Braves Sail By Boat to Savannah for Spring Training
The Braves left Boston by boat for Savannah, arriving Monday morning after a two hour delay. The party includes Lefty Tyler, Maranville, Magee, Connolly, Fitzpatrick, the Shannons, and Collins, with Hapgood coordinating HQ at the Hotel Breslin. Some players expect seasickness and exchange tips, while others plan to meet the Macon group in Savannah. Dick Rudolph will join by train tomorrow.
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Portland Bowlers Enter Tournament In New England Group
Washington March 3 The Portland Athletic Club of Portland Maine sent in a five man candle pin bowling team entry for the Atlantic Coast Tournament in Washington starting April 2 The Portland team will also compete in the doubles and singles and travel with Boston and other New England bowlers
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D. C
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Portland Athletic Club
Portland
Boston
Melrose Wins 2 1 Over Arlington in Tough Hockey Tie
Melrose High edged Arlington 2 to 1 before a crowd at the Arena, the deciding goal deflecting off an Arlington defenceman into the net. The win keeps Melrose in the running to break the interscholastic tie with Newton for the league title next Friday night. Arlington showed late resilience despite weaker forward finishing.
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English High Triumphs Over Commerce In Cross Meet
English High beat its rival Commerce 482-3 to 391-3 in a tense East Armory meet. Highlights include Monagle winning the 60-yard dash final, Ta Plante taking the 45-yard hurdles, Colvin and Nolan scoring in the 800 and running long jumps, and Gootner and Hannon winning the 1000-yard and near-high jump tie for first.
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Fin
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Atwood
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Downey
Ryan
Anderson
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Dolan
Gootner
Hannon
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Haggerty
Tobin
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Wendy O'Brien
Cohen
Mullen
Schenker
Carmody
Kilham
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Eagan defeats Italian Joe Gans in tight ten-round battle
Joe Fagan of South Boston defeats Italian Joe Gans of Brooklyn at Hibernian Hall Roxbury in a 12 round decision. Gans remained dangerous and landed a hard right in the 10th. Sammy Stearns nearly won but fell to Barney Snyder as Johnny O'Brien stopped Young Yanger and Johnny Donovan outpointed Chick McDonald in prelims.
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South Boston
Joe Gans
Brooklyn
Hibernian Hall
Roxbury
Eagan
Gans
Joe
Sammy Stearns
Barney Snyder
Johnny O'Brien
Young Yanger
East Boston
Johnny Donovan
Chick McDonald
Cambridge
England's Ted Lewis to meet Jack Britton for welter title
Ted Lewis of England, who claims the world's welterweight championship after defeating Harry Stone, was matched to fight Jack Britton in New Orleans for 20 rounds. The bout likely to be staged April 17 or 24.
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Ted Lewis
England
Harry Stone
Jack Britton
Boxers by Doc Almy preview of upcoming matches
Joe Eagan reports Flemming cancels Monday bout in Danbury and promoter scrambles to fill card. Walter Butler plans a rugged showcase at Woonsocket, Eddie Murphy sidelined, Grande rumored to hire Johnny Howard for Hippodrome clash next Tuesday. Jock Britton to stay busy with three bouts in March including Brennan, Graves, and Chip showdowns.
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Revere
Eddie Murphy
South Boston
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Cleveland
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Philadelphia
Billy Glover
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Dan Morgan
Willie
Brennan
Buffalo
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N. Y
Kid Graves
Dayton
Joe Chip
Pittsburg
Harvard varsity crews to be shown on film at boathouse
Harvard oarsmen will be filmed indoors at the Charles River boathouse and in a tank as weather delays outdoor practice. Tone crews, hampered by late winter, will gain strength by indoor rowing until spring. Several movie outfits captured views of the Harvard navy this week.
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Kelley refuses free agent status in Pittsburg case
President Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg National League club was officially notified that the National Commission refused to declare outfielder James Kelley a free agent. Kelley based his claim on unfair treatment by Dreyfuss regarding a transfer to the Indianapolis American Association club via the Pittsburg Federals.
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Barney Dreyfuss
National League Club
National Commission
James Kelley
Kelley
Dreyfuss
Indianapolis American Association Club
Pittsburg Federals
Novelty Meet Held At Latin School
Close competition and much amusement greeted Boston Latin School yesterday afternoon as Coach O Brien hosted a novelty meet to draw more runners for track. Wheelbarrow races potato and obstacle events entertained a large crowd.
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Boston Latin School
O'Brien
Harvard Field Events Close Week With Winners
Harvard hosted the final weekly field event meet at Harvard Field. Ellery H. Clark directed the program. Freshman D. S. Laird cleared 6 feet 6 inches to win the high jump with a one inch handicap. FH. R. Frye won the broad jump with a two foot handicap, reaching 79 feet 10.5 inches.
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Ellery HH. Clark
Laird
FH. R. Frye
Harvard Swims Against Springfield After Key Losses
Harvard sails into a meet with Springfield this afternoon at Springfield. The team misses top scorers J. W. Seymour and captain B. M. Sullerton. Representing the college are Hunt Wentworth, 8. Rogers, J. Machado, P. Davicon, with M. Blanchard and WwW. Monroe in diving. A. Pixon and FR. M. Benjamin listed in roster.
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Springfield
J. W. Seymour
B. M. Sullerton
College
Hunt Wentworth
Rogers
J. Machado
P. Davicon
M. Blanchard
Www. Monroe
A. Pixon
FR. M. Benjamin
Corbett Falls After Prolonged Pulsing Attack in 21 Rounds
In Carson City on March 17 1897 Corbett endured 21 rounds of punishment from Sullivan until finally succumbing to the steady battering not by a single blow. The era’s famed fighter Bob Fitzsimmons had earlier knocked out Jim Corbett in 14 rounds with his solar plexus blast.
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Sullivan
Bob” Fitzsimmons
Jim” Corbett
Carson City
Outsider Triumphs in Historic Heavyweight Fights
A review of five heavyweight title bouts shows 87 total rounds with youth and stamina often defeating aging champions. Jim Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Jeffries, and Johnson appear as outsiders who seized the crown, with Jeffries beating Fitzsimmons in 1896 and Johnson defeating Jeffries in 1910, among others.
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Fitzsimmons
Coney Island
Jeffries
Jack” Johnson
Reno
Jess Willard
Jack’ Johnson
Havana
Trim
Jim’ Corbett
California
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Corbett
Jack’’ Johnson
Willard Edges Johnson In Historic 1910 Ring Fight
The 10 to 6 favorite did not win everywhere but Jess Willard was an exception, chosen to beat Johnson and delivered. Many purses still bear the toll of the bout, yet Willard prevailed in the ultimate outcome.
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Jess Willard
Johnson
Tech Swimmers Defeat Brown 42 to 8 in Providence
Tech's fast swimming team extended its win streak with a 42 to 8 victory over Brown. Root starred by winning the dive and 200-yard swim and swimming on the winning relay. Tech swept all first places while Brown took only one second place. Untersee tied for first in the 100, Foster of Tech was second in the 50 and swam on the relay.
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Providence
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Tech
Untersee
Foster
Boomerang Wins Key West Express Cruiser Race
Key West March 3 The motorboat Boomerang owned by Commodore Wyeth of St Joseph Missouri won the express cruiser race from Miami to Key West covering 165 miles in six hours and forty five minutes
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Battling Le vinsky Knocks Out Hanlon in New York Fight
Le vinsky improved to a knockout artist by stopping Jack Hanlon in the third round at the East New York A. C. venue. This marks his second consecutive opponent to be counted out this week in New York combat action.
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Battling Levinsky
Jack Hanlon
East New York A. C
Harvard Lightweight Gym Team Wins Triangular Meet
Harvard defeated Dartmouth and MIT in the first triangular gym meet at Hemenway Gym. Harvard scored 30 points, Dartmouth 4, MIT 0. Event winners included Maschioran on horizontal bars, Garrison on side horse, McDonough in club swinging, D. Campbell on parallel bars, W. Campbell on flying rings, Blanchard in tumbling, with Dartmouth and Harvard athletes earning the remaining podium spots.
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Hemenway Gymnasium
Technology
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D. Campbell
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Garrison
W. Campbell
Fuller
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Halloran
Dufossoit
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Smith
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Seaton to Join Chicago Nationals Training Camp in Tampa
Tom Seaton, last year’s Brookylyn Federals pitcher, recently acquired by the Chicago Nationals, telegraphed from New York that he will join the Tampa training camp. President Weeghman says he remains unsigned and considered a holdout.
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Chicago
Tom Seaton
Brooklyn Federals
Chicago Nationals
New York
Tampa
Weeghman
Inter-city league games set for five skating rinks
Inter-city league games scheduled across skating rinks in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Detroit New York and Chicago. Teams compete in a regional circuit with travel between cities and standings influenced by performance at each venue.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Largest New England college wrestling meet at Harvard
The first New England Intercollegiate Wrestling Association meet is held at Harvard in Hemenway Gymnasium with preliminaries in the afternoon and semi finals and finals at 8 o’clock. Harvard Yale Brown Springfield Tufts and Bates are entries in this historic event.
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Hemenway Gymnasium
Harvard
New England Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
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Tech
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Springfield
Tufts
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Cornell Beats Columbia In Wrestling Meet At New York
Cornell University defeated Columbia University in wrestling, winning seven bouts while surrendering none, in a decisive team performance at New York.
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New York
Cornell University
Columbia University
Princeton Beats Yale In Intercollegiate Contest
Princeton defeated Yale 24 to 19 in a college basketball game played in Princeton New Jersey on March 3. Yale struggled offensively, while Princeton overcame a slow start to secure the win.
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N. J
Yale
Major hockey body form sought by skating union
New York, March 3. Action toward major hockey leagues modeled on major baseball is likely at the International Skating Union of America annual meeting in New York. Julian P. Fitzgerald, president of the Western Skating Association, said the union aims to control hockey and other ice sports from the A A U to enable intercity leagues. The Western association already governs skating west of Pennsylvania. The international union plans to extend control to the East and establish arrangements before next winter.
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International Skating Union of America
International Union
Amateur Athletic Union
Julian P. Fitzgerald
Chicago
Western Skating Association
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