Rivet Punch Puncture Welterweight Crown Clash in Boston
Rivet and Muggsy face Kloby for the welterweight title tonight before a near capacity crowd at Fenway A A, with Boston police and city officials ensuring security. The fighters arrive from training camps and are described as rugged power punchers likely to deliver a hard charging contest.
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General Edwards
26Th
Major Heyer
Boston
State House
Fenway A. A
G&0
Glores
Charlestown
Kirby
Muggsy
Beckett Beats Dick Smith For British Title Clash
London March 5 Joe Beckett heavyweight defeated Dick Smith light heavyweight champion of England by knockout in the fifth round at Albert Hall in a championship bout. Preliminaries included four eight rounders and 12 round main event. Referee Noah Perry officiated as doors opened at Mechanics’ Hall.
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London
Joe Beckett
Dick Smith
England
Albert Hall
Great Britain
Lawrence
Muggsy
Diamond Hill
John L
Tommy
Kirby
Noah Perry
Commercial A. C
Mechanics
Washington Street
Prohibition Eye and Projections in a Presidential Field
A pithy political and sports flavored piece riffs on Prohibition era figures and the 1920s campaign scene. It mocks candidates like Bryan and Edwards, notes the role of conventions and media, and jokes about public spectacle, wind power, and endorsements in a satirical tone.
Boston Fury Tonight Pits Muggsy Against Kirby Corcoran
Boston crowds fill Mechanics Hall for a boxing bout headlined by K.O. Muggsy known as Young versus Tommy Kirby Corcoran of Lawrence. The event promises a large attendance and intense action as promoters expect a sellout.
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Boston
John L
Mechanics’ Hall
K.O. Muggsy
Young
Tommy Kirby Corcoran
Lawrence
Victorias Beat Green In Extra Period Hockey Clash
The Victorias of Montreal edged the Dartmouth club 6 to 5 in an extra, sudden death period after three 15 minute periods. Darling scored the winner as Murphy O Sullivan and others netted goals for the victors with Slater, Wieco, Paisley, Dawes, Lane and Watt among the scorers. Referee Ernie Doody. Time included three 15 minute periods and a 12 minute overtime.
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Victorias of
Montreal
Dartmouth
Darling
Victorias
Slater
Co Aces
Paisley Dawes
Pscei
Murphy
Reycroft Watt
Anc
Ees
Small Magee
Pattes
O'Sullivan TN
Eases
Stillman &Core
Yale Grapplers Put Tigers on Back
Yale wrestling defeated Princeton 23 to 8 in New Haven. Yale won five bouts three by falls and two by decisions. Heavyweight Galt beat Carpenter on points, Dixon of Princeton lasted nine minutes with Mallon before an extra period decided. Simmons earned a fall in the 145 class against Sears.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale Wrestling Tonight
Princeton
Tiger
Yale
Galt
Carpenter
Dixon
Tigers
Mallon
Simmons
Sears
Brown Swimmers Subdue Boston University in Harris Pool
Brown swimming team extended its unbeaten streak by routing Boston University 49 to 18. Brown captured most events while BU secured only one first place in Providence.
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Providence
R. J
Brown
Boston University
Boston Boxing Bouts Lengths Refined Through The Years
For over a decade Boston main bouts lasted 12 rounds while semi finals ran eight rounds and prelili bouts six rounds in local boxing events.
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Boston
Will Nail Sellers of Duplicate Tickets
The Fenway A A through Roy Green states duplicate tickets for the Kirby Muggsy bout were printed by youths from South Boston and planned for street distribution. The club has destroyed the originals and will issue a new form too late to counterfeit.
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Boston
Massachusetts High School Relay Carnival Underway At East Armory
About 60 relay quartets from 21 schools compete in the second annual Massachusetts High School Athletic Association relay carnival at the East Armory. Lynn Classical, English High, and Commerce vie for titles with strong junior and senior squads. two lap event debuts bring fast times expected and Newton Brookline Dorchester contenders noted.
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Massachusetts High School Athletic Association
East Armory
Lynn Classical
Medford
Washington
Boston College
Mason
Robbins
Anderson
Vining
Paul Herlihy
English High
Whelton
de Witt
Gilmore
Foster
East Boston
Ralph Colsop
Finglish
Commerce
Charlestown
Rutgers Defeats Harvard in 39 to 14 Swim Meet
Rutgers swimming team defeated Harvard 39 to 14 at Ballantine pool in New Brunswick New Jersey. Ross stood out swimming in place of Giebel with firsts in the 100 and 220 yard events and on the winning relay.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Rutgers
Harvard
Ballantine Pool
Ross
Giebel
Widow of Newton Man Wins Limerick Prize in Post Contest
Mrs Samuel Wright Simpson of Winchester Massachusetts State superintendent of the Flower Mission wins first prize for Limerick No 47 with a 150 dollar check from a Post representative. She is the widow of the late Samuel Wright Simpson and now lives with her mother in Winchester while they winter in Boston. Consolation prizes of 50 and 25 dollars go to A J DeFosset Montpelier Vermont Marna Hoffman Beachmont and John Coughlin Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Samuel Wright Simpson
Winchester
Mass
Flower Mission
Beacon Street
Simpson
Newton
William B. Rogerson
A. J. Defosset
State House
Montpelier
Marna M. Hoffman
Bellingham Ave
Beachmont
John Coughlin
Kinnaird St
Cambridge
Prize Winning Limerick No 48 To Be Printed Tomorrow
The Post will print the prize winning Last Line of Limerick No 48 in tomorrow’s edition with the writer’s name and related details.
Boston Post Limerick Contest Details and Rules
The Boston Post announces a daily Limerick competition with a top prize of 150 dollars for the best last line, plus consolation awards. Open to all except Boston Post staff, entries must be mailed in sealed envelopes to Post Limerick Editors and received by 5 PM four days after publication.
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George M. Cohan
Boston Post
Post Limerick
P. O
Boston
Mass
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Celtic
Young Kloby
K. O. Muggsy
Are Bulldog Fighters
Jack McMennien
New England
Eddie Shevlin
Pride
Navy
Joe Thomas
Yankee Mack
Shevlin
Dundee
Pussytoot
Prohibition
BY Neal R. O’hara
Babe Ruth
Eer Ees
Haifeasa
Jim Thorpe
Akron
Bryan
Wood
Gerard
U. S
Germany
Lamp Post
Bill
Ship of State
Edwards
New York
Skull
Braves
BY Doc Almy
Mechanics Hall
Howard Johnson
Summer Street
Main
GREEN
Yale Grapplers
Fenway A.A
Roy Green
Frank Gaffney
the Royal
Washington ST
Old South Church
Gayety Theatre
Limerick
State
Supt. of Flower Mission
Winchester, Mass
Limerick No. 47
Post Limerick Editors
P. O. Box
Miss Muffit
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