Lowe Strong Man of Class
George S. Lowe Jr of Arlington Mass and a former Exeter School student tops Lafayette College freshmen in a scientific anthropometric test. His forearm shoulder back and leg strength would lift 2085 pounds, far above the class average of 951 pounds. Everett W. Clough also ranks among the top ten with 1874 pounds. A Pennsylvania Association of College Presidents meeting in Philadelphia launches a campaign for athletic reform including a one year residence rule and discouraging athletic scholarships.
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Everett W. Clough
Middleboro
Mass
Exeter School
Dorchester Triumphs Over Somerville in Close Meet
Dorchester High edged Somerville High 45 to 9 in a tense gym contest. Dorchester swept sprint and distance events led by Murphy and Kelley and won the relay with Corrigan Gorrie Connolly Kelley. Somerville’s individual winners included Shepardson Roach French and Parsons.
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Gorrie
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McCarthy
Munroe
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Kiley
Crowell
Shepardson
Roach
French
Somerville
Fore
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Kontoff
Parsons
Wallace
Connolly
Woouiman
MacLeod
Potter
Middlesex Rifle Club Hosts February Lincoln Birthday Shoot
The Middlesex Rifle Club of Lincoln plans another afternoon shoot at its Tower road range. The event will be held on Lincoln's Birthday February 12.
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Middlesex Rifle Club
Lincoln
Tower Road
Resolution Seeks Migratory Rule to Curb Intercollegiate Athletics
A Pennsylvania conference committee urged adoption of a migratory rule requiring a student transferring between colleges to register for one year before competing in intercollegiate events. The body warned against granting athletic scholarships and argued current college sports divert education from its core purpose.
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J. W. A. Haas
Muhlenburg
E. E. Sparks
Penn State
Isaac Sharpless
Haverford
William A. Granville
Gettysburg
8S. B. Linhart
University of Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Edgar P. Smith
University of Pennsylvania
Association
Granville
Masked Marvel to Meet Hussane in Mon day Wrestling Card
Fans await the Masked Marvel versus Yousouf Hussane as mechanics Hall cards a Bulgarian match. Zbyszko is off the card. the show features two finish matches and a German Spitfire Adolph Pohl opener with Hans Furst and a Greek heavyweight bout between William Demetras and Wilhelm Berner.
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Masked Marvel
Yousouf Hussane
Waldek Zbyszko
Mechanics’ Building
Grappler
New York
Aberg
Zbyszko
Stecher
Madison Square Garden
M. M
Hans Furst
Big Miller
Adolph Pohl
William Demetras
Wilhelm Berner
Germany
Gossip Boxers and Promoters Stir Lawrence After Box Draw
Boxing notes from Lawrence report promoters seeking Cotton to box next Thursday at Unity Cycle A C. Crilley eyes John Wester Johnson for a real scrap. Al Delmont comments on recent verdicts and future bouts with Finney Boyle and Young Britt. Also mentions canceled Hippodrome show, upcoming club tournament, and Freddie Welsh vs Joe Rivers on February 15 in Milwaukee.
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Leo Flynn
George Kid Cotton
Lawrence
George Kid
Promoter Crilley
Lawrence Club
Cotton
A. C
Crilley
John Wester Johnson
al Delmont
Finney Boyle
Derry
Young Britt
Hippodrome
Armory A. A
Jack Britton
Mechanics’ Hall
Freddie Welsh
Joe Rivers
Milwaukee
Detroi
Fulton Wins From Flynn in New Orleans Bout
Fred Fulton was awarded a referee's decision in a scheduled 20 round bout with Porky Flynn at a local arena. Fulton pressed the action throughout and endured knockdowns in rounds four and twelve. Flynn showed solid moments in close combat. Fulton weighed 220 pounds to Flynn's 202 with easy recoveries by both. Coffey and Moran immediately challenged the winner.
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New Orleans
Fred Fulton
Porky” Flynn
Fulton
Flynn
Jim Coffey
Frank Moran
Coast Artillery annual games loom with star 600 yard race
The Coast Artillery Corps hosts its annual games with a strong field led by Dave Caldwell in the 600 yard scratch. Local hopefuls Tom Halpin Joe Higgins and Billy Bingham are seen as potential challengers as New York acts and other mileposts draw attention to the event.
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Simon Pure
Coast Artillery Corps
Mechanics’ Building
Colonel Pfaff
Dave Caldwell
Caldwell
New York
Tom Halpin
Joe Higgins
Billy Bingham
Howard Drew
Millrose
Charlestown Boxing Showdown At Boston Arena Report
The piece notes a Boston Arena bout where White stopped Bald win in under 90 seconds. It mentions Aberg vs Zbyszko not held in New York due to Zbyszko fearing the cold. It asks if Stecher can defeat Zbyszko and if Stecher or Hussane is better, answering Stecher is the better man. It adds Charley White fought 18 bouts in 1915 with at least 10 KO wins via KKO.
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Boston
Atlas A. A
White
Baldwin
Aberg
Zbyszko
New York
Joe Stecher
Stecher
Hussane
Charley White
Kk. O
Battling Levinsky Defeats Zulu Kid in New York Match
Battling Levinsky, lighter by about 29 pounds, easily defeated Zulu Kid at the Long Acre Athletic Club. In other bouts Willie Beecher beat Frankie Pierce, and Al Thomas held Marty Cross to a draw.
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New York
Levinsky
Zulu Kid
Long Acre A. C
Willie Beecher
Frankie Pierce
al Thomas
Marty Cross
Rosenthal Holds Capablanca To Draw In Chess Masters
Jose Capablanca of Cuba was held to a draw by J. Rosenthal of New York in the ninth round of the Rice Memorial masters tournament. The 21 move game marked Capablanca’s first non win in the series.
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New York
Jose R. Capablanca
Cuba
J. Rosenthal
Noble and Greenough Clinches Easy Meet Over Brown and Nichols
Noble and Greenough's track team defeated Brown and Nichols 34 1 2 to 19 1 2 at Dexter Field Brookline yesterday afternoon. Nobie runners showed strength across events while the losers secured two firsts.
Yale Fencers Rout Springfield College Capturing All Nine Bouts
New Haven Conn January 28 Yale defeated Springfield College in fencing winning all nine bouts. Captain Pflieger Little and Downey each won two enatches and three Yale regulars claimed two wins apiece in close margins.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Springfield College
Pflieger
Little
New England League to Meet at Quincy House Monday
The New England league will hold an important meeting at the Quincy House in this city on Monday afternoon January 31, starting at 3 o'clock.
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New England League
Quincy House
Falmouth and
Norway Sts
Back Bay
Boston
Brighton Hockey Club Seeks Matches with Leading State Sevens
The Brighton Hockey Club invites contact from top state seven teams including Concord Acton and Wayland clubs. Written requests should be sent to Edward H. Ryan 20 Burton Street Brighton.
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Concord
Acton
Wayland
Edward H. Ryan
Burton Street
Frankie Mack Wins From Johnny Lustig At Business Men's A C
Frankie Mack of Beachmont defeated Johnny Lustig of New York by decision at the Business Men's A C in Roxbury last night. Lustig was knocked down in the first round but recovered as the bout continued with crowd cheers. Joe Farren beat Patsey Delucca in eight rounds, while Kid Lee beat Young O'Neil in six and Eddie Flynn stopped Bob Smiley in the fourth.
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Beachmont
Johnny Lustig
New York
A. C
Roxbury
Mack
Lustig
Joe Farren
East Boston
Patsey Delucca
Boston
Kid Lee
Chelsea
Young O'Neil
Lynn
Eddie Flynn
Peabody
K.O
Bob Smiley
Cambridge
Morgan Memorial Girls vs Sargent School Opens Season Tonight
The Morgan Memorial girls basketball team from Shawmut avenue meets the Sargent School senior team of Cambridge at the Morgan Memorial gymnasium. It is Morgan Memorial’s first game against an outside team after forming recently.
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Morgan Memorial
Shawmut Avenue
Sargent
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