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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1918
Page
9
The city buzzes over roller polo as a rising indoor sport rivaling hockey with fans backing bold athletes. Boxing chatter focuses on Joe Woodman and Langford’s manager doubts, while baseball rosters mix with Alec wariness and possible trades.
Frankie Britt of New Bedford faces Chick Hayes of Indianapolis in the feature bout at Unity Cycle A C Lawrence on Jan 17. Carl Morris may be blocked from a bout here. Young Socco seeks 128 pound New England opponents and postforfeit.
A grand Central Palace display showcases Willys Overland’s new light weight Overland Four with 100 inch wheel base and three point cantilever suspension. Dodge Brothers and Stutz introduce refined bodies and new lines while Reo Dort Owen Magnetic Allen and Daniels Eight prepare for the 1918 season. Egan of St Paul signs with Milwaukee team.
The article presents two conflicting claims about Al Mamaux of the Pirates finishing last among National League pitchers, with official averages listing him at the bottom after two wins. It also notes Bill Killifer missing 1915 due to a shoulder injury, his St. Louis Nationals years, and mentions a boxing bout between Langford and Smith drawing a large crowd at the Boston Arena.
Harvard forms a varsity bayonet unit to train daily under Coach Leslabay. The program teaches trench fighter moves as a athletic activity, alongside wall-scaling rescue races and grenade-throwing. Early practice uses rifles, later switches to spring bayonets.
The Middlesex School of Concord begins the winter term today with athletic activities resuming. The hockey team returned yesterday and will start its season tomorrow.
Baseball magnates discussed a war tax at the National Commission gathering in Cincinnati on January 7, with no deals announced as they prepared for tomorrow's meeting.
President Tener's committee, including Secretary Heydler John Foster and Walter Hapgood, to consult with government officials on war taxes for passes. Officially set at 10 percent of each ticket and each pass, with plans to implement a convenient collection system. American league meeting postponed due to President Johnson's snowbound delay. Aiming to end the trunk traveling for players to reduce baggage and rail handling.
President Percy Haughton signals a decisive step in negotiations to bring Charley Herzog to the city. The ongoing wires and telegraph activity follow the Cubs deal as the transaction nears completion, with Manager Stallings coordinating from Georgia. Hempstead heads to Cincinnati for the National Commission meeting, expected to confirm the outcome from that city.
Wholesale dealers faced empty receipts at the South Boston pier as no fish arrived for a second day. Rail shipments from Gloucester and Newport and boats from Maine supplied market demand. Prices quoted included steak cod 18 1 2 cents, market cod 14, haddock 15, steak pollock 18 1 2, large hake 14, medium hake 10, steak cusk 7 1 4 cents. Captain Callahan and crew on the 66 year old schooner Mary Brewer were saved when a tug towed the leaking vessel to harbor. The craft, loaded with 1600 feet of granite for a Boston firm, left Stonington, Maine December 15, hit ice near Boothbay, then foundered risk. Water poured in as seas battered her deck. the crew expected to founder before rescue. The tug sighted at harbor entrance brought relief. The LANDSMAN.
Boston College debuts a seven piece in local hockey facing Harvard Radio School puck chasers at the Arena. Harvard is seen as a fast and skilled squad with many candidates, while BC relies on Fowler and a speedy group from schoolboy ranks. The game starts at 8 15 p m.
An old price ad lists men's fur and wool coats including long dogskin fur coats, fur caps, Mackinaw and ulster coats, whipcord and wool sweaters, wool pants, and rubber boots. Also shown are fur lined overcoats, mufflers, flannel shirts, moleskin ulsters, trunks and bags with varied prices like 38.00 40.00 29.98 and other low and mid range figures.
Detroit will not be represented at tomorrow's Grand Circuit harness racing stewards meeting in Columbus marking the first absence in eight decades and making Detroit unlikely to host Grand Circuit races this year.
An international tennis event will feature United States players F B Alexander H A Throckmorton Merrill Hall of New York and N W Niles of Boston against Canadian rivals at the Montreal Tennis Club next Saturday. The proceeds benefit the British Red Cross.
Cambridge Latin School’s Cantabs beat Arlington High 3 to 1 at the Arena yesterday afternoon. MacDonald starred with two goals and a key rush, while Fitzgerald backstopped the win with strong goaltending. Zarakof added the decisive second period score joining Garrity for Arlington’s defensive breakdown. The win ends a nine year drought against Arlington.
Cleveland to host week of July 15 with Kalamazoo Toledo Columbus and additional stops at Philadelphia Poughkeepsie Readville Hartford Syracuse Lexington and Atlanta on subsequent weeks Readville and Toledo may join tomorrow officials meet to discuss rule changes and final decisions.
Bedford January 7 The 13th annual winter meet of the New England Fox Hunters Club opened amid the worst conditions in club history. Fewer hunters and hounds turned out, only two runs were completed and no foxes were killed, compared with three kills on opening day last year.
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