Boxing and wrestling card heat up at multiple venues tonight
The program features four boxing classes at the Commercial A C with Joe Welch vs Al Santo and a Caleb Jones style clash. boxing matches looming at Commonwealth A A Scenic Temple and Union Square A C Somerville with Johnny Downes vs Joe Janson and Tommy Marks vs Harry Martin. In wrestling, Jimmy Londos vs Cyclone Burns bids for a match of the year at Grand Opera House, while boxing promoter Noah Perry eyes a key referee role amid talks of Kirby Britt draw. Brockton Farrington A A tickets vanish ahead of Frizzetti versus Vincent Martin, as Armory A A schedules two 12 round bouts and two six round prelims for Tuesday.
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Commonwealth A. A
Scenic Temple
Johnny Downes
South Boston
Joe Janson
Milwaukee
New
Union Square A. C
Somerville
Tommy Marks
Boston
Harry Martin
Providence
Tony Watlin
Brighton
Young Chakas
Manchester
Jimmy Londos
Cyclone Burns
Grand Opera House
Londos
Stecher
Lewis
Burns
Londos J
Jimmy Frizzetti
Brockton
Vincent Martin
New York
Armory A. A
Jack Savage
George Robertson
Cambridge
Blades
Woonsocket
Charles Shoell
Buffalo
Shrubb Named Coach for British Olympic Track Team
Alfie Shrubb former Harvard trainer and long distance record holder is appointed coach of the British Olympic team for the coming games. He has trained Oxford athletes and will coach the Oxford Cambridge relay squad in the Penn relay events April 30 and May 1. Shrubb previously coached Harvard and Cambridge teams, defeating Yale in cross country and winning intercollegiates against Cornell. He left Harvard for health reasons, moved to Canada, then returned to coaching in England.
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Alfie Shrubb
Harvard
Shrubb
Oxford
Moakley
Cornell
Canada
England
Peppy Downes Faces Janson Tonight at Commonwealth Club
Johnny Downes of South Boston defends the New England lightweight title against Joey Janson of Milwaukee at the Commonwealth Club. Downes has won recent bouts and aims to solidify his claim after beating Rector and Carlson. Semi windup features Arthur Ross versus Johnny Matto for the North Final trophy. Prelims include Dinny Glynn, Johnny O'Brien, Jimmy Burke, and Johnny MacGonigle. Reservations offered at 27 School Street Room 617.
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Johnny Downes
South Boston
Joey Jawson
Milwaukee
Commonwealth Club
Downes
Harry Carlson
Peninsula
Rector
Janson
West
Jimmy Brady
Otto Wallace
Arthur Ross
Johnny Matto
Paul Crowley
Dinny Glynn
Roxbury
Johnny O’brien
East Boston
Jimmy Burke
Johnny MacGonigle
School Street
Victor Tackles Kloby in Portland Boxing Bout
Eddie Shevlin Dartmouth boxing instructor faces Paul Doyle of this city to determine which meets Tommy Kloby Cor coran in Portland Maine Tuesday night. Referee Frank DeRice will pick the winner for a title chance at Lawrence next. This is their second clash after a 12 round draw at Mechanics building.
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Eddie Shevlin
Dartmouth
Paul Doyle
Tommy Kloby Corcoran
Portland
Frank DeRice
Maine
Kloby
Lawrence
Shevlin
Doyle
Mechanics’ Building
Welters
Post Picks Schoolboy Ice Team Public High School Players
Schoolboy ice team selections list players by school and position. Cambia Latin figures Zarakov Foley Crosby Hodder Conroy Fitzgerald Stoddart Holder Tisdale among others, with roles from left wing to goal and notes on centers and points.
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Zarakov
Foley
Crosby
Newton
Cecesseceses Rover
Hodder
Coverpoint Conroy
Brookline
Point Fitzgerald
Lee
Milton Academy
Norrie
St. Mark’s
R. Cordingly
N.w.e
J. Dwight
Stoddart
Euyver- Holder
Point Tisdale
Newton High Stars Lead 1919 20 Interscholastic Hockey Sevens
The Newton High hockey team ends a highly successful season as the Greater Boston Interscholastic league champion for the third year. A Post reader poll selects two seven player sets from I H league and private schools, praising two standout individuals as the year's top stars.
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Newton High
Greater Boston
Post
I. H
Top scholastic hockey players named as future college prospects
The article honors more than a dozen players from private and public schools as top prospects for college varsity seven. Newton defeats Cambridge Latin for the league crown while English High wins Boston city title. Notable standouts include Zarakov brothers, Sonny Foley, Edgar Crosby, Clark Hodder, Ed Conroy, Jack Fitzgerald, and Tisdale.
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Newton
Cambridge Latin
English High
Boston
St. Mark’s School
Milton Academy
Middlesex
Browne and Nichols
Cambridge
St. Mark's
Milton
Peter Academy
Charlie O'Hearn
Phillips Andover
Brookline
Zarakov Brothers
Sonny” Foley
Edgar Crosby
Clark Hodder
Ed Conroy
Rover
Hodder
Conroy
Jack Fitzgerald
Tisdale
Crosby, Hardy and Bower
Arlington
Leonardi
Lane and
Avor
Melrose
Sly and
Learnard
Ryan
Hooper Shines as Red Sox Top Mets in Dallas Showdown
Texas crowd of about 10 000 saw Harry Hooper star as the Red Sox defeated the Giants 4 to 3. Hooper drove in a run with a seventh inning double and added a home run, while Scott Walters and Foster provided key hits. Hoyt, Pennock, Tony and Barnes pitched for their clubs in a tight game marked by sharp fielding and timely hitting.
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Dallas
Texas
Harry Hooper
Red Sox
McGraw
Hooper
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Toney
Coron
YORK
Hos
Scott
Walters
Hoyt
Doyle
Kauff
Frisch
Kelly
Menosgy
Pennock
Tony
Hooper Starred With Big Bat and Sharp Fielding in Sox Victory
In a tight second en counter the Red Sox edged the Giants by one run. Hooper delivered a long fourth inning homer and a seventh inning double, adding stellar fielding plays including a jumping stop, precise peg to third, and a rifle throw to first. Hoyt started for Boston. Pennock relieved and allowed a run after issuing four straight walks. Frisch, Kelley, and Doyle sparked New York’s offense while Barrow’s pitchers showed strength.
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Sox
Giants
New York
Boston
Big Toney
Hooper
Harry
Red Sox
Dallas
Hoyt
Kelley
Peg
Toney
Menaskey
Frisch
Doyle
Pennock
Barnes
Barrow
Red Sox Leave Dallas for Wichita Falls After Rough Play
The Red Sox depart at 10 30 for Wichita Falls and won t return to Dallas until Tuesday morning. Bennie Kauff clashes at the plate shaking Devine and McCarthy, while a sizable Boston crowd supports the team. Devine quips he could flag a freight train as Marsans fills center with limited impact. Menaskey strengthens his arm as Hooper shows no weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sox
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Bernie Kauff
Hooper
Devine
Big McCarthy
Lawrence T. Plunkett
R. HE. Kenney
J. Gourney
Cecil Cummings
Frank Hickey
Red Sea
Kauff
Bennie
New York Central
Albany
N. Y
Marsans
Hendryx
Menaskey
Harry
Havana Race Day Results for Multiple Stakes
First race three-year-olds up. purse 600. Virgie Lee won in 1:10.8 with 5 to 2 odds, Hazel Nut second. Ambassa dor III. took second. Fortunes Favor led in race two with 3 to 1, time notched at 1:11. Third race saw Golden Chance top Helen Atkin. 1:10. Fourth race Meliers beat Fu Garrison at 1:15.8. Fifth race United States Handicap won by Cromwell at 2:00 for a mile and a furlong. Sixth race Leoma defeated Will Leon at 2:55 2-4. seventh Hands Off won at 1:49 1-5 with The Talker second. Other runners listed include Time, The Snob, Sophie K., and Hank O Day in various events.
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May Craig
Hunt
Virgie Lee
Wilson
Hazel Nut
Tryon
Vain Chich
Shire
Viying Dart
Picher
Stealer
Vandabelle
Aid
Fortunes Favor
Murray
Ambassador III
Atkinson
Felicidad
Boyd
the Snob
Ben Butler
Lucie May
Sophie K
Naomi Waiton
Golden Chance
Jarrell
Helen Atkin
Brown
Qrin
Taylor
Unar
Col. Harrison
Meliers
Finley
Fu Garrison
Tux
Walter Mack
Mike Dixon
Marion Hollins
Foster Embry
Cromwell
Mountain
Baladin
Hubbub
Hank O'Day
Will Leon
Leoma
Mangan
Duke of Shelby
White
Plantarede
Cork
Ralph
Dick Benson
Hich Tide
the Talker
Gordon Russell
Whippoorwill
Byrne
Rey Ennis
Ouimet Leads Boston Pair In Practice Round Showing
Francis Ouimet played his first practice round on the championship course posting a creditable 7. In an all Boston affair Ouimet and W A Travers defeated Fred R B Elliott and J C Parren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis Ouimet
Ouimet
W. A. Travers
Fred RB. Elliott
J. C. Parren
Corcoran Tougher Rematch Prep For Britt Bout
New England welterweight champion Kirby Corcoran faces a tougher task disposing of Frankie Britt than he did Muggsy. He remains in strong condition for Friday night’s Fenway A A show but will begin special prep at the Lawrence Y M C A today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Corcoran
New England
Frankie Britt
K. O. Muggsy
Britt
Fenway A. A
Mechanics’ Building
Lawrence Y. M. C. A
Oxford Cambridge to clash in Penn relay boost for Olympic build up
Oxford and Cambridge plan a united two mile relay at the Penn relay games next month. Harvard Yale and Cornell potential contenders are noted as rivals in a bid to match English strength. Jackson and Shrubb will accompany the English team, boosting their odds and signaling a formidable squad for international competition.
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Oxford
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
N. Jackson
Alfie Shrubb
Jackson
Shrubb
England
Britt Eases Up as Britt Kirby Bout Nears in New Bedford
New Bedford boxing circles brace for the Britt versus Kirby showdown with promoter notes. Frankie Young Britt will slow training this week while manager Ray Cass plans a final prep push. Tickets go on sale at Fenway A. A. today with priority for regular club members.
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Kirby
Muggsy
Britt
New Bedford
Eddie Shevlin
Frankie (Young) Britt
Young Kirby
Ray Cass
Gloucester
al Delmont
Delmont
Cass
Poston
Fenway A. A
Washington Street
Fenway
Biemiller Turned from Shortstop to Yankee Pitcher
Harry Biemiller, a Jersey City semi pro who began as a shortstop, was pressed into pitching by manager Bill Donovan. Despite initial reluctance, Biemiller developed into a strong thrower, earning a trial with the New York Yankees after showing promise as a pitcher.
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Harry Biemiller
New York Yankees
Jacksonville
Jersey City
Bill Donovan
Bill
Donovan
Biemiller
Wild Bill
Yankees
Horse Race Card Five and a Half Furlongs Age Three
listing of six races with claiming purses of 600 and entries by name and weight. detailed horse names include Sherry Smallstone Hotfoot Mary Fitzhugh Director James Big Heather Major Bradley Northern Beile Raven Sea Miften Dixon Marty Lou Shasta Matiuainese Lack rose Seabeach Roundel Ben Butler Soveth Blanche Donalton Jack Healy Lady Langdon Assign Stilletto Jack Dawson Old Eylers Rora Pierrot May Maulsby Maggie Mirror Zoie Delancey Hasty Cora Golden Chance Bianga Buster Clark Goldstone Sister Susie Betterton Presumpton Phedden John Jr Drusilla The Gleamer Little Cote Snow Queen Timothy Ho gap Legacy Litholick Great Gull Yaily Apprentice allowance noted as applicable.
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Sherry
Smallstone
Hotfoot
Mary Fitzhugh
Director James
Prince
Migs
Big Heather
Major Bradley
Raven Sea
Army
Miften Dixon
Marty Lou
Shasta
Matiuainese
Lackrose
Seabeach
Roundel
Ben Butler
Soveth
Blanche Donalton
Jack Healy
Lady Langdon
L Alliant
Prince Bonero
Assign
Stilletto
Jack Dawson
Eylers
Rora
Pierrot
May Maulsby
Maggie Mirror
Zoie
Delancey
Hasty Cora
Golden Chance
Phedden
John, Jr
Drusilla
the Gleamer
Little Cote
Snow Queen
Timothy J. Hogap
Bursingame
Ma. Ahi Tf. O
Legacy
Litholick
Great Gull
Yaily
Changes in Baseball Rules End Freak Pitching and Dead Ball Calls
The rules committee enacts a radical shift declaring the ball dead when hit by the bat in accidents. Freak deliveries like the spitball are slated for elimination with a one year grace period for pitchers to adapt. Violations include using foreign substances and roughening balls. violators face ejection and suspensions up to 10 days.
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ALA
M'Sieur
Dempsey
CARP
Demps
America
Capone
Liberty
Govrs
Stosephs
Isy
Almay
St. Joseph
Commercial A. C
Joe Welch
al Santo
Noah Perry
North End
Perry
Jack Sharkey
Terry Martin
Bob McKirdy
Young Kilbane
Young Shugrue
Toby Vincent
Young Ferrin
Frank Gould
Alger
Jack Renault
Jack Johnson
New Jersey
Carpentier
Farrington A. A
Summer St
Victor
Post’s
Frank Gaffney
Hooper Stars
Homer
Paul H. Shannon
Foster
Statz
Menosky
Fletchers
MeInnis
McNally
Snyder
Havana
Arthur Duffey
Sport Comment
Kirby-Shevlin
Eddie
Jose Ray
Harry Cutbhill
Mike Devaney
Jose
Harry Cutbill
Mike
Devaney
Frank S. Leavitt
Joe Stecher
Prestina
Grappler
Frank
Plestina
Leavitt
Zbyszko
Longwood
Dennis O’connell
Joie Ray
Pooch Donovan
Pooch
Dennis
Australia
Tom Malone
Piper Donovan
Natick
New York Grounds
Babe
Big City
Earl Thomson
Walker and Smith
Sylvester
Missouri
Hope Thomson
Billy Evans
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