Dartmouth and Arena Hockey Season Opens With Early Tests
Boston Arena hosts season opener as B A A defeats Harvard 3 1. Dartmouth aims to build with Wanamaker brothers coaching, Tyler and Smith leading forwards, Murchie Currier and Scully in defense, while Arena prepares for tough series against B A A and Harvard clubs.
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Dartmouth
Harry Murchie
George Currier
Scully
Arlington
Bags” Wanamaker
Earl Wanamaker
Harvard
Tech
Arena Hockey Club
Arena
Unicorn
Raymie Skilton
Freddie Huntington
Art Donahue
Schoolboy Hockey Teams Begin Ice Practice
Schoolboy hockey players start on the ice today as many schools begin their first practice. Arlington Newton and Melrose have already been skating and have reduced their large squads by half.
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Arlington
Newton
Melrose
Yale to bar ineligible players from field next season
Clinton Black Yale football captain announces an overhaul barring from play all ineligible players except those transferring from other colleges. He urges students to abandon secret societies and focus on the university, insisting the team can be unbeatable with full campus support and renewed Yale spirit.
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New Haven
Clinton Black
Yale
Black
Yale Football Outlook Bright for Next Year
The Yale squad aims for a strong backfield and a powerful line of defense next season. Coaches stress academic eligibility, unity in play, and all players contributing every minute to a cohesive, hard charging team.
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Yale
Testimonial for George Kid Lavigne to be Tendered
NY reports a mammoth testimonial in Harlem to George Kid Lavigne former American lightweight champion and first world title holder in the division. The event highlights his notable 1896 victory over Dick Burge and his standing in ring history.
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George Kid Lavigne
Harlem Sporting Club
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Dick Burge
England
Porky Flynn to Fight English Heavyweight
New York December 19 Tom Cowler English heavyweight protege of Jim Corbett signs to fight Dan Porky Flynn winner over Jack Dillon. The match headlines next Wednesday night at the American Sporting Club in Sulzer’s Harlem River Casino on One Hundred and Twenty Sixth street and Second avenue.
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Donovan Bets on Pipp in Yankee First Baseman Bet
Manager Bill Donovan chose Walter Pipp over George Burns for the Yankees first baseman deal with Detroit President Navin. Pipp hit .246 while Burns hit .253, confirming Burns as the stronger hitter. Donovan plans to buy sundry apparel made to Navin’s measure.
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George Burns
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Boston style athletic training adopted by state schools
The High School Masters Club reports a Boston based athletic training system as a model for widespread adoption. Hyde Park High School is cited showing impact as Dedham High previously lacked interested athletes, whereas over 60 athletes joined after joining the Boston system.
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United States
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Dedham High
Efforts to purge professionalism from college athletics rise
The article notes a move to remove professional elements from college sports and to establish uniform eligibility rules for all schools in the state. It recalls Dr Thomas F Harrington who built a Boston public schools hygiene and physical education system, leaving a lasting framework when he left last June.
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Middlesex Hunt Closes Season After Snowy Chase
Huntsman Charles Morris said Middlesex Hunt will likely not meet again this winter, planning an active season next spring. The party reached Higginson estate in South Lincoln after a six week hunt in New York State, departing Millbrook, New York, with three feet of snow.
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Charles Morris
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Higginson Estate
South Lincoln
New York State
Millbrook
N. Y
Massachusetts
Phillies Boss Bets on Hard Road to Pentant Next Year
President Baker of the Phillies states there will be no easy path to a pennant next season. He expects stronger NL competition and says Moran can steer improvements, as he did in the past season.
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Bags Wanamaker
Leon Tuck
Art Donahue
Geran
Wanamaker
Rover
Hobey Baker
Hobey
Baker
Phillies
Moran
Clarke and Jones Depart Pirates Leadership Rumors
Report states Fred Clarke will not manage the New York Federal league club next season. It also asserts Fielder Jones and Joe Tinker will not pilot the Pirates, with the statements described as authentic.
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Fred Clarke
Fielder Jones
Joe Tinker
Pirates
White Sox Sign George Sellers as Wonder Pitcher
The Chicago White Sox sign semi pro pitcher George Sellers described as a wonder. Manager Rowland already has several wonder pitchers and needs an infielder or two and another catcher to bolster the roster.
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Chicago White Sox
George Sellers
Rowland
Hockey rink to be shortened to 175 feet
Secretary Frank Gordon directed a change for Inter scholastic Hockey League games at the Boston Arena. The playing surface will be reduced to 175 feet to standardize league play.
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Interscholastic Hockey League
Frank Gordon
Boston Arena
Secretary Gordon Proposes Plan to Speed Up Games
Officials discuss reducing game slowness as players tire quickly after ten minutes. Secretary Gordon suggests a method to curb overworking students and boost spectator interest. Previously fast skaters could start from behind their goal to skate through defenses on the long ice surface.
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Gordon
Puzzle on baseball talk and double-cross by Buffalo club
A columnist notes President Robertson of the defunct Buffalo Federal league club criticizing the 10 cent ball as harming finances, while recalling months earlier his push for jitney baseball to boost the game. The piece ends with a wry shrug at the conflicting stance.
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Buffalo Federal League Club
Fed
Joshua Devore to Join Phillies Training Camp in Spring
From Chillicothe comes news that Josh Devore, manager of the town team in the Ohio State league last season, will attend the Phillies spring training camp to prove to Manager Moran he can make a comeback. The piece notes that some National League players with regular berths were worse than Joshua in the past season.
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Phillies
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Miller Huggins Tops NL In Drawn Bases On Balls
Miller Huggins led the National League in bases on balls with 74 passes in 107 games, a .692 rate, while Frank Cravath led nominally with 86 in 150 games at .573. Huggins earned his free tickets by pressuring pitchers, unlike Cravath who benefitted from easier passes.
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Miller Huggins
Cravath
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