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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
19
Arthur Duffey weighs in on player pay and club presidents salaries while noting a spring surge of ball players in Florida. The winter league gains NY prominence amid rumors the league bought the Braves and questions about Ty Cobb and Detroit’s Navin.
Skating Bulletin notes Meehan missed the Albert Hall clash with Bombardier Wells by arriving late in France and taking too long to countersign papers. He asserts Pat Moore defeated Wilde, touts future coast bouts with Fulton, and predicts trouble facing a plasterer. Louis Wagner to drive in the Indianapolis 500 May 39, a third Western appearance after Vanderbilt 1906 and Grand Prize 1908 wins.
Mike Kelley will manage the St. Paul club of the American Association after delaying his contract to consider an American League offer. The AL job was not accepted, as permission for certain trades could not be secured.
Canon Earle W. Peckham director of athletics at Concord High School announced the school will not field a hockey team this winter.
Indoor track season opens this afternoon with three dual meets three interclass and a three cornered meet on the schedule. Several schools are set to compete as the season kicks off with a busy slate of events and events planned for the venue.
Johnson Still Baseball's Czar outlines power struggles as August Herrmann Ban Johnson clash at the joint league meeting ends with a proposed four member committee and Herrmann likely to stay in power. Mystic Valley league baseball schedule confirms four member teams Arlington Melrose Watertown Winchester with May 9 opener.
The speaker proposes an all male league committee leaning toward Herrmann to keep a National league tie. If two NL members propose a candidate, John Son may withhold support, allowing a perpetual stalemate and Herrmann to remain chairman indefinitely.
Harvard athletes news from Camp Lee. Captain Hank Costigan returns with lieutenant’s bar and reports a group of Crimson sports stars will be back in Cambridge within a week with commissions. A list of other officer hopefuls includes Tommy Gammack M. P. Davis Douglas Worrall Harry Gibbs Joe Stubbs Nat Harris J Noble Dexter Hawkins Chandler Anderson Bancroft Wheeler and J S Reed among commissioned men.
Boston College Stylus board members were entertained at a banquet yesterday with 12 members present. Rev Father Joseph Devlin and Rev Father Daniel Creedon attended, as Henry Gillen editor outlined plans to make the Stylus the best college paper. The Stylus resumes its regular issue schedule. Letter here for Al Delmont.
Tonight at Charlestown navy yard Y hut a Boxing Night features Peter McVey of Delaware challenging up to 140 pounds while J J Bryson will box Tommy Regan. Gilbert Gallant faces Girard Bruno in a four round set and Kid Henry fights Young Ross in a 145 pound Navy yard tilt.
Taunton and Sturbridge horsemen applied for dates on the 1919 Bay State racing circuit as Worcester hosts the directors meeting. Awards of racing dates were postponed until Feb. 19 when directors will reconvene in Boston. Edward Moulton was reelected president and C Bernard Austin was named secretary and treasurer.
Milton Academy blanked E H S in a Saturday game at Cunningham's ink. Milton's fast forward line Cabot Ladd and Phillips scored four goals each to pace the rout while Leschi and Walsh led English High with strong plays.
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