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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
10
Fenway Park will offer all box seats for one dollar marking a shift toward lower pricing. Owner Lannin aims to reduce seat costs and streamline box access by limiting initial row reservations to five. The move follows baseball’s return to stability after federal actions eased.
Princeton varsity hockey edged Yale 2 to 1 at St. Nicholas Rink. Humphreys missed a first-shot attempt before Cushman scored. An offside prevented a Princeton second goal before Yale tied it and Captain Peacock quicked the winner.
Leach Cross of New York defeated Johnny Harvey of New York in seven rounds of a 19 round bout. Cross weighed 125 1 2 pounds while Harvey weighed 134. Marty Cross, Leach’s brother, knocked out Harry Gattle in the ninth round after trailing on points in earlier rounds.
The Michigan Agricultural College rifle team fired a perfect 1000 in a match against the United States Naval Academy in East Lansing. The feat reportedly set a new NRA sanctioned contest record.
Dartmouth releases its 194? football slate with Tufts Vermont and Amherst dropped. New opponents include New Hampshire State Boston College Lebanon Valley College Massachusetts Agricultural College Georgetown University Princeton Syracuse Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Games listed at Hanover Springfield Philadelphia and Princeton venues.
BC High dominates Boston Latin School 8 to 0 with six quick first period goals. Breene and Macintyre key scorers across two periods as BC High locks in the win at 20 minute halves.
Arlington High defeated Stoneham High School 7 to 0 in a hockey game at Stoneham yesterday afternoon. Robinson and Jost led with three goals each, while others contributed as Arlington dominated with rapid shots and scoring throughout the 20 minute halves.
Middlesex School defeated Milton High 5 to 0 on Bateman's Pond Concord. Goals credited to Newman and Hawkins with assists by team mates. Referee Raymond and umpires Delagerberg and Thomas officiated. game lasted 17-minute periods.
The B A A hockey seven captured a 4 1 victory over the Arena Hockey Club in a brisk Boston Hockey League game at the local Arena. Charles E Parker notes a strong lead for B A A as the pace set a record for speed.
The Arena team missing wings Synnott and Roach while Seguin returned from illness faced St Botolph Unicorns who won by three points. Donahue stood out with 23 saves on 24 shots as Small stopped 14 of 18, while Skilton and Seguin featured for the Unicorns alongside Osgood and Whitten in a rough but spirited 26 minute halves affair.
Cambridge Latin rowers face shell shortages but have secured authorization to begin subscriptions. The crew hopes local businessmen will support the effort to obtain a boat and compete in the schoolboy inter scholastic regatta on the Charles River.
President Charles R. Van Hise said he would recommend appointing Dr Paul Withington of Boston as coach if he accepts. Salary set at 2500 dollars for the season. Board of Regents must ratify at their next meeting. Regents favored further investigation of athletic conditions and proposed a new athletic council with an alumnus student business manager and four faculty members.
The Telephone Society of New England plans an indoor athletic meet on February 4 at the Mechanics Building. Open to New England Telephone and Telegraph Company employees, events include sprints, middle distance, relays, tug of war, sack race, shot put, high jump, plus separate girls events of a 40 yard dash and potato race.
Joseph S. Donovan promotes Studebaker sedans as medium priced luxuries for the season and notes their versatility for year round use. Municipalities in Southern California celebrate civic holidays in honor of the Maxwell touring car which recently set an AA A distance record. Charles, Fosdick, and Bowman plan trips to Chicago for the Twentieth Century show. Walter Bliss of Goodyear fame headlined a hotel luncheon, while Albert S. Holly prepares for a dinner event in New York at the R. E. Taylor Corporation.
Chicago on January 19. Jack Shackleford, pitcher for the Chicago Ameri cans, has been sent back to Milwaukee where he played last season. Secretary Grabiner cited surplus pitching as the reason for letting the youngster go.
Cyril Slapnicka of the Milwaukee team in the American Association was paid a $00 bonus for winning 50 percent of his games in 1915 and $100 for signing a 1916 contract. The courts sustained him in a related suit.
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