Callahan Tendler Fight Attracts Record Interest In New England
Demand for reservations at Cuddy's Arena Labor Day afternoon suggests a near capacity crowd for Callahan versus Tendler. Fans from Lawrence Lowell Andover Reading and nearby towns flock to Martin's Pond workouts with free admission turning the camp into a Mecca for boxing enthusiasts. A large New Bedford delegation is expected and advance sale is strong at Chesters in Boston. Meanwhile Jack Tesar of Cedar Rapids has been sold to the Chicago White Sox.
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Cuddy
New England
Lowell
Andover
Reading
Hundrea@s
Martin’s ‘Pond
Calla
Han
Callahan
New Bedford
Frankie Britt
Tendler
Chesters
Washington Street
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Bloomington
III
Jack Tesar
Cedar Rapids
Saeepee Americans
Football season hints from a busy sports page
The column notes Yale's Tim Callahan and Harvard’s Eddie Casey preparing for fall football, plans for Mt Union College to face Harvard, and Fitzsimmons delaying Benny Leonard until a formal tryout. It covers boxing, wrestling shows at Revere, and Olympic track talk with American vs English hopes.
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Tim Callahan
Yale
Eddie Casey
Harvard
Eddie
Mt. Union College
Amateur Rules and Competing With Professionals Question
A historical note asks if amateurs may race or compete with professionals without accepting prize money and if they may enter events offering prizes of equivalent value. It cites A D Biddeford Me and Jack Johnson receiving £101,000 for a Jeffries bout, and mentions a Waterbury versus New ball game as context.
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A. D
Biddeford
Jack Johnson
Jeffries
Willard
Waterbury
New
Pop Bottle Throwers to Get Jail Sentence
New York acting chief magistrate John E McGeehan sent letters to city magistrates urging jail terms for baseball fans convicted of bottle throwing. The rest of the passage discusses unrelated game chatter and old throwing records with mixed names and rumors.
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New York
John E McGeehan
New York City
Tendler Plans Tough Tuneup For Callahan Fight
Philadelphia on September 2 reports Lew Tendler will face Frankie Callahan in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Monday Labor Day afternoon. Tendler trains daily for a real contest aiming to secure the lightweight championship title, challenging Bennie Leonard's weight claims and the Brooklyn rival's claim to the crown.
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Benny Leonard
Fitz
Benny
Lew. Tendler
Willie Jackson
Johnny Dundee
Leonard
Philadelphia
Frankie Callahan
Lawrence
Mass
Lew Tendler
Callahan
Tendler
Bennie Leonard
Brooklyn
Frank Kramer at Re vere cycle track big night
Frank Kramer premier sprint star faces Moeskope of Holland in a special sprint. Manager Butler adds a four corner one hour motor paced race with Wiley Uavalade Didier and Hill. Labor Day features include a 40 mile motor paced race and an Australian pursuit.
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Frank Kramer
Revere
Moeskope
Holland
Butler
Wiley
Uavalade
Didier
Hill
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