Kolehmainen to Arrive Tonight for Major Track Meet
The Flying Finn Hannes Kolehmainen and Abel Kiviat headlining the B A A meet will compete at Mechanics Hall Saturday. Ticket sales are heavy with about 100 seats left for public sale. Coaches expect top relay and field events despite some ineligible athletes. Ad Wolgast returns to action in New York February 17 against Dundee.
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Hannes Kolehmainen
Abel Kiviat
Mechanics’ Hall
New York
George V. Brown
Kolehmainen
Boston
A. C
Alkna Richards
Illinois A. C
Cornell University
Richards
Maxfield
Dartmouth
Wolgast
Dundee
Tufts Relay Team Aims to Break Track Records at B A A Meet
Tufts College’s varsity relay squad held final practice in Mechanics’ Building before the B A A meet next Saturday. The lineup facing Vermont includes MacLellan Stafford Holden and captain Teel with Fox as a substitute. Barron Harriman and Bob MacLellan may enter distance events and sprints.
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Tufts College
Mechanics’ Building
University of Vermont
South Armory
Tufts
MacLellan
Stafford
Holden
L. Teel
Fox
Barron
Harriman
Bob MacLellan
Exeter Runners Miss BA A Tryout Due to Trip Limits
Exeter New Hampshire notes that George Connors did not enter any of the Unicorn track stars for the BA A event next Saturday. The absence deprives the meet of notable Exeter performers and limits opportunities for trainers to gauge talent. The Red and Gray will skip the competition because added trips forced schedule cuts, BA A games serving mainly as a trial for experience.
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Exeter
N. H
George Connors
Unicorn Games
Hillman Mourns Freshman Track Loss at Hanover
Hanover faculty and students confront a bleak setback as mid term exams sidelined key freshman track stars. Maxfield Myers Worthington Weisman and others face probation, ending a relay team that could rival national squads. Tickets for the B A A games are limited with 50 cent admissions. reserved seats require contact with the B A A on Exeter Street.
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Hanover
N. H
Harry Hillman
Hillman
Maxfield
Myers
Worthington
Spears
Ponder
Weisman
Lyman
Snow
Legay
Exeter Street
Football Rules Men Propose Changes at Intercollegiate Meeting
The intercollegiate football rules committee convenes in New York on February 5 to discuss 1914 rule changes. Proposals include a field judge addition, compulsory player numbering, reducing field goal importance, and tweaks to kickoffs and line scrimmage rules. Name lists include A A Stagg Cornell Beacham Harvard Dashiell Navy Morice Penn Princeton Camp Yale Davis and Hall.
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New York
Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee
Edward K. Hall
Dartmouth
A. A. Stagg
Chicago University
Walter Camp
Yale
Parke H. Davis
Davis
Intercollegiate Committee
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Chicago
Joseph W. Beacham
Cornell
Crawford Blagden
Harvard
Paul J. Dashiell
Navy
William H. Morice
Pennsylvania
Princeton
National Collegiate Committee
D. I. Sultan
Army
E. K. Hall
J. A. Babbitt
Haverford
S. C. Williams
Town State
C. W. Savage
Oberlin
Harris Cope
Sewanee
H. L. Williams
Minnesota
Harvard A B A meet set with multiple relay events
Harvard plans a large entry list for B A A games in Mechanics Hall including a dual 780 yard relay against Yale and a 90 yard relay versus Cornell. Freshmen race Yale Cubs, and Abbott may replace Rock with Bingham Capper Stone alongside.
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Harvard
Mechanics’ Hall
Crimson
Yale
Cornell
Yale Cubs
Abbott
Rock
Bingham
Capper
Stone
Tower
Teschner
Wilcox
Hobbs
Phinney
Joe Egan Beats Jasper in Boston Boxing Bout
Joe Egan of South Boston outboxed Young Jasper of Boston to win a 12 round decision at Unity Cycle Club. Jasper pressured Egan on the ropes but could not sustain the advantage. Semifinal saw Walter Ridge of Brockton defeat Larry Burns of Lawrence. curtain raiser Kid Lavelle of Lawrence stopped Young Scanlon of Lawrence in the fifth.
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Lawrence
Young Jasper
Boston
Joe Egan
South Boston
Unity Cycle Club
Egan
Jasper
Walter Ridge
Brockton
Larry Burns
Kid Lavelle
Young Scanlon
Lavelle
Penn Oarsmen Set for Heavy Racing Ahead
University of Pennsylvania crews will race often as coach Vivian Nickalls plans matches with every eight in the Schuylkill navy. Eleven local clubs line up along the Schuylkill River and captains are ready to test the Penn oarsmen before they depart for the big races in Poughkeepsie.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Vivian Nickalls
Schuylkill Navy
Schuylkill River
Pennsylvania
Exonerated runners Kiviat and Kolehmainen set for BA A games
Abel Kiviat and Hannes Kolehmainen are cleared of charges from a Brooklyn race and expected to reclaim amateur status. Kiviat is favored in the Hunter mile, while both continue amid scrutiny of past suspicions. Reports from Australia and local training conditions are noted as factors shaping their season.
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Abel Kiviat
Hannes Kolehmainen
Brooklyn
Kiviat
Kolehmainen
Boston Athletic
Kolehtmrainen
Oscar Hedlund
Metropolitan Registrace Committee
Nothng
Fd Dugger
In boxing bout a boxer retires with broken arm
A boxer retires after breaking an arm. bets on him lose while others may be unsettled. The text questions how betting handles a retirement and rules about eligibility for schoolboy games, mentioning Irving Howe and Robinson.
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Irving Howe
Robinson
Yale Names Captain Smith Before Illness Forces Dunn Out
Stanley K. Smith of Westfield Massachusetts has been elected captain of the Yale basketball team, succeeding David L Dunn who must leave college because of his ill father. Smith has been a strong centre player for Yale.
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New Haven
Conn
Stanley K. Smith
Westfield
Mass
Yale
David L. Dunn
Dunn
Smith
Totem Motor Boat Sold to New York Yachtsman
The 51 foot motor boat Totem owned by Captain Fremont Kimball of Wakefield was sold by Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency to a New York yachtsman. The Totem, valued as a premier Boston waters vessel, served as committee boat for the Boston Yacht Club cruise last season.
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Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency
Fremont Kimball
Wakefield
New York
Boston
Boston Yacht Club
Busy Day Ahead for City Track Teams and Dual Meets
City track athletes face a packed schedule with duels across Lawrence Boston English High versus Lawrence High and other matches. Notables include Malden High at Lynn Classical and Medford High facing Dorchester High with Captain Mitchell leading the Medford squad.
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Lawrence
Boston English High
Lawrence High School
Malden High
Lynn
Lynn Classical
Brookline High
Medford High
Dorchester High
O'Reilly
Chet Brett
Shelsey
Twitchell
Medford
Mitchell
Harvard to Play Colgate as Spring Schedule Expands
Harvard announces a April 9 home game with Colgate as part of a busy spring schedule. The Crimson also eyes a hoped for April 7 meeting with the Red Sox and an open April 20 date for South travel during the Master vacation trip. Washington hosts the team on April 18 before a broader road trip to Georgetown Catholic Univ and Annapolis along with lacrosse engagements against Johns Hopkins and Annapolis.
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Colgate
Harvard
Cambridge
Red Sox
Boston
West Point
Washington
IF. B. Harvey
Catonsville Country Club
Baltimore
Georgetown
Catholic University
Crimson
Annapolis
Johns Hopkins
Rules Board to Gather in New York Feb 9
John B. Foster invites National League rules committee to meet at 10 AM in New York City with Miller Huggins and Umpire Henry ODay. A joint session with the American League committee aims to unify rule interpretations. Discussed topics include the infield fly rule and a balk definition.
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New York
John B. Foster
National League Club
National League Rules Committee
Foster
Miller Huggins
St. Louis
Henry O'Day
American League Committee
Ban Johnson
Charles W. Somers
Cleveland
Connie Mack
Athletics
Yale Crew Tryouts Spark Strong Turnout
More than 100 men answered Captain Bayne Denegre's call for Yale crew candidates in New Haven. Richard P. Armstrong outlined a comprehensive plan for the coming season as Coach Armstrong urged work and faith to build a winning crew ahead of the New London June climax.
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New Haven
Bayne Denegre
Yale
Denegre
Richard P. Armstrong
Armstrong
New London
Welsh Dodger Accusations Shake Dodger Club
For months manager Pollock has claimed Ritchie sidestepped. Now Dundee and Britton charge Welsh with persistently avoiding them, revealing mutual dodging within the club.
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Pollock
Freddie Weish
Ritchie
Welsh
Dundee
Britton
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