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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1907
Page
10
Harvard opens an eligibility review of baseball track and crew athletes. An athletic committee member questions prep school principals coaches and friends to verify integrity. The amateur vouchers aim to prove athletes have remained clean for potential competition with Yale and others.
Dartmouth baseball team of 14 under Coach McCarthy and Manager Wallace left Hanover for Lexington Virginia to face Washington and Lee April 5 6 and University of Virginia at Charlottesville April 10 Naval Academy at Annapolis April 11 and Georgetown at Washington April 12 with lineup including Skillin Beckett Glaze McDuffee Hazelton Schildmiller Norton Richardson Grebenstein Smith McDevitt McLane and Schopperly.
Several schoolboy crews took advantage of the warmer day on the Charles River. Coaches Jack Grainey and Pat Donovan supervised the sessions with English High under Captain Costanza, along with Brookline High Cambridge Latin and Stone School. All crews showed very good form for beginners.
Medford April 3 Boston Nationals hold first limbering up practice since arriving in Boston at Tufts Oval. Collegians watch as the varsity squad gains pointers. Tenney’s team wins 7 to 5 while Pfeffer and Boultes from St Louis show firing line skill. Daily practice slated at Tufts until Columbus avenue grounds ready. The ground will be rolled and if done before Saturday game with Lynn the team will practice at the park.
A city party will travel to Rocky Point to see the Boston Nationals play Providence. Manager Joe Cantillon of Washingtons has shaved his mustache. George Davis may not join White Sox or sign. Elmer Flick returns to Cleveland. Addie Joss pleased. Mal Eason shows strong form for the Superbas. Fred Clarke plans to manage Pittsburgs from left field. Eastern league managers expect eight clubs to reach first division. Frank Donahue may pitch for an independent team weekly. he quits major play and runs a hotel in Philadelphia. Nashua seeks infielders. Charley Wolfe from New York’s All Collegiany team can be secured in Somerville.
The Morphy Chess Club captured the Grozier Trophy after successive championship battles across 1901 to 1906. A strong lineup from Murphy, Boston Chess Club, Harvard, and others faced forfeits and tight matches, with Murphy finally prevailing without a loss to secure the trophy.
The Memphis Trotting Association seeks to recover the gold cup from Elmer Smathers over claims Lou Dillon was drugged in the Memphis race of Oct. 18, 1904. Witnesses described Lou Dillon's rapid fatigue after a head to head start with Major Delmar, and doctors suggested possible drugging. The hearing adjourned to tomorrow.
Salem hosts a wrestling card headlined by Karl Busch versus Jim Barnes American middleweight champion with strong public interest. The preliminaries feature Fritz the speedy Worcester lightweight and Gus Dumont of Boston in the semi finals.
Urban, April 3. George A. Huff Jr. of Illinois and Chicago Cubs scout met with Boston owner Taylor amid rumors he may become Boston’s next manager. Huff refused to discuss negotiations, while friends note he would not leave Illinois before June.
Spike Robson the English featherweight champion outpointed Abe Attell the American champion in a fast six round bout at the National A C Philadelphia before 3500 spectators. Attell led early but Robson controlled the later rounds landing jabs and body punches. Attell sought a grandstand finish in the final round but Robson stayed strong and avoided a knockout.
A Boston Sportsman's Show guest from Rangeley Lake region describes Cupsuptic Lake travel by snowshoe and lingering ice. Connie Mack keeps watch on Rube Waddell as Willie Keeler eyes a long career, Byrnes shines for Georgetown, Hal Chase relief in New York, George Stone plans retirement, Parker Smith visits Poland Springs for health before baseball season.
East Boston basketball teams clash at Lyceum Hall in game two as the E B C l Aspeds seek revenge after an 18 to 6 loss in the opener. The hosts aim to even the series with a stronger showing and pace.
The Boston Americans opened the local baseball season by defeating Dayton’s Central league team 5 to 3. Tannehill pitched well for the visitors with 10 strikeouts, though shaky support led to several Dayton runs, while Unglaub homered and drove in two to put Boston ahead.
The Nationals beat Philadelphia in the spring series opener 1 to 0. A first inning error set up the run aided by a sacrifice and a base hit. Batteries Duggleby and Jacklitsch for Phila. Waddell Vickers and Schreck for Nationals. Umpires Connelly and Emslie.
The Brown University team defeated Amherst 12 to 4 in a two day match at Providence Rhode Island. Brown won six games each day while Amherst won two per day. A disputed game from yesterday was finally adjudicated in Amherst's favor.
Sixteen Winnisimmet Athletic Club members of Chelsea were convicted in police court for illegally promoting a public boxing match. Each man was fined $25 and held in $200 bail for the May term of the Superior Criminal Court after all appealed. Names include Carter, Briggs, Butler, Conaty, Clifford, Foley, Freeman, Glover, Hanson, Jason, Leonard, Lenny, Mahony, Belfield, Walcott, and Fleming.
Samuel W. Wright, who trained McCusker and young Ten Eyck, was invited by James Ten Eyck of Syracuse University crews to go to Worcester for conditioning the oarsmen for the upcoming season. Ten Eyck valued Wright's training skill and Wright expects to fit the role. Ten Eyck and his son are in Syracuse.
In Providence on April 3 Brown defeated Bowdoin 8 to 2 in an opening New England intercollegiate baseball game. Tift, Nourse and Paine and Raymond, Sparks and Lawrence were the batteries. Umpire Lannigan. Time two hours forty minutes.
Charlie Williams wins the five mile scratch race at Park Square Skating Rink in 11 minutes 5 seconds over Fred White. Patrick Logan paced Williams while Hugh McLean guided White. White led early before an accident with his pacer shifted the lead to Williams.
Lawrence High School announces an open date of April 19 and seeks a high school opponent. Manager James D. Horne invites communication to Lawrence High School in Lawrence for scheduling.
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