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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1912
Page
12
Harvard and Yale meet at the Arena tomorrow night in a game expected to draw a record crowd. Applications to the Harvard Athletic Association exceed supply, with doors selling admissions likely to sell out before puck drop.
Flarvard followers back Harvard while Yale seeks to upset past trends. Harvard has shown strength recently but Yale shocked by Columbia earlier and beat Dartmouth last Wednesday. If tied, the deciding game will be at Boston Arena on February 24.
The Municipal A A voted to secure a standard emblem for members and prizes and to design an officials badge. A public meeting will present information and invite ex President Roosevelt to speak. A three person committee includes Major Frank H. Briggs Mrs Agnes C. Bulger and E B Mero.
Twenty one entries have been received for the national amateur racquet championship in singles at the Tennis and Racquet Club. Preliminary round pairs include N Bartlett Jr of Boston vs Herbert Lolson of Montreal and J Gordon Douglas of New York vs Hugh P Scott of Boston. Other first round matchups list G A Thorne Chicago vs J Greenshield Montreal, G Clarke Jr New York vs Joshua Crane Boston, W Burden New York vs Bartlett Lolson winner.
Two Tech relay squads will compete at the University of Columbia games in New York on Saturday evening. The mile relay features Benson Thomson Guething and Bolton, while the two mile quartet includes Marceau Byland Palmer and Germain. Marceau is captain and brother to Franz Marceau of Dartmouth. Palmer previously ran for Dartmouth.
Hyde Park Ward 26 will field a strong semi professional baseball club next season. The Hyde Park Athletics, managed by Chester Topham, will showcase top local semi pro and high school players including Bennett, Broders, Griffin, Topham, Burke, and others. Teams may challenge them. contact Chester Topham, Wood Avenue, Hyde Park, Mass.
Dartmouth announces its two mile relay team will not compete at the Columbia relay carnival. Coach Hillman will field the mile relay crew from the B A A meet. Whitney the freshman shot putter and Enwright high jumper will also enter. Olympic style baton exchanges apply.
Dartmouth starts its second winter carnival with a basketball game against Williams and a week of events. Ski and snowshoe races, dances, and a performance of The Importance of Being Earnest are on the program, with prize cups for athletic winners.
Yale forms pony polo association in New Haven and plans a June game against Harvard. Twenty players enrolled with Nate Rutter of New York City as president Henry Parsons of New York City as treasurer and John Logan of Youngstown Ohio as secretary.
Rumors hint at a trade involving Charles Webb Murphy presenting a well made weskit decorated with poppies in exchange for favorable words or a token gesture. The story notes minimal movement beyond this提.
A sense of unadulterated joy filled local American League headquarters as Secretary Riley opened a large envelope and handed it to Treasurer McRoy. President McAleer is in Chicago meeting league heads and hobnobbing with other officials.
The envelope contained Joe Wood's signed contract boosting happiness plus his claim to be in peak shape for the coming season. With Buck O'Brien ready as a full fledged big league pitcher and support from Ray Collins, Charley Hall, and Eddie Cicotte, the Braves anticipate top form. Secretary Kelly notes President Ward may arrive today as renovations at Walpole street grounds proceed ahead of the April 11 home opener.
Charles J. Knight lectured on his sleeve valve motor to a crowded Massachusetts Automobile Club audience in Boston. He described the engine’s mechanism, recounting abroad recognition, Daimler testing, and a 130,000 mile car record. The club plans a repeat lecture forthcoming in Blackwell Hall.
Thirty candidates train daily to form the Cushing team for the B A A schoolboy meet on February 24. The relay squad will race Roxbury Latin at the event.
Disturbed conditions in Lawrence lead to indefinite postponement of the indoor dual track meet scheduled for today at Mill City. Lawrence High School defers the meeting with Boston High School of Commerce and notes the Coast Artillery meet is the only prior chance for early competition. Captain George Salloway has shown strong hurdling form and the relay team is among the best in Greater Boston, with a strong showing expected in the schoolboy meet at Mechanics building next Saturday.
This afternoon at the Latin School drill hall the annual dual indoor meet pits Boston Latin against English High School track teams with their best runners. Varsity events include short dash hurdles 300 yard dash 600 and 1000 yard runs and field events with favorites and likely winners named for each side. The Brookline High relay was canceled and Newton High awaits an opponent. Captain Will Adams is expected to be the high point winner at Newton.
Doc Roller, physician-wrestler, arrives in Boston for the Mechanics building show to face Karla the Hindu in a semi final toward the international title match with Zbyszko and Ordeman. Karla to arrive later. Ordeman and Zbyszko schedule next. Burns and Butler to demo holds between big matches.
Edward E. Keevin pleaded guilty to promoting an illegal boxing exhibition and was fined 75 dollars by Judge Sanderson. In Municipal Court he received 100 dollars on each of five counts. District Attorney Pelletier suggested one guilty count might satisfy justice.
Arthur Duffey surveys boxing and wrestling headlines including Gio Rakčevich's abrupt Italy exit amid knee injury rumors and potential challengers to Gotch. He also discusses the B A A games, hurdle drama, Shaw's disputed prize claim, Sheppard’s MAS settlement, Eddie Murphy versus Packey McFarland, and Jimmy Connolly as an athletic author.
Questions linger over which club earns the Hunter Cup after Hedlund wins the unter mile unattached in the BAA games. Since no club gains the victory, neither the BAA nor Brookline Gym secures credit and Hedlund’s name is set to be engraved on the cup.
The piece cites Connolly praising Martin Sheridan as the greatest all-round athlete while noting Irish-American ACG champ excels in regulation events. It also features Jack Moakley of Ithaca vouching that no miler can outpace the local John Paul Jones and Thorpe in various distances.
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