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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1912
Page
15
President Ward did not arrive as expected for a high profile bowling event against President McAleer and Red Sox followers. Without Ward the plans collapse unless he leads a makeshift team this afternoon. Boston Speed Boy quiet on the house and on fishing.
A column blends sport and auto topics. Ward may lead trades as Captain scrambles for infielder. Hall and wife fish Ventura and 26 inch salmon. Frank Wentworth signs to distribute Garford cars in New England. Buick ships multiple large orders to San Francisco Lincoln and Minneapolis, signaling strong factory activity.
Emil Klank, manager of Frank Gotch and Mahmout, wires that Mahmout will leave Chicago for Boston to train for his contest with Cyclone Burns. Burns is rapidly shaping for the bout and Mahmout must prove the pundits wrong to halt Burns. Nogert the Boer arrives to meet Raievich in the semi final. Tuohey seeks a suitable opponent for Crackerjack Butler as welterweight top men avoid him.
Andover defeated Norwich University 11 to 1 as Wallingford led a dominant performance. Murchie and Middlebrook sparked scoring with Blum, O Cumpaugh adding key goals and strong defense from the Andover lineup against Norwich stars Blanchard and Davis.
The National Baseball Commission denied Claude Thomas’s claim for salary from his release by the Philadelphia club on Sept 15 1911 to the end of last season. The draft of the Louisville club was set aside and Thomas was declared a free agent.
Hamilton New York January 81 Frank Sommer of Philadelphia is engaged to coach Colgate football for the 1912 season. Sommer played halfback for the University of Pennsylvania for two years and last year coached a successful Mercersburg Academy team.
Pittsburg reports Honus Wagner posted a .02 batting average in the Oil League today amid financial fadeaway woes. He is not alone as 19 others share the same fate, leaving the Pirates star among a small group bearing the setback.
Yale defeated Springfield Training School 4 to 1 in New Haven. Cox scored three goals and Howe added one as Yale exploited early lead, while Springfield pressed and held to two first-half goals. Bowers scored the lone Springfield tally.
Queries advise contact through a club member or the athletic committee chairman to obtain tickets. Entry blanks for Boston College game available via J P Hugh care of Boston College 761 Harrison Avenue. Attell questioned on bout with K C Brown and stalling allegations, with suspension by the New York State Athletic Commission noted.
Duffey argues Hackenschmidt should not get another title shot after two failed bids against Gotch. The column notes Raicevich and Zbyszko vie for the next contender spot, with Gotch likely to defeat either. Also covers baseball, college baseball rulings, Harold Janvrin, Paul Poehler, and New York A C relay hopes in the BA A meet.
Pittsburgh January letter reveals Jack Lewis of the Boston Americans devotes off season to an undertaker business. The versatile second baseman writes from Pittsburg that he hopes to remain with Boston and stay on the job in the coming seasons.
Harvard and Newton High School gym teams joined for a joint exhibition at the Newton YMCA attracting a large crowd. The program featured horizontal and parallel bars, tumbling, ring exercises, and pyramid building. A highlight was a wrestling bout where H A Loomis defeated William Cady in seven minutes.
K Hobby and J R Morton head the Newton team as Messrs Everett Schofield Miller Gardner Perkins Hawks and Schack ford attend the gathering with local officials in attendance.
New Haven January 31 Yale manager Howard Lye announced the season schedule. Yale will play six games all away from home with matches against Greenwich Country Club Hartford Golf Club Yale Country Club New Rochelle Princeton at Apawamis Williams at Nashua Country Club and New Haven Country Club
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