Britt and White Prepare for International Light Weights bout
San Francisco May 4 Jimmy Britt and Jabez White face off at Woodward's pavilion tomorrow night to decide the international light weight championship. Both fighters show peak condition and mutual respect as they promise a hard, fast contest with Britt determined to press the attack and White vowing not to yield.
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Jimmy Britt
Jabez White
Woodward's
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Britt
Big Memorial Day Chess Match Between New England and Boston
The Boston Chess Club invites New England players to a Memorial Day match at the Boston Chess Club. Forty players from each side will compete, paired by strength, with one game per pairing, play hours 11 am to 1 pm and 2 to 5 pm.
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Boston
New England
Massachusetts
Boston Chess Club
Court Victory for Auto Men in Speedometer Case
Judges ruling favors James M. Linscott manager of the Linscott Motor Company after a speedometer reading 10 miles an hour matched the police stop watch showing 19 miles. Auto advocates argue speedometers ensure future road safety and accuracy.
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Judge Stearns
Chelsea
James M. Linscott
Linscott Motor Company
Linscott
James Linscott
George H. Lowe
Cambridge liquor seller fined in nuisance case
Thomas Poskus of 21 Warren Street Cambridge was fined 50 dollars by Judge Almy in Cambridge District Court after police seized liquor during a recent visit to his premises.
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Thomas Poskus
Warren Street
Cambridge
Almy
Government salaries list with whiskey investment noted
The text lists salaries for the President and top officials, including $50,000 for the President and $13,500 for the Admiral, with additions for housing. It also mentions investments in G. O. Taylor Bourbon and Rye Whiskey and promotes a bottle bottled by C. H. Graves & Son, urging dealers to guarantee the promoter firm name on the label and seal the bottles.
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Supreme Court
G. O. Taylor
C. H. Graves & Son
Gossip of the Boxers at Merrimac A C Haverhill
At the Merrimac A C in Haverhill tonight Albert Delmont meets Kid Barrish in a 12 round bout with Barrish vowing to push to the limit. A 10 round bout follows between Tommy Boudrot and Young Burke, then an eight round prelim between Teddy Atkins and Jerry Curley.
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Merrimac A. C
Haverhill
Albert Delmont
Kid Barrish
Barrish
Boston
Tommy Boudrot
Newton
Young Burke
Lawrence
Boudrot
Jimmy Walsh
Burke
Teddy Atkins
Jerry Curley
Douglas A. C
Chelsea
Charley O’rourke
George Gunther
O’rourke
Cambridge
Kid Goodman
Tommy Mowatt
Chicago
Goodman
Mowatt
Britt Set to TKO White in Bout Promoted as Strong Favorite
Timekeeper predicts Britt will win by knockout inside the limit as White struggles under American style rules. Britt’s pressure and body punching are expected to dictate the fight, with White lacking familiarity and likely going six rounds or less.
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Britt
Mike Sears
Spike Sullivan
White
Sears
Sullivan
America
England
Hanlon Beats Kelley in 10 Round Boston Bout
Jimmy Hanlon of Boston defeated Emergency Kelley in a ten round decision at the Norwood Athletic Club. The victory came in a closely contested match watched by local boxing fans.
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Norwood
Jimmy Hanlon
Boston
Emergency Kelley
Norwood Athletic Club
Leonard Makes Good At Third On Harvard Crack Freshman
Charley Leonard the midget third baseman on the Harvard baseball team is lauded as the greatest freshman found at Cambridge in years. He is a natural ball player, excels in fielding hitting throwing and base running, and is famed for speed. Leonard is left handed and a bunting master, known for swift dash to first and for being calmer and steadier than the previous captain Shorty Carr.
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Charley Leonard
Harvard
Cambridge
Crimson University
Léonard
Leonard
Carr
Crimson
Weston Residents Wage War on Auto Speeders
Weston residents protest speeders after a near fatal incident in the town center and the demolition of Mrs. Lizzie Orr's carriage in a collision with a car. Police prepare for strict enforcement to curb speeding.
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Weston
Lizzie Orr
Orr
Collins to Speak to Boston Home Libraries League
After today’s win Jimmy Collins will serve as a public speaker and address players of the Boston Home Libraries baseball league tonight. The meeting, linked to the Children’s Aid Society, will be held at hall 1158 Tremont Street Roxbury near Ruggles Street.
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Jimmy Collins
Boston Home Libraries Baseball League
Children’s Aid Society
Tremont Street
Ruggles Street
Roxbury
Middlesex league high school games listed for weekend round
Yale hosts Andover in Andover while Columbia plays Syracuse in Syracuse. Trinity meets Rutgers in Hartford and Ballou faces Haverhill at Haverhill. Other matches include Charlestown versus Melrose in Melrose and Chelsea against Reading in Chelsea.
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Andover
Columbia
Syracuse
Trinity
Rutgers
Hartford
Volkmann
Stone
Charlestown High
Melrose High
Melrose
Chelsea High
Reading High
Chelsea
Winthrop High
Medford High
Medford
Cambridge High
Mechanic Arts High
Cambridge
Newton High
Thayer Academy
Newton
Ballou & Hobigand
Haverhill High
Haverhill
Boston College
Massachusets Avenue
Ocean Yachts Ready For Transatlantic Race
New York May 4 All yachts except the Ailsa and Sunbeam are ready for the ocean race. Sunbeam left St Thomas for port and Fleur de Lys trialed sails under Captain Bohlin with a crew of fifteen. Hildegarde captained by Marsters sails well and may reach 15 knots. Start time is 2 15 PM May 16 with Endymion’s 12 days 20 hours 36 minutes voyage predicting an about 18 day race finish around May 29.
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Sunbeam
St. Thomas
Lewis A. Stimson
Bohlin
E. R. Coleman
Marsters
Hildegarde
Endymion
Sandy Hook
Needles
Yale Grid Star Roraback Drafts Providence Pastoral Call
Albert E. Roraback, Yale football center for two seasons, has received a call to become assistant pastor at Central Congregational Church in Providence Rhode Island. If he accepts Yale will lose a top center as he nears graduation on June 7 from Yale Theological Seminary. Roraback, son of Judge A T Roraback of Great Barrington, is popular on campus but may leave for ministerial duties despite earlier hopes he would enroll in a post graduate course to remain eligible to play another season.
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Abe Attel
Mowatt
Middle West
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Goodman
Butte
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White
Nelson
Chester Goodwin
Chelsea
Jeffries
Jeff
Portland
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Twin) Sullivan
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Otto Steloff
Chicago
Steve Mahoney
Boston
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Yale
Central Congregational Church of Providence
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Roraback
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Yale Theological Seminary
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