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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
10
Tonight at the Boston alleys on Arch Street the first in a series of open tournaments begins to select six bowlers for the Boston Post team bound for New York for the National Bowling Association tournament in late May. The event is open to qualified amateurs who belong to clubs or leagues.
Boston Dove third baseman Bill Sweeney sends a signed note from Newport Kentucky praising manager Mike Bowerman. He predicts the Doves will hustle, improve under Bowerman, and thanks Boston fans for their support. He toasts a strong, aggressive season ahead.
Tonight at Boston Alleys on Arch Street the amateur big pin bowlers of Boston and vicinity start a tournament series to select the city team for the National Bowling Association championship at Madison Square Garden New York at the end of May. Commercial League stars and Gilt Edge League rosters mix as hopefuls seek a crack at national competition.
Amateur bowlers eye entry as the Post tournament sparks a Boston revival. Faneuil leads with 2916 team score and 996 high, Pierce tops with 6238 total and 225 high. Leaders from North Shore and Emerson praise sending a Boston team to New York for the championship.
A Cambridge report misreported Harvard Captain Severance resigning due to illness. Severance has been ill since last fall and may travel south for health, but no resignation has occurred and his future in the crew will be decided later pending his recovery.
Tech will be weakened in the Lawrence meet against Tufts as Kanaly takes the strongest five to New York for the intercollegiate race. L Mills and P D White are out. C L Campbell and H H Howland join the team in Medford, though they may struggle in a relay. Tufts won last year and Tech hopes for victory despite the poor conditions.
The annual interclass games at Boston College will be held next Wednesday afternoon February 17. Past years have stirred strong student interest and revived track athletics with emphasis on the relay races which promise warm and exciting competition.
Harvard defeats Carlisle in a hard fought gridiron clash at the Stadium. The Carlisle Indians, depicted as a picturesque band, meet Harvard for the last time for now on the gridiron.
Harvard management weighed Brown and Carlisle for the 1920 schedule. Fans protested to keep Carlisle, but Brown was kept. Oct. 23 would have joined Carlisle, so Brown remained. The Crimson list includes Bowdoin, Maine, Bates, Williams, Brown, West Point, Cornell, Navy, Dartmouth, Yale. Boston Latin wins basketball league title with 34–24 over Roxbury High School. Roxbury led in floor play but Boston Latin’s passing and post play sealed the victory. Captain Allison starred for Boston Latin with strong team defense and scoring support. Roxbury’s larger team shot poorly and followed up poorly.
Brown and the Carlisle Indians have begun negotiations for a football game in November to be held in New York. Final approval rests with the faculties of both colleges.
Boston Latin School holds annual interclass games in the gym on Warren avenue this afternoon with ten events. The event builds toward the forthcoming indoor interscholastic meet and features sprints, hurdles, distance runs, and the high jump supervised by John J. O'Donnell Jr.
The Harvard and Yale basketball teams meet in Hemenway gym tonight at 8 oclock in the first of two games. Both sides field weaker lineups and the contest is expected to be close and hard from the start. Yale has lost badly to Princeton twice while Harvard fell by two points to the Tigers.
The Bunker Hill Boys Club of Charles Town defeated the Excelsior Club of East Boston 75 to 24 last night securing an 84th consecutive victory for the Bunker Hill team.
Harvard visits Yale in Cambridge while U P battles Columbia in New York. Winthrop High faces Everett High Independents in Winthrop. West Roxbury meets East Boston in West Roxbury. Boston College High plays Winchester in Winchester. Rindge MTS hosts Reading High in Reading. Watertown A C clashes Hyde Park in Newton. Madison A C challenges Pinger A C at Monument Hall Charlestown.
Rindge Manual Training five defeated Revere High 61 to 18 at the YMCA Gymnasium. Grebenstein scored 15 floor baskets for Cambridge, with Ereland Green Cleaves Danahy Rouillard Proctor contributing. Time halves were 20 and 15 minutes. Referee Broderick.
Dorchester High School basketball swept English High on their court yesterday scoring 33 to 25 in the first game and 24 to 8 in the second. Dorchester stars Hoernle W Conley L Conley Spaulding De Coen and Roberts led scoring with a 15 minute halves game attended by about 100 fans.
De Forde High School opened its new court yesterday and defeated Cambridge Commercial College 40 to 14. Scoring included Good 6, Isaac 6, McCaffery 4, Olson 4, Ramsey 2, D Coughlin 2, J Coughlin 2, Reid, with 20 minute periods. Referee Shea. Attendance 25.
The Martian A. C. defeated Baraca by 20 to 12 in a gym game held in Boston College last night.
Robert Cloughen of the Irish American A. C. establishes a new indoor sprint record for 180 yards at the 47th regiment winter games in Brooklyn, clocking 12 4-5? seconds on a board floor. Wendell Baker previously held the best American mark, with C. R. Nelson close behind in a tight race. The one mile Long Island relay title goes to Acorn A. A., with Trinity Club and Cuyler A. A. in close pursuit at the tape.
The Hastern Yacht Club sanctions two cups for the event in Massachusetts bay. The Taft cup goes to the first yacht to win three races, while the Draper cup awards points across the first four races with six for first and down to one for last. winners may differ if five or six races total are run. Races commence on or after August 30 by mutual agreement.
In Providence Rhode Island on February 11 the Providence team edged Fall River 5 to 4 in a fast game. Key players included Lewis Higgins McGilvray Saint Sid and Canavan with Rushes and Stops noted. Referee Heffernan and Timer Perrin officiated.
Phil Mc Govern, brother of Terry Mc Govern, defeated Young Mc Govern of Philadelphia at the Broadway A. C. in Philadelphia. After a close start, Phil floored his opponent in the fifth round with a right to jaw for a nine count and again in the sixth, the Philadelphia fighter rising at nine but finished by the bell.
The second night of the three cushion billiard championship saw Al Fred De Oro leading H. B. Lean 28 to 0 in favor of De Oro. The final string of 60 points is scheduled for tomorrow to determine the Lam bert trophy and world title.
Princeton University released its 35 game season schedule with fewer away games. Key dates include Bowdoin at Princeton April 1 Navy at Annapolis April 1 Brown at Providence April 24 Wesleyan at Princeton May 8 Penn at Philadelphia May 11 Dartmouth at Princeton May 12 Brown at Princeton May 15 Harvard at Cambridge May 19 Penn at Princeton May 22 Harvard at Princeton May 26 Harvard in New York tie potential June 22 Yale at Princeton New York tie option.
Providence R I Reb 11 Chester Lt Nourse a Brown University pitcher last season announces he will not join the team this year. He cites study pressure as the reason unable to play this season.
Jack McCloskey remains Harvard varsity baseball trainer while re engaging with Boston club. Larry Doyle seeks 4000 from McGraw as Herzog eyeing second base. Cubs, Tigers and White Sox chatter include Elberfeld Schaefer and Elberfeld links. Clark Griffith touts Tigers as nation’s best hitting team in 154 game series.
The Boston Nationals requested waivers on Patsy Flaherty the left hander as plans surfaced to move him to Kansas City of the American Association. Pittsburgh club president Barney Dreyfuss confirmed the report from Carnegie Flaherty hometown.
Somerville Y M C A defeated Lynn Y M C A 29 to 21 at the Somerville gymnasium. Close races highlighted the night with a dramatic 20 yard dash where two swimmers tied for first and two tied for third. Somerville also won the relay, viewed as the meet’s key event.
Dorando Pietri defeats Smallwood in a 12 mile race at the Third Regiment Armory. Smallwood quits in the eleventh mile.
Arthur Duffey surveys a crowded amateur indoor scene with BA A meets in Boston and Irish American A C events in New York clashing. He praises Back Bay and notes stars like Nelson Sherman Coe and Little as strong relay units while predicting a fine Columbia games contest and recalls past heroes connected to Boston Latin School. He also discusses Tommy Burns Johnson and Driscoll and reflects on tipping upsets and college rowing trends toward three or four mile races and Harvard Brown schedules.
In a 12 round boxing match Matty Baldwin defeated Kid Goodman in their second meeting. The bout lasted the full distance with Baldwin emerging the winner on points.
Judges at the New York dog show awarded prize winners in special events. Irish terriers honored Horncroft Sportsman and Endcliffe Repentance, both entered by Boston and Hamilton, Massachusetts entrants. Scottish terriers awarded Walescott Invader and Dear Madam from North Grafton Kennel.
The Armory Athletic Association plans a 10 mile cross country handicap race. Entry blanks available from E F Walsh at 541 Tremont Street. Entry list closes February 19. F E McGrath, official A A U handicapper, will assign marks for the runners.
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