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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1917
Page
13
The Arena Hockey Club announced that George Geran of Dartmouth will not be permitted to represent the club in the Amateur Hockey League match with the B A A at the Boston Arena tomorrow night.
Geran is slated for rover in the opening league game but will be kept out to avoid controversy. The Arena hopes he can join later if executive committee approval is obtained. Fred J Hoey chairs the Arena committee and will seek a sanction if Bill Carlton’s evidence is strong.
A. M. Gillam longtime sports editor of the Philadelphia Record dies at home in Germantown after a cold developed into pleurisy and pneumonia. Born in Bradford County he joined the Record in 1883 coming from the Boston Post and covered major boxing events and champions for 26 years.
Fred Mitchell of Boston, who succeeded Joseph Tinker, formally assumed Cubs management in Chicago today. He plans to release at least 10 players to trim the roster to 85 and said trades with St. Louis and Cincinnati were pending.
The Coast Artillery Corps plans an indoor athletic meet at Irvington street armory on January 27 as a warm up for the Unicorn meet, one week before the B A A games. Notables like Billy Miske, Ted Meredith, Earl Eby, Tom Halpin and others are slated for events, while hockey faces a downturn due to star players’ affiliations.
A reader asks if the Pfaff trophy race will be held with the Coast Artillery Corps games this year. A claims Tom Halpin won outright last year and no special trophy is awarded this year. Also requests Lynn English High School track meets on Friday evenings in January and February with capable officials and expenses covered.
Malden Elks defeated Everett Lodge at the Malden Home in a Greater Boston league game by 10 to 5. Malden tallied in bowling billiards pool whist and 45s while Everett notched cribbage billiards whist and bowling.
A lively feature previews Lady Bountiful as she impresses peers in a playful contest. The piece teases a Sunday Post Fun and Feature Section with emphasis on spirited competition and public interest.
Harvard opens midwinter rowing with 40 varsity and freshman oarsmen at Newell boathouse under Coach Bill Haines. Indoor season runs until mid February exams. after that regular call for oarsmen. Freshmen welcome. Robert F. Herrick will oversee crew matters. Freshmen get use of the rowing tank during voluntary practice.
Harvard starts a general athletic class for freshmen with six coaches to teach swimming boxing wrestling fencing and general physical training. Ellery H. Clark leads the program at Hemenway gym three times weekly with Sam Anderson directing the mat squad and Waters Leslabay and Foley O Donnell guiding the other sport groups. No charge for membership and open to all freshmen.
Lehigh announces two new opponents for next fall Pittsburg replaces Yale on the slate and Georgetown fills the Washington and Jefferson spot. The schedule includes Bucknell Ursinus Lafayette Muhlenburg Penn State and Penn Military at South Bethlehem or Pitt. Pittsburg agrees to home and away games with Lehigh with 1917 at Pittsburg and 1918 at South Bethlehem.
Arrangements completed for the annual baseball clash between Middlesex School nine and Noble and Greenough School of Boston on the Middlesex diamond in Concord Saturday afternoon April 28.
The Lexington High School rink hosts the delayed start of the Ic hockey season with Lexington seven versus Boston College High School. A team leader will be selected after the game.
A whimsical tale titled Nippy's Pop sails in Sammy's ocean as a light hearted comic page graces the next Sunday Post with cheerful laughter and kid friendly adventures.
Bill Carrigan announces he will not return to manage the Red Sox this season citing business interests. Frazee confirms Carrigan may assist during the year and that a new manager will be chosen promptly with Frazee considering Barry Hooper or Hoblitzell as likely successors.
The Silver Foils opened their season at Pinehurst with a handicap tourney against blind bogey won by Mrs. H. H. Vancleaf of Duchess C C with a 15 handicap six up. Second was Mrs. John Chapman of Greenwich Co C with five up followed by Mrs. F. B. Dan forth North Fork Mrs. W. F. Smith Brae Burn and Miss Gwendolyn Cummings Brookline. The Tin Whistles combined score against double bogey was won by Colonel H. W. Ormsbee of Brooklyn 18 and T. A. Cheatham of Pittsburg one up. Becker and Bowker tied with Dr. J. S. Brown of Montclair and Tom Kelley of Southern Pines for second.
Harvard's track squad grew from 60 to 80 performers during a second day of practice under Captain Eddie Teschner. Freshman relay candidates total 10, with more turnout needed to avoid failure. The team opens the season January 27 against the Coast Artillery at South State Armory.
Detroit may lose ace slow ball pitcher John Dubuc as reports say he moves from the Tigers to the minor leagues. Dubuc's scientifically mixed slow pitches baffled hitters, often fooling them on two or three offerings before the third. He noted that batters will eventually connect if only slow balls are thrown.
Matty McIntyre, ex Tigers outfielder and Mobile manager, claims a new sun field glass style reduces glare. He describes using a single shaded lens with an unshaded side to track sunlit balls, enabling easier catching in bright fields and suggests athletic outfits should adopt the design.
Plans for Lester Darcy Australian middleweight champion to fight in Boston were canceled after the Grand Opera House could not be secured. Darcy would have faced Fred Gilmore of Chicago in a six round exhibition, with a main Boston card and other bouts carded for January.
Deshler and Walter Butler prepare for a comeback clash at Cambridge and Revere fans in a Green Street event. Dave Deshler and Butler, once linked as trainer and pupil, will face off after Butler switched managers to Leo Flynn. The card includes three prelim bouts leading to the main event.
Park Manager Edward Sennett unveils the indoor season slate for BC High track with meets against Wakefield Somerville Coast Artillery F English High and St John’s among others. Jack Nolan, veteran sprinter, selected as team captain.
Waltham High School football players held their annual banquet in the Tokyo room of the Quincy House. Attendees included Captain McGahann and Captain-elect Frank Smith, Coach MN. W. Fridd, former Captain Pat Angus, Coach Elbro, Captain Elect Metevier, and manager Eaward Foster.
The article argues that removing the 25-cent bleacher seats will erode baseball’s spirit and its popular appeal. It contends bleachers foster fandom and serve as a vital, picturesque advertisement that supports the sport’s lasting success.
Citizens press for a modern ballpark while joking about buying diamond earrings for Spanish mackerel as news from the city unfolds.
The note states Bennie Kauff will not be surcibly restrained from wishing himself a Happy New Year, indicating no enforced suppression of celebratory greetings as the year turns.
Dmitri Dmitrihoff, known as Rube Schaner, is the Athletics new pitcher born in Russia. Charley Dooin says Schauer will become a fine pitcher with Mack’s guidance after emigrating to America and late start in baseball.
Charlie Brickley and his Boston College football team will be honored at a banquet by BC alumni at the Boston City Club on Monday January 15. The event is slated to be the largest BC organization banquet to date.
Middlesex School ice hockey candidates hit strenuous practice this weekend and into next week as they prepare for the opening game against Stone School of Boston at Concord on Wednesday afternoon.
Speed skaters from across New England will gather at the Boston Arena on January 12 19 and 26 for the January ice skating races of the New England Skating Association. The event selects the three fastest skaters in New England to win a free trip to the international amateur outdoor speed championships and ice carnival at Saranac Lake later this month.
A varied program for each Friday night in January features open and handicap races over half mile one mile and three miles with a two mile open on January 19. Skaters must register with the New England Skating Association to enter and top three across the three days win a free trip to Saranac Lake for nationals. Silver cups will be awarded for event winners each night. The meet committee includes Stanley Rogers chair William Richardson William Carroll Hill Ernest W. Saunders William K. McKee and Kenneth H. Skinner.
Peter Goulette of Woonsocket defeated Joe Willis of Boston in a three fall wrestling bout at the Grand Opera House. Willis won the first fall in 3 minutes 12 seconds. Goulette took the next two in 20 minutes and 15 minutes. Other bouts included Karl Lemle vs Ole Jacobsen and Fred Pilakoff defeating Ifans Lehner, plus Pilakoff performing strength feats with cards and bent bars.
John Marsh of Chicago, a contractor and builder of railroads, filed four suits in the Suffolk Superior Court yesterday seeking 1 291 722.69 with interest for building the railway between Palmer and Blackstone as part of extending the Grand Trunk road to tide water.
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