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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
10
Indiana Pa based captain H Harry Gessler writes to Paul Shannon from his winter retreat praising the squad and vowing no setback in captaincy. He predicts a great season for Boston Red Sox in 1909 and urges unity before the 24th arrival.
Detroit February 8 Hughey Jennings plans three catchers known for heavy workloads. Schmidt caught 122 games for Detroit Beckendorf led the New York State league with 122 Stanage from Newark logged 103 games in the Eastern league. Jennings suggests a 300-game schedule with daily double headers.
Lou Criger calls Cy Young the best ever and says no one can catch Cyrus. He notes Criger would not regret leaving Boston if Young had joined him and asserts Young’s superiority over all rivals.
Hal H. Chase first baseman for the New York American League and Jacob Weimer pitcher for the New York National League were reinstated by the National Baseball Commission on condition they pay fines of 200 and 150 dollars respectively.
William Murray purchases Barney Dreyfus stake in the Philadelphia National League Club making local capitalists sole owners of the team. The transaction transfers all stock of the National League Club of Philadelphia to Murray and associates in Philadelphia.
Milwaukee report states Dan McGann, former Boston National League first baseman, had his contract received on February 3.
Pitcher Chappelle trains at Hot Springs and may join the Doves after a Chicago meeting. George Browne could be traded to the Cardinals. Bresnahan rates him above Bowerman. Waddell unsettles President Hodges with new wrestling challenges in St. Louis. Hodges eyes life insurance for the Rube. Rossman Navin and the Tigers clash over salaries. Cap Anson in New York counsels McGraw on piano hours. Anson once topped the league as a billiard ace. Washington shows strength in 1909 box. Cantillon lists eight to ten ace pitchers to face American hitters.
The Fenno five, strong contenders in the semi professional championship, will play West Boston A A tonight at Vine Street Church Roxbury Putney Street.
Last call for seats at the B A A meet in Mechanics Building on Saturday night. Extra balcony seats are selling fast with few remaining. Harvard fields a large team under Coach Donovan aiming for Yale Harvard meet next May. Holy Cross and Boston College relay clashes add to a strong program with top teams from Worcester and other colleges showing prime form.
M F Horr of Syracuse University, famed hammer thrower and star football player, attends the B A A meet Saturday night. The yellow and black athlete, a past Intercollegiate hammer champion and Olympic team member, will compete in the shot put against champions Kreuger and Coe, drawing strong interest.
Worcester Academy will be without sprinter Guyott for the B A A meet Saturday night and possibly the schoolboy meet in Boston on February 27. He strained a cord in his leg and was last year’s Holyoke High track captain credited with running the hundred in even time.
Yale shocks Pennsylvania to win the intercollegiate title 22 15 in New Haven. Cushman Strobridge Van Vleck and Kiefaber pace Yale while Keinath Kennath score for Penn. refs Thorpe and Stillwell.
Boston Y M C A defeated Somerville Y M C A 24 to 4 at Somerville last evening in a clean game with no fouls. Hyde, Clarke, Monarch and Sullivan scored for Boston as attendance reached 200.
Mayhew A C 16 of Brookline Boys' Club scored 14 points and led the team to a win over Dennison T louse 22 to 2, while Cathedral A B at RR Morse A C posted 10 points for Mohawks 2 in a local youth game.
Wildey broke a tie with a clean scoop at the Wildey alleys last night and now leads by one point in the City league standings. Noddle falls to second as Murray and Irwin gain a string on him, while Boylston posted the high game of 1524 pins, seven behind Wildey. Elite alleys.
Brown faces U P at Providence. Boston Latin meets South Boston High in Y division at South Boston. Fenno five hosts West Boston A A at Vine Street Roxbury.
Commercial High won 27 to 17 over English High at the English High School drill hall in a poorly played Boston high school game. O Day of English High was ejected. English High reserves won 12 to 11. Final score listed as Commercial High 27 English High 17 with Jones and McCarthy scoring and O Day key for Commercial.
Milton High defeated Reading High 82 to 19 in the afternoon game. Key scorers included Whittemore Stuart for Milton and Trehon for Reading. Final stats show Milton’s 32 Reading 19 with 115 and 20 minute halves, attendance around 200.
Rindge Manual Training School beat Brockton High 37 to 16 at the local YMCA. Grebenstein led for Rindge with seven goals, Casey directed Brockton, and Ireland, Green, Danahy, and Wardwell supported the offense. Referee Boyd and timer Mitchel provided officiating.
Two fast clean basketball contests at Newton Y M C A saw the Newton first team beat Malden 45 to 25. The Newton second squad edged Malden second 17 to 16 in a tight, snappy finish.
A long entry list backs tonight's Riverside Heat Club amateur boxing meet at Cyprus Hall Cambridge with 53 entrants across six classes. The lineup features leading amateurs from Greater Boston, promising a highly successful winter meet.
Wesleyan upset Massachusetts Institute of Technology 33 to 20 in Middletown. The fast, exciting game drew a large crowd as Kidder Soule Hayward Roores Parker led scoring with multiple baskets and Chamberlin foul shots. Time 20 minute halves.
Fort Banks defeated Winthrop Y C by 10 points, 10 to 5, in a basketball game at Winthrop. Fort Banks top scorers included Mahoney, McCarthy, and Katrine, while Winthrop’s Katrine led with 54 points in a separate close loss to the United States training ship Enterprise.
Kansas City six day bicycle race half completed with 24 of 48 hours run. Crowd of about 1500 watched Fogler and Kramer finish tight. Team standings show Miles Taps Porter and Root six sevens and Moran and Kramer among leaders.
George Alger of Boston and Wid McDonald of Roslindale headlined the Union A A show in Brockton with Nixon unable to box due to a hand injury. McDonald replaced him and the match looked even. Jim Reardon defeated Young McGee in three rounds. Papke outboxed Skip Warren in the second round. Ryan and Mullen fought to a draw. Belfield Walcott and Young Jack Johnson delivered a strong performance, with ringsiders believing they also broke even.
Bert Keyes delivered a decisive win over Wid Sullivan of Washington in a ten round main event at Sharkey A C. Sullivan stayed defensive throughout. In prelims Louis Myers fought William Brenner after the bell and Brenner scored a knockdown. Jack Robinson outpointed Eddie Cunningham in ten rounds. Jimmy Moran topped Tommy Maloney in six.
A Kentucky whiskey judge notes Taylor as a model, with others following. The piece mentions a $1 full quart price and compares quality across brands.
Yale shows strength in hockey and Princeton and Harvard tests loom as they chase the championship. Boston Red Sox manager Fred Lake boasts a deep pitching staff while Shrubb eyes a marathon with his father watching. Wills faces tough foreign rivals, and Duffey answers reader sports queries while anticipating BAA seats.
The New England Amateur Rowing Association at Union Boat Club convened to discuss finishing the Charles basin for premier racing. The group urged a larger city appropriation for the Fourth of July regatta to lure Halifax scullers and a four-oared crew, while inviting American stars to compete with Canadians. Officers and new executive members from Union Boat Club East Boston Boat Club Cambridge Canoe Club and other clubs were announced.
Yale has arranged a two mile rowing race with the University of Pennsylvania. Yale proposed the event and offered to travel to Philadelphia. The race is set for Saturday April 10 with the course to be announced.
Melvin Sheppard, amateur middle distance champion from New York, plans to train in Philadelphia for the Boston Athletic Association Marathon. He has been invited to join the Marathon Club of Philadelphia and may enter the local race after initial trials.
At the Massachusetts Squash Tennis Association individual championship held at the Boston Athletic Association courts Speare from Newton Centre Squash Racquet Club defeated Wales in two straight games in yesterday’s single match.
Philadelphia squash clubs name the squads to represent the city in the fraternity matches set for February 12 and 13 at the Boston Athletic Association. The selection occurred at a meeting of the Squash Racquet Association of Philadelphia held at the Racquet Club.
The editor notes un signed letters will not be recognized and restricts questions to sports. Johnson born March 81 1978 in Galveston Texas listed example. height 5 feet 1 inch and 115 pounds. Advice promotes daily exercise. BA A Marathon entry fee is 1.00 with George Brown contact in care of the BA A. Each runner gets two attendants and assistants are compulsory. Brennan heel and toe walker noted as possible but not confirmed.
Three thousand spectators watched the International Outdoor Amateur Skating Championships at Pontiac rink in Saranac Lake New York. Edmund Lamy the amateur champion won all four heats in which he competed despite rumors of disqualification. C B Bush of the Edmonton Alberta Hockey Club also posted clean scores and A Anderson of the Western Skating Association won three heats.
President Lewis R. Speare outlined plans to form a new Boston motoring club at a meeting held at Algonquin Motor Company. A temporary chairman and secretary led a seven member committee to draft bylaws and report February 17 while other groups plan winter accommodations for the club.
Newton High will not send a relay team to the New England interscholastic track meet on February 27 and the B A A refuses to loan its paraphernalia to the Preparatory league, making the indoor meet unlikely.
Alfred De Oro defeated Newburg 88 to 50 on a misty afternoon at Miah Murray's with Newburg starting 12 points behind. In the evening George Carter of the BR A A tallied 28 points while De Oro scored 50.
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