Debate over amateur status in athletics stirs reform talk
The New Athletic Research Society proposes new amateur rules while critics say existing standards already burden athletes. Meadow Brook club attracts stars like Ted Meredith, risking Pennsylvania eligibility and sparking clashes with A A U rules as insiders push for a clean game. The Irish American A A plans to curb pros at Mechanics’ Building with Jan 30 events as leaders vow stricter oversight.
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Athletic Research Society
Chicago
England
Meadow Brook Club
Philadelphia
Ted Meredith
Wanamaker Store
Millrose A
the" Sheehan
A. A
Mechanics’ Building
Ike
New England Association
Bill Prout
International track stars spark hopes for race matchups
Hannes Kolehmainen draws attention as a Finnish distance ace while Billy Queal of Yale eyes a possible amateur professional clash though rules block such meetings. Jimmy Fitzgerald aims to race Queal or other pros. Elmer Smith, once a Fenway standout, shines at Mercersburg, drawing comparisons to Ted Meredith.
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Hannes Kolehmainen
Billy Queal
Yale
Kolehmainen
Queal
Jimmy Fitzgerald
Mechanics’ Building
Boston
Fitzgerald
Newark six day race results disputed by sources
The report cites two conflicting claims for the Newark six day race winner with Grenda and Goullett listed by source A and Goullett with Hill by source B. It also notes Goullett and Grenda winning the New York six day race and mentions boxing results from New York including Joe Shugrue at 135 pounds and Af ter Mae McCoy’s knockout over George Chip.
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Newark
Grenda
Goullett
Hill Goullett
Hill
New York
Joe Shugrue
al McCoy
George Chip
Caste
Jimmy Clabby
Wike Gibbons
Chip
BC Athletes Keep Busy During Christmas Vacation
Boston College track team under Captain Harold Brown trains daily during the Christmas break. Freshman material shows promise and could form the strongest maroon and gold representation yet. The snow delay has ended and workouts include hill jogs and sprints before indoor practice begins.
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Boston College
Harold Brown
Brae-Burn
Arlington High Cuts Ice Squad for 16 Players
The Arlington High hockey team trimmed to 16 players under coaches Mansell and Robbins. Final cuts imminent as the squad sharpens for the season with a league opener on January 6 at the Arena against Newton High.
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Arlington High
Arlington High School
Mansell
Robbins
Newton High
Yankee Sale Still In Air
Ban Johnson, president of the American League, said he conferred with Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Captain T. L. Huston on the sale of the New York club, but no conclusion was reached. He expected a definite announcement tomorrow.
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New York
Ban B
Boston A A Ice Triumphs 4 1 Over Toronto Invaders
Boston A. A. defeats Toronto University 4 to 1 in a hockey game at the Arena. Archibald of Amherst Aggie fame starred. Sander cock and Mathers limited Toronto’s scoring and Clifford suffered a thigh gash.
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Greater Boston
Amherst Aggie
Dartmouth
Boston Arena
Archibald
Waltham
Point
Toronto University
Boston A. A
Toronto
Sandercock
Mathers
Bob Clifford
Boston
A. A
Toronto Unity
Fogteegood
Murray Bove
Wirth
Areie Aie
Bone
Smith Dain
Wilson Smarts
Milne
Sheldon Robbins
Sandercock Oumory Dive
eNews
Pate
Levesques
George W. Tingley
H. W. Foster
Harvard
Canterbury
Wylde
Murphy
Wood
Kelley
Wilson
Clifford
Rival high schools supply key players for big game
Arlington and Melrose renew rivalries with Chisholm and Wanamaker from Melrose, Bud Ross and Dave Buttrick from Arlington, Fernald from Amherst, Malden’s Wooley, Bridgeport’s Johnson, and Dartmouth coach Rocane bringing Greater Boston players. Captain Tuck from Winchester and others from Somerville Andover. The lineups suggest a strong local hockey showdown tomorrow night.
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Old Arlington High
Melrose High
Chisholm
Melrose
Bud Ross
Arlington
Dave Buttrick
Fernald
Amherst High
Malden
Wooley
Johnson
Rover
Bridgeport High
Fred Rocane
Dartmouth
Boston
Leon Tuck
Winchester
Bags” Wanamaker
Art Donahue
Carl Holmes
Somerville
Murchie
Andover
Reds to keep Heinie Groh in Cincinnati talks
Cincinnati officials say no deal yet with Chicago baseball manager Roger Bresnahan over players. Bresnahan discussed a possible trade with August Herrmann and Charles Taft but Cincinnati emphasizes Heinie Groh must remain with the club.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Roger Bresnahan
Chicago
August Herrmann
Herrmann
Bresnahan
Charles P. Taft
Herzog
Heinie
Groh
Rabbit Maranville to Entertain Winter League Tonight
Shortstop Rabbit Maranville, famed for his springfield exploits, is set to entertain Winter League members at the How ard tonight. He previously visited the Touraine with Lieutenant Governor Barry and exchanged remarks with Governor Walsh and council members in a parting tribute to outgoing officials.
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Howard
Maranville
Rabbit
Barry
Touraine
Walsh
Springfield
Zarry
St Marks Hockey Schedule Released for 1915 Season
St Mark s School announced its 1915 ice hockey schedule totaling 15 home games. Opponents include Boston Latin Harvard Freshmen Brookline High Milton Medford High and Boston College High with several open dates.
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Southboro
St. Mark's School
Boston Latin
Stone School
Cambridge Latia
Marlboro High
Harvard
Brookline High
Milton
Medford High
Rindge
Somerville High
Pomfret
Boston College High
Braves Finalize Park Ownership and Stadium Plans
President James S. Gaffney and associates completed the Walpole street transfer to Mercantile Real Estate Trust Boston and reorganized Boston Realty Holding Company. Construction on the Allston property will wait, with engineers planning ground work and cost considerations delaying cement and steel work until conditions improve.
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James S. Gaffney
Braves
Walpole Street
Gaffney
New York
John C. Toole
Robert H. Davis
Herman Nickerson
Messrs Soden and Conant
Boston
Mercantile Real Estate Trust of Boston
George S. Smith
Trust
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Almon J. Furbish
George B. Dovey
Boston Nationals
Boston Realty Holding Company
Allston
Boston National League Club
James FE. Gaffney
Fred R. Killeen
Newburyport Highs Track Team Gathers Alumni Support
Alumni of Newburyport High School rally to promote the track team. A track will be laid in Davis Hall with raised corners for events. The outlook for a speedy squad is good and the manager seeks dual meets with other high schools.
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Newburyport High School
Davis Hall
Football Rules to Stay Put at Collegiate Association Meet
Chicago December 29 there is little likelihood of important changes in next season football rules. Minor changes from last year were included in the committee report presented by Dr. H L Williams of Minnesota. No suggestion of material changes was made at the ninth annual convention.
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Chicago
The
Collegiate Athletic Association
H. L. Williams
Minnesota
College football rules seen as unneeded changes likely
Walter Camp of Yale urged no material change in football rules at the February meeting. A report on football fatalities was accepted but not discharged, with the executive committee allowed to consider extending the study to all sports deaths. Angell praised Rugby’s Pacific coast rise and noted baseball’s low amateur standing due to scarce summer hotels.
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College Football Rules Committee
Walter Camp
Yale
Pacific Coast
Frank Angell
Leland Stanford University
Angell
California
Antipodes
New Zealand
British Columbia
Boston Y M C U Wrestlers Return Strong for Season
The Boston Y M C U announces a durable lineup led by Tommy O'Hara New England 125 lb champion and other titleholders. Captain Arthur Innes and manager Dr W F Provans plan a demanding schedule with Beverly Salem Marblehead Harvard Yale MIT Clapp Memorial and Andover beginning with a meet against Beverly Y M C A on January 1.
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Boston Y. M. C. Union
Tommy O'Hara
New England
Green
Goodland
Arthur Tanes
Jack Ryan
Mallock
Leo Parker
Arthur Innes
W. F. Provan
Beverly Y. M. C. A
Salem Y. M. C. A
Marblehead Y. M
Boxers of New Hampshire Stir Interest in Jasper Chick Bout
New Hampshire fans flock to Portsmouth for Young Jasper of Boston versus Joe Chick of Gloucester at Rockingham A C. It opens the club’s new era with two other bouts totaling 26 rounds if all go the distance.
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New Hampshire
Jasper
Boston
Joe Chick
Gloucester
New
Rockingham A. C
Portsmouth
N. H
Granite State
Chick
Manchester
Bill Flemming
Soldier Bartfield
New York
Young McFarland
Glens Falls
N. Y
Pavilion A. C. of
Portland
Portland Sporting Club
Young
al Ketchel
Atlas A. A
Joe Morgan
Ixetchel
Morgan
Motor Industry Notes From Early 20th Century
A report covers safety warnings about gasoline fumes in closed garages, invitations from J. O. Willys for a Jan 7 dinner at the Hotel Biltmore, and Inter State's exhibit of a new four cylinder 80 horsepower car. It also notes a court ruling by Judge Landis prohibiting Barry Sales from using the Ford name or imitating Ford trademarks, establishing trademark protection precedent.
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J. ON. Willys
Willys-Overland Company
Hotel Biltmore
New York
Wv. A. Charies
Inter State Company
United States District Court of Northern
Iinois
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Barry Sales Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Chicago
Illinois
Huntington School Seeks January Track Meet Challenge
Captain Charley Ziegler of Huntington High Proposes a dual meet with any New England high school for January 15 at Huntington gym. Back Bay school aims to arrange an opponent and the team will practice today and Friday at the school gymnasium.
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Charley Ziegler
Huntington
New England
Huntington School
Back Bay
Princeton Defeats Cornell in Ice Hockey Opener
Princeton defeats Cornell 4 to 1 in the first intercollegiate ice hockey game of the season played in New York. Close play early as Princeton nets an early goal in the first period and pulls away with three more in the later periods.
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Chadwick
Charley Foote
Osgood
Sortwell
Pete
Toronto
Boston
Sandercock
New York
Princeton
Cornell
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Dimon Pure
University of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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Elmer Smith
High School of Commerce
Mercersburg Academy of Pennsylvania
Smith
Fenway School
Mercersburg
Arner
Washington St
B. C
Yankee
Pierce - Arrow Limousine
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Invaders
Chad
Foote
REDS
Heiniegroh
Chicago Cubs
ST. Mark’s
Menced
President Baker
Phillies
Pat Moran
Baker
Stallings
Feds
Magee
Federal League
Equitable
Newburyport
Boston Y. M. C. U
Tusslers
Doc AL
Matty Baldwin
Charlestown
Joel Shugrue
Madison Square Garden
Shugrue
Baldwin
New Haven
Joe
Young Chaakas
Smiley
Chaakas
Wisconsin
Boxing Commission
Mickey Brown
Biddeford
Willard
Bryan
Fred Donovan
Otto F. Delmert
Artie McQueen
Fred Champelovier
Athletic Department of
St. Patrick T. A. Society of
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Dennis J. Driscoll
Ward Street
Porky’ Flynn
Bat Levinsky
Brooklyn
Flynn
Levinsky
West
Milwaukee
Mike Gibbons
St. Paul
Tommy Walsh
Joe Mandot
Tommy
Eddie McGoorty
Johnny Dundee
Hands
Leach Cross
Charley White
Frank Mulkern
National
A. C
Dundee
McCarty
al Reich
Gotham
Jack Johnson
Reich
Jim Flynn
Pueblo
Buffalo
Davis
Broadway Auditorium
Tortorich
New Orleans
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Carl Morris
George Rodel
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