to Box McCreery at Carlyle Club
Former Boston boxer Joe Burke arrives from Detroit for a Grand Opera House bout with Battling McCreery. Burke vows to silence critics and prove his boxing class while eyeing future matches with Pat McCarthy and stars like Harry Greb, after a strong Midwest pro career.
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Joe Burke
Hub
McCreery
Big Joe Burke
Boston
Middle West
Carlyle Club
Grand Opera House
Burke
Detroit
Battling McCreery
Foremost College Heavyweights Clash at Harvard Arena
Harvard star Duke Sedgwick faces Yale champion Eddie Eagan in a historic heavyweight bout in Harvard’s arena this winter. The fight pits two renowned athletes as they aim for the college heavyweight title among Harvard’s student body.
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Harvard
Duke” Sedgwick
Eddie” Eagan
Yale
Canadian Teams Invade Hub in United States League
The B A A team, fresh from a win over Quaker City, faces the West Minsters in the U S League at the Arena Wednesday night. Dalhousie College of Halifax visits Friday to meet MIT and on Saturday to take on the Harvard varsity. The Unicorn seeks revenge on the Westminsters after their last elimination series defeat.
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United States
Canada
Maritime Provinces
Quaker City
The
Westminsters
Dalhousie College of
Halifax
N. S
Unicorn
Jewtraw Wins New York State Ice Championship
Charles Jewtraw of Lake Placid, national amateur champion, won the New York State ice skating title at Ideal Park rink Endicott scoring 90 points. Joe Moore of New York finished second with 89 after a disqualification in the 220 yard dash for cutting in on Paul Forsman of Tremont Rink Club.
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Binghamton
WN. Y
Charles Jewtraw
Lake Placid
New York
Moore
Paul Forsman
Tremont Rink Club
Lexington Girls Basketball Team Joins Suburban League
The Lexington High School girls basketball team joins the newly formed Suburban Girls Basketball League and will be coached by Miss Alice Mott from the high school faculty.
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Lexington High School
Alice Mott
Landis May Decide Fate Of Bentley
Judge Landis may hear the case of Jack Bentley the first baseman pitcher with Jack Dunns Baltimore club. Bentley seeks a major league release after heavy bids and Dunn reportedly refuses 60 000. Bentley vows to press his claim possibly before baseballs top authority.
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Landis
Bentley
Judge Landis
Jack Bentley
Jack Dunn
Baltimore
Fast Company
Dunn
Oriole
Dot’s
Swatsman
Babe Ruth
Yale Freshmen Hockey Schedule Announced
Yale Freshmen sextette coach Herbert Emmanuelson released a slate of games at New Haven Arena. The schedule includes New Haven High School, Hotchkiss, Melrose, Choate, Taft, Andover, Harvard, St Paul’s, and a potential March 4 contest with Princeton. Captain T. D. Sargent, ex St Paul player, was elected.
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Eli
New Haven
Herbert Emmanuelson
Yale
New Haven High School
Arena
Hotchkiss
Lakeville
Melrose
Choate School
Taft School
Watertown
Andover
Harvard
St. Paul’s
Concord
N. H
Princeton
T. D. Sargent
St. Paul
Fred Mitchell Prepares Spring Pitchers for Florida Training
Fred Mitchell has arranged a February 26 reporting date at Springs to sharpen his pitchers before the squad heads to Florida. The plan aims to ensure no lame hurling wings from the training field and to get the staff in top shape for the season.
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Fred Mitchell
Sands
Florida
Mitch
Kililea seeks hearing over boxing title suspension
Marty Kililea, manager of Johnny Wilson, holder of the middleweight title, protests the New York Boxing Commission suspension and requests a hearing to present the true facts of the case.
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New York
Marty Killilea
Johnny
Wilson
New York Boxing Commission
Former rivals Sedgwick and Eagan meet in Harvard boxing finals
Two former Yale and Harvard athletes, Duke Sedgwick and Eddie Eagan, train for the Harvard boxing championships and national amateur titles. Both expect to reach the nationals with Wagan and Sedgwick leading contenders, joined by Lockwood Weatherhead and Eastman in the heavyweight field.
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Duke
Sedgwick
Crimson
Yale
Walter Camp
Eddie” Egan
Timie
Harvard Law School
Harvard University
Harvard
Edward Francis Patrick Eagan
Paris
Sedgewick
Hemenway
Larry Conley
Jack McClellan
Wagan
Ben Lockwood
Ned Weatherhead
Charlie Eastman
Hercules
Red Sox and Pirates Plan Early Spring Training
Fred and veteran pitchers including Watson Fillingim Oeschger and McQuillan head to Hot Springs around February 26 for a two week bath regimen. The Boston party will depart March 11 for St Petersburg Fla where the squad begins in field work March 12 with games against Washington in Tampa and St Petersburg on April 2 to 9.
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Fred
John McGraw
Watson
Fillingim
Oeschger
McQuillan
Hot Springs
Ozark Spa
Red Sox
Pirate
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mitch
Boston
Washington
Tampa
Boxers dispute over Labor Day bout pay and suspension
A figure claims the New York boxing commission suspended Middleweight Champion Johnny Wilson for refusing to honor an allegedly illegal contract to obtain $35,000 from his Labor Day last year bout with Bryan Downey. He says Tex Rickard delayed payment and pressured Wilson into fighting Harry Greb, and seeks a commission hearing to present true facts.
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New York Boxing Commission
Johnny Wilson
Wilson
Bryan Downey
New York Commission
Tex Rickard
Rickard
Richard
Harry Greb
Draft Price Hiked to 7500 for Class AA Minor Leagues
Judge Landis secures agreement from Presidents Johnson and Heydler to raise the draft price to 7500 for class AA clubs. International, Pacific Coast, and American Association leagues expected to accept, with some doubt from the Pacific Coast league finally seen as likely to come in.
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Chicago
K. M. Landis
Johnson and Heydler
International League
Pacific Coast League
American Association
New York
Toole
Hickey
Landie
Heydler
Johnson
School Sporting Events This Week Highlights
Hockey schedule lists Newton versus Somerville at Boston Arena today and other interleague matchups at venues including Cambridge and Exeter. Swimming, track, and basketball events feature multiple schools such as Malden, Danvers, St Johns Prep, and Brookline with numerous interschool trials and league games through Saturday.
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Somerville
Inter
Boston Arena
Boston Latin
Everett
Malden Va
Rindge Tech
Arena
Brookline
Exeter
Harvard
Cambridge
English
Noble
Dexter Field
Stone
Middlesex
B. C. High
Stoneham
Arlington
Browne & Nichols
Essex Aggies
St. John's Prep
Danvers
Dartmouth
Malden
M. A. Pry “Iaints
Huntington
Boston
Worcester Academy
Vriday Medford
Lynn Engleh
J. John's
Arlington High to host Waltham in season opener
The Arlington High School boys basketball team opens the season against Waltham High at Arlington High School gym next Friday at 2 30 o clock.
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Arlington High School
Waltham High School
Tolbert Named Crimson Freshman Track Coach at Harvard
Tolbert, a famed Harvard football star, is selected to coach the Crimson freshman track squad. Bill Bingham and Eddie Farrell concede workload for the large varsity-aspirant group, entrusting the role to the Oklahoma strongman known as Tarzan.
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Tarzan
Tolbert
Harvard
Cambridge
Jim
Crimson
Bill Bingham
Eddie Farrell
Oklahoma
Amateur stars face uncertain eligibility amid A A U rulings
Joie Ray Murchison Jackson Scholz and the Loomises face potential ineligibility despite clean bills from the Central Association of A A U. National Registration committee decisions loom over whether these stars may compete in the Unicorn meet and other eastern indoor events. Willie Hoppe and Midget Smith also surface in boxing and billiards chatter alongside baseball trade repercussions.
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Joie Ray
Murchison
Jackson Scholz
Loomises
Central Association of
Simon Pure
Central Association
Ray Et al
Johnny Lane
Ray
Legion
Boston
Newton Street Armory
Washington
Reed to Meet Pat M'Carthy in Boxing Show
Natick Pat Reed is set to face Roxbury boxer Pat McCarthy in Mechanics Building next Friday. The 165 lb bout follows prior engagements where Reed won a disputed decision, while McCarthy aims to overturn the result as he trims weight under manager Dan Carroll.
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Mechanics Building
Bob McKirdy
Natick
Pat’ Reed
Johnny Wilson
Pat McCarthy
Roxbury
Reed
McCarthy
Dan Carroll
Carpentier to Battle George Cook Thursday
Georges Carpentier faces George Cook in a 20 round bout at Albert Hall on Thursday afternoon. Carpentier has not fought since losing to Dempsey in July. Cook, an Australian challenger, looms as a capable opponent for the return match.
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London
United News
Georges Carpentier
Carpentier
Dempsey
George Cook
Albert Hall
Harvard Leads Yale in All America selections, claims debated
The discussion notes Harvard has about 20 Walter Camp All America representatives versus Yale’s about 10. It asks which body’s ruling would prevail if the A A U and the National Association differ. Also mentions Knights of Columbus meeting in Boston and an Albany area athletic event on March 4.
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Harvard
Walter Camp
Yale
Central Association
Chicago
Simon Pure
National Association
National
A. A. U. JoHney
Knights of Columbus
Boston
Mechanics’ Building
A. V
Carlyle Club
Chester’s
Washington
Harvard Mat Team Faces Loss of Star Wrestlers
Harvard wrestling loses three top wrestlers Fiske Brown Charlie Eastman and Francis Rouillard this winter. Brown resigns as captain to lead the track team Eastman shifts to boxing Rouillard injured and out for season. New captain will be chosen with H B Walker and J F Stearns as leading candidates.
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Fiske Brown
Charlie Eastman
Francis Rouillard
Harvard
Frank Jedlinski
Brown
Eastman
Frank Rouillard
Bouillard
New England
H. B. Walker
J. F. Stearns
Andover Academy
Real Comedian Al Sehacht Praises Red Sox Deals
Al Sehacht says the Red Sox benefited greatly from deals with the Yankees and Indians. He notes his Washington stint left him regarded as a real comedian.
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al Sehacht
Red Sox
Indians
Washington
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