This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1920
Page
20
A fragmented set of quips mocks gas meters and tariffs, referencing political hints about Ford in the Senate, taximeters, and daylight saving. It notes Ruth, bassing a vague South disappointment, and predicts April 1 holiday at Charley Ebbetts Dodgers.
A new club linked to First Baptist Church in Arlington seeks to uplift social physical and moral life of church youths. Plans include a bowling team led by Douglas Currie and a baseball nine managed by Arthur Clare with Nathan W. Wood as president and Rexford Tucker as executive committee member. A mill dispute over Jack Dempsey slacker charges remains unresolved.
Arthur Duffey previews a Kirby Britt boxing tilt in New Bedford with high hopes for a strong turnout while comparing it to the Kloby Muggsy clash. The column also covers trap shooting by the Hartford Gun Club and Boston A A as well as Georges Carpentier, Marcel Guillemotte, Lee Magee, and Boston Red Sox chatter amid team troubles.
The seventh annual Boston district high schools track and field meet opens with trials and runs through this weekend, featuring standout sprinters from East Boston and South Boston. Inter scholastic swimming championships follow at Brookline, with English High favored to win the Meehan trophy and Algar projected to win the 60 and 100 yard swims.
The Arlington Boat Club will hold its annual opening and officer election at the clubhouse on Spy Pond shore in Arlington on Monday evening April 5. The event will include the annual election of officers.
New York reporters confirm no Dempsey Carpentier title bout this year. Conflicting statements from Carpentier and manager support a collapse of plans to stage the European heavyweight clash at the International Sporting Club under the Walker bill.
French champion Carpentier and manager Descamps signaled openness to a Dempsey bout but differ on timing and venue. Cochran holds Carpentier’s contract to end 1920, Rickard seeks a firm commitment, and Carpentier would not be ready before January 1921, dimming European fight prospects.
At Brattle Hall Cambridge Harvard University hosts a boxing and wrestling carnival with fourteen bouts. Defending heavyweight Duke Sedwick draws attention as Townsend b names challenges him. Keith Clark vs Red Steele in 175 pounds and George Wrenn versus Ned Weatherhead in 158 pounds promise action as coaches Larry Conley and Sam Anderson prepare competitors.
Indications point to a larger house at the Britt Kloby boat on Friday night than turned out for the Kloby Muggs affair. The blizzard ushered in the latter affair stalling hundreds who he planned to attend. There is small likelihood of any blizzard interfering with Friday's journey.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.