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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
10
The B A A Marathon hopes rise as about 60 runners prepare for the Cathedral cross country grind and Unicorn race on April 19. Plans for a Brookline dual swimming meet, boxing bouts, and a Panama Exposition connection color a busy local sports scene with Georgetown and Peres noted as strong contenders.
Inquiries request the addresses of the secretaries of local soccer clubs. The text references prize draws and contest results with lines about No 25 and 26, and debates over boxing champions Johnson Corbett Johnson Jeffries Burns.
The Cleveland Americans defeated the Cleveland team of the American Association 3 to 2 in Lexington play today.
Wellesley College announces baseball as a recognized sport this year. The two upper classes have formed nines and begun spring practice, with the first game of the season scheduled soon.
The senior Wellesley team lists Ruth Hoyt as pitcher Eleanor Mason catcher Caroline Taylor first base Margaret Moorehouse second base Helen Sleeper third base Alathena Johnson shortstop Miriam Wilkes right shortstop Margaret Dawson left field Rachel Davis right field with substitutes Blackstone McCarten Place Ryder. Juniors include Dorothy Baldwin pitcher Helen Heafield catcher Theresa Marshall.
Style Sunday heralds a Spring Fashion Parade delayed from last Sunday. Mr Goodresser models Truly Warner Exposition hats seen with Exposition colors to pair with new Spring outfits. Hats highlighted as the season’s chic items available at Truly Warner’s Store 327 Washington St with prepaid mail orders.
Fifty five of New England’s fastest 10 mile runners race today in the eighth annual Cathedral Y M C A cross country from Union Park to Harrison and back to Morton street. D A Miley bids to defend his previous title with A F Merchant and A V Roth among favorites. Cliff Horne may skip the event.
Tex first base Louise Smith from New Orleans La second base Ruth Rand of Brooklyn N Y third base Elizabeth Downer Dayton Ohio left short stop Ruth Miner Slingerlands N Y right short stop Elizabeth Williams Detroit Mich left field Priscilla Barrows Hartford Conn right field substitutes Emily Porter Philadelphia Katherine Chalmers Baltimore Louise Deasy Bar Harbor Me Mildred Gregory Newark N J
Paris April 9 The Temps declares Jess Willard does not become champion by defeating Jack Johnson. The International Boxing Union had decided before the war that the title rested between Johnson and Sam Langford. Langford retains the right to face the winner of the Jeannette Johnson fight per the union’s decision.
Harvard defeated Tufts five wins to one in the final Metropoli tan Chess League match. Harvard finishes sixth while Tufts ends in last place after the unfinished last game.
Harvard sophomore A. J. T. Beal was struck on the head by a pitched ball during a Soldiers Field practice and was taken to the infirmary. Doctors expect recovery in three or four days and plan for him to be back by mid next week. The incident follows R. H. Stiles’ wrist injury earlier in the season as the varsity prepares for a preseason game against a picked team of former Harvard players at 3 p.m.
Harvard varsity beat the second crew by two lengths after a one length start in a Henley distance race on the river yesterday. The second has yet to win a race this spring. Freshmen eights also raced a mile downstream to Harvard Bridge, first boat winning by two lengths. Coach Wray ordered changes in the second boat for Monday's session.
Daniel B. Lewis announced the Lexington Old Belfry Club women’s bowling championship goes to the quintet led by Mrs. Arthur B. Howe after a sensational rolloff that settled a three way tie, defeating Mrs. R. Leslie Ryder’s team.
The school baseball season begins today with several games. Both public and private schools have prepared, though recent cold weather disrupted practice over the past ten days.
Cambridge Latin faces Boston College High at Fenway Park in a headline matchup. Medford High opens at Mechanics Arts High with inexperienced players, while Everett High hosts the High School of Commerce. Concord visits Waltham to play the High School nine. Ripples of season hopes run through Roxbury Latin versus St Mark’s at Southboro.
The Greenstones of Portland champions for 1914 seek contact with managers of fast 15 to 16 year old teams in Boston or vicinity. Address Edward Geary care Loring Harmon Portland Me.
The Fitton Cubs invite 15 to 16 year old uniformed teams to schedule games on Saturday May 8 and subsequent Saturdays and holidays. Teams may play at home or away. Interested parties should contact John Griffin at 11 Gove Street East Boston.
The seven-passenger Chandler six cylinder car arrived yesterday and was displayed at local salesrooms where it drew strong admiration for its styling. Deliveries will begin on a regular schedule. W. H. Forbes reports Cisco self-starters for Ford cars performing well everywhere they are installed and praised for their simple, reliable operation. Sherwood Wall Jr announces ordering 80 Paige fours and sixes for April as Detroit factory runs day and night to meet demand. Harry Pyke, manager of the Chalmers Motor Company of Massachusetts, notes market activity.
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