Britton defeats Downey in 12 round boxing match
Jack Britton of New York outpoints Bryan Downey of Columbus over 12 rounds at the Arena. Downey showed brief promise in rounds two and three, but Britton dominated the later stages. Preliminary bouts included Castle over Sharkey, a draw between Snyder and Fallon, Rivers defeating Panama Joe Gans, and announcements of Britt vs Dundee next and Britt vs McGovern on June 24 in Chelsea.
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Jack Britton
New York
Bryan Downey
Columbus
Arena Ring
Downey
Jack
Britton
New Yorker
Mike Castle
Lawrence
Young Sharkey
New Bedford
Mickey Snyder
Roxbury
Johnny Fallon
Joe Rivers
Gloucester
Joe Gans
Frankie Britt
Johnny Dundee
Britt
Terry McGovern
Chelsea
Boxing Promoters Reunite For Oriole Park Show
Sammy Harris and Herman Bletzer, once at odds, have settled disputes and plan open air bouts at Oriole Baseball Park. The next card on June 29 features George Chaney headlining against Rockey Kansas or Johnny Dundee. Benny Walger shifts to featherweight under Frank Bagley, aiming for title contention as Kilbane retires. Charley Weinert bout details unavailable.
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Sammy Harris
Herman Bletzer
Baltimore
Oriole Baseball Park
George Chaney
Rockey Kansas
Johnny Dundee
Benny Walger
Frank Bagley
Benny
Kilbane
Bagley
Walger
Charley Weinert
Boxing match with Levinsky postponed by rain
The Levinsky fight in Jersey City at the Armory A. A. was postponed from tomorrow to next Monday night due to rain and Levinsky’s boxing instructor duties.
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Battling Levinsky
Armory
A. A
Jersey City
Levinsky
raid by submarine near Virginia coast threatens more attacks
Reports from survivors of the steamer Pinar del Rio say German raiders were aided by a mother ship. Navy officials found no confirmation of a base along the Atlantic coast and deem the raid a possible one-off event that could recur anytime, with attackers possibly using a captured vessel for supplies.
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Washington
Pinar del Rio
Virginia
Navy Department
Atlantic
Southern Association Scores From New Orleans To Birmingham
New Orleans beat Memphis 8 to 2 in the first game. In the second game New Orleans won 2 to 1 over Memphis in seven innings by agreement. Atlanta defeated Nashville 9 to nothing. Mobile won 5 to 2 against Little Rock. Birmingham edged Chattanooga 8 to 7.
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New Orleans
Memphis
Atlanta
Nashville
Mobile
Little Rock
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Braves Edge Pirates in 16-Inning Day Game
In a 16 inning marathon at Braves Field the Pirates beat the Braves 3 to 2 as Caton scored the decisive run on a bunt in the final frame. Mollwitz singled home the tying run earlier, marking a dramatic late finish in the postponed afternoon tilt.
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Braves
Hugo Bezdek
Pittsburg Pirates
Braves Field
Caton
Mollwitz
Pirates
Stocz
Pirates Tie Braves After Long Springfield Ball Game
The Pirates and Braves battled to a late tie as Sanders and Hearn matched zeroes until a late seventh inning rally by Pittsburgh. Koney Wickland and Red Smith sparked the Braves in a 14th inning miscue, while Caton and Cutshaw pushed the Pirates ahead with timely hits. A ball players charity drive raised $274.98 for soldiers and sailors.
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Hearn
Pirates
Pirate
Mollwitz
Art Wilson
Sanders
Braves
Red Smith
Young
Rip’’ Conway
Cutshaw
Koney
Wickland
Rawlings
Fiis
Powell
Bill Hinchman
Connections
Smith
Caton
Carey
Hinchman
McKechnie
Devens Hospital Benefit Game At Lexington Park
A big benefit baseball game is scheduled Saturday afternoon at Lexington Park to aid the Camp Devens base hospital in Ayer. The Camp Devens nine will play the Arlington team, with a cantonment band concert and additional events planned.
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Lexington Park
Camp Devens, Ayer
Camp Devens
Arlington
Cantonment Band
Pittsburg and Boston Grapple in Scoring Rout
Pittsburg and Boston collide in a high run game as Wickland and Mollwitz pace Pittsburg with three and two base hits. Konetchy sparks Boston with a three base hit and drives in two runs, while Hearn and Sanders duel on the mound for the pitchers. Attendance hits 8000 as errors and timely hits shape the 3 to 2 Boston win.
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Boston
A. AB
A. Caton
Rawlings
Carey
Herzog
C'’tshaw
Powell
Bigbee
Jcsmith
King
Kon'’chy
M'lwitz
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M’k'nie
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Hearn
Schmidt
aMassey
Sanders
Regh
Pittsh
Wickland
Smith
Caton
Mollwitz
Cutsha Caton
Konetchy
McKechnie
Moran and Rigler
Brassard race at Revere track pits Linart Madonna Wiley
George Wiley faces Victor Linart and Vincent Madonna in a one hour motor paced clash for first honors in the Brassard race at the Revere cycle track. The Belgian star Linart and Italian title holder Madonna are strong rivals while Wiley and Smart must excel to beat the excellent Italian rider. A full card of amateur and professional events follows.
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George Wiley
Victor Linart
Vincent Madonna
Motors
Revere
Wiley
Smart
Cubs Win Ninth Straight as They Beat Giants 5 3
Chicago won its ninth straight game by defeating New York 5 to 3 on Bat and Ball Fund Day. Causey started strong for the Giants but faded in the ninth as Mann Killifer Merkle and Deal provided the decisive hits. Scoring included three Cubs runs in the final frame, with fields errors and bases on balls noted among the game details.
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Chicago
Causey
Cubs
Mann
Killifer
Merkle
Deal
Anderson Causey
Flack
Paskert
Zeider
Burns
Fletcher
Wauff
Kauff
Zimmerman
Paskett
Harvard Radio to Host Newport Naval Re serves Sunday at Braves Field
The Harvard Radio School baseball team, strong in service games this season, faces Newport Naval Reserv es after noon at Braves Field. Earlier in the season Radio School defeated Newport, and the teams had met previously with Radio School earning the win.
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Harvard Radio School
Harvard
Braves Field
Newport Naval
Rhode Island
Radio School
Scores From Multiple Games Across Cities
Columbus defeated Minneapolis 4 1 while Indianapolis beat Milwaukee 4 2. St Paul won 6 to 2 over Louisville and Toledo triumphed 6 to 5 against Kansas City.
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Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Louisville
Toledo
Kansas City
Baseball matches listed by league and city pairings
National league games set with Pittsburg at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at New York and St Louis at Philadelphia American league fixtures Boston at Chicago New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at St Louis Hast ern schedule shows New London at Worcester New Haven at Springfield Bridgeport at Hartford Waterbury at Providence
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Brooklyn
American
Hastern
Skeleton of Bow-Legged Indian Unearthed at Squantum Site
Workmen excavating a gravel pile at the Squantum shipbuilding plant uncovered a bow legged skeleton believed to be that of an old Indian. Anthropologists at the Quincy police station note high cheek bones and other traits confirming an Indigenous origin. the find may date back centuries.
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Squantum
Forest
Quincy
McKay
Local hockey scores roll in from several matchups
The day’s card reports Baltimore defeating Jersey City 4 to 2, Binghamton topping Newark 5 to 4, Syracuse winning 6 to 0 over Buffalo, and Toronto juniors beating Rochester 3 to 2 in a set of regional contests.
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Jersey City
Binghamton
Newark
Syracuse
Buffalo
Toronto
Rochester
Roxbury Man Charged With Diamond Theft
William R. Evans an 80 year old Roxbury resident will be arraigned in the Boston Municipal Court charged with larceny of 1800 dollars in diamonds from the G F Butler Company and two round trip tickets to California valued at 160 dollars from the Raymond Whitcomb Company. Evans was brought from New York City last night where police arrested him through circulars from headquarters.
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William R. Evans
Filmore Street
Roxbury
Boston
G. F. Butler Company
Washington Street
California
Raymond Whitcomb
Temple Place
Evans
New York City
Wolf and Haggerty
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