Franks Britt to Clash in Boston boxing card
Frankie Britt meets Monte Attell in a 12 round headliner at the Commercial A. C. Boston with Pat Moore also on the bill. Joe Connolly vs Terry Brooks and Joe Eagan vs Carl Herz highlight six round bouts as promoters plan a rugged, citywide boxing night in New England.
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Frankie ‘Young
Britt
Monte ‘Attell
A. C
New England
Arena
Pat Moore
Memphis
Boston
Joe Connolly
Charlestown
Terry Brooks
West Yand
Brooks
Connolly
Gerard
Joe Magee
Girard
Kid Thomas
Lawrence
Tony Vatlin
Brighton
Vatlin
Carl Herz
Washington
Columbia A. C
Bath
Pittsfield
Herz
Eagan
Derry N. H
al Nelson
Manchester
Young Jasper
Joe White
White
Walter Butler
George Alger
Johnny Wilson
Middlesex Hunt Plans Early Fox Hunt From Higginson Kennels
The Middlesex Hunt of South Lincoln prepares for another fox hunt this morning starting before daybreak from the Higginson estate kennels.
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Middlesex Hunt
South Lincoln
Higginson
Dodgers Triumph Over Pirates in Rain Shortened Game
Brooklyn Superbas beat Pittsburg 8 to 1 in five innings as rain halted play after Wheat hit a grand slam and extended his hitting streak to 28 games. Marquard impressed after the first inning while O Day and Harrison worked the game with the umpires.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Wheat
Superbas
Hinchman
Marquard
Pirates
Mowrey
Schulte
O’day
Uesseachtesonss Tase
Pitt Eborh
dCarey
Bighee
Warner
McCarthy
J. Wagner
Jacobs
Evans
O'Day
Harrison
Detroit Tigers
Toronto
Ty Cobb
Europe
Return Golf Match Between Lexington and Wellesley Clubs
The return team match of golf between Lexington Golf Club and Wellesley Country Club will be played this afternoon at the Wellesley club. The first match at Lexington in June was won by Wellesley 4 to 1.
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Lexington Golf Club
Wellesley Country Club
Wellesley Club
Lexington
Wellesley Golfers
Concord Club To Make Open Tournament An Annual Affair
The open tournament held last Wednesday at the Concord Country Club under the Massachusetts Golf Association proved highly successful. Dr Reginald H Howe Jr, chairman of the Concord club tournament committee, announced last night the event will become an annual affair.
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Concord Country Club
Massachusetts Golf Association
Reginald H. Howe, Jr
Concord Club
Waterfront Calendar Highlights for September 18
Waterfront calendar notes sun and moon phases with tides and phase changes. It lists the 260th day of the year amid wartime context and partial seasonal details, including celestial observations Mars Venus Jupiter and Saturn along with sunrise and sunset notes.
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Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
Seven arrivals at the fish pier with mixed catches
Seven vessels arrived at the fish pier yesterday. One carrier carried groundfish while six brought mackerel. Prices were low due to a shortage. Groundfish pollock and mackerel prices were reported, with notable consignments including Olivia Sears with pollock and several mackerel boats.
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Olivia Sears
Dolphin
May Robinson
Nania Bruce
Mildred & Agnes
Bessie Dugan
Reliance
White Star
Cretic
Genoa
Naples
Gibraltar
Azores
David W. Simpson
Elsie
John Dempsey
New York
New York Harbor
Georgetta Lawrence
John C. Wilson
Bangor
Nova Scotia
Boston Shipbrokerage Company
Malden
Baltimore
Saverie
Calcutta
Colombo
St. Nazaire
Great City
Franco-Canada Line
Boston
Landsman
Shipping News Arrived With American Torpedo Boat Destroyers
A US torpedo boat destroyer Duncan and Macdonough from Newport, accompany steamers Suverie Cowley Rangoon Calcutta and Colombo on the arrival list.
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U. S
Duncan
Macdonough
Newport
Suverie
Cowley
Rangoon
Calcutta
Colombo
Wheel About the Hub Honors Boston Bicycle Club Members
Twenty eight members of the Boston Bicycle Club joined the 27th annual Wheel About the Hub yesterday. Seven rode bicycles led by Captain Walter G. Kendall with C W Reed who started the annual ride in 1878 organizing the assembly at Warren street and Walnut avenue. The two day trip ends at Nantasket tonight after a first stop at Brook Farm West Roxbury and a second stop at Mansfield Tavern with Randolph and the ride’s terminal planned for Nantasket. The bicycle group includes N F Hesseltine Theodore Rothe Joseph W Swan C C Ryder George L Cooke and J M McGinley.
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Boston Bicycle Club
George L. Cooke
C. W. Reed
Walter G. Kendall
Warren Street
Walnut Avenue
Nantas
Maritime Movements From Various Ports and Tugs
The report lists numerous ships tugs and barges sailing or moving between ports including New York Philadelphia Portland Boston and Halifax with multiple towing operations and returns. Vessels include Standard NI North Carolina Prince Arthur Juno Emelie Neponset and several barges such as S T Co No 86 No 123 and L W Co No 15.
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Cape Town
Barbadoes
Halifax
Hawes
Charlottetown
Hawkesbury
Charles T. Gallagher
Pierce
Tabor
Plymouth
Philadelphia
Standard
North Carolina
Hampton Roads
U. S
Sterrett
Monaghan
Smith
Southern
Prince Arthur
Yarmouth
Calvin Austin
Portland
Eastport
St. John
N. B
Malden
Brandon
Baltimore
Ontario
Newport News
Massachusetts
New York
M. A. Belleveau
Gloucester
Neponset
Sandwich
Jobn C. Fields
Mary
50 Mile Motor Paced Race Tonight at Revere
A 60 mile motor paced team race between the American pair Wiley and Carman and the Belgian-Italian unit Lmnart and Maddonna headlines Revere Cycle Track tonight. The program also features a full slate of amateur and professional open and handicap events.
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Revere
Wiley
Carman
Lmnart
Madonna
Pollok demands percentage in Dundee title bout offer
Harry Pollok, Freddie Welsh’s manager, rejects a $15 000 guarantee for a 20 round match with Johnny Dundee. He says a percentage must accompany the larger guarantee. The offer came from a New Orleans club.
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Chicago
Johnny Dundee
Harry Pollok
Freddie Welsh
Pollok
New Orleans
Norwegian steamer Ethel sunk in North Sea
London report states the Norwegian steamer Ethel of 1153 tons gross has been sunk. The Lloyds announcement confirmed the loss and ship details.
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London
Ethel
Lloyds
Braves to Scrimmage at Harvard Soldiers Field
Today the Harvard varsity football squad stages its first scrimmage of the year at Soldiers Field. At 11 o'clock the upper squad will be split into three teams for a brief session to test offense and defense.
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Harvard
Soldiers Field
Team Prepares for Opening Scrimmage Ahead of Monday Practice
After a week of practice the varsity squad is ready for a lone open battle today before Monday behind closed gates. Yesterday’s session used dummy scrimmage with tackling omitted while backfields refined movement and alignment for downs. Coach Leary demonstrated backfield variations by down distance and ball position. Afternoon only practice begins Monday.
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Leary
Britt K. Young Beats Monte Attell In Boston Bout
Frankie Young Britt of New Bedford knocked out Monte Attell of California in the third round at Commercial A C. Britt led after two rounds and finished with a first minute KO in the 12 round scheduled bout. The semi final featured Jack Savage and Burrill Smith, with Savage taking the decision after eight rounds. Preliminaries produced draws and set up next week’s feature Connelly versus Flynn.
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Frankie
Young) Britt
New Bedford
Monte Attell
California
Commercial A. C
Britt
Attell
Jack Savage
United States Navy
Burrill Smith
Spokane
Wash
Kilsing
Teddy Murphy
West End
Johnny O’brien
South Boston
al Terry
Cambridge
Duke Fuller
Terry
Joe Connelly
Charlestown
Eddie Flynn
Peabody
Dorchester Newsboy Hit by Automobile in City Street
Oliver Blair a 12 year old newsboy of 19 Ramsay street Dorchester was seriously injured when struck by an automobile on Columbia road near Annabel street yesterday. The driver Abraham S Caplan took him to City Hospital with severe head and left shoulder lacerations.
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Oliver Blair
Ramsay Street
Dorchester
Columbia Road
Annabel Street
Abraham
Caplan
Boston College Practice Highlights Net Ball Handling
The Boston College football squad trained on a slippery field and practiced net ball under Coach Brickley on Alumni Field. Frank O'Brien, ex Harvard star end, spoke to the ends about forward pass technique.
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Boston College
Brickley
Alumni
Frank O’brien
Harvard
Mathewson Receives $1000 Painting Amid Rained Game
In New York, Sept. 15, the New York Cincinnati game ended early in the fifth inning with Cincinnati leading 2 to 0 as rain halted play. Perritt started for New York and Schneider for Cincinnati. Before the game, Christy Mathewson, Cincinnati manager and former New York idol, was presented with an order for a $1000 painting from local admirers.
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New York
Cincinnati
Burns
Perritt
Schneider
Christy Mathewson
Davis and Johnston Reach Tri-State Tennis Final
Willis B. Davis of San Francisco the clay court champion and William M. Johnston also of San Francisco won their men’s singles semi finals at the tri State tournament in Cincinnati and will play for the title tomorrow. Guthrie of Pittsburg and Mrs. Ellis of Chicago won the ladies doubles title against Miss Davis of St Paul and Miss Hires of Kansas City 6 3 8 6.
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Cincinnati
Willis BE. Davis
San Francisco
William M. Johnston
Miss Guthrie
Pittsburg
Ellis
Chicago
Miss Davis
St. Paul
Miss Hires
Kansas City
Harper Not To Pitch Again This Season
Clark Griffith announced in Chicago that Harry Harper will not pitch again this season due to a sore arm. The Washington Americans manager said he would not risk the star left handed pitcher despite expecting him to be one of the league’s best next season.
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Chicago
Clark Griffith
Washington Americans
Harry Harper
Harper
Griffith
First Scholastic Football Injury Reported
The first injury of the scholastic football season occurred yesterday in Malden. Palmer, a leading backfield candidate, injured his shoulder during a scrimmage dive for the ball and will miss a week of practice.
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Malden
Palmer
Braves Face Cardinals After Cubs End Season With Loss
The Cubs left town last night wiping out one league game as impossible to decide and the Braves shift focus from the Tinks to stopping the St. Louis Cardinals in the upcoming schedule.
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Cubs
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves and Dodgers Polo Downpours Alter Baseball Week
The article notes the Cardinals' late season push into Philadelphia to challenge the Phillies, while rain aided the Braves and disrupted Dodgers and Pirates schedules. Boston's pitching staff enjoyed a layoff as rain soaked Braves Field. Braves manager Hapgood plans for possible doubleheaders with Pittsburgh and an open date of September 27 if needed, despite conflicts with the Red Sox.
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Cardinals
Philadelphia
Phillies
Braves
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Boston
Rudolph
Ragan
Reusbach
Barnes
Tyler
Pittsburg Pirates
Hapgood
Pirates
Red Sox
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