New England to Lead Olympic Support Drive and College Races
The article previews New England mobilizing for national Olympic team backing with Billy Garcelon in charge and a $50,000 quota. It notes Cornell Harvard Yale and Princeton rowing and track prospects, Clark Amherst running 945 seconds, and upcoming New England intercollegiate championships at Tech Field. It also covers boxing federation rules, Marathon plans by New York A C, and baseball talk on the Indians and Yankees attendance.
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Krogness
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McCarthy
Willard Dempsey Toledo Fight Weights and Open Entries
Weights for the July 4 Toledo bout were 247 for Jess Willard and 197 for Jack Dempsey. Entries for the five mile open handicap and Riverside Grounds events at Auburndale May 31 under Watertown Arsenal A A should go to Frank Powers Watertown Arsenal Watertown Mass. No double headers this season beyond April 19.Jimmy Wilde knockout claim disputed with B supporting no stoppage.
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Jack Dempsey
Toledo
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Dempsey
Riverside Grounds
Auburndale
Watertown Arsenal A. A
Frank Powers
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
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Lynch Above Weight Bout Postponed In Jersey City
The boxing match between Joe Lynch of New York and Pat Moore of Memphis, set for tonight in Jersey City, is postponed one week after Lynch failed to make 118 pounds by 3 pm. Moore weighed 116 12 pounds and refused to take Lynch's $500 forfeit.
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New York
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White Sox refuse $5000 for Grover Lowdermilk
The White Sox Baseball Club refused an offer of $5000 for pitcher Grover Lowdermilk from Joe Tinker of the Columbus American Association Club. The sale would have set an American Association record for a purchase if completed.
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Columbus, CO
White Sox
Grover Lowdermilk
Joe Tinker
Columbus American Association Baseball Club
American Association
Play for Places on Cup Team in Bay State
With fair weather back, 40 members played yesterday at Belmont Spring Country Club for the Women’s Golf Association. The field suggests it will be hard to select a Bay State team for the Griscom cup matches.
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Women’s Golf Association
Belmont Spring Country Club
Bay State
Golf Match Results Show Boston Players Leading
Rhode Island failed to send reps and several top Boston golfers were absent. Miss Fanny Osgood opened with solid play scoring around 91 in medal rounds. Multiple match scores follow with wins by Forbes over Duncan, MacGregor over sone, Jobneco over Hicks, Beamis over Stackpole, Seesee over Channing Wells, and many other headlining results among Boston entrants.
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Rhode Islands
Boston
Fanny Osgood
H. W. Forbes
Duncan Ve
A. MacGregor
G. B. Sone
W. C. Jobneco
H. H. Hicks
Aes Beamis
A. Stackpole
Se.see
Channing Wells
Russell Steinert
Robert Kimball
E. Seerbearis
Paul Keene
Flubs and Cubsdom in Wollaston Club Championship Rounds
Golf notes from Wollaston discuss round results with Dick Patton beating T. J. Nash 1 up and George Murphy losing to D. B. Watters. P. H. Harrison displays two unusual clubs while Tom Ashley and Fred Eliott feature in winter South Florida form and unusual putting anecdotes. Alec Campbell contrasts Carpentier with Dempsey in pro opinions.
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Wollaston
Dick Patton
T. J. Nash
George Murphy
D. B. Watters
P. H. Harrison
Woodland
Schenectady
Tom Ashley
Tom
Florida
Fred Eliott
Fred
Jesse Guilford
Long Woodland
Jesse
Alec Campbell
Carpentier
Alec
Dempsey
The Leading Wet Ticket This Year Is the Rain Check
A humorous column about changing romances and modern dating driven by motor cars and cars culture. It contrasts old pickups with flashy eight cylinder vehicles and roadster life, noting lovers chase speed and possession as symbols of status and rowdy modern courtship. It cites drivers licenses as substitutes for marriage.
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Detroit
Paw
Nellie
Love
Strongheart
Love and Automobiles Rule The Roost In Witty Verse
A humorous piece contrasts flappers and motorists with bridal 1920s imagery. It jokes that wedding plans and married life revolve around cars, tires, and windshields, noting the era’s obsession with speed, gear, and road culture through playful lines and punny observations.
Marathon golf record near six rounds in a single day
Daylight arrival shifts focus as no one pursues the near mythical Marathon golf record. A Woodland member set the mark six or seven years ago by finishing six rounds of eighteen holes plus two extras totaling 110 holes after starting at 7 AM and grabbing a noon sandwich before Char lie Burgess persuaded him to quit.
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Mexico City
Charlie Burgess
Golf instructors take summer posts in New England
Dan Goss, formerly with Ould Newbury, assists Alec Campbell at the Boston Golf Shop as instructor. Tom Fuller, BA instructor, accepts a Cape Cod berth for the summer months.
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Dan Goss
Ould Newbury
Alec Campbell
Boston
Tom Fuller
Cape Cod
Dempsey’s Homer Lets BC Take Lead In Colby Comeback
Boston College center fielder Bill Dempsey hit a go ahead homer in the seventh as BC rallied from a 4 3 deficit to beat Colby 7 6 at the Heights. Bond added the winning run in the eighth after Halligan and Dempsey produced key hits. Colby out hit BC 9 to 6 but Kelley held Colby in check late.
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Comerford
Boxer defends title at any weight in fabled tale
A boxing champion in a fable offers to defend his title only if he may enter the ring at any weight he chooses, while the challenger adheres to the division by weight. The tale contrasts flexible mastery with strict class boundaries.
Bikers Open New Revere Track Marking Start of Season
Nat Butler’s new $100 000 bike track at Revere opens next Saturday night, inaugurating New England’s bike season. The six lap oval copies Paris Velodrome de Hiver and features nine entrances, easy transit access, and rider spectator visibility. Early events include a 25 mile motor paced race with Madonna Chapman Egg, plus Italian sprint title holder Orlando Piani in select showcases.
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New England
de Hiver
Paris
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Gange Road
New State Road
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Swedish Star Oue Arrives in Hub For Match With Strangler Lewis
Swedish wrestling star Oue is due in Boston today to train for a Grand Opera House bout with Strangler Lewis this Thursday. Lewis trains in Louisville and is expected tomorrow. their best two out of three falls match may feature a faster, sharper Oue than their previous meeting last month.
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Strangler Lewis
Grand Opera House
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Yale Downs Washington and Jefferson in Tennis Meet
In New Haven on May 17 Yale University swept Washington and Jefferson 6 0 in a tennis meet winning all six matches.
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Conn
Yale
Washington and Jefferson
Browns Outhit Griffs For Win
St. Louis defeated Washington 2 to 1 in a closely played contest. Zachary pitched well except for a rough second inning where the Griffs found their only run. The win improves St. Louis standings in the league race.
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St. Louis
Zachary
O'Dowd Defeats Jack Britton In 12 Rounds
In Canton Ohio on May 17 Mike O'Dowd former middleweight champion won the newspaper decision over welterweight champion Jack Britton in a 12 round bout. O'Dowd was the aggressor throughout while Britton stayed defensive with weights listed at 158 and 146 pounds respectively.
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Mike O'Dowd
Jack Britton
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