Becker Wins at Pinehurst in Club Medal Play
Pinehurst North Carolina December twelfth Tin Whistles 32 players in medal play Becker of Woodland Club wins class A with net 77 gross 87 Thayer of Boston 2nd 87 9 78 Lancaster Boston net 80 Hunt Worcester 84 Hunter Norton off day gross 89 Bar ber Englewood 72 net Slay ton Manchester 75 Marr Bethlehem 77. Other New England players high in class B include Baldwin Stamford Wilson Boston Houston Holyoke.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Tin Whistles
C. Is Becker
Woodland Club
W. H. Thayer
Boston
C. F. Lancaster
Robert Hunt
Worcester
Robert Hunter
Norton
James Barber
Englewood
E. M. Slayston
Manchester
Myron Marr
Bethlehem
New England
W. S. Baldwin
Stamford
Cecil Wilson
H. S. Houston
Holyoke
Boston College Considers Indoor Track Meet
Boston College athletic authorities study an indoor track meet as over 30 cross country candidates report to Coach Fowler. Weather conditions will determine if the team can proceed with indoor trials and scheduling.
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Boston College
Boston
Fowler
Brookline Boy Named Vermont Captain for 1917 Season
Harry H. Denning of Brookline elected captain of the University of Vermont football team for 1917. He is class of 1918, has played tackle two seasons, and is noted as a fast aggressive lineman. The team awarded the "'V'" to 14 players including Captain Burke and others listed with class years.
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Harry H. Denning
Brookline
University of Vermont
Burke
Sanders
Plumb
Dyer
deMarco
Barrows
Merrill
Gilren
Bowman
Sunderland
Watts
Leutze
Conroy
Dutton
Willard Opponent Rumor Sparks Boxing Talk in Boston
Georges Carpentier may travel to the shores for a 10 round no decision bout with Jess Willard as Tex Rickard offers a large purse. A meeting of the N E A A U at the Revere House will discuss championships with a possible surprise from President Billy Prout. Harvard loses Westmore Willcox while 28th annual indoor B A A games are set for Feb 22 in Mechanics Building. Al Pierotti named captain of Washington and Lee football. Bill Carrigan linked to Chicago Cubs and Red Sox in coming seasons alongside other big league maneuvers.
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Georges Carpentier
Tex Rickard
Jess Willard
Revere House
Billy Prout
Mechanics’ Building
Unicorn Athletic Committee
Chicago Cubs
Bill Carrigan
Weeghman
New York
Bill
Red Sox
Havana tipped to host next Olympic Games by local leaders
Sports writer notes Havana University athletic director Dick mobilizing city leaders to back Havana as Olympic host. Dave Caldwell and Tom Halpin start indoor season prep. Caldwell pursues another leg on the Hunter mile at Unicorn games while Halpin anchors the B A A relay team.
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Ler
Havana
Havana University
Dave Caldwell
Tom Halpin
Halpin
Caldwell
Question on Billy Smith residence and athletic entries
The column queries whether Mysterious Billy Smith lives in Boston. It notes that BA Barnes entry blanks are available from G B Billings Exeter Street with a January 20 deadline, while other notes discuss champions, training, and a match that never occurred due to Frank Gotech breaking his ankle.
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Billy Smith
Boston
B. A. Barnes
G. B. Billings
Exeter Street
Boxing bouts planned by Brockton club at Clark Hall
Amateur bouts set for Dec. 22 by St. Patrick's T A Society of Brockton in Clark Hall with weight classes 115 novice and 138 5 and 165 8 open. Entries close Dec. 20 with D J Driscoll. Nelson vs Wilson scheduled at Bangor in two six round bouts no decision. Nelson also to box Hagan in Manchester Dec. 26 and possibly Rivers again at Gloucester. Demaries to fight Rivers at Gardner Dec. 20. McManus to meet Seigal at Beverly Dec. 18 in 12 rounds conditions for future bouts.
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St. Patrick’s T. A. Society of
Brockton
Clark Hall
al Nelson
Manchester
Joe Rivers
Gloucester
Fish City
Nelson
Johnny Wilson
New York
Bangor
Joe Hagan
Dorchester
N. H
Rivers
Joe Demaries
Pawtucket
Gardner
Mass
A. C
Frankie McManus
Salem
Young Seigal
Chelsea
North Shore A. C
Beverly
McManus
Charley Sheppard
Billy Meyers
Alec McLean
Joe Connolley
Charlestown
N. E
George Alger
Cambridge
Connolley
Alger
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hardy Downing
Yelle Box
Wolgaster Rivers
Wool Growers’ Convention
West
Balch Balch Yale Golf Captain Elected
Dewitt Woodward Balch of Cincinnati was elected captain of the Yale golf team in New Haven. A junior in Yale’s academic department, Balch has been a leading member of the squad for two seasons and is expected to contend for the individual intercollegiate title this year.
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New Haven
Conn
Dewitt Woodward Balch
Cincinnati
Yale
Balch
Harvard Moves Against Rowdy Baseball
Harvard athletics bans roughneck conduct on the diamond. players and fans risk being dropped from the Crimson schedule. The athletic committee at Cambridge will monitor demeanor at Soldiers Field next spring, and teams found uncourteous will be censored in the next schedule.
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Harvard
Crimson
Cambridge
Soldiers Field
Harvard Football Initiation Ends With Baby Carriage Parade
George Batchelder, a 200 pound Harvard end, dressed like a baby and given a nursing bottle, rode around Harvard Square in a wheelbarrow as Eddie Brewer pushed him before a crowd of about 100. Augustus Thorndike Jr. knocked a pumpkin with a hockey stick and gave a subway entrance speech. Other players were kept inside or spared.
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George Batchelder
Harvard
Dickey Society of
Crimson
Harvard Square
Eddie Brewer
Augustus Thorndike, Jr
Boston
College Square
Eddie Casey
Winslow Melton
Chubby Clark
Dickey Building
All Star Wrestling Bouts Succeed In Boston Card Change
An all star wrestling program replaces the Stecker Hockmann match at the Grand Opera House. Promoter Tuohey shifts to three finish matches led by world welterweight champion George Bothner versus Colby Fleason and Kay Lemle against Jimmy Ryan. Michailoff returns to face George Sandele as the other billed bout.
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Joe Stecker
Franz Hockmann
Grand Opera House
Tuohey
Stecker
Boston
George Bothner
Colby Fleason
New York
Kay Lemle
Jimmy Ryan
Perelli
Michailoff
George Sandele
Michailff
Lexington High to Meet Boston College High in January
The Lexington High School ice hockey seven will clash with Boston College High School this winter in a repeat rivalry. The exact date is not announced but the game is expected in January.
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Lexington High School
Boston College
Harvard Drops Cornell From 1917 Football Schedule
Harvard marks changes to its 1917 grid by dropping Cornell Virginia North Carolina and the Massachusetts Aggies and adding Boston College the Carlisle Indians Bowdoin and the Springfield Y M C A School to the slate.
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Harvard
Cornell
Virginia
North Carolina
Massachusetts Aggies
Boston College
Carlisle Indians
Bowdoin
Springfield Y
M. C.A
Harvard 1917 Football Schedule Snapshot
The 1917 Harvard football slate lists games against Bates, Bowdoin, Boston College, Colby, Tufts, Brown, Springfield YMCA, Princeton at Princeton, Carlisle Indians, and Yale with dates from Sept 22 to Nov 24. Includes home and away notes for Princeton.
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Bates
Bowhoim
Boston College
Colby
Tufts
Brown
Springfield VY. M. C
Princeton
Carlisle Indians
Vale
Harvard 1917 Football Schedule Shifts Back Strong Opponents
Harvard plans a rearranged 1917 grid slate with 10 games spread over the season. The Crimson drop Cornell Virginia and North Carolina, add Boston College for the first time, and adjust foes like Tufts Brown and Bowdoin to balance strength while Yale and Princeton remain top challenges.
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Crimson
Wheeler
Harvard
Brown
Cornell
Haughton
Bruins
Tufts
Cambridge
Virginia
North Carolina
Yale
Princeton
Ithacans
Harvard to Restart Boxing This Year
Harvard plans a championship boxing tournament this year after last year's revival proved successful. The first meeting is tonight with Ellery A. Clark and Jim mie Walsh as chief speakers, outlining plans for intercollegiate contests during the academic year.
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Harvard
Ellery A. Clark
Jimmie” Walsh
Hemenway Gymnasium
Princeton selects Davis for football rules committee
Parke H. Davis has been chosen to represent Princeton University on the football rules committee, announced today by the Board of Athletic Control in Princeton New Jersey.
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Princeton
N. J
Parke H. Davis
Princeton University
Board of Athletic Control
Yale Names Fred Rocque New Head Hockey Coach
New Haven announces that Fred Rocque former Dartmouth coach is appointed head coach of the Yale hockey team. The decision follows discussions and formal confirmation tonight in New Haven.
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New Haven
Conn
Fred Rocque
Dartmouth
Yale
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