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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
7
In New York on January 12 the National Automobile Show at Grand Central Palace draws large female crowds, with women outnumbering men at peak hours and shaping the sales focus. Vendors tout steam and gasoline models including the Doble steam car and Scripps-Booth with its varied bodies and comfort features.
The Grand Opera House hosts a feuding bout next Tuesday with Terry Brooks of West End facing Joe Connelly in the main event. A 10 round semi final features Pat Owens of East Cambridge versus Joe Stanton. Two six round preliminaries bring Louis Leonard versus Charly Miller and Shaver O'Brien versus Kid Thomas.
A. Bortili, the former Annapolis coach, was tonight announced as Yale's fencing coach for the season. Yale's schedule includes January 27 Springfield College in New Haven and March 10 Harvard in New Haven with other dates at New Haven, New York, and Annapolis.
Braves third baseman Red Smith delays contract signing at Braves Field awaiting word from Baseball Players' Fraternity head Dave Fultz. Fraternity threats a players strike if demands are not met, though Smith says he has no quarrel with the club and is satisfied with terms. Braves officials proceed with spring training plans, hoping no disruption.
Brookline High defeated Cambridge Latin 8 to 2 in an overtime Arena game yesterday. Jay OConnell set up scores in both periods, with Delaney driving the winning goal after a rebound in the extra frame.
Belmont High defeated Browne and Nichols 2 to 0 at Belmont. Ford scored both goals for Belmont. Referee Morton and timekeeper Lee officiated two 20 minute halves.
The newly formed Concord High School ice hockey seven plays its first-ever game this afternoon on the Concord River against Watertown High School.
The A A U banned Platt Adams and Emes amid a flare of amateurism controversy. Les Darcy looms as a potential match as he eyeing his next opponent. The B A A relay trials and Irish team stars loom for upcoming indoor season. Yale Princeton Harvard Dartmouth compete while Andy Ward seeks the Eastern sprint clash with Francis O Hara in hot chase.
Boxing notes show ongoing plans around Joe Eagan and Jimmy Gardner with $500 forfeit bets from Paddy Minnehan and Alec McLean to back Gardner or McKinnon. Other Brooklyn and New York bouts and a postponed Chicopee card rounding out the boxing scene.
G F You can get the complete boxing records of all the boxers at any of the new stands. Pro runner Pat Dineen has backing of $1000 to race any man in the world 100 miles, at any place. He is 47 years old.
Joe Rogers known as the American Apollo and Waldek Zbyszko the Her cules agreed to shift their match from Madison Square Garden to Mechanics' building as part of the international wrestling carnival on Friday night January 12. Promoter George Tuohey secured the contracts and the transfer was finalized after Zbyszko's return from a Western trip. the 1913 Paris final between them, where Rogers lost the sole fall in 1 hour 27 minutes, is recalled. Demetral is favored to face Hilmer Johnson in the same program.
The planned hockey game between Lexington High School and Swampscott High School at Swampscott has been canceled this afternoon.
Grover Alexander mailed his unsigned contract to the Philadelphia club in Lincoln Nebraska saying he seeks higher compensation. He has spent the winter at his home in St Paul Nebraska.
President Frazee was out of town as Jack Barry returned to work awaiting contract acknowledgments that had not yet arrived. The Red Sox director remains unconcerned, noting replies are premature at this stage.
The Baseball Players Fraternity expelled Slim Sallee for signing with the Giants, signaling possible delays in acknowledgments and potential holdouts across clubs. Manager Barry weighed the impact on Red Sox players and noted his limited Fraternity involvement. Larry Gardner visited headquarters after three months of play and may stay a week, reporting good health and form.
Tony Vatilan edged Paul Demers in a 10 round decision at the Commercial A. C. bouts. Demers led early, injuring Vatilan with a fourth round eye cut and a fifth round knockdown, but Vatilan rallied from the sixth to claim victory.
Billy Miske of St Paul defeated Charlie Weinert of Newark in a fast ten round boxing match in New York. Miske set the pace from the start and pressed the attack, outweighing Weinert by 14 pounds at weigh in with Weinert at 187 and Miske at 173.
Dartmouth faces Harvard tonight in a decisive arena clash that will test whether Dartmouth's 6 to 3 win over Princeton at St Nicholas Rink last Wednesday was a brief flame or a sign of real hockey strength.
Dartmouth, lacking a coach and with star Jerry Geran ineligible, surprised New York critics by decisively outplaying Princeton. Harvard, favored, meets Dartmouth with a lineup largely unchanged from last year as Governor Carter of Hawaii attends. referees are Clarence Wanamaker and Paul Smart.
Jan 12 1917 threats by David L. Fultz president of the Baseball Players Fraternity to strike 600 to 700 players were met by B B Johnson president of the American League in Chicago tonight.
President Johnson lashed out at Fultz promising to drive him from baseball and crush the Players' Fraternity. He said all American League players must sign contracts before spring training and warned Henry of Washington could quit or drop his fraternity ties.
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