Mayor Curley 1000 Yard Trophy Race Attracts Star Field
The Irish American Ath. Club hosts a 1000 yard race with Peerless Mel Shep seeking first prize and Granger Dartmouth star Joe Higgins Holy Cross Capper Harvard among entrants. Abel Kiviat and John Paul Jones pace mile discussions as readers urge fair play rules for officials and a marquee Unicorn games relay showdown looms.
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Mel Sheppard
Mayor Curley
Shep
Harry Hillman
Granger
Dartmouth
Hig
Joe Higgins
Holy Cross
Capper
Harvard
Jimmy Power
Abel
Track meet entries listed for Loomis and Gissing
Loomis competes in the 0 yard spring and running high jump but has passed up the hurdles. Gissing will tackle the open 600 yard and the Irish American A C relay at the B A A event, with other entrants announced yesterday.
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Loomis
Gissing
New England Boxing Championships Slated for March 22
Fifth-The New England amateur boxing championships set for March 22 at Mechanics building under B A A auspices. No details yet on upcoming intercity matches. Yale won last year’s Harvard Yale baseball series 2-1 with scores 6-1, 3-7, 15-8.
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New England
Mechanics’ Building
Wellesley seeks admission to Triangular League
Wellesley High School has applied for membership in the Triangular League, currently featuring Newton High Brookline High and Cambridge High and Latin. The applicant has shown rapid improvement in football basketball and baseball and hopes for speedy inclusion to boost interest since the current three members only play each other once. If admitted the league may return to its former Preparatory League name.
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Wellesley High School
Newton High
Brookline High
Cambridge High
Wellesley
Preparatory League
Crackerjack Butler to Wrestle Polious at Grand Opera House
Crackerjack Butler will meet Jim Polious at the Grand Opera House on Thursday night replacing Bull Montana due to Montana sustaining an arm injury. Both grapplers are at peak form and fans expect a clear result in the best two out of three falls under catch-as-catch-can rules.
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Butler
Jim Polious
Grand Opera House
Montana
Polious
Granite State A. C
Manchester
N. H
Wheatley
Joe Morgan
Manchester Feather
Frank Malone
New York
Kid McDonald
Roslindale
Larry Burns
George Kid Cotton
Pittsburg
Boston
al Kubiak
al Shubert
New Bedford
Kid Lahore
New England
Rindge Tech Beats Somerville in Overtime Thriller
The Rindge Technical School hockey team defeated Somerville High 3 to 2 at the Boston Arena after two five minute overtime periods. It was the most exciting game of the season and boosted Rindge Tech’s standing.
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Rindge Technical School
Somerville High School
Boston Arena
Rindge Tech Triumph Sets Up Melrose Showdown
Rindge Tech defeats Somerville High 8 to 2 to reach a title clash with Melrose High. Shea and the Kellys highlight with goals while Frank Downing shines for Somerville in a high edge contest.
Huntington Swim Team Beats English High in Boston Meet
Huntington High School swimmers defeated English High School 47 to 12 at the Boston Y M C A tank. Winners include Marling and Huntington in the 25 yard. Jackson and Fitzgerald in the 50 and 100 yard events. Jackson and Hagan in the 200. Jackson and Marling in diving. Harper and Stt in the plunge. and the relay team of Jackson, Harper, Witz, and Marling.
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Huntington High
Boston Y
Rehm
Englsh
Jewett
English
Jackson
Huntington
Hagan
McCafferty
Marling
Cohen
Harper
Pierce
Peters
Pinglish
Witz
Lurich Quits in Draw with Lemle in Big Wrestling Meet
Last night in Mechanics Building an all star heavyweight card featured George Lurich quitting to Karl Lemle after a 40 minute struggle as Waldeck Zbyszko defeated Isando Bey in two straight falls. Burns and Michailloff fought to a draw in 30 minutes.
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Burns
Ivan Michailoff
George Lurich
Karl Lemle
Waldeck Zbyszko
Isando Bey
Mechanics’ Building
Michailloff
Boston
Lurich
Lemle
Paddy Hehir
George
Tuohey
Isa
New Haven Rink Team Faces Boston Arena Tonight
Expect a close intercity battle as New Haven led by Spider Fynan visits Boston Arena hockey for a key test of the season. New Haven holds a winning record with stars and aims for the intercity championship with Cleveland as a potential obstacle.
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New Haven
Boston Arena
Arena
Cleveland
Spider Fynan
H. C
New Haven Arena
Conley
Seuseeses
Desjardines Road
Downing
Angiers Seguin
Whittaker
Fynan Synnott
Cloutier
Kelly W
Gossip for Motorists moves to Chicago auto show
Harry Fosdick reports GD PBA 14 is en route to the Chicago show as Henry Ford gains front page national notice. The Chandler Six price cut sparks New England sales, J W Pero discusses Lauth Juergens trucks with Dave Abrams, and Fremont-Mais gear drives see Europe use. Massachusetts Operators hold a winter dance at Horticultural Hall. Bosch Magneto offers 1900 for two races tied to Panama-Pacific Expo. A New Hampshire highway plan urges seven cross state routes from Claremont to Dover, Plymouth to Haverhill, Lebanon to Franklin, Laconia to Rochester, Lancaster to Gorham, and Waterford Bridge to Franconia Notch.
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J. W. Pero
South- Juergena Motor Car Company
Dave Abrams
Pero
Europe
New Hampshire
Spaulding
Claremont
Dover
Plymouth
Haverhill
Lebanon
Franklin
Laconia
Rochester
Lancaster
Gorham
Waterford Bridge
Franconia Notch
Johnny Eckhardt on History of Prize Ring
Johnny Eckhardt presents History of the Prize Ring at Hotard Athenaeum. He cites Sullivan as a great, Corbett as master boxer, and Dempsey as a respected middleweight idol. The talk covers 1748 London sparring, Tom Cribb, Sayres vs Heenan draw, and notes a White Hope failure to dethrone Johnson.
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Hotard Athenaeum
Johnny Eckhardt
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Corbett
Jack Dempsey
Eckhardt
Five Courts
London
Tom Cribb
England
Tom Sayres
John ©. Heenan
America
Farnborough
South Boston Highs Win In Door Baseball Over English High
South Boston High School defeated English High 9 to 7 yesterday afternoon at the South Boston gym. Monagie played well for the losers and O'Connor did good work for the winners.
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South Boston
Monagie
Iosers
O'Connor
Braves President Gaffney Visits Boston After Legal Tangle
President Gaffney of the Braves arrived in Boston late last night after escaping the baseball legal wrangle that benefited lawyers from the Federal League and organized baseball. He then went to New York on Sunday with Eastern magnates who attended Judge Landis hearings. He plans to stay in Boston several days to handle pressing business.
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Federal League
Gaffney
Braves
Boston
New York
Chicago
Landis
Federal League suit seen as weak by insiders in Chicago opinion
The article notes that officials viewed the Federal league anti trust suit as weak and unlikely to prevail, with comments on the Feds' poor preparation and the potential impact on organized baseball. It also mentions ongoing player trades involving Sherwood Magee and plans for March signing in the International League.
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Chicago
Feds
National Commission
Landis
Gaffney
George Wharton Pepper
Philadelphia
Braves
Sherwood Magee
George Whitted
Phillies
Philly
Caffney
Baker
Magee
Boston
Red Sox
Bill Carrigan
Joe Lannin
Bill
Maine
Carrigan
Lewiston
Duke Kahanamoku Sets New 100-Yard Swim Record
A Honolulu champion Duke Kahanamoku reportedly set a new 100 yard swim record in Sydney. He reportedly swam the distance in 5.335 seconds, surpassing the previous best of 6.445 seconds by Co M Daniels who swam four laps in a freshwater tank.
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San Francisco
Jan
Duke Kahanamoku
Honolulu
Sydney
Ss. W
Co. M. Daniels
Boxing Promoters Face Hurdles as Clubs Pull Exits
Promoters vow to stage bouts across New England despite closures and safety orders. Joe Egan and Johnny Glovers were slated to box in Lenox but a club order halted the event until exits and ventilation shafts are installed. Several upcoming card details are listed for Manchester and Bangor events plus amateur tournaments in Brockton and Lawrence.
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Joe Egan
Johnny Glovers
South Boston
Lenox A
Gloucester
Squash Champion Injures Leg in State Championship
Constantine Hutchins, reigning state and national squash champion, strained his left leg while practicing and defaulted his preliminary round match against R. Townsend of the Tennis and Racquet Club. Nationals two weeks away, his participation is in doubt. Gidney of the B A A defeated Townsend 15-9 10-15 15-8 18-16 in a separate match, with a series of close games and strong rallies.
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Constantine Hutchins
Townsend
H. A. Gidney
Gidney
Harvard Gridiron Ailments Hit Pennock and Crew
Harvard players endure a run of injuries and illnesses. Star guard Stanley B. Pennock lies in Stillman Infirmary with mumps after earlier water on the knee while quarterback Malcolm J. Logan returns to studies after weeks out. Pennock’s brother on the second varsity also contracts mumps nearby.
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Harvard
Stanley B. Pennock
Malcolm J. Logan
Pennock
Brickley
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