Hub's Amateur Mitt Knights Swap Wallops With New Yorkers Tonight
B A A Victors in Red Hot Ice Game. Pere Marquette hockey at the Arena featured a bang up match with the Unicorns winning 6 to 3 and Stubbs suffering a shoulder break. The game saw tense final period play as Red Lynette led Pere Marquette while Bright and Ingalls starred for B A A with multiple goals amid disputed offsides and heated exchanges.
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Boxing card changes loom as Walker withdraws bout
Mickey Walker of Jersey cancels his match with Nate Siegel set for Saturday. Tomy Robson replaces Waller at 154 pounds for a 3 o'clock bout. The piece also notes a fatal accident involving boxer Joe Melanson and discusses ring padding and safety.
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Jersey
Nate Siegel
Commercial A. C
Mechanics Building
McKirdy
Tomy Robson
Waller
Exoneration in Somersworth boxing death case
J St Hilaire was cleared of blame after a punch in a bout at the Grand Opera House led to Ambrose Melanson's death. Judge Murray refused a manslaughter warrant, calling the incident an accident and hoping boxing in Somersworth would not be harmed.
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Grand Opera House
Murray
Dennesney
Currie Beats Kid Dube in Pine Tree A A bout
Joe Currie of New Haven won a popular decision over Kid Dube of Lewiston in Portland Maine. The feature bout went a full double six rounds in a hot contest. In the semi final Chester Dumont of Biddeford outpoints Al Sears of East Boston, stopping him in three rounds.
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Joe Currie
New Haven
Kid Dube
Lewiston
Chester Dumont
Biddeford
al Sears
East Boston
Boston to stage intercity boxing clash at Mechanics Building
President W H Cuddy announced that Frank Merna of South Boston will represent Boston in the 126 pound class tonight against New York. Merna emerges as a top amateur boxing star and is slated to face a strong New York challenger in the intercity tournament.
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Merna Emerging Star in Amateur Boxing Spotlight
Merna of South Boston is hailed as a top amateur already undefeated with recent knockouts in St Josephs T A S. He joins the Hub lineup after initially refusing to box and is expected to pounce on New York opponent in the 126 pound class under Johnny Donovan's guidance.
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Robson Siegel Bout Prompts Speculation and Wagering
Predictions run high as Tommy Robson of Malden and Nate Siegel of Revere prepare for a boxing match at Mechanics Building. Larry Conley posts 75 to go the distance while Jack Williams doubts the bet. Robson aims to finish early. Siegel emphasizes defense and a possible decision. A $500 forfeit is posted if Robson fails to make 154 pounds by 3 pm Saturday.
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Siegel
Jack Williams
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Diamond Hill
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Boston Latin blank Roxbury Latin 7 to 0 in hockey
Boston Latin hockey routed Roxbury Latin 7 0 at Roxbury as Nordberg scored three times and Norton Brown Kennedy added goals. Stelle starred in goal with strong saves as Boston Latin dominated play through three periods to earn first win of the winter.
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Hyde Park Athletes Lead Tri School Meet
Hyde Park High School led a triangular meet with 49 points at Hyde Park gym as Trades School and West Roxbury High trailed. Field events featured Garrett of Trades School leaping 3 feet 3 inches for first and Van Hall of West Roxbury clearing 6 feet 1 inch in high jump.
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Baseball legal wrangle may test organized leagues reach
A Dallas January article previews a looming federal grand jury case over organized baseball. It notes Tris Speaker leading Boston on a preseason Dallas workout atop a 32 story Magnolia Building, amid questions of league jurisdiction and authority.
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Judge Landis
Dallas Marines Baseball Club in Legal Turbulence and Rivalry
A chaotic saga surrounds Dallas Texas League baseball with ownership clashes, injunctions, and lawsuits over Marine Park and the franchise. Hassell and Patterson face indictments and battles with Sablosky and Morris, while city figures push for a municipally owned club amid ongoing court rulings and public scandal. The fate of the Dallas Marines hangs on court actions and league decisions as players await next season.
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Fairbanks Plans Attendance at Coast Lightweight Title Fight
Doug Fairbanks, a boxing fan and friend of Joe Benjamin, will travel to New York next week to watch Benjamin defend his junior lightweight title against Johnny Dundee in a 15 round decision bout. If Benjamin loses he may switch to movies, as Fairbanks is unimpressed by Dundee and praises Benjamin.
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Pat McCarthy
Roxbury
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United News
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Cedartown Pitcher Culp Compared to Carl Mays
A young pitcher B T Culp of the Cedartown Firecrackers, two county champions, joins the Yankees for a spring trial. Reported to possess submarine delivery like Carl Mays, Culp throws from the north side and drives knuckles into the turf as he crouches low, potentially emulating Mays’ famous style.
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United News
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Cedartown
Yankees
Carl Mays
Culp
Spoke Receives Flowered Testimonial at Kansas City Event
A Kansas City celebration honors Spoke with a horse shoe of flowers as he plays in full Shriner garb. He hits a ball over the skating rink while a Dallas delegation attends a barbecue and rodeo at the Speaker ranch, where oil drilling was begun.
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Suburban Ice Teams Clash In Interscholastic League
Arlington and Rindge meet in an afternoon hockey clash at the arena in the Interscholastic league. Arlington fell 2 0 to Melrose while Rindge lost 3 0 to Malden. Jim Mulvey returns as coach, guiding a developing squad into the league race.
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Harvard Weighs Boxing as New Minor Sport
Harvard student council recommends adopting boxing as a minor sport and plans a winter meet with Yale if the athletic committee approves. The proposal hinges on official approval from the Harvard Athletic Committee.
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Defoe Outpoints Baird in Star 12 Round Bout
Billy DeFoe of St. Paul outpointed Marl Baird of Seattle in the star 12 round bout on January 24 in New York City.
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Billy DeFoe
St. Paul
Marl Baird
Seattle
Tarzan Larkin Knocks Out Jack Douglas in Final Round
Tarzan Larkin, a lumberjack from Minnesota, stopped Jack Douglas of the West Side in the eighth round of their bout in New York. Douglas weighed 188 pounds to Larkin’s 26, and despite early aggression by Douglas, Larkin rallied with powerful swings to end the fight with a 1 minute 15 second stoppage. Larkin’s wife was ringside and reacted with hysteria at the victory.
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Billy Woods Stops Duffy in Two Rounds
Medford boxer Billy Woods former Manchester rival defeated Billy Duffy of Everett in the Medford A C main bout. Woods dropped Duffy in the second round and the referee ruled a foul as Duffy went down without cause. Robson beat Roy in eight, Mandot defeated Gregory in six.
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Kewpie Roy
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Leo Gregory
Yale Beats Knox in Close 25 to 24 College Basketball Battle
Yale 25 Knox College 24 in New Haven as Cooper of Yale and Albro of Knox star in a hard fought contest. The game stayed close throughout with Yale clinching the win in a tense finish.
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Boston Boxer Werner falls to Kaplan in Philadelphia bout
In Philadelphia on January 24 Phil ls Kaplan of New York defeated George Werner of Boston in the third round of a six round scheduled bout. Dixie Allen of Alabama drew with Patsy Broderick of New York over six rounds. Eddie Wayond of Philadelphia lost to Earl France of California in eight rounds. Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia beat Jimmy Darcey of California in eight rounds after being knocked down once in the third.
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O. Kaplan
New York
Dixie Allen
Alabama
Patsy Broderick
Eddie Wayond
Earl France
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This City
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Benny Valger Beats Willie Shore in Jersey City Bout
In a 12 round feature at the Jersey City Arena Benny Valger nicknamed the French flash easily outclassed Willie Shore of Bayonne. Shore stayed upright through all rounds but absorbed a brutal beating in the final seven rounds.
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Benny Valger
Willie Shore
Bayonne
Jersey City
Shore
Whirlwinds Rally Past Haverhill Professionals
The Boston Whirlwinds overcame Haverhill Professionals 26 to 2% at Haverhill tonight. It marked Haverhill’s first home defeat and their second loss in 11 games.
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Boston Whirlwinds
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