Attell Seeks Return to Title Amid Ring Struggle
Abe Attell trains in New York amid doubt he can reclaim his featherweight crown. Observers see a tired, listless attitude and a changed temperament as Attell spars and battles novices, leaving fans unsure if his days in boxing are over. He plans to face Ile Kirk in a bout set for March 19, hoping to prove his edge persists.
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Abe Attell
Attell
New York Gymnasium
Jessly
Antum
Ile Kirk
St. Louis
Ring For Good
Ring Champions Under One Tent Tour Sees Star Boxers Roster
The touring boxing act features McCarty Clabby Kilbane and Soulen under one tent starting in Youngstown. Promoter hype promises a grand spectacle with a blended band and dramatic showmanship as they pursue strong earnings and public appeal.
Will Rivers and Murphy Face Near Title Clash on Coast
Boxing recap of Washington's birthday sensational lightweight bouts. Jose Rivers stops Erickett Brown in ten rounds while Ad Wolgast fights a hard 20 rounds to a draw with Tommy Murphy near San Francisco. Both winners seen as title contenders aiming to meet Willie Ritchie for the American lightweight crown next July.
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T. S. Andrews
Pacific Coast
Washington
Ad Wolgast
Harlem Tommy Murphy
New York
Jim Coffroth
San Francisco
Jose Rivers
Erickett Brown
Battes
Willie Ritchie
Wolgast
Tommy Murphy
Michigan
Murphy
Ritchie
Handsme
Brown
Rivers
Charlie Neary
Tom McCarey
Pat Brown
Joe Mandot
Steve Ketchel
Evers Under Pressure As Cubs Open Season Looms
Chicago scribe notes aging look and mounting strain on Joe Evers as he grapples with leadership duties for the Cubs. Writers and players mark his irritability and tighter discipline, warning that unless he adjusts before the season starts he could face dismissal or suspension by early games.
Giants Camp Opens With Second Team Triumphs 10 8
Marlin Texas March 6 The Giants regulars faced the second team in a six inning game with the reserves winning 10 to 8. Key hits came from Doyle Burns Groh Stock and Shafer for the second squad while regulars Doyle Fletcher Thorpe Murray Herzog Meyers and Ullall contributed. Manager McCann praised Bridgeport boss for shaping a competitive club as Kid Black seeks a bout with Young McAuliffe and eyes a big match purse.
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Marlin
Texas
Robertson
McCormick
Stock
Groh
Kirby
Doyle
Burns
Shafer
California
Reguars
Fletcher
Thorpe
Murray
Herzog
Meyers
Outall
Jim ‘Thorpe
Scrutinist stars in big games at Madison Square Garden
Following the Thorpe expose, Amateur Athletic Union officials are said to be probing the amateur status of Yankee stars at the American indoor track and field championships in New York. Many Stockholm winners will compete as others defend titles or chase records. The piece notes the difficulty of policing professionalism in amateur sports and cites Nonpareil Jack Dempsey’s early rise and earnings as context for ongoing scrutiny.
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Thorpe
Amateur Athletic Union
Madison Square Garden
New York
Stockholm
Atlantic
Secret Service
United States
Green Makes Hit With Boss Chance At Camp
Hamilton Bermuda March 6 Green the pitcher secured from Holyoke of the Eastern association was put through his paces by Frank Chance yesterday and showed the New York American manager a lot of stuff. Barry and Priest impressed Chance with fielding and hitting and their promise suggests they may be kept for the coming season. Barry excelled at shortstop with sharp throws and steady defense while Priest impressed at third base and with fast throws to first. Chance praised Green and his spitter and noted paddys control and potential.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Green
Holyoke
Frank Chance
New York American
Chance
Malcolm Barry
John Priest
Barry
Honus Wagner
Priest
Paddy
Harvard Yale Bridge Track Meet Plans Face Date Clash
Harvard and Yale track management press for June 19 as the date for a dual meet with Cambridge and Oxford. English colleges favor July 5, but June 18 may be chosen to align with exams and allow English students to travel. Event counts likely settle at eleven after negotiations between nine and thirteen.
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Harvard
Yale
Cambridge
Oxford
United States
Bowling match in Utica crowns Palace Alleys duo winner
Palace Alleys manager Lindsey and partner Alex Dunbar defeated Dobbins and Mortimer of Utica in two games. Lindsey had a 211 in the second game and both players posted 203 in the final game for a 406 total to seal the win over a 378 score.
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Lindsey
Palace
Utica
Alex Dunbar
Dobbins and
Mortimer
Dunbar
Factory League Batchellers
Benson
Barry
Goebel
Langham
Batcheller
Nosts
Horkheimer
Boss
Smallwood
Bennett
Lowell Refusal Lands Baker Likely Boultes Loss
Lowell club rejects Howard Baker salary terms, risking Jake Boultes remaining in Bridgeport. Trade conditions hinge on both players reporting. Boultes had favored Mechanics but the deal may unravel as salary cuts hit New England league. Exhibition with Yale at Newfield park planned for April 12, with Yale and Harvard crews preparing on water.
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Wagner
Lowell
Howard Baker
Bridgeport
Jake Boultes
Baker
Mechanics
East
Boultes
Bowell
New England
Yale
Newfield Park
Bridgeports
Harvard
Elis
Crimson
Germans Ready for 1916 Berlin Olympics Work
The London Daily Mail reports Carl Diem, head of Germany’s amateur athletic union, outlines Germany’s serious Olympic drive for 1916. The Berlin stadium opens in June with about 30,000 spectators, cost estimated at 500000, seating 27000, funded largely by private effort with government guarantees. The games budget totals 375000, supported by imperial and municipal subsidies and private gifts. A Leipzig university meet aims to identify top students, while Germany plans to study foreign training methods and even send a fact finding mission to the United States. The piece predicts Germany will be a formidable host and rival in Berlin 1916.
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London Daily Mail
Carl Diem
German Amateur Athletic Union
Berlin
Germany
Grunewald
England
Leipsic
United States
Mrs Robert Fitzsimmons Files for Divorce in Reno
Reno report says Mrs Robert Fitzsimmons has arrived in Nevada to file for divorce from former world heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons. She concealed her identity by staying in an adjoining town under another name for months then left for her mother in Canada before planning a return to Reno. Only a few knew her true identity.
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Reno
Nev
Robert Fitzsimmons
Nevada
Bob Fitzsimmons
Canada
Yale Baseball Team Picked for Easter Trip
New Haven Conn March 6 Captain Blossom of the Yale baseball team yesterday announced the Easter trip squad. Twenty players will be taken plus coaches trainers and officials for a party numbering about thirty. Six pitchers two catchers two first basemen two second basemen one shortstop and one third baseman plus six outfielders. Names include pitchers Scott Dyer Brown Gile Pendleton Ridley catchers Burdett Hunter first basemen Rid dell Swihart second basemen Shear Harpham shortstop Captain Blossom third baseman Reilly outfielders Cornish Pumpelly McGhie Scofield Falsey Middlebrook. Hunter and Burdett are new. Pendleton Ridley were freshman pitchers last season. Middlebrook a former Bridgeport High school player.
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New Haven
Conn
Blossom
Yale Baseball Mine
Scott
Dyer
Brown
Gile
Pendleton
Ridley
Burdett
Hunter
Riddell
Swihart
Shear
Harpham
Captain Blossom
Reilly
Cornish
Pumpelly
McGhie
Scofield
Falsey
Middlebrook
Hein Rolls 650 In 3 Games At Toledo
Toledo March 6 Several bowlers in two man and individual events show start toward big air event counts in the five man squad results last night M Crossman Detroit totalled 619 pins in three games E Hein Hudson stars Newark N J rolled 650 pins in three games in the five man teams Other team members also posted high scores Two man doubles begin at 8 20 with 16 squads from Van Wert Detroit Louis Cleveland and Chicago Johnny Worhees former champion bowler of Bergmans New York joins doubles at 1145 a m A L Langtry American Bowling Congress secretary received the gold medal he yearly awards to the all events winner the medal valued at 100 is Langtry's personal gift to continue until prize inclusion in the official pot.
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Toledo
M. Crossman
Detroit
E. Hein
Hudson Stars
Newark
N. J
van Wert
Deroit
Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Johnny Worhees
Bergmans
New York
L. Langtry
American Bowling Congress
Langtry
Congress
Winter millinery and spring styles at wholesale prices
B. H. Dillon & Co. 1105 Main Street marks winter millinery at unusually normal prices and displays advance spring styles at wholesale prices for shoppers.
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B. H. Dillon & Co
Main Street
Klaus Wins World Middleweight Title Over Papke in Paris
Frank Klaus of Pittsburgh defeated Billy Papke in the fifteenth round in Paris to win the world middleweight title. Referee stopped the bout after Papke ignored warnings. Klaus dominated with body punches and aggression, claiming the championship belt for the French Federation of Boxing.
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Paris
Charmpion
Frank Klaus
Pittsburgh
Klaus
Papke
Papte
Hime
Stanley Ketchel
McGoorty
France
Carpentier
Jim Sullivan
England
Bernard
Marcel Moreau
Dave Smith
Jack Herrison
Klaus Papke
MacGoorty
Stanley Kettel
Her
Klaus Vitory
French Federation of Boxing
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Dempsey
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Frank Jones
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Bridgeport Public Market (Branch
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New Haven Baseball Club
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Sir Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
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