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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1916
Page
10
The Harvard football public debates who will represent Harvard at the football rules committee meeting. The chief topic is mandating numbering of players, with Percy D Haughton as football coach once seen as the obstacle, but some expect the baseball magnate to attend.
A New York football writer notes Harvard on the rules committee favors numbering players while Yale support shifts with Walter Camp’s presence. The discussion centers on public clarity and spectator aid, with other meeting issues likely to be minor and two proposed rule changes facing likely rejection.
Tufts players begin the second week of training in the baseball cage as about 25 candidates continue workouts. After a week of steady buildup, coach Slattery expects a tougher week as pitchers prepare to face batters ahead of the final candidate call next Monday.
Chicago Feb 20 Jess Willard was put to bed by doctors and may not be able to fight Frank Moran on March 25 at Madison Square Garden. The heavyweight champion suffered a relapse Saturday though doctors say the illness is not serious and expect him to rest until fit for light training. They did not specify when he might resume training or a new date.
La Salle High School of Waltham opens with St. John's Prep at Danvers under Manager Ward. The Purple and White rely on five veteran players, with new material, for a fast season. Schedule includes April games through June across Danvers, Arlington, Chelsea, Concord, Charlestown, Wal tham, Weston, Natick, Lexington, Stoneham, Belmont, Hingham, Marlboro, and West Roxbury.
Harvard freshmen battery candidates report to Coach Ball Wednesday at 8 p m in the baseball cage. Varsity hopefuls trained by Coach Fred Mitchell find his program differs from former coach Dr Sex ton removing mechanical devices and target practice and chest weights from drills.
Forty six players will travel to the South with the Yankees. About half will be cut before the season starts. Fred Tenney, newly named manager of the Newark Internationals, has a net spread for several players that Donovan will shed.
An advertisement urges temperate consumption of Wilson’s That's All whiskey. It touts a Free Club Recipes booklet for mixed drinks and provides a mailing address at 319 Fifth Ave New York for the offer.
Arlington High and Newton High, the league’s leading two teams, are slated to meet Friday in a decisive clash that could decide the champion to face Melrose High. Melrose looms as strong runner up, while New Rochelle High may be brought in if the title is decided early.
Clarence Pell of Tuxedo and teammate I G Mortimer advance from the national singles racquet championship semifinal at the Tennis and Racquet Club. Pell defeats Hugh D Scott, Mortimer beats Joshua Crane in straight games. Final set for tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.
Yale’s Wesley Oler Jr and Cornell’s Alma Richards, two premier high jumpers, are set to clash at the Intercollegiates in Madison Square Garden on March 4. Both claim training progress toward 6 feet, with Richards the defending indoor champ at 6 feet 4 inches and Oler winning the outdoor title at 6 feet 4.5 inches. all AAU teams will field full squads and trainers report peak condition.
Sport fans in Concord Arlington and Charlestown await the tug of war final between the Arlington Independents and the John Boyle O Reilly team of Charlestown for New England title. The Horne brothers from Concord and Arlington back the Arlington squad. Charlestown weighs more but Arlington seeks the upset after dethroning Charlestown in December.
The schedule lists Harvard Club versus Hockey Club of New York on Feb 22, Arena H. CC faces Aberdeena of Ottawa the same day, and Dartmouth meets St Nicholas on Feb 26. Other clashes include MIT versus Exeter, Yale versus Princeton, Crescent A va versus St Nicholas, and Harvard versus Yale at New Haven with Army facing Cornell at West Point.
The Boston Hockey League listing shows won and lost records with a 0.760 percentage. It mentions arena notes and Harvard Club details alongside A. A.ss- and Boston A teams.
The National amateur hockey league table shows St. Nicholas 8 4 0.501,000, Boston A Asses 22 600, Harvard Club 2 600, Crescent A. O. 4, Hockey Club of N, iS 5 .000. The standings list teams with wins losses and points in a compact format.
Clarence C Pell of Tuxedo dominates Hugh D Scott at Tennis and Racquet Club, winning 15-5 15-7 18-16. Joshua Crane loses to Mortimer in straight sets 18-16 15-10 15-3 in the other semi final.
Death announced of Captain Frank Spencer in Cowes Isle of Wight aged 86. He commanded James Ashbury s schooner Cambria, the first English yacht to challenge for the America s Cup.
John L. Haughton and John S. Ouimet will join Percy D. Maughton, Francis Sullivan, Quimet, and George Wright ringside for the Harvard boxing finals at the Harvard Union. Manager W I Robinson invited the six distinguished men to attend, and they accepted. Six bouts across six classes will highlight the event.
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