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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1918
Page
7
The piece argues the off season has been unusually active with many trades and movements after the World Series, countering the expectation of a quiet winter. It reflects on the intense stove league period and the strong public interest in baseball as spring training approaches.
The war drives mass enlistments and draft calls while major leagues shuffle players in a flurry of trades. Across the National and American leagues teams race to strengthen rosters with White Sox, Tigers, and Indians in motion and Cleveland seeking a first baseman as New York eyes outfielders.
President Frazee slated to return with Barrow and possibly Johnnie Evers and Stuffy McInnis for a Boston office gathering. Graver plans South trip, but no special car to Lot Springs. most players stay in Hub for spring start.
Haymarket Faultless wins the Spratt trophy for best dog at the Madison Square Garden show. The Bull Terrier outshines top American and Canadian contenders, including Phantom of Ashcroft, marking a historic high for the breed at Westminster Kennel Club events.
Fred Fulton Jack Dempsey and Frank Moran bring big fifties tone to today’s bout slate. Brennan fans rally while Moran in Army style training boosts condition for a Fulton clash. Navy relay plans loom as Meadowbrook nationals approach. Walter Whalen eyes a return but doors look limited.
The welterweight title bout between Ted Kid Lewis and Fred Dyer is in doubt as Lewis refuses to accept a local referee. Jimmy Johnson will not hearken to anyone but Billy Roach, who is barred, leaving the Armory A A to stage the fight tomorrow night at the Grand Opera House with Walter Butler seeking victory after his win over Frankie Mack.
The note states Wefers did not set the 100 yard record and asks about entry blanks for the Boston Marathon and whether the race will be held this year. It directs readers to write to the athletic director of the Boston Athletic Association at Exeter Street in Back Bay for updates.
Frank Moran, Pittsburg heavyweight and boxing instructor at Camp Wadsworth, D C, and Fred Fulton of Rochester Minn, completed final workouts before their 20 round bout in New Orleans tomorrow night. Moran weighed 196 and Fulton 215 pounds with Sam Goldman of New Orleans chosen as referee.
Followers of schoolboy hockey have shifted to the Interscholastic league due to the lack of outdoor ice. For years teams have benefited from playing their contests on the Back Bay indoor surface.
Newton leads the tight league race with one extra game played over Brookline as both vie for the top spot. Medford and Melrose meet as Cambridge Latin eyes a shot at third, while Cambridge Latin faces Brookline High in an anticipated Friday clash on St Botolph rink.
The Arena Hockey Club, in last place of the National Amateur Hockey League, aims to defeat the Pittsburg A A and tie for third. Navy prepares for Arena clash before a busy week that includes a game with the Wanderers of New York.
The Douglas A. C. of Chelsea presents Paul Doyle in a main bout against Terry Brooks. Eddie Shevlin was outmatched by Doyle in his first local appearance. The semi final features George Robinson and Battling Kid Thomas for the New England title, followed by Young Socco versus Dan McCormick in an East Boston showdown for the Noddle Island title.
DETROIT February 4 itlay in the national amateur class A 18.2 balk line billiard tournament will begin here tomorrow night. Seven players are entered with the Huston McCanless opening game. The loser meets Eugene Milburn in Memphis in the first Tuesday game. Other entrants include T Henry Clarkson Boston Charles Heddon Dowagiac Mich Alex Elmslie Milwaukee and Charles White Brooklyn.
A profile of John L. Sullivan highlighting his fight against alcohol. He recalls a 12 year battle with John Barleycorn, calls for temperance, and urges youth to avoid drinking while praising a simple, nature-centered life after sobriety.
Harvard's athletic committee debates standardizing eligibility to align Crimson players with Yale and Princeton for spring baseball track and rowing. Yale requires military course membership. Harvard plans parallel rules for games against Yale, while Princeton has yet to set its own standards, influencing Harvard's options.
James W. Millbury was reelected president of the Concord Rifle Club. New officers include Vice-president Jorn M. Keyes, Secretary and Treasurer Leonard M. Robinson, Executive Committee member Harry Tuttle, and Range Officer William T Milner.
A reader from Boston thanks the Post for the series on John L Sullivan. He praises the depiction of Sullivan and asks for the writer's name, noting the articles were written by John F. H. Mellen of the Post editorial staff.
Commercial promoters stage a 12 round main event pairing Kid Julian of Rochester against Harry Carlson of Brockton. The Rochester fighter arrives with a string of wins. Two 10 round bouts follow including Kid Reed versus Joe White. A top opponent for Paul Demers will be added before fight night.
Robert F. Herrick, originator of the Harvard towing system, withdraws from ongoing rowing work. Details remain unclear as officials assess next steps for the program and its staff.
Cambridge rowing season moves ahead with Herrick stepping back due to personal business. Bill Haines takes charge of training duties while Herrick remains on the Warvard rowing committee overseeing crew work. Herrick previously coached the Harvard crew that set a 20m Ys Thames course record against Yale in 1916.
In Cincinnati on February 24, J Selmer of Eau Claire Wisconsin moved to second in the individual event at the American Bowling Congress tournament with a score of Ras, 17 pins behind leader C Wagner of Newark New Jersey who has led for several days. Leaders that night were five man teams Blouin Bracks Chicago 286 two man Pflum Ott Chicago 1246 individuals C Wagner Newark 80.
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