Athletics on Broad Lines for War Service Endorsed
New York December 28 The War and Navy secretaries informed the National Collegiate Athletic Association that broad athletic programs for all students would strengthen young men for war service. The report notes extensive camp sports and boxing training, equipment shortages totaling $484 000, and calls for college trainers at aviation camps to improve aviator fitness and judgment. a winter football rules meeting was urged to cancel to cut costs.
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New York
Baker
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Walter Camp
Football Rules Committee
Aero Club of America
Williams
Colleges urged to expand athletics for military training
Secretary Baker urged Congress to authorize reserve officers training corps and to supply instructors and arms to colleges. He linked widespread athletics to a strong officer corps, arguing sound bodies and minds are essential for national readiness and that intercollegiate games boost morale and fitness for military service. Dr. Raycroft noted 1350 men in one regiment cross-
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Baker
War Department
Congress
Department
Thei
J. E. Raycroft
War Department Commission On
Schoolboys Play Today Amid Postponements and Openers
Several area school teams start play this afternoon after Christmas Day postponements due to warm weather. Newton High opens against an alumni team following a 10 to 0 win over Wakefield High. Brookline High meets Noble and Greenough at the Boston Arena. Medford High with captains Farr and Donnellan faces the alumni seven on Mystic Lake. Arlington High resumes a game with the alumni team postponed yesterday at Spy Pond.
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Newton High
Wakefield High
Newton
Brookline High
Noble and Greenough
Boston
Penn Wins Chess Trophy In Triangular League Final
Penn defeats College of the City of New York three games to one to claim the Rice trophy in the 19th annual Triangular College Chess league final. Penn has won the trophy three years in a row. At the annual meeting H M Phillips of New York was elected president. A suggested match among Columbia Harvard Yale and Princeton on two boards in New York in January or February was accepted.
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New York
University of Pennsylvania
City of
Pennsylvania
H. M. Phillips
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Boxing Gossip and Fights Across Teams and Venues
Wakefield A A plans an open amateur boxing meet at Wakefield Theatre next Tuesday with classes 108 novice and 125 145 open. George Tuohey schedules a wrestling tournament at Grand Opera House next Thursday night featuring Freburg versus Herkel and Draak versus an opponent from Buffalo tourney leaders. two out of three bouts.
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Wakefield A. A
Wakefield Theatre
George Tuohey
Grand Opera House
John Freburg
John Herkel
Tom Draak
Holland
Buffalo
Norman Maxwell Wins Qualifying Medal at Pinehurst
Norman H. Maxwell of Philadelphia takes the medal in the Midwinter golf tournament qualifying with a score of 7 percent. Ninety six of 105 starters qualify. R. C. Shannon of Brockport places second with 42, W. E. Truesdell of Brooklyn third with 8, and John W. Robb of Philadelphia fourth with 87.
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Pinehurst
Norman H. Maxwell
Philadelphia
R. C. Shannon I
Brockport
W. E. Truesdell
Brooklyn
John W. Robb
Honor Roll at Arlington High School for World War Service
Arlington High School compiles an honor roll of graduates and students serving in the Great War. Miss Mary G. Magner asks relatives and friends to send names with ranks of men who attended the high school.
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Arlington High School
Mary G. Magner
Magner
Braves Release Big Ed Walsh From Roster
The Braves terminated the brief membership of Big Ed Walsh a former White Sox star by unconditional release. Walsh had been recalled late in the season and appeared in a few games showing flashes of his old form but with limited success.
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Braves
Ed Walsh
White Sox
Ertle Wolfe Bout Off In Cleveland Back Injury
The scheduled 10 round bout between Johnny Ertle of St. Paul and Jack Wolfe of Cleveland was canceled due to Ertle’s lame back. The two fighters will rematch at a later date, likely in February.
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Packy McFarland
Dave Deshler
Jack Sheehan
Canton
Harry Greb
Pittsburg
Jeff Smith
Bayonne
N. J
Fred Dyer
al Doty
Cleveland
Dec
Johnny Ertle
St. Paul, Minn
Jack Wolfe
Ertle
Red Sox to Start South March 15 For Spring Training
Boston Red Sox plan spring training in Hot Springs starting March 15 and will split warmups with the Dodgers, then tour the South visiting Dallas New Orleans Mobile Birmingham Atlanta and Monroe before returning to Boston. Frazee weighs a spring series with the Braves and settles on keeping Walsh as third man with Mack to decide on other moves.
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Jack Barry
Frazee
New York
Sox
Hot Springs
Charley Ebbets
Springs
Dodgers
South
Dallas
New Orleans
Mobile
Birmingham
Atlanta
Monroe
Red Sox
Barry
Connie Mack
Jimmie Walsh
Kopp
Quakertown
Boston
Walsh
Barrow
Everett Scott
War forecasts and sports talk mix in postwar piece
The piece notes Harry Frazee's joke that the war would end before baseball season and a $2000 wager, plus an offer by Major Briggs to Captain J J O Hare to use athletic clubs for events. It mentions Gotch and Hackenschmidt, Camp Devens and Navy Yard relay plans, Jess Willard, Fred Fulton, and Olympic hopes as the postwar sports scene stirs public interest.
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Harry Frazee
Frazee
Uncle Sam
Washington
Briggs
J. J. O'Hare
Northeastern
N. BE
O’hare
South Armory
William F. Garcelon
Rabb
Camp Devens
Navy Yard
Public Playground Conditions Report
Readable entries list multiple Boston parks and playgrounds with quality notes. Locations include Franklin Field Jamaica Pond Columbus Ave Wood Island Park Brighton Cottage St and Mystic River area with assessed conditions ranging from Good to Rough for June.
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Franklin Field
Ritisone Boy
se.s.Good
Charlesbank
Jamaica Pond
Columbus Ave
Brighton Playground
Orient Hetghts Co
Wood Island Park
William Eustis
Good Cottage St
Good Mystic
Mont S&b. Oraie
Glennig Rro
Billings
Ciccccsevens
Fair Gibson
Ranodiph
Moran-Fulton Bout Promoted by Moran Backer in New Orleans
Harvey Cohn assists Frank Moran in a 20 round heavyweight mill with Fred Fulton in New Orleans while Moran showcases endurance on a Pittsburg burger bridge. The A A U plans to stay out of hockey, focusing on track and field governance amid swift amateur rulings.
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Harvey Cohn
New York
Frank Moran
Pittsburg
Fred Fulton
New Orleans
Harvey
Willard and Fulton Exhibition Bout Outcome
The West tour exhibition between Willard and Fulton had no declared winner. The match was informal and no official result could be stated.
Newport Navy Team Earns Nine Thousand in Season
The football team of the second naval district earned 9000 dollars in the past season. Captain Henry F. Bryan, commandant of the district, turned the sum over to the Rhode Island Auxiliary Relief Society tonight.
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Newport
R. I
Second Naval District
Rhode Island Auxiliary Relief Society
Henry F. Bryan
Arlington High Team Assigned 6 to 7 PM Ice Practice at Boston Arena
Arlington High School seven, former league winner, is scheduled to practice between 6 and 7 PM on Monday evenings at the Boston Arena where Interscholastic Hockey League games will be held.
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Boston Arena
Arlington High School
No Spring Series For Haughton Braves Red Sox
President Percy Haughton of the Braves has no knowledge that a spring series with the Red Sox has been broached. There appears to be little possibility of an ante season matchup between the clubs next spring.
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Braves
Red Sox
Percy Haughton
Fall Meeting Favored Over Spring Series For Local Teams
The speaker showed little enthusiasm for a spring series and endorsed arranging a fall meeting of the local clubs. He argued spring play fails to reveal true strength due to poor form and cold uncertain weather in Boston. A fall series would offer better weather for spectators and allow players to extend themselves without injury risk that could sideline a club.
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Boston
Woman Votes Hearing Set for January 3
Mrs George Bass of Chicago chairman of the Democratic women’s bureau and Miss Helen Varick Boswell president of the National Republican Women’s Association will represent their parties at the January 3 hearing on the national woman suffrage amendment. The rules committee plans a House vote on January 10.
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Washington
George Bass
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Helen Varick Boswell
National Republican Women’s Association
Baker
California
Bass
Miss Boswell
Congressional Committee
American National Woman Suffrage Association
41 Years on School Board Veteran Albert W Lewis Dies
Albert W Lewis aged 77 longtime Everett school committee member and Civil War veteran died at his home in Everett. Funeral at 2 PM tomorrow at Everett Universalist Church with Palestine Lodge A F and A M services. Burial in Ye Old Burial Ground Lexington. He also served seven years as Everett assessor.
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Albert W. Lewis
Massachusetts
Everett
Everett Universalist Church
Palestine Lodge
A. F
A. M
R. Perry Bush
Chelsea
R. Ray Hadley
D. D
Lexington
Lewis
Charlestown
Oarsmen to Dance at Arlington Club Ball
The Arlington Boat Club hosts its annual dance tonight at 8 in Robbins Memorial Town Hall Arlington with Lowe's Orchestra providing music.
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Arlington Boat Club
Robbins Memorial Town Hall
Arlington
Lowe
James J. Loughlin Dies in Concord After Short Illness
James J. Loughlin, longtime Concord resident and father of Edward F. Loughlin, clerk of the District Court of central Middlesex at Concord, died yesterday at home after an illness of less than two days.
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James J. Loughlin
Concord
Edward F. Loughlin
Central Middlesex
Navy Yard Arena Hockey Opens Season at Boston Arena
Navy Yard Arena Hockey Club faces Arena Team in a fast hard contest to open the hockey season tonight at the Boston Arena. The match promises sport and excitement for Greater Boston hockey fans.
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Navy Rooters
Navy Yard Arena
Boston Arena
Greater
Boston
Navy and Arena Hockey Clash Promises Fast Action
The Navy varsity and Arena Hockey Club field strong lineups led by Bob Paisley and Captain Synnott respectively. Key players include Hutchinson Osgood Downing and LaCroix for the Navy, Wanamaker Rice Myra, and McNiell for the Arena. game at 8 15 pm with proceeds aiding the Navy Relief Fund.
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Ralph Winsor
Winsor
Bob Paisley
Paisley
Hutchinson
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Downing
Raymie Skilton
Red” O'Hare
Bill Mitchell
Tufts
Gaw
Tubber
White
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Exeter
Mitchell
LaCroix
Newton
Arena
Synnott
Grey Wanamaker
Willard Rice
George Myra
Myra
Wanamaker
Rice
Harvard
McNiell
St. Francis Xavier
Arena Hockey
Spencer Martin
Burt Nowell
Storey
Norman Small
George W. Tingley
Navy Yard
Navy Yard Arena Lineup Tonight
Navy Yard Arena features a list of players including Paisley Hutchinson Osgood Wanamaker McNeill Downing Myra Skilton Nowell O Hare Martin LaCroix and Storey in the expected lineup for tonight’s event at the venue.
Two Bouts for Britt in a Week
Despite a New England praise for Joe Morgan of Manchester Britt of New Bedford, holder of the featherweight title after defeating Al Delmont, keeps busy with two bouts planned within seven days.
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New England
Joe Morgan
Manchester
Frankie Britt
New Bedford
al Delmont
Britt to Fight McRea in Manchester NH Navy Relief Fund Card
Britt boxed a 16 round key title bout in Academy Hall Manchester New Hampshire. He faces Howard McRea of Cambridge in a main event while two six round glove bouts and an exhibition with Bat Levinsky versus Dan Flynn accompany the program. John L Sullivan may be in the ring as third man with Patsey Sweeney refereeing.
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Johnny Buckley
South Boston
Britt
Boston
Howard McRea
Cambridge
Academy Hall
Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Granite State
Navy Relief Fund
Bat Levin- Sky
Dan. ‘P." Flynn
John L. Sullivan
Patsey Sweeney
Jack Barry
Red Sox
Rabbit” Maranville
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Yeomen
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