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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1912
Page
12
Mayor Fitzgerald outlined plans at Young's Hotel for a municipal A A and high school captains banquet. He aims to create an athletic field in the Fenway usable by all schools especially high schools.
Mayor Fitzgerald said the new field would not replace existing sections and schools could keep their athletic programs. He will consult Superintendent Stratton D. Brooks and Dr. Harrington and meet with athletic captains. A stadium idea is dropped but a large athletic field project will be pursued.
Harold Mullane was elected captain for next fall at a Dorchester High School meeting. The team had a rough season due to mid season misconduct causing a disbandment, but Mullane, a two year player and top punter, is expected to lead a stronger squad.
St Louis January 19 Organized baseball will be fought under the Sherman anti trust law if it attacks the new Columbian Baseball league according to John T Powers president of the new organization who was here today We are not fighting capital with capital and do not seek a fight with any person or combination but we have the statutory right to exist and compete with the Baseball trust.
In the intercity rifle shooting league New Haven Conn led with 994 while Bridgeport Conn was second at 986. Town City High School Western High School District of Columbia Southern High School Philadelphia Salt Lake High School and Portland High School tie for first with two victories in the high school class.
In Syracuse New York, the Orange edged St. Lawrence University 21 to 17 after a 17-17 deadlock at the end of regulation. Syracuse pulled away with two baskets in the five minute overtime to secure the win.
Yale defeats Cornell in a swimming meet 46 to 7 and wins the water polo game 80 to 38. Yale also takes first in all swimming events at New Haven.
Charlie Hall of the Boston Red Sox, newly wed in Roxbury, writes from Ventura California about his prolonged vacation after the season. He describes enjoying hunting fishing and rose carnival fun while awaiting a call to Hot Springs and plans to return to pitching when season time comes.
The New York Nationals reveal spring training from March 2 in Dallas to April 14 in Jersey City. The Giants released outfielder Hugh High to Hartford of the Connecticut league. contracts were mailed today to all Giants regulars.
In Duluth Minnesota January 19 Bradley of Duluth defeated Neil of Winnipeg in the early draw of the Northwestern Curling Association bonspiel. The Jones trophy event led the day with play likely to extend beyond tomorrow and possibly not finish until Tuesday.
Eddie Ashenbach, noted baseball wit and minor league manager, is confined to his Clifton Ohio home near Cincinnati with a serious attack of nervous prostration. He is reported low in both mind and body.
The New Highlanders of the American League signed infielder William Stump from the York Penna Tri State club. Stump, over six feet tall, drew interest from the Chicago Cubs. Also signed today was Zack Ehrhard, a Columbia School of Mines sophomore.
Harvard meets Princeton tonight at the Arena in a high stakes intercollegiate showdown to decide supremacy. The Tigers led by Baker face Harvard’s Duncan Huntington and a tough defense as both teams seek a crucial win and rivalry bragging rights.
Yale University released a 25 game slate for the baseball season with key home dates in New Haven. The list includes matchups against Trinity, Penn, Wesleyan, Vermont, Columbia, Holy Cross, Georgetown, Fordham, Andover, NYU, Brown, Amherst, Williams, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Harvard, and a possible tiebreaker in New York or Cambridge.
Seattle reports faculty at a local college objected to the $1000 monthly pay for football Coach Dobie arguing professors earn less for nine months and work longer hours. Prohibitory action was delayed after two faculty members warned of student protests. Dobie’s teams have not lost in five years.
The Boston Braves' chief mission scout Billy Hamilton aims to find strong pitchers, a task described as digging up talent somewhere. The note emphasizes the search for viable arms to strengthen the pitching staff.
Zbyszko arrives in Boston from Minneapolis and vows to defeat Karla the Hindoo in Mechanics Building. He aims to force Gotch into a match, cites past finishes, and promises peak conditioning for a long bout if needed. Karla also travels and both wrestlers train to stay in top shape.
Stone and Webster Engineering basketball team won its eighth straight by beating the Wyandotte quintet of Haverhill 18 to 8 at Haverhill. Slye led with three floor goals, others adding two each. Two 2 minute periods. Referee Doherty. Timekeeper Lawrence.
Cincinnati catcher McLean on January 1 pledged total abstinence for a year hoping for improved discipline and performance this season.
In Pinehurst North Carolina on January 19 Walter L Fisher secretary of the interior the tournament’s most distinguished contestant lost his afternoon round to W L Crocker of Boston after a morning win over C F Bacon of Boston Both matches were four and eight and several special events including a women handicap match were in progress.
President Charles W. Murphy returned from the Panama Canal Zone with an idea to replace cork centers in baseballs with an ivory nut. He found the nut porous and slightly resilient and plans experiments to develop an ivory nut baseball.
New York January 19 James E Sullivan’s physicians say he has not had typhoid fever and is on the road to health He will soon leave his home but may be some time before resuming duties It was said yesterday he might take a trip to Europe to remain until spring
Portland January 19 Fans will see Pacific Coast baseball players wearing numbers like jockeys to identify players clearly. President Walters of Oakland conceived the plan and league directors adopted it, claiming it aids fan recognition.
Lake Shore A A of Worcester gears up for a boxing program led by Johnny Mooney next Thursday. Midweight Tom Sawyer of Rockland and Frank Perron of Pawtucket brace for a bout that promises action. Sawyer aims for West bouts with Dillon Moha Kelly while Perron faces Mantell Gibbons Mellody. Scaler Brooks makes Worcester debut in a Kid Scaler bout. Connolly and Goodman duel draws strong opinion on likely winner.
Terry Brooks of New York and Freddie Duffy of Boston fought to a 10 round draw in North Adams. Duffy used a sharp left jab and outboxed Brooks, who showed a strong right hand but could not land it. Referee Thomas McConnell oversaw the bout as the main event. the undercard featured a six round draw between Kid Rosch and Frankie Sheehan and a four round draw for Young Josie versus Bat Denno. The next Western Gateway smoker is set for February 6 with Billy Allen and Kid Scaler billed as the main bout.
Jack Sullivan known as Twin Sullivan defeated Tom McMahon of Spring Valley in a 10 round catch weight fight at Cleveland Athletic Club. Sullivan landed steady blows and fought through fatigue to secure the decision despite tiring in the middle rounds.
Waterbury risks losing its Connecticut league baseball team over a $1600 debt left by previous management. New owner O Neil may move the club to Holyoke to settle the dispute, with a conference planned next week to decide the fate of the team.
In London a 10 round bout between Arthur Warner and American Richard Cooper ended in the fourth round when the referee stopped the match as Cooper could not continue. Cooper had both eyes closed at the stoppage.
Jack Curley announces that Tommy Ryan has signed to train Jim Flynn for three months before the bout with Johnson. Curley will travel to Salt Lake City next week to finalize posting forfeits on February 15.
Jack Dunn was re elected president and manager of the Baltimore Baseball Club of the International League at the annual meeting of the club's directors in Baltimore on January 19.
Matty Baldwin of Boston and Jack Redmond of Milwaukee fought a 12 round draw at the Olympic Athletic Club in Youngstown Ohio. Both fighters finished strong and even.
In Philadelphia Kerr of Kansas City defeated Campbell of Philadelphia 50 to 44 in 99 innings. Kerr had a high run of four and Campbell a best run of three.
Joe Jeanette defeats Griff Jones in a stopped 10 round boxing match in Utica New York after Jones is knocked down three times in rounds two and three. Referee ends fight following repeated knockdowns.
The annual interclass track meet in the Boston College gym yesterday produced a dominant freshmen showing. Freshmen earned 24 points, while seniors had 15, sophomores nine, and juniors six, with potential extra points if Jack Walsh had competed.
Charles Mahoney and Bill Ward led a strong freshman showing at the meet. Frank Dolan won the 440 yard dash while McGovern took the 880 with Dolan close behind. Butler led the mile and Lynch starred in the high jump. A special exhibition race pitted college and high school crews.
Newton High School defeated Framingham High 64 to 2 in a basketball game at Newton Y. M. C. A. gym yesterday. Newton dominated on both ends, outscoring the visitors by a wide margin.
The University of Washington plans a春 trip to Japan for the baseball team this spring, following a 1908 precedent. The move aims to broaden exposure and competition for the squad.
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