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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1912

Page

11

Dillon Hands Gardiner His Title Contender End

In Philadelphia Jack Dillon of Indianapolis decisively defeated Jimmy Gardner of Lowell at the National Club, removing Gardner from title contention. The upset marks Dillon's second straight victory over Gardner, who previously blamed a broken hand for a prior loss.

Jack Dillon Indianapolis Jimmy Gardner Lowell Dillon Gardner National Club

Ships Bring Groundfish Scarcity Fears and Big Passenger Sailings

A vessel arrival yesterday at the wharf signals potential fresh groundfish shortages and higher prices unless fleet arrivals occur before morning. The Boston steamer carried 610 passengers and 50 crates of lobsters after a rough voyage, while the Canopic sails today for Naples and Genoa with about 700 passengers and 1000 tons cargo.

Boston Yarmouth John ‘J. Hansen Hardy Humacoa Porto Rico Boston Molasses Company South Boston Hansen White Star Line Canopic Carter Naples Genoa Valentine B. Chamberlain Alfred Henry Hersey C. A. Webster J. R. Dunbar Dunbar Frederick C. Ferry Dalton B. H. DeMent DeMent Louisville Howard Gilmore Brookline Elmer Dawson Winthrop James E. Church Mary Church James Scott Church Cambridge S. M Crothers Indramayo China Japan Gibraltar Lieutenfels Atlantic Indiamayor Isis W. 8. Spalding H. P. Davison Morgan & Co New York City Island Fowey England Hull

Boxer Coulon Seizes Contention After Conley Victory

Promoter notes New England boxing scene and Cage Coulon’s upset win over Frankie Conley puts him in title contention for bantamweight. Enthusiasts anticipate fights with Jimmy Walsh as the decisive bout. The Worcester Lake Shore A A card features Tommy Furey vs Honey Mellody and Eddie Shevlin vs Battling Downey. Other bouts include Knockout O Connor, Johnny Gallant, Eddie Sherman vs Kid Murphy, and Ray Wood against Young Miller in nearby towns.

Gardner Frankie Conley Johnny Coulon Coulon Conley Jimmy Walsh New England Lake Shore A. A Worcester Tommy Furey Eddie Shevlin Battling Downey Knockout O'Connor Boston K. O.rown Johnny Gallant Chelsea O'Connor Pittsfield Eddie Sherman Kid Murphy Ray Wood Fall River Young Miller Pawtucket New Bedford Wood Miller

Tennis star Elsie Little killed by train at Pinehurst station

The body of Miss Elsie Little of the West Side Tennis Club New York was killed when she stepped in front of a backing locomotive at Pinehurst station while temporarily deafened. Her brother Raymond Little, a noted tennis player, escorted the body to New York. She had played doubles in a Pinehurst championship just hours earlier.

Pinehurst N. C Elsie Little West Side Tennis Club New York Raymond D. Little Miss Little Joseph Yattle Raymond YD. Little Miss Wildey McLean Niles

Standing of Boston Bowling Leagues and Averages

The record lists standings and high scores for Boston area leagues. CANDLE PINS leads with 1523 tied totals across Broadway Suburban and Malden Suburban Leagues. Elite tops single strings with 553 and Wilson Rooney lead three-string totals at 339. Rooney Calumet Mystic Valley posts 177 single and 389 total, a new mark in regular league play.

Broadway Malden Elite Wilson Adams Square Ayer Boston Oxford Newtowne Rooney Calumet Mystic Valley League

Reforms in Football Rules and Hockey Spark Strong Debate

The rules committee reshapes football with extra down 10 yards 100 yard field and 40 yard kickoff while promising more running and scoring. Harvard tops hockey with McGill and a potential B1 title fight looms. Eastern stars Baker Huntington and others loom large. Meyer's 100 metres sparks AAU scrutiny of track records amid tighter equipment and field measurement controls.

Football Rules Committee Harvard Yale Princeton Alvah Meyer

Berna Seen With Solid Chance In Hunter Mile Showdown

Ayn argues for precise officials and accurate timing after past “phony” supervisors. Moakley’s tallies boost Berna as a top contender in the Hunter mile, with Cornell’s 9:25.5 two miles cited as evidence a strong mile pace can be achieved. Donovan in Cambridge trains Harvard’s relay unit as Yale and Princeton face Crimson in B A A games.

Tel Berna Jack Moakley Kiviat Moakley Berna Cornellian Cornell Paul ‘Withington Harvard Pooch’’ .Donovan Cambridge Yale Princeton Crimson Dotovan

Answers to Queries From the Sports Notes Section

Latem asks about Brockton baseball manager. Concord notes a 20 percent claim as settled. Manchester references B A A tickets for Saturday games. Fiftic-Bo Tommy Araey and One Round n fight ends in a draw. Packey McFarland is an Irish American boxer born in Ohio Nova NSL, about five eight and a half.

Brockton Concord Sce Manchester Bo Tommy Araey Packey McFarland Ohio Nova Nsl

Shipping News Mini Almanac Feb 5 Details and Arrivals

A compact shipping page lists sun rise and set times, day length, tides, and a long roster of arrived and sailed steamers and tugs. Vessels include Syrng 7, Waldorff, Simon, City of Augusta, Governor Dingley, Tacony, Lenape, and Henry W. Cramp among many others with ports from Calcutta to Portland and Norfolk to Newport News.

Lin Syrng Waldorff Calcutta Sparta Lombard Port Simon C. R Boston Simms Yarmouth City of Augusta Dizer Savannah Ontario Bond Norfolk Tuscan Hillary Philadelphia H. M. Whitney Crowell New York Dingley Strout Portland City of Gloucester Gody Gloucester Boswell Haley Cassie Lynn Emelie Paoli McGoldrick Tacony Wallace South Ay Upton Radnor Straf Lenape Calhoun George P. Hudson Thomas Henry W. Cramp McDonald Malcolm Baxter,Jr Pierce Charles A

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