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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1906
Page
3
In San Francisco Mike Twin Sullivan and Joe Gans headline a crucial fight with Walcott looming as a possible challenger. Sullivan seeks a decisive knockout in about ten rounds claiming the welterweight title if Walcott stays neutral, while Gans remains nominal lightweight champion and a potential route to the lightweight title via Battling Nelson.
Benny Yanger of Chicago arrives in Boston with manager Al Lippe to spar and seek a decision against Kid Goodman at 128 pounds. The card also features Willie Riley versus Young Madigan and the 120 pound final, with notes on Abe Attell, Jimmy Walsh, and Delmont negotiations. Additional boxing items include Fitzsimmons planned Sunday Post piece and local chatter on Yommy Murphy and Rouse O’Brien match prospects.
City Marshal Sheehan served notices to West End and Unity athletic clubs prohibiting further boxing bouts under their auspices. West End President Hart will place the notice before the board. Unity’s Manager Bell declined comment. State police cited recent visits to the clubs, liquor concerns, and inadequate fire exits and crowding at the venues.
Gloucester reports John B. known as Sandy Ferguson arriving after months away and surrendering to police on a warrant charging assault on his wife from last October. The case is set for tomorrow.
The article outlines John J. McCloskey’s plan as the new Cardinals manager to demand hustle, respect, and a strict, issue free clubhouse. He promises fines and swift dismissals for misbehavior, and a hardline, no excuses administration.
The North End Union Juniors seek games against strong 115pound basketball teams, Riversides of Milton preferred. Contact Nathaniel Arlore at 20 Parmenter Street.
Al Lippe manager of Benny Yanger arrived in Boston yesterday and was arrested on a mesne process. Mrs Mae E Benton says Lippe owed her 70 for board and lodging as Abe Attell's manager. A second claim from B H Benton alleges a $37 loan. Lippe proclaims innocence. Bail posted. case slated for court this morning.
Ban Johnson and Harry C. Pulliam appointed a joint rules committee with Clark Griffith Connie Mack and T C Noyes to meet Hanlon Murphy and Dreyfuss to agree on changes before the leagues’ schedule meetings next month in New York.
Last evening at Institute Hall on Ruggles Street the Alpha A C of Boston won by forfeit against Kenwood A A of Roxbury in a basketball contest. Lineup details appear jumbled with several unreadable names and stray characters in the OCR text.
H Williams of the senior class won the Harvard Rifle and Pistol Club annual handicap revolver contest yesterday afternoon with a score of 391 out of 500 points.
A proposed race on a local pond pits a runner against a skater over 100 yards. Duffey and Wood both clocked 93.5 seconds for the distance, while Sheehan claims a 100 yard skating time of 11 seconds from a standing start. TheDope favors the runner, who benefits from a fast start before the skater can reach speed.
Harvard hockey and substitutes depart Cambridge for New York to face Princeton on Saturday night. The lineup mirrors the Columbia game with Captain Newhall leading alongside Pell Townsend McLeod M Newhall Willetts Ivy Edgell Fraser and Campbell.
The executive committee will meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York to discuss spring track meet plans and establish policy for the coming season.
These boxing records note W F for won on foul and L F for lost on foul with letters K for knockout and N D for no decision. No decisions are given in Philadelphia and New York as majority opinion guides the记录. Publication began in Sundays Post and will continue alphabetically daily and Sundays.
Chelsea heavyweight results list three entries with names and dates. Jan 26 shows Jim McCormick from Hot Springs plus two later lines: July 18 lists Jack Johnson from Chelsea and another Chelsea reference.
Chicago 125 pounds on Jan 30 shows Austin Rice of Peoria with 10 rebounds and 13 losses attributed. Kid Herman of Hot Springs records 20 points in the March 10 bout with Milwaukee. W F Young O Leary from Milwaukee posts 2 points on May 2 as Grand Rapids opponent. Austin Rice from Peoria adds 10 points on Dec 25 against Kid Taylor of Peoria.
A compact boxing record lists fighters by city weight of 139 pounds with dates and opponents. Maurice Thompson of Milwaukee fights January 6, Eddie Haney of Philadelphia February 11, Gus Gardner of Indianapolis March 20, Otto Sieloff of Kalamazoo March 22, Adam Ryan of Philadelphia April 10, Tommy Connolly of Reading April 11, Kid Coffey of Philadelphia May 18, Terry Martin of Reading June 2, Harry Lewis of Philadelphia June 3, Terry Martin of Philadelphia June 22, Eddie Hanlon of San Francisco September 5, Jack Clifford of Grass Valley October, Fred Landers of Colma November 10, and a final entry on May 25.
A compact recap lists fighters and towns with dates for 145 pound bouts. Duffy from Kalamazoo appears with a February 21 entry in Chicago, then March 8 from Indianapolis, an April 10 loss to Jack Blackburn of Sharon, and an October 2 note for Honey Melody in Chicago, with a final Beijing reference.
San Francisco fighter Jack O'Brien is listed in a December 20 heavyweight card entry from New York, with a note reading .13. Details are sparse and unclear from the fragmentary OCR line.
A compact ledger notes boxers and dates: Donovan and Gardner from Buffalo with multiple bouts, including a January 17 loss via decision in Sharon, a February 28 loss in Sharon, June 10 loss in Buffalo, September 12 loss in Buffalo, and October 8 loss in Buffalo, all listed with weights around 145 pounds.
An OCR fragment lists names and dates: Feb 10 D Harry Cobb Albion. Feb 14 L Chester Goodwin Chelsea. Feb 22 D Young Kenney Lawrence. Feb 25 L Young Erne Philadelphia. June 16 lk by Johnny Morrison St Joseph. The sequence suggests a small set of death and burial notices with locations and initials, but many details are incomplete.
Chicago lightweight Harry Forbes faced a sequence of bouts with opponents including Joe Cherry of Saginaw on Jan 27, Paddy Nee of Indianapolis on Feb 20, Phil Logan of Philadelphia on Apr 8, Abe Attell of Detroit on May 10, Biz Mackay of Findlay on Jun 15, Bruce Shearer of Bloomington on Sep 5, and Young Garfield of Peoria on Oct 31, with results noted as K O W D L K K K K K.
South Boston entries list several individuals with linked dates in towns including Brockton Chelsea and Abington For example Jan 26 Polo Mills Brockton Apr 6 Young Madigan No Abington and Apr ips Dave McNeil Portland through Sept 7 Charley Dinsdale Marlboro The sequence shows a schedule of engagements or appearances across multiple months and locations involving names like Jack Dwyer Daly Madigan McInnes Maguire and Dinsdale
Readable fragments show weights and dates with fighters Rufe Turner of Philadelphia and Mike Sullivan of Baltimore. Entries list 135 pounds for Baltimore, a March 27 date for Turner, and a September 4 date for Sullivan, with a separate note on Baltimore 15. The text is fragmentary and lacks full event details or outcomes.
In Lowell, heavyweight boxing notes list April 17 with Mike Schreck from Salt Lake and June 20 with Billy Stift from Ogden, detailing planned matchups and locations.
Fragmentary boxing record notes show weights and dates for fighters including McFadden Detroit Fitzgerald Indianapolis Coffey Mt. Pleasant Flynn Buffalo Donovan Buffalo McCarthy Buffalo Supples Buffalo with ambiguous annotations and typographical errors. The passage lacks complete contexts such as events or outcomes.
In Mexico City preparations finished for the opening of the international golf tournament at Country Club links tomorrow. United States Canada England Scotland and France clubs will be represented. Notables arriving include Willie Anderson Alex Campbell and George Lowe with several Bay State players such as A G Lockwood C B Cory H R Johnstone T C Stevenson P W Whitemore Beals C Wright George H Crocker Andrew Carnegie Jr C W Noyes W B Livermore George Wright Dr L L Becker Ralph Cracknell John McLeod J S Stephenson and E J Noble.
The Boston Suburban Baseball league forms rapidly with officers to be elected and a schedule drawn up. Arthur Rich reports the member list nearly filled and urges clubs to join at once to secure entry. Inquiries can be sent to Arthur Rich at 201 Columbus Avenue.
New Haven January 18 Yale faculty weighs reform in athletics with a plan to abolish gate money entirely or at least cut gate admission fees by half. A leading reform figure says the proposal may be altered significantly during discussions.
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