Boston Athletic Association 20th Anniversary Celebration
The Boston Athletic Association held its 20th anniversary at the Exeter street clubhouse attended by hundreds of charter members and guests. The day featured vaudeville acts from Keith’s theatre, a grand buffet supper, and a lively sense of fellowship. BE. E. Babb praised the event as a success following the late president A. Paul Keith’s tenure.
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Boston Athletic Association
Exeter Street
Back Bay Athletic Club
Edward F. Albee
New York
Robert G. Larson
Boston
B. F. Keith
A. Paul Keith
Country Club Curlers Start as Ice Appears for Gordon Medal
Country Club curlers await usable ice to start outdoor play as nine Fenno trophy teams and eight skip-match squads are drawn. Open-air curling may resume soon with favorable weather. Three teams from The Country Club vie for the Gordon medal in Montreal with Royal Montreal. Boston Curling Club and Brae Burn also represented. The Century Club heads to Montreal for the annual club match, with the private match planned around the Gordon medal event.
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Country Club
Montreal
Boston Curling Club
Brae Burn
Century Club
Royal Montreal
Gate of Heaven Club seeks 105 pound game partners
The Gate of Heaven Club basketball team invites matches with any 105 pound teams and provides contact details for Frank Healey at 32 Turnfield Street, South Boston for scheduling.
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Gate of Heaven
Frank Healey
Turnfield Street
South
Boston
Lajoie Announces Retirement From Professional Baseball
Napoleon Lajoie, long regarded as one of the game’s greatest infielders, retires after 26 seasons. He managed Indianapolis in the American Association this season and previously led teams including Toronto in 1917. four-time AL batting champion with over 200 hits in multiple seasons, he will now focus on his automobile tire business interests.
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Cleveland
Napoleon Lajoie
Lajoie
Indianapolis
Toronto
Detroit
Philadelphia Nationals
Philadelphia Athletics
Pennsylvania
Lajoie Near Retirement as Indy Contract Expires
President McGill of the Indianapolis American Association reports that Napoleon Lajoie’s contract will not be renewed and the star second baseman plans to retire unless a bench managerial role is offered. McGill favors a playing manager while Lajoie wants bench duties. Contract ends January 1 with possible recall of Jack Hendricks to manage in 1918.
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Indianapolis
Ind
McGill
Indianapolis American Association
Napoleon Lajoie
Los Angeles
Cal
Lajoie
Suburban Fives Set for Active Season in Local League
The Suburban Titershoastic Basketball League opens next week with eight high schools Arlington Grockton Chelsea Natick Water town Wellesley Winchester and Winthrop. Last season Winthrop won the championship and aims to repeat. This season a shield will be awarded to the second place team with the most wins, as second teams face off when varsity games are not in progress. Each team will play 14 league games.
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Whchh Op Ns
Eght
Arlington
Grockton
Chelsea
Natck
Wa Er
Wellesley Winchester
Winthrop
Woonthrop High School
Wll
Joe Jackson
Charles Comiskey
White Sox
Jackson
Compay
Commy
Happy Felsch
Felsch
Duffy Lewis
Arlington Melrose Ice Clash Set for Friday
Arlington High School coach Fred Ashworth has arranged the annual ice hockey game with Melrose High School. The contest will be played Friday afternoon at Spy Pond in Arlington.
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Manareer
Fred Ashworth
Arlington High School
Melrose High School
Spy Pond
Arlington
Delayed Transmission Letter Wishes Harry New Year
A delayed message of apology and good wishes to Harry. The writer, B. B. Johnson, expresses sorrow for past annoyances, asks pardon sincerely, and wishes prosperity and happiness in the New Year, closing with a courteous sign-off.
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Harry
B. B. Johnson
Baseball Notes from Boston and National Scene
A long column covers sport chatter from Natick holidays to Braves Field debates plus boxing antics. Mentions Jack Dempsey Jess Willard bout talk, Fenway Park fans, and local figures Donovan Shaw Wagner. (boxing) Pat Moore vs Jimmy Wilds recalls a disputed 12th round. College rowing plans show seven or eight boats. Victor Linart leaves for Spain. Joe Jackson may rejoin the White Sox amid league shifts.
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Braves Field
Charles Gavoni
Red Sox
Fenway Park
Huggins Not On Cobb Trail
New York Yankees manager Miller Huggins is in Cincinnati for Christmas. Reports he met with Tyrus Cobb in Augusta are denied by Yankees officials who warn such talk harms the club. Savannah training plans are up in the air as the Savannah ball park is in poor condition with no caretaker since 1915.
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New York
New York Americans
Milier Huggins
Yankee
Cincinnati
Augusta
Tyrus Cobb
Huggins
Cobb
Harry Sparrow
Polo Grounds
Jennings
Pipp
Baker
Detroit
Sparrow
Florida
Savannah
Arlington Five Ties With Chelsea Team
Arlington High School coach Bradford E. Swift led a strenuous scrimmage against Chelsea High School in the Arlington gym. The contest ended in a tie, with the Spy Pond players showing promise as a first team that has never played basketball before. The Arlington quintet opens the season with 14 games in the Suburban Interscholastic Basketball League, starting January 3, 1919 against Brockton High School in Brockton. Swift has reduced the squad to about six players and will name a captain next week.
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Bradford E. Swift
Arlington High School
Chelsea High School
Swift
Chelsea Five
Spy Pond
Arlington
Brockton High School
Brockton
Arlington Boys
Quite a Difference in Baseball War Branches
A quirky comparison notes that some baseball men served in the chemical warfare branch of the U S army while others were in the comical warfare division of the national pastime, highlighting a divergent wartime alignment among players.
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Chemical Warfare
United States Army
Angell Urges Purging College Athletic System at NACAA Convention
Dean J. R. Angell of the University of Chicago told the National Collegiate Athletic Association gathering at the Hotel Astor to seize the golden chance to purge abuses in college sports. He spoke through Dean Small, presenting striking syllogisms about reform.
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Dean Angell
U. of Chicago
New York
J. R. Angell
University of Chicago
Dean Small
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hotel Astor
Angell
Chicagoan
Mitch Leads Cubs Back To Spring Training Pace
Fred Mitchell the Cubs president and manager plans the 1919 training push as Chicago prepares for Los Angeles. With Grover Cleveland Alexander returning from service the pitching staff, led by Alexander if available, aims to fuel a pennant drive in a postwar game resurgence.
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Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Fred Mitchell
Mitchell
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Alex
Boxing Gossip Flows From Central A C Promoter Court
Boxers and managers discuss upcoming bouts at the Central A C and Grand Opera House. Britt-Mealey potential match is debated after Pierce family death forces Britt's withdrawal. Philadelphia and New York plans loom with Bathgate era sparring rumors and calls for local talent to step forward.
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Philadelphia
Joe Woodman
the Central
Park Riding Academy
Angell Urges Curbs on Intercollegiate Sport at Conference
A Chicago conference heard Dr. Angell oppose costly sport theatrics and urge permanent physical education leadership over transient coaches. He praised wartime lessons, proposed a federal commission on youth physical training, and outlined a reconstruction program for college athletic education.
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Thomas A. Storey
College of the City of New York
Federal
Commission On
Physical Research Society
National Association
Carlson Beats Reddy On Foul In Fifth Round
In Brockton Harry Carlson of Brockton defeated Battling Reddy of New York by disqualification in the fifth round after Reddy twice struck illegal blows. Referee Johnny Lynch of Cambridge stopped the bout immediately following the second foul.
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Brockton
Harry Carlson
Battling Reddy
New York
Farrington
Undertakers Union Protests Baseball Schedule Reform
The undertakers' union has protested the reformation of the baseball schedule. Aimed at altering dates and arrangements, the protest signals discontent with the new plan and hints at potential negotiations or action to follow.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Regi Ent Armory
New York
Frederick W. Ruben
Undertakers’ Union
Ryan Flopped in Jig Time at Commercial A C
Sailor Frankie Ryan of Brooklyn debuted at the Commercial A C in a 10 round bout with Art Magirl of Oklahoma, lasting one minute after a sharp right to the stomach. Charley Parker edged Joe Melanson in a 10 rounder, Bob Josephs beat Al Girard in 19 rounds, Battling Hurley and Jimmy Brennan drew in six rounds, and the card drew a record crowd.
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Brooklyn
A. C
Art Magirl
Oklahoma
Mr. Ryan
Masiri
Charley Parker
Joe Melanson
East Boston
Fang
Bell
Bob Josephs
North End
al Girard
Battling Hurley
Jimmy Brennan
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