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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
10
The column questions Saur Durreys Shrubb’s stated retirement from running, noting past returns after similar threats. It reviews Shrubb’s famed records, cites views on his greatest feats, and discusses recent athletic events, including the Me chanics’ Building meet and a Wolgast Nelson bout rumor.
A reader asks about J G C Matty Baldwin under his real name and a Chartles town lad. Stanley Ketchel’s Polish American roots and Grand Rapids birth are noted. Queries cover B A A meet doors opening around 6 30 and first event at 7 15 with 40 yard open handicap, cross country notes on Washingtons Birthday, membership via BB A A secretary, and Jeffries fight history including colored opponents.
In a dominant dual meet, High School of Commerce swept South Boston High, winning 71 to 8. Johnny Kane scored the sole point for South Boston in the 600-yard run, while Rumpf and Donnelly led Commerce with multiple firsts and seconds, including Donnelly's wins in the mile and 600-yard. The relay sealed victory as Shanahan of Commerce pulled away on the final lap.
Newton defeated Somerville 32 to 18 in a dual meet at the local YMCA. Hines of Newton set an association record in the 300 yard dash with 36.4 seconds. The contest was a return meet held February 10.
Arlington faces Rindge in a crucial ice hockey clash at Spy Pond Arlington after Arlington’s 4 1 win over Melrose. Ralph Greene leaves Rindge after today’s game hoping for a state title bid, while a large crowd is expected to witness the showdown. Johnny Kane adds a point in a dual meet, and Winthrop visits Winchester in a top basketball matchup as Winchester seeks to extend undefeated run against the beach lads.
Transcript defeated Post in a roll off at Adams Square Alleys to capture the Newspaper Candlepin League championship. Brophy and Claus led the winners with Brophy pace from start, while Bowker posted a solid foe for Post as a clean sweep set a new single string record of 528.
Boxing recap from Los Angeles fight where Sam Langford lost a ten round no decision to Jim Flynn and Flynn’s tough career noted. Mention prior Langford win in San Francisco, Flynn’s victories over Sullivan Gardner Barry Squires and others, profit details, and upcoming bouts with Hyland Hayes and Welsh-Driscoll in London.
The American amateur racquet championships draw at the Tennis and Racquet Club in Waterbury shows byes for Waterbury, McCormick, and Wendell. Preliminary rounds set Wendell Jr. against Graves and Cabot against Dinsmore while first round pairs include Waterbury versus the Wendell Graves winner and other matchups featuring notable players.
Van Dyke defeated Franklin at the Hub parlors in a Class A billiard match last night by 300 to 272. Small will face Nevin tonight in another scheduled bout at the venue.
Charles Frasca of the Boston Newsboys Protective Union, born July 26 1887 in North End Boston, has led the union since 1902. He served as sergeant at arms and financial secretary, helped establish a Harvard scholarship, and the union plans to send two members to Harvard next term.
Waddock led yesterday's receipts at the Mystic wharf with haddock dominating the day. Among 31 trawl ers, 643,400 pounds of mixed fresh fish were landed, including 479,000 haddock, 69,100 cod, and notable cusk and pollock. Prices ranged haddock 33-4 to 34 cents, cod up to 53-4, pollock 31-4, hake 33-4 to 63-4, per pound. Various vessels and crews contributed large hauls, while other maritime news covers steamships Numidian and Lancastrian departures, Romanic's voyage, and import and export totals for the period.
Shipping notices list arrivals from Devonian and Peruviana to City of Gloucester and Henry Weiler, with cargos of lumber and barges. Cleared vessels include Numidian and Old Colony bound for Glasgow and New York. multiple tugs, schooners, and barges are towed to Philadelphia, Norfolk, Newport News, and Portland.
The 20-mile contest at Odd Fellows Hall was trimmed to 10 miles. Patrick Dineen won by four laps with a 59 minute time while John Goff suffered a broken shoe in the eighth mile, losing eight laps while half a mile ahead.
In a boisterous tale Torch y, the office boy, recalls a wedding ruse that spirals when Aunt Laura mistakes Mildred Morgan s brother Bill as the man to be revealed. A gatecrashed ceremony, a penitentiary past, and a jokey surge of reveal unfold in a humorous city scene.
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