Boston Latin School Track Team Defeats Dorchester 54 to 39
Boston Latin School's track men won a hard fought 54 to 39 dual meet from Dorchester High's representatives at the Ninth Regiment Armory yesterday afternoon. Close competition appeared in many events as both teams exchanged leads through the meet.
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Boston Latin School
Dorchester
Dorchester High
Ninth Regiment
Ninth Regiment Armory
Leary
Boston Latin
Corrigan
Gillis
Gates and Hurd Reach St Valentine Finals in Pinehurst
Mrs J W Hurd of Pittsburg and Miss Eli nor Gates of Locust Valley will meet in the first division final of the St Valentine golf tournament for women at Pinehurst N C tomorrow Hurd defeated Priscilla Eall Uniontown 8 and 6 today completing 89 strokes 6 better than her qualifying round Gates defeated E W Alexander Santa Barbara 3 and 2 after a 47 on the front and 51 back Lancaster Auburndale and Vancleef Poughkeepsie reach fourth division finals with Lancaster beating Janet Bowers Brookly n 7 up 6 to play Michigan City?
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Pinehurst
N. C
J. W. Hurd
Pittsburg
Elinor Gates
Locust Valley
St. Valentine
Hurd
Priscilla E
Uniontown
Philadelphia
Garnett
R. H. Jeffery
Columbus
Clara Murdock
Glencove
C. F. Lancaster
Auburndale
Mass
H. H. Vancleef
Poughkeepsie
Janet Bowers
Brooklyn Today
Exeter Andover Hockey Clash Set For Plimpton Field
Exeter and Andover meet at Plimpton playing fields Exeter at 2 30 tomorrow in a hard fought game 800 Andover fans expected. Star Canadian Coll out with cold Tubber White hurt eye but to play Captain Martin lines Nichols Davis White Hutchinson Collor Lewis Nate Martin.
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Exeter
N. H
White
Martin
Nichols
Davis
Hutchinson
Collor Lewis
Nate
Rover
Willard III in Chicago Training Delayed by Illness
Chicago February 11. Doubt arose among Jess Willard friends about his start for New York tonight for training. Illness and cold weather interrupted his camp with grippe keeping him from resuming training for several days.
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Chicago
Jess Willard
New York
Grippe
Tech Matmen Meet Springfield Tonight at Tech Gym
Technology wrestlers host the Springfield YMCA College in seven bouts at the Tech gym. Tech, avenging a narrow loss last year, fields the squad that traveled to Lehigh and Penn State with Giles replacing Hoffman at 135 pounds. Captain Leo aims to regain form as he battles illness. Morse, Wirt, Sadie, and Parker fill the other key weights. Next week Tech also faces Harvard at Tech.
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Technology
Springfield Y. M. C. A. College
Tech
Springfield
Lehigh
Penn State
Hoffman
Giles
P. Y. Leo
Rounds
Morse
Wirt
Sadie
Parker
Harvard
BC High School Hockey Faces Stoneham This Afternoon
Boston College High School meets Stoneham this afternoon at Stoneham. The BC High squad is of high calibre this year with only two veterans returning from last season and Captain Frank McIntyre issuing a call for candidates.
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Boston College
Stoneham
B. C. High School
Frank McIntyre
Detroit Board of Commerce Stake Renamed Harness Race
Detroit officials announce the Chamber of Commerce stake will be renamed the Board of Commerce stake. The $5000 event at the grand circuit meet will this year be for 2 06 pacers.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit Driving Club
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Commerce
Yale and Harvard to Clash in Historic Hockey Sevens
Harvard meets Yale in the first hockey seven between the two rivals at the local Arena. Time is 20 minute halves with W H Russell and Fred Rocque refereeing. The game could decide Harvard’s championship chances and draw the year’s largest hockey crowd.
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Rice
W. Morgan
Iwin
Armour
van Nostrand Baker
Baldwin
Dicke Percy
Fisher
Burgess
Theeher
Taylor
Gould
Jacobs Doty
Yale
Harvard Favored Yet Yale Presents Challenge In Big Game
Harvard enters the contest with an unblemished record and a stingy defense led by Captain Johnny Morgan Doty and Wylde. Yale counters with Captain Bunny Burgess and Holcombe York, whose goal tending and rover play have driven recent wins. The battle between rovers and the goaltenders could shape the outcome despite Harvard’s favored status.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Elis
Johnnie Morgan
Doty
Wylde
Bunny” Burgess
Rover
Holcombe York
Crescent A. C
Brooklyn
Hockey Club of
New York
Dartmouth
Burgess
George Percy
Edison Birthday Button Sparks Broad Auto Show Hype
Herbert Potter notes Thomas Edison’s 69th birthday with souvenir button. Chase Motor Truck Company executives A M Chase and H T Boulden plan to attend the exhibit. J H MacAlman travels from Belleair to Atlantic City for Washington’s Birthday. J W Bowman Company showcases Daniels Eight car. Bay State Automobile Association to host a smoker in Convention Hall. Charles Deal buys a Paige roadster for Mrs Deal as he plays with St. Louis.
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Herbert
Potter
Thomas A. Edison
B. E. Blackley
New England
Chase Motor Truck Company
Syracuse
New York
Chase
Chase Company
A. M. Chase
H. T. Boulden
J. H. MacAlman
Belleair
Florida
Pinehurst
Atlantic City
Washington
Bay State Automobile Association
Convention Hall
Charles Deal
The
Braves
Mrs. Deal
Boston
St. Louis
Dartmouth Relay Team Off For Meet
Four men from the Dartmouth indoor relay squad left Hanover to run the Seventy-fourth Armory AAU team of Buffalo medley race at the annual games tomorrow evening. Dartmouth, coached by Jack Rust, faces the fast Buffalo quartet as the strongest enemy yet for Harry Hillman’s charges. The Green lineup includes Riley Lagay Worthington and Trenholm aiming to form the fastest indoor relay in school history.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Armory A. A
Buffalo
Jack Rust
Armory
Harry Hillman
Riley
Lagay
Worthington
Trenholm
Roach Signs to Play for Louisville Club
Louisville announces that Roxy Roach, a shortstop who began last season with Toronto of the International League and later joined the Buffalo Federals, has been secured by the Louisville American Association club. President O H Wathen confirmed the deal tonight.
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Louisville
Roxy” Roach
Toronto
Buffalo Federals
Louisville American Association
O. H. Wathen
Dorchester High wins relay and meets in close track finale
Corrigan leads Dorchester to victory in the relay over Boston Latin anchor Leary. Leary also wins the 1000 yard run as Dorchester collects points in a tight meet with Boston Latin. Kontoff of Dorchester sweeps two firsts in hurdles and standing broad jump.
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Corrigan
Dorchester
Maloney
O'Dowd
Gurrie
Dudley
Binford
Leary
Kelly
Chevron
Munroe
Gillis
Boston Latin
Kontoff
Bolster
B. L
Dowd
Dixon
Dor
Linton
Charron
Campbell
Iun
Wing
Williams
Curley
Trainor
Crowell
Seeere
Cain
Mohr Gets Decision Over Terry Brooks in Roxbury Bout
In the main event at the Roxbury club Walter Mohr of Brooklyn defeated Terry Brooks by points after 11 hard rounds. Brooks spent much of the bout clinching while Mohr’s left hand and body work built a clear margin. Semi final saw Johnny Noonan beat Johnny Emery when referee stopped it after Emery’s response waned.
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Business Men's
A. C
Roxbury
Terry Brooks
Walter Mohr
Brooklyn
Mohr
Brooks
Johnny Noonan
Dorchester
Johnny Emery
Cambridge
Emery
Noonan
Harry Ah Chung
Salem
Joe Vargas
Campridge
Mike Albanez
East Benton
Young Mack
Huntington High to Face Harvard Second Team at Stadium Rink
Huntington High School plays Harvard second hockey team today at 2:80 o'clock on Soldier's Field rink. Both sides are off their best due to a poor indoor season. Harvard freshmen only returned to ice yesterday for the first time this week.
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Huntington High School
Harvard
Soldier's Field
Tennis semifinals set in gold racquet tournament at Tuxedo
Play reached the semi final round in the gold racquet championship tournament here today. J. C. Pell of Tuxedo meets his clubmate 8. G. Mortimer while Joshua Crane of Boston faces J. C. Waterbury of New York.
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Tuxedo
N. Y
J. C. Pell
8. G. Mortimer
Joshua Crane
Boston
J. C
Drew equals two world records at Fordham games
Howard P. Drew of USC matched two world records at Fordham University games in New York. He defeated Roy B. Morse of Salem Crescent A. C. and Jo Loomis of Chicago A. A. for a second and third place respectively, marking a third straight week of the same podium order in New York sprint events.
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New York
Howard P. Drew
Dusky Flyer
University of Southern California
Fordham University
Twenty-second Regiment Armory
Roy B. Morse
Salem Crescent A. C
Jo Loomis
Chicago A. A
Dunn and Morse lead in 90 yard scratch race at meet
Drew led from the start in a 90 yard scratch race and finished one and a half yards ahead of Morse after a close finish. Drew then tied the world record for 105 yards with a time of 10.25 seconds. Loomis defeated Eller and Engles in a 100 yard hurdles race, clocking a win by two yards. The one mile run saw Ray win in 4 minutes 27 and 1/5 seconds ahead of Gordon and Leslie.
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Drew
Morse
Windy City
Jo Loomis
Jack Eller
A. C
Arthur L. Engles
New York A. C
Loomis
Eller
Joey Ray
Chicago A. C
Willie Gordon
Sid Leslie
Long Island A. C
New York A C. Games
Capablanca Wins Tourney at Rice Memorial Chessmasters
Capablanca captured first prize with 14 points in the Rice Memorial Chessmasters' tournament in New York. David Janowski of Paris took second with 11 to 6 after defeating A Kupchik. Oscar Chajes, who beat Capablanca yesterday, finished third with 10 1 2 to 6 1 2. Boris Kostic and Kupchik tied for fourth at 10 to 6.
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New York
Jose R. Capablanca
David Janowski
Paris
A. Kupchik
Janowski
Oscar Chajes
Capablanca
Boris Kostic
Serbia
Chajes
Kostic
Kupchik
Langford Knocks Out Wills in 19th Round Classic
Sam Langford defeated Harry Wills with a 19th round knockout in a 20 round bout at a local arena in New Orleans. Neither fighter held a clear edge until the decisive blow.
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New Orleans
Sam Langford
Harry Wills
Open Shoot Today at Middlesex Rifle Club Lincoln
Lincoln observes Lincoln's Birthday with an open shoot on the club range at Tower Road. Events cover 200 300 and 500 yards with prizes across several events. The club also lists an open Washington's Birthday shoot on February 22.
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Lincoln
Tennis Men in Annual Gathering
Seventy five delegates representing 296 clubs answered the roll call of the 35th annual meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association in New York as Robert D. Wrenn called the session to order. The key issue is establishing rules of conduct for an amateur. The executive committee had already met to discuss the amateur rule.
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New York
United States National Lawn Tennis Association
Robert D. Wrenn
National Tennis Association Elects Officers and Awards Titles
Officers elected include President George T. Adee of New York and Vice President A. L. Hoskins of Philadelphia. Delegates at large are Craig Biddle, Clinton L. Childs, and Julian S. Myrick. Championships went to West Side Tennis Club and other clubs for sectional and national titles. An executive committee statement is due March 17 in New York.
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George T. Adee
New York
A. L. Hoskins
Philadelphia
Edwin F. Torrey
Clinton
N. Y
Richard Stevens
Hoboken
Craig Biddle
Clinton L. Childs
Pittsburg
Julian S. Myrick
Palmer F. Presbry
New England
Boston
R. W
George Adee
Lemle Seeks Title Bout With Army Champion Leavitt
Karl Lemle trains at the Bohemian Social Club in South Boston for a catch as catch can bout against Frank Leavitt the heavyweight Army champion. The Hippodrome clash next Thursday night will be best two of three falls with Leavitt at about 210 pounds. If Lemle wins he wants a shot at Aberg Zbyszko or Stecher.
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Karl Lemle
Bohemian
Boston
Frank Leavitt
Hippodrome
Leavitt
New York
Lemle
Aberg
Zbyszko
Joe Stecher
Yale Football Rejuvenation Plan Outlined by New Coach
New Haven Feb 11 Plans to rejuvenate Yale football were discussed at a meeting with over 100 candidates for next year. Tad Jones the new coach Michael I Sweeney Walter Camp and Captain C R Black spoke urging hard work and self sacrifice as the motto for results.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Tad’’ Jones
Michael I
Sweeney
Walter Camp
C. R. Black
Jones
New York University Tops Brown In Gymnastic Meet
In New York City on February 11 the University team defeated Brown 33 to 21 in a dual gymnastic meet.
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New York
New York University
Brown University
Controversial Sports Views Across Yale and Boxing Circles
Arthur Duffey lauds Yale handling of the Legore case urging debarment as punishment would outrage the amateur ranks. Commentary blames poor New York athletic officials, praises Jack Ryan in Baxter mile, notes Charley White’s mixed reception, and forecasts Gotch’s wrestling comeback and Leonard–Welsh talks.
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Yale
Harry Legore
Boxing and Armory Card News At Local Hippodrome
A letter asks about Tony Watian and whether an Armory A A card is set for next Tuesday. It notes no announcement of an ecard and questions if boxing bouts will continue at the Hippodrome. It mentions fighters Billy Bingham Halpin and Joe Stecher and discusses Stecher's favored scissors hold.
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Armory A. A
Hippodrome
Billy Bingham
Billy Bingm
Harvard
Halpin
Joe Stecher
Stecher
Graper wins Great Western handicap shoot in Kansas City
F A Graper of Custer Park Illinois won the Great Western handicap shoot at the mid winter tournament in Kansas City with a score of 91 out of 100.
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Kansas City
F. A. Graper
Custer Park
Ill
Intercollegiate Regatta to Move to Cayuga Lake Ithaca
The Intercollegiate Rowing Association plans to hold the annual regatta on Cayuga Lake in Ithaca New York likely on June 24 over a 3 1/4 mile course. Cornell coaches support shortening the distance and moving the event from Poughkeepsie to be nearer home teams. Morton G. Bogue noted a decision was pending but a Cayuga Lake race next June is probable with Yale Harvard regatta set for New London meanwhile.
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Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Cayuga Lake
Ithaca
N. Y
Intercollegiate Rowing Association
New York Central Railroad Company
West Shore
Cornell
Harvard
Cambridge
Courtney
Rice
Columbia
Morton G. Bogue
Stewards
New London
Conn
Yale
Housatonic River
New Haven
Navy
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Georgetown
Syracuse
Pacific Coast
Leland Stanford
Oakland
Cal
University of California
Washington
Braves deny buying Anderson and Meara reports
Business manager Hapgood of the Braves returned from the National League meeting and denied reports that George Anderson was purchased or that Charley Meara signed with the Braves. He said Stallings queried Anderson’s contract but no deal was made, and that Meara had not contracted with the club after a brief tryout and later retirement.
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Hapgood
Braves
Haughton
George Anderson
Stallings
Anderson
Charley Meara
Boston
Meara
Troy
N. Y
Pittsburg
New York City
John Paul Jones Retires From Track
John Paul Jones a former Cornell athlete and holder of the United States collegiate mile record and the all-American college mark announced his retirement from track. He will pursue a business career after two weeks rest at his Evanston home.
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Chicago
John Paul Jones
Cornell University
United States
Jones
Evanston
Rowland Sells Players Chicago Star Players Sold
Manager Rowland of the Chicago American League club announced that infielder Johns and pitcher Frank Davis were sold to the Columbus club of the American Association.
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Chicago
Rowland
Johns
Frank Davis
Columbus (C
Amateur Athletic Union schedules 1916 events nationwide
The AAU announced the 1916 schedule to optimize athletic and financial results. Swimming events span April to late April in cities including Pittsburgh New York and Chicago. Basketball is set for March and April in Chicago Boston and other venues. Wrestling gymnastics and track and field follow in Newark New Jersey St Louis and New York.
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The
Amateur Athletic Union
Pittsburg A. A
A. C
Missouri
St. Louis
Chicago
A. A
Illinois
Central Association
Boston
Wrestline Newari
N. J
Newark
Metropolitan Association
Fresh groundfish prices rise as demand weakens
Fresh groundfish stayed costly yesterday despite weak Friday demand as only two fishing vessels arrived. One vessel reached the new fish pier and the other at the wharf while some supply came by rail and steamer from New England and from the Italian power duty fleet. Wholesale prices quoted include steak cod at 93 4 to 93 4 cents and market cod at 51 2 to 52 cents. The British steamer Idaho from Hull endured engine trouble and a gale before port arrival. The Hepburn docked at Commonwealth pier with 14 780 bales of wool from Australia via Cape Horn. The Camden was docked for underwater inspection and the Leyland linerstonian sails to Halifax with 900 horses for Britain. The Tallac brings 400 000 feet of mahogany from Nicaragua. the Mae lands 345 bales of sisal from Progreso. The Rochelle carries nearly half a million gallons of molasses from San Domingo for distilling. The Cloughton and Sachem sail with large cargoes. Sachem delivers 750 horses to Brest.
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T Wharf
Boston
New England
Idaho
Wilson Line
Hull
Hepburn
Commonwealth Pier
Australia
Cape Horn
Camden
Eastern Steamship Fleet
Leyland
Nicaragua
Tallac
Hansen
Mae
Progreso
Mex
Rochelle
Macoris
San Domingo
Cloughton
Sachem
Brest
France
Shipping News Arrivals List Steamers and Towing Barges
A long shipping list records arrivals and movements of steamers and schooners from Br and US ports. Vessels include Cretic Howarth Rochelle Southerland Mae Shanks Progreso Naccochee Dizer Savannah Katahdin Macbeth and many others along with towing barges Nos 21 18 2 percent and 24 bound for Lynn Portland Portsmouth and Beverly.
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Cretic
Howarth
Naples
Gibraltar
Ponta Delgada
Rochelle
Southerland
Macoris
S. D
Mae
Shanks
Progreso
Allae
Hansen
Nicaragua
North Star
Mitchell
St. John
N. B
Eastport
Portland
Naccochee
Dizer
Savannah
Katahdin
Macbeth
Jacksonville
Charleston
Ontario
Bond
Baltimore
Norfolk
H. KF. Dimock
Decker
New York
Hart
Belfast
Brown
Winterport
Dingley
Linacott
J. R. Bodwell
Strout
Rockport
Ervin J. Lace
Littlefield
Savage
Michalski
Sewalls Point
Lynn
Covington
McCully
George R. Sheffield
Idaho
Western
Johnson
Guttenberg
Forest Belle
Liberty
Smyrna
Swatara
Phillips
Silver Brook
Temple
Hammond
Lenape
Lloyd
Draper
Robesonia
Richardson
Philadelphia
Tacony
Wallace
Shickshinny
Beverly
Taverford
Radnor
Walter A. Luickenbach
Daly
City of Washington
General Knox
M. EB
Luckenbach
Partridge
Annie B. Smith
Solitaire
Piedmont
Brooke
Portsmouth
William Hi. Yerkes
Perkins
Sandwich
Salem
Coaldale
Sailpd
Cloughton
Liverpool
Sachem
Brest
Prince George
Yarmouth
Inverclyde
St. Bede
James
Whitney
Bay State
Hampden
Jenancy
Newport News
Chronos
Kershaw
Henry
Barrett
Ervin J. Luce
Senator
Gloucester
Lincoln
Manatawney
Philadelhia
Mingo
Uno
Bessie J
Plymouth
Leader
Sampson
Tech Freshmen Track Team Heads to Lowell Meet
The Tech freshman track squad travels to Lowell for the annual indoor meet with the high school. They excel in track events but struggle in field events.
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Tech
Lowell
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Frank Gotch
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