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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1908
Page
4
Boston high school basketball begins with many teams unsure of lineups practice spaces and eligibility. Charlestown leads early with wins while East Boston West Roxbury and South Boston prepare for key tests as schedules unfold across the league.
Representatives of the Eastern League and American Association met at the Victoria Hotel to draft an ultimatum to the majors. They demand home rule, limit MLB rosters to 25, and the right to settle disputes without major league intervention. Meetings continue as major leagues prepare to respond.
A prominent hospital matron urges families to avoid constipation and shares a home prescription. The suggested mix includes cascara, compound essence cardiol, and rhubarb syrup to be taken after meals by adults and children, claimed to cure various ailments including piles and liver trouble.
President Mc Caffrey of Toronto says he will not intervene in the Dovey Kelley controversy between Davey and Kelley. He denies offering salaries or arranging a return. He notes Kelley and his current owner must settle their dispute without his input.
The Workingmen's Motor Boat Club of Porchester will hold its first dance at Wheelock's Hall on Wednesday evening. The club, made up of working people, aims to buy and run a motor boat through cooperative plans, with a large boat already prepared to receive engines in spring.
A list of teams and captains for a six day race includes German Holland Walter Rutt and Johann Stol. Danish Italian Norman Anderson and Carlo Vannoni. Dixie Yankee Bobby Walthour and Eddie Root. Intercity Joe Fogler and Iver Lawson. Mormons Hardy Downing and L. Hollister. Farmer and Messenger Boy Frank Galvin and George Wiley. Transcontinental Fred Hill and Walter De Mara. French Victor Dupre Leon Georget Francois Faber Henri Lafourcade. Italian French Maurice Brocco Roger Labrousse. Australian Pedlar Palmer Gordon Walker. Pacifico Atlantic Floyd MacFarland James Moran. Long Island Ruprechet Bedell. Emerald Isle Matthew Downey Patrick Logan. East West Elmer Collins W E Mitten.
In Madison Square Garden at midnight amid 10 000 fans Dorando Pietri launched the 16th annual six day bicycle race with 15 teams of riders beginning around the saucer shaped board track. Veterans Rutt and Stol headline a field that includes Downey Logan Walthour Root and MacFarland Moran Georget Dupre in pursuit of the big prize.
New foreign riders Brocco Labrousse and Faber Lafourcade challenge seasoned U S riders. Ruprechet replaces Bedell amid pleurisy illness in John Bedell. Walter Rutt, last year’s winner, leads early as Eddie Root and Bobby Walthour exchange the lead. Drobeck and Devonovitch join a Russian entrant as the event runs through two hours setting a new record.
Yale opens its winter season with hockey, basketball in New York games and a forthcoming gymnastics meet during holidays. Captain John Heron, Stanley, Fels, Henry Howe, Ted Lilley, and Ford Johnson headline a roster aiming to defend or build on last year’s hockey title. Four holiday games set in Pittsburgh include Cornell, Carnegie Institute, and Yale alumni.
Harvard fullback Ernest L. Ver Wiebe faces possible loss of amateur status after accepting a gold watch and purse at a Somerville honor reception. The A A U rules scrutinize prizes, with past cases involving Bernie Wefers and J Sherring cited as context for potential action.
At Young’s Hotel the plan for an eight club New England basketball league was unveiled. Clubs will be Peabody Salem Providence South Boston Woonsocket Cambridge Dorchester and Lowell. First game set for December 15 in Cambridge with Woonsocket as the opponent.
A list of basketball games by weight classes and locations. Entries mention Clinton Mass Maplewood Y M Inst and other clubs, with organizers and addresses guiding matches between 115 to 1380 pound teams and second teams.
The Winthrop High School basketball team opened the season with four wins and faces one of the toughest, longest schedules in school history. The lineup includes local games, a Christmas Maine trip, and many intercity showdowns with Andover Cushing Academy Bridgewater Harvard and Yale freshmen Brown and Maine.
New York December 6 Roger Bresnahan may assume managerial duties for the St. Louis Cardinals next season. He is in New York to confer with Giants manager John McGraw about a possible transfer to St. Louis as negotiations proceed with Cardinals owners.
Columbia officials announced that the full $6000 needed to pay last year’s Morningside crews debts has been secured and varsity practice starts this week. About $4000 was raised by undergraduates through Manager Alexander.
The Harding A. A. defeated Webster A. A. in a Saturday game held at Revere. The contest outcome favored Harding A. A. with a decisive win reported by local sources.
The two masted schooner Eldredge, with 50 tons water in hold and sails torn, was towed to Provincetown by the steamship Sterling after three days adrift in a northwest gale. Crew endured freezing temperatures and near starvation before being rescued by transfer to the revenue cutter Gresham and then to safety.
On the Lady Sybil a relentless icebound voyage threatens crew and cargo as waves batter the ship for hours. Meanwhile the Boston battles a fierce fire in the after hold near Yarmouth, with Captain Simms guiding rapid evacuation and calm leadership to save passengers and crew.
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