New England Boxing Titles Awarded at Hot Springs Amateurs
South Boston swept last night's New England championship bouts at Mechanics' Hall capturing three titles. Brockton claimed two champions while Roxbury Weymouth and the United States Navy each took one, as the event showcased regional talent ahead of major rings.
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South Boston
New England
Mechanics’ Building
Brockton
Roxbury
Weymouth
United States Navy
Elsie Janis Stars in Bomb Proof War Revue
Miss Elsie Janis and her company presented a two act production at Tremont Theatre described as a bomb proof revue. The show offered a pictorial view of life over there as experienced by American expeditionary forces before and after the armistice, drawing a large Boston audience.
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Elsie Janis
Boston
Tremont Theatre
Miss Janis
Baseball majors and minors settle key disputes in Chicago
A Chicago meeting of the majors and minors boosted baseball by resolving the Mays case and easing American league internal strife. The gathering also focused on revamping playing and scoring rules.
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Chicago
Mays
Theda Bara Arrives as Stage Star in The Blue Flame
Theda Bara, famed vampire film star, makes her speaking stage debut with The Blue Flame at the Majestic Theatre. She draws large crowds, generating strong audience approval and attention as she transitions from screen to live performance.
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Theda Bara
Majestic Theatre
Spring training tale from a rattled Boston trip
The Boston team struggles to reach Hot Springs with weary players after a late arrival in St. Louis. Weather shows thawing signs but Frost lingers in Missouri as two war heroes Lynch and Pat Flaherty join the squad, Flaherty joking about flying in uniform.
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Scotty
Hot Springs
Mound City
St. Louis
Buckingham
Missouri
Ozarks
Reading
Rocky Whittington Park
Lynch
France
Pat Flaherty
Flaherty
Dean Academy
Washington
Detroit
Boxing Meet Crowded as Coughlin Tops Beley in Heavyweight Bout
U S Nantucket heavyweight Dan Coughlin defeated Edmund Beley of Newtonville in a three round thriller. The card featured fast exchanges and stirring knockouts including William ONeil Weymouth in 158 pounds and Tom Sullivan South Boston taking 175 pounds.
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Dan Coughlin
Nantucket
Lowell
Edmund Beley
Newtonville
Coughlin
Beley
Tom Sullivan
South Boston
John Polki
Cambridge
Sullivan
Billy O’neil
Weymouth
U. S
Local Wrestling Standouts By Weight Classes
Readout lists weight class leaders: 108 John Manning South Boston 115 James OConnor Roxbury 125 Tony Julian Brockton 135 Jack Ryan South Boston 145 H C Bolin 158 William ONeill Weymouth 175 Tom Sullivan heavyweight Dan Coughlin U S S Nantucket.
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Tom Sullivan
South Boston
John Polki
Cambridge
John Manning
James O’connor
Roxbury
Tony Julian
Brockton
Jack Ryan
Forbes to Direct YMCA Athletics in Warsaw Poland
March 1 William M Forbes of Fitchburg sails to Poland to serve as regional athletic director for the YMCA. His headquarters will be in Warsaw where he has long been active as a runner baseball umpire and track and field official.
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Fitchburg
William M. Forbes
Poland
Warsaw
Forbes
Coffey Returns to Manage and Play Second Base in Des Moines
Jack Coffey former Fordham star will again manage and play second base for the Des Moines club of the Western league. Coffey went to Des Moines last season after finishing the 1918 campaign with the Boston Red Sox.
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Jack Coffey
Fordham
Des Moines
Coffey
Boston Red Sox
Zinn Beck Leaves Vernon to Manage Columbia South Atlantic Club
Zinn Beck, formerly with the Yankees in 1918, has been released by Vernon of the Pacific Coast league and will manage the Columbia team in the South Atlantic league based in South Carolina.
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Zinn Beck
Yankees
Vernon
Columbia, S. C
Humorous Exchange Over Best Man Marriage Promises
Dialogue highlights a married couple sparring about past vows. The husband claims she once vowed not to marry the best man, while the wife denies this, suggesting a joke about shifting beliefs in marriage. The tone is light and domestic.
Miss Janis Stars In Soldier Life Stage Show in Paris Coblenz New York
A lively revue portraying World War I soldier life staged in Paris Coblenz and New York. Miss Janis dominates with song dance recitation and original poem Lest We Forget. Supporting cast Jerry Hoekstra Jack Brant Bob Causer Charlie Lawrence Eddie Hay Ruth Wells and a vibrant jazz band deliver diverse numbers. The II-act set includes Florodora Sextet and special canning specialties. two week engagement.
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Paris
Coblenz
Germany
New York
Miss James
William B. Kernell
America
Janis
Jerry Hoekstra
Jack Brant
Bob Causer
Charlie Lawrence
Eddie Hay
Ruth’ Wells
France
Miss Janis
Canning
Mme Sylva at Keith's Theatre Delights Central City Audience
Opera star Marguerite Sylva wowed Keith's Theatre yesterday with a program spanning Madelon Carmen arias and a strong supporting cast including Amelia Stone Armand Kaliz and Paul Parnell. A separate sports note explains a new baseball rule clarifying scoring when a ball clears the fence in late innings.
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Mme
Marguerite Sylva
Keith
Madelon
Carmen
Caruso
Paris
Amelia Stone
Armand Kaliz
Paul Parnell
Jack Princeton
Lon Leonard
Dave Kramer
Jack Boyle
Dorothy Brenner
Ford
Cunningham
Tony
Lloyds
Wheeler
Boston Stars Triumph in Rough Hockey Rally
The Boston All-Stars edged the New Edinboro sextet 4 to 1 after a dramatic final period at the Cambridge Ice Pavilion. Hutchinson scored twice as Boston benefited from Ottawa penalties and briefly played with three men on the ice.
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Boston All-Stars
Edinboro
Ottawa
Ice Pavilion
Charley Jolliet
Red” Synnott
Jack M.hutchinson
Boucher
Hutch
Cambridge
Mechanics’ Building
Ottawans
Boston
Hutchinson
Grsontt
Eacasas
Bright
Ewes
Jolliet Small
Reeset
G. Munro
Dunlap Tuck
Heche
Cate
Miller
Boston All- Stars
New ‘Edinboro
C. R. Jolliet
Tuck
Geyap
Fred Rocque
Baseball Rules Reform From Chicago Addressed
The author lauds the Chicago rules committee for clarifying and adjusting baseball rules. He notes many disputes lacked coverage and that the committee issued decisive updates, resolving conflicts and expanding enforceable guidelines for amateurs, college teams, and semi pro clubs.
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Rules Committee
Chicago
Tesreau reviews Dartmouth baseball squad in Hanover
Dartmouth coach Jeff Tesreau arrived in Hanover to inspect the Green squad practicing at Alumni gym. He notes a well-balanced roster with veterans and promising new pitchers but cites pitching depth as Dartmouth’s weakness after losing Cuddy Murphy.
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Hanover
N. H
Jeff Tésreau
Dartmouth
Alumni Gymnasium
Tesreau
Cuddy Murphy
Murphy
Aschenbach
Dyer
Tracy
Willard
Mel’’ Merritt
Frank Ross
Malmquist
Miner
Kopf
Short
Gale
Jim Robertson
Robertson
Worcester Academy
Merritt
Browne
Bruce
Grundman
Reese
Umpire Bill Byron Signs With Pacific Coast League
Surprise greets baseball fans as Umpire Bill Byron signs to officiate in the Pacific Coast league reversing prior plans to retire and devote himself to his plumbing business.
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Bill Byron
Byron
Greenwich Follies at Shubert Theater Opens Pleasantly
The Greenwich Village Follies landed at the Shubert Theatre last night. It offers good entertainment with beautiful girls adequate staging and sufficient scenic embellishment throughout the show.
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Greenwich Village
Greenwich Follies Sparkles With Talent and Class
The Greenwich Follies at the Shubert Theatre showcases Frances White James Watts Ted Lewis Ada Forman Al Herman Paul Burns Rex Story Jane Carroll Irene Olson Mariam Medic Arthur Ball Edmund Makaliff and Mabelle Journay in two acts of lively entertainment. Music by A Baldwin Sloane, conducted by Hilding Anderson, credited to Philip Bartholomae and John Murray Anderson. A remusical comedy praised for merit and vivacity.
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Greenwich Follies
Frances White
James Watts
Ted Lewis
Ada Forman
al Herman
Paul Burns
Rex Story
Jane Carroll
Irene Olsoh
Mariam Medic
Arthur Ball Edmund
Makaliff
Mabelle Journay
A. Baldwin Sloane
Hilding Anderson
Philip Bartholomae
John Murray Anderson
Greenwich Village
Shubert Theatre
Dartmouth blanks Penn 5 0 in hockey faceoff
Dartmouth College hockey team defeated Penn 5 to 0 at the Philadelphia ice palace. Cody scored three goals and Rothschild added two as Dartmouth dominated, with prominent early and late goals and solid team work.
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Philadelphia
Cody
Dartmouth College
Manoverians
Penn
Rothschild
Dartmouth
Princeton
Dartmouth Penn Gso
Gope Wisenoy
Wes
Weiss Ccs Ince
Mearns Perry
Ccc
Brett Potnachild
Driscoll Calls for Rematch in Indoor 600-Yard Showdown
Jake Driscoll of Boston College challenges Minot to a rematch over the 600 yard course after Minot beat him in the New England championships. Driscoll seeks two out of three and proposes a rubber match at a schoolboy regimental meet or any indoor event this winter.
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Driscoll
Boston College
Minot
Jake
Harvard
B. C. Ace
Girl From Outside at Boston Theatre Delivers Vivid Klondike Drama
Rex each presents a photoplay of Life in the Klondike titled The Girl From Outside at the Boston Theatre this week. The film captivates with love, pathos, vigor, and drama while exploring adventurous Alaska life and striking American consciousness. Other acts include Clayton the Mystic, vaudeville acts Dalton and Craig Hal and Frances, Jack Joyce and the Kremka brothers, and a Seamon comedy.
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the Klondike
Rex Each
Boston Theatre
Alaska
Clayton the Mystic
Dalton
Craig
Hal
Frances
Jack Joyce
Kremka Brothers
Miss Bara Shines In The Blue Flame Melodrama
The review notes Miss Bara’s mobile expressive face and strong stage presence in A H Woods dramatic piece The Blue Flame. Allan Dinehart supports as the physician hero while Donald Gallagher Helen Curry Thais Lawton Henry Herbert and DeWitt C Jennings appear in a two week engagement.
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Miss Bara
A. H. Woods
John Varnum
Varnum
Ruth
Allan Dinehart
Donald Gallagher
Helen Curry
Thais Lawton
Henry Herbert
DeWitt C. Jennings
Tufts Begins Ball A-Roll With Fresh Faces At Practice
Tufts College baseball coach Walter Volk opened indoor practice at Goddard Gym with about 15 players. Twelve pitchers and three catchers reported, including veterans Colucci Ballou Weafer and captain Callahan. New candidates Connor Morrill and others showed promise as Volk stressed injury precautions and built a stronger pitching staff.
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Tufts College Battery
Walter Volk
Tufts
Goddard
Steve Colucci
Johnny Ballou
Charles Weafer
Edward Callahan
Owen Keefe
Keefe
Volk
Ray Connor
Medford High
Morrill
Wayland High School
Reds manager Moran laments holdsouts threaten 1919 flag
Pat Moran, manager of the world champion Reds, heads to Cincinnati after a confab with Garry Herrmann. He warns holdouts could handicap the team as they start training in Cincinnati or Miami. Moran cites Eller and Ruether unsigned, notes several recruits including Dick Loftus, and insists Reds won’t trade Moush. He says stars’ salaries must be fair to avoid boycotts and maintains he will play in Cincinnati or not at all.
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H. C. Bolin
Brockton
Ed Wars
Waters
Bolin
Tony Julian
Welch
Pat Moran
Reds
Fitchburg
Cincinnati
Garry Herrmann
Redland
Pat
Roush
Eller
Ruether
Miami
Fla
Groh
Daubert
Dick Loftus
Concord
Moran
Hod
Moush
Middlesex School Announces Spring Crew Schedule
Middlesex School crews lead by Parker Hamilton sail into a spring campaign with first and second fours and an eight coached by Dr. R Heber Howe Jr. Interclub races with Assabet and Sudbury Clubs slated for mid April. Opponents include Choate Harvard Exeter Pomfret Huntington and Pomfret as the season unfolds at Concord Bateman's Pond and Cambridge.
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Concord
Edwin K. Merrill
Middlesex
Parker Hamilton
R. Heber Howe, Jr
Assabet
Sudbury
Huntington School
Bateman's Pond
Exeter Academy
Exeter
N. H
Pomfret School
Bateman’s Pond
Harvard University
Charles River
Cambridge
Dempsey Ready to Surrender to San Francisco Indictments
Jack Dempsey and manager Jack Kearns informed U S District Attorney Robert O Connor they were prepared to surrender and post bonds on the San Francisco indictments. O Connor said he had no word from San Francisco yet and would advise when he received instructions.
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Los Angeles
Jack Dempsey
Jack Kearns
United States
Robert O’connor
San Francisco
O'Connor
Dartmouth to compete in New York indoor championships
Dartmouth track team, after defeating Harvard and Cornell in Boston, plans to enter the national indoor championship meet in New York on March 13, pending faculty approval. Coach Harry Hillman notified Frederick W. Rubien, chairman of the A. A. U. championship committee, of the decision.
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New York
Dartmouth
Harvard
Cornell
Boston
Frederick W. Rubien
Harry Hillman
White Sox Face Hole at First Base After Gandil Deal
Chick Gandil plans to manage an independent Idaho club leaving the White Sox short at first base. Ted Jourdan is expected to get his chance to step in at the position.
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Chick Gandil
Idaho
White Sox
Ted Jourdan
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