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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1916
Page
10
Haughton Wise corporation gains absolute possession of all 1000 Braves shares by purchasing majority stock from former owners. Minority stockholders also sold at the same price per share as the previous owners and Gaffney and Davis.
Harvard varsity meets Cornell in the opening game for the American college hockey title at the Boston Arena. Cornell relies on three veteran stars and a strong lineup under coach Tall Hunter to challenge Harvard from start to finish.
Frederick R. Killeen arrives in Boston to transfer Gaffney Davis stock to a new corporation and to resign his roles. The Brighton Braves home remains quiet as Percy Haughton does not travel to headquarters. The annual meeting of the club is expected soon with talk of a Boston man succeeding as secretary and A Paul Keith newly involved in ownership changes.
Cornell aims for a victory in Boston as Coach Hunter rebuilds a strong hockey lineup led by Captain J. 8S Rabbit Hunter and Hard ing. Harvard, after a weak wing display in a Queen’s College test, shows potential improvement with George Percy returning at rover and new players pushing veterans.
Madison Wis Jan 10 by a 62 to 36 vote the University of Wisconsin faculty decided to keep baseball on the university program Athletic Director G W Eichler abstained President Van Hise supported retention The change to drop the sport was proposed by a recent Wisconsin faculty conference
Chicago report claiming Jim Callahan secured a one third option in Pittsburg club stock is incorrect. No truth to Cal’s three year contract and Barney Dreyfuss controls far more than 61 percent, with no plans to sell any stake.
Walter Johnson, the Washington ace nicknamed the Human Bullet, faces questions about his speed and form after recent defeats. Nick Altrock weighs in on Johnson’s decline, while Ray Collins’ pitching rumors and Cobb’s quips frame a season in flux.
Hartford Jan 10. The price for the Pittsfield Mass baseball franchise in the Eastern Association proved a hurdle in the merger talks between the New England and Eastern leagues. The Eastern magnates demanded 9600 dollars, which merger proponents rejected as excessive, saying they would pay a reasonable price.
A discussion among fans of Boston and nearby areas considers a new label for Percy D. Haughton and George T. Stallings. The choice now centers on selecting the best of several proposed handles as another winter pastime.
A long discussion among merger supporters from Hartford New Haven New London Springfield Lynn and Fortland failed to produce action. The East ern association adjourned without decisive steps while Bridgeport and Pittsfield groups drafted season plans. Franchises were awarded to Irwin of Worcester and O Conner of Springfield while New London resigned from the league was refused. Applications for franchises were noted from Waterbury and New Haven parties.
Wheeling West Virginia reports Harry Smith former Pirates catcher and Newark IL manager was chosen as manager of the Wheeling team in the Central league.
In Gloucester Jan 10 at Lenox A C. Young Britt of New Bedford defeated Tommy Flanagan of Cambridge claimant of the New England featherweight title in two rounds. Flanagan was outclassed and KOed by a left hook in the second round.
Readers are urged to keep submitting name candidates for the club amid a lively field. The Boston Post invites nominations and notes a grand jury of fans will choose the best entry once all are received.
Seventeen dogs were drawn to start tomorrow in the Derby stake at the All-American Field Trials Club in Rogers Springs Tennessee. The amateur championship event probably will begin Wednesday on the club’s preserves.
The notice highlights Hotel Avery as a convenient spot for shoppers theatergoers and business travelers with accessible services and amenities ideal for a busy day downtown.
In a signed statement President Harry L Hempstead of the New York National League club rejects reports of a pending sale. He says neither James F Gaffney nor his representatives nor Sinclair have proposed a purchase and notes no sale is pending. He adds no rift with manager McGraw.
The text notes relief as Jim Gilmore has not announced a player opting out for two weeks and reports no hints of a holdout in organized baseball.
The article states that schedules will proceed with Barney Dreyfuss in charge as usual, framing up the plan and overseeing the process.
Bar Harbor 31 Foot Association held its fourth annual meeting and dinner at Boston Yacht Club Rowe's Wharf with 29 attendees. Stephen J. Connolly of Beverly became president for 1916, Arthur Ginn re elected secretary and treasurer, and retiring president Joseph V. Santry received a silver trophy for the Flight's 1915 season. Leonard M. Fowle and John B. Killeen were named honorary members.
A city school committee ordered English High and Boston Latin to withdraw from the Boston Interscholastic Rowing Association and abandon plans to purchase shells. The move cites method of raising funds by subscription. It may dissolve the association or allow other schools to fill vacant berths.
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