Westfield High Eyes State Title as Ostensible Top Teams Clash
Westfield High basketball manager D M Cole confirms no game before March 17 due to a full schedule. If Westfield wins Western Massachusetts and meets the Eastern champion, they will host a title game with travel and hotel covered. Strong contenders include Oliver Ames Newton and Franklin High, with Newton and Franklin undefeated. The piece outlines hoped matchups and a potential neutral-site benefit game after the season.
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Oliver Ames High
North Easton
Westfield High
D. M. Cole
Massachusetts
Newton High
Franklin High
Pratt
Allie Dickinson
Westfield
Westfield High School
A. A
Boston Post
Oliver Ames
North Huston
Hope Chapel game ends as Commonwealth A C tops King Arthur A C
Commonwealth A C defeated King Arthur A C in a basketball clash at Hope Chapel last evening by a score of 14 to 18.
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Hope Chapel
Commonwealth A. C
King Arthur A. C
Yale Sees Subcommittee to Study New Stadium
Yale Athletic Council has formed a sub-committee after a Feb. 7 meeting to study the construction of a new stadium in New Haven. The committee will investigate and report at a later session.
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New Haven, Conn
Yale Athletic Council
Yale committee weighs concrete stadium for Yale Field
The Yale committee, including Walter Camp and Anson Phelps Stokes Jr, is investigating a concrete stadium to replace the old stands. They seek $300,000 to $400,000 via bonds, considering land near Derby avenue and options already taken, with reports due in weeks.
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Walter Camp
Anson Phelps Stokes, Jr
Theodore 8. Wooley
Henry B. Sargent
Harvard
Yale Field
Derby Avenue
Crescents in Vital Match
A Boston Hockey League game at the Boston Arena pits Brae Burn against the Crescents in a decisive rivalry. The winner advances to face the Boston team for the league title, with last week’s 4 to 3 Brae Burn victory after two overtime periods.
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Boston
Brae-Burn
Crescent
Boston Hockey
Brae Burn
School Hockey Games for Today
Andover meets Dartmouth 14 at Andover. Pomfret faces Yale scrub at Putnam, Conn. Melrose plays Roxbury Latin at Melrose. Somerville meets Boston Latin at Somerville. Arlington faces Newton at West Newton.
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Dartmouth
Pomfret School
Yale Scrub
Putnam
Conn
Melrose High
Roxbury Latin
Melrose
Somerville High
Boston Latin
Somerville
Arlington High
Newton High
West Newton
Boxer Mix Up Highlights Armory A A Feature Bout
George Alger outweighed Pat Moore of Philadelphia by six pounds causing a reshuffle in the feature bout at the Armory A A meeting. Kid Scaler of Spokane replaced Moore on short notice and lost soundly to Cambridge’s fighter while delivering a spirited effort.
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George Alger
Pat Moore
Philadelphia
Armory A. A
Kid Scaler
Spokane
Moore
Cambridge
Alger Dominates in Cambridge Boxing Clash
Moore faced Henry Myers and Jimmy Walsh but Alger showed superiority in weight and skill. Kid Scaler arrived from Washington and challenged Alger, yet the Cambridge boxer’s left jab and in fighting edge proved decisive. Preliminary bouts featured Kenney vs Cote, Gallant vs White, and a standout display of grit from Young McGovern against Jack Leonard, earning a hard fought draw.
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Boston
Henry Myers
Charlestown
Jimmy Walsh
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Avoirdupois
Baldwin
Kid Scaler
Washington
Cambridge
Young Kenney
Woburn
Cote
Greenfield
Kenney
Johnnie Gallant
Chelsea
Joe White
South Boston
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White
Young McGovern
Jack Leonard
Philadelphia
Bay State Auto Dinner Draws Big Local Attention
Bay State Auto Club plans its annual dinner at the Hotel Lenox with Governor Fats Fitzgerald and A A A president Robert P Hooker among speakers. L R Speare and Colonel W D Sohier of the State Highway Commission also attend as Bay State Club president EE A Gilmore presides.
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L. R. Speare
W. D. Sohier
State Highway Commission
EE. A. Gilmore
Bay State Club
New York Boxer Willie Lewis KOed by Frank Klaus in Sixth
Frank Klaus of Pittsburg defeated Willie Lewis of New York by knockout in the sixth round of a ten round bout at the Fairmount Athletic Club. Lewis had been floor twice in the sixth and once in the first before the bell saved him in the fifth.
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New York
Frank Klaus
Pittsburg
Willie Lewis
Fairmount Athletic Club
Cobb and McGovern Battle To Even Break In Philadelphia
Ty Cobb and Young McGovern fought six rounds to a draw before the Douglas Athletic Club in Philadelphia. McGovern attempted a clever bout but Cobb held, clinched, and used the glove heel in close quarters.
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Philadelphia
Cobb
Young McGovern
Douglas Athletic Club
McGovern
Yale Guard Clarence Childs May Coach Nebraska
Clarence Childs Yale substitute guard has been offered head coach and athletic director post at the University of Nebraska. He will graduate from Yale Law School in June and has not decided whether to accept the offer.
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New Haven
Clarence Childs
Yale
University of Nebraska
Yale Law School
Childs
Trinity Plays Twice In Week Basket Ball Showdowns
Holy Trinity A A teams set to face the U S 8 and 8 battleship New Jersey five at Charlestown Armory Thursday and the Onteora Canoe Club of Maplewood at Columbian Hall Saturday.
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U.S
Battleship New Jersey
Charlestown Armory
Onteora Canoe Club
Maplewood
Columbian Hall
Post season series to pit Eastern league top clubs and all star team
Eastern league delegates adopt a five game post season with an all star team formed by the second place club. Two players from each club will be chosen by President Barrow and the second-placed club manager. Receipts split 60 40 in favor of the winner.
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Baltimore
Allstar
Barrow
National Commission
Interscholastic League Faces Disruption Over Scheduling
The Interscholastic Athletic league comprising Somerville High Dorchester Haglish and Rindge M T and is likely to fold as Somerville joins the Suburban league. Somerville reserves Saturdays and holidays for Suburban play, leaving midweek games to the Interscholastic league, threatening revenue and the group’s schoolboy sports program.
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Somerville High
Dorchester High
Haglish High
Rindge M. T
Somerville
Hackett to Lead 15 Mile Relay At Brockton Meet
An athletic meet at Palace Rink Brockton February 16 features W J Hackett of Brookline Gym against Albert Fillis of Brockton and B O Hara of Whitman in a 15 mile relay Hackett runs full distance while Fillis and Hara run seven and a half miles each The program includes two open scratch events one mile and five miles and two relay races Brockton YMCA vs Quincy YMCA and Boston BH H & against Shoe City A G Entries close February 11 with BH Fisher North Weymouth.
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Brockton
W. J. Hackett
Brookline Gym
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B. O’hara
Whitman
Hackett
Brockton Y. M. OG. A
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Boston BH. H
Shoe City
A. G
BH. Fisher
North Weymouth
Wollaston Yacht Club Elects New Officers at Quincy
At the annual Wollaston Yacht Club meeting in Quincy last night the club elected Commodore Louis B. Crosscup, vice Commodore Frank H. Taylor, secretary Arthur Patterton, and treasurer W. A. Shultz.
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Wollaston Yacht Club
Quincy
Louis BF. Crosscup
Frank FH. Taylor
Arthur Patterton
Ww. A. Shultz
Knight of King Arthur team triumphs 18 13 at Hope Chapel
The South End Knights defeated the West End Commonwealths 18 to 13 at Hope Chapel gym. Heffernan scored the decisive shot in the final minutes as the West End contest narrowed late.
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Knights of King Arthur
South Eind
Commonwealths
West End
Hope Chapel Gymnasium
Shawmut Street
Heffernan
Taunton Taunton 6 New Haven 5
In a terse score line Taunton beats New Haven 6 to 5 in a contest noted as Pawtecket Pawry ’vail on an unclear date. The fragmentary entry preserves the team pair and score with no added context.
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Taunton
New. Haven
Pawtecket
Pawry ‘Vail “Aivem
Brown selects Robinson and Pryor to lead football
Providence reports F. N. Robinson will be head coach with Don Pryor as assistant for Brown. Both are graduates of the college on the hill. Robinson has coached at Nebraska Maine Phillips Exeter Tufts and Brown. Pryor, a former star, coached Hamilton College for two years.
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Brown
F. N. Robinson
Don” Pryor
Robinson
Pryor
Hamilton College
Clinton, N. Y
Skating Champion Sets New Broad Jump Record
Saranac Lake New York February 7 amateur skating champion ha mund Lamy made a broad jump on ice of 25 feet 2 inches breaking the world record by 3 feet 7 inches. The previous world record was 21 feet 7 inches set by F McDaniels in Minneapolis December 23 1897.
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Saranac Lake
N. Y
Hamund Lamy
F. McDaniels
Minneapolis
Two More Reds Sign With Cincinnati Club
Cincinnati reports two more contract signings by the National League team as pitcher George Suggs and pitcher Arthur Fromme each signed, keeping their pitching staff intact.
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Cincinnati
George Suggs
Arthur Fromme
Yale Annapolis plans in air for football and rowing
Lieutenant Ingram of the Annapolis athletic committee visited New Haven to map the middies season with Henry Wheaton reappointed head coach. They met Captain Frost and Manager Randolph to discuss a possible race and a potential Easter practice trip to the Severn, though no formal plans were made.
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Lieutenant Ingram
Annapolis Naval Academy
Henry Wheaton
Yale
Annapolis
Ingram
Frost
Randolph
Severn
Travis Wins Qualification Medal at Pinehurst Golf Event
Walter J. Travis of Garden City captured the qualification gold at Pinehurst in the seventh annual St Valentine tournament with a 73. Runner up J S Robeson of Oak Hill Rochester shot 77, followed by Henry Fownes of Oakmont with 78 and George Crocker of Brookline with 79.
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N. C
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
J. S. Robeson
Oak Hill Club
Rochester
Henry C. Fownes
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Pittsburg
George H. Crocker
Brookline Country Club
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