Braves to name 1912 manager as Ward Gaffney reveal details
Boston club officials Ward and Gaffney plan Friday to announce the 1912 Braves manager while confirming Johnny Kling signed a new contract but not as manager. Possible leaders include Kling Tenney Hamilton or Bill Sweeney, with Kling favored for manager odds. Doc Miller re-signed, training plans adjusted, and office now in Boston.
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Gaffney
Johnny Kling
New York
Braves
Kling
Kansas City
Doc Miller
Boston
Tenney
Hamilton
Bill Sweeney
Mr. Ward
Mr. Gaffney
C. James Connolly
John M. Ward
James E. Gaffney
Peter
Russell
New license changes and auto shows sweep Boston event week
In 1912 New York begins license numbering February 1 while Massachusetts stops back numbers January 1. Fred O'Brien returns healthy at J. W. Maguire Co. National car wins hotel display drawing. a National speedway roadster will be delivered to a customer in Boston after New York show. Stanley Martin plans a Decatur truck endurance run starting next Friday from Boston with a non stop run January 16. Boston auto men plan to visit New York next Wednesday to attend three simultaneous shows the Importers Show Garden Show and Palace Show.
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National Speedway
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Stanley Martin
Decatur
Bdston Automobile
Penn Dartmouth Game Off for 1912
Philadelphia January 3 There will be no Penn Dartmouth football game in 1912. A meeting of the university football committee adjourned with Chairman Porter stating that a mutual date could not be fixed and all hope for a fall contest might be abandoned.
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Australasia Dominates Americans in Davis Cup Defense
at Christchurch New Zealand Australasia defeated the United States in all five Davis Cup matches to retain the lawn tennis trophy. The win featured clear margins across singles and doubles as the host nation demonstrated superiority on the clay and grass courts.
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Christ Church
New Zealand
Australasia
Brookes Beats McLoughlin as Australasia Sweeps Series
Norman E. Brookes defeats Maurice E. McLoughlin in five sets after Larned withdrawal due to a strained tendon. Béals Wright is indisposed, so Tod Heath wins by default. Australasia leads five matches to none in the series.
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Maurice E. McLoughlin
William A. Larned
Béals Wright
Tod Heath
Heath
Australasia
Interpreters Arranged for Wrestlers in East Championship Fight
Russian rivals Raicevich and Romanoff will have interpreters in their corners in Mechanics Building for the title bout. Referee Tuohey will communicate instructions in their languages if rules are breached. Romanoff hopes to rebound from homesickness and prove championship potential while Raicevich seeks national glory. Cyclone Burns prepares to race Nogert, aiming to negate weight advantage with speed.
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Tuohey
Rakevich
Cyclone Burns
Americus
Nogert
Burns
Harvard Track Opens With 61 Candidates Report
Sixty-one hopefuls reported for Harvard varsity track practice as winter training began. Captain Paul Withington leads the veterans, with Burrage Copeland and Tufts among the standouts. Several stars are missing day one but expected to join within three weeks.
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O’brien
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Melrose H. blank Revere H. 0 hockey game on Messenger's Pond
Melrose High School overwhelmed Revere High School 13 to 0 at Messenger's Pond yesterday afternoon. Poor ice limited fast play and long shooting. Hanson and Gatley led Melrose with nine points. lineup details and players listed.
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Cy Young’s 20 Greatest Baseball Players Named
Cy Young lists his 20 top players with 18 active majors, praising Amos Rusie Kid Nichols Bill Hutchinson Walter Johnson Ed Walsh Christy Mathewson Bill Dineen and others He names Lou Criger George Gibson Oscar Stanage Hal Chase Eddie Collins Nap Lajoie Hans Wagner Bobby Wallace Jim Collins Herman Long Charley Wagner Ty Cobb Fred Clarke Tris Speaker Bill Lange and Jim McAleer as standouts Cobb is ranked above all others with Clarke Speaker Lange and McAleer noted for fielding and outfield excellence.
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Cy Young
Amos Rusie
Kid Nichols
Bill Hutchinson
Walter Johnson
Ed Walsh
Mathewson
Bill Dineen
Lou Criger
George Gibson
Pittsburg
Oscar Stanage
Detroit
Hal Chase
Eddie Collins
Nap Laffoie
Hans Wagner
Bobby Wallace
Jimmy Collins
Herman Long
Charley Wagner
Boston Red Sox
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Fred Clarke
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Boston
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Jim McAleer
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Maxwell Team Receives Glidden Trophy in New York
At the Hotel Rector luncheon in New York the Glidden trophy for the 1911 Glidden tour from New York to Jacksonville was formally presented to Benjamin Briscoe of United States Motor Car Company by donor Charles J. Glidden. The Tarrytown Maxwell team earned a perfect score. another Maxwell car won the Anderson trophy for top individual score.
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Maxwell
New York City
Jacksonville
Fla
Benjamin Briscoe
United States Motor Car Company
Charles J. Glidden
Glidden
Briscoe
A. G. Batchelder
American Automobile Association
William Schimpf
Berry Rockwell
United States Motor Company
Alfred Reeves
Montgomery Hallowell
Mortimer Reeves
A. 8. Miles
Tarrytown
Lewiston Fan Names All Time Boxers All-Star Team
A Lewiston reader proposes an all time boxing hall of fame style list with weights and champions. He endorses Jack Johnson Bob Fitzsimmons Joe Walcott Joe Gans Abe Attell George Dixon and cites others like Langford McVey McFarland Gardner Walsh and crossweights.
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John L. Sullivan
Jack Johnson
Jim Corbett
Bob Fitzshamons
Jem Mace
Tom Sharkey
Abe Attell
Tommy Ryan
Joe Gans
Ad Wolgast
Battling Nelson
George Dixon
Ike Wier
Young Griffo
Peter Jackson
Joe Walcott
Stanley Kitchel
Jim Jeffries
Jack Dempsey
Lewiston
Boston Gym Elects Athletic Officers
An election of officers for the Fast Boston Gymnasium Athletic Association was held at the Paris Street Gym with over 100 members present. Henry A. Higgins was named athletic manager, William Heller athletic captain, John Murphy captain and manager of basketball, J. T. McPhee track captain, Joseph Shea hockey captain, and Arthur wrestling captain. Plans for a near term public meet were discussed.
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Boston Gymnasium Athletic Association
Paris Street
Henry A. Higgins
William Heller
John Murphy
J. T. McPhee
Joseph Shea
Arthur
M Aleer Arrives in Boston for Red Sox Meeting
President James McAleer of the Boston Red Sox arrived in town after a long trip from Youngstown Ohio. He plans to visit the American League office and will be on deck at 2 o clock for a long awaited meeting this afternoon.
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Boston Red Sox
Youngstown
Boston American League
McAleer and McRoy Prepare for Spring Plan at Copley Square
Secretary McRoy visited the office briefly yesterday as McAleer readiness grows. Both men will push forward today with contracts to Red Sox players and a spring trip may include Mrs. McAleer. Manager Stahl heads to Hot Springs March 20. Carrigan might join if Carrigan agrees.
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Donovan Signs With the Detroit Tigers for 1912 Season
Detroit January 3 1912 pitcher Donovan of the Detroit American League club signs to stay with the Tigers for another season at his previous salary. The official announcement confirms the contract extension for 1912.
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Donovan
American League Baseball Club
Bill to Repeal Frawley Act Introduced in Albany
Senator Saxe of New York introduced a bill to repeal the Frawley Act which last year created the State Athletic Commission to regulate boxing, following Governor Dix's recommendation.
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New York
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Boston Newsboys Seek January Game at Home
The Boston Newsboys basketball team invites a fast 110-pound opponent for Friday evening games starting January 5 at home and on other Fridays in January and February. Contact M Blmerfield at 277 Tremont Street, Boston.
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National Baseball Commission Delays Ticket Scandal Finding
After three months of inquiry the National Baseball Commission met in Cincinnati and will issue a finding on the New York Philadelphia World Series ticket scalping case. Twenty cases are pending. Bresnahan Murphy dominates the discussion with a proposed rule to curb public charges about league officials. The last World Series netted the commission 27022.35, and officials urged state and local anti scalping laws.
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Pittsburg Nationals
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Baseball Commission to Issue Volume Ahead of Friday Night
The National and American league chiefs expect a voluminous document to be issued Friday night after eight and a half hours of discussion. Minor league delegates pressed to speak on changes to the national peace agreement but were told to await tomorrow. The commission will hear more minor cases and revise the national agreement with a new Class AA division including the Pacific Coast league and others. The eighth annual report notes a 300 percent rise in work from the prior year.
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Thomas Lynch
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St. Louis
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Work Begins for Harvard Crews at Cambridge
Voluntary practice for Harvard varsity and freshman crews starts today at Cambridge with Coaches Wray Copeland and Brown at the Newell boat house advising candidates. Regular crew practice set to begin Feb 11 after midyear exams.
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Cambridge
Wray, Copeland
Brown
Newell Boat House
McDonough and Scaler Draw In New Hampshire Bout
Young McDonough of this city and Kid Scaler of Spokane fought 15 rounds to a draw at the Unity Club in Manchester New Hampshire. Referee Jim Gardiner saw the bout. Scaler was wild in the final round and local fans favored McDonough on points.
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N. H
Young McDonough
This City
Kid Scaler
Spokane
Wash
Unity Club
Jimmie Gardiner
Scaler
McDonough
Wolgast Gains Ground in Pneumonia Fight
Heavyweight champion Ad Wolgast showed marked improvement from pneumonia in Los Angeles and expected to be out of bed by week’s end. He was hospitalized days ago and his condition had been cautious but steadily improving.
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