Harvard Eyes Clean Sweep In Collegiate Athletics
Harvard aims to dominate in multiple sports after strong football and cross country seasons. With ambitions to beat Cornell in a May dual, Harvard seeks hockey, track, lacrosse and other titles, hoping to seal a clean sweep and claim the top athletics position.
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Bers
Morgan Phillips
Bill Claflin
Crimson
Harvard
Princeton
Cambridge
Ottawa University
Toronto University
Canada
Cornell
Wray
al Shrubb
Ithacans
Cornellians
Columbia
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard Muscles Up For Base and Hockey Contests
Harvard shows strong baseball potential with last year’s nine, led by Dana Wingate, and promising freshman turnouts. The team aims to best Yale Princeton and Brown in baseball while Princeton challenges for hockey, with Hobey Baker starring for the Nassau seven and Captain Harry Gardner back at Harvard.
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Harvard
Dana Wingate
Yale
Princeton
Brown
Crimson
Nassau Seven
Hobey Baker
Harry Gardner
Boston Arena to Host First Ice Hockey Challenge Match
Representatives of the Boston Athletic Association and the Irish American A C of New York, long rivals in track, meet in an ice hockey challenge game at the Boston Arena marking their first head to head clash in this sport tonight.
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Boston Athletic Association
A. C
New York
Boston Arena
Fast and Close Hockey Set for I A A C Visitors
New Yorkers visit to clash with the local B A A seven in a eagerly anticipated game. The I A A C squad features three Wanderers veterans and strong remaining players. Exeter street talent and Unicorn supporters anticipate a fast contest likely in two twenty minute periods starting at 8 15. Dick Townsend will officiate with a second official to be chosen by the visitors.
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Wanderers
Exeter Street
B. A. A. Seven
Dick Townsend
A. C. Hornblower
Stickney Clifford
MacDonell Hicks
Harmon Leslie
Lapat N. Foster
C P
Garon H. Foster
Giewapet Aes
Kinsella Canterbury
Holehmainen’s Life in Post Tomorrow
Finnish runner Hannés Kolehmainen rises from a bricklayer background to Olympic marathon fame. The Sunday Post sports section promises his life story and notable victories over swift distance runners.
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Holehmainen
Hannés Kolehmainen
Sweden
Stunday Post
Exeter to Field Hockey Team This Winter
Exeter will have a hockey team on the ice this winter with former schoolboy stars at the institution. George Percy, ex Arlington High hockey standout, pushed the idea, and school authorities agreed if student interest proves enough.
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Exeter
George Percy
Arlington High
School to Build Two Rinks After Fund Drive
Percy raises interest among boys leading to classroom collection that yields over 300 dollars. Authorities decide to build two hockey rinks for the boys. Over 30 candidates report, including Winton Goethne Kelley and George Percy. Dana Wingate may coach on Saturdays. Fritz Essig is named manager and aims for strong Boston-area games.
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Winton
Wellesley High
Goethne
St. Paul’s School
Kelley
Mercersburg Academy
George Percy
Arlington High
Dana Wingate
Wingate
Harvard
Exeter
New Hampshire
Winchester High School
Fritz Essig
Boston
Andover
Athletics for Everyone at Newton High School
The Progressive system of athletics will be tried at Newton High after January 1 under Dr. A D Bowne. The plan, used in Boston and New York schools, aims to involve every student in physical training and athletics rather than select a few. Three ratings will classify boys by class and age with no severe strain expected.
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Newton High School
A. D. Bowne
Newton
Boston
New York
Walsh Signs with Boston Americans amid Rutland ties
George H. Walsh, who played for Fall River in the New England league last season, has signed a contract with the Boston American baseball club. His winter home is in Rutland, Vermont.
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George IX. Walsh
Fall River Club
Boston American Baseball Club
Rutland
Way is Open for Return of Murphy
Philadelphia Dec 20 During the enforced absence of Mike Murphy the duties of coach and trainer of the University of Pennsylvania track team will devolve upon Thomas O Haydock the former track star of the Reds and Blue who specialized in the low hurdles while in active competition and was a member of the Penn relay teams.
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Philadelphia
Mike Murphy
University of Pennsylvania
Thomas O. Haydock
Reds and Blue
Penn
Tommy Haydock
Pennsylvania
Nate Cartmell
Haydock
Murphy
Temporary trainer Haydock to lead winter season at Westboro
Haydock takes charge of athletic duties with no official title as Murphy's condition delays a return. Murphy, recently retired, showed health gains but is not yet fit for active coaching. The temporary trainer has absorbed much of Murphy's system, focusing on hurdles and sprint events, aided by Todd's college coaching experience.
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Haydock
Murphy
Westboro
John Paul Jones
Jack Moakley
Cornell
Jones
Gossip for Motorists From New England auto circles
H S Diller of Lauth Juergens Motor Car Company visits L E Harmon of Myer Abrams New England distributers for Lauth Juergens trucks. Vincent DePaul Whelan leaves for Detroit on Wolverine to spend holidays. Massachusetts State Automobile Association dinner Jan 9 at Hotel Somerset. A G Batchelder spoke on Go od Roads en route to Portland to address Portland Automobile Club. Providence Automobile Show Jan 2 to Feb 1 under Rhode Island Automobile Dealers Association. KF E Stidham new Bay State Automobile Association assistant secretary proves popular and well informed.
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H. S. Diller
Lauth Juergens Motor Car Company
Fremont, O
L. E. Harmon
Myer-Abrams Company
New England
Wlauth Juergens
Vincent DePaul Whelan
Gramm
Detroit
A. G. Batchelder
American Automobile Association
Portland
Portland Automobile Club
Providence
State Armory
Rhode Island Automobile Dealers’ Association
KF. D. Stidham
The
Bay State Automobile Association
Somerville Girl Wins In Ice Race
Frances Seamans of Somerville won the half mile ice race for girls at the Boston Arena last evening with a time of 2m 11 2-5s. Agnes Seamans finished a close second, and Belle Boyd of Dorchester was third as there were only three entries.
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Frances Seamans
Somerville
Boston Arena
Agnes
Belle Boyd
Dorchester
Miss Boyd
McGill Cancel Harvard Game as Dates Clash
Boston hockey fans will see the speedy Canadian team in action as McGill cannot meet Harvard this winter due to scheduling conflicts. Yale will face McGill on New Year’s night, followed by McGill versus the Boston Athletic Association seven the next night.
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McGill
Harvard
Boston
Yale
Boston A. A
Harvard Athletes Dominate Sophomore Society Elections
Harvard athletes lead the February society elections, with football baseball track and crew men favored for inclusion in clubs such as the Institute of 1770 and the Dickey. Brilliance in studies alone does not secure membership, while athletic prowess signals status beyond pure scholastic standing.
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Harvard
Institute
Dickey
Harvard Freshman Honor Society Elected Athletes Dominate
The Harvard freshman class society honors athletes first with letters in football baseball crew and track leading the list. Eddie Mahan is expected to become president with rivals J Oliver Johnstone and William J Bingham also competing. Charles Brickley led last year.
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Harvard
Eddie Mahan
J. Oliver Johnstone
Worcester Academy
United States
William J. Bingham
Charles Brickley
Dooin Buys Charles Schneider From Louisville in Philly Trade
Charles Dooin announced the purchase of pitcher Charles Schneider from the Louisville American Association club for the Philadelphia National League team. Schneider becomes a new addition to the pitching staff as the season approaches.
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Dooin
Charles Schneider
Philadelphia
Charles Dooin
National League Baseball
Louisville
Loaded Dice Question Shapes Bowling Championship Review
The New York Supreme Court was asked whether a 1912 bowling championship, won by the Corinthian Club, was fair or should be replayed. The suit claims the National Bowling Association sought to expel the club over accusations that William Hein used a loaded ball, which the club denies.
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New York
Supreme Court
Corinthian Club
National Bowling Association
William Hein
Yale Gridiron Pioneer Camp Calls Captains For New York Powwow
Walter Camp, father of Yale football and architect of its famed line, convenes a meeting of former captains and players in New York next month. The ode to Camp recalls his influence and urges current Yale men to remember his guiding rules and steadfast spirit.
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Walter Camp
Yale
New York
Irish American A C and B A A on Ice Sparks Rivalry
Arthur Duffey surveys upcoming indoor sport clashes among Irish American Athletic Club and Boston Athletic Association rivals, noting Yale cross country and crew coaching prospects, potential roles for Bonhag Queal Harriman Shrubb and Sweeney, with Buckeye and Penn updates and Cornell’s John Paul Jones possible absence from indoor action.
Marathoners and boxers cited in seventeenth century style notes
A jumble of sports notes cites boxing match draw in 1911 Memphis between Jack Britton and Packey McFarland, amateur records challenged by Ted Meredith, and marathon relay times at Madison Square Garden. Also mentions Boston College freshman hockey scheduling and Morgan Truck Company creditor settlement at fifteen cents on the dollar.
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Jack Britton
Packey McFarland
Memphis
Tenn
Emilio Lunghi
Montreal
Ted Meredith
Mercersburg Academy
Meleneppare
Hans Holmes
Billy Queal
Madison Square Garden
Boston College
St. James Street
Boson
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