Thorpe Stars In Early Football Comeback Claims
Jim Thorpe former Carlisle star and versatile athlete shows sharp form with the Western professionals in football while praise for his all around speed and endurance remains strong. Dorchester coach Billy McVicar targets national junior cross country title with Hennigan leading a fit Dorchester squad. Back Bay plans the 27th annual games on Feb 5 1916 at Mechanics Building with star entrants anticipated and Charles Brickley noted for his all American selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Thorpe
Carlisle
Johnny Garrelg
Alvin Kraenzleins
Thorpe
Giants
Billy McVicar
Dorchester
New York
Hig Bunch
Hennigan
Mechanics’ Building
Back Bay
Watson’s Play Calling On Crimson Team Highlighted
Whose finger on the pie of success is discussed as Watson shaped plays for Eddie Mahan and other Crimson stars. A local amateur hockey team seeks Arena approval to practice, aiming to field a seven to face the B A A and Arena squads with forthcoming arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Mahan
Crimson
Watson
Arena Hockey Management
Arena Seven
Letter highlights boxing and BA A games entries
A letter mentions Jimmy Dime and Al Lippe. It notes Fistie-Jeff Smith born April 23 1891 in New York, recalls a 1913 20 round fight with Georges Carpentier, and asks about BA A games entries with a Jan 22 1916 deadline. It confirms training now is appropriate and asks whether Speedy Rush played college football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Dime
al Lippe
Jeff Smith
New York
Georges Carpentier
France
Speedy Rush
Rush
Big Swimming Meet at Revere Friday
The Ocean Pier Swimming Club hosts its second winter meet at Revere Beach Friday with 100-yard handi cap and plunge for men and 40-yard and 100-yard races for girls, both handicap. Included are a diving exhibition and a water polo game. Entries close today at the Ocean Pier Bath, to Herbert D. Holm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Pier Swimming Club
Ocean Pier Bath
Herbert D. Holm
Johnson says M Gill acceptable to American league
President Johnson of the American league plans to travel to Ohio to Cleveland for talks with bankers on the Cleveland club. He comments that James McGill of Indianapolis and the Denver club could buy out Charles Somers’ stake, and McGill would be acceptable to the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Johnson
American League
Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland Ball Club
James McGill
Indianapolis American Association
Denver Western League
Charles Somers
McGill
Fat Men Race Set At Boston Arena Friday Night
Fat men will compete at the Boston Arena Friday night in a race sparked by Hi King, a market district figure. The event gives athletically inclined heavier men a chance to demonstrate their form on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Arena
Hi” King
Market
Dick Gilbert
Lexington, Ky
Jacksonville
Fla
Bill McKinnon
Seminole A. C
McKinnon
Exhibition skaters to headline opening night
William Jaycock will perform continental style fancy skating while Herr and Fraulein Mueller from Berlin present a 15 minute exhibition. Five thousand invitations for Friday's opening are sold. Manager Walter Lougee revises the Interscholastic League schedule to favor evening matches and Friday nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jaycock
Herr
Fraulein Mueller
Berlin
Walter Lougee
Lougee
Gordon
Arlington High
Melrose High
Leavitt
Bert Newell
Newton High
Arlington
Cliff Peabody
Newton
Burkhart
Medford
Laird
Gossip for Motorists and Auto Show Hints
Speculation about Russell Green's dinner entertainment for the Bay State Automobile Club tops notes. A 50 cent per horsepower tax on cars and boats stirs expenses. J W Maguire hubs golf skill at Wollaston. John L Judd widens Auburn car distribution. Four weeks to 1916 auto shows opening Jan 1 in New York Grand Central Palace. James C Tate joins Coburn Draper sales team for Maxwell cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Green
Bay State Automobile Club
Lenox
Grand Central Palace
New York
Bowdoin Announces Baseball Schedule for Next Season
Bowdoin College in Brunswick announces its tentative next season baseball slate pending faculty and athletic council approval. Games include Harvard in Cambridge April 11 Trinity in Hartford April 12 Dartmouth in Hanover April 13 Maine in Orono April 29 Colby in Brunswick May 6 Tufts in Brunswick May 17 Tufts in Medford May 20 Colby in Waterville May 24 Maine in Brunswick May 30 Bates in Lewiston June 2 both Bates at Brunswick.
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Brunswick
Bowdoin
Harvard
Cambridge
Trinity
Hartford
Dartmouth
Hanover
Portland
Wesleyan
Middletown
Maine
Orono
Colby
Tufts
Medford
Waterville
Bates
Lewiston
45 Colleges Name Gridiron Leaders for 1916 Season
A survey shows 45 colleges have picked captains to lead their football teams for the 1916 season. Leaders span positions from quarterbacks and halfbacks to ends and fullbacks with universities including Yale, Michigan, Minnesota, Army, Cornell, and California represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tles
Boxing Bush League Taints Promoters and Prospects
The Cambridge manager warns Johnny Noonan to train for a Dec. 17 bout at Roxbury as McRae vows to fight him. Promoters face forfeits and unreliable schedules in New England, while Leo Johnson joins Joe Woodman and NY bouts loom. Gibbons Ahearn match draws big local interest in St Paul, and cross promotions plot fares as Wolgast Leach Cross settle Harlem date.
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Howard McRae
Cambridge
Johnny Noonan
Dorchester
A. C
Roxbury
Noonan
Looney
McRae
Manchester
New England
Boston
Leo Johnson
New York
Joe Woodman
Big City
Woodman
St. Paul
Mike Gibbons
Young Ahearn
Gibbons
McFarland
Sam Wallach
Larney Lichtenstein
Leach Cross
Ad Wolgast
Harlem
Wolgast
Leach
St. Nicholas Rink
Milton Academy Names Second and Third Football Letter Winners
Milton Academy awarded letters to its second and third football teams yesterday. Sherman Damon of Brookline was named manager and Chester Mayer of Milwaukee assistant. Second team letter recipients include Chapin Blake Clark Edmund Coolidge Golthwaite Door Richard Hastings George Lee Knut Luttropp Haven Parker Taylor Snelling Robinson and John Watson. Third team honorees total sixteen: Nicholas Apollonio Baxter Bergen Herbert Dickson Malcolm Forbes Henry Humphrey Olmstead Eben Page Pantalion Albert Potter Palmer Putnam Allen Russell Smith Thayer Thomas Wales and George Whitcomb.
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Milton Academy
Sherman Damon
Brookline
Chester Mayer
Milwaukee
Chapin
Blake Clark
Edmund Coolidge
Golthwaite Door
Richard Hastings
George Lee
Knut Luttropp
Haven Parker
Taylor
Snelling Robinson
John Watson
Nicholas Apollonio
Baxter
Bergen
Herbert Dickson
Malcolm Forbes
Henry Humphrey
Olmstead
Eben Page
Pantalion
Albert Potter
Palmer Putnam
Allen Russell
Smith
Thayer
Thomas Wales
George Whitcomb
Pomfret Announces Hockey Schedule For Coming Season
Pomfret school hockey team outlines its 2024 schedule with home games against Harvard scrubs Dean Academy Somerville High Huntington Providence Technical and St Marks plus away dates at Taft and Watertown Jan 6 date pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomfret
Conn
Sanderson
Harvard Scrubs
Dean Academy
Somerville High
Taft School
Watertown
Huntington School
Providence Technical
Aegies
Pomret
St. Mark's
Headlight Puzzle 10 Motorists Demonstration
A demonstration by H V Chamberlain shows difficulty dimming headlights to meet the Highway Commission rule effective January 1. The Massachusetts Automobile Club official highlighted challenges in adjusting beams for compliant operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Highway Commission
H. V. Chamberlain
Massachusetts Automobile Club
Headlight Regulation Demonstration Highlights Safety Aims
Colonel Sohier and the Highway Commission showcased 26 headlight styles to hundreds of motorists. They explained the rules aim to curb glare and aid pedestrians, noting penalties and the potential court interpretation while stressing safer speeds and better visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Sohier
The
Highway Commission
Sohier
City Club Night Presents Carmen at Boston Opera House
The Boston Opera House hosts City Club night next Tuesday with Bizet's Carmen starring Maria Gay Jose Escamillo by Martin and Mardones as Jose and Escamillo. The four farewell performances include Aida on Monday and Madame Butterfly on Wednesday with a gala on Wednesday evening. Tickets for Tuesday sold quickly at the City Club, with expectations of a sold out house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Opera House
Bizet
Carmen
Maria Gay
Messrs. Martin and
Mardones
Jose and
Escamillo
Aida
Arlington High Cross Country Sends No Wakefield Challenge
Arlington High School cross country will not race Wakefield this season as Wakefield declined the two week old challenge. Arlington claims the team is preparing for the season and will not travel for the meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington High School
Wakefield High
Arlington
Spectacular Burlesque at 10th Annual Mutual Relief Show
About 1200 attendees packed Jordan Hall for the 10th annual Open dat doh event by the Hotel and Railroad News Company Mutual Relief and Benefit Association. Rastus Lee led as E L Drew with comic flair while acts by Marion Feeley Evelyn Aylsworth and Katherine Haney drew strong applause. The revue featured Mike Finigan J J Sullivan William Donnelly and others delivering risqué humor and song ending with a playful shoe shine gag and a final spotlight on Rastus and Mike ending the program on a high note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landsake
Rastus Lee
Mutual Relief and Benefit Association
Jordan Hall
Rastuss
E. L. Drew
News Distributors
Greater Boston
Joseph Hogan
Mike Finigan
Marion Feeley
Evelyn Aylsworth
Henry Sheldon, Jr
March of the Nations
Columbia
Uncle Sam
Miss Feeley
Katherine Haney
J. J. Sullivan
Mahree
William Donnelly
Harvard
Rastus
Willie
Mike
The
Bike Riders Beat Record in Six Day Race Lead
Fast riding by Walthour Spears Grenda and Fogler paced the six day bicycle race in New York. At midnight the 48th hour the 13 leading teams stood three miles eight laps ahead of the former mark with 1015 miles and one lap. The 1000 mile milestone came at 11 18 p m with Walthour in front.
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New York
Walthour
Spears
Grenda
Fogler
Sullivan
Anderson
Suter
Madonna
Wohlrab
Kopsky
Ruddie Russe
Vanderstuyft
Otello at the Boston Opera House Impresses Crowd
Verdi's Otello presented by the Robinoff Pavlova Opera Company wowed Boston with a nearly ideal cast led by Zenatello as Otello and Villani as Desdemona. Baklanoff as Iago Leveront as Emilia and Maranzoni on score impressed a fair audience with strong choral and dramatic readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Opera House
Robinoff-Pavlova Opera Company
Zenatello
America
Mme. Villani
Desdemona
Mr. Baklanoff
Tago
Emelia
Mme. Leveront
Cassio
Roderigo
Father Blocks Teen Wedding In Everett Attempt
Willis FE Bunnell and Clara E. Bunnell of Eden avenue Charlestown sent a written request to the city registrar asking refusal of a marriage license for Raymond Bunnell 17 and Hazel M. Webber 19 of Everett. The father said he had already thwarted a marriage in Everett and will do his best to keep them from wed. He argues the boy is too young and dislikes the chosen wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis FE. Bunnell
Clara E. Bunnell
Eden Avenue
Charrlestown
City Hall
Raymond
Hazel M. Webber
Everett
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Bert Macomber
Emil Flag
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Kid) Alberts
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E.l.drey
H & FR
1IOS Cigar Union
Istrlstolits Bey
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