Baseball and sport notes echo by gone era in Boston
Arthur Duffey surveys early 20th century sports culture with talk of baseball upcoming seasons. He notes ice hockey outdoors, Mineola Aviation Field football, and Boston College grid clashes. He laments attendance gate receipts and wartime charity efforts, including the Meadowbrook Club's John Overton Memorial Mile.
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Johnny Overton
Chateau Thierry
Meadowbrook Club
Philadelphia
Meadowbrook
Lieutenant Overton
John Overton
Quaker City Organization
St Marys Hall Junior Team Defeats West End Wanderers
At St. Marys Hall in the North End last night the junior St Marys five defeated the heavier West End Wanderers by 6 points in a fast game. Flanagan starred for the winners and Hereault for the Wanderers.
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St. Mary’s Hall
North End
St. Mary's
West End Wanderers
Flanagan
Hereault
Wanderers
Junior football listings for St Mary's Juniors and Madison Club
The St Mary's Juniors of the West End invite 75 to 85 pound teams from Boston area. John Devlin of 2 Toss Street Charlestown is the contact. The Madison Club of Roxbury seeks 120 pound teams in the State. James McCaffrey of 3 Harvard Avenue Dorchester is the contact. Telephone Dorchester 1815.
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St. Mary's
West End
Boston
John Devlin
Toss Street
Charlestown
Madison Club
Roxbury
James McCaffrey
Harvard Avenue
Dorchester
Plans for world's biggest athletic meet in France
The American Army outlines an extensive series of athletic contests ending in an inter allied Olympic meet to be held in Paris if feasible. General Pershing has approved the plans, with finals planned in Paris.
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France
Associated Press
Pershing
Paris
Tris Speaker to Manage Indians in Cleveland Move
Tris Speaker, famed Cleveland batting star, is slated to succeed Lee Fohl as Indians manager. Announcement expected at the American League meeting in Chicago next week. Fohl may remain as pitching coach, his prior role.
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New York
Tris Speaker
Cleveland
Lee Fohl
Indians
Speaker
Chicago
Fohl
Army plans track and field rivalry across ranks and nations
The plan outlines competitive games from platoon to army corps level, including track and field and shooting events. It envisions unique branch contests among machine gun units, artillery, trench mortars, and infantry groups, with American soldiers in purely American events and finals against British, French, Belgian, and Italian troops for other events.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Ix Knights of Columbus
Waterfront Calendar Notes Dec 5 1579 War Days
Calendar entry records war duration 609 days since start, 339rd day of year, autumn day nine hours ten minutes, tide heights morning six feet nine inches and evening ten feet, full moon December 1 7, January 16 February 14, new moon January 21 March 2, and evening star Mars with morning stars Jupiter Venus Saturn.
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Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Record Mackerel Catch Leads Bay Trade Surge
Almost 30 000 pounds of fresh mackerel were caught in the bay yesterday marking a record for late season. Fishermen sold at wholesale for about 20 cents a pound after receiving 17 cents from wholesalers. The fish pier also received 308 000 pounds of fresh ground fish with ex vessel prices listed for haddock scrod large cod market cod pollock hake and more. Vessel arrivals include Pioneer Fish Hawk Corinthian and others with hundreds to thousands of pounds reported. Upcoming shipments include apples to Europe on the steamship Bohemian and more sailings by Nellore Haverford to London and Liverpool. Two four master schooners being built for Crowell Thurlow will launch in Maine within two weeks with Gladys M Taylor and Ida Dow christenings near Stockton Springs.
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Haddock
Europe
France
London
Haverford
Liverpool
Red Cross
Crowell & Thurlow
Maine
Gladys M. Taylor
Stockton Springs
Ida
Dow
Shipping News Arrived and Sailed at Port Reading
Shipping news lists steamers Stavangeren Lie George town Frednes Andersen Pro greso Mexico Nantucket Paine Philadelphia Yankee Campbell Norfolk Cicoa Greene Ctc City of Bangor Sawyer Bangor Northern Wave Carlson Portsmouth Tugs FP L Pillsbury Swimm Lynn towing barges Monitor for Port Reading Saturn Cunningham Beverly No 19 M Mitchell Davis Chase Rockport Mass Schooner George R Bradford Webster Rockport Mass Sailed steamers Norfolk Charleston Jacksonville Lake Deval Baltimore Meteor Newport News
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Stavangeren
Lie
Georgetown
B. G
Frednes
Andersen
Progreso
Mexico
Nantucket
Paine
Philadelphia
Yankee
Campbell
Norfolk
Cicoa
Greene
Ctc
City of Bangor
Sawyer
Bangor
Northern Wave
Carlson
Portsmouth
FP. L. Pillsbury
Swimm
Lynn
Monitor
Port Reading
Saturn
Cunningham
Beverly
Speaker to Lead Cleveland Club for Training Camp Next Spring
A Cleveland report says Speaker will succeed Fohl as manager when the team leaves for training camp in New Orleans next spring. Fohl, who took over in 1915, transformed the club into a strong American League contender by 1916 despite losing stars to service.
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Dunn
Speaker
Cleveland
New Orleans
Naval Aviation Service
Walter Pipp
Yankees
Mass. Tech
Pipp
Fohl
Joe Birmingham
Indians
Six Day Race at Madison Square Garden Leads by McNamara
At Madison Square Garden on December 4 the six day bicycle race saw no position changes in the last 24 hours. Reggie McNamara and Jake Magin led with 281 points from five firsts and three seconds, Madden and Corry were second with 1883, Grenda and Hill third with 133, as 138 teams total covered 1273 miles nine laps at midnight. The Bowker brothers trailed one lap behind. Six teams lost a lap in a general sprint, including Kramer and Dupuy and Lang and Byron.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Reggie’ McNamara
Jake’’ Magin
Madden
Corry
Grenda
Hill
Bowker Brothers
Goullet
Kramer
Dupuy
Carman
Debaetes
Gerwig
Keller
Lang
Byron
Belle
Markey
All-Star Bouts Set for Commercial Friday Night
Three 10-round bouts and a six-round opener headline the Commercial A. C. lineup. Al Gerard faces Bob Josephs in the main event, with Dusty Kroll meets Leo Downey for the Maine welter title in the opener. Lefty Major fights Dave Powers in his first appearance here.
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A. C
al Gerard
Bob Josephs
Josephs
Dan Kramer
Dan Donovan
Cambridge
Dusty Kroll
Leo Downey
Roxbury
Fox
Downey
Lefty Major
North Adams
Dave Powers
Malden
Lefty
Local boxing bouts spark next season with veteran names
Frankie Britt eyes a win over Chicagoan after Welling and Dundee go 12 rounds. Tomorrow at Commercial A C Al Gerard faces Bob Josephs in a 10 round bout as three Boston area boxers chase the division title. Wakefield A A plans its season opener with 108, 115, 125 lb classes, caller Osthues at Medford. Lew Tendler vs Frankie Callahan slated for Arena next Monday promises a strong scrap.
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Joe Welling
Johnny Dundee
Frankie Britt
al Gerard
Bob Josephs
Commercial A. C
Chick Suggs
al Delmont
Tommy Flanagan
New Bedford
Wakefield A. A
Wakefield Theatre
Benjamin B. Osthues
Summer Street
Medford
Lew Tendler
Philadelphia
Frankie Callahan
New York
A. C
Pittsfield
Pete Hartley
Leo Johnson
Young Nippee
North Adams
Kid Ruel
Battling Green
Young Schwarz
Kilonis and Ress Settle Argument Tonight at Grand Opera House
John Kilonis the Greek middleweight promises to play fair unless his opponent gets rough in the one fall match with Cyclone Ress at the Grand Opera House this evening. The bout ends when one man wins with no time limit, a battle from start to finish. Pinky Gardner faces Al Ventres in a two out of three falls middleweight clash for a championship elimination, with the winner to meet Yokel or Ketonen later.
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John Kilonis
Cyclone Ress
Grand Opera House
New York
Pinky Gardner
al Ventres
Gardner-Ventres
Mike Yokel
Waino Ketonen
Arlington Girls Field Hockey at Spy Pond Field
Arlington High School girls field hockey hosts Cambridge Sargent School in a second season game at Spy Pond Athletic Field Saturday afternoon.
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Arlington High School
Sargent School
Cambridge
Spy Pond
Arlington
Red Sox Planning Major Team Shakeup for Chicago Trade Talks
President Harry Frazee and manager Ed Barrow will travel to Chicago next Sunday night to discuss selling buying and trading to strengthen a team that could be practically invincible if the current players in Uncle Sam service could be released before the South in March.
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Harry Frazee
Red Sox
Ed Barrow
Chicago
Uncle Sam
South
Frazee’s trade prospects loom over Red Sox next winter
The article details Frazee’s potential to reshuffle the Red Sox roster seeking a top catcher while offering a wealth of talent in pitchers and position players. It lists players like Agnew Schang Mayer Wilder Leonard Pennock Pertica Foster and more including McInnis Hoblitzell Gainer Bent ley Shean Janvrin Cooney Barry Scott Thomas Cochrane Coffey McNally Lewis Hooper Strunk Walsh Shorten and White man as possible trade assets and notes interest from Cleveland and St Louis for a strong backstop and four or more moundmen. It also discusses Dutch Leonard Pennock and the likelihood of selling players after a desired catcher is obtained.
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Frazee
Red Sox
Sox
Agnew
Schang
Mayer
Red Wilder
Ruth
Bush
Jones
Dubue
Mays
Shore
Kinney
Leonard
Pennock
Pertica
Foster
McInnis
Hoblitzell
Gainer
Bentley
Shean
Janvrin
Cooney
Barry
Scott
Thomas
Cochrane
Coffey
McNally
Lewis
Hooper
Strunk
Walsh
Shorten
Whiteman
O'Neill
Severeid
Cleveland
St. Louis
Dutch Leonard
Boston
Herb
Fpertica
Doubue
Fred Thomas
Mitch to Get Stock in Place of Salary as President
Chicago December 4 Fred Mitchell manager of the Chicago National League club will become owner of a block of stock when he assumes the presidency. He is said to pay for the shares from future profits and that the stock sale replaces his salary for president duties.
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Chicago
Fred Mitchell
NO LET DOWN BY B. C. SQUAD
Boston College football practice faced weather delays as Coach O'Brien prepared the third eleven for Saturday's game at Braves Field against Mineola Aviators. Alumni and students are expected. several BBC players may retire post demobilization, with Phil Corrigan highlighted for his speed and open field work.
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Boston
O'Brien
Braves Field
Mineola
Newton College
BBC
Phil Corrigan
Charley Brickley
Tufts
Maroon and Gold
Frank Morrissey
Walter Collins
Paul Ryan
Louis Urban
Baseball to resume in major leagues next season
Chicago Dec 4 The American league president Ban Johnson announced that professional baseball would be resumed in the major leagues next season with government sanction. The War Department, via General March, advised there is no reason the game should not be resumed under present conditions.
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War Department
Johnson
General March
United States
Ty Cobb
Alexander
Benny Kauff
Hank
Gowdy
Cobb
France
New York
Chicago
National League
National Association of Minor Leagues
Ban Johnson
Army
Quincy Roller Polo Shifts Home Games to Marlboro
The Quincy roller polo team failed to play a home game against Lawrence due to lack of support. Manager Williams will relocate the team to Marlboro with a first game set for December 9. Marlboro fans persuaded him after a conference, promising substantial support. Quincy will continue on the road this week.
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Quincy
Lawrence
Williams
Marlboro
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