Cornell Entries Ready for Boston Indoor Meet
Twelve Cornell entrants were filed for the Boston Athletic Association indoor meet in Mechanics Building on February 6. Coach Jack Moakley brings sprint and field hopefuls alongside relay runners, aiming to bolster a potential championship team. Cornell is set to face Harvard in a relay, a novelty after years of Yale-Dartmouth-Penn rivalries.
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Boston Athletic Association
Mechanics’ Building
Howard
Jack Moakley
Moakley
Jack
South Boston
Harvard
Crimson
Yale
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
C. M. French
Worcester Academy
Halstead
Laval
Montreal
Cambridge
Jim Quinn
Baseball transactions and roster shuffles as spring nears
Claude Ritcher's contract reaches Colonel Dovey amid minor league to major league trading. Isbell eyes another season with Comiskey. McGraw weighs releasing drafted recruits. Saints, Browns pursue Conroy. Unglaub seeks captaincy with higher pay. Cy Young pivots to basketball. McBreen to join Red Sox camp. Rudderham joins Southern league staff. Stallings trims Highlanders staff as South swing tightens.
Charles River Skaters Sweet Spot Draws Crowd Again
Crowds filled the Charles River Basin between Cottage Swarm bridge and West Boston bridge as skaters enjoyed rough ice this afternoon. Passengers on area cars watched keenly while an ice boat drew attention amid windy conditions and several club hockey games entertained on the ice.
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New West Boston Bridge
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Scarboro Pond
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Charlestown
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Ohana Ashmont
Gibson Street
Commonwealth Park
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South Boston
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Wood Island Park
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Columbus Avenue
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Roslindale
Good Public
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W. Roxbury
Fair Malden Reservoir
Good Brookline
Roslindvale
Monroe’s
Woburn
Séa A & Se
Randolph Street
Fatir
Charlesbank
Cow Island Pond
Goodesac
Dedham
Track at Boston athletic association aids schoolboy training
Ice wind grips the new outdoor board track as Volkmann School and others intensify winter prep for the B A A and Interscholastic meets. Coach Whalen directs starts and bursts with Volkmann pupils while athletes like Frank Sheehan and Billy Coe also use the track to simulate competition and conditioning routines. Coe handles the shot with his usual effort, testing strength in brisk conditions.
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Flanders, Smith
Chadwick
Plympton
Volkmann School
Boston Athletic Association
Harvard
Volkmann
Dr. Whalen
Frank Sheehan
Billy Coe
Coe
Glendon Returns to Coach Navy Rowing at Annapolis
Dick Glendon, famed Boston Athletic Association rowing coach, leaves Cape Cod winter retreat for Annapolis to resume coaching Navy crews. After a rough previous season, he has reportedly secured training table concessions and will lead the midshipmen again, remaining a popular figure with the crew.
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Richard Glendon
Boston
Annapolis
Navy
Chatham
Cape Cod
Dick Glendon
Glendon
Boston Athletic Association
Glenon
United States Institution
Madison A C versus Fenway A A at Monument Hall
The Madison A C faces Fenway A A at Monument Hall tonight. Madison second team meets Iroquois of Everett in a separate matchup.
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Madison A. C
Fenway A. A
Monument Hall
Madison
Iroquois
Everett
Kingstrom Wins Class A Tournament Game At The Hub
Kingstrom defeated Mer raw 300 to 228 at the Hub in a Class A tournament game. Kingstrom led early and maintained advantage throughout, with key plays securing the final margin in a high scoring affair.
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Merraw
Kingstrom
Accidents Hit Hartford Springfield Endurance Run
In Great Barrington on January 28, multiple cars from the Hartford Springfield endurance run had accidents. Jack Coffee narrowly avoided Green River. A T Smith’s Mitchell No 1 overturned in Avon. another car overturned in Stockbridge injuring driver Knight. Helsman driven by Jack Humphrey failed and will be taken to Hartford. Roads were slippery and treacherous.
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Great Barrington
Columbia
Jack Coffee
Green River
Sheffield
A. T. Smith
Avon
Conn
Stockbridge
Knight
Helsman
Jack Humphrey
Hartford
Boston Amateurs Set for Philadelphia Intercity Bouts
The Boston amateur boxers travel to Philadelphia for intercity bouts tomorrow evening aboard the Federal Express. George Brown leads the party with trainer Harry Hodgkins. The squad features the top performers from the recent contest with New York amateurs at the Boston Athletic Association.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Posse Gym Hosts Tight Girls Basketball Twin Games
Two games at Posse gym yesterday afternoon ended with Norwood High girls losing to Posse 12 to 8 while Ballou and Hobi gads beat Posse 13 to 10.
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Posse Gymnasium
Norwood High
Posse
Ballou & Hobigand
Indoor track season opener at Boston College gym
The second annual indoor track games start this evening at Boston College gym under the Boston College High School Athletic Association. The event features standout performances expected from local stars as teams compete for early-season supremacy.
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Boston College Gym
Boston College High School Athletic Association
Local Indoor Track Meet Promises Fast Action and Rivalries
An entry of fleet-footed high school and athletic association athletes signals the start of indoor season meets, including the Boston Athletic Association events. Team races feature Mechanics against Boston Latin and a showdown among Boston College High, Malden High, English High, and Medford High. Individual sprints spotlight Lilly Dedham High and Jones Holy Cross, with top contenders in the 440 yard dash and 80 yard event.
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Boston Athletic Association
Boston Latin
Boston College High
Coddy
Malden High
English High
Medford High
Lilly
Dedham High
Captain Gooding
Lambert
Washburn
Fox of
Mechanics
Karris
Mather
Lawrence Light Guards
Kelley
St. Alphonsus
Hurld
Boston College
Halfestine
Brooklyn Gym
Jones
Holy Cross
Keelan
Bernie O’kane
Mellody Plans Paris Return to Box for Big Paris Money
Honey Mellody former Charlestown welterweight champion who once held the title from Joe Walcott and later retired to run a Columbus avenue drug store now seeks a Paris comeback. He recalls two losses to Willie Lewis and hints at sailing for Paris to chase francs, aiming to reclaim glory and riches in the French boxing scene.
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Honey Mellody
Charlestown
Joe Walcott
Harry Lewis
Paris
Mellody
Columbus Avenue
Honey
Willie Lewis
Lewis
Chelsea
Wade
Valley Falls
R. Ives
Opposed to Idea Boxing in New York Public Schools
The proposal by Dr. O Hanlon and Coroner Harbury to add boxing to New York public schools faces opposition from athletic overseers. James E Sullivan of the A A U warns the move could anger puritans and curb all athletics, noting boys already have many activities and education should not overemphasize physical development.
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New York
O’hanlon
Harbury
Gotham
James E. Sullivan
Thompson vows to whip Nelson and McFarland in street fight
Cyclone Thompson of Sycamore fumes in Chicago saying he will defeat Battling Nelson the first time he meets him and do the same to McFarland. He blasts being turned down for a title shot and declares he will win the lightweight championship by force if not in the ring.
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Chicago
Cyclone Thompson
Sycamore
Nelson
McFarland
Thompson
Attell Remains Featherweight Standpoint in Driscoll Clash
Boxing notes argue Jim Driscoll is not a featherweight and cannot press claims against Abe Attell who defends the 122 pound limit. Attell is within his rights to refuse thus pairing at another weight, while the undercard at Armory A A features Lewis McKinnon sparring tensions and a slate of eight round bouts including Walsh Furey and Flynn Smith.
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Jim Driscoll
Abe Attell
Driscoll
England
Australia
Attell
Harry Lewis
Bill McKinnon
Armory
A. A
Lewis
Honey Mellody
Larry Temple
McKinnon
Highland Lake
Bill
Harry
Marty
Eddie Walsh
New West Side A. C
New York
Tommy Furey
Porky Flynn
Bob Smith
Local indoor meet sparks praise for Boston College High sports
Arthur Duffey notes the first indoor meet at the Boston College High School gym with promising entries and mentions past champions like Bernie Wefers Billy Holland Joe Reilly and Jim Connolly. He highlights Harvard hockey’s 8 0 win over Laval and praises Back Bay track efforts by Volkmann boys and others while recalling Frank Scheuber’s college fade.
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Boston College High School
Bernie Wefers
Billy” Holland
Joe Reilly
Back Bay
Volkmann
Bunny” Estabrook
Adams
Frank Scheuber
Worcester Academy
Scheubie
Mechanics
Frank
Harvard
Answers to Queries on Early 1900s Boxing and Track Questions
Compiled responses outline Dorando and Smallwood in St Louis, Jeffries’ challenges against Griffin Munroe and Corbett’s big league pitching, marathon distances, record times for one mile, B A A meetings, Chester Goodwin and Donohue bouts, Murray Goodwin fight date, race bets, Haverhill manager Frank Connaughton, Laporte status, and Moran’s recent decisions.
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Dorando
Smallwood
St. Louis
Jeffries
Hank Griffin
Jack Munroe
Munroe
Butte
Montana
Kraenlein
Alvin Kraenzlein
Mercersburg Academy
Penn
Chester Goodwin
Young Donohue
Donohue
Goodwin
Fred Bradley
Roxbury
Jim Barry
George Murray
Lynn
Haverhill
Frank Connaughton
Mass
Laporte
New York
Niles
Owen Moran
Wellesley High Has a Fast Hockey Seven
The Wellesley High School ice hockey seven has shown strong progress this season with many newcomers. They opened slowly but progressed through hard work and practice, winning most games and holding 1 to 0 scores against Milton High School and Pomfret School. Notable players include Webster Rankin Lane Arundel Whidden Ferris and Brown.
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Wellesley High School
Milton High School
Pomfret
Webster
Rankin
Lane
Arundel
Whidden
Hae
Ferris
Brown
Wellesley High Hockey Team
Rankin, Webster, Whitney
Winton
Wiswall
East Boston High Defeats Commercial High In Big Margin
East Boston HighDominated Commercial High 39 to 25 in a high foul game. Toomey scored 15 on free throws as East Boston built a commanding lead. Carroll Murphy and Toomey led with multiple baskets. Referee Matthews, attendance about 300, 15 minute halves.
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East Boston High
Commercial High
Noddle Island Boys
East Boston
Toomey
Commercial
Carroll, P. Lf
Seavey
Williams
Cniene
Caaw
Reagan’i
Ussees
Henesies
McNealey
Carroll
Murphy
Crescent and Brae Burn Tied for First in Boston Hockey
Crescent Hockey Club and Brae-Burn first team share the league lead after a section standings. The Brae-Burn first meets its second team while Crescent faces Winchester on Saturday January 30 in a pivotal title clash that could force a three way tie.
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Brae Burn
P.C. Braeburn
Crescent Hockey Club
Braeburn
Brookline
Winchester Country Club
Boston Hockey Club
Brae-Burn
Brae-Burn First
Crescents
Winchester
Boston College High Defeats Concord School in Close Clash
Boston College High beat Concord School 29 to 28 in a hard fought afternoon game. Sweeney scored a game high nine goals from the floor. Armstrong, Spencer, Matthews, Guthrie and Banks led the scoring with multiple baskets. Umpire French and timekeeper Gilman officiated. Time periods were 15 and 20 minutes.
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Concord
Boston College High
Sweeney
Boston College H. Concord Sctool
Swocurt
Vaien
Sheltie
R. G
Banks Guideies
Cas Dedonede
Moe Matthews Piort
Leto Wholley
Secescescecsosceels
Spencer
Armstrong
Guthrie
French
Gilman
Scover
Owen
St Francis A A W ins Roanoke Hall win 21 to 16
The St Francis A A W defeated the Institute first team in Roanoke Hall last evening by 21 to 16. Carr and Fife starred for the winners with standout performances.
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St. Francis A. A
West
Institute
Roanoke Hall
Carr and Fife
Harvard and Ruff Set for Evening Hemenway Clash
Harvard and Ruff basketball teams meet in Hemenway Gymnasium Harvard this evening with a close game anticipated. Harvard plans the same lineup as last Saturday against Brown.
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Harvard
Ruff
Hemenway
Lincoln A C Triumphs Over Lawrence Light Gallards
In Medford on January 8 Lincoln A C easily defeated the Lawrence Light Gallards by a decisive 31 to ? score, securing a clear win for the home club.
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Medford
Lincoln A. G
Lawrence Light Gallards
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