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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1910
Page
12
Cleveland manager Deacon Jim McGuire announced the 1910 season plan with Lajoie at first base Turner at second Nichols at short and Bradley at third. Substitutes include Stovall for first, Ball for Nichols, and Perring for Bradley, with Turner’s arm and Nichols’ inside play highlighted as keys.
Dr Simson rolled 279 in his second string and totaled 697 to lead the Emerson five a clean sweep over Faneuil at Boston alleys. Individual scores show Simson 193 279 173 for a grand three string mark. Emerson 2760 and 270 earned wins over Faneuil 2560.
The vaccination edict from Manager Donovan to Red Sox players shows early compliance with two or three already reporting arm inoculations. Spring practice at Hot Springs will be crowded with Cincinnati and Boston sharing a single large park and a single diamond. The infield cobwebs from a crawfish dugout problem may reappear, but sod over the diamond helps. Red Sox and Reds split squads will play several practice games weekly, aiding hitters against tough pitching and sharpening batting eyes for both clubs.
The city hosts a dense athletic schedule with a 20 mile marathon at the Fast Newton Street Armory featuring Fowler Silva and Hackett, plus relay and open events. Providence Armory hosts local stars and Harvard teams, Boston College meets follow, and the B A A games Feb 12 promise strong competition. The Sheppard amateur status case stirs debate as Irish American A C supports him, Ponhay looms as leading foe, with Tom Collins and Jacok Tait among challengers.
Duffeys column praises Britain for solving expense issues by debaring costs in amateur athletics. He notes British approach contrasts with American friction over funding. He reports Penn Relays at Franklin Field will attract most schools yet, with 175 institutions represented last year and expectations of a record. Cornell trainer Jack Moakley receives an Ithaca home from Cornellian athletes, highlighting local booster efforts. lament over local trainers lacking similar recognition.
A reader asks about 1908 Yale versus Princeton score, 11 to 6 in Yale’s favor, and recalls Cambridge Hetchel and O’Brien matchups with two contests at New York and Philadelphia. The note also cites track records, Jim Corbett’s birth year 1866, and questions about Volkmann School contact, London Olympic 400 metres runner up, and Hans Wagner’s age and real name John P. Wagner.
Canadian sprint star Bobby Kerr from Hamilton A C in Ontario plans to train in Boston on the B A A track before the upcoming meet. He is expected to be the sole Olympic champion competing, with six hundred athletes already entering as organizers prepare for February 12 start.
Melrose Y M C A. will field a full basketball squad for the remainder of the season. The lineup includes Ralph Loveland Frank White Harry Milliken Walter Lord C Holt George Bishop and Ralph Stantial, captain of last year’s Melrose H. S. team.
New York report on Mel Sheppard and the Military Athletic League questions the practice of paying athletes expenses to compete. Officials argue large sums encourage bonuses to stay away, while athletes say money reflects legitimate costs. The piece calls for club responsibility and vouchers.
Tom Lilley of the South Boston Ace and former Dorchester distance runner will start in the 20 mile run at the Naval Brigade games held at East Newton street armory next Saturday night. Entries have been trimmed to about a dozen due to space limits, with Bob Fowler in strong form and challenging Jimmy Clark’s record. The East armory hosts a busy practice scene with sprinters and distance runners, plus 71 yard dash handicaps and various relay events.
Tom Sawyer of Maine will substitute for Terry Martin in the bout with Frank Mantell at the Rhode Island A. C. in Thorn ton tonight. Martin is sidelined for four months by his doctor due to stomach trouble, forcing the change.
Local bowling notes for Ward's Triangle League in Boston show scores and totals, including team names and lane results. Specific figures are presented but some text is garbled. readable data indicate string scores and alley activity for the period.
fragmented OCR item from Boston alley game standings lists numbers and locations not clearly readable. main readable tokens include Copley Square and mixed numeric sequences 419 436 408 and 895 417 405 with totals 1263. source quality limits precise facts or participants.
William Hinchman and Alexander Reilley, out fielders, and Vedder Sitton and Fred Winchell, pitchers, were released from the Cleveland American team by Manager McGuire. They head to the Columbus team in the American Association. Winchell and Reilley had no public try-out. Hinchman’s release came as a surprise.
In Chicago on February 1 H P P Cline of Philadelphia surged to the lead over Calvin Demarest of Chicago the reigning international champion in the opening block of their 1500 point match for the world championship Demarest trailed 500 to 248 as the contest began tonight.
Jerome Keogh defeated Thomas Hueston by one point to win the second block of the world continuous pool championship. After 27 games the score was 201 to 20, Keogh with a high run of 46 and Hueston 28. The overall total shifted to 410 368 in Keogh's favor.
In the 12th game of the Class A amateur billiard tourney at Hub Billiard Palace last evening, Van Dyke defeated Nevin by 300 to 210. Tonight Paige faces Small.
Yale will be represented by Walter Camp at the New York rules committee session to discuss reform of intercollegiate football. No formal Yale actions have been taken, but Camp has proposed safety measures and will report back if possible. Ted Coy, Yale captain last season and next year’s head coach, will attend the meeting.
The Princeton baseball management announced a schedule of 80 games for the coming season. Six trips are planned to Providence to play Brown, the Southern trip to New Haven Cambridge Philadelphia and New York. The schedule includes most leading universities and colleges and also the New York American league team. Lawrenceville is the only preparatory school on the list.
The Boston Chess Club opens tonight with Dr D B Lepper the New Hampshire champion giving a simultaneous exhibition inviting all players to join a board and participate.
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