Devlin May Come to Boston Braves
Boston manager Johnny Kling agrees with Fred Tenney that Arthur Devlin from the New York Giants could join the Braves to bolster the third base spot. Devlin, a hard hitter and capable fielder, seeks regular play and would likely move to Boston if a satisfactory exchange is arranged, with McGraw eyeing pitcher Mattern as a potential trade piece.
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Johnny Kling
Fred Tenney
New York
Kling
Tenney
Boston
Spratt
McDonald
Braves
Arthur Devlin
New York “Giants
Ward
Gaffney
Devlin
Charley Herzog
Georgetown
Herzog
McGraw
Groh
Buffalo
Tenny
Fred
Shafer
Los Angeles
Frostbound harbors slow as schooners crowd Boston grounds
Ice coats T wharf basins four to five inches thick as a fleet of schooners anchors along the docks. The Evelyn M Thompson arrives with haddock and cod from Portland while the Stiletto discharged about 40 000 pounds haddock and 2 000 pounds cod. Shipping from other ports includes haddock cod pollock hake and cask. Weather delays and wreck salvage ferry a busy harbor with ships tugs and crews seeking shelter and salvage opportunities.
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T Wharf
Evelyn M. Thompson
Thompson
Portland
Maine
Boston
Cape Shore
Montreal Amateur Ath. Assoc. versus B A A Tonight at Boston Arena
Hockey fans await the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association seven at Boston Arena to face the B A A in a high profile match. Montreal fields Bowie at cover point and Scott in goal as key players, while forward Finnie Ray Stevens and Reid provide speed. B A A resumes with captain Winsor back after knee injury, restoring full strength for the matchup.
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Montreal Amateur Athletic Association
Boston Arena
Montreal
Bowie
Scott
Finnie
Ray
Stevens
Reid
Winsor
St. Louis Browns Not Favored for 1912 Title
Bobby Wallace says the St. Louis Browns will not win the 1912 baseball championship. He warns fans to lower expectations as the season approaches, noting likely disappointment for those hoping they will finish first.
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Bobby Wallace
St. Louis Browns
Robert
Shipping News Update From, Port Entries and Towed Barges
Arrived steamers and tugs list includes A. W. Perry Hawes Grecian Briggs City of Gloucester Godfrey H. F. Dimock and others from Halifax Philadelphia Nantucket New York and Lynn. Towing barges and schooners move to and from Norfolk Lynn Port Johnson and Providence with ongoing traffic to St. John N B and Portsmouth.
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Yarmouth
Boston
Calvin Austin
St. John
N. B
Lubec
A. W. Perry
Halifax
Perry
Ocean Line
City of
Macon
Staples Coal Company
Block Island
J. B. King & Co
Reading
Philadelphia
Vineyard Haven
Vineyard
Prudence
Josephus
Newburgh
Patience
Chandler
Henry Endicott
Sterling
T. H. Allen
Richmond
Horn
Landsman
Hawes
Grecian
Briggs
Nantucket
Herbert
Baltimore
Newport News
Norfolk
Camden
Clarke
Portland
City of Gloucester
Godfrey
Gloucester
F. J. Lisman
Bergman
H. F. Dimock
New York
Gwalia
Morse
Casaie
Lynn
Annie
Lambert's Point
Ontario
Howes
Guttenberg
Forest Belle
Quinn
Port Johnson
C. R
N. J
Oe Scranton
Brophy
Hoboken
Avondale
Neponset
Sears
Haven
Lucille
Randall
Standard, Magan
F. C. Hersey
Baker
Wells
Janeen
Charles Mann
McKinnon
Salem
Dora
Piedmont
Hudgin
Providence
Nemasket
Betts
Portsmouth
Lansford
Fagston
Watuppa
Hammond
Elizabethport
Doasdale
Suromit Hill
Canada bids for Johnson Flynn bout from Bassano club
Bassano Athletic Club of Bassano Alberta sends a $50 000 offer to Chicago Record Herald for the Johnson Flynn fight. The message fixes July 1 as the date and notes Bassano is midway between Winnipeg and Vancouver with about 50 000 people within 200 miles.
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Chicago
Ill
Johnson-Flynn
Bassano Athletic Club
Bassano
Alberta
Canada
Chicago Record-Herald
Jack Curley
Winnipeg
Vancouver
Curley Sees Odds Against World Boxing Championship Plans
Curley notes Canadian laws bar finish bouts and knocks, favoring limited rounds and eight ounce gloves, risking the world title bout. He indicates Salt Lake promoters and Windward Nevada as possible sites near Wendover Utah. Curley may move Palzer Flynn to San Francisco or Toronto with various promoters while Flynn negotiates rules and opponents.
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Curley
Salt Lake
Windward
Nev
Wendover
Utah
Western Pacific Railroad
Jack Johnson
O’connell
Johnny Conlon
Kenosha
Batteries in Brass Rail and Outdoor Leagues This Week
Tom and Jerry compete in the Brass Rail league while Shiver and Shake play in the Outdoor league. The pairings set up a weekend schedule with two separate matchups and local standings.
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Tom and Jerry
Brass Rail
Shiver and
Shake
Maritime Towage and Barge Movements Across Ports
The report lists multiple tug and barge operations including ing barge 8 Greenland Tacony Wallace South Amboy towing barges Wayne for Portland Devon and Upton Plymouth Hansen Port Johnson towing barges C. R. R. of N. J. No 1 for Salem 8 and 9 Cheektowaga Herbert Perth Amboy towing barges Eckley for Lynn Marine and Bristol schooner Baker Palmer Hart Newport News.
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Ing Barge
Greenland
Tacony
Wallace
South Amboy
Wayne
Portland
Devon
Upton
Plymouth
Hansen
Port Johnson
Salem
Cheektowaga
Herbert
Perth Amboy
Eckley
Lynn
Marine
Bristol
Baker Palmer
Hart
Newport News
Steamers and schooner routes listed in 19th century trade
Steamers Menominee and Goldie Belle participate in coastal service via Philadelphia Nantucket and Charleston amid a roster of ships including Anfindsen Anwerp Nor folk Chippewa and Maguire with cargos to Mahone Bay and Jacksonville reflecting regional maritime activity and ship names such as Herbert Oikle and N.
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Menominee
Anfindsen
Antwerp
Philadelphia
Nantucket
Herbert
Norfolk
Chippewa
Maguire
Charleston
S C
Jacksonville
Oikle
Mahone Bay
Port Johnson Towing and Barge Movements Report
Steamers Cambrian and Massasoit depart for Port Johnson with multiple barges and tows. Lighter Salvor and wrecking work planned on Carrolyn at Tennant's Harbor. tows Buck Ridge and Suffolk return from Philadelphia to Lynn and Salem with barges Dora and others. several schooners and ships noted with last sail dates.
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Cambrian
London
San Jose
Port Limon
Massasoit
Rockport
Kershaw
Baltimore
Newport News
Monocacy
Philadelphia
Portsmouth
Nottingham
N. J
Port Johnson
Salem
Newburyport
Salvor
Carrolyn
Tennant’s Harbor
F. C. Hersey
Buck Ridge
Suffolk
Lynn
Charles Mann
Dora
Valdare
St. John
N. B
Annie Blanche
Vera B. Roberts
English High Triumphs Over Dorchester High In Hockey
The English High School hockey seven defeated Dorchester High 3 to 0 at the Arena. Ashley and Dolan starred for English with goals in the first and second periods, and Ryan added the final tally. Referees Culhane Hoey. attendance about 100.
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Dorchester High
Ashley
Dolan
Dorchester
English
Mullane
Quilty
Ryan
Englis High
Pile E
Seld Shits
Stueber Dolan
Fivics Ie
Littlefield Maguire
Eeeeeseeeseel
Walsh Folsom
Brager Barre
ncleWie Ei Ee Gahae Ec G
Culhane and
Hoey
Long and
Driscoll
Wright
Fairbanks
Flynn Johnson Fight Prospects and Boxing Odds
Brooklyn born Arthur Diffey and Italian American lineage frame the uncertain match with Jack Johnson as promoter Jack Curley pushes for a bout. Matty Baldwin lost to Pal Moore in a 12 round Armory Club clash on January 17, 1911. Langford knocked out Willie Lewis in two rounds on February 22, 1904 at Marlboro.
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Matty Baldwin
Alex McLean
Matty
Charlestown
Ad Wolgast
Cadillac Wonder
Pat Moore
New York
Armory Club
Moore
Baldwin
Jim Flynn
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jack Johnson
Jack Curley
Flynn
Pal Moore
First Corps
Sam Langford
Willie Lewis
Langford
Lewis
Marlboro
Bresnahan Lands Ten Million From Cleveland for $1500
Roger Bresnahan of the St. Louis Cardinals bought outfielder Ten Million from Cleveland for $1500. Ten Million, a University of Washington graduate and son of Judge Million of Seattle, had slumped after a Cleveland purchase and was slated to be farmed to Portland. Bresnahan refused to waive his claim, so St. Louis acquired him rather than bench him.
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Cleveland
Roger Bresnahan
St. Louis Cardinals
Victoria Club
Million
University of Washington
Judge Million
Seattle
Somers
Portland
Bresnahan
St. Louis
Abbott-Detroit Bulldog completes 40000 mile auto run
The Abbott-Detroit Bulldog auto team led by Dr. Charles Percival and George Brown reached 40000 miles today in a cross country trip from San Francisco on November 4 to New York City. They endured two to three foot snow drifts and subzero winds through Ohio and Pennsylvania on the final leg. This marks the longest continuous journey by automobile across the union in mid winter.
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New York City
Continent
San Francisco
Rocky Mountains
World's Games to Replace Davis Cup
A plan for a new world lawn tennis championship to supersede the Davis Cup will be debated by officials from Great Britain Germany Austria Belgium France the United States and Australia at a Paris conference in July. The aim is to create a world championship and set governing rules and scheduling for the first meeting, addressing issues seen in the Davis Cup as a nation versus nation contest.
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New York
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Belgium
France
United States
Australia
Paris
Union Des Societies Francaises de Sports Athletiques
Football solons set meetings in New York February 2 and 8
Secretary E. K. Hall of the intercollegiate football rules committee announced two meetings in New York on February 2 and February 8. It is understood no radical changes will be made to the rules this year.
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E. K. Hall
Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee
Rules Committee
New York
Water wagon itinerary includes Minneapolis gathering
The itinerary of the water wagon will include Minneapolis with Rube Waddell Roy Patterson Bill Burns and Tom Hughes due to gather there.
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Minneapolis
Rube Waddell
Roy Patterson
Bill Burns
Tom Hughes
Schoolboy Meet Details and Entry Information
Athletic manager of the Boston A. A. lists entry blanks in Mechanics building next month. Entry fee is 50 cents per event. No pole vault will be held and the floor is of marble.
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Mechanics’ Building
Boston A. A
Exeter Street
Connie Mack Announces Spring Trip Itinerary
Connie Mack outlines the Philadelphia Athletics spring tour to the South. The first team departs February 19 for San Antonio and plays in Austin Galveston Houston New Orleans Montgomery Spartanburg Baltimore Newark Jersey City and Baltimore through mid April. The second team starts late March with games in Houston Galveston New Orleans Mobile Montgomery Charlotte Baltimore and Trenton.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
San Antonio
Austin
Galveston
Houston
New Orleans
Montgomery
Spartanburg
Baltimore
Newark
N. J
Jersey City
Mobile
Charlotte
Trenton
Holdout Paskert Is Now Repentant
Dode Paskert the Phillies center fielder has repented of his holdout action and will sign a contract within days. He is buoyant about the Phillies pennant chances next year and has become a Philadelphia booster. He predicts both home clubs will win and that Alexander will be the best pitcher in the country with the team healthy and intact.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Dode Paskert
Phillies
Paskert
Dade
Alexander
Milton High Edges Milton Academy in Hockey Clash
The Milton High hockey team defeated Milton Academy 3 to 2 in a hard fought game. Sweeney Barnes and Dudley scored for Milton High while Watson Herrick and others starred for the academy. goaltending by Gustafson was key for Milton High.
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Gustafson
Milton Academy
Milton High
Sweeney
Barnes
Dudley
Clark
Watson
Herrick
Academy
Milton
Digiatas
Eves
Giese
Trainor
Anya
Cine Ec P
Ward Piatonare
Clark Suis
EMO
Pss
Bath
Eo G. Wells
Milton H
Edearion
Anthony and
Mather
Cavanaugh
Close finish in one mile feature at Juarez track
In Juarez Mexico on January 12 the fourth and feature event was decided by a narrow margin. The winner was Jury with Meadow second and John Louis third by a head. Three favorites won.
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Juarez
Mexico
Meadow
John Louis
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