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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
9
Olympic officials report the American team regains stability after a period of disturbances caused by late society events abroad. By July 3 in Stockholm, morale rises as athletes recover and night activities quiet down, restoring focus on competition.
Three boxing champions clash in rings this afternoon with two title bouts on the slate. Most matches are not expected to be top level, but a wide program of minor bouts nationwide offers plenty of action for fight fans.
Trainer Miks Murphy rents a villa in a city suburb, hoping rest will restore him within days. Winnipeg runner J A Howard is reinstated on the Canadian Olympic team after an investigative hearing cleared him of prior money-running charges.
A detailed listing of holiday sports across Massachusetts and nearby states. Minor league baseball schedules between Winchendon Templeton Baldwinsville Athol and others, plus golf, horse, lawn tennis, yachting, track, motor races, rowing, swimming, soccer, cricket, aviation, and motor cycling events scheduled at multiple clubs and venues from July Fourth. Entities include Winchendon Templeton Baldwinsville Athol Phillips Beach Newton Upper Falls Belmont C C New Bedford Fellsway Driving Club Medford Taunton Fitchburg Haverhill New Bedford Racing Lynn Taunton Crim son Tennis Club Dorchester Cambridge Boston Marblehead Cohasset Cottage Park Duxbury Gloucester Hingham Boothbay Camden Narragansett Bay Quincy Providence Harvard Squantum Atwood Park Cliftondale Ancient Order of Hibernians Locust Street Medford Dorchester Danvers Dorchester Ha.
Fans arrive for Johnson versus Flynn in East Las Vegas New Mexico with bets around 2 to 1 on Johnson. Flynn supporters offer 300 to 900 and expect odds to stay around 3 to 1. Johnson weighs 212 pounds while Flynn aims for 190 as both claim confidence and prepare for a possible late round finish.
Former lightweights Wolgast and Rivers spent a quiet day in Los Angeles ahead of their title bout. The pair rested at a hotel and avoided public appearances as fans waited for the rumored bout date and venue confirmation.
Ad Wolgast the lightweight champion and challenger Joe Rivers prepared for their 20 round bout in Vernon planning a cautious strategy. Wolgast declined to reveal tactics promising no prefight bulletin while Rivers called his rival clever and warned of a possible early upset. Referee Jack Welch will oversee the match.
Duffey previews two heavyweight and lightweight title fights in Las Vegas and Los Angeles with Johnson and Wolgast favored to win. He notes Saylor Baldwin setback, promotes a Frawley law, and praises American sprinters Drew and the Sweden-bound Olympic team while recalling historic sculling rivalries on the Charles.
The item lists Andrew Chiariglion born Brooklyn December 24 1879 and Jack Johnson born Galveston March 31 1878. It notes Johnson KO of Jim Flynn in the 11th round in San Francisco November 2 1907 and Kilbane KO Rivers in Vernon California September 4 1911. It mentions Stanley Ketchel, Frank Klaus, Billy Papke, Cy Clone Johnny Thompson, and Boston Nationals with an 1807 win streak claim and overall sparse boxing context.
Marblehead July 3 The annual cruise of the Eastern Yacht Club along the coast of Maine will begin tomorrow with a run to Portland and daily runs following until Bar Harbor. A score of yachts including the three fastest schooner yachts in commission on the American coast, several smaller two stickers of known ability, half a dozen sloops and several steam yachts will make up the fleet.
Commodore Paine sails Constance with Shimna while Vice Commodore Sears leads Hope and Rear Commodore Whitehouse sails Iris. A multi-day race schedule runs Marblehead Rock to Portland, Boothbay, Western Penobscot, North Haven, and Northeast Harbor with a wind up banquet at Bar Harbor.
Miss May Sutton of Los Angeles, the national champion, defeated Miss Ruth Kinsey of Cincinnati in straight sets to win her first match in the tri-State tournament. Kinsey won one game, dropping set scores 6-1 and 6-love.
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