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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1910
Page
13
Harvard base ball club resumes its classic Cambridge series against Boston after years. Fans show rising interest as tickets go on sale and preparations for a big crowd at the return from the South for the Red Sox and Cambridge nine.
Cowboy Weston cruised past Patsey Flynn 125 89 in the afternoon at Miah Mur Taty's White Bear Palace and defeated Freeman of Dorchester 125 26 last evening. He showcased his standard array of fancy shots. This afternoon and evening he concludes his Boston engagement meeting Jimmy Ryan and Bill McCune.
This afternoon the first Tech freshman-sophomore track meet will be held at Tech field. Sophomore stars H. S. Benson M. A. Oettinger and J. S. Grant are expected to lead the team to victory.
Gusta Ljungstrom and Dorando Pietri will run a 20 mile race at the American League grounds on Saturday night April 16. Promoter Alex McLean secured the signups after effort and Dorando seeks the full marathon distance while Ljungstrom’s manager Ernie Hjertberg limits him to 20 miles after his Derby Marathon win in New York. Pietri and Ljungstrom are renowned long distance figures with storied records including Pietri’s London Olympic clash with Johnny Hayes and recent wins over Tom Longboat in Pittsburgh.
The event features a 26 miles 385 yards course with a target time of 2 hours 4 minutes 625 seconds. Critics compare the runner to Shrubb and note potential to complete the full distance. Manager McLean plans this as the first in a series of marathon races to be held here. The race starts at 8 o clock.
Yale's baseball team backed by captaincy changes and pitching prospects prepares for a game against the New York National league squad at the Polo Grounds. Ted Coy appears in centre field while Stevens is expected there tomorrow. Captain Philbin returns after an ankle injury and McPartlin departs to rejoin Waterbury as Yale touts five newly developed pitchers.
The I C S Handbooks offer time saving and salary raising guidance across trades including Electrical Work Building Trades Machinists Plumbers and Fitters Office Workers. Each pocket sized volume covers formulas data and techniques with pages ranging from 378 to 414 and is marketed at 50 cents this week from International Correspondence Schools in Boston.
The second annual Cathedral A A cross country will start from the Union Park street club house. About 74 runners compete for eight prizes. Notable entrants include Fred Cameron William Hackett A H Garber and many from Brookline Gym South Boston A C Dorchester A A and others.
Brown and Nichols defeated Wellesley at Wellesley in a close contest. After a 3 3 tie through eight innings Brown and Nichols erupted for four runs in the ninth to win 7 3. Kenney starred for Brown and Nichols with three runs.
The Boston College High English High baseball game was postponed due to rain and will be played May 3 at the Boston College grounds. Several local teams prepared for matches with Medford, Lowell, Everett and others as coaches Greer Grainey and O Donnell organized workouts amid poor conditions.
Boston Park Commission votes to withdraw objections to using Commonwealth Avenue for the annual B A A Marathon on April 19. Runners will run the avenue roped off to prevent tree damage this year.
A bronze statue two feet high will be awarded as first prize in the Murray Park Social Club 10 mile running event on Patriots Day morning. The course starts at the club house Webster and Orleans streets, loops through Sumner Maverick Chelsea Boulevard Ocean Avenue and returns.
London April 8 The committee formed to raise 50000 dollars to purchase ponies for a polo team bound for the United States to reclaim the international cup has 15000 dollars in subscriptions already. A long list of subscribers is published this morning and keen interest is shown in the project.
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