Doves Expected to Strengthen Boston Lineup Next Season
Boston fans expect the Doves to bolster their roster after years of struggles. John Harris, a major Pittsburg investor, plans trades to improve two or three weak spots and has already met with Doves manager Fred Lake to discuss strengthening the team for 1910. Lake aims to add two or three key players, with possible targets including an outfielder and infielders from National League clubs.
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Boston Nationals
Doves
Boston
Red Sox
Fred Lake
Pittsburg
Chicago
John Harris
Dovey
Harris
John Dovey
New York
Lake
South End
Fred
Wagner
Kling
Mathewson
Fred Clarke
Cincinnati
Notes of the school athletes and league approvals
At a headmasters meeting it was voted that all sports schedules require approval by Dr Thomas Harrington. The Boston High School league listed outside officials for games and placed several players on reserve. Ned Garland and Charles Brickley plan to enter Brown after graduation. Ice hockey rink plans shifted to a river rink near the Lawrence Light Guards armory. Various track and football preparations and upcoming matches with Cambridge Latin, Milton cancelations, and other district games are noted.
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Thomas Harrington
Joseph Sheehan
George Hoyt
George Burke
Patrick Crowley
N. M. Babcock
Leo Leary
Irving Heath
Leando McDonald
James Mulroy
H. L. Briggs
Harry Ernst
Harry Martin
Frank O’donnell
Ned Garland
Charles Brickley
Brown
Eddie ‘Jiggs’ Donahue
Somerville High
Providence
Medford High School
Norton
Lawrence Light Guards
Howard Fahey
Bellevue Pond
Cambridge Latin School
Cambridge
Edison Sawyer
Irvington Street Board
Evans
Latin School
Ernest Kimball
Harvard
Milton High
Winthrop High
Milton
Winthrop
Brockton High
Rindge
Pomfret
Fritz
Bird
Boston High School
Commerce High
Armstrong
Commerce
Boston Latin
Hammond's Pond
Brookline
Brighton High
Commercial High
Mechanic Arts
West Roxbury High
West Roxbury
St. John’s Prep
Lynn English
Medford High Faces Cambridge Latin in Medford Clash
Medford High hosts Cambridge Latin in a boys basketball matchup at Medford High School. St. Mark's School travels to St. Paul’s in a competing game hosted in New York.
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Medford High
Cambridge Latin
Medford
St. Mark’s School
St. Paul’s
New York
Essex County Clash Looms In Fast-Paced Showdown
In Essex County a close hard fought matchup draws attention as both teams are noted for speed and excitement. Local fans anticipate a competitive game between two speed-driven squads tonight.
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John
Baseball chatter on players and parks across leagues
Rumors link George Stovall to the Chicago White Sox while George Nev er is seen as not a favored figure in Cleveland. Rube Waddell is labeled a poor fielder. Joe Delehanty may move from St Louis Cardinals to Toronto. A pay raise in Chicago and park fever in St Louis and Chicago colour the season preview.
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George Stovall
Chicago White Sox
George
Cleveland
Nap
Lajoie
Tom Lynch
Rube Waddell
Rube
Bobby Lowe
Detroit
Washington-Jefferson College
St. Louis
Chicago
Windy City
Connie Mack
Joe Delehanty
St. Louis Cardinals
Walpole Street
Toronto
Joe
Perrin Reappointed Head Coach of Navy Football
Annapolis report states Lieutenant F. L. Perrin is named head coach of the Navy football squad for next season by the Navy Athletic Association executive committee.
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Annapolis
Navy Athletic Association
F. LD. Perrin
Navy
Princeton Captain Eddie Hart May Be Out Of Game
Eddie Hart, 1910 Princeton football captain and former Exeter athlete, faces three doctors to decide if he should play. A graduate advisory committee will rule by next Wednesday on ratifying his selection amid concerns over neck injuries and a dangerous headgear.
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Eddie Hart
Princeton
Exeter
New England Interscholastic Athletic Association
Tigers
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Skating Bulletin Notes Pond Conditions by Location
The skating bulletin lists ponds and reservoirs with conditions ranging from good to dangerous. Locations include Franklin Park Crystal Lake Crystal Lake and Jamaica Pond in Boston area, Spy Pond Arlington and Frog Pond Franklin Park noted as dangerous others marked good.
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C. C
Newton
Wranklin Field
Hammond's Pond
Chestnut Hill
Goo Middle
Middlesex Wells
Middlesex Fells
Crystal
Newton Centre
Waltham
Cunningham Pond
Milton
Jamaica Pond
Jamaica Plain
Malden
Arlington
Franklin Park
Scarboro
Boston
Ice on Charles River Eases for First Time This Season
Newton December 21 skating on the Charles River from Newton to Faneuil bridge for the first time this season. An open channel is kept by the park department tug and dredgers, but long stretches near shore show a solid ice surface today.
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Newton
Charles River
Faneuil Bridge
Park Department
Checkers Rivals Annual Tournament Opens in Boston
The New England Checker Association will meet the Boston Checker Club in the annual tournament at the American House on Washington's Birthday. Captain B F McDonald will lead Boston and H O Brown the New England team. Noted players Grover Dearborn Hill Binkham Andrews and Pigeon join the event. After the meeting Feb 22 Boston will host an individual New England championship tournament, entrants should address W C Parrow at the Boston Checker Club American House Boston Mass.
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New England Checker Association
Boston Checker Club
Washington
B. F. McDonald
Boston
H. O. Brown
New England
Grover
Dearborn
Hill
Binkham
Andrews
Pigeon
W. C. Parrow
Noted yachtsman Oliver Cromwell dies at 63
Oliver Eaton Cromwell, a prominent American yachtsman and former chairman of the New York Yacht Club regatta committee, died in Washington today after a paralytic stroke last week. He was 63. Cromwell also umpired races in Chicago and once served as commodore of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club.
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Washington
Oliver Eaton Cromwell
United States
Cromwell
New York Yacht Club
Chicago
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club
Milton High Defeats Rockland High In Local Tilt
Milton High edged Rockland High 21 to 12 in a fast game here this afternoon. Sangster led Milton with three floor goals while H Stuart W Stuart Cross Lane and Desautels contributed others. Time halves were 20 and 15 minutes with Craig refereeing and C Cross scoring. Attendance 150.
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Rockland High
Rockland Huh
Milton Fi
S. Foley
Winslow, R
Sangster Tqgabulcies Ly Lee Erek
Kuie el
da Cross
Carson Araedias
W. Stuart Beko
Dale
H. Stuart
Sangster
Desautels
Craig
C. Cross
Gray
McDonald Goes Pro After Historic Hullabaloo
Cy McDonald, captain of the Georgetown baseball team, quits college to pursue professional ball. He is noted as the only college player to hit two home runs in one inning, a feat achieved against Dartmouth in 1908 with one drive into the gymnasium and another over the left field fence.
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Cy McDonald
Georgetown
McDonald
Dartmouth
Harvard Off for Gotham
Harvard hockey players depart for New York for three practice games during the Christmas recess. About 20 men on the trip, forming a scrub unit, will cover self funded travel as official practice is paused. Strongest chances favor Smart Browne for goal while Hicks Hornblower Gardner hold forward spots and Huntington leads at point.
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Harvard
New York
St. Nicholas
Crescent A. C
New York Hockey Club
College
Princeton
Cornell
Columbia
Fahnestock
Smart
Chadwick
Curtis Browne
Winsor
Hicks
Hornblower
Gardner
Duncan
Leslie
Huntington
Blackall
Foster
Houston
Indoor season to feature long distance races at Mechanics Hall
The piece notes a 20 mile indoor contest between Henri Renaud and Joe Silva, followed by a 15 mile event on January 22 by the South Boston Athletic Club at Mechanics Hall. It also mentions cross country runs, Harvard joining a new intercollegiate body, and Yale’s choice not to join.
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Henri Renaud
Joe Silva
South Boston A. C
Mechanics’ Building
New York
Boston
Renaud
Juffeys Column on College Athletics High Standards
Mr Duffey reports that the four A's Association has elevated college athletics to a high standard. He praises intercollegiate championships as the greatest in amateur history and notes Bennie Allen seeks a world title with a promised automobile reward for defeating Tom Hueston.
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Bennie Allen
Kansas City
Tom Hueston
Double Victory For South Boston High
South Boston High won a double header over Boston Latin School. First team won 29 to 22. second team 17 to 11. Standout performances by Smith and Halligan for Latin and Grant and Lane for South Boston. Kane scored 16 free throws in the second game. Granham led Latin scoring. Attendance 500.
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South Boston High
Boston Latin School
Smith and Halligan
Grant
Lane
Kane
Granham
Boston H
Boston Latin
Boe
McCarthy
R. B
Cag
Oss
Aiprataiers Iemme Terest
Molce Msn Gwoie
Ove Sd de Ivaieca
Cassio Steele Tis Wean MU Oulugis Lao Eis Aie O
Diett
Cts Mra
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Murray
Fish
Egan
Tlingworth
Halligan
Burke
O’brien
Maloney
Timor
Tecehan
Walker-Otis anti-betting law upheld again
In San Francisco on December 21 Judge Dunne overruled a demurrer in a case where a man was arrested for betting on a baseball game, marking the third constitutional ruling on the statute in as many weeks.
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San Francisco
Dunne
Poker misdeal or dead hand in three card twist
A reader asks if a third player with six cards in a poker opening round should be ruled dead. The column confirms the third hand is dead and notes misdeal implications.
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Joe Jeanette
Sam McVey
Walker
British Amateur Athletic Association
W. C
Tom Wilson
Bat Nelson
Gloucester
Dempsey
George la Blanche
San Francisco
Dorchester High Defeats East Boston in 38 19 Match
Dorchester High won 38 to 19 over East Boston at the Dorchester gym through strong passing by Conley and Ross. East Boston’s Caggiano scored all 10 free throws while Maguire and Caggiano led the visitors, and Conley eight baskets with Kennedy and Betts helped the winners. Time two twenty minute halves with 44 fouls called and a crowd of about 300.
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Conley
Ross
Dorchester High
East Boston
Dorchester Gym
Caggiano
Maguire
Noddle Island
Kennedy
Hannington
Boston
Dorchester
Iyisce
R. F
South Boston H. S
Betts
Coggiano
Sheehan
O' Brien
O'Neil
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