Boxing Gossip Highlights Chelsea Club Debut And Big Fights
Longtime Armory promoter B D Doc Almy Henry Lewis resigns as matchmaker. Alec MacLean becomes head organizer for upcoming Jan 29 tournament. New boxing club Douglas A A opens Jan 28 in Chelsea with J J Leonard presiding. Featured bouts include Carlson vs Britt at Grand Opera House Jan 22 and several 10 and 12 round matches across Boston Marlboro and Newport cards.
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Henry Lewis
The
Armory A. A
Alec MacLean
Lewis
MacLean
Harry Carlson
North Abington
Frankie Britt
New Bedford
Grand Opera House
Carlson
Britt
New England
Douglas A. A
Lincoln Hall
Chelsea
J. J. Leonard
P. J. Butler
T. F. McLaughlin
Collegiants in Snow Sports Open at Hanover Meet
Forty five men compete in the first preliminary skis and snowshoe meet at Hanover as preparation for Dartmouth Winter Carnival. W P Fowler of Boston wins snowshoe dash and cross-country. results list six events with multiple place names.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
W. P Fowler
Boston
Pat Moran Plans Spring Training in St Petersburg
Pat Moran manager of the Philadelphia Nationals met with President Baker in New York to outline training for spring. The team will again train in St Petersburg Florida and arrive March 16. Moran aims to arrange exhibitions with the Washington Americans and seeks to strengthen the pitching staff before opening day.
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New York
Pat Moran
Philadelphia
Baker
Moran
St. Petersburg
Fla
Washington Americans
Harvard Radio Ice Men Lose to Harvard Club Team
The Harvard informal hockey seven defeated Harvard Radio School 7 to 1 at Charlesbank rink Cambridge. The Radio team was outmatched in offense and defense with four goals by the varsity in the final three minutes sealing the victory.
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Harvard
Charlesbank
Cambridge
Gross
Harvard Downs Radio 8 to 5 in Informal Match
Harvard varsity men struggle with poor passing and soft ice as several early attempts miss. Rice nets three goals and Gibbs adds two for Harvard, with Cann scoring for Radio School. Final score Harvard Informals 7 Radio School 1.
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Harvard
Rice
Gibbs
Crimson
Cann
Bright
Higgins
Dening
Thorp Rice
Ceeses
Gross
Hoffman
Randall Cabot
Frening
Cann Walker
C.D. Issecterers
C P
Beaman
Dover Wason
Hawkins
Moyer Louderback
Perry
Radio School
Cabot
Wann
Goal Ae
Larson
Avery
Force
Bigelow
Johnson to fight Paulson in substitute bout at A C
Willie Schaefer and Banty Lewis pulled out of planned matches at Commercial A C forcing a substitution. Leo Johnson of New York steps in to face Mike Paulson Western welter in a 10 round bout while other matchups include Young Plato versus Johnny Buckley and Young Shea against Speco for a total of 30 rounds.
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Rollo A. C
Willie Schaefer
New York
Banty Lewis
Newark
A. C
Johnson
Mike Paulson
New England
Young Plato
Johnny Buckley
Young Shea
Speco
Two Men Fined for Cruelty to Horses in Dorchester Court
John J. Norton a Roxbury teamster and Harry Yellowitz of Dorchester were arraigned in Dorchester court before Judge Hayden and fined ten dollars each for cruelty driving and overloading a horse. Complaints were filed by agents of the M P C A.
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John J. Norton
Roxbury
Dorchester
Hayden
Harry Yellowitz
Braves Training Trip All Arranged for Exhibition Tour
The Braves' business manager Hapgood reports no transport issues for the club as spring training ends. After a southern and eastern trip the itinerary for the Braves and the New York Yankees on their joint exhibition tour is complete.
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Braves
Hapgood
New York Yankees
Hapgood Seeks Newark Game After War Tax Talks
Hapgood arranged final meeting in New York for a game at Newark on Sunday April 14. He noted railroad rules limit travel for baseball clubs and require main line itineraries. He visited Haddock Georgia to see Braves Manager Stallings, then returns to Boston for a Washington meeting on war tax collection.
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New York
Hapgood
Newark
Haddock
Stallings
Braves
National League
Washington
Treasury
Boston
Mel Sheppard Appeals Army Back Pay Claim
Melville W. Sheppard the middle distance runner has filed a back pay claim with the War Department for service as a private in the 69th Infantry New York National Guard from Sept. 22 to Dec. 12 1916. Official records show he was furloughed while in McAllen Texas but he contends the order was not carried out and he remained with his unit until Dec. 12.
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Washington
Melville W. Sheppard
War Department
69Th Infantry
New York National Guard
McAllen
Texas
Goulette Knocked Out In Gran Opera House Wrestling
Peter Goulette of Woonsocket was knocked cold by Bull Montana at the Grand Opera House match. Goulette fell on his neck, lay unconscious for 15 minutes, and the fall ended the bout with Montana winning. Johnny Lenn and Jack Kilonis staged a rough two falls for Lenn before final results. Joe Willis and Nick Benefis wrestled 15 minutes as a filler.
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Peter Goulette
Woonsocket
Cold
Johnny Lenn
Jack Kilonis
Grand Opera House
Goulette
Bull
Montana
Dreamland
Kilonis
Lenn
Joe Willis
Nick
Benefis
McCarthy Edges Lyons In Class C Billiards, 150 143
In Littlefield last night A J McCarthy defeated Ed Lyons 150 to 143 in the seventh game of the NEABA Class C competition. Lyons had the high run with 9. Tonight R W Stratton faces F B Hill in the next match.
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Littlefield
New England Amateur Billiard Association
A. J’. McCarthy
Ed Lyons
Lyons
R. W. Stratton
F. B. Hill
Arlington High School Hosts Stone School Ice Clash This Afternoon
The Arlington High School seven will play Stone School of Boston on Spy Pond Arlington this afternoon. Arlington officials expect a competitive matchup with local fans likely to attend.
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Arlington High School
Stone School
Boston
Pond
Arlington
Hunter Bags a Fox Near Lexington and Woburn
Harry J. Hall of 18 Bedford Street Lexington a conductor on the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway hunted yesterday and killed a fox near the Lexington line in Woburn showing a successful fox hunt by a local worker in a neighboring town.
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Harry J. Hall
Bedford Street
Lexington
Middlesex & Boston Street Railway
Sir Reynard
Woburn
Boxer Fleming A Flier Montreal
Frankie Fleming featherweight boxing champion of Canada has joined the Royal Flying Corps. He will train as an aviator at Camp Borden Ontario and begin service soon.
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Montreal
Frankie Fleming
Canada
Royal Flying Corps
Camp Borden
Ontario
Navy Faces Fast McGill In WGILL Showdown At Arena
The Navy meets McGill University of Montreal in a high speed hockey game at the Arena. Canadian Night draws Commandant Rush and Captain Key plus staffs to watch the Navy seven in action. Attendees include Canadian and British staffs, the Navy Aviation School of Technology, Canadian clubs of Boston, and a 15 member Navy Yard jazz band.
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Navy
McGill University of Montreal
McGill Boys
Montreal
W. R. Rush
Charlestown Navy Yard
A. L. Key
Rush
Captain Key
Boston
United States
Navy Aviation School of Technology
Navy Yard Orchestra
al Moore
Connie Mack denial and athletic rivals in early Boston talk
The column notes Connie Mack denying a Boston manager rumor while Frazee dismisses any chance. It highlights players seeking exemptions for Uncle Sam, Dartmouth and Brown athletic matchups, and potential Willard Fulton boxing purses. Pooch Donovan praised for building confidence in aviation training.
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New York Critica
Connie Mack
Boston
Red Sox
Connie
Frazee
Harvard
Sam
Pooch
Donovan
Sam's Aviators
Cornell and Penn cross country clash over ineligible runner
Cornell questions a string attached to its recent cross country meet with Pennsylvania after Penn used an ineligible runner, L. B. Glover, who finished second. The dispute hints at forthcoming unpleasantness over the eligibility issue.
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Cornell
Pennsylvania
Quakers
L. B. Glover
Archie's Bowler Letter Questions Boxing Title Lineup
A letter to this office discusses Archie Walsh the bowler and asks if Mike Gibbons has a bid for the world's middleweight title or if Mike O'Dowd is the champion after defeating Al McCoy. It notes Gibbons may claim the title while O'Dowd is seen as the logical holder and credited with the title after McCoy. The piece also recalls Alf Downer the Scotch sprinter and weighs whether he or Tom Keane was the better sprinter, acknowledging both were very fast.
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Mike Gibbons
Mike O'Dowd
al McCoy
Gibbons
O'Dowd
McCoy
Alf Downer
Tom Keane
Downer
Keane
Boxing and Jiu Jitsu Adopted at Mitchell Military School
Boxing and jiu jitsu were introduced at the Mitchell Military School in Billerica this afternoon and will continue through winter. Instructor Professor Martin Flaherty of Lowell, long a boxing and wrestling coach at Phillips Andover, led the first session which drew 12 boxing students and two in jiu jitsu.
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Billerica
Mitchell Military School
Martin Flaherty
Lowell
Phillips Andover
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