Dovey's Men Sign Flaherty Ritchey Ahead of Season
Boston National League club inks Patsey Flaherty and Claude Ritchey as contracts flow in. Flaherty, coming off basketball success with Honus Wagner’s team, predicts a strong season with Bowerman and Ball backing the bat. Ritchey, affluent from Pennsylvania oil wells, vows to play on until his value expires. Separate note on President Pulliam's feud with the National Association and league leaders.
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Boston
Patsey Flaherty
Claude Ritchey
Flaherty
Pennsylvania
Honus Wagner
Patsey
Bowerman
Ball
New York
Ritchey
Pulliam
National League
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
National Association
Garry Hermann
John Z. Brush
Formidable Defenders Entertain at Harvard Gym Meet
Harvard’s annual novice meet at Hemenway gym featured a spirited display of devel opment and skill. H. B. Coryell won the silver cup with 100.8 points while E. B. Schauroth and J. F. Ancker earned second and third with 87.4 and 84.6 points.
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Harvard
Yale and Harvard plan England intercollegiate meet
Yale and Harvard track officials say they will proceed with negotiations for an international four cornered meet against Oxford and Cambridge in England, but will wait for action by English universities on the challenge from the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of America.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Oxford
Cambridge
England
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of America
Providence Regatta Set to Host National Event in 1908
Providence is poised to host the national rowing regatta in 1908 after Claude R. Zappone of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen said Providence looks likely. A March meeting will determine the site with events possibly on the Pawtuxet River in Rhode Island.
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Washington
Claude R. Zappone
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Providence
R. I
National Association
Pawtuxet River
Elm City Five Here Tonight
The New Haven roller polo team faces the Boston quintet in Park Square Coliseum tonight. Led by George Bone, famed as a fast rusher and fierce competitor, Bone remains in top form and the match is billed as the best of the local season with Captain Hart's squad likewise set to play.
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New Haven
Boston
Park Square Coliseum
George Bone
Bone
Hart
Waterbury Polo Team Opens With Big 9 1 Win
Waterbury opened its polo season with a decisive 9 to 1 victory over Bridgeport. Rushes-Jason led with 6 goals, followed by Lewis with 4 and Higgins with 1, while DuBick and Harper stood out in goal and defense. Fouls were charged to Fahey and Griffith under referee Doherty.
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Waterbury, Conn
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Jason
Lewis
Higgins
DuBick
Harper
Fahey
Griffith
Doherty
Boston Indoor Nine Defeats Lynn 16 to 12 in Trial
Indoor baseball held last night at Park Square rink drew several hundred spectators. Boston beat Lynn 16 to 12 after a shaky start as both teams settled in. Lynn failed to score in the first inning while Boston built a lead with steady hitting and solid defense.
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Park Square
Boston
Lynn
R. H.E. Boston
Gotch to wrestle Moir in Boston tonight at Columbia Theatre
Frank Gotch the American wrestling champion returns after beating Hjalmar Lundin in Lowell last night and will face Dave Moir in Boston at the Columbia Theatre after the regular show Moir holds the Canadian championship and is regarded as a formidable grappler.
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Frank Gotch
Hjalmar Lundin
Lowell
Boston
Gotch
Dave Moir
Columbia Theatre
Moir
Yale selects track team for Harvard indoor relay at Boston meet
Yale coach John H. Mack names the varsity and freshman lineups for the indoor relay against Harvard at the Boston Athletic Association games in New Haven. Strong miler Frissell is out with tonsillitis, while key entries include Stephens Tillson M D Kirjassof Lamontaine and Weeks Mann in varsity events and Short Stone Baird Kirjassof in freshmen races.
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New Haven
John H. Mack
Yale
Harvard
Boston Athletic Association
Crimson
Stephens
Tillson
M. D. KirjJassof
Lamontaine
Weeks
Mann
Short
Stone
Baird
F. Kir Jassof
Lewis
Murray
Frissell
Butler
Burch
Howe
Robbins
Bbins
King
Williams
Spitzer
Raynolds
Vilas
Ruhrmann
Goebel
Andrews
Kilpatrick
English High Delivers Decisive Win at Boston Latin
English High defeats Boston Latin 20 to 16 in a basketball upset at Boston Latin School. English High excelled at drawing fouls, with Cronin and Sullivan contributing key foul shots while Crane and Allison added field goals in the 15 minute halves. Attendance reported at 600.
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Boston Latin School
Boston
Sullivan
Boston Latin
Crane
Allison
Rouilllard
Kelly
Kiley
Keliher
Cronin
Snyder
Wisconsin delays Brockton coach appointment
Thomas Barry of Brockton remains the leading candidate for the University of Wisconsin baseball and football coach post with a $1500 salary while President Van Hise seeks a possibly better substitute.
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Thomas Barry
Brockton
University of Wisconsin
van Hise
Barry
East Boston Hosts Gloversville in Indoor Basketball Rivalry
East Boston fans ready for a high pace clash as Gloversville meets East Boston at Lyceum Hall. The game pits two premier clubs with Corbett sidelined by injury replaced by Muller of the New York Stars. a rematch follows tomorrow night.
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East Boston
Gloversville
Mallee
Lyceum Hall
Gloversville Five
Hast Boston
Corbett
Muller
New York Stars
Boston men fined for counterfeiting Yale Harvard tickets
George Layton of Boston and Harry T. Fowler of Portland were indicted for attempting to counterfeit Harvard Yale football game admission tickets last fall. In Superior Court they were sentenced to pay $200 and half costs each, paid and discharged.
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Portland
George Layton
Boston
Harry T. Fowler
New York Confesses as Calm Burial Ground for Decrepit Ball Players
The piece notes New York treats ball players as a somber resting place for talent while praising Hillman and Ewing’s fitness, criticizes M Halpin’s accusations, questions certain sprinters and Detroit A C ties, and speculates on major league arrivals for the coming season. It mentions Tyrus Cobb’s temperament, Minor league prospects, and the Princeton Harvard football venue question.
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New York
Jawn McGraw
Condition Of Ice At City Parks And Ponds
A garbled OCR list shows ice conditions described as fair or good at multiple sites including Revere Paul Revere Park and Fair Franklin Field, with entries for Hammond's Pond Jamaica Pond Crystal Lake Newton, and other locations such as Columbus Avenue playground and Spy Pond. Several items are unreadable or corrupted.
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Revere
Fair Franklin Field
Dorchester
Hammond’s Pond
Jamaica Pond
Brookline Reservoir
Poor Crystal Lake
Newton
Good Brae Burn Lake
Lmem Creek
Sullivan Square Playground
Fair
Charles River
Dangerous Hills Pond
Arlington
Fair New Pond
Newtons Se
Thomas Gyms Up Ten Rounds With Jack Sullivan
Joe Thomas of San Francisco stood off Jack Sullivan for ten rounds in Los Angeles after breaking his hand in round two. Sullivan led early and often, while Thomas rallied in rounds three seven and nine, yet Sullivan dominated infighting. A large crowd of about 6000 witnessed Sullivan’s elbow tactics as Thomas fought to the finish amid a bleeding nose and mouth.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Joe Thomas
San Francisco
Jack
Twin
Joe
Thomas
Boston
Forward pass topic on intercollegiate football rules panel
The forward pass and other football innovations are to be debated at the intercollegiate rules committee meeting in New York Saturday night. Harvard’s W T Reid Jr is to be replaced by Joshua Crane Jr. The committee includes Crane Harvard chairing with Dennis Cornell Fine Princeton Camp Yale Hackett Annapolis Bell Annapolis Hall Dartmouth Stagg Chicago Babbitt Haverford Savage Vanderbilt Dudley Lees Nebraska Williams Minnesota.
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New York
Harvard
W. T. Reid,Jr
Joshua Crane
Joshua Crane, Jr
L. M. Dennis
Cornell
J. B. Fine
Princeton
Walter Camp
Yale
H. B. Hackett
West Point
Paul Dashiel
Annapolis
John C. Bell
EB. K. Hall
Dartmouth
Alonzo Stagg
Chicago
J. A. Babbitt
Haverford
C. W. Savage
Oberlin
Dudley
Vanderbilt
J. L. Lees
Nebraska
H. L. Williams
Minnesota
Racquet Championships Move to Boston at Tennis Club
For the first time the racquet championships are set for Boston at the Tennis and Racquet Club with Boston hosting instead of the B A A. The tourney begins February 19 and the current champion is R R Fincke of New York. The court tennis title will be decided in New York on April 5 with Jay Gould and British amateur Eustace Miles arriving to compete.
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Boston
R. R. Fincke
New York
Jay Gould
Eustace Miles
America
Gould
England
Company Team Races at Military Gymkhana
One of the most interesting events at the Mechanics' building gymkhana on February 28 features company team races. Teams of four will run three laps totaling 390 yards in one heat and final, with a cup for the winning organization and medals for the winning team members.
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Mechanics
Shamrock Skipper Captain Parker Dies in Southampton
Captain Benjamin Parker, famed skipper of the Shamrock yachts, died in Southampton at the age of. He previously commanded the German Emperor’s Meteor and led Shamrock I and Shamrock II in America’s Cup campaigns. He returned to the United States in 1902 with an American built yacht for Emperor William.
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Southampton
Iing
Benjamin Parker
Parker
Thomas Lipton
United States
America
Emperor William
Roxbury Latin Interclass Games Crown Class of 1910
The Roxbury Latin School outdoor board track on Winthrop street hosted the final interclass events yesterday afternoon. The Class of 1910 won the meet, with 1909 second and 1908 third. many events could not be staged on Monday due to entries.
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Roxbury
Winthrop Street
Five Bike Teams Tie in Kansas City Six Day Race
At Convention Hall the five leading teams averaged over 21 mph and remained tied for first at 5 30 p m with 231 miles. Monroe and Morgan rode solo but joined as a team later and were one lap behind. By 10 40 p m the field stood tied at 330 miles and 7 laps except Monroe and Morgan with 330 miles and 4 laps.
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Kansas City
Convention Hall
Monroe
Morgan
Papke Easily Victor Papke Triumph At Armory A A
Bill Papke known as the Illinois Thunderbolt defended his middleweight title by stopping Walter Stanton in four rounds at the Armory A A. Stanton pressed the action early but Papke’s constant rushes and a decisive fourth round left the Californian on the mat. Next week’s feature bout will pit Kid Goodman against Matty Baldwin in a 12 round main event.
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Bill Papke
Illinois
Thunderbolt
Bill
Walter Stanton
California
Jack Dempsey
Papke
Armory A. A
Frank Sullivan
John Dolan
Willie Riley
South Boston
Fred Sidney
Boston
Stanton
Stanton Battery
Kid Goodman
Matty Baldwin
Harvard Students Vow Action Over Sports Schedule Curbs
Rumors at Harvard claim undergraduates will push to block any curtailment of intercollegiate sports. Radical students urge immediate action while conservatives wait on faculty steps. Several prominent athletes threaten not to return, signaling a campus clash over athletic policy.
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Harvard
Eliot
New England
Reid Could Be Cal Rugby Coach After Harvard Tenure
Berkeley Cal Jan 21 Bill Reid former Harvard head football coach for three years is a candidate to become rugby coach at the University of California. He would succeed Dr Oscar N Taylor whose two year term has expired. Election for the rugby coach will be held tomorrow night.
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Berkeley
Cal
Bill” Reid
Harvard
University of California
Oscar N. Taylor
Reid
New York to Host Dan Kelley At Pastime A C Meet
Dan Kelley holder of the world amateur 100 yard record 9 3 seconds will appear in New York for the Pastime A C meet next Monday night. The Western flyer will sprint with the crowd eager to see the foremost sprinter. Kelley ran in the 100 yard national championship at Jamestown but showed poor form and did not win.
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Dan Kelley
New York
A. C
Western Flyer
Kelley
Jamestown
Long Shot First In At New Orleans Track
Bragg won six furlongs at City Park at 30 to 1 in a tense finish with First Premium, who moved from 2 to 1 to 8 to 5. Other winners include Injury 15 to 1, Profitable 15 to 1, Estelle 8 to 5, Lady Alicia 2 to 1, Warner Griswell 7 to 1.
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New Orleans
City Park
Bragg
First Premium
Injury
Profitable
Estelle
Lady Alicia
Warner Griswell
Boxers Reach Bets and Dates in Busy Card Slate
Gossip notes Packie McFarland accepts a 1000 dollar guarantee for a six round no decision bout with 35 percent of gross at National A C in Philadelphia on Jan 29. Other snippets cover Johnny Summers vs Bert Keyes in New York and Freddie O'Brien heading to Lewiston to face Albert Delmont tomorrow night.
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Packie McFarland
Young Loughrey
Philadelphia
Philadelhia
A. C
Mcarland
Jack McGuigan
Packie
Johnny Summers
Matty Baldwin
Chelsea
Bert Keyes
Sharkey A. C
New York
Freddie O’brien
Lewiston
Albert Delmont
Delmont
O’brien
New England
Freddie
Mike Newman
Long Acre
A. Q
Bill Papke
Willie Lewis
Jack Goodman
Amby McGarry
Young Kenney
Lawrence
Mike Schreck
Tony Ross
New Orleans
Jim Barry
Marvin Hart
Goldfield
Jimmy Britt
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
Los Angeles
Joe Roxbury
Frank West
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Fred Tenney
Joe Kelley
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Stover
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Taylor
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Detroit A. C
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