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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1913
Page
8
Detroit club capitulates and Ty Cobb will receive $15,000 per year. The high salary for a non managing player is confirmed by a letter to Oscar Vitt from Tigers president Navin indicating the deal is settled.
Navin told Vitt he is satisfied with last year’s work but Detroit cannot boost salaries due to Cobb’s $15,000 demand. Ty Cobb is described as the bulwark of the team and the club must meet his salary, even at the expense of teammates. The letter implies Sam Crawford will not receive a raise and may have to play for last year’s pay or quit.
Harry Plimpton of Newton Centre defeated K. L. Lindsey of the B A A and A Bryant of the Union Boat Club while Channing Frothingham of the Tennis and Racquet Club fell to Bryan in the third round of the Massachusetts Squash Racquet Association individual state championship at the B A A courts yesterday.
Plimpton used hard serves to defeat Lindsey in five games. Newton displayed sharp accuracy placing returns to open spots and volleyed cleverly. Lindsey struggled to read the opponent’s service and recover from fast exchanges throughout the match.
In the B. A. A. junior court tennis handicap tourney yesterday S. M. Merrill defeated A. Rodman in two straight games. The scores were 6-2 and 6-4. Merrill gave Rodman a 15. point handicap.
Worcester native Jack Barry, star shortstop of the Philadelphia Athletics, rises from Holy Cross to national fame. The Meriden High standout and Worcester product defies early plans for priesthood, joins minor leagues then signs with Connie Mack in June 1908, beginning a major league career amid hometown lore and romance.
Tower defeated A E Kent in the junior handicap squash championship at the B A A yesterday, three matches required five games with scores 15 18 16 6 12 15 18 17 15 8. Kent served four aces. In the next match L B Harding Jr beat G T Nightingale in four games with scores 6 15 18 17 17 15 15 12. Harding also served four aces.
J O Keefe of Cunard street Boston and John H Casey of Gurney street Roxbury seek basketball contests with 125 pound teams from Roxbury Centrals or 100 to 105 pound teams from Greater Boston. Home or away. Contact details provided for scheduling.
Champion Luther McCarty is matched with British champion Bombardier Wells for a 10 round bout in New York, slated for late March or early April. Wells to earn near $6000, McCarty similarly paid, as Wells sails to the U S to prepare. The bout fuels excitement among Moran Carpentier Ledoux rivals, with Wells seen as the tougher challenger and a potential title risk to McCarty.
Arthur Duffey notes Harvard and Yale clash at the Arena as the first real test for the Crimson Blue in college hockey. Yale seeks an upset after a loss to the Tigers, while Harvard has defeated Princeton. The piece also previews Boston College indoor events, Coast Artillery veterans, and track action, with expectations for George Brooke and coaching plans for next season’s Red and Blue football. Tickets to B A A events at Mechanics Building go on sale through members.
Interscholastic schoolboy athletic events will be held at the Mechanics building on March 1 and open to eligible school students. The notice outlines eligibility criteria and scheduling for participants.
President Lynch notified club presidents that the reconvened National League annual meeting will be held February 11 at 2 p m at the Hotel MecAlpin in New York. The league schedule meeting and a board of directors session will occur the same day an hour earlier at the same venue.
Thorpe will send the Olympic challenge trophies won last year to Kristian Hellstrom, Swedish Olympic committee secretary, by the steamer New York. The all around trophy from Celtic Park last September has been sent from Carlisle to the A. A. U and will go to Bredemus, Thorpe’s Celtic Park runner up.
The Beaumont baseball club of the Texas league asserts a reserve contract on Indian athlete James Thorpe. Beaumont bought its franchise from Oklahoma City last year and claims Thorpe was among the players reserved by that club. Manager Wheeler telegraphed Secretary Farrell to protect Beaumonts claim to Thorpes services.
M'Graw states he will make Thorpe make a comeback in upcoming events. The claim centers on their rivalry and potential matchup. No further details on dates or venues are provided in the fragment.
New York January 31 McGraw flatly said I never saw Thorpe in my life and I do not know how well he can play base ball. He challenged the suggestion of any prior acquaintance or evaluation of Thorpe's abilities, stating ignorance of the famed athlete.
The speaker, a carpenter coach, praises Thorpe as a versatile athlete capable of succeeding in multiple sports. He notes Thorpe is described as a pitcher and first baseman and plans to assess his talents to place him where he fits best, with a trip to Marlin next month for further evaluation.
Carlisle Penn January 31 Glenn Warner Carlisle Indian School physical instructor confirms James Thorpe Olympic champion has accepted a contract with the New York Giants and will travel to New York tomorrow for formal signing. Warner could not disclose contract details, stating only that the information must come from the New York club.
In Carlisle Pennsylvania on January 31 a movement to recognize Jim Thorpe and restore his Olympic era amateur status is launched. Citizens and newspapers plan a large petition to the American Athletic Union to affirm Thorpe’s status and create the American Thorpe trophy to be defended as an all round athletic prize regardless of race or class. The Yonkers effort by the mayor and 500 residents inspired the plan.
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