Boxing and Wrestling Notes From New England Circuits
Up at Berlin New Hampshire the Paper City A C promotes a feature bout featuring New port Johnny Brown versus K O Leroux of Berlin. George W Pughey hospital bound for surgery is praised as promoter and his wife Mrs Tuohey plans a championship event during his convalescence. The Naumking A A of Salem schedules a May 26 tourney headlined by George Robinson and Pat McCarthy with Epper and Clark in semifinals and Muldoon versus Donoughlin opening. Casino A C of Lynn sets a Thursday show headlined by Tommy Nee meeting Ruby Levine in a 10 round windup. Minnesota considers a no decision bout format at next shows. writers previously dictated outcomes. Ebbets Field show receipts are noted with Vincent Pepper Martin and others.
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Cambridge City Hospital
Edward J. O’brien
Tuohey
George W
Salem
North Street
George Robinson
Cambridge
Pat McCarthy
Rozbury
Barney Epper
Boston
Buddy Clark
Billy Muldoon
Lynn
Donoughlin
Lowell
Young Garro
Frankie Barrett
A. C of Lynn
Tommy Nee
South Boston
Ruby Levine
Lewiston
Minnesota
Minneapolis
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Boxing Commission
Sharkey Draws in 12 Round Headliner Gate at $18,314.60
The main 12 round bout between Jack Sharkey and Martin ends in a draw with gate receipts of $18,314.60 including 10 percent tax. Sharkey nets $3,164.10 and Martin more. State take is $832.05 from net receipts of $15,820.76. Fred Fulton and Bob Roper also drew in Denver with a $12,309 gate. Roper earns 30 percent of gross, Fulton $3,384. Downey vs Carbone slated for June 7 in New Orleans for 15 rounds. Downey replaces Happy Ton.
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Jack Sharkey
Martin
Fred Fulton
Minnesota
Bob Roper
Chicago
Denver
Col
Roper
Fulton
Bryan Downey
Columbus
Frank Carbone
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Downey
Happy Littleton
Brennan Wins Buffalo Middleweight Title In Knife-edge Bout
Willie K. C. Brennan edged Johnny Paske in Buffalo for the middleweight championship of Buffalo and vicinity. The match was fast and free handed with Brennan trading hard blows while the referee took a solid nose smash drawing blood in the melee as he attempted to separate the fighters.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Willie K. C. Brennan
Johnny Paske
Brennan
Paske
Weight thrower to captain Bowdoin track team
Frederic Delmont Tootell of Salem Depot New Hampshire was elected captain of Bowdoin College 1923 track team at a track lettermen meeting. Tootell is a standout hammer thrower and placed first in hammer and shot put and second in discus at the Maine Intercollegiate meet in Waterville. He also won hammer at the New England Intercollegiates in Worcester.
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Frunswick
Bowdoin College
Frederic Delmont Tootell
Salem Depot
New Hampshire
Tootell
Maine
Waterville
New England
Worcester
Woodland golfers clean up at Commonwealth event
Bay State Automobile Association opened the season with 69 players at Commonwealth. Woodland members dominated with Jack Lowe leading gross scoring at 81 and W A Webster Jr netting 82 away. Travers and Stevens tied for second net while Mutty led Class B with 93. VanArsdale and Welborn deadlocked for guest gross honors needing a playoff.
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Bay State Automobile Association
Commonwealth
Fred E. Skeetop
Jack Lowe
W. A. Webster, Jr
W. H. Stevens
J. A
Jerry
Travers
Stevens
A. W. Mutty
J. &. Donovan
Buff Beats Foul Ends Fight For Buff in Sixth Round
Frankie Buff of Charlestown won on a foul from Red Allen of Bridgeport in the sixth round of a scheduled 10 round bout in Pittsfield. Buff led early, Allen surged in the fourth and fifth frames with his left, and Buff could not continue after an accidental foul in the sixth.
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Pittsfield
Frankie Buff
Charlestown
Red Allen
Bridgeport
Buff
Allen
Crimson and rivals stir action across track and field scene
Harvard beats Princeton in baseball while Crimson stars pace a busy slate of track events. Boston figures honor Clarence De Mar after the marathon as bike and boxing headlines stir anticipation for events at Revere, Madison Square Garden, and intercollegiate meets.
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Nat Butler
Victor Smart
George Chapman
Clarence Carman
Revere
High School Pitchers and the Spitball Question
The letter debates legality of the spitball in high school baseball with opinions that the delivery is illegal for all pitchers today. It notes exceptions for only old-time pitchers who used it before major rule changes. The rest of the text discusses unrelated sports and historical queries about Gene Tunney and ticket applications.
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Post
Ilegal
Norton’s Last‑ditch Win Over St Josephs in Twilight League
Norton’s South Boston All Stars edged St Joseph’s Somerville 4 to 3 at Lincoln Park after a seesaw game. Mc Grath opened the scoring with a home run, and King and Egan starred in key defensive moments as both pitchers were touched for 11 hits.
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South Boston All Stars
St. Josephs
Somerville
Lincoln Park
St. Josephe
King
Egan
McGrath
St. Joseph
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Joseph's
Jefferson
Waite
Murphy
Carrigan
Errora
Kelley
Collins
Swanahan
Crowley
Fegan
Balle
Shanahan
Wrenn
Mooney
Boston Newspaper Men's Golf Club Opens Season at Wollaston
The Boston Newspapermen's Golf Club started its season at Wollaston with 69 of 84 members playing. Eleven prizes were awarded across Class A and B, led by Burt Hoxie of the Post and F K Dunn of the American, as many members qualified for a playoff to select a team for the national championship on Long Island.
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Woodland
Washington
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New York
Collier
Herald Actnsey
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Herald
Longley Globe
Andrews Gloete
Logarlo Post
M. Hoxie
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Swan
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Boston High Schools Relay Carnival at Tech Field
The annual relay carnival of Boston high schools is set for Friday at Tech Field. For the first time, one mile relays will be entered with each runner doing a quarter mile. Senior, intermediate, and junior events include half lap and quarter lap races respectively, featuring existing district and city champions.
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Boston
Tech Field
South Boston
Commerce
English
Hyde Park
East Boston
Dstrict
Boston Latin
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