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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1913
Page
9
Christy Mathewson surveys the season ahead, praising Tinker and Evers as top NL newcomers and analyzing the impact of new leaders. He notes Chance, Overall, and Bresnahan, plus Stallings and Huggins facing tough starts, with fans and pay disputes shaping early moves.
Braves manager Stallings states no unsigned players on reserve list will be called to Athens camp. The announcement, issued yesterday through Secretary Nickerson, clarifies the team’s contract signing requirement before attendance.
Chelsea High SchoolStudents celebrate as representative William H. Robinson secures House passage of a bill enabling use of Carter Street playground as an athletic field. The move promises improved facilities and potential bright prospects for the school's athletic programs in coming years.
Tris Speaker, famed Red Sox center fielder, signed for 1913 confirming his return to Fenway Park. Through McAleer the contract signals salary gains and assured outfield stability as the world champions prepare for a long schedule, with rumors pegging Speaker’s pay around eight thousand dollars.
Walter Camp describes the planned code for next season. The five yard kick rule is removed allowing the quick kick from scrimmage. Other changes focus on rule clarity and on allowing a player to return during the last period. Numbering of players was debated but no action taken to avoid equipment costs.
Melrose and Arlington High Schools top the Interscholastic League standings with their only game this season ending in a tie, leaving the question of the stronger team unsettled as leaders share the position.
The 17th annual checker tournament between Boston and New England will take place on February 22 at the New American House. About 300 top players, 156 per side, will compete under captains Joseph Martin of Waltham and Herbert Bickum of Haverhill. A 600-game slate, four games per man, and a purse donated by Melburn Brown of New York headline the event, with players including Waterhouse, Pigeon, McClellan, Mayberry, Peck, Holden, Kehoe, Finn, and Andrews.
Boston Auto Dealers host a National Association of Automobile Manufacturers committee on the second-hand car issue, meeting informally with local dealers during show week. J H MacAlman B A Gilmore and F A Hinchcliffe lead the local committee. Paul Roche leaves Marmon sales to join advertising with his brother Frank Roche in Chicago. Alvan T Fuller marks his 18th annual Washington’s Birthday opening at Packard depot. Panama-Pacific expects a large auto exhibit with space questions and costs in 191.
Harvard's freshman and varsity batteries report to the cage for the season's first real ball. Doc Sexton has coached the squad in Hemenway Gymnasium for two weeks. The freshman team is under special coach Heine Reeves for 1916. Probation status clouds some players but many are listed as set to work out this afternoon. Players include Beebe Boyle Bird Buffum Felton Fry Herter Hitchcock Loomis Mac Donald Osborn Stephens Sturgis Innes Waterman J. B. Waterman Young Alsop Ayres Curtis Coon Gannett.
The Red Sox announce Tris Speaker will return for next season. The famed outfielder, beloved by the bleachers, admired for speed and power, remains a cornerstone of Fenway Park lore and team leadership as he enters another year with Boston.
New York National League club under manager John J. McGraw departs for spring camp in Marlin Texas with Christy Mathewson Thompson Hartley Goula it and Evers in the traveling party. McGraw declines pennant predictions and vows to pitch in and work hard.
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