Boxing gossip hints at Boston card with Langford and others
The piece surveys upcoming bouts and rumoured matchups in Boston boxing, noting Johnny Dundee's and Frankie Britt's plans, Langford and Jim Johnson possible nights in Lowell, and prospective bouts including Callahan vs Kans as well as Marlboro and Newport events. It also salutes Freddie Welsh joining U S service and hints at an October Boston headlined card.
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Sam Langford
Jim Johnson
Lowell
Battling Reddy
Chick Hayes
Johnson
Boston
Ivy Lewis
Triple A
Ted Kid Lewis
Jack Britton
Owens defeats Young Montreal in Trinity A A bout
Young Montreal drew the fighters to their feet in a close Trinity A. A. bout with Owens, worsening the boxing scene. Charlie Parker beat Johnny Grey in the semi final, Battling Hurley defeated K O Dempsey in five rounds, and Young Dundee stopped Young MacNally in one round.
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Young Montreal
Trinity A. A
Owens
Charlie Parker
Johnny Grey
Hurley
K. 0
Dempsey
Young Dundee
Young MacNally
Oakley C C Open Golf Tournament Begins Saturday
Oakley Country Club hosts the Oakley C C Open with medal play on opening day and prizes from the N G A for top gross and net scores. Match play rounds roll from Monday to Tuesday September 30 and October 1 with MGA style prizes funded by club subscriptions. An additional medal contest for idle match players occurs October 1.
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Oakley Country Club
Improbable Bohemia Baseball Box Scores Dream
A playful imagining notes the unlikely introduction of baseball into Bohemia Russia Serbia or Poland and acknowledges the impracticality of compiling box scores for such a scenario.
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Bohemia
Russia
Serbia
Poland
Sturgis Gardner Mat Match Draws Interest at Grand Opera House
George Tuohey will referee the Sturgis Gardner match at the Grand Opera House Thursday night. Paddy Hehir asks to be excused citing Sturgis Worcester origin. Gardner threatens ban if Hehir takes the role. Both fighters train hard for a fast affair likely rivaling Gardner and Kilonis battles.
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George Tuohey
Pinky Gardner
Peter Sturgis
Grand Opera House
Paddy Hehir
Sturgis
Worcester
Hehir
Gardner
Kilonis
Brundage Repeats In All Around A A U Title
Avery Brundage of the Chicago Athletic Association won the National A A U all around championship at Great Lakes Illinois. He totalled 6708.5 points to repeat his 1914 and 1916 titles with Hellum of Pastime A O C New York second at 6419 and Earl Thompson of the Royal Air Force Toronto third at 6152.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Avery Brundage
Chicago Athletic Association
Brundage Dominates All Around in Darkened Championship Meet
Brundage wins with consistent showings across events and tops 56 pound weight shot put and 1/2 mile walk while Knourek sets a new all around record in pole vault at 12 feet 5 inches. Pelham Bay Naval Training Station and Illinois Athletic Club split relay honors as Great Lakes and Chicago A. A. also shine. Joie Ray stars in relay and two mile events with remarkable pace and final margins.
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Chicago
A. A
Hellum
Pastime A. C
New York
Thompson
Royal Air Forces
Toronto
Gilfillan
Great Lakes
Bartels
Hog Island
Knourek
Fritts
Buck
Chicago A. A
Blueitt
Camp Hancock
Pelham Bay Naval Training Station
Illinois Athletic Club
Joie Ray
A. C
Ray
O’brien
Pacers Race Drama Highlights Columbus Grand Circuit Meet
Spotty day for pacers as ideal conditions prevail. William breaks a chin strap early and falters. Miss Harris M wins pace heat ahead of Peter Nash. Billy Jackson sets 2:04 1-4 pace in all heats. Hollywood Kate defeats Selah Baird in 2:09 trot. Omonde conquers 2:20 pace. Wood Patch and Helena Guy also figure in racing action with sidelights on sales and driving shifts.
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William
Harris M
Peter Nash
Miss Harris M
Billy Jackson
Hollywood Kate
Selah Baird
Lon McDonald
Joe Dodge
Omonde
V. V. Martin
This City
Wood Patch
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Hedrick
Loomis
W. H. Parsch
Grand Rapids
Mich
Helena Guy
Billy Crozier
Hartford
Conn
Murphy
John
Hal
Valentine
Grant
Eeesees
Highland Lassie
Edman
Walter S
Hal H
Holly Road
Kate
McDonald
Selat Baird
Peter Dallas
Halderman
Binville
Tipling
Mendosa T
Todd Temple
E Exposer
Northspur
Opera Express
Jeannette Speed
Doris Watts
Ormonde
Poe
Lady Festina
Billy K
Altruda
Dorothy Forbes
Billy Cochata
Comet Mack
Lady Littleton
Bum Sports Club and German ties in wartime comment
An American athlete involved in anti cooties and Hun activity remarks on German linkages within a German club called Bum Sports. The piece mocks German targets and mocks peace efforts, branding opponents as Yellow Peril while noting the Hennies turn from lively to cautious under pressure.
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Bum Sports' Club
France
Somerville School Reopens After Cold Building Closure
Somerville High reopened after a brief closure due to cold classrooms and declining attendance blamed on Spanish influenza concerns. The football squad began practice under Cleo O'Donnell with strong enthusiasm and optimism for a solid season.
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Somerville High
Cleo O’donnell
O’donnell
Ladies' Kennel Association of Massachusetts Meeting
The October meeting of the Ladies' Kennel Association of Massachusetts will be held at the Hotel Touraine on Monday afternoon Oct. 14. Plans for the winter season will be outlined and new members will be admitted.
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Ladies’ Kennel Association of
Massachusetts
Hotel Touraine
Dundee Faces Britt Tonight in Arena Showdown
Frankie Britt meets Johnnie Dundee in a decisive ring clash after a disputed prior draw. Dundee returns in good form while Britt seeks a breakout victory to earn feature bout consideration at the Armory A. A. and other venues.
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Frankie
Young) Britt
Armory
A. A
Johnnie Dundee
Britt
Dundee
Billy Carney
Johnny Mack
Franklin Roosevelt Out of Danger, Navy Official Ill
Announcement from New York doctors states Franklin D. Roosevelt assistant secretary of the navy is ill with pneumonia from Spanish influenza but "practically out of danger."
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Franklin Roosevelt
NEAW
Lieutenant Gowdy Seen in Melodious Daydreams on Scheidemann Strasse
In a bygone scene the speaker imagines Lieutenant Hank Gowdy and General Gowdy clashing with Corporal Charles Rigler in a ball or crowded yard while the Kaltser hawks shoelaces on Scheidemann Strasse.
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Hank Gowdy
Kaltser
Scheidemann- Strasse
General Gowdy
Charles Rigler
War taxes and tobacco taxes in the old reliable C. C. A.
Citizens discuss war taxes with a smile and note a new tobacco tax. They claim the C. C. A. remains unchanged in fragrance flavor and charm despite the levy.
Leonard Beats Lewis in Eight Round Title Bout
Benny Leonard outboxed Ted Lewis in Newark after solving the welterweight's long left reach. The lightweight champion used superior timing and ring craft to prevail as crowds swarmed the park and officials struggled to restore order before the main bout.
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Newark
N. J
Benny Leonard
Ted Lewis
Leonard
Lewis
Benny
Ted
New Jersey
John 8. Smith
Jersey State Boxing Commission
Joe Humphries
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