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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1918
Page
27
The Boston Athletic Association holds an all day trap shoot at Riverside with 100 birds in the morning and 100 in the afternoon. Prizes awarded for high handicap and high net score, plus a visitors trophy for the day. John L. Snow returns from a South trip and will attend.
Ly quan M. Stearns, a leading checkers expert and organizer, died in Manchester, New Hampshire, at age 60. He was renowned as one of the best known authorities on the game in the United States and helped organize the national checker scene.
The NH Checker Club president and former head of the World’s Correspondence Checker Club is credited with creating over 3000 intricate checkers problems. He also served in the Union Leader circulation department for several years.
A Chicago report claims ex mayor James M. Curley with Charles Daly bought the Boston National League club and named Johnny Evers as manager replacing George T. Stallings. Curley denied knowledge of the deal, saying he was not involved.
A detailed season snapshot lists Zack Wheat Brooklyn with a .444 average across 26 straight games, 48 hits in 108 at bats, and nine two-base hits. It also cites leaders in runs, stolen bases, and extra bases, plus team and league aggregates and players with full-season participation. Clark Griffith visits Boston post Christmas seeking infielders amid trade chatter.
Detroit president Frank Navin declares Tyrus Cobb will remain with the Tigers for next season if he plays at all. Navin states Cobb belongs to Detroit and, though unsigned, will be in his accustomed place when the season begins. He dismisses talk of joining the Yankees and stresses Cobb will not play for any other team unless Navin consents.
John Kilonis is set to face an opponent other than Jean Bruce at the Grand Opera House Thursday night. The change stems from Jean Bruce demanding a larger purse. Promoter Tuohey has until tonight to confirm Bruce, but a replacement high-grade opponent is already secured if needed.
Griffith proposes trading Hal Janvrin or Jack Barry for Gert Shotten while Frazee declines and hints at Milan for a possible deal. He notes Milan could interest Boston as demobilization brings back McNally, Barry, Del Gainer, Fred Thomas, Janvrin, Hoblltzell. Griffith doubts selling Walter Johnson and criticizes Ty Cobb for acting like a free agent. John Heydler plans Chicago visit ahead of French Lick meetings.
The column surveys schoolboy hockey on Boston ponds, notes pro ambitions of Pooch Donovan, and references Ty Cobb without a press agent. It mentions Harvard terms, BAA trap shooters at Riverside, and a flourish of World War I athletic memory, naming Princeton stars and 18th gold star recipients, plus Paris bike racing fans and Hal Janvrin’s return.
The selection names eleven players across positions including Robeson of Rutgers Hilly of Pittsburg Alexander of Syracuse Day of Ga Tee Perry of Annapolis Usher of Syracuse Hopper of Pennsylvania Murray of Princeton Davies of Pittsbur Roberts of Annapolis Steketee of Michigan.
Pritt was arrested at 2 this morning as he stepped from a train at New Bedford and will be brought to Boston. McGovern known as Young Terry McGovern of Philadelphia, 21, married with a newborn son, was knocked down twice in the sixth round and hospitalized for possible brain concussion after a heavy right hand. The feature bout between Frankie Young Britt of New Bedford and McGovern ended early when the Philadelphian struck his head on a non padded iron ring railing and could not rise in time. Several lines of football and other athletic notes follow, including Walter Camp continuing activities despite the war era.
Britt's sharp infighting wears down McGovern who falls after a heavy right in the sixth round. The New Bedford fighter and manager Ray Cass rush to aid as McGovern remains unconscious for minutes. He is hospitalized with cerebral hemorrhage on the dangerous list amid fans noting Britt’s second career knockout. Earlier prelims saw Leonard Andrews stop Arthur Ross and Willie Roberts outpoint Johnny Marto.
The dean of gridiron authorities presents Collier's Weekly All-America selections for 1918 as explained by Camp. He notes wartime service boosted participation, making 1918 a peculiar yet epochal season. Camp cites a fair field for picks and argues fitness hours and natural talent aided selections.
A compact guide notes saving money by choosing dependable cigar values. It argues unsolicited advice is often resented yet highlights the 10c cigar field where abundant testimony favors reliable options and prudent purchases.
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