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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1916
Page
9
A letter argues for a clearer and fairer amateur definition in golf. It criticizes the current rule on indirect profits and lax committee interpretations. The writer calls for explicit, well defined limits to prevent discrimination and ensure amateur status reflects true sporting gentility.
Somerville High begins practice for an intersectional game against De Paul School of Chicago at Fenway Park on Saturday. Coach Dickerman plans to direct drills from home after a two day cold, with Keating and Thornton leading the backfield and Downey nearing return from a leg injury.
Brown alumni will dine the football team to celebrate a season marked by Brown defeating Harvard and Yale in the same year despite Colgate’s upset. About 500 alumni from the East will attend, with the mood defiant and celebratory as Brown honors its 1916 team and stresses future ambitions.
Dr Arthur McIntosh arranges two gilt edged entertainments for the Bay State Boosters dinner at the Hotel Lenox next Thursday. J Franklin Brown handles ticket distribution for a likely record attendance. Hughie Hughes, killed at Uniontown last Saturday, led Mercer racing for years with speedway escapes. W J Bill Smith of Beacon Motor Car Co excels in amateur golf and is Brae Burn member. Lowell show runs Dec 13 14 14 and 18. Springfield show opens today for a week. MacAlman Johnson and Maguire head to Belleair in January. Bay State Club governors dine at the Lenox tonight.
Walter R Grannan selects the First Eleven names from Waltham High Somerville High Brookline High Boston Latin Rindge Tech English High Brookline High Waltham High Newton High Medford High Somerville High with notable duos and local school standouts across Boston area leagues.
The article lists players by position and school names including Hughes and Miller at Newton High and Somerville High players Ford and Keating. Other names include Morrissey Medford High McPadden Camb Latin and Creelman Rindge Tech with Gately Keating and Putnam among others.
The roster lists Wadden and Mechanic Arts players at end positions, Wedford High bowler, Kullo of Waltham High as guard, Treat of Somerville High centre, Jordan and Garrity from Brookline High at guard and tackle, Young of Somerville High end, Ponnellan from Medford H. at quarter, Smith of Somerville High at halfback, Kitham from Commerce and Bridges from English High as halfbacks and fullback respectively.
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous schools including Medford Dorchester Latin Mechanics Arts and Brookline Waltham Cambridge Latin and Winthrop. Names such as O Hare Griffin Malsden Carleton Everett and others appear alongside fragmented team and school references.
Boston College fans celebrate a landmark victory over Holy Cross after 18 years of Worcester dominance. Coach Charley Brickley earns high praise, drawing parallels to top coaches and the team impresses with a system reminiscent of Harvard’s offense.
Hahn forecasts Pollard will excel in the low hurdles this season, matching his performance in football as Duffeys 2 Sports notes his athletic versatility and potential.
De Paul defeated Beverly 0 to 7 in last season’s matchup. The De Paul St John’s Chicago game ended with a 20 to 0 score in favor of De Paul. The text notes that Jack Johnson and Gunboat Smith never met. Georges Carpentier and Jess Willard had no meeting. Carpentier born January 12, 1S. The piece mentions runners indoors vs outdoors and Ted Meredith’s outdoor edge. Taunton Mike Murphy praised as top athletic trainer with Moakley cited today.
Harvard hockey players report to the Arena for the Crimson season on ice. Captain J. E. P. Morgan enters his second year as leader after being chosen while a junior. Returning stars include J. I. Wide, the goaltender, Tommy Thacher, and George Perry.
The Armory A A will start its winter season at the Grand Opera House Washington Street tomorrow night with two 12 round wind ups and two six round preliminaries. Joe Connolly faces Walter Butler in the first wind up while K oo Eggers meets Al Shubert in the other 12 round bout. Andy Dobbies battles Young Ghodo in the curtain raiser and Johnny Coes meets Johnny Morris in six round action.
The Millstream team from Chelsea defeated the U S S Virginia eleven 6 to 0 at the navy yard yesterday afternoon. Rappold scored the touchdown, with Ford Santosuesso Schiano and Schulz delivering strong plays for Millstream.
The Arlington High School girls field hockey team will play Cambridge Sargent School girls second team this afternoon at 3 o clock on Spy Pond Athletic Field Arlington.
In a annual report Baseball Players Fraternity president David L. Fultz says the group now numbers 1215 members after its fourth year. Major clubs Philadelphia and Cleveland Americans are not in the fraternity, Chicago American players show less interest, but Federal league recruits boosted active membership.
In addition to nine college and club hockey teams at the Boston Arena for Christmas practice, the management also plans to allot time for schoolboys.
Arlington High School announces the first call for candidates for its 1916 17 ice hockey seven in the Interscholastic Hockey League. The school seeks players to form the team and compete this season.
The Williams College athletic council ratified and made public today the 1917 baseball schedule featuring 23 games for the season.
Extensive preparations mark Prominent Buyers Day at the Donovan Motor Car Company salesrooms to showcase Studebaker 18 series models. The event runs today with exhibitions, festive decor, and the sales staff available until 7 PM to assist visitors and potential buyers.
At the annual Nations League gathering in New York next week the Boston club will be represented by President Haughton Treasurer Wise and Business Manager Flapgood while Manager Stallings travels from his Georgia plantation to attend.
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