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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1919
Page
19
The Boston Red Sox president Harry Frazee and manager Ed Barrow did not visit Boston yesterday. Frazee indicated via wire from New York that numerous baseball matters are pending and he cannot say when he will travel to the city, possibly not before Saturday or Monday of next week.
The article outlines ongoing AL trade talks involving Frazee and the Red Sox, with Chicago’s Felsch a target and New York’s Huggins pushing for a strong outfield. Frazee doubts Comiskey will part with Felsch, while Boston still eyes Robbie Roth and faces Indians’ demand for infielders. Barry’s potential loss alarms Boston fans as Jack Worcester remains a fan favorite.
The Boston College senior class plans a social event at the High gym on James street to benefit undergraduates alumni and veterans. The program features many speakers led by Very Rev. President Charles W Lyons S J Daniel J Gallagher and ex Lieutenant Edward Mc Laughlin who served sixteen months in France.
Wall notes that as the sport gains popularity in Russia baseball will become the national pastime, with mentions of upcoming winter leagues as part of the shift.
Milton Academy hockey team dominates Boston Latin 5 to 0 at the Academy rink. Cabot scores twice as Milton opens the season despite a waterlogged surface. Attendance 500. The piece notes the original Jack Dempsey died in June 1895 in Portland, Oregon.
Dr. David B. Lepper will give an exhibition at the Boston Chess Club on Saturday evening starting at 7 30 p m. He held a captain's commission in the United States army and recently returned from cantonments in Kentucky.
The Boston Post Sunday Magazine will feature The Flying Pollu, Marcel Nadaud’s new book, which presents the human side of aerial combat with charming humor amid a grim subject. The piece promises a wonderful story told with wit and insight.
New York January reports reveal club owners plan deep salary cuts as they push retrenchment measures. Talks target restoring 1912 levels, capping star pay, and shortening seasons and training trips to three weeks. Expect pressure on players from holdouts and many free agents.
A broad note of sports talk covers baseball figures like Pat Moran and John McGraw, coaching voices on track and tennis, and rumors about Shoeless Joe Jackson. It cites O’Rourke’s career, Everett Scott’s praise of George Foster, and Newport Naval Training Station basketball ambitions.
More than 100 horses and ponies from Boston area stables will compete for charity in the Park Riding School arena on Ipswich Street tonight and tomorrow. Over 160 entries across 22 classes promise keen rivalry, with Liggett Sprague and Adie entries expected to contend for blue ribbons. Tonight’s 8 o’clock harness class opens the show, tomorrow’s performances run at 2 and 8, with navy band music and two polo games featuring First Troop Cavalry players at 8:20 and 9 p.m.
Billy Evans argues against promoting star Tris Speaker to manager of the Cleveland club. He notes Speaker's brilliance as an outfielder and hitter but warns that a player-manager role risks slowing play and provoking grievances. Evans doubts Speaker could balance leadership with duties and fears umpire friction and game delays.
The note suggests N. S. schedule could open early and extend beyond the planned finish. Ebbetts mentions C 4H may use November 11 as a potential date.
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