Boston College High overwhelms Brookline High in dual meet
Boston College High defeated Brookline High 57 to 11 in a track dual at East Armory yesterday afternoon. Star captains led BC High with McIntyre winning two events and tying for another, while Plaisted led Brookline in the 1000-yard run.
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Boston College High
Brookline High
East Armory
Frank Plaisted
Morley
B. C. High
Plaisted
Crane
Walter Lanigan
RB. C. High
Tom McIintyre
McIntyre
Morse
McIintyre
Daly
Farrington
Carroll
Lanigan
Harrington
Archibald
Boston College
Secon
Donahue
Plaistead
Welch
Kickham
Hurley
McLend
Cassell
McDonald
Wilson
Reynolds
Donovan
Tiwiss
Ball
Hanson Wins 16-Game Checker Match Over Morrall
Hanson the Pacific coast checker champion defeated Herbert Morrall the Boston champion in a 16 game series for a $50 prize at the Wells Memorial last evening. Hanson won five of the games by margins 7 10 14 24 and 20 on the black in the first and seventh games with the eighth game drawn. Two more games are scheduled Saturday evening at the Boston Checker Club rooms.
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Hanson
Morrall B. Hanson
Herbert Morrall
Boston
Wells Memorial
Boston Checker Club
Stillmans Return to Harvard Battery Prospects
Carl and JJ Stillman, former Harvard athletes now with the Royal Flying Corps, are declared eligible after completing studies and will join the Crimson battery in the baseball cage today. Carl captained St Mark’s and played varsity hockey and football, while JJ backed up multiple units. both seek pitching roles as Harvard builds a strong battery.
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Carl Stillman
Harvard Athletics
Royal Flying Corps
Crimson Battery
Duffy
Cambridge
Carl
St. Mark's
Ile
Iie
Pitcher
Park carnival called off over safety fears at Jamaica Pond
Arthur Ol Duffey praises the recreation department for canceling the Jamaica Pond carnival on Wednesday night to avoid a potential disaster with crowds near 20 000. Boston park commissioner Hugh McGrath is commended for a wise decision.
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Jim Coifes
Levinsky
Irs
Jamaica Pond
Boston
Hugh McGrath
Boston Athletic Notes Show Big Meet Promise at Armory
Boston followers anticipate a major service athletic meeting at the Armory with Talented sailors in action and open events. The piece praises Ruth like feats in 1918 baseball, recalls Bob Simpson vs Marl Thompson and mentions Ted Meredith and Jack Dempsey linked talks.
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Boston Athletic
Tinele Sam
First Naval District
New York
Bob Simpson
Marl Thompson
Andy Kelly
Pat French
Grant Memorial Association forms in New York to honor baseball hero
The Captain Edward L. Grant Memorial Association organized at the Giants offices in New York to erect a tribute to Edward L. Grant who died in the Argonne Forest on October 4, 1918. John J. McGraw elected president. Sam Crane secretary. John Foster treasurer. Contributions go directly to Foster with no agents.
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New York
Edward Ll. Grant
Argonne Forest
Giants
Harry McCormick
Grant
Plattsburg
Harvard Foldie
John J. McGraw
Billy Murray
Phillies
Old
Jersey City
McGraw
Sam Crane
Baseball
John Foster
Fifth Avenue
Foster
Braves win early training approval for March Nineteenth
New York Feb 13. John Heydler NL president upholds Grant Boston Nationals claim to begin training March 19 rather than March 23. Boston and Brooklyn openings in Boston on April 19 prompt a revised start without penalties. Heydler notes the national agreement remains in force and minor league negotiations must follow it. American League head Johnson and Ruppert discuss a National Commission chair with no action until committee reports.
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New York
John Heydler
National League
George W. Grant
Boston Nationals
Boston
Brooklyn
Heydler
National Association
August Herrmann
National Commission
B. B. Johnson
American League
Jacob Ruppert
New York Americans
Johnson
Hard Luck for Chignole in The Flying Poilu
Chignole, the human hero of The Flying Poilu by Marcel Na daud, wins but is undone by a grave error in the next installment teased for the Boston Post Sunday Magazine.
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Chignole
Marcel Nadaud
Boston Post
Can Spare H. Wagner from Sox
When manager Fd Barrow announced the release of Heinie Wagner and his plan to continue the season despite holdouts and retirements, some readers deplored the passing of the veteran Red Sox and suggested the team was losing its brainy leadership.
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Nevnie Wagner
Bill Carrigan
Lewiston
Big Bill
Heinie
Red Sox
Fd Barrow
Heinie Wagner
Red Sox Poised to Build on 1912 Pennant Brains and Plans
The piece lauds the Red Sox as a smart ball club led by manager Barrow and players Barry and Shean on the coaching line. It notes Trooper’s return, a strong pitching staff, and personnel changes under the 21 player limit. It highlights Larry Graver’s efficient handling of world series tickets and hints at a Cuba trip boosting both Boston and the Giants for a prosperous season.
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Cleveland
Speaker
Babe Ruth
Boston Americans
Ruth
Cobb
Larry Gardner
Philadelphia
McInnis
Jack Barry
Janvrin
Duffy Lewis
Leonard
Shore
MoeNally
Walsh
Shorten
Scott
Chicago
Boston
League Park
Red Sox
Babe
Barrow
Barry
Shean
Harry Trooper
Steinie Wagner
Heinie
Cooney
Fred Thomas
Hoblitzell
Herne
Eddie Riley
Larry Graver
Graver
Cuba
Giants
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Jack Frost
Kaiser
Brookline
Scoy
Stillmans
Arthur Ol ' Duffey
Sport Comment
Tex Rickard
Albany
Willard- Dempsey
Jack Cafferty
Jack
Plaryers
Hamilton
Canada
Bat Levinsky
Jim Coffey
Armory Club
Harry Wooper
Stuffy McInnis
Harry Frazee
Jim Jeffries
Jeff
Freddie Dyer
Freddie
Ted Meredith
Millrose
Ted
Jack Curley
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Brown
M. IT. T
Eastern Intercollegiate Association
Matt Winkle
Matt
Rickard
Hinkle
Warren It. Hobbs
Dartmouth
Lafayette Escadrille
Arial
Gibbs
Bill
Joe Loomis
Cherry Circle
Joey
Joe
Europe
Toomis
Dennis O'Connell
Harvard
Back Bay Club
Dennis
The
Crimson
Ryder
Braves
H. Wagner
SOX
Paul H. Shannon
Boston Tailoring Co
Washington Street
Cor
Bromfield Street
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