Bowerman to Manage Boston Club Next Season
New York Dec 8 Joe Kelley is out in Boston and Frank Bowerman will manage the Boston team next season according to President George B Dovey Bowerman is seen as a better fit for the club and its players Dovey says Kelley may go to Toronto but Bowerman will lead the club for 1906.
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New York
Joe Kelley
Boston
George B. Dovey
Kelley
Dovey
Frank Bowerman
Bowerman
Boston Baseball
Toronto
Joe
the Waldorf
McCaffrey
South End
Davey
Oher
Brooklyn
Dahlen-Lewis
Dodgers
Bill
War Horse
Jordan
Alperman
Lewis
Dahlen
Roger Bresnahan
Messrs
Brush
McGraw
Knowles
Waldorf
Clarke Griffith
Griffith
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Tebeau
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St. Louis
Murray
Cardinals
Bresnahan
Rogers
Brodgklyn
Jack Dunn
Ebbetts
Dunn
Hanlon
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Billy Gilbert
Gilbert
Stanley Robinson
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Rochester
John Ganzel
John S. Taylor
Browns
Red Sox
Lou Criger
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Ostdick
Hoey
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Charley Murphy
National Commission
Pulliam
Merkle
Washington
East
France
England
New York State
Fulliam Recommends Rule Changes for Postponed Games
New York December 8 President Pulliam urges an automatic rule for scheduling postponed games on the first day of the next series at the original site. He also proposes adopting the World Series ground rules as NL standard, setting the foul line at five feet and a 25 foot roped area behind it.
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New York
Pulliam
Basketball games wanted by local clubs in Boston area
Listings from Somerville A A to Madison A C seeking opponents by weight class and schedule. Contacts include J J McCarthy, Thomas F McDeavitt, Cornelius Sullivan, William McLaughlin, Preston Hickey, William J O Hearn, Maurice Maney and F H Fitzgerald for teams such as 105 125 and 95 pound divisions with varying home and away games.
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Somerville
A. A
J. J. McCarthy
Washington Street
South Boston
New England
Thomas F. McDeavitt
Third Street
Rovers A. C
Cornelius Sullivan
Litchfield Street
Brighton
St. Francis
William McLaughlin
Auburn Street
Charlestown
Dorchester
Preston Hickey
River Street
Saracen A. C
William J. O'Hearn
Holiday Street
Howard Hall
Maurice Maney
Paisley Park
Madison A. C
F. H. Fitzgerald
Milk Street
City
Milton High Hockey Team Awaits Cold Weather Start
Milton's hockey squad awaits ice as Captain Anderson leads practice in the school gym. Returning forwards include Anderson and Horner while Whittemore guards the net. strong newcomers for forward and cover point roles rise among Harrington Emerson O’Hare Sangster O’Connell and Apollonio with Mull en Shea Maguire Thayer Hamilton and Johnstone contending for further positions. The schedule lists games against Milton Academy Cambridge Latin Wakefield Medford Arlington Everett Newton Weymouth Rindge Manuel Malden Mechanic Arts and Melrose, with venues at Milton Malden and Melrose.
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Milton High
Anderson
Horner
Fuller
Whittemore
Harrington
Emerson
O’hare
Sangster
O'Connell
Apollonio
Mullen
Shea
Maguire
Thayer
Hamilton
Johnstone
Clark
Sears
Quigley
Keep
Milton Academy
Milton
Cambridge Latin
Wakefield High
Medford High
Arlington High
Everett High
Newton High
Newton
Wellesley
Malden
Mechanic Arts
Melrose High
Melrose
Bosworth
Chelsea High
Rindge
Somerville High
Medford
Everett
Henry Morgan
Jesse Clark
Carl Miner
George Miner
Letherman
Moray
Goding
Hadley
Benoit
Tiamont
Turner
Cosgrove
Wescott
Milliken
Gardner
Marston
Malden High cancels basketball team for season
Malden High School Athletic Association votes to skip basketball in favor of class contests. Schedule set for January February games at Malden with outside teams, plus future matches and open dates. Football players named for special letters include Captain Henry Morgan and others.
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Malden High School Athletic Association
Malden
Ver Wiebe Accepts and Returns Amateur Purse
Ver Wiebe Harvard fullback returned a $50 purse given by Somerville admirers after fears his amateur status would be compromised by professionalism. The move, alongside a gold watch and charm previously received, clears him of any taint and reassures Cambridge athletic officials.
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Ver Wiebe
Harvard
Somerville
Cambridge
Providence Beats Worcester 8 to 6 in Hilly Battle
Providence defeats Worcester 8 to 6 after a strong late run. Lions of Providence and Worcester exchange leads through two periods as Providence surges in the final minutes. Curtis and Lincoln lead with 9 and 8 rushes and Sutherland posts 36? stops as Heffernen referees.
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Providence
Dec
Worcester
Worcester Boys
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Fahey Neratorny
Beiss
Rutherland
Curtis
Lincoln
Menard
Hardy
Hart
Mallory
Sutherland
Heffernen
Timer—Perrin
Yost Predicts Ralph Allen Ready To Star For Michigan
Ann Harbor Michigan reports coach Tiurry-Up Yost believes Ralph Allen will be a star fullback for Michigan in 1909. Ineligibility this year due to poor studies, Allen focused on academics to qualify next season and now aims to contribute strong work with the squad.
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Ann Harbor
Mich
Yost
Ralph Allen
Michigan
Scrubs
Reading High Coach Seeks Games With Local High Schools
Manager A R Stembridge of Reading High basketball seeks scheduling games with nearby high school teams. Letters to A R Stembridge Reading or call Reading 1945 to arrange.
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Stembridge
Reading
A. R. Stembridge
Indian runner Longboat stunned by Smallwood duel at 10 miles
The column notes Arthur Duffey questions Longboat’s recent form after a 10 mile defeat by Percy Smallwood in Philadelphia. Dorando looms in a Madison Square Garden challenge, while Dorando’s pace out front contrasts with Longboat’s fading energy as critics weigh the Italian rival’s odds.
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Possum
Tom Longboat
Porder
Dorando
Madison Square Garden
Percy Smallwood
Longboat
Smallwood
Philadelphia
Boston High School Basketball Season Opens With Rivalries
The Boston High School Basketball League starts its season today with Dorchester vs Commercial and South Boston vs Roxbury in two divisions. Dorchester led by Coach Mathews with veterans and ex Dorchester stars aiding, faces a strong lineup as Charlie Hoernle and Louis Abbott move up. South Boston, under Coach Redding, meets Roxbury at Roxbury after a 55 to 5 win over Brighton.
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Boston High School
Dorchester High
Commercial High
South Boston
Roxbury High
Commercial
Seavey
Williams
Norton
Nealey
Dorchester
Roxbury
Mathews
Fred Barnstead
Art Brayley
Charlie Hoernle
Frank Daly
Larry Conley
Chet Spaulding
Baseball Fame
George Sullivan
Hoernle
Louis Abbott
Redding
South Boston High
Brighton High
Barry
Barron
Eames
Lane
Doyle
Grant
Curry
Goir
Lincoln
Walsh
White
Pete Cannon
Keefe
Hyde Park High Opens Season With Promising Team
Hyde Park High School begins its basketball season with captain William McKenna leading a promising lineup. Manager J L Drummery released a schedule featuring games at Hyde Park and away against teams like Melrose High Dartmouth Revere Medford Canton Watertown and Winchester through March.
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Hyde Park
William McKenna
J. L. Drummery
Ballou & Hobigand
Melrose High
Dartmouth
North Easton
Revere
Rock Ridge Hall
Wellesley
Canton
Medford
Everett
Watertown
Winchester
Dedham
Reading
Rindge
Loughrey Wins Philadelphia Bout Over Corbett
Young Loughrey of Philadelphia defeated Fred Corbett here in a six round match at the Douglas A. C. Loughrey started slow but surged in the second round to take the decision in fast action.
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Philadelphia
Dec
Young Loughrey
Fred Corbett
Douglas A. C
Loughrey
Wills to Race MacLean at Boston Coliseum
Arthur Wills the English pace follower signed to race Hugh MacLean at Park Square Coliseum Boston next Saturday night. Distance not set. Wills defeated Pobby Walthour at Madison Square Garden last Saturday and is viewed as a racing wonder. New Yorkers ready to back him to the limit. Wills already familiar with the Boston track.
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New York
Arthur Wills
Hugh MacLean
Park Square Coliseum
Boston
Wills
Pobby Walthour
Madison Square Garden
MacLean
Hewson Sets New Sudbury League Single String Mark
Hewson of the Somerville Provision Clerks established a new league record with a 117 single string score. His effort helped the Provision Clerks total 466 in a sweeping win for the team in the Sudbury Industrial league.
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Hewson
Somerville Provision Clerks
Sudbury
Provision Clerks
SOM. P
Quality
Hadley
Itl Donovan
Tong
W. Coo
Spear
Sjestedt
Tame i
Ce Connors
Gallagher
Giles
Ou Donahue
Oxford alleys Team Petals in unusual matchups
Local lanes showcase unusual pairings as Oxford teams engage in nonstandard alley events. Odd matchups draw attention from residents and attract curious spectators to the street venue.
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Oxford
Oxford O
Svasiewegens
Sullivan to War on Britons
James E Sullivan, president of the A A U, readies for conflict with the English A A U. Reports indicate forward movements by battleships and heavy guns as tensions rise after recent clashes with English officials.
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New York
James E. Sullivan
Gustavus Kirby
Sullivan
London
Five Teams Tied in Big Cycle Race at Madison Square Garden
Bobby Wal thour and Root regained a lap in the six day cycle race at Madison Square Garden, inspiring a frenzy among thousands of spectators. The pace remains furious through the 50th hour as five teams pull ahead while others fall back, with the record pace and Father Time on the rivals' heels.
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New York
Bobby Walthour
Root
Dec
Madison Square Garden
Americans Lead In Great Race As European Teams Lag
The American riders dominate the field with only one European team left numbered. Butt and Stol, MacFarland and Moran, Fogler and Lawson, Collins and Mitten and Hill and DeMara are tied while the rest trail. Spectators are frenzied by the event hailed as the greatest race ever.
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Butt
Stol
MacFarland
Moran
Fogler
Lawson
Collins
Mitten
Hill
DeMara
Drobach
South Boston
Folger-Lawson
MacFarland-Moran
DeMara-Hill
Boston
California
Fabre Sprints Lead in Record-Breaking Track Race
Fabre the French rider powered clear in the New York endurance event, finishing 916 miles five laps after 45 hours, six miles ahead of the old record. His relentless pace drew crowds of about 15,000 through the day and evening, despite warnings to curb rough blocking.
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New York
Fabre
Moran
Calvin
Collins
French Team Quits New York in Grueling Six Day Race
The six day cycle race narrows as a French team quits amid illness suspicions. Dupre falls ill and Georget continues solo, while American and German riders press a brutal pace. Leaders strain, masks rise, and sleep becomes scarce as Hill and DeMara impress in a young field.
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New York
Dupre
Georget
France
Record score at two and a half miles race
Former record noted as two and two laps, set at 1900 by Elkes and MacFar land in a 2 A. M. score event.
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Elkes and MacFarland
Track race gears up with bettors eyeing leaders and rivals
A fast improver leads the field as Moran and Mack Farland gain on the record pace during the endurance race. Boston rider Patsy Logan returns after a fall, limp and battered, while Dutch Waller and Floyd Krebs forecast possible winners among Moran Mack Farland and Lawsen Fogler with others watching intently.
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Walter Butt
Iver Lawson
Floyd MacFarland
Patsy Logan
Boston
Dutch Waller
Charley Miller
Moran
Mack Farland
Mac
Floyd Krebs
George Leander
Hill
DeMara
Krebs
Otto Maya
Lawsen
Fogler
Malden Y M C A Beats Odel Club In Basketball
The Malden Y M C A defeated the Odel Club of Saugus 44 to 4 in Malden. The Malden second team beat the Odel second team 30 to 14 with Time-Two 20 minute halves. Referee Coughlin Umpire Reeves Scorer Collins Attendance 200.
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Malden Y. M. C. A
Odel Club
Saugus
Odel
Odell. Papep Elc
Igs Wines
Walhalmus Cs
Perea Ina Valle
C. Horton Pig
Pena
Creche
Coughlin
Reeves
Collins
Winter Garden to Host Amateur and Pro Basketball Tournaments
The Winter Garden in Park Square plans a series of basketball contests open to amateurs and professionals. A full sized court and amphitheatre seating for thousands are prepared in the bicycle race area. H. H. Pattee invites more clubs to enter.
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Winter Garden
Park Square
H. H. Pattee
Atwood of Norwood Elected Amherst Captain
Alfred J. Atwood of Norwood, 10, was elected captain of the Amherst football team. A three season fullback, he trained at Norwood High School and is described as reliable and consistent in the lineup.
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Amherst
Alfred JL. Atwood
Norwood
Nissen Elected Captain of Mechanic Arts Football Team
Harry Nissen was elected captain of Mechanic Arts High School football team yesterday. He played right halfback this fall and was one of the most popular members of the squad.
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Harry Nissen
Mechanic Arts
Nissen
Rindge Manual Training School Schedule Mapped by Aitchison
The schedule listed by Manager Aitchison runs through February and March with games against Everett, Bridgewater Normal, Cushing Academy, Somerville, Greenfield, Westfield, Turners Falls, Dorchester, Andover, Rock Ridge, Winthrop, Watertown, Thayer Academy, Boston College High, Concord, Medford, Brewster, Canton, and Hyde Park High. Locations include Everett, Bridgewater, Ashburnham, Somerville, Greenfield, Westfield, Turners Falls, Cambridge, Dorchester, Andover, Wellesley, Watertown, Braintree, Reading, Boston College, Concord, Medford, Brewster, Canton, and Hyde Park.
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Aitchison
Everett High
Everett
Bridgewater Normal
Bridgewater
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham
Somerville High
Somerville
Greenfield High
Greenfield
Westfield High
Westfield
Turners Falls
Cambridge
Dorchester High
Dorchester
Andover
Rock Ridge
Wellesley
Winthrop High
Winthrop
Jatlirets Watertown High
Watertown
Thayer Academy
Braintree
Watertown High
English High
Reading High
Reading
Boston College
Concord High
Concord
Medford High
Medford
Brewster Academy
Brewster
Canton High
Canton
Hyde Park High
Hyde Park
High School Rivalries Highlight City Schedule
Dorchester High faces Commercial High at Commercial High in X division. South Boston plays Roxbury at Roxbury. Everett meets R M T S at Cambridge. Hyde Park meets Ballou Hobt Gand at Hyde Park. Milton hosts Demerritte at Milton.
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Dorchester High
Commercial High
South Boston High
Roxbury High
Roxbury
Everett High
Cambridge
Hyde Park High
Ballou & Hobtgand
Hyde Park
Milton High
Demerritte
Milton
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