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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
7
Boxing news from New England and New York recounts Tommy Robson of Malden pursuing a middleweight title via Mike O Dowd as Ted Kid Lewis avoids a direct bout. It notes upcoming matches, cancellations, and fundraising plans shaping a busy winter boxing scene.
Dr Joseph E Raycroft of Princeton led an interpretation meeting on basketball rules as the sport grows at army camps with over 400 teams. Ralph Morgan announced a 30 game 1918 schedule for six colleges Cornell Columbia Dartmouth Pennsylvania Princeton Yale with opening date January fifth and several early matchups looming despite possible date changes.
Jack Ryder the B A A trainer has offered athletic coaching to the Charlestown navy yard. Navy authorities quickly engaged him to guide standout performers including Tom Halpin Harry Lee Ernie Nelson McCormack Harold Weeks Jr Joe Duffy and Sailor Burke as a stellar athletic group.
Arlington High School officials announced the trip to Hanover New Hampshire to play Dartmouth College freshman team has been canceled. The trip was planned for mid February and the decision ends the schedules for the ice hockey squad.
Management of the Braves plans to mail contracts this week to unsigned players for next season. Some magnates in New York allege the Boston club has breached agreement by taking this action.
Hapgood, business manager for the Braves, denies any prearranged salary scale or contracts. He says no contracts have been mailed yet and that they will be sent by Friday. He will depart for the South to arrange a joint Braves Yankees exhibition tour after the training season.
Charlestown Navy Yard seven ready for first big game against Arena Hockey Club at Boston Arena Saturday night. Wel fare League fund benefits. Captain Frank Synnott leads practice with Rice Synnott Wanamaker Myra in forward line, Martin Nowell Storey on defense. scrimmage vs Boston College. late changes name Arthur McNeill Heally Scott to first string potential.
Aleppo Temple members will attend a Mechanics' Building event featuring six boxing bouts with top New England amateurs. Notable matchups include 108-pound champion Tommy Fall of Lowell facing Willie Stanley. Johnny Mooney of Newton vs. Ghis Ottiano. and national champions Freddie Madden and Dan O'Connor in open classes, plus wrestling by Arthur Innis and Arthur Davis.
President Harry Frazee returns to Fenway Park as the Red Sox prepare to begin yearlong contract proceedings. Secretary Graver toured the park yesterday to collect contracts and ensure careful handling once Frazee arrives.
Manager Jack Barry may be called into conference as Frazee weighs reducing 1917 contracts for next year. Frazee and Ebbets discussed duplicating last spring’s barnstorming tour with favorable prospects for another Midwest trip. Towns like Davenport and Oklahoma City may join the itinerary, while big cities may be skipped due to weather and gate concerns.
Thirty eight rounds of boxing are scheduled at the Commercial A. C. tomorrow night with a star lineup. The program emphasizes action over showy boxing and features a 10 round final Terry Brooks against Banty Lewis. Other bouts include Kid Green versus Pat Reed Billy Carney versus Walter Bartlett and Kid Socco versus Joe Stanton.
Cincinnati report says John McGraw offered Charley Herzog to the Reds for Heinie Groh during a New York meeting. The long friendship between McGraw and Mathewson was strained when Me fouw's proposition reached Matty, threatening a rift.
Charles C. Cox, Malden’s oldest citizen at 97, recalled his boyhood joy of skating fast on ice. He said he could beat any boy in the area in a straight skateaway last night, sharing memories of his long life.
At his Prescott street home in Malden, Mr. Cox celebrated his 97th birthday surrounded by relatives. He credits a tobacco and liquor free life and a love of athletics for his longevity, recalling early baseball memories and 40 years at the Malden last factory. He notes railroads, old lamps, and a family known for longevity. Younger sons C Fred Cox, Alfred E Cox, and Eugene H Cox are mentioned.
The afternoon hockey match at the Lexington rink between Lexington High School seven and Cambridge Latin School in the Interscholastic Hockey League is canceled because Lexington cannot play.
The graduate athletic managers of leading Eastern colleges will convene in New York for a conference that signals the outlook for intercollegiate athletics in winter and spring. The gathering precedes the National Collegiate Athletic Association convention and will shape upcoming seasons.
Waldeck Zbyszko defeated Hussane in a result fans expected and a Lewis Zbyszko rematch is likely as Wire reports boost promotion by Jack Curley. Earl Caddock Joe Stecher and John Olin are sidelined. Stecher injured, Caddock in the army, Olin unsure about the mat game.
The piece notes Tommy Robson's potential after beating Fred Dyer and praises his knockout power while mentioning Ted Lewis and Joe Gans. It also discusses Pennsylvania's strong football season and plans to play again next year. A. F. Merchant proposes a match for Jimmy Fitzgerald, stating Henigan cannot race as an amateur.
Graduate managers from Kent Cornell Harvard Murray Princeton Columbia Pennsylvania Smith Syracuse Pender Dartmouth Miller Pittsburgh Barthelme Michigan Penn State Jones Colgate Marvel of Brown will discuss comparisons of activity and candidate counts across sport branches and the outlook for dual or general intercollegiate competition after the National Collegiate Association meeting Friday.
Freddie Yelle of Taunton defeated Young Brown of New York over ten rounds at the Triple A bouts in the Grand Opera House. Yelle controlled the pace with his left in Brown’s face and won the decision by a wide margin. Johnny Buckley drew with Joe Morgan in a separate eight round bout.
Detroit and Cincinnati announce a spring training series of 10 or 12 games. Dates undecided, with two games slated for Camp MacArthur in Waco Texas and a start north around April 6. Detroit players to assemble in Waxahachie Texas on March 20.
Ty Cobb posted a .420 batting average in 1911, the highest figure of his big league career. Millrose Games entries for New York must be mailed by Wednesday January 16, with no local athletes confirmed yet. Irish Patsey Cline background questioned as to his true heritage versus ring persona.
Brookline High Manager Kendrick has nearly finished the indoor track schedule for the season opening January 26 with a meet against Mechanic Arts at Brookline. The slate includes Lynn Classical Medford Newton Huntington School B B A events with additional meets likely against Wakefield Lynn English and Boston English.
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