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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1916
Page
9
After nearly a month on the sidelines, three league captains prepare to rejoin play this week. Burton Nowell leads Melrose High, James Donnelly stars for Arlington High, and Edgay Burkhardt captains Newton High as competition resumes.
Donnelly, Arlington star, plans a final test Wednesday to rejoin the league clash with Medford Friday. Spy Pond meets Exeter at Exeter on Wednesday. Edgar Burkhardt misses Newton with a grip relapse and returns from New Hampshire today. Nowell comes back for Melrose as three big games approach in Cambridge Latin, Dartmouth freshman at Hanover, and Stearns at Keene. Leavitt now eligible, to bolster wing play with Fillmore at center. Melrose has two league games, beating Medford 2 1 and losing to Rindge 1 2. Nowell returns. open wing fight among Anderton, Boylen, Spinney. Melrose beat Stoneham 13 9 Saturday with Fillmore and Leavitt scoring. Fillmore netting four goals and Leavitt three scores.
New York Feb 6 That Jess Willard and Frank Moran will receive a 10 000 bonus for signing a 10 round match in this city on March 17 was confirmed tonight. Willard gets 7500 Moran 2500 in addition to a 60 000 purse with two thirds to the champion. Willard will also receive 1 of moving picture rights. The plan follows Rickard negotiations and mirrors the Johnson Jeffries Reno deal where each fighter got 10 000 for signing.
Holy Cross College announced a 26 game schedule. The slate includes Princeton Fordham Penn Yale Harvard Williams Brown Tufts Dartmouth West Point and more with games at Worcester New Haven Cambridge Medford Brooklyn Boston and Williamstown.
New York February 6 The big Willard Moran bout on March 17 features Willard's height reach and weight edge. Moran born March 18 1887 Willard born December 29 1887. Moran stands 6 feet 1 inch Willard about 250 pounds after five weeks training.
Moran seeks to outpoint the 831-2 inch Willard in a ten round fight after a year’s absence. He boasts courage stamina and a punch that has halted several opponents. Willard’s defense endurance and superb physique give him near invulnerability while Moran vows his greatest effort to claim the championship.
Pittsburg announced pitchers and catchers of the National League team will train at Dawson Springs Kentucky again this year and report there next month. Manager Callahan has not decided where the rest of the squad will train.
Players in the Texas baseball league will operate under the workmen's compensation law and be insured against injuries or disability, announced by the State Industrial Accident Board in Austin on February 6.
Boston hockey fans anticipate two key matches this week at the B. A. A. Arena. The B. A. A. Arena Hockey Club hosts Wednesday night action and the Harvard Yale intercollegiate clash follows Saturday night.
The week brings nine college games plus one Boston Hockey league and one Amateur Hockey league match. Dartmouth faces Yale in New Haven tonight amid a tough slate including West Point and Cornell, Tech, Springfield YMC A College and Williams. Club games include Arena vs B A A and Harvard Club vs Crescent A C at St Nicholas Rink.
Middlesex School of Concord schedules two hockey games this week. On Wednesday the team travels to Southborough to meet St. Mark's School. Saturday they host Milton Academy at Bateman's Pond in Concord.
The Toledo Bowling Association mailed letters urging prompt entries for the American Bowling Congress tournament. Entries close Feb. 18 ahead of a March 8 start that runs three weeks in Toledo, Ohio.
Boston hosts a record setting B A A meet with standout highlights. Dave Caldwell of the B A A wins the hunter mile while Willie Kyronen of Millrose A A A rivals across the three mile. Bill Bingham of Harvard and Johnny Overton of Yale clash in the climactic relay. Jimmy Power delivers a welcome comeback in the handicap mile. Exeter street club stars Joe Loomis and Jose Kay appear for Chicago fans. Local crowd size is modest, and Worcester invites await a rematch as Boston mones into the Ninth Regiment meet on Washington's Birthday with Halpin Caldwell Higgins and Pelletier among the hopefuls.
Worcester Academy invites New England schools to enter its first annual interscholastic championship swimming meet on March 18 in Worcester. Expected entrants include Boston area natators, with Worcester’s strong team led by George N. Messer and Sid Hazelton. Events include 70 yard, 100 yard, 200 yard, relays, plunge and fancy diving.
In the first round of the Rice Memorial chess masters' tournament final, David Janowski of Paris defeated Oscar Chajes in a brilliant game. Capablanca drew with Kostic after a 45 move pawn ending, Kupchik had a bye, and tomorrow Kupchik faces Kostic while Chajes meets Capablanca with Janowsky's bye.
Six St. Louis Americans players are sold or sent to other teams including Nashville Louisville Sioux City and with Lee retained by Jones. A boxing weigh in targets 18 pounds with Robinson facing Anderson and two six round bouts slated. Jimmy Callahan plans glove free spring practice for Pirates.
Lexington High School ice hockey seven hopes to play a Friday afternoon game as it has only played one match this winter. The opponent is Cambridge Latin.
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