Willard Moran Bout Eyed For Record Boxing Purses In New York
Promoters bid up Willard and Moran for a 10 round no decision bout in New York City within three months. Offers top $60,000 for Willard and up to $30,000 for Moran, aiming to surpass prior purse records and approach $100,000 in gate receipts.
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New York
James Johnson
Madison Square Garden
Jess Willard
Frank Moran
Willard
Moran
Inis
New York City
Tex Ricard
Jeffries-Johnson
Reno
Nev
McFarland-Gibbons
McFarland
Gibbons
Sae
Corbett
Sullivan
Coney Island
Hockey duel echoing Cobb Speaker clash in Boston arena
Hobey Baker and Raymie Skilton drew comparisons to Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker as fans anticipate an ice clash. The piece touts Baker and the Santa Claus combination while noting defensive odds. It also covers Dave Caldwell’s indoor season prospects and Millrose 600 yard race plans with Halpin Higgins and Meredith, plus walking champ Goulding versus Renz and amateurism issues.
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Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Georgia Peach
Sox
Hobey Baker
Raymie Skilton
Cobb
Speaker
Baker
Madison Square Garden
Boston
Tom Halpin
Dave Caldwell
Joe Higgins
Halpin
Ted Meredith
Dave
Meredith Higgins
National Baseball Commission Reshaping Plans Promised
President Ban Johnson signals support for reform in baseball administration while avoiding confirmation of a national commission dissolution or reorganization.
Looking Them Over With Billy Evans
A column discusses umpire authority and league politics, recounting a clash between a famed umpire and league president. It notes native players often shed home-city ties for broader opportunities and highlights Harold Janvrin’s career path from school leagues to the majors.
Yankees Add three Federal league players in purchase
New Yorks American League club bought Nick Cullop Joe Gedeon and Herman Schaefer from the Federal league, while releasing pitchers Brown Ring and outfielder Maley. Gedeon hit .317 with a .982 fielding mark for Salt Lake City. Schaefer to serve as utility infielder and coach. Fox Hunters kill fox with ice pick on the Concord River after chase.
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New York
Nick Cullop
Kansas City
Joe Gedeon
Newark Federals
Herman
Germany
Schaefer
Gedeon
Salt Lake City
Ueed
Brown
Ring
Louiseville
Maley
Vernon
New England Fox Hunters Club
Pedford
Fox Hunters’ Club
Sir Reynard
Concord
William J. Reynolds
William Sorenson
Patrick McFadden
Bedford
McFadden
Fox
Tonight's Lineup for St Nicholas A C Game
The lineup lists Gandam Fox Hutchinson Ellis Turrell Ommood Baker Jones Cox Ellis Huntington Willetts Skilton Stearns Trimble Donahue and Cole. The page shows player names with positions and substitutes in a compact roster.
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B. A. A. ST. Nicholas
A. C. Gandam
Fox Hutchinson
Ellis
Turrell Ommood
Baker Jones
R W
L Wy
Cox
Ellis Huntington
Willetts Skilton
Stearns
Trimble Donahue
Cole
Illnesses Hit Boston A A and St Nicholas Hockey Sevens
Injuries and illnesses cripple both teams ahead of tonight's Amateur Hockey League game at the Boston Arena. The Boston Athletic Association and St Nicholas A C enter the match shorthanded, making the outcome highly doubtful.
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Boston Athletic Association
St. Nicholas A. C
Boston
St Nick and BAA Star Players Face Weakened Lineups
Hobey Baker and Cox of St Nick are still weak from recent illnesses while Raymie Skilton of the BAA suffers torn knee ligaments and may not play. Carnachan will not appear for the St Nicks, with Cole taking goaltending.
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St. Nicks
Hobey Baker
Cox
Carnochan
Boston
Raymie Skilton
Baker
Skilton
Carnachan
Gammre
Cole
Williams College
St. Nicholas
Huntington
Stearns
Unicorn Seven
Ellis
Fox
Triable
Willetts
Elis
Turrell
von Bernath
Huntington Swimmer Sets National Scholastic Dash Record
Captain Wentworth Marling of Huntington School broke the national scholastic 25 yard dash record at the Yale YMCA pool yesterday afternoon. His team beat Harvard freshmen 40 to 22 with Marling clocking 11 seconds against Jackson of Harvard.
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Wentworth Marling
Harvard
Huntington School
Marling
Jackson
Huntington Sweeps Relays and Sets Records at School Meet
Huntington School dominates the programme with a relay win that shaved a record to 50 seconds and multiple strong swims. Marling leads with a 25 yard dash record at 25 to 26 seconds while Leonard and Harper threaten Harvard rivals in the 200 yard and 100 yard events.
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Marling
Huntington
Jackson
Harvard
Hubbard
Fitzgerald
Vogel
Flarvard
MacNear
Fay
Merrick
Wirt
Huntington School
O'Hara
Leonard
Swasey
Harper
Wright
Aeenee
Red Sox to give Claude Hastings spring tryout
The Dorchester born pitcher Claude Hastings will travel with the Red Sox on their spring trip. Manager Bill Carrigan ordered a thorough tryout at Hot Springs after Hastings starred for Washington and Lee. He dominated college ball last year with key wins and even struck out Sisler three times in a row.
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Red Sox
Claude Hastings
Dorchester
Washington and Lee
Bill Carrigan
Hastings
Hot Springs
Southern College
Cornell
Catholic University
Sisler
St. Louis Browns
University of Michigan
Middlesex Rifle Club Plans Shoot Despite Cold Spell
The Middlesex Rifle Club of Lincoln says it will hold a shoot this afternoon at the club range on Tower Road if warm weather continues. The club had paused weekly shoots since Christmas due to severe cold.
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Middlesex Rifle Club of
Lincoln
Tower Road
Maynard High opens first ice hockey season at home
Maynard January 21 The Maynard High School ice hockey seven the first in the school history is set to open its season here tomorrow with a game against the TS School.
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Maynard
Maynard High School
New Tufts Baseball Schedule Set With 26 Games
The Tufts College baseball schedule, ratified by the athletic advisory council, lists 26 games for the season, up from 22 last year. Manager Ralph A. Cross of Worcester arranged the slate, with 11 games at home.
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Tufts College
Tufts Baseball Schedules Expanded With Nine New Colleges
Tufts announces a revised season starting a week earlier and ending a week later than last year. Nine new colleges join the schedule as Harvard Army Bates and Seaton Hall return, while Springfield Rhode Island State Middlebury Catholic University and Worcester Polytechnic reappear after years away.
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Tufts
Harvard
Army
Bates
Seaton Hall
Springfield
Rhode Island State
Middlebury
Catholic University
Worcester Polytechnic
Georgetown University
Boston College
Dartmouth
Hanover
Mass. A. C
Amherst
Bowdoin
Brunswick
Lewiston
Holy Cross
Trinity
Springfield Y. M. C. A
Yale
New Haven
Hartford
Worcester
Cambridge
Capablanca Leads In Chess Tourney In New York
Jose Capablanca of Havana leads the Rice Me Moral masters' event after a fourth round victory over Oscar Chajes. Janowski and Capablanca will resume their adjourned game tomorrow. Hodges defeated Schroeder in 33 moves in a Ruy Lopez. Rosenthal beat Black in 46 moves in a French. Fox defeated Tenenwurzel by winning his opponent's queen in a Sicilian battle, adjourned for tomorrow.
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New York
Jose R. Capablanca
Havana
Rice Memoral Chessmasters
Oscar Chajes
David Jenowski
Banks
Capablanca
Fox
Tenenwurzel
Taber sets official one mile record at Harvard Stadium
Norman Taber of Boston Athletic Association is officially credited with a paced mile in 4 minutes 12.35 seconds at Harvard Stadium on July 16, 1915. The text notes confusion over a runner named Barron, distinguishing Barron of Harvard from Barron who ran for Tufts and Brockton, and denies Bill Barron’s mile achievements.
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Norman Taber
Boston A. A
Harvard Stadium
Barron
Brockton
Harvard
Bill Barron
Tufts
James Poulos to Host Wrestling Exhibitions at Woburn Armory
World middleweight champion James Poulos will stage exhibitions at the Woburn armory. On January 27 he meets Young Zbysco, the Boston youthful giant, and Poulos must bring his best to defeat this tough contender.
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James Poulos
Woburn Armory
Zbysco
Giant
Boston
Poulos
Strangler Lewis and Gardini Stage Exhibition at Yale Gym
In New Haven on January 21 Strangler Lewis and Rennnto Gardini wrestled an exhibition at Yale gym. Lewis showed a shoulder problem and avoided strenuous maneuvers during the match.
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New Haven
Conn
Strangler Lewis
Rennnto Gardini
Yale
Lewis
Wilson Stops Sweeney In Twelve Rounds
Johnny Wilson of New York defeated K. O. Sweeney in a 12 round bout at the Business Men's A. A. event. Sweeney showed poor form and was outclassed after eight rounds.
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K. O. Sweeney
K. O
Johnny Wilson
New York
Sweeney
Baseball High Court to Reform with Five Member Panel
Reports say the National Commission could be re formed as a five member body or retain a three man lineup with the presidents of both major leagues plus an independent expert. Changes would mark the first personnel shift since 1908 with most early members having long service through 1903 to 1913 transitions.
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High Court of Baseball
National Commission
National League
Harry Pulliam
American League
B. B. Johnson
Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati National League
Johnson
Herrmann
Pulliam
Thomas J
Medford Wins Dual Meet Over Somerville in Track
Medford High dominated the Somerville High dual meet yesterday afternoon scoring 49 to 19. Murphy led Somerville with a mile lap while Swett Medford won the 1000 yards and Blair took the 300 yard dash. Medford also swept the shot put high jump and relay events.
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Medford
Somerville
Murphy
Swett
Maroney
Munroe
Wagner
Brown
Blair
Nelson
Cosgrove
Jeffress
Roche
Walenty
Sullivan
Keating
Beniis
Coombes
Cahoon
Andover Wrestling Schedule Announced for 1916 Season
The Andover school released its 1916 winter wrestling schedule with weight trials today and tomorrow to select a team. Meets are set at Huntington School Cambridge Harvard MIT Yale Springfield YMCA and other venues from January through March plus open dates.
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Andover
Huntington School
Harvard
Cambridge
Yale
Springfield Y. M. C. A
Springfield
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Metropolitan Registration Committee
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National Baseball Commission
Ban Johnson
Billy Evans
Chicago
St. Louis
Harold Janvrin
Janvrin
Fast Company
Yankees
Patrick McFadden Makes
Boston A. Ascccce
Harvard Club
Crescent A. Cossmai
Hockey Club
Charles E. Parker
Walter R. Grannan
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