Training ride to Madison Square Garden Marathon Showdown
Snowy roads slow no one as Alfred Shrubb and Tom Longboat near the 26 mile 38 yard race at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday night. Longboat trains at Allenhurst New Jersey racing a horse with his manager guiding, while Shrubb trains in Montclair taking long snowy walks and predicting a win. Officials named referee Tim Hurst and judge W J Little for Longboat with Shrubb to name a representative. doctors Dr Wilson of Toronto and Dr Nixon of Montclair.
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Alfred Shrubb
Tom Longboat
Madison Square Garden
Longboat
Allenhurst
N. J
Shrubb
Dr. Wilson
Toronto
Nixon
Montclair
Worcester 7 Fall River 3 in pole game
Worcester defeated Fall River 7 to 3 as Worcester capitalized on turnovers and strong defense. Harper led with 60 points and Sutherland added 45 while Fahey drew two fouls. Referee Wilgara officiated the match with Leary timing the game.
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Caco Ueo Peers Iis
Eis
Ono
Harper
Sutherland
Fahey
Wilgara
imer—Leary
Thornton earns Jamaica Plain gold medal for perfect game
Pat Thornton, the Jamaica Plain pitcher who won all but four games last season, will receive a large gold medal from the Jamaica Plain Council of Knights of Columbus for a no run no hit game against the Brighton Council last September. Presentation to occur next week at the Jamaica Plain Council headquarters.
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Jamaica Plain Council
Knights of Columbus
Brighton Council
Retail show in New York exceeds past automobile fairs
January 21 New York report notes high sales volume expected by close of the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers show at Madison Square Garden. Premiums offered for immediate deliveries. wealthy enthusiasts buying polished chassis for custom bodies. Fire Chief Croker tours displays, and racing figures Joe Tracy Ralph De Palma and Guy Vaughn attend, discussing Locomobile, Vanderbilt Cup legacy, and Daytona hopes.
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Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
Croker
Joe Tracy
Guy Vaughn
Ralph de Palma
George Robertson
Robertson
Daytona
Diamond Tire
Stearns
Contracts Arrive from Tucker and Morgan for 1909 Season
The Boston area baseball season opens with Tom Tucker signing a 1909 contract for the Doves, and Cy Morgan submitting his deal to the Red Sox. Spring schedule changes move an exhibition with Danville to April 6 and add two games at Roanoke.
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Cy’s
Rube Waddell
Danville
Roanoke
Donahue Takes No Chances Training at Northboro
The Boston boxing scene reports Young Donahue preparing with Harry Goth at Northboro for his bout with Willie Witzgerald of Brooklyn at the Armory Club next Tuesday. Other notable matchups include Billy Rolfe vs Henry Hall and George Alger vs Young Nixon, with rising local figures like Bill McKinnon and Jon Jeanette drawing attention in Paris and Boston circuits.
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Brooklyn
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Freddie Welsh
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Henry Hall
Rolfe
George Alger
Young Nixon
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Lynn
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Lawrence
Young Carroll
Peabody
Young Dixon
Arlington
Young Daley
Boston
Young Schwartz
Cambridge
Brockton 8 New Bedford 2 in Polo Tilt
New Bedford started strong with two early goals but went scoreless thereafter as Brockton dominated to win 8 to 2. Final and period officials are listed with stops by Mullen and Pence and referees Heffernan and timer Wheaton.
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DCC Rti Cy Ois Ask En Eae
Duggan Mercerer
Peepee
Crus Mansfelt
Jean Hoverty
Rindge Manual and Winthrop to Battle for Supremacy
A highly awaited interscholastic basketball clash pits Rindge Manual and Winthrop High at the Newton Y. M. C. A. gym tonight on a neutral floor. Officials unresolved with Crowell, Harold, and Messer as top contenders. Cambridge favored due to stronger recent form.
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Brockton
Harold
Winchester
Messer
Springfield Training School
Galway Rolls 301 In Alley Action At Boston Meet
Galway of the B M 1st team rolled 301 in a single string of 121 but his late string kept his squad from a clean sweep over the B M 2d five. The Telephone 1st five star lolmes posted 230 and Dinsmore 312. The N E T T 2d five were blanked. The scores remained unfinished.
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Galway
Lolmes
Telephone
Dinsmore
East Boston Faces St. Johnsbury in Big Basketball Tilt
East Boston hosts St. Johnsbury Vermont at Lyceum Hall tomorrow evening. The Vermonters won both previous meetings this season but East Boston adds Ben Vaughn at forward to seek a reversal.
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East Boston
Lyceum
Dalton Club Tops Dorchester Colonials In Bowlers Triumph
In Newburyport Massachusetts on January 21 the Dalton Club defeated the Colonials of Dorchester 1690 to 1642 at the Wolfe Tavern alleys in a season standout bowling match.
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Newburyport
Mass
Wolfe Tavern
Dalton Club
Dorchester
Tufts Takes the Measure of Manhattan College
Tufts defeated Manhattan College 27 to 12 in a LaSalle School gym game marked by a slippery floor and injuries to Donohue. Tufts, hampered by crippled locals, used substitutes in the second half to pull away, with a fast rough style dominating throughout.
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New York
Tufts
Manhattan
LaSalle School
Donohue
East Boston High Defeats Charlestown in Fast 34–9 Game
East Boston High beat Charlestown 34 to 9 as Jim Toomey scored 10 baskets and starred. Cass and Walsh put in solid efforts for Charlestown while East Boston reserves won their second 36 to 7.
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East Boston
Jim Toomey
Cass
Walsh
Local High School Games Set Across Several Towns
Winthrop High meets R. MMPs at Newton. Dorchester High plays Commercial High in Dorchester. Melrose hosts Winchester. Roxbury High faces West Roxbury in Y division at West Roxbury. Rock Ridge Hall takes on Quindé at Wellesley. Hyde Park High plays Revere at Revere. Malden High interclass games scheduled in Malden. Reading High vs Saugus High at Reading. Boston College High meets Lowell High in Lowell.
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Newton
Dorchester High
Commercial High
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Winchester High
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Roxbury High
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East Boston and Charlestown Highs Clash In Sparse Ledger
A brief sports note records a game between East Boston High and Charlestown High with goals from floor by Toomey and Carroll, and points from fouls by Cass Keefe. Keenan is the scorer with Leary and Redding noted as officials. Time kept by Hart.
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Keefe
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Carroll
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Harvard and Cornell to clash in football this fall
The article notes Harvard will meet Cornell on the gridiron this fall, with earlier talk of Princeton ruled out due to schedule conflicts. It recalls Cornell and Harvard as strong intercollegiate rivals across multiple sports and cites long histories of competition.
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Harvard
Cornell
Yale
Crimson
Ithacans
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Bait hooks rules book and sports queries from old notes
A collection of questions and trivia about fishing, boxing, and athletics. Topics include where to buy books on baiting hooks and fishing rules, nationality of Ralph Rose, Packy Melarland versus Ketchel, long jump champion, Irish jumper O Connor’s 24 ft 118 4 in mark, Driscoll and Baldwin in Boston, Corbett and Jeffries kinship, a Dorchester gym near Codman Square, Fitzsimmons retirement, a pitch game dialogue, Turville pacing dispute, Cambridgeport vs Y M C gym, Athens 1972 Olympic games, and a pitch game outcome bidding scenario.
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Stanley Ketchel
O'Connor
Ireland
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Baldwin
Boston
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Jim Jeffries
Codman Square
Dorchester
Columbia Road
Bob Witzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
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Buneh
Turville
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Wills
Cambridgeport
The
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Athens
Baseball Roster Rumors and Player Moves Across Leagues
Frank Donahue of the Red Sox underwent appendicitis surgery while his brother Jiggs of the White Sox was treated last fall. Indianapolis’ Charlie Carr has first claim on players McGraw may release, with Carr seeking McGinnity and Barry of the Giants. Walter Johnson of Washington seeks a salary raise, Ira Thomas eyes management, and the Tigers sign young Bush to bolster a pennant push as Giants payroll nears 44 men. Two league officials may introduce innovations to reduce old-time hassles.
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Old John
Big John
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Jeff
John L
Frank Donahue
Jiggs
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Walsh- Regan Bout Set as Powell Hyland Follows
Boston champion Jimmy Walsh arrives with manager Eddie Keevin for a 15 round scheduled bout against San Francisco’s Jimmy Regan on January 29 at Selma. Lew Powell meets Dick Hyland at the same venue in the card.
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Eddie Keevin
Walsh
Jimmy Regan
Lew Powell
Dick Hyland
Selma
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