Weight gain signals Dempsey readiness for title fight
Sports column notes Dempsey gains weight during training for Jess Willard clash, suggesting strong conditioning and improved odds. It also highlights Everett All Stars vs Danvers, Cuban Giants at Everett, and West Coast sprinters Tuck Spearow Ray with records hoped to fall at Multnomah A. C. event in Portland.
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Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Dempsey
Johnny Murray
Everett All Stars
Danvers
Everett
St. Ambrose
Dorchester
Murray
Havana
Multnomah A. C
Portland
Ore
Wells Tuck
Young Spearow
Joie Ray
West
Middlesex Cup Round Two Set At Concord Country Club
The second round of the Middlesex cup tournament is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the Concord Country Club links off the Old Road to Nine Acre Corner. A cemetery tournament will also be held that afternoon.
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Concord
Harvard Varsity Crew Races Drift to West Bank Course
Light training and multiple racing starts mark a Harvard regatta at Red Top Conn with varsity and freshmen winning half mile efforts. Officials discuss moving the four mile finish to Cow Point west bank to avoid eel grass and ensure distance, with a 6 pm varsity start tentatively planned.
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Harvard
Red Top
Conn
Varsity
Meikleham
F. Valentine Chappell
Regatta Committee
Hillrvard
Yale
Regatta
Chappell
Cow Point
Lexington High awards 13 baseball letters to players
Letters have been awarded to 13 members of the Lexington High School baseball nine. Recipients include Captain Edwin Richards, Captain-elect John Kelley, John Callahan, Richard Moakley, Gordon Richards, George Harrington, Alfred Ball, Arthur Bourne, Kaig Bashian, James Roach, John O Connor, Irving Adams and Carl Terhune. Kenneth Blake receives a manager's I.
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Lexington
Hose
Edwin Richards
John Kelley
John Callahan
Richard Moakley
Gordon Richards
George Harrington
Alfred Ball
Arthur Bourne
Kaig Bashian
James Roach
John O'Connor
Irving Adams
Carl Terhune
Kenneth Blake
Corry Wins Hour Motor Paced Race at Revere Track
Frank Corry captured the hour long motor paced event at Revere cycle track, finishing 40 miles 7 laps ahead of rivals George Wiley, Vincent Madonna, and Bobby Walthour. Madonna faltered early, Wiley advanced to second, and the program included several supporting races with times listed for each.
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Frank Corry
Revere
George Wiley
Syracuse
Vincent Madonna
Bobby Walthour
Corry
Madonna
Wiley
J. Rollins
W. Greenquist
F. Logan
J. Fardig
L. Bowker
H. McPartland
N. McKenzie
W. Cupit
L. Maggiolot
P. Logan
T. Sullivan
Ned Chandler
Seaver Beats Wheelwright In State Tennis Round
Seaver defeated J. Wheelwright in three sets 7-5 4-6 6-2 in two hours forty five minutes at Longwood. Porter beat Sheafe 6-3 6-2, Niles beat Fenno 6-3 6-0, as contenders jockey for a title showdown with Harry Johnson.
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Rale
Seaver
Massachusetts
Longwood Cricket Club
J. Wheelwright
Wheelwright
Harvard
Porter
Sheafe
Niles
Harry Johnson
Brookline Golfer Wins Lynnewood Hall Cup
Brookline golfer Frankis Newton won the Lynnewood Hall cup at Huntington Valley Country Club defeating Sidney L. Sharwood of Philadelphia 2 up and 2 to play in the final round.
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Philadelphia
Frankis Newton
Brookline
Huntington Valley Country Club
Sidney L. Sharwood
Newton to tackle B C High Braves Field clash on Saturday
Boston College High meets Newton High at Braves Field at 3 pm Saturday to decide the Greater Boston scholastic diamond honors for 1919. The agreement was made late yesterday. If Harvard had tied Yale the title game would have moved from Braves Field.
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Lawrence
Hzo
Eddie Teschner
Eddie
Bernie Wefers
Georgetown
Babe” Felton
Harvard
Yale
Soldiers Field
Crimson
Faherty
Diamond
Babe
Murphy
Boston College High
Newton High
Braves Field
Boston
Braves
Newton High Faces Boston College High In Scrappy Classic
Newton High and Boston College High prepare for a tight baseball duel at Claflin Field and University Heights as pitchers Sawyer and Cassell lead two dangerous lineups. Coaches Lane and Dickinson report their squads in top shape with confidence in a championship clash Saturday.
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Allie Dickinson
Newton High Nine
Red Sawyer
Jimmy Cassell
Boston College High
Newton
Sawyer
Exeter
Andover
Dean
Worcester
Massachusetts High School Athletic Association
Track Stars at G. E. Games in Meadow Park Saturday
Leading athletes from New England compete at Meadow Park Lynn on June 21 as Mutual Benefit Association of General Electric hosts its annual outing. Notable entrants include J J Connolly Dennis OConnell Carl Linder and Thomas Halpin with a 25 member B A A relay team and a GE All Stars versus Boston Rovers soccer match.
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New England
Meadow Park
Lynn
Mutual Benefit Association
General Electric Company
Carl Linder
Willie Wicke
J. J. Connolly
Dennis O’connell
Thomas Halpin
St. Alphonsus Club
General Electric Company All-Stars
Boston Rovers
William Wicke
Marathon
Erval
Camp Devens
R. H. Mullane
Brown University
J. P. Brown
JL. Prescott
C. Leath
Walter Whalen
Martin Silva
Lynn Field
E. 0. Gourdin
Harvard College
J. Driscoll
F. St. Gener
G. H. Dalton
Captain Conway
G. V. Brown
W. C. Hogardt
F. X. McGrath
J. Frank Facey
J. E. Jones
C. L. Stott
G. E. Sanford
M. E. Winston
J. P. O’brien
Co. R. Smith
H. F. Kaler
P. A. Chadwell
Willard Seeks Rough Work Ahead of July 4 Fight
Toledo report shows Jess Willard training hard for the July 4 clash with Jack Dempsey weighing 247 pounds. He sparred with four partners including Jack Heinen and Joe Chip while fans crowd the Casino camp and Dempsey’s camp.
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Jess Willard
Jack Heinen
Jack
Jess
Heinen
Willard
Dempsey
Maumee Bay
Ray Archer
Jack Hemple
Joe Chip
Joe
Chip
Walter Monaghan
Jack Dempsey
Eock
Toledo
Boxing Cards Highlight Local Arena Schedule and Rumors
BoxiNG Gossip outlines upcoming main bouts at Commercial A C with JDot Army Chick Hayes facing Bobby Josephs and notes other scheduled matches at Fenway and Grand Opera House. It mentions recent Robson Hagan controversy, canceled Brookline bout, and bids for July 4 Johnson McGreavey showdown and Bogash’s Monday feature in Pittsfield.
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Chick Hayes
Radio School
al Shubert
New Bedford
Bobby Josephs
South End
A. C
Young Cahill
Everett
Frank Tillo
North
Charley Elkins
Jamaica Plain
Mac Murphy
Atlantic
Harry Silva
West End
Frank Rapetto
North End
Dan McCormack
East Boston
Charley Parker
Grand Opera House
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