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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1917
Page
9
Plan changes for the Brae-Burn Open discuss adjusting play groups to reduce weather impact. The proposal splits players into two bodies across Wednesday and Thursday with 36 holes added to Friday to crown a champion.
The article argues golf builds lasting enthusiasm and notes open championships at Brae-Burn may shift to a shorter format. It discusses entrants, amateur pros, and the need to weed out high-handicap players while preserving excitement and fairness.
The Penn Dartmouth Harvard triangular meet at Mechanics' Building on February 17 features standard track events for the three schools plus special races. Ted Meredith and BE Riley head the 60-yard dash, with a third opponent to be named, while J T Higgins, Dave Caldwell and Earl Eby contest a 1000-yard race. Additional relays pair B A A with Holy Cross and MIT with Boston College.
Matchmaker Ivy Lewis puts four bouts on the Triple A card at the Grand Opera House tomorrow night. Three 10 round bouts and a 12 session main event start boxing at 7 45. George Alger may surprise Joe Connolly in the main bout, Connolly vulnerable in the stomach. Kid Labore vs Pat Owens opens the card with a Manchester Cambridge clash. Chaakas vs McRea and McCarthy of Roxbury vs Joe White of South Boston complete the ten round slate.
Track fans recall Braman Jacobs Needham High who won the 60 yard handicap at Barnes. Jacobs is set to run at the Greater Boston Inter scholastic meet at the Y M C A track on Feb 17 with Henry Garrity of Newton High as a strong fellow contender.
Boston division teams faced off in a college ice game with scores showing wins and losses for Boston A. Awwweee Eh and Boston H. C. The New York Crescent Irish American Hockey Club also featured in the notes, with St. Nicholas mentioned as part of the event.
Three key college and club hockey games dot the New England schedule for the week with two slated for the local rink. Boston fans will have full access to the action as the season continues.
Dartmouth fresh from its win over Pittsburg A C travels to New Haven to face Yale in a pivotal intercollegiate hockey game. The outcome could shape final standings as coach Fred Rocque, former Dartmouth mentor, brings familiar tactics to Yale.
Muchtone adds to the Friday program at Commercial A C with a 10 round bantamweight semi final pitting Barney Snyder Roxbury against Joe Stanton Cambridge. The card also includes Sammy White versus Nate Boutellier and Young Thomas versus Shaver O'Brien as preliminaries.
Dave Fultz, president of the Baseball Players' Fraternity, offers to join Captain T. L. Huston in his New York Yankees led unit. He says he is a fighting man and would serve as the captain's aide-de-camp. Fultz studied at a southern military academy.
By Walter R Grannan the annual Exeter Andover hockey game billed to be played Saturday at Andover marks the big clash of the week. Several players on both teams are former local puck followers of renown and both captains are Interscholastic league products.
Wilbert Robinson manager of the National league champions hunts at Dover Hall with Charles Comiskey and Ban Johnson. He is due in New York next week for a conference with Charles H. Eibberts about Brooklyn players demanding higher salaries.
Captain George White of Exeter and Captain Per cy Wanamaker of Andover headline a tight contest between two prep school hockey squads. Tubber White excels in football baseball and hockey at Exeter while Wanamaker, from the noted Wanamaker hockey family, stars for Andover. Stillman and Dana bolster defense and goaltending as St. Mark’s alumnus Freer strengthens the forward line alongside White. Both teams have matched winter success, promising a closely fought game.
Yousouf Hassane is laid up with a broken leg from skating in Chicago. De Roua the Belgian heavyweight will train in Boston for his February 12 match with Zbyszko at Mechanics Building. Joe Stecker improves and hopes to resume light training within a month. Eddie Bolin of Brattleboro challenges Peter Goulet after their last action packed meeting that Goulet won.
Milton Academy losses to St. Mark's at Southboro left the team optimistic about future meetings. Coaches Haley and Foote will arrange another contest with the rival prep school, aiming for a rematch.
The Illinois A C star Joie Ray wowed crowds in indoor meets posting record times. Johnny Mahan, former Dartmouth and Tech coach, developed Ray and planned a double win with Myers, but Ray’s three mile romp outshone expectations.
Jack Ryan had a fast pace but Mike Devanney of Millrose A.A. surprised by delaying his sprint and passing late to finish strong. Ted Meredith struggled on the hoodoo track as Yale and Harvard split games, and the IRAA meet yielded some tight finishes despite overall tougher standard.
The piece reports a dispute over whether a 42.5 second 40 yard dash is an official world mark. It notes W D Eaton allegedly ran 42.5 seconds on February 11, 1905, with officials affirming the record. It also mentions Arena Jimmy Gardner and Joe Eagan as officially matched, with no date announced. An athletics referee decision is final. It also cites an indoor high jump record of 6 feet 4 3/4 inches by S S Co Lawrence set in Boston on February 10, 1912.
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