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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1913
Page
11
The first annual indoor track and field championships of the N FE AAAU U will be decided tonight at Mechanics Hall. Few of the logical contenders for New England titles will be absent as champions prepare to scrap for top honors.
Me chanics building hosts a key high school hockey clash as Melrose High meets Arlington High in a likely state crown decider. Both teams boast perfect records with 12–0–1 and 13–1–0, and the winner could claim the Interscholastic League title behind standout players such as Lowe Brady Cochrane and Ross.
A round up of stars shows the B A A management securing top exponents across events. How ard P. Drew of Springfield High School debuts locally as national outdoor sprint champion amid strong Harvard MIT and Massachusetts college entries. The meet features a deep field in the 300 and 600 yard runs with numerous B A A Harvard MIT and Unicorn Club competitors chasing titles. A Volk mann School baseball coach contract was signed by the 1911 Yale victors as the season opens.
Chick McLaughlin captains Harvard varsity squad in securing the championship title. Team performances and key plays solidify their season win as reporters note his leadership and impact on the lineup.
Coach Charles E Courtney dismissed about 125 varsity and freshman candidates in a sweeping purge. Only about 20 varsity men and a similar number of freshmen remain to form crews for the year after mutiny over boathouse placement and canal terminal restrictions. Commodore Bates Lum and Spransy remain from last year's varsity.
At the 44th Street Sporting Club New York, Fred McKay of Winnipeg weighed 425 pounds of beef and brown versus Arthur Polky of Chicopee Falls Massachusetts. McKay had the better of Polky, who showed more craft but less aggression. McKay’s right arm, broken in training, limited him to left-handed work.
Cambridge Y M C A beat Boston Y M C A 47 to 17 in a game last night at the Cambridge Y M C A gym. Highlights included strong center play by Belding and Rothkiar. Between halves, Boston’s second team topped Cambridge 23 to 17.
Peter Goulette of Woonsocket wrestled Crackerjack Butler of Brockton at the Grand Opera House for the New England title. Goulette fought with a nearly useless left arm due to strained tendons, but the Woonsocket man pushed Butler to a decisive third fall before losing.
In Lawrence Feb 27 Unity Cycle Club members saw Tommy Sullivan of Lawrence and Joe Thomas of Lowell draw after 12 rounds of the main event. Preliminary bouts featured Young Canty knocking out Tommy Hurst, and Tommy McFarland drawing with Tommy Carson. Referees were Jimmy Burke and Billy Hamilton. Thomas bled from the mouth from round two while Sullivan pressured from long range. Thomas was advised by Jimmy Gardner and Sullivan protected by Gene Hart. The rain kept turnout light.
Cross, the New York light weight, is taking a short vacation in Bermuda and plans to return soon to aim for top opponents in the lightweight ranks. He expects to hook up with leading rivals once back.
McKinnon scored twice in the final 35 seconds of the second five minute overtime to lift Pilgrim A. A. to a 6 to 5 win over Sherbrooke at the Arena last evening. The dramatic rally turned a likely defeat into a glorious victory for the Pilgrims.
In a tense 25 minute regulation plus two 5 minute overtimes Pilgrim A A Sherbrookes edge past their rivals. Baker opened scoring before Fritz McKinnon Small and Atto produced the decisive goal at 1 10 of the second overtime. Fynan starred for Pilgrim with dribbles passes and accurate shooting as McKinnon added two late goals. Attendance stood at 2000 with McKinnon and Fynan among the top players.
The Feb 27 report from Hot Springs Arkansas notes a marketing ploy for a Whitington Park exhibition with Bill Dahlen's All-Nationals. It states Jake Stahl Tris Speaker and Joe Wood were advertised but most were absent or noncommittal. Wood and Speaker were not in town. Stahl had arrived but would not play until the war games begin March 16.
Boxing cards in Portsmouth New Hampshire draw about 1000 spectators at Riverside A C. Main ten round bout pits Billy Corrigan of Boston against Frankie Boyle of Lowell. Corrigan has size on his side but Boyle uses speed and ring craft. Six round opener Red Foster versus Chinck Lees ends in a draw. eight round semi final O Lloyd of Boston versus Kid Lee of Chelsea also draws. Alec Mclean of Boston referees. Decisions not allowed.
Cushing Academy defeated Dartmouth 30 to 23 in an overtime period after a 22 to 2 halftime lead. The game, played in Hanover, N H, concluded with Cushing securing the victory in the extra five minutes.
Los Angeles February 27 Orval Overall, recently reinstated by the National Baseball Commission, announced definitively tonight his retirement from professional baseball.
Judging resumed before lunch as spectators moved to ringside to view dachshunds, Pekinese, and spaniels. Mrs Raymond Belmont showed an orange Pekinese, Mrs Arthur L Holland won best in show with Vi Sin of Alderbourne. Notable sales included two Scottish terriers bought by James L Little and Noir Gamin II sold for $500. champions paraded for silver club medals in the evening.
Robert O Keefe a top all round athlete and captain pick for next season quits Boston College to enter business. He played two seasons on the varsity football team as right guard and also was an outfielder for the college nine.
The annual meeting of the Schoolboy Track Association will be held tomorrow morning at the Boston Athletic Association. A key discussion item concerns an important matter for the association.
George Allen of Powder Point School faces an age protest over his eligibility for the 1000 and mile events. An anonymous communication sparked the issue, with Allen asserting his birth certificate if demanded. Tomorrow's meet promises close races as two or three schools vie for early honors under manager George W. Brown.
Danny Morgan reports that Knockout Brown was careless while leaving a clinch allowing Rivera to land decisive blows and win. He notes gross receipts of 21000 dollars with Rivera earning 6000 and Brown 5250, two percent of the house.
The New England indoor championships draw a full field from B A A Harvard Tech and others with top athletes like Frank O Neil invited from the boxing commission. Davenport Halpin Meredith and power are among stars set to compete as efforts aim to close the indoor season.
The text discusses a 40 yard indoor sprint record of 434 seconds with at least 10 runners, notes H C Kennington as the first to set the mark in 1807, and mentions letters about boxing figures and amateur matches. Halpin is named as current American quarter mile champion, with Ted Meredith noted as having defeated Halpin indoors, and Packey McFarland versus Jack Britton booked for 10 rounds at Garden A C following a January 30 1911 draw in Memphis.
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