Two Carpentier Rivals Meet Tonight in Dorchester Ring
Joe Eagan of Dorchester faces champion Mike O'Dowd in Mechanics Building tonight. If Georges Carpentier bars Jack Dempsey, he will have capable opponents ready to give him a battle of respectable proportions.
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Joe Eagan
Dorchester
Mike O’dowd
Georges Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Carl Johnson
Walker Smith
Tommy Corcoran
Britt
New Bedford
Chasers on His Trail In Boxing Card at Mechanics Hall
The piece highlights Bat Livinsky and Mike O Dowd chasing Marcel Carpentier, with Dempsey favored to win if matched. It previews Joe Eagan in the 12 round main bout for the Armory A A Tourney and notes three other bouts on the program.
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O'Dowd
Carpentier
Mechanics
Joe Eagan
Dorchester
Armory
A. A. Tourney
Joe
Harvard Track Turnout Sets Record with 200 Candidates
Harvard opened outdoor track season under Dr. Charles Whelan with 200 candidates reporting for first workout on Soldiers Field cinder path despite drizzle. Coach Pooch Donovan and Eddie Farrell directed drills for an hour as plans to split the squad into event groups were announced, with continued daily practice and no cuts. Captain Dennis O Connell will lead the milers. veterans named include George Krogness Ned Gourdin Lee Evans Charles Batchelder Dick Shute Algie Douglass Essie Doherty Bill Goodwin Joe McCarthy and Tom Woods.
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Harvard
Stadium
Pooch” Donovan
Eddie Farrell
Crimson
Charles Whelan
Cambridge
Soldiers Field
Dennis O'Connell
Whelan
Denny” O'Connell
George Krogness
Ned Gourdin
Lee Evans
Charles Batchelder
Dick Shute
Algie Douglass
Essie Doherty
Bill Goodwin
Joe McCarthy
Tom Woods
Husky
Carpentier Gains Push as World Boxing Scene Buzzes
Jim Corbett endorses Georges Carpentier as a real threat to Dempsey and notes Carpentier’s strong showing in sparring with Curbett. The piece also covers college relays, Canadian A A Marathon plans, Paddock’s Eastern form, and upcoming boxing events with Egan O Dowd, Lewis Stecher, and Carpentier eyeing headlines.
Bomb fails to explode for Magee
President Heydler releases a full statement denying charges against four National League players. The Cincinnati attorney for Lee Magee had alleged that the names of the players were being submitted for action, but no charges have been confirmed.
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New York
Heydler
Cincinnati
Lee Magee
Magee Attorney Letter Mentions Player Only
A letter from Magee's attorney, Alcorn, mentions no current or former ball players by name aside from Lee Magee. The note dated March 26-27 cites Magee's threat to explosives and states no NL club contract or authority over him.
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Magee
Mr. Alcorn
Lee Magee
Yale Indoor Meet Shows Fast Races in Baseball Cage
Yale held its annual indoor meet in the baseball cage with Psi Upsilon winning the finals in a sprint relay between fraternities and academic departments. T. J. O Brien topped two hurdle events and several runners claimed titles in the 55 yard hurdles, mile and two mile events, while Boltwood Reinecker and Gardner led field and jumping events.
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Conn
Yale
Psi Upsilon
Pfizer
Frank Heffelfinger
Stewart
Coxe
T. J. O'Brien
Springfield
O'Brien
Heffelfinger
Shedden
O’brien
Hillis
Lynch
N. Smith
Wing
Smith
Deneler
Dudley
Rich
Beckwith
Boltwood
Into
Cross
Gardner
Rogers
Sweeney
Landon
Brown
Potter
Reinecker
Thorne
Goodwin
Voshell Wins In National Indoor Tennis Round
New York March 2 Victory of 8S. Howard Voshell New York twice champion featured the third round of the national indoor lawn tennis tournament at the Seventh Regiment Armory. He edged Frank T. Anderson Brooklyn 6-3 3-6 7-5 after being within a stroke of the win four times. Other results included Vincent Richards beating Carl Jo Iliffes 6-2 6-4 Samuel Hardy over Arthur Cragin 6-4 6-2 James D. Ewing over C A Brown 7-6 3-8 6-2 George Carlton Shafer over Charles A. Anderson 7-1 2 Willard H. Batsford over Abraham Bassford 3d 4-6 7-5 6-3 William H. Fischer over Abraham Bassford Jr 7-5 6-3 and Percy I. Kynaston defeating Bird W. Stair 6-4 6-3.
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Howard Voshell
Seventh Regiment Armory
Frank T. Anderson
Brooklyn
Voshell
Vincent Richards
Carl Jo Iliffes
Samuel Hardy
Arthur §. Cragin
James D. Ewing
C. A. Brown
George Carlton Shafer
Charles A. Anderson
Willard H. Batsford
Abraham Bassford
William H. Fischer
Abraham Bassford, Jr
Percy I
Johnston Named Bates Track Coach In Lewiston
J Oliver Johnston, former track coach at Worcester Academy and Harvard 1916, who ran on the 1912 Olympic team, has accepted the track coach post at Bates College in Lewiston Maine, announced today.
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Johnston
BATES
Lewiston
J. Oliver Johnston
Worcester (Mass
Bates College
Harvard
Barnes Choice To Win Golf At Pinehurst Open
The North and South open at Pinehurst rounds 1 and 2 show high scoring favorites Freddie McLeod Louis Tellier and M J O Loughlin tied for 146. Jim Barnes 6th with 143 and Walter Hagen 14th with 162. Egan born Boston July 11 1892 won last bout against Mike O Dowd in 1917.
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Freddie McLeod
Columbia Country Club
Washington
DC. C
Louis Tellier
Brae Burn Country Club
Boston
M. J. O'Loughlin
Flainfield Country Club
Plainfield
N. J
Clarence Hackney
Atlantic City
Emmet French
Youngstown O
Jim Barnes
Walter Hagen
Mike Brady
Oakley
McLeod
Tellier
O'Loughlin
Barnes
Brady
Brae-Burn
C. Hackney
Youngstown
Sunset Hills
St. Louis
George McLean
Great Neck
Joe Sylvester
St. Albans
L. I
Alex Ross
Detroit
Wilfred Reid
Wilmington
Del
Gordon
Hartford
Conn
Tom Boyd
Fox Hills
Pat Doyle
Deal
W. R. Moore
Joe Egan
Egan
Mike O'Dowd
Arena
Tiger Refuses to Answer Carpentier Question
Carpentier story reaches England as Clemenceau hosts English reporters. The Tiger welcomes questions after a brief speech and then coolly ignores a query about Carpentier. Clemenceau notes he has never seen Carpentier box.
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Carpentier
Merriment
England
Clemenceau
Lloyd George
Frankie Britt to Try Stage Debut in Boston This April
Frankie Britt, three time boxing champion, signs for stage work in Boston. The first appearance will be at the Old Howard during the week of April 12. Promoters report the contract value rivals top boxing earnings of recent years.
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Frankie Britt
Frankie
Britt
Boston
Kirby
Whaler
Old Howard
Pond Sees First Shell Seat Change at Harvard
Coach Haines reshuffles the Harvard first varsity crew as R. Jenney takes stroke, Thomas Fond moves to No. 7, with Olmsted and Burden reassigned in the second boat. Lawrence Terry shifts to No. 8 and Duncan moves to No. 4 to prep for new rivals. Pond formerly led freshmen crews and Jenney raced on the second freshman boat.
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Harvard
R. Jenney
Thomas Fond
Shell
Lawrence Terry
Pond
Burden
S. A. Duncan
Olmstead
Yale
Princeton
Jenney
M. E. Olmstead
Davis
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