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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1912
Page
11
Prominent Yale alumni question the influence of the social club system on athletic teams as Yale suffers a string of defeats across river, track, diamond and gridiron. Proposals for coaching services surface from Boston and New York alumni amid rising protests.
Boxing fans along the coast flock to Vernon California for the Palzer McCarthy heavyweight bout on New Year’s Day. Promoters bank on big crowds as Willard Moran and Flynn arrive while Ledoux contemplates return. Klaus Papke Paris match eyed. McCarthy trains Dec 21 for Palzer battle. Rivers accepts 3000 for 12 rounds with Brock in Cleveland January 15.
The Windsor Ontario club may cancel its plans for a bout between Freddy Duffey and Phil Brock on Jan 1 due to Brock facing Rivers. Clyde Engle, utility player for the World Series champions Boston Red Sox, signed to play in 1913, arriving with notes from Boston officials. The piece discusses loyalty in baseball and reviews past fights and trainers, plus a note on Tufts College hiring Jack McDonald as coach and Coleman of Tulane entering junior A A U championships.
The article surveys Yale’s long slide across major sports, noting football losses to Harvard since 1908 and grim showings in rowing, track, baseball, basketball, and hockey. It cites mounting calls for overhauls, staff changes, and a shift to a graduate coaching system as alumni clash with interim policy tweaks while crews face shifting leadership.
Yale's athletic program undergoes a restructuring with a graduate advisory committee and a new central athletic committee aimed at reforming coaching and policy. The rowing and other sports face uncertain leadership as veterans and undergraduates clash over professional versus graduate coaching, while the new bodies promise stronger oversight and potential overhaul of Yale's athletic direction.
Yesterday’s crop figures left grain markets speculative with only modest gains in wheat and mixed moves across corn oats and May contracts. London metals showed copper and tin higher on spot and futures, with lead, speller and antimony mostly steady and unchanged iron.
The cotton market displayed sharp fluctuations with Liverpool stronger than expected. Local traders blamed selling to push prices up to a selling basis and others cited outside liquidation attempts. The market has lost its trend with prices driven by professional traders awaiting fresh bullish or bearish influence.
Dividends payable notices include Boston Land Company Central R R of New Jersey and Eastern Texas Electric. Mentioned are stock quotes for Manila Electric R R Ltg New York State Railways Great Northern Ore Trust and Yukon Gold. Boxing note: Fred Hicks may fight Eddie McGoorty in New York soon after his New York appearance. The New Yorkers praised Hicks after his showing against Jack Harrison and expected him here against Dave Smith.
Fog shrouds the water front after last week’s gales. vessels report calmer seas while several ships reach the pier for yesterday’s market. Foam carries 88 000 pounds haddock and 400 cod, Frances S Grueby tops with 26 000 haddock and 400 cod. prices for haddock and cod listed. Manomet vanishes amid fog with crew loss feared. five fishermen rescued from Mystery off Cape Ann. steamships arrive from Europe weathered by storms. cargoes include china clay and general freight. port activity includes incidents and launches, with customs figures showing weekly imports at 2 639 033 and exports at 2 939 951.
Shipping news lists arrivals such as Lancastrian Malvern Range Foxworthy Schwarzfels and many schooners and tugs calling at ports, with origin points London Fowey Calcutta Newport News and more. Sails cover Arable City of Columbus Howard Honorius Transportation Eureka William H Moody Rockport and others. notes on barge movements and tug connections.
Dorchester High School hockey coach William Long lists a 1919 season slate with matches at Dorchester West Roxbury Hyde Park Commerce Mechanic Arts South Boston West Roxbury Myde Park and Dorchester venues including several open dates.
Thomas Fitzgerald has been elected captain of the Dorchester High School swimming team and Roger Conboy named its manager. Bobby Gerstel, a top local amateur heavyweight, plans to turn professional under Tommy Murray’s guidance.
A short note highlights a cigar described as most excellent with emphasis on quality and appeal. The terse reference suggests a praise or promotional remark likely from a period newspaper snippet.
Pampelly appears on Walter Camp's All America third eleven, not on the first team. The mention ties Pampelly to Camp's selections while Nemo-Sam Mahoney of Revere is noted in connection but not as a first team pick.
Gossip for motorists notes a new Tone Car Corporation plant in Indianapolis led by Fred I. Tone, ex Willys-Overland Toledo engineer. It will offer one chassis style with roadster touring coupe and light delivery bodies and ties to postal truck demand amid other auto industry moves in the city.
Cyclone Burns will wrestle Demetral the Greek light heavyweight as a prelim to the Zbyszko Cutler title bout in Mechanics building. Demetral accepted last night after promoter Tuohey failed to land Roller. Both are top contenders with similar builds and styles, likely a close match.
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