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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1904
Page
3
Boston owner John I. Taylor confirms interest in trading pitcher George Winters to Washington in exchange for Tom Hughes. He discusses rule changes, post season series ideas, and reflects on Hughes’s 1903 performance and subsequent moves.
In a Massachusetts Interclub clash, Newtowne visited Dudley and lost all three strings. Glendor contributed to Dudley’s victory with strong performances, sealing the home triumph.
Players discuss possible strategies if the proposed hip and shoulder strike rule is adopted. Some fear it could alter collision plays and force teams to adjust defensive tactics. Signaling calls and body contact would be regulated, changing run protections and baserunning risk.
In New York today the National League may act to approve a postseason series next season. Fans, players, and cities including Boston and New York press for a series, criticizing Brush for refusing to play this season. Suggestions include shortening schedules to 140 games and pitting pennant winners against each other or the top clubs.
Dorchester fans urge release of star pitchers like Dineen and Chesbro or force position changes as trade rumors swirl around McGraw and the New York club. Chicago reports trio Regan, Stahl, and Collins still inseparable, while Carl Green heads home for holidays. The Buffalo Times blasts Ban Johnson and the minors policy, claiming Buffalo remains a minor league town.
In a clash at Franklin Wield, English High School defeated Mohawk A C of Roxbury 7 to 0. A sled with a boy aboard appeared mid play in the second half causing a collision. Mohawk’s Billy Bigelow suffered a badly twisted ankle from a fractured skate. Norton of English High escaped unharmed but shaken.
Boston owner John I. Taylor rejects the proposed hip and shoulder rule while other American League magnates support it. Fans fear the rule would boost balls and shorten batters, prompting pitchers to seek high balls and new tricks. Players like Lajoie mock the idea, complaining it could ruin baseball as rules change.
East Boston High School defeated Chelsea High School 43 to 4 in yesterday's game. Jim Crowley starred with strong throwing, Sullivan contributed solid defense, and Bliss led the visitors with notable effort.
Waltham December 12 The members of Company F are preparing to organize a basketball team and will play games with other militia companies in the Fifth Eighth and Ninth regiments once formed.
In the fifth game of the Class A amateur billiard tournament at the Hub last evening Hayes defeated Parker by 300 to 224. Paige plays Amidon tonight.
Eddie Root gained three pounds during the six day race. Bobby Walthour returned to Atlanta and dismissed the National Cycling Association while attending a Madison Square Garden event. Albert Schock praised the ancient high wheel era and set American records of 923 miles in 72 hours, later reaching 1009 miles. Francis P. Longland of Denver, a Yale freshman, posted a total strength record of 10 079 in week tests. L B Walker of Nickelodeon plans amateur wrestling bouts next Thursday evening.
Richard A. Rouse, captain of Carruth's crack bowling team, is a renowned Boston bowler. Crowds expect greatness from him and he rarely smiles after a string. He eyes the pins with exact aim and dislikes lucky spares, insisting the pins fall as he plans.
The San Francisco visit by Marvin Hart of Louisville prompts a punchy critique by the Timekeeper. Hart offers to fight Jim Jeffries or Jack Johnson, but the piece warns against feints and fake matches, urging Hart to pursue fair clashes within his class and questioning his chances against Jeffries. Johnson still seeks Jeffries, with race and integrity shaping the debate.
London Dec 12 Ben Jordan defeated Pedlar Palmer on points in a 15 round featherweight championship clash at the National Sporting Club. The card featured Kid Pants vs Kid Donohue in a hot Cambridge AA bout from July, then Pantz’s rise with Phalen of Portland. Also Matty Baldwin vs Frank Adams and Conley vs Hessell in ten rounds each, with trading praise and plans for rematches as a lively Cambridge A A event unfolds.
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