Disqualification Triggers Arena Exhibition Hockey Night
The Dartmouth captains Murchie Holden and Geran are disqualified for training rule breaches prompting a Boston Arena change. B A A will meet the Arena Hockey Club instead of St Nichs Dartmouth in a hot rivalry exhibition with no local title on the line.
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Bonnie Holden
Jerry Geran
Dartmouth
Boston Arena
St. Nicholas
St. Nicks
Hobey Baker
Arena Hockey Club
Dartmouth-St. Nick
Huntington
Unicorn
Aberdeen
B. A. A. Seven
Arena
Aberdeen Seven
Rocque
Clancy Joins Tufts Pitching Squad
Bill Clancy former Cushing Academy star twirler joined the Tufts pitching squad during afternoon practice. The right-hander adds depth as pitcher candidates show speed while avoiding curves. Mon practice reports will resume with more pitchers in batting drills.
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Bill Clancy
Cushing Academy
Tufts
Clancy
Slattery
Brown and Blue
White
Johnson
de Voie
Flanders
Malden High
Behr Defends Amateur Golf in Dispute Over U S G A Rules
Max H Behr editor of Golf Illustrated questions the U S G A interpretation of amateur status on golfers employed in sporting goods. He cites Francis Ouimet and John G Anderson arguing that buying selling and writing about golf should not bar amateurs from other pursuits and praises amateur ideals while criticizing enforcement.
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Max H. Behr
Francis Ouimet
John G. Anderson
Golf Illustrated
Behr
United States Golf Association
Association
Wright & Ditson
Brookline
Vardon
Ray
Ouimet
Wanamaker
Bliss Perry
Atlantic Baseball League Formed in Philadelphia Meeting
The Atlantic Baseball League organized in Philadelphia with six clubs Easton Lancaster Pottsville Reading Penn Paterson and Perth Amboy represented. Two more cities will join later. M Neagle Rawlins elected president and secretary treasurer. A 106 game tentative schedule was adopted with a proposed May 19 opening and September 4 closing.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Easton
Lancaster
Pottsville
Reading
Penn
Paterson
Perth Amboy
N. J
M. Neagle Rawlins
Small bid to Rankin Johnson
Marble Falls Texas February 24. Rankin Johnson ex Fed and former Red Sox spoke on the shrinking value of big league players after the federal retirement. He displayed a contract sent to him by President Lannin illustrating the low offers now reaching players of his stature.
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Marble Falls
Tex
Feds
Rankin Johnson
Red Sox
Lannin
Rankin Johnson's Turbulent Walk Through Early Baseball
A historical summary traces Rankin Johnson's brief glory with the Red Sox, his trade to Cleveland, jump to the Federals, and his uncertain status as Boston seeks buyers or ranching options. It notes Ban Johnson’s decision to reinstate him with Boston and the contract tensions surrounding his return.
Frankie Nelson to Meet Freddie Yelle in Armory A A bout
Frankie Nelson of New York meets Taunton’s Freddie Yelle in a 12 round feature at the Armory A A reopening tournament next Tuesday night at the Hippodrome. Yelle seeks improvement after two Boston appearances while Nelson promises a rugged battle.
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Frankie Nelson
Freddie Yelle
Taunton
New York
Armory A. A
Hippodrome
Yelle
Boston
Freddie Welsh
White
Nelson
Charley Byers
Joe Farren
Willie Green
Tommy Flanagan
Johnny Donovan
Young Farren
Cardinals release Hub Perdue Hauser Roche optioned to Little Rock
St Louis report says pitcher Hub Perdue and shortstop Arnold Hauser were unconditionally released. Catcher Jack Roche sent to the Little Rock Southern league club. Infielder James Walsh of the Browns released to the Memphis Southern league club.
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ST. Louis
Hub Perdue
Arnold Hauser
Cardinals
Jack Roche
Little Rock
James Walsh
Browns
Memphis
Burns May Break 300 Yard Mark At Schoolboy Games
Freddie Burns looks set to better his 300 yard record in the final heat of the B A A schoolboy games. Captain Bobby Blair of Medford High and Wentworth Marling of Huntington School are expected to join the finals after strong preliminary heats in Mechanics Building on Saturday afternoon.
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Bobby Blair
Medford High
Wentworth Marling
Freddie Burns
Mechanics’ Building
Medford
High
Huntington School
Record chase in 300 yard dash hurdles at the games
The two leading sprinters shape the indoor season. Burns set a 33 4-5s record for 1911 at Exeter, a mark many have tried to beat in subsequent meets. Last year a slower 13-5 gap in the 300 due to an upset involving Zeigler and Doyle. Blair lines up in the second heat with Wekner and other fast rivals from Exeter.
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Burns
Exeter
Loys
Zeigler
Huntington
Doyle
Worcester
Blair
Wekner
Track Meet Qualifiers and Relays Highlight Weekend Card
Blair leads a sprint heat with Sturtevant Tichenor Norton in pursuit as Medford High and Worcester Academy set relay showdowns for the B A A games. Marling aims to qualify from seventh while Goodnow and Nolan provide early pressure. Alden Shum returns to run 60 yards for Huntington School after illness.
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Pole
Sturtevant
Powder Point
Tichenor
Worcester Academy
Norton
Providence Tech
Blair
Marling
Goodnow
Exeter
Nolan
English
Medford High
Newton High
St. John's Prep
Newton
Medford
St. John
Alden Shum
Huntington School
Shum
Willard Heads to New York for Moran Title Fight
Heavyweight champion Jess Willard, his manager and two trainers left Chicago for New York to begin training for the March 2 bout with Frank Moran. Willard has fully recovered from a recent cold that had forced a postponement.
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Chicago
Jess Willard
New York
Frank Moran
Lexington High adds two baseball games to season schedule
Submaster Fred C Ball athletic director announced two new games for Lexington High School baseball Lynn English in Lexington May 47 and LaSalle High in Waltham May 23.
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Lexington
Fred C. Ball
Lynn English High
LaSalle High
Waltham
Sam Langford Set to Fight Cleve Hawkins in New York
Sam Langford is scheduled to meet Cleve Hawkins in New York next Monday night. The pairing sets a title bout that fans anticipate with interest in the boxing scene.
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Sam Langford
Cleve Hawkins
New York
Adieu
Cleve
Eastern league forms with Tim Murnane at its head
Springfield report says the new Eastern league opened with Tim Murnane leading and a lunch hosted by magnates. Jesse Burkett agreed to manage the Lawrence club and Arthur Irwin from Lewiston was to Toronto as VP and business manager. The season runs April 9 to September 16 with a Class B salary cap of 1800, pending a national dispensation.
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Springfield
Tim Murnane
Cupid Burns
Lynn
Carey
Murnane
Jesse Burkett
Lawrence Club
Arthur Irwin
Lewiston
Toronto
Martin Becker
National Board
Veteran Murnane Elected President of New Baseball Merger
The meeting to form the Eastern league merger saw veteran Murnane win the presidency after securing key votes from leaders in Lynn Portland Springfield New Haven Hartford and New London. A constitution followed the election with E B Frazier of Lynn named treasurer as other candidates including Donnelly Mitchell and O Neil faded from contention.
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Micawber
Murnanes
National Board
Sevon
Cooley House
E. B. Frazier
Lynn
Portland
Springfield
New Haven
Hartford
New London
Lawrence
Lowell
Worcester
Bridgeport
Jack Donnelly
A. H. C. Mitchell
Dan O'Neil
O'Neil
Gossip for Motorists Opens With Record Hotel Show
A Boston show draws record hotel reservations as factory reps plan attendance. The B F Goodrich Company holds its first annual employee dancing party at Westminster Hotel with 200 plus New England members. Weatherbee drives an Empire light Six Boston to Portland in six hours in zero weather. Swett testifies in court against a forger using Bay State Automobile checks. Johnson returns from Flint with spring hopes. Kimball's Henley Kimball sales exceed 600 cars since January.
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Boston
B. F. Goodrich Company
Westminster Hotel
New England
George M. Weatherbee
F. A. Dutton Motor Car Company
Portland
Fred Swett
Bay State Automobile Association
George B. Kimball
Henley-Kimball Company
Detroit
Waterhouse and Matlin Lead Maynard Checker Tourney
George Waterhouse and Phineas Matlin are leading the 10 game checker tournament now in progress among the Maynard Checker Club members.
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Maynard
George Waterhouse
Phineas Matlin
Maynard Checker Club
Groh Heads to Surgery in Head Pressure Case
Baseball figures Heinie Groh undergoes surgery to relieve brain blood pressure. The note hints at Benny Kauff facing a similar serious medical issue, implying an extensive operation would be needed.
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Heinie Groh
Benny Kauff
Interference rules in baseball as explained by Billy Evans
Billy Evans outlines that no clear line divides intentional from unintentional interference. He argues umpires must judge interference regardless of intent and explains penalties when runners or batters impede fielders or catchers, stressing the fielder’s right of way and strategic baserunning choices.
Boston English High to Meet Medford High at Medford Armory
The Boston English High and Medford High teams will face off in a dual meet at the Medford Armory on March 16 after it was learned a Boston night meet was barred by an old rule.
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Boston
Medford
Medford Armory
Boxing Tournament Semi Finals At Harvard
The semi finals and finals of the boxing tournament at Harvard will be held this evening at the Harvard venue. Local athletes compete for the championship in a campus event.
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Harvard
Sullivan to Speak Before Boxing Bouts at Union
An 8 o'clock union gathering will feature a brief talk by John L. Sullivan prior to the boxing bouts.
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John L
Union
John L. Sullivan
No Bouts After 11 15 P M Under New Boxing Rules
New York February 24 The State Athletic Commission said a clause was added to the new boxing rules prohibiting any bout from starting after 11 15 p m This follows complaints that many matches ran past midnight and failed to finish on time
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New York
State Athletic Commission
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Fred Coombe
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Walter R. Grannan
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