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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1912
Page
16
By Friday Mike Ryan set a record in the marathon as attention turns to the Stockholm event on July 14. Analysts name Sockalexis as likeliest to overcome the Swedish climate, with De Mar and Ryan also contending among American hopefuls.
The article spotlights De Mar and Mike Ryan as top contenders for the Olympic Marathon with Andrew Sockalxis as a strong second pick. It notes the trio as America’s best long distance runners abroad, each a record breaker, with speculation on who will win and the theory that fewer past marathons may aid a champion.
Harvard varsity and Freshman crews start training tables yesterday in the dining rooms of the new Harvard Varsity Club at Cambridge. The club’s spaces on the second and third floors feature light green walls and white woodwork with the latest equipment, though full occupancy is not expected for another month.
In a tense April 22 game at Fall River Haverhill pushed across the winning run in the ninth to beat Fall River 4 to 3. Fall River loaded the bases with one out but could not tie the score as Bowcock hit a home run and Reynolds, Campbell, Barry, and Arminger contributed.
The piece surveys Meyer Abrams & Co. as horse dealers turning to trucks from South Juergens in Fremont C. It notes big money talk in New York about car travel costs to San Francisco and world-wide trips. It mentions Chicago police guidance at intersections and ample auto parking at Fenway Park, with Massachusetts road advocacy rooted in the late 19th century.
The article notes Canada’s asbestos production climbing from 3 880 tons in 1880 to 63 300 tons in 1909. Quarries and factories are valued at 24 290 000 dollars. In Quebec’s Black Lake Quarries there are 45 000 000 tons of asbestos in sight, highlighting massive reserves and investment.
Westergard, Gotch’s former training partner, travels to Boston to test Zbyszko at the Grand Opera House as Gotch’s emissary. Zbyszko vows to win swiftly to deny Gotch a chance to humiliate him. Cyclone Burns trains for the semi final with Yankee Rogers, aiming to upset Rogers who defeated him years ago.
Harvard baseball schedules its home opener at 3 p m on Soldiers Field against Bates in Cambridge. Coach Sexton reshuffles the lineup with Potter moved to short and new man S Clark at first while Coon starts in left field and Wigglesworth remains sidelined by a fractured ankle.
Claude Rossman former Detroit first baseman was severely beaten by pitcher Rube Waddell in a Toledo hotel lobby Saturday night. Rossman were reading a book when Waddell attacked, with players intervening to separate them. The incident stemmed from a game related dispute.
Reported kitchen chatter about Bill’s auto theft case ends with authorities catching him with the goods. the seizure underscores the arrest and recovery.
Local schools push to enter Pennsylvania relay games as Exeter Worcester Academy join the field. Horine’s high jump fortunes and Mike Murphy’s fitness draw attention, while Harvard trims its squad amid Cambridge conditions. Coombs and Lapp injuries cloud Philadelphia clubs as 1912 hopes hinge on timely returns.
Ben Houser is American of German descent. A $25 prize for a half mile and a suit for a mile do not make a runner professional. modern amateur rules bar such prizes. Contact the Boston A A on Exeter Street or write to the athletic manager for details. Longboat did not run in any later BA A Marathon after his winning year.
London fighter Digger Stanley defeated Charles LeDoux of France on points at the National Sporting Club to capture the bantamweight world championship. The bout went the full four rounds.
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