New York Auto Show Opens with Streamlined Designs
The Grand Central Palace exhibition highlights refinements in motor car design. Overland Four and other makes showcase lighter frames, streamlined bodies, enhanced engines, and advanced suspensions. Dodge Brothers, Stutz, Owen Magnetic, Oakland, Dort, Reo, and Allen Motor present varied models with new features and coachwork. Milwaukee signing notes Ned Egan to manage the 1918 club season.
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New York
Grand Central Palace
Dort Motor Car Company
Flint
Mich
Reo Light Four
Reo
Reo Four
Allen Motor Company
Garford
Roller polo gains ground as hub indoor sport in Boston
The piece praises roller polo as a popular indoor sport for Boston fans and notes its potential growth alongside other sports. It mentions athletic trainer proposals for aviation camps, college mentors backing Camp’s idea, and various sports figures like Walter Camp, Johnny Mack, Pooch Donovan, Keane Fitzpatrick, Joe Woodman, Langford, and Alec in baseball and boxing, with speculation on Cubs, Phillies, and Braves personnel.
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Boston
Walter Camp
Johnny Mack
Yale
Pooch Donovan
Harvard
Keane Fitzpatrick
Princeton
Camp
Uncle Sam
Joe Woodman
Langford
Joe
Question on Mamaux and other 1913 baseball notes
The piece argues whether Al Mamaux of the Pirates finished last among National League pitchers in the yearly averages. It notes Mamaux had two wins and many losses, mentions Devanney or Ray as Hunter Mile and 3 mile winners, and recalls Bill Killifer’s injury year and St. Louis Nationals stint. It also asks which bout drew the biggest Boston Arena gate, citing the Langford Smith match as reportedly large yet without official figures.
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al Mamaux
Pirates
Mamaux
Pia Mike Devanney
Jole Ray
Devanney
Ray
Bill Killifer
St. Louis Nationals
Boston Arena
Langford-Smith
Harvard to Train Bayonet Tactics for Athletes
Harvard forms a varsity bayonet unit to teach firing-line thrusts and parries as sport this winter under Coach Leslabay. Students will learn wall-scaling, rescue races, and grenade-throwing as part of athletic training adapted for soldiers. Initial practice uses rifles, advancing to spring bayonets.
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Harvard
Leslabay
Cambridge
Middlesex School Opens Winter Term In Concord
The Middlesex School of Concord opens for the winter term with athletic activities resuming. The hockey boys returned yesterday and will begin their season tomorrow.
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Middlesex School of Concord
Boxing Gossip Sparks Several New England Matchups
Frankie Britt of New Bedford meets Chick Hayes of Indianapolis in the Unity Cycle A C headliner at Lawrence on Jan 17. Carl Morris may be barred from entering the state for a ring job to free grill work elsewhere. Young Socco of East Boston eyes 128-pounders in New England and offers forfeit. Doyle challenges Terry Brooks or any 145-pound foe after defeating Son at Lawrence on New Year’s Day. Carlson may fight Stan Yoakum if tonight’s win holds, with Buckley stepping in for LeBoueff in a New Bedford bout.
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Frankie Britt
New Bedford
Chick Hayes
Indianapolis
Lawrence
Carl Morris
Young Socco
Boston
Commercial A. C
New England
Paul Doyle
Mike Paulson
Terry Brooks
Harry Carlson
North Abington
Oes
Stanley Yoakum
Grand Opera House
Benny Leonard
Carlson
Yoakum
Henry LeBoueff
Tony Watlin
Johnny Buckley
South Boston
Watsin
Buckley
War tax talks dominate National Commission meeting plans
Baseball magnates gathered in Cincinnati to discuss war taxes on passes and tickets. A committee led by John Heydler and John Foster will work with government officials to implement a 10 percent tax. The American League president was delayed. a vote to abolish traveling trunks for players drew backing from club owners.
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Cincinnati
National Commission
Tener
John Heydler
League
John Foster
New York
Walter Hapgood
Boston Club
National League
Federal League
Johnson
American League
Chicago
Braves poised to land Charley Herzog in pending swap
President Percy Haughton signals progress in negotiations likely finalizing a deal involving Charley Herzog and the Braves. Wires have been busy as Stallings and others coordinate with Cubs and New York Club officials ahead of Hempstead’s National Commission meeting in Cincinnati.
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Percy Haughton
Braves
Charley Herzog
Haughton
Cubs
Wilds
Georgia
Stallings
Hempstead
New York
Cincinnati
National Commission
Waterfront calendar notes war days and January tides
A chaotic waterfront log lists war days and lunar dates while noting no fish landed at South Boston, reliance on rail from Gloucester and Newport and Maine boat deliveries. It reports prices for cod and pollock, describes the schooner Mary Brewer leaking and being towed to harbor after carrying granite from Stonington, Me. to a Boston contractor.
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Boston
Gloucester
Newport
Maine
Callahan
Mary Brewer
Stonington
Boothbay
BC to Open With Harvard Radio Seven Clash
Boston College debuts its seven man hockey squad against Harvard Radio School at the Arena. Harvard is described as fast with many candidates, while BC relies on speedy youngsters from University Heights. Game set for 8 15 p m.
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Boston College
Harvard
University Heights
Fowler
Bargain Store Offers Wide Fur and Wool Coat Sale
Bargain store lists prices for men's fur and wool outerwear including fur lined overcoats, Mackinaw coats, ulster coats, reefer coats, and wool pants. Discounts show prices ranging from under one to thirty dollars, with various accessories like gloves and stockings also offered.
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Ccc
Cece
No Detroit Representation At Grand Circuit Meeting
Detroit will not be represented at the Grand Circuit harness racing stewards meeting in Columbus tomorrow marking the first time in eight decades that Detroit misses the event and likely no Grand Circuit racing in Detroit this year.
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Detroit
Columbus
U S Canada Tennis Match Set for Montreal Club
An international tennis event will be held at the Montreal Tennis Club next Saturday for British Red Cross funds. U S players F B Alexander H A Throckmorton Merrill Hall N W Niles will compete. Canadian selections were not yet announced. The format may include four singles and two doubles matches, the first U S participation since the 1914 Davis Cup.
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New York
United States
Canada
Montreal Tennis Club
F. B. Alexander
H. A. Throckmorton
Merrill Hall
N. W. Niles
Boston
British Red Cross
Forest Hills
L. I
Cambridge Latin School Shuts Out Arlington 3–1 in Ice Hockey
Cambridge Latin School edged Arlington High 3–1 at the Arena yesterday afternoon. MacDonald starred with two goals as Fitzgerald held firm in goal. Zarakof added the decisive second period score with Garrity assist, and Cambrige Latin secured the victory after nine years.
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Cambridge Latin School
Arlington High
MacDonald
Fitzgerald
Arlington
Lynch
Zarakos
Garrity
Zarakof
Cadogan
Cambridge Latin
Arlington H. Durant
Y. Zarakof
Jellison
Hadley
Robinson Garrity
Seeecaree
Robinson B. Zarakof
Merrigan Foley
Fr Brimear
Gillespie MacDonald
Ole
Moore O'Connor
Sullivan
O’keefe
Toomey Fitzgerald
Osceererveeencens
B. Zarakof
Harold Allen
Shaw
A. Timers
Malloy, Collins
Grand Circuit 1918 Race Schedule Provisional
Readville in Grand Circuit plans for 1918 season open with Cleveland week of July 15. Tentative list covers Kalamazoo Toledo Columbus Cleveland Philadelphia Poughkeepsie Readville Hartford Syracuse Lexington Atlanta with possible Toledo and Readville additions. Rules changes to be discussed tomorrow.
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Columbus
North Randall
Kalamazoo
Toledo
Philadelphia
Poughkeepsie
Readville
Mass
Hartford
Conn
Syracuse
N. Y
Lexington
Atlanta
Boston
Fox Hunters Open 13th Winter Meet in Bedford
Bedford January 7. The New England Fox Hunters Club opened its 13th winter meet under severe conditions. Fewer hunters and hounds joined the event than expected, with only two runs and no foxes killed, unlike last year’s opening day when three foxes were bagged.
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Bedford
New England
Fox Hunters’ Club
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