Second annual regimental indoor meet at Irvington armory
Preparations complete for the Boston High School Track League indoor meet at Irvington Street Armory. English High is favored to win with Montgomery Street School and others like Boston Latin and Mechanic Arts fielding strong teams. Notable entrants include Harold Janvrin in hurdles and high jump, and Meannix in 800 yards and dash. New entrants South Boston High and West Roxbury High join the seniors competition.
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Irvington Street
Boston
English High School
Montgomery Street
Boston Latin
Mechanic Arts
High School of Commerce
Lawrence Light Guards
English High
Harold Janvrin
Bill Rumpf
Commercial
Eberhardt
Knudson
Bill Meannix
Meannix
George Allen
Marceau
Allenby
Sawyer
Ferguson
Mechanic Arts High
Donnelly
Commerce
Sherry
Dorchester High
South Boston High
West Roxbury High
East Boston High
Commercial and Mechanics
West Roxbury
American Cricketers Win in Bermuda
In Hamilton Bermuda on March 18 the Philadelphia Cricketers beat a combined Army Navy team by a net score of 4. In the Americans first innings they totaled 176 and 100 in the second. Local players scored 107 in the first and 85 in the second.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Philadelphia Cricketers
Army and Navy
Burns III Postpones Bout With Bill Lang
Tommy Burns the American pugilist is ill with gastritis causing the postponement of his heavy weight title bout with Bill Lang in Australia from March 28 to April 20.
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Bydney
Tommy” Burns
Pugist
Bill’ Lang
Australia
Three meets in one city set local record for athletics
The article notes three sport events in one city with the South Armory hosting schoolboy regimental and Coast Guards games, plus Y M C A matches in the same day. It praises local talent, mentions Harry Wolters possibly thriving with the Highlanders, and predicts strong showings at track events while highlighting scheduling conflicts and early outdoor season risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Armory
Coast Guards
B. J. Weters
Irvington Street Armory
Foster Burns
Jim Connolly
Speed Boys nickname across teams and boxing figures
The note recalls the Boston Americans as the Red Sox and the Speed Boys and asks about their nicknames for the season. It mentions boxing instructor Joe Cummings of the YMCA and the boxing scene with Langford and Flynn, plus queries about managers and pennants in earlier years.
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Meadows
New York
Joe Cummings
Exeter Street
Boston Americans
Cincinnatis
Speed Boys
Red Sox
Jimmy Collins
Brooklyn
Hanlon
Fistinna
Sam Langford
Dixie Kid
Armory
Jim Flynn
Langford
Porky Flynn
Andrew Chiraglion
Jimmy Britt
Boxing Notes On Walsh Moore Match And UK Boxing News
New York papers claim a Walsh Moore bantamweight bout in Boston, but manager Ed Keevin dismisses it as likely guff and calls for Moore to post the $500 forfeit. England’s Curley Watson death prompts stricter medical heart tests for boxers. Upcoming card at Armory Club features Landy-Dyson, Mellody-Moriarty, O Keefe-Bronson. Frank Pirato arrives in Boston, Young Kirby heads to Denver, Johnson leaves Chicago for New York, and Lewis-Papke fight in Paris tonight.
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New York
Pat Moore
Jimmy Walsh
Boston
Eddie Keevin
Walsh
Johnny Mooney
Armory
A. A
Keevin
Jimmy
Moore
Curley Watson
Wonderland
London
National Sporting Club
Watson
Frank Inglis
Inglis
Armory Club
Max Landy-Young Dyson
Honey Mellody
Jimmy Moriarty
Lowell
Oscar Martin
Terry
Eddie Shevlin
Eddie
Tommy O'Keefe
Philadelphia
Ray Bronson
Indianapolis
O'Keefe
Old Kentucky whiskey aged ten years proves finest taste
An ad touts Snow Special 11-Year-Old Kentucky whiskey aged in Spain for a decade. The full gallon costs 4.75, quart 1.25, pints 0.65, half pints 0.05. Open late, located opposite Facest Hall near Adams Square, promising 100 years in business and mailed orders.
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Kentucky
Spain
Faoesit Hall
Adams Square
Harvard Pitcher Bol McKay May Win Reinstatement
Bol McKay, Harvard baseball’s standout left pitcher, faced probation but is near restoration after midyear exams. Team prospects hinge on his eligibility. a spring trip to the South and a likely opening game spot depend on passing exams satisfactorily.
Doran to Join Cambridge in New England Title Clash
J. F. Doran, the fast Cambridge guard, will again face Newport Naval Reserves tonight at Institute Hall East Cambridge in the New England basketball final. The deciding game follows a sensational prior meeting won by Cambridge with Bill Coady scoring after a long Jim Crowley pass. Doran has consistently contributed high scores against the Rhode Island naval team.
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Institute Hall
East Cambridge
New England
Cambridge
Newport Naval Reserve
Bill Coady
Jim Crowley
Doran
Naval Boys
Rhode Island
Yale Gymnasts Win Intercollegiate Championship
Yale won the intercollegiate gymnastic team championship in Princeton with 21 points. Princeton 16, Rutgers 8, Pennsylvania 5, Columbia 3. Individual all around went to S J O Kelly of Pennsylvania with 216, Melitzer of Columbia 215, and T F Clark of Princeton 212.
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Princeton
N. J
Yale
Rutgers
Pennsylvania
Columbia
S. J. O. Kelly
Melitzer
T. F. Clark
Hot Springs Notes on Tris Speaker's Batting Session
Tris Speaker arrived late last night and joined batting practice with the team. He shows strong interest in Lewis' work and eyes a potential rivalry with a Californian. Pat Dougherty, Charlie Hemphill, and Cy Young observed, with Dougherty arriving for a baths visit. Billie Pink and Boston rooters are present as the Red Sox assemble.
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Tris Speaker
Lewis
Pat Dougherty
White Sox
Charlie Hemphill
Cy Young
Pat
Billie Pink
Boston
Red Sox
Speaker
Donahue Beats Murphy In Roxbury Boxing Bout
In Brockton on March 18 Eddie Murphy of South Boston lost to Young Donahue of Roxbury after a 12 round main event. Donahue won on decision as a large crowd looked on with Sam Langeford and Jim Flynn each earning $97% for their respective falls at Vernon California on Thursday. The gross receipts totaled $19 150.
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Brockton
Eddie Murphy
South Boston
Young Donahue
Roxbury
Sam Langeford
Jim Flynn
Vernon
Cal
Novel Bleacher Design Planned for Jeffries Johnson Fight
Emeryville California to host a 45 round July 4 bout with 20 000 bleachers at 10 dollars and 10 000 more at higher prices. Sections built daily allow flexible seating as demand grows while promoters eye a large crowd and potential profits. Charles Eyton Jack Welsh and Eddie Smith named as top ring third man candidates with Welsh favored by Johnson.
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Emeryville
Cal
Jeffries
Johnson
San Francisco
Emeryville Race Track
Alameda County
Long Island
Rowe's
Charles Eyton
Los Angeles
Jack Welsh
Frisco
Eddie Smith
Welsh
Baseball tryouts and managerial moves headline spring news
Nearly 200 players will be tried out by the eight Southern league clubs this year. McGraw has nine candidates for his four infield positions. Gene Demontreville named captain of the New Orleans club. Mike O’Neil to manage Elmira in the New York State league. Mayor Kavanaugh offers Mal Bason a position as umpire. Sporting News says Sunday baseball is assured in Baltimore. Joe Cantillon takes charge of Minneapolis. Brother Mike handles finances. Clyde Milan works to improve his bat stance. Danville club builds a new grandstand modeled after Shibe Park. Phillies plan Northward work and expected Slowtown arrival March 31. Coley Madden at Hot Springs with Red Sox. incident with hidden money bundle grows into a joke about a money tree.
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Coley Madden
Dorchester
Hot Springs
Red Sox
Coley
Bullet Thoney
Bill Kelcher
Madden
Walter J. Berry Leads Boston Union Label Section
Walter J. Berry president of the union label section of the Boston Central Labor Union is a photo engraver and longtime Globe employee. He helped form the section on January 1, 1910 and has served as its first president and a delegate to the Central Labor Union. Regular meetings are held on the first and third Friday at Barbers Hall.
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Walter J. Berry
Boston Central Labor Union
Boston
Mr. Berry
Boston Globe
Union 3
Central Labor Union
Berry
Cc. L. U
Greater
Franklin Association of
Lodge 244
Union Labor Section
The
Barbers’ Hall
Washington Street
Boston Allied Printing Trades Council
Organized Labor
Famous Old Sloop to Be Dismantled
New York notes the dismantling of the Volunteer, last of the Burgess trio and defender of the America s Cup in 1887. Captain Charlie Barr plans to sell the hull for houseboat use as lead, spars, and fittings are removed. Dismantling to start at South Brooklyn next week.
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New York
The
Thistle
Charlie Barr
South Brooklyn
Attell Edges Marto In Ten Round Feathers Bout
Abel Attell, featherweight champion, led for six rounds before Johnny Marto surged, outboxing Attell in the final four rounds. Marto pressed Attell to the brink, but the overall verdict favored Attell as the winner on points at the National Sporting Club in New York.
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New York
Abel Attel
Johnny Marto
West Side
National Sporting Club
Marto
Attell
Local Golfers Reach Final in Club Championship
Pinehurst March 18 G H Crocker of Alpine Club Fitchburg and C L Becker Woodland Club Auburndale survive today’s semi finals to meet in tomorrow’s 6 hole final Crocker beat Colonel J Smith of Wilmington Del Becker defeated R Ramage of Ol City both matches stood 3 up with 2 to play
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Pinehurst, N
G. H. Crocker
The
Alpine Club
Fitchburg
Mass
L. Becker
Woodland Golf Club
Auburndale
Crocker
J. & Smith
Wilmington
Del
Becker
Y. Ramage
OL City
Baseball Results and 1885 World Championship Prize
Baseball results from Hot Springs and Houston list Brooklyn Nationals and St Louis Americans matches. The 1885 world championship saw Comiskey Browns and Anson White Stockings tie. each player earned 41 dollars 79 cents as prize money.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Brooklyn Nationals
Houston
Texas
St. Louis Americans
Comiskey
Browns
Anson
White Stockings
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Highlanders
Wolters
South
New York Americans
J. J. Corkery
Jerry Corkery
Corkery
Alrpruur Duffeys
Duffey
Karry Gissing
New York A. C
New Yorker
Gissing
Emilio Lunghi
Ted Coy
Coy
Ted
Christy Mathewson
Ty Cobb
BY Bill Bailey
England
Frank Picato
California
Fred Corbett
New Orleans
Pirato
Young Kirby
Lawrence
Denver
Pueblo
Howard Baker
Jack Johson
Chicago
Willie Lewis
Bill Papke
Paris
Andrew Morris
East Boston
Sailor Burke
Human Camembert
Olympic A
H. Trailer & Co., Inc., Makers
Thos, Smow & Son
North Market Street
McKay
Bol McKay
Harvard
Hicks
Yannigans
Howe
Bolten
McLaughlin
Potter
de Windt
Kennedy
Lanigan
Haydock
Marshall
Aronson
Conant
Harvey
Paul
Kenney
Marsh
Bartolf
Felton
J. F. Doran
Newport Naval Reserves
Donahue
Murphy
Gexoe
Rex Distilling Co
Stamiford St
Bostic
Posrev
Bae
McGraw
Gene Demontreville
Mike O'Neil
Boston Nationals
Elmira Club
Kavanaugh
Southern League
Mal Bason
Sporting News
Baltimore
Joe Cantillon
Minneapolis
Brother Mike
Millers
Clyde Milan
Senator i
Danville
Three 1) Club
Shibe Park
Phillies
Abe Attell
Hargedon & Lynch
Globe Theatre
Hanover Street
Blackstone Street
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