Red Sox Send 30 Recruits Coastward For Spring
Boston manager Patsy Donovan leads 30 Red Sox prospects from Chicago on a cross country trip to the Pacific Coast for spring training. The party, including Jack Thoney and Eddie Cicotte, departs amid crowds and farewells at the Great Northern Hotel. Jake Stahl stays behind, watching his old teammates depart.
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Chicago
Frisco
Patsy Donovan
Red Sox
Pacific Coast
TuaSalle Street
Windy City
Taylor
Donovan
Middle West
Speed Boys
Hucites
Nourse
Lerchen
Carrigan
Gardner
Pond
Wagner
Sawyer
McHale
Thompson
Smith
Yerkes
Moser
Busick
Mahoney
Engie
Kleinow
Purtell
Collins
Pierce
Bedient
Honey
Cicotte
Priepke
Nebinger
Bradley
O'Brien
Janvrin
Perry
Madden
F. Smith
Great Northern Hotel
Bostom
Bullet
Jack Thoney
Fort Thomas
Boston
Thoney
Cincinnati
Jack
Dr. Green
Charlie Smith
Cleveland
Clyde Engle
Dayton
Eddie Cicotte
Detroit
Great Northern
Bill Carrigan
Heinie Wagner
Ray Collins
Canada
Grand Trunk
Larry Gardner
McBreen
Jake Stahl
Washington Park Bank
Congress Hotel
Billie Purtell
Columbus
Kansas City
Jake
Autoists Favor New Light Bill
There is strong support in the Legislature for a bill requiring lights on all vehicles using highways. Charles Addison Malley argues the change, noting current laws compel disabled-vehicle owners to display a light. If passed, horse drawn vehicles would need a ready light instead of seeking a borrowed lantern after an accident.
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Charles Addison Malley
Guertin Defies Cartmell In Sprint Challenge
Louis Guertin world champion high jumper and noted sprinter enters the scene as a claimant to the world professional sprinting title. He offers a $250 forfeit to race Nat Cartmell or any rival, ready to meet Cartmell at any distance up to 300 yards on any track for any amount and at any time.
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Louis Guertin
Guertin
Nat Cartmell
Lawson Robertson
Gossip for the Motorist Highlights Boston Branch and Racing Figures
William Metzger of Metzger Motor Car Company plans a Boston branch and names New York merchandisers C P Teabolt and William Hurlburt for the Everitt 30. Joe Dawson meets Harry Grant and George Schuster while X and Y drivers gain fame with Alco and Thomas cars. John Anderson’s death shocks motorists as ideal tour planning expands. Doc Percival may take Abbott-Detroit Bulldog to Mexico as Moultons head to Portland Auto Show with Lamb Three Velie racer.
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William Metzger
Metzger Motor Car Company
R. J. Laciar
Metzger
Boston
New York City
C. P. Teabolt
William Hurlburt
Everitt
Messrs
Harry Grant
George Schuster
Frank Wing
Bay State Club
Joe Dawson
Grant
Schuster
Alco
New York
Paris
Harvard and B A A relay clash as Duffey predicts Tech sparring
Arthur Duffey weighs a Harvard B A A relay at the Harvard games and favors a Tech entry in the same race. He praises Goulding and Kiviat while noting Olympic walks rise in East athletic culture and predicting Canada may supply future champions.
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Harvard
Frank Kanaly
Tech
Major Briggs
M. I. T. Committee
Interscholastic Meet at Mechanics Hall Feb 25 Afternoon
The schoolboy Zames event at Mechanics Hall is scheduled for the afternoon of February 25. Spiked shoes will be allowed. The last Baldwin Moore bout ended with Pat Moore awarded the decision after 12 rounds at the Armory Club. the fighters have met only once prior.
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Zames
Mechanics’ Hall
Baldwin- Moore
Pat Moore
Armory Club
Harvard
Coast Artillery
Irvington Armory
Tech
New York
Mechanics’ Building
George W. Brown
George
Three New Schools Seek I S A A A Membership
The Inter scholastic Association of Amateur Athletes of New England plans an annual meeting at the Boston Athletic Association where Milford High, Dean Academy and Hopkinton High School seek admission, potentially raising the membership to 76. Harvard Yale Amherst and the B A A will speak as officers preside in Francis P. O'Hara's absence.
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Interscholastic Association of Amateur Athletes of
New England
Boston Athletic Association
Milford High
Dean Academy
Hopkinton High School
Frank Dunn
Harvard
Yale
Amherst
Francis P. O'Hara
Exeter
Association
Eric Stone
Brookline High
Yale Football Finds No Open Date For Williams Game
New Haven Feb 20 Manager Raynor denied reports Yale football is negotiating with Williams College for a fall game. He said discussions occurred weeks ago but Williams had already scheduled a Dartmouth game on Yale’s sole open date, so the plan was abandoned.
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New Haven
Raynor
Yale Football Eleven
Williams College
Williams
Dartmouth
Yale
Al Mattern Signs Contract With the Hops
Al Mattern, trusted southpaw of West Rush New Jersey, sends in his contract with the Hops along with his brother Co H Mattern who also signs. The duo strengthens the National League club with a notable lefty and a promising right handed pitcher. Practice games are set in Lynchburg Virginia on April 7 and 8 as the team prepares for the new season.
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al Mattern
Hurling Corps
Hops
John Hancock
Boss Tenney
South Enders
West Rush
New Jersey
Mattern
Produce Commission
National League
Co. H. Mattern
Lynchburg
Canadian Hockey Teams to Visit Boston Arena Schedule
Manager Lennerton of the Boston Arena arranges a series of games with top Canadian teams. Ottawa Cliffords face the Boston Hockey Club on March 4, Montreal Mont real A A comes March 18, and Chathams of Ontario meet the Victorian Club of Boston. A Boston New York intercity series with the Crescents may not occur due to home rink issues.
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Lennerton
Boston Arena
Cliffords of
Ottawa
Boston
Chathams
Ontario
Brae-Burn
Crescent Stars
Montreal A. A
Montreal
New York
Boston Hockey Club
Crescents
New York A. C
Plank and O'Neill sign with the Athletics
Pitcher Eddie Plank and catcher O'Neill, obtained from Himira, have signed with the Athletics. The deal strengthens the pitching staff and adds catching depth for the club's upcoming season.
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Eddie Plank
O'Neill
Himira
The
Athletics
Winthrop Player Sets New League Record In String Roll
Wheeler of Winthrop rolled a single string of 173, a new league record, amid scattered figures and names from the Winthrop roster. The contorted OCR lists several entries like Newtowne Arlington and Dudley, reflecting a damaged page with multiple scores and codes.
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Winthrop Xi
Esree
Groat Coca
Wheeler of
Winthrop
Newtowne
Cossvessees
Arlington B. Cy
Esseees
Dudley Sesesscescoess
B. A A
Eeetrevers
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Beacon St
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Doc Percival
Mexico
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Aaa
Oscar Hedlund
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Arthur Duffey
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Goulding
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Mahmout
Zbysko
Hackenschmidt
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Revere
Oliver Ames
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Boston Pin League
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Monitor
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Suffolk Engraving League
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