School Season In Full Sway With City Baseball Standouts
The season opens with strong showings from Medford High and High School of Commerce as top contenders. Melrose, Somerville, Everett, Malden, and Cambridge teams show depth with star players like Joe Fahey, Cram, Wanamaker, Norton, Fallis, and Sherlock shaping the race. Private schools Volkmann and Roxbury Latin prepare for a key clash as over 50 games this week signal a busy slate.
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High School of Commerce
Medford High
Melrose High
Melrose
Everett High
Somerville
Johnny Norton
Young Fallis
Joe Fahey
Joe
Cram
Wanamaker
O'Donnell
Malden High
Armstrong
Callahan
John O’donnell
Commerce
Lundin
Rindge
Ed Sherlock
Cambridge
Jack Fritz
Fitzgerald
Jack
South Boston
Noddle Island
Dorchester High
Jim Crowley
English High
Ternoon
Elis Poised For Strong Track Show With Key Events Ahead
Yale coach Johnny Mack eyeing sprinter hurdler and weight thrower strength. George Chisholm Kilpatrick and Gardner noted for hurdles weight and pole vault. Harvard Dartmouth and Yale prep for intercollegiate relays and dual meets at Franklin Field and stadium events. Marathon talk centers on oxygen use with Fowler aiming for Olympic Marathon Sweden.
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Johnny Mack
Yale
Mack
Elis
George Chisholm
Johnny Kilpatrick
Bobby’ Gardner
Burman Sets Three World Records at Daytona Beach
On his 27th birthday Bob Burman drove a Blitzen Benz to new marks at Daytona Beach. He clipped the mile to 25.40 seconds and the kilometer to 15.88 seconds, and cut Barney Oldfield’s two mile record to 51.28 seconds. He rode at speeds near 150 to 155 mph on short trials before a large crowd.
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Fla
Bob” Burman
Daytona Beach
Barney Oldfield
Burman
Gossip for Motorists and Speedway Plans
The Boston Commercial Motor Vehicle Association meets at the Hotel Lenox to elect officers and discuss a June contest. William P. Barnhart becomes New England sales rep for Metzger Motor Car Co. Al Bennett joins Abbott Motor Co as Western rep for Abbott-Detroit. Indianapolis Speedway seeks 10 000 insurance for potential rain loss as 400 mile race May 30 may shift to June 8 if needed. about 49 cars expected and $40 000 in prizes. Guttenburg track opens with five events next Saturday including several 10 and 15 mile races and a 100 mile free-for-all Hudson special.
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Boston Commercial Motor Vehicle Association
Lenox
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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Guttenburg
Grand Circuit Meet At Readville Promises Strong Classics
Readville track readies for Grand Circuit events with large early entries. Notable names include Billy Burke Dodie Archdale Hailworthy Penisa Maid and Joan among contenders for the American trotting Derby, Blue Hill stake, Bunker Hill handicap, and the 2000 Neponset pace. Local entries Creighton and Chime Bell join 20 nominators for the Massachusetts classic and 20 for the pacer handicap.
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Blue Hill
Massachusetts
Bunker Hill
M. D. Shutt
Iowa
Penisa
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Chester Lasell
Creighton
George F. Leonard
Michigan picks relay team for Philadelphia one mile race
Ann Arbor April 23 Craig aff Ross and Gamble were named by trainer Kraenzlein to represent Michigan in the one mile relay at Philadelphia next Saturday. Craig won the tryout in 51.35 seconds under adverse conditions. The men were the same quartet defeated by Chicago at Omaha but are in better condition now and Kraenzlein expects a creditable showing.
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Gamble
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Half
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Hall
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Omaha
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Bay State boxers gear up for a busy week of bouts
Massachusetts fighters including Mike Glover Dave Deshler Tommy Quill Matty Baldwin Jimmy Gardner and Eddie Shevlin head to Armory A A and other venues for a series of 10 and 12 round bouts In New York Boston Philadelphia Racine Syracuse and Melbourne matchups feature Buck Crouse Ted Nelson Mickey McIntyre Paddy Sullivan Eddie O Keefe Hugo Kelly Johnny Thompson Johnny Conlon Eddie Shevlin and more in a packed boxing week with amateur shows and notable rivalries.
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Mike Glover
Dave Deshler
Tommy Quill
Matty Baldwin
Jimmy Gardner
Eddie Shevlin
Crouse
Ted Nelson
Antipodes
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Smoky City
Mickey McIntyre
Nova Scotia
Paddy Sullivan
Sullivan
Bert Keyes
Phil Knight
Cleveland
McIntyre
Johnny Glover
Jack Dorman
Ad Wolgast
Hogan
Johnny Conlon
Johnny
Kansas City
Eddie O’keefe
Philadelphia
O'Keefe
Hugo Kelly
Chicago
Johnny Thompson
Sycamore Cyclone
Racine
Wis
Thompson
Bill Papke
Australia
Armory A. A
Eddie Welsh
Leac Cross
National Sporting Club
Bob Moha
Milwaukee
Hugh Ross
Syracuse
Roxbury
Wallops
Johnny Stewart
Bangor
Jack Lester
Northwest
Sydney
Bill Lang
Harvard Track Schedules and Team Shifts Highlight Spring Meet
Harvard track coach Donovan plans midseason lineup changes after a Southern training trip. Jacques showed two minute half mile form and may run both mile and half in upcoming meets. Stelley moves to 220 yards with Ranney forming a furlong pair, while Fernald may join Simons in the 440. Dartmouth, Yale duals loom. intercollegiates set for Cambridge May 26-27.
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Annapolis
Donovan
Jacques
Stelley
Ranney
Crimson
Fernald
Simons
Corbett
Austin
Foster
Dartmouth
Yale
New Haven
Cambridge
Record relay entries flood Penn track games
Penny's Games Philadelphia reports a record list of entries for the annual relay races and track and field events at the University of Pennsylvania next Saturday. Champions from eastern and western colleges enter events including one mile relay with Cornell Princeton Pennsylvania Chicago Syracuse and Michigan.
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University of Pennsylvania
Cornell
Princeton
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Syracuse
Michigan
Illinois
Harvard
Virginia
School Baseball Schedule Highlights Weeklong Games
This week's schedule lists daily games across Boston area schools. matchups include Everett High against Cambridge High, Chelsea versus Winchester, and Harvard freshmen facing Brookline. multiple venues like Medora Fenway grounds and Cambridge are used with several colleges featured.
New England Colleges Start Baseball Week On Home Fields
Harvard opens at Soldiers Field facing Trinity College after a Southern tour. Crimson plays Maine on Thursday then Colby on Saturday. Dartmouth hosts Bowdoin Tuesday and Massachusetts State College Saturday. Yale meets Fordham Wednesday and Pennsylvania Saturday in New Haven. Brown plays Tufts in Medford Wednesday after beating Princeton Saturday. Princeton faces Cornell Saturday at Princeton Field.
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Dartmouth
New England
Yale
Soldiers Field
Trinity College
Crimson
University of Maine
Colby College
Bowdoin
Hanover
Massachusetts State College
New Haven
Fordham
Pennsylvania
Brown
Princeton
Medford
Tufts
Cornell
Tigers
Trinity Cambridge
Bowdhin
Ford
Colby
Cambridge
Massachusetts State
West Point
Amherst
Esleyan
Willams
Trinity
Williamstown
New Hampshire State
Boston College
Va. University
Maine
Wakefield
Comiskey Hopeful Faces Concealed Motive in Ballots
Comiskey remains sanguine about a favorable outcome as ballots count. Observers note he may be signaling more than public optimism, while investigators wait for full vote tallies to reveal the truth behind his shirtsleeve hint.
Oarsmen Begin Training for Hub School Crews
The 8 schools start early season workouts at the B A A boathouses below Cottage Farm bridge with eight crews forming. Coaches Graney Greer Keays lead most squads while Brookline High captains and veteran rowers mix with new talent as practice continues toward a June regatta.
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Cottage Farm Bridge
English High
Jack Graney
Roxbury Latin
Cambridge Latin
Volkmann
Frank Greer
Noble & Greenough
Brookline High
Boston Latin
Percy Keays
Rindge M
Squire Krafts
Rindge and
Stone
Weston
Noble’s
College Baseball Schedule Packed With New England Matchups
This week features Harvard facing Trinity in Cambridge and Dartmouth squaring with Bowdoin in Hanover. Yale meets Fordham in New Haven, while Dartmouth plays Colu mbia in Philadelphia and Brown hosts Tufts in Medford. Boston College clashes with Andover in Andover, and Amherst meets Holy Cross in Amherst.
Lynn YMCA to Host 10 Mile Handicap Road Race
The Lynn YMCA announces its annual 10 mile handicap road race set for May 20 with prizes including five silver cups awarded to the top five finishers.
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Horse Show Opens Tonight With Expanded Entry List
The annual Park Riding School show opens tonight with a larger entry list led by H. S. Pierce of Loomister. Pierce enters in multiple classes with horses Loyal Victory Lord Leominster Lady Leominster Coronation Greystone Surprise King and others as five gaited saddle horses begin Class 33 at eight o clock. Prominent donors include H. S. Allen J. S. Hathaway B. B. Crown Inshield Prescott Bigelow and many others plus sponsors such as Hotel Lenox London Harness and United States Hotel.
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H. S. Pierce
Wloominster
Pierce
Victoria
Lord Leominster
London
Harness
United States
Hill & Hill
Local Velodrome Crash Injures Floyd Krebs
In Newark on April 28 Floyd Krebs crashed with Willie Coburne during the fourth heat of the mile bicycle handicap at the Vailsburg Velodrome and was carried from the track in pain. Jimmy Hunter lost a two mile motors race to Charley Turville in 2m 17 5s. Frank Kramer, the American champion, was defeated by Joe Fogler.
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N. J
Vailsburg
Floyd Krebs
Willie Coburne
Motors Cycles
Jimmy Hunter
Charley Turville
Philadelphia
Frank Kramer
Joe Fogler
Brooklyn
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