Chance Tops New Yorkers With Huge Manager Salary
Arthur Duffey lauds Frank Chance as the premier baseball manager and notes the $75 000 offer to head the New Yorkers for three years. The piece reflects on rising salaries for baseball leaders, mentions Kolehmainen’s Olympic form, and lists athletes invited to a Coast Artillery Corps five mile event and a New York suburban quarter mile race.
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Frank Chance
New York Highlands
Chance
Chicago Cubs
Johnny McGraw
Giants
Connie Mack
Athletics
Fred Clarke
Pirates
New York Americans
Hannes Kolehmainen
Coast Artillery Corps
Major Shedd
Bennie Osthues
Kolehmainen
Tom Halpin
Jim Rosenberger
A. C
Mel Sheppard
Ira Davenport
Chicago
Ted Meredith
Bonsib
Columbia University
Charlie Reidpath
Syracuse
New York
Meredith
Sheppard
Reidpath
Osthues
Boston College
English
Powder Point School
Harvard
Mechanics’ Art
School of Commerce
Boxing entries sought for five intercity classes
Intercity amateur boxing bouts close Saturday with five classes 105 115 125 135 and 145 pounds. Entries to George Brown care of the B A A Exeter street. Also notes past fights between Matty Baldwin Charlestown and K O Brown New York including a two match history and a Pilgrim A A 12 round decision. Also hockey score Harvard 7 5 and a clarification on Kid Carter origin and identity.
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George Brown
Exeter Street
Matty Baldwin
Charlestown
K. O.brown
New York
Baldwin
Brown
Boston
Pilgrim A. A
Brockton
St. Patrick T. A. Society
RB. A. A
Cambridge A. A
John J. McGann
Cambridge Street
Cambridge
All Roads Leading to Lawrence Glove Session Tonight
Native son Steve Kennedy faces Chelsea’s Gilbert Gallant in a boxing glove session at the Unity Cycle Club in the former city. The event headlines a local showdown promising an exciting display of skill and competition for attendees.
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Lawrence
Steve Kennedy
Gilbert Gallant
Chelsea
Unity Cycle Club
Local boxing card and nearby bouts set in Boston area
Tonight’s Lawrence bout between Gallant and Kennedy drawn strong expectations as top-class action looms at Jim Chelly's Broadway clubhouse. Eddie Murphy meets Packey McFarland again, vowing a $1000 stake if he cannot beat him in a 20 round bout at 135 pounds. Amateur shows in Cambridge and Brockton also announced with entry details and weight classes.
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Gallant
Kennedy
Boston
Lawrence
Jim Chelly
Broadway
Eddie Murphy
Packey McFarland
Middle West
South Boston
Eddie
Packey
McFarland
Letter to Steve O Donnell Reaches Boston Mail
A letter addressed to Steve O'Donnell of Union Park Street Boston will reach him.
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Peabody
Mass
Steve O’donnell
Union Park Street
Boston
Quinns Condition Is Worse
Harvard track coach Bill Quinn is seriously ill at his Cambridge home after a Christmas trip south. Once improving, he worsened in recent days and is now under opioid influence with dangerous complications and acute nervous dyspepsia causing great anxiety about recovery.
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Bill
Quinn
Harvard
Cambridge
South
Harvard Coach Stricken by Exhaustion After Injury
The Harvard field events coach suffers breakdown due to athletic exertion and a hockey practice accident two years ago. The fall duties are handled by the varsity squad and Pooch Donovan. He receives top care and is hoped to improve soon.
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Harvard
Pooch Donovan
Chance hires whole hotel for spring training in Bermuda
New York Highlanders lease an entire Hamilton Bermuda hotel for spring training. Arthur Irwin and manager Frank Chance approve the cable action. About 50 men including players trainers and officials to stay with cooks and a training table. Pitcher Jack Warhop signs for the winter season.
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New York
Hamilton
Bermuda
Jack Warhop
Freeport
Ill
DeLucca to Box Foley in Manchester Fist Fight
Patsy DeLucca the Boston welter faces Tommy Foley at Manchester tonight replacing Dave Deshler of Cambridge who withdrew from the bout. Deshler opted out and the match proceeds with the two remaining fighters set for the ring.
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Patsy DeLucca
Boston
Tommy Foley
Manchester
Dave Deshler
Cambridge
National Roads Call To Link States In A Unified System
George C. Diehl, chairman of the American Automobile Association goods roads board, urged at the Massachusetts State Automobile Association dinner that the nation build and fund a full national system of roads connecting all states, with maintenance entirely by the federal government and no state aid.
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George C. Diehl
American Automobile Association
Goods Roads Board
Massachusetts State Automobile Association
Hotel
Somerset
Sohier
Assachusetts
New York
Massachusetts
England
France
A. G. Batchelder
National highway system urged for U S roads expansion
Speakers at a Massachusetts Auto Association event urged building 25 000 to 30 000 miles of national roads to bind states and boost commerce. They pressed federal aid, argued roads benefit all regions, and praised leaders including Lewis R Speare and William D Sohier while noting maintenance costs and truck impact.
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West
United States
Massachusetts
Skating Bulletin Bulletin of Boston Area Rinks and Parks
A list of skating conditions across multiple Boston area sites including Franklin Field Jamaica Pond Franklin Park Ell Pond Columbus Avenue Strandway Bellevue Pond and Charles River with ponds and playgrounds showing varied statuses Good Fair Poor. Several entries read with unclear or stray text but indicate general light to moderate skating conditions and nearby park facilities.
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Charles River
Brookline
Malden
Fair Cottage Street
Spy Pond
M Street
Riverside Cambridge
Mystic Lakes
Neponset
Franklin Field
Ashmont
Savin
Boston A A Hockey Team to Meet Montreal A A Tomorrow
The Boston Athletic Association hockey seven faces Montreal A A at the Boston Arena in a storied cross border rivalry. A 12 man Montreal squad travels with speed and skill, while Boston fans pack the arena hoping for a home victory in the 8:15 p.m. game.
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Boston Athletic Association
Montreal A. A. Seven
Boston Arena
New England
Canada
Montreal
Exeter Street Club
Boston
Dove Five of the South Bay Union in Greater Boston
The notice lists 85 Rochester Street Boston and 8 Clifton Street Roxbury with details on half fares for 80-85 pound teams and Saturday night matches at home, referencing amateur teams and a page class first team substitutes.
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Dove
South Bay Union
Greater
Boston
Robert Quirk
Rochester Street
A. C. Russell
Clifton Street
Roxbury
Johnson Tries To Come Back In Chicago Ring
In Chicago on January 9 the former world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson worked out at O'Connell's gym with Texas Bob Armstrong and sparred six rounds with Marty Cutler. Johnson then boxed Ned Carpenter as Armstrong watched, suggesting the comeback may be driven by money and need for activity.
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Chicago
O’connell
Texas
Bob Armstrong
Johnson
Marty Cutler
Cutler
Ned Carpenter
Iowa
Armstrong
Harvard Men Off on a Grand Tour
Richard Wigglesworth assistant coach of Harvard football and Ralph Lowell of Boston have left for Europe en route to the Orient. They plan to visit India China Japan and the Philippine Islands and return by the trans Siberian railway Wigglesworth will arrive home in time to take charge of Harvard quarterback candidates.
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Richard Wigglesworth
Milton
Harvard
Ralph Lowell
Boston
Europe
Orient
India
China
Japan
Philippine Islands
Wigglesworth
87 Latin trackmen test at Boston Latin School drill hall
There were 87 candidates for the Boston Latin School track team yesterday afternoon at the Latin School drill hall. In the English High School gym boys trained under Coach Fred L. O'Brien.
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Boston Latin School
Fred L. O’brien
Coach Kanaly Selects Two Mile Relay Candidates
Technology coach Kanaly after trials announced the first squad for the two mile relay including Benson Curtis Dean Gagnon Germain Guething Hill Nye Page Roper Zephler among ten named runners from forty entrants. W R Byland, last year’s member, has yet to run but appears certain to join the team.
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Kanaly
Technology
H. S. Benson
A. T. Curtis
K. Dean
E. E. Gagnon
KE. B. Germain
C. T. Guething
M. KE. Hill
A. F. Nye
A. Page
Boston College Freshman Hockey Opens Season
The Boston College freshman hockey team begins its delayed season Tomorrow against St Marys Catholics Association of Malden. Captain Hurley faces selection uncertainty with multiple candidates listed, as ice conditions have caused four games to be postponed. The schedule includes Phillips Exeter at Exeter and games through February 19 against Chelsea High pending.
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Boston College
St. Mary’s Catholics Association of
Malden
James Street Boys
Hurley
E. J. Sneehan
J. P. O’brien
J. A. Shea
J. E. Mitchell
J. F. Quigley
D. J. M.carthy
A. A. Ramisch
H. McOwen
A. R. Falvey
W. J. Toomey
L. T. de Celles
W. Flemming
H. Flemming
F. Kiinnehan
J. F. Duffy
T. Fitzpatrick
KE. F. Madden
John Atkinson
Cambridge
Phillips Exeter
Exeter
St. Mary’s C. A
Boston College High
Eustice Street
Brookline
Stone School
Belmont
Open
Lexington
Cyclone Burns Fails To Overcome Tornado At Grand Opera House
In George W. Bailey’s Grand Opera House clash, Cyclone Burns met Tornado from Green Mountain State. Bailey resisted early pins for more than 30 minutes as Burns won the first fall with a forward crotch and body throw. The second fall came in 11 2 minutes by Burns. George V. Tuohey refereed.
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Burns
Green Mountain State
Grand Opera House
George W. Bailey
Bailey
George V. Tuohey
Duffy Lewis Plans California Spring Training
Duffy Lewis of the Boston Red Sox aims to train in California this spring after requesting permission to work with the Los Angeles team. He says southern California weather will help him avoid winter conditions and shed surplus weight to reach peak form.
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Los Angeles
Duffy Lewis
Red Sox
California
Charley Weber
Lewis
South
Governors Attend Winter Baseball Performance at Majestic
Governor Foss and staff will attend a Boston winter base ball event at the Majestic Theatre Monday night to see Harry Cooper and the Hanky Panky show with Mayor Fitzgerald and Red Sox officials in attendance. The Winter League Club leads the party, with Jack Dooley guiding the group from Woodbury's to the theatre at 8 o'clock. Florence Moore and others prepared songs and gags for the occasion.
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Boston
Foss
Fitzgerald
Jack Dooley
Woodbury’s
Harry Cooper
Florence Moore
Sporting Writers
Tufts Coach Picks Class Relay Team Members
Tufts College track coach MacDonald held time trials for class relay squads. selections include Mansfield Sterling Whippen Flint 1918 Bisbee Teele Jefferies Aldrich 1915 Ross Heys McClellan McJannett 1916. Varsity relay selection to wait until after next week's interclass meet to judge in competition.
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TUFTS
ICKS
MacDonald
Mansfield
Sterling
Whippen
Flint
Bisbee
Teele
Jefferies
Aldrich
Ross
Heys
McClellan
McJannett
Cornell Unveils Tough 28-Game Baseball Schedule
Cornell announces a 28 game schedule described as the hardest in school history. The slate includes seven South games over Easter vacation, home and home with Michigan, and matches with Holy Cross and Yale. The season opens April 12 versus Niagara and ends June 14 against Pennsylvania with Yale visiting May 24.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
South
Michigan
Holy Cross
Iufts
Yale
Niagara
Pennsylvania
Hebner Sets New 150 Yard Backstroke Record at Central Meet
H J Hebner of Chicago, the world champion backstroke swimmer at 150 yards, posted a new mark at the Central Amateur Athletic Union championships in Chicago. His time was 1 50 5 seconds, eclipsing his former record of 1 52.
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Chicago
H. J. Hebner
Central Amateur Athletic Union
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Skating Bulletin
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