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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1906
Page
3
Harvard has accepted Yale's proposal barring professional school students from university team membership. Princeton already agreed. Yale views Harvard's move as a concession amid strong professional schools, while training table costs will be cut and reforms begin with baseball and crew squads.
Harvard varsity rowers returned to training with 30 experienced eights ready. Captain O D Filley and teammates from last year’s eight practiced in the tank, with several 1907 and 1908 pledges appearing and freshmen split into three squads under Coach Wray.
Jed Shepheard faces Frank B Greer as a possible rival for the national crown while Lou Scholes now aims to beat all comers in America and enter the National for a shot at Greer. Fred Shepheard to forgo minor races to challenge both Greer and Scholes.
Hugh McBreen and James Collins head to New York to set up at the Victoria Hotel as trade chatter swirls around Sam Mertes and Dougherty. Clark Griffith and Cap Anson are linked to moves while an amateur clubs association nears formation and players prep new white silk stockings to cut blood poisoning risk.
Tomorrow forenoon the major leagues convene in New York in a pivotal gathering. Boston Americans and South End club reps attend with trades anticipated, including a possible outfielder move for Boston Nationals and Sebring’s status affecting Chicago’s outfield. Debates over foul ball rules and a possible three balls to reach first base loom along with Minor Leagues arbitration hearings affecting New England players.
Elkhart Indiana February 12 Lou Criger Boston catcher is much better and took a short outdoor walk with his physician’s blessing He plans to go to Hot Springs as soon as travel is possible likely by week’s end A two to three week treatment there could restore him Criger’s doctor offers slim hope he may bat next season but not during early spring practice
A humorous exploration of time in boxing observations. Questions and wry answers critique referees clocks and timekeeping, naming figures like Jonathan Cain and describing a pugilist's life as a merry, drinking, unthinking time. The piece uses playful wordplay on time zones and punchy phrases.
A dramatic verse narrative previews James J. Jeffries entering the Hart Burns bout in Los Angeles declaring he will fight on while rivals like Marvin Hart and Jack O Brien tremble. The text contrasts the boastful icon with Hart and the evolving era of more officials and two referees in intercollegiate hockey, citing Yale and Princeton testing double referees to curb rough play and ensure fair calls.
Roxbury High defeated English High 12 to 2 at Roxbury in a rough contest. Captain Gheradini led Roxbury with strong defense, McCarthy starred, while Homer and Silverman stood out for English High. Second team Roxbury won 13 to 9.
At the National Trotting Association congress in New York changes to rules were approved. The distance flag position is shortened and the lay up prohibition is removed. Licensed starters become mandatory with revocation for time suppression or irregularities. Races capped at five heats with three year olds limited to three heats and two year olds to two. A five member association may elect a board of stewards, empowered to punish without long delays.
Harvard track men began training in the gym with a large new cohort, now over 400 strong. Only Doyle and Miller sprint, Dives, Dorman and Whitman the quarter-milers, Turner the half, King and Dana the distance crew, Gring back for pole vault, Ford in jumps, Oveson in hammer. Positive results hinge on field event candidates proving themselves on Soldiers Field.
The Riverside Press bowling team aims to arrange a contest with any newspaper or publishing house team. Ralph Cadwallader has been signed by Cleveland as a pitcher and is noted as a big name to watch.
The Paris chatter critiques American baseball, imagining Boston Americans in Paris with French terms for positions. Paul Champ in Les Sports Modernes praises a home run dream amid jokes about umpires, fashion plates, and a Parisian take on the game with playful European flair.
Gossip notes a merger of the Douglas A. C. and Lincoln A. C. at Chelsea’s Pythian Rink and a 15 round bout at Thornton Rhode Island between Chester Goodwin and Tommy Love. Goodwin seeks Attell and possible future clash with Rouse O’Brien, while Honey Mellody faces Terry Martin at Chelsea next Monday.
Continuous cheering followed yesterday's unveiling of a large portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the Chelsea Young Men's Hebrew Association platform. The crowded meeting marked Lincoln Day, with Washington's Birthday banquet planned for Feb 4 and David I. Gart chairing the literary committee. Officials will participate and the new building fund committee reported progress.
Harvard’s baseball squad opened cage practice under Coach Coburn and Captain Stephenson with no professional coach this year. Six veterans return in key positions including Stephenson Kembie Bradbury Leonard Dexter and McCarty while freshmen showed nerves and limited talent. Pitchers Castle Taylor Snyder and Lincoln lead the mound work as the team seeks depth behind them.
New York Feb 12 The Memphis Trotting Association faces a growing scandal as secretary Murray Howe hints at more undisclosed information to come. Co J G Billings owner of Lou Dillon distances himself from the affair claiming the trophy was obtained fraudulently amid heated hearings and official doubt.
The Boys Sodality of the Immaculate Conception Church announces its seventh annual indoor meet next Monday evening at Cambridgeport Gym. Relay races pit Cambridgeport against St. Josephs A A and other matchups while entries include Billy Eaton Bart Sullivan E A Hodgkinson and Frank Sheehan. Entries close with Frank P Craig 116 East Canton Street.
Philips Exeter announces the appointment of Walter Williams, a former Bowdoin College pitcher and coach from Portland, Maine, as professional coach for the Exeter baseball team. Williams has coached in multiple leagues and will guide the squad.
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