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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
13
A New England boxing round up mentions Britt's win over Loadman with potential turn toward a fourth manager. Talks of possible Britt Shubert clashes, Joe Morgan draws, and matchups including De Foe and Chick. Carpentier death hoax cited, with March London bout vs Ahearn on tap.
Technology defeated Springfield Y M C A College 6 to 0 on the Tech rink. Clark scored four goals, powering the win as Technology showed late-period form in a fast match. Final goalscoring also credited to Tutem Cochran and Clark with two late tallies.
Mike Sears of East Boston, a former intercity champion at 135 pounds, meets Patsey Green of Cambridge in a 10 rounder at the Commercial A. C. tournament tomorrow night. Sears substitutes for Mike Sullivan.
Exeter beat the Boston English High team 4 to 2 in New Hampshire. Captain White scored three goals and Allen, Lewis, Kaplan, and Callahan also found the net as Exeter opened a 3–0 lead before the half and held on after substitutions in the second half.
Harvard and Yale freshmen meet at the Arena tomorrow night in the final game of the season. Both teams have about equal strength with five wins two losses for Harvard and a matching record for Yale. Edmund W. Pavenstedt named manager and Ludlow T. Lanman assistant manager.
Princeton faculty committee voted to abolish the rule restricting athletes to two major sports per college year. Athletes may compete in multiple major sports for two seasons, with possible carryover into a third year if the committee grants special permission.
Toronto February 14 United States and Canada international soccer matches scheduled for this spring have been postponed to fall at the request of the Dominion Football Association.
Burt Nowell sparked Arena H C to a 3 1 win over Boston H C at the Arena last night aiding a possible tie with the BA A for the Boston division in the Amateur Hockey League. Prendergast scored for Boston but Arena maintained the lead with three strong goals.
A rough Arena versus Boston Hockey Club match features slashing tripping and penalty flags. Nowell scores twice for the Arena in a 3 1 victory with key plays from Nowell Synnott and Norman Small while Hicks and Clifford pace Boston in rough early action.
Gilbert Gallant returns to the ring after a long layoff to meet Terry Brooks in a 12 round main event at the Grand Opera House Armory A A tournament. Two 10 round bouts and a six round opener fill the card with Jack Savage versus George Robinson and Patsey Green versus Young Jackson, plus Chick Lynch against Jimmy Gray.
Pomfret School beat St. Mark's 1 to 0 this afternoon. Pomfret dominated play with better teamwork and held the puck most of the game. Wonhan Bigelow scored the lone goal. Goalmates were Carey and Gaston for St. Mark's. Time two 20 minute periods.
New York reports a full retreat by the Players Fraternity after a League session led by Dave Fultz. Players may sign freely, with waivers needed for moves, and no more friendly trades or early training camp reports before March 4. John Henry case is unresolved.
The struggle between players and owners over pledges and contracts ends with Fultz’s organization collapsing. McGraw reports owners will not discriminate against fraternity members, but Ban Johnson rejects peace overtures and the American League signals the fraternity’s death. An active player will head any remaining faction if one forms.
Australian middleweight Les Darcy signed articles in New York to meet Mike Gibbons in Milwaukee on April 10 for a $50 000 purse to be split evenly.
Thirty players turned out for the season at Soldiers Field with twenty aiming for Harvard varsity and ten for the freshman squad. Coach Hugh Duffy led practice as pitchers and catchers showed early form. Returns included veteran arms like Harrison Willcox Garritt Cummings and Loring alongside quarterbacks and hopefuls Felton Robinson Harte Stevens and Fuller.
ChicagoFeb 14 Eight teams were tied after the 70th hour of the six day race covering 1291 miles and 5 laps. Two teams Chrt Grimm and Carman Lawrence trailed by one lap and the field sits more than 125 miles from the record.
Howard McRea of Cambridge and Charley Sheppard of New York fought 12 rounds to a draw before North Shore A C members in Beverly. Other results: Kid Frigco defeated Young Chaney in six rounds. Billy Burke beat Andy Morrissey in two. Kid Henry defeated Joe Gans in Lynn in four.
Bowdoin defeated Bates 2 1 in a close hockey matchup. Bates scored late in the game to narrow the gap as the Polar Bears secured the win in Lewiston.
The hockey committee of the Arena club protests that Arena players were professionals by competing in games with Pittsburg A A. The dispute centers on whether amateur status was violated.
The Arena Hockey Club may withdraw from the league as a Boston team faces charges of professionalism after games against Pittsburg. Dartmouth Yale McGill Harvard and others are cited as examples of similar disputes, while Irish American interests back St Nicholas and Hobey Baker in related contests.
Tom Draak and Cyclone Burns clash in a return match under catch as catch can rules as part of a three-match finish at the Grand Opera House. Michailoff faces Jim Galvin, and Peter Goulette meets Bob City of New York in Boston. all bouts are best two of three falls.
The Harvard Crimson announces Bill Meanix is eligible to compete for the Harvard varsity track team this year. Meanix, a top hurdler with a history of academic deficiencies, has improved after mid year exams and will debut in the 46 yard high hurdles at the Harvard Dartmouth Penn indoor meet at Mechanics Building.
The column argues there will be no baseball strike and praises continued play. It notes Joie Ray's dominance in distance running, praises Frank Cavanaugh joining Holy Cross, and highlights Loomis's indoor feats, with commentary on Ted Meredith and Halpin alongside record mile times at Madison Square Garden.
Philadelphia Feb 14 Joe Wright signed a three year contract to coach the University of Pennsylvania rowing team. Wright came from Toronto and had been coaching without compensation at Penn for several years. Salary not disclosed.
Magee and Sullivan edged Walsh and Connors by a single point in the final set to capture the boys handball tournament title at Cabot street gym last night. This marks the start of a preparedness campaign led by Instructor Bill Mullen, with a forthcoming men’s tournament and nearly 1 entries anticipated.
The item asks what happened to the Willard Mor an fight pictures and notes they were never shown in Massachusetts or publicly elsewhere. It confirms Gunboat Smith beat Sam Langford in a 12 round decision in Boston in 1913 and mentions a world walking record by A C Schofield of England for 25 miles in under nine hours.
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