National Commission Settles Terms for Ending the Baseball War
The article notes peace in baseball after a settlement with players and mentions ongoing concerns about player readiness for the season. It highlights Yale cross country entrant Johnny Overton, hockey season opens with Harvard and Montreal matches, and shifts in New York athletic programs including event changes and trophy updates. It references Hobey Baker powered early hockey, Sam Agnew and Jimmy Callahan managerial notes, and Yale football scheduling expectations with several opponents likely to return.
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Billy Queal
Yale
Johnny Overton
College Hill
Dale
van Cortland Park
Queal
Hannes Kolehmainen
Wrestling promises huge Boston cards this season
Promoter George Toohey has laid out major shows at the Hippodrome and Mechanics' building. Headliners include Walter Willoughby and Cyclone Burns with jiu jitsu displays by Professor Peyton. Myaki meets Peyton under jiu jitsu rules on December 30, plus Myaki appears in the Zbyszko Hussane bout on Christmas night. Hussane trained here and seeks Jack Butler for the season. Joe Stecker, the Nebraska wonder, is booked for January at Mechanics' building.
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Boston
George Toohey
Hippodrome
Mechanics’ Building
Walter Willoughby
Cyclone Burns
Professor Peyton
Taro Myaki
Myaki
Peyton
Jack Peyton
Tara Myaki
Tuohey
Matchmaker signs Philly fighter for Boston boxing main bout
After days of wires, Matchmaker Lewis of the Armory A A signs Frank Loughery of Philadelphia to meet George Chip of Newcastle Pa in a 12 round main bout at the club next Tuesday night. Chip is a seasoned middleweight. Loughery returns to Boston for another strong challenge.
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Lewis
Armory A. A
Frank Loughery
Philadelphia
George Chip
Newcastle
Penn
Boston
Chip
Jeff Smith
Bayonne
N. J
Walter Butler
George Alger
Butler
Alger
Willie Green
Charley Sheppard
Cy Goodwin
John Camp
New York
Mike Glover
Ted Kid Lewis
Eddie Mack
Joe Eagan
South Boston
Bill Flemming
Bangor
Glover
Buffalo
Mike
K. O. Brennan
M. G
Roxbury
Ike Dorgan
Frank Moran
Moran
Jim Coffey
Madison Square Garden
Dublin
Johnston
Dorgan
Amateur athletic games set for January fifteenth
The A M C A will host amateur events including 50, 300 and 600 yards one mile relay shot put and three standing jumps. Entries may be sent to P H Hardwick c/o Boston Y M C A. Also noted are Queensberry rule clarifications on knockdowns and a century cross country record by Jimmy Hennigan of the Dorchester Club with 32 minutes flat at Franklin Park.
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Fred W. Rubien
New York
P. H. Hardwick
Boston Y. M. C. A. A
Marquis of Queensberry
Jimmy Hennigan
Dorchester
Franklin Park
Harvard Freshman Swimmers Elect Captain R. K. E. Jackson
Harvard freshman swimmers chose R K E Jackson of Boston as captain yesterday. He prepared for Harvard at Huntington School and is regarded as one of the best short distance swimmers in the first year class. Jackson's election was unanimous.
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Harvard
R. K E. Jackson
Boston
Huntington School
Jackson
Track Team Gains Weight and Regular Attendance Noted
Coach Kanaly reports fall practice produced weight gains for 8 track men totaling 99 pounds while 34 others lost 56 pounds. Varsity cross country saw Brown lead with 37 total reports or 65 percent of days, Whaley 60 percent for freshmen, Wells 65 percent for 1919 men, and Russert 50 percent as sophomore relay standout.
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Kanaly
Brown
Whaley
R. K. Wells
Russert
Harvard Football Photo Record Captures 1915 Season
Percy D. Haughton stores a complete photo record of Harvard football 1915 in his safe. The collection includes action stills from fall games and moving pictures of the Yale game, sourced from newspaper photographers. Haughton plans chalkboard style lectures using the stereopticon views to analyze key plays for student instruction.
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Percy D. Haughton
Harvard
Haughton
Harvard Athletic Association
Harvard Union
Free Club Recipes from Wilson at Fifth Avenue
Free booklet of famous club recipes for mixed drinks offered by Wilson at 319 Fifth Ave New York. Contact address provided.
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Wilson
Fifth Ave
N. Y
Letters Awarded to Lexington High School Teams
Lexington December 17. An assembly honored 12 girls from the field hockey eleven and 18 football players with school letters. Recipients include captain Ruth Hubbell and captain-elect Roger Hubbell among others, with manager Philip A. Nelles Jr. and Sub-Master Fred C. Ball presenting.
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Lexington
Lexington High School Athletic Association
Archie Leon French
Fred C. Ball
Ruth Hubbell
Ruth Britton
Wilma Calder
Helen Cassidy
Catherine Dailey
Isabelle Ferry
Helen Locke
Margaret Kineen
Elizabeth Nowers
Mabel Page
Ruth Reynolds
Madeline Viano
Roger Hubbell
Stuart
M. Weatherhead
Lionel Bartlett
Ernest Cutter
George Day
Francis Dean
Thomas Fitzgerald
Norman Hall
Edward Jackson
Richard Johnson
Warren Lawrence
Donald Love
Carl Page
Kendall Reed
William Samuel
Bruce Wellington
Wallace Wright
Philip A. Nelles, Jr
Paige Cabriolets Highlight Holiday Auto Tour from Sherwood Hall
Sherwood Hall Jr. announces immediate delivery on limited Paige cabriolets and a blue sedan with white wire wheels made for the Christmas trade. A cream colored sedan with purple upholstery at Kisselkar salesrooms on Commonwealth avenue showcases an all-year car with a removable top and Hook wire wheels. R J Eades plans to move to New York to re enter the auto business as Bay State Automobile Association sets January meeting for year end notes.
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Sherwood Hall, Jr
Commonwealth Avenue
Kisselkar
Tech Opens Intercollegiate Hockey vs Boston College
Techs varsity hockey squad meets Boston College at University Heights this afternoon in its first intercollegiate game. Captain Cochrane refines the lineup for the Dartmouth test next, with Clark sidelined by a knee injury.
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Tech
Boston College
University Heights
Cochrane
Dartmouth
Clark
Ice hockey opener postponed at Lexington High
The opening game between Lexington High School and Cambridge Latin School in Lexington was postponed due to a lack of suitable ice. The decision was made by local management for the afternoon schedule.
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Lexington
Lexington High School
Cambridge Latin School
Harvard Varsity and B A A Skate Tonight in Boston
Harvard varsity and B A A hockey teams, in fine shape after a week of practice, prepare for a strong season opening battle at the Boston Arena tonight.
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Harvard
B. A.A
Boston
Opening clash caps Harvard intercollegiate title hopes
Two evenly matched teams face off in a highly anticipated game as Harvard aims to extend its lead in the East. Raymie Skilton stars for the BAA lineup alongside the Big Three, with Freddie Huntington and Art Donahue anchoring defense as Ralph Winsor’s pupils test top form.
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Harvard
Raymie Skilton
Arena Hockey Club
Freddie Huntington
Art Donahue
George Percy
Ralph Winsor
Harvard soccer men awarded insignia and numerals
Fourteen Harvard varsity players earned insignia for playing a majority of league games. Freshmen also received numerals, including J. J. Bertschmann F. B. Bradley C. J. Coulter G. L. Harris and others from diverse cities such as New York Chicago St. Louis and Cambridge.
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Harvard
H. T. Bean
Cambridge
R. C. Cooke
Newton Centre
O. G. Daly
Baltimore
A. Dixon
Chicago
Harry Soloman Freedman
Brockton
Samuel A. Hartwell
Louisville
Vernon B. Kellett
Hopedale
Donald Moffat
New York City
L. G. B. Reilly
Memphis
N. J
E. E. Lucas
Sound Beach
Conn
W. J. Margrave
K. R. Mitton
Brookline
J. S. Myers
H. P. Perry
J. Preston
Lexington
Thurber
Milton
R. O'Neill
West Newton
C. F. Zukosk
Ferguson, Mo
No Choice for Penn Coach
Philadelphia December 17. The University of Pennsylvania football committee held a long meeting but did not select a head coach for next year. Candidates discussed included William M. Hollenbach, Rob ert Folwell, and Dr M S Bennett, urged by students seeking change. The committee also reviewed next season’s schedule with nine games and matchups against Gettysburg Ursinus Cornell Michigan Dartmouth Illinois or Wisconsin Penn State Pitt and Virginia under consideration.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Football Committee
William M. Hollenbach
Pennsylvania State College
Robert Folwell
Washington & Jefferson College
M. S. Bennett
Pennsylvania
Haverford College
Gettysburg
Ursinus
Cornell
Michigan
Dartmouth
Boston
University of Illinois
University of Wisconsin
University of Pittsburg
University of Virginia
Milton Academy Hockey Schedule Announced
Milton Academy hockey manager Snelling Robinson releases the schedule listing games against Newton High Somerville High Harvard Freshmen Manchester High Milton High St Marks St Georges Brookline High Middlesex Stone Huntington and two Open dates. The Milton home slate runs January and February with one away trip to Concord.
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Snelling Robinson
Milton Academy
Newton High
Milton
Somerville High
Harvard
Manchester High
Milton High
St. Mark’s
St. George's
Brookline High
Middlesex
Concord
Stone School
Open
Huntington
Maynard High opens first ice hockey season
Maynard High School begins its first ever ice hockey season with a tomorrow afternoon game against Hudson High School in Hudson. Return match against Hudson set for January 22 with Clinton High scheduled for January 8 at Clinton and January 29 at Maynard.
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Maynard
Maynard High School
Hudson High School
Hudson
Clinton High
Clinton
Doings of the Van Loon Family Headlines
Pa Van Loon faces trouble as another pictorial chapter appears in the forthcoming Sunday Post. The feature promises more candid scenes of the Van Loon family life and its ongoing adventures.
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Pa van Loon
Everett High halfback Bray suffers broken leg
Bert Bray of Everett High School football has a broken right leg. Injured in the Central High game in Detroit three weeks ago, the fracture was only today confirmed by X rays at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Everett election game has been postponed until after the Christmas recess.
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Bert Bray
Everett
Detroit
Bray
O’donnell
Bradley
Massachusetts General Hospital
Forty Candidates Nominated for E H S Swim Team
With over 40 candidates for the English High School swimming team, Captain Walter Rehm expresses strong enthusiasm for early practice. Manager Alec Gesser releases a schedule including meets with Brookline High, Rindge Tech, Harvard, Huntington, Worcester Academy, Boston College High, Mechanic Arts High, Amherst High, Phillips Academy, Dorchester High, and Revere High.
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Walter Rehm
Alec ©. Gesser
Brookline High
Curtis Hall
Rindge Tech
Cambridge Y. M
Harvard
Huntington
Boston Y. M. C
Worcester Academy
Worcester
Boston College High
Mechanic Arts High
Amherst High
Amherst
Phillips Academy
Andover
Dorchester High
Revere High
Revere
Vanderbilt cup race set for May 13 at Sheepshead Bay
New York December 17 announcement that the next Vanderbilt Cup Race will be held at Sheepshead Bay speedway on May 13. The event is expected to cover about 300 miles.
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New York
Sheepshead Bay Speedway
Track Meet at B. C. High
The inter class meet at B. C. High featured close contests led by a third year relay win. Dempsey captured the high scoring athlete award with several top finishes including the 25 yard dash and the shot put. Burke took the 220 and Curtin won the high jump as Tierney claimed the shot put title for Special.
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B. C. High
Charley Tierney
Frank Hannon
Bill Dempsey
Ed Burke
Dempsey
Horan
Nolan
Burke
Morrissey
Ellbury
Mullin
Fulton
Sweeney
Keating
Leary
Gallagher
Curtin
Hannon
Tierney
Gamma Delta Tree Spread Brightens Boston University Festivities
Boston University held its annual Gamma Delta tree spread in Jacob Sleeper Hall with 300 graduate and undergraduate women attending. Dr Mary E Mosher and Dr Mary A Emerson led readings, gifts were distributed, and university songs were sung as faculty members joined the festive gathering.
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B. U. Gamma Delta
Boston University
Gamma Delta
Jacob Sleeper
Mary E. Mosher
Roxbury
Mary A. Emerson
College of Liberal Arts
The Colonel Secures His Christmas Turkey
The color section promises more adventures of a delightfully humorous character in the Sunday Post as readers await a fresh installment about the Colonel and his yuletide feast.
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Next Sunday Post
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