Heps Open 1911 Season With Dodgers at Home
The Heps begin the 1911 league baseball season in Boston at the South End grounds. They host Brooklyn’s Bad Bill Dahlen April 12 13 14 and Philadelphia Nationals April 15 17 18 and Patriots Day games.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
11
The Heps begin the 1911 league baseball season in Boston at the South End grounds. They host Brooklyn’s Bad Bill Dahlen April 12 13 14 and Philadelphia Nationals April 15 17 18 and Patriots Day games.
Battery A overwhelmed Troop B in their first hockey match at the Arena last night by fourteen to nothing. The soldiers struggled to halt Bob Whidden of the Harvard varsity squad who starred for the opposing team.
Battery A defeated Troop B 14 to 8 in a rough arena clash. Whidden led Battery A with eight goals while Baton and Gould added others. Waton and Parker starred for Troop B as officials tried to control the fracas.
Al Shrubb the famed middle distance runner defeated Olympic hero Johnny Hayes in a 12 mile race at the Philadelphia American A C. Shrubb won by three laps in 1 hour 2 minutes 25 seconds after pacing Hayes early and then surging in the third mile. Hayes trained diligently but Shrubb led from there and showed clear superiority.
Quincy High and Milton High played to an 18 to 18 deadlock in Milton in a rough annual contest. Quincy led 9 to 2 at halftime. Manning, H Chapman and Tirrell starred for Quincy while Carter and Walsh shone for Milton.
Andover defeats Brown seconds 83 to 12 in a fast-paced game. Players listed include Gould Chatterton Washburn Nash Reilly and Hay. The match, played in Andover, featured 20 minute periods and a large margin of victory as Andover heads to Hanover for a rematch with Dartmouth freshmen.
Harvard hockey fans anticipate a strong lineup return for the trip to New York to face Yale. Captain Hornblower will wear a mask after a cheekbone injury, forward Doc Leslie returns from knee water, and winger Duncan has fully recovered. The Crimson plan a light practice day and expect a large crowd after heavy publicity.
Harvard announces its Coast Artillery Corps meet at the South armory for Saturday night with nearly the entire Grimson squad competing again. The outing serves as the last Harvard try-out before the February carnival in Mechanics Hall and features captains and top runners in multiple events.
Tech brings one of its best teams in history to face Williams at the Boston Arena tonight. The Berkshires aim to beat MIT and claim the New England college title as Dartmouth sits in the league race. Williams handed Princeton last year’s intercollegiate champions showing its strong reputation.
Southboro report: St Mark's wins 11 to 1 over Mechanic Arts. Early period even, then St Mark's team work falters and Armour nets four goals. Smith and McKinnock noted for good play, McMorrow top performer for Mechanics.
Providence defeated New Haven 8 to 5. Taunton beat Fall River 7 to 3. Hartford routed Worcester 7 to 2.
Roxbury Latin School won a triangular track meet at Dexter Field Brookline scoring 24 points with Volkmann 11 and Noble and Greenough 19. Joe Spang starred taking first in the 300 and 600 yard runs contributing 10 points for Roxbury Latin.
Aviator Charles Morok plans a New York City flight this week in a 75 horse power biplane and will visit Boston for Mechanics building airship show next week Weather permitting he will attempt a city flight The Mechanics building exhibit will feature Grahame-White L Wright Burgess Curtiss machines and the de Lesseps Channel Bleriot type craft with public access lectures by Augustus Post of the Hawley Post balloon team.
Philadelphia dated notice says Toots Shultz, renowned college pitcher and pillar of Penn baseball, has turned professional marking a major shift for the university program.
The unnamed player will appear in the Philadelphia National League club uniform after signing months ago under an understanding that the deal remain secret until he could not play with Pennsylvania. The decision forces Shultz to depart Pennsylvania.
Cambridge runner "Bob" Fowler dominates a 19 mile relay at the State Armory Gloucester, running seven miles in 29 30 and the final five in 30 40. Humbert Chifis and Ernest Peabody of Lynn Y M C A each ran five miles, with Chifis finishing two laps behind and Peabody one lap back as Fowler finishes in 1 hour 17 seconds.
In the Wo burn Athletic Club meet the city’s Young Kenney won the main bout by knockout against Cambridge’s Young Conner in the second round. Boston’s Young Jaspar stopped Mike Galvin in the fourth, while Young McPartland edged Young Cahill in three rounds. Kenney defeated Wakefield’s Young McHugh over six rounds.
The Rindge Manual Training School edged Arlington High 4 to 3 at the Boston Arena to climb into a runner-up spot in Greater Boston high school hockey. Fritz and Webb starred for Rindge, while Arlington’s Osgood and Bower highlighted the visitors. Referee Hoey and officials praised the clean contest in front of about 400 spectators.
Boston College High defeated Milton High in an overtime ice hockey game yesterday at Milton. In the first half Milton’s Keep scored, in the second half Boston’s Mullen tied the game, and Connolly netted the winning goal for Boston in overtime. Absences of Buckles and Emerson and Burbank affected both sides. Connolly and Mullen starred for Boston while Sears and Marchant led Milton.
Andover high shut out Dorchester in a one sided hockey match on Brothers field rink. The score stood Andover 15 Dorchester 0 with Bullivant Sah Webster Rogers Fletcher and Forsythe scoring multiple goals. Referee O'Brien timed 20 minute periods as 150 fans watched.
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