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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
13
President Frazee and former manager Jack Barry met at Copley Plaza to settle details of the Red Sox training trip. Barry, though no longer manager, is styled as the real lieutenant to manager Barry this season, with Frazee relying on his baseball sagacity.
The article notes Ruth’s case parallels with Jack's unsigned contract as Barry under Frazee guidance seeks to bring back old teammates. Duckie Gainer and Mike McNally may arrive soon while Cooney’s release from service is checked. Frazee aims to use Gainer in left field if hires for Roth or Shane Collins fail.
Melrose High rallied from a 2 0 deficit to defeat Exeter 3 2 in a fast New Hampshire hockey game. Grant Merry and McLoughlin scored for Melrose while Powers Chandonner and Lamont tallied for Exeter. Cantillon stopped most Melrose threats.
Ban Johnson, head of the American League, met with War Department officials to arrange rapid discharges for players to join spring training. He submitted a list of players and discussed policy with General March. The department will not issue a special order but will discharge qualifying players as other soldiers, at commanders' discretion.
Orono Jan 22 University of Maine releases baseball schedule in line with the intercollegiate series adopted Saturday by four Maine colleges. Manager Stephen R Russell says a trip to Massachusetts colleges is planned from April 21 to 6 or April 28 to May 3. Open dates for the team are May 27 June 14 and June 21.
Almy Jerty Dowd plans a Manchester New Hampshire bout with Billy Carney of New Bedford while negotiating for Paul Doyle next month. Salem A A A features Yelle vs Butler in a 12 round main event and Notre Dame A C hosts a 10 round bout with Mandel vs Daves as the highlight. Local rings host Snyder vs Josephs 12 rounds to settle featherweight rankings and a Brockton card features Shea versus Reddy in 12 rounds with additional undercard bouts at several clubs.
Arthur Duffey comments on Babe Ruth and the era of baseball. Ban Johnson faces War Dept. scrutiny over player service. Frazee and other magnates discussed as sports figures. Dempsey vaudeville stunt and boxing stars noted. Harvard Yale and Johnny Dundee receive praise while Alec McLean joins Olympic planning in Paris. Joe Higgins in camp with East Armory race prospects.
New York of January reports Miller Huggins may field two infield holes during spring training in Jacksonville. Frank Baker may quit big league ball while Derrill Pratt’s commitment to baseball is in doubt. If Pratt departs the Yanks must consider major reshaping with only a reduced pitching core.
Outfielder Tim Hendryx and pitcher Ray Friday were released today by the St. Louis Americans to the Louisville American Association club. Hendryx joined from the New York Americans last season. Friday spent the prior year with the Mobile club.
Boston College's track squad shows strong practice as Jocko Halligan misses enrollment and Bernie Friberg rumors swirl. Captain Henry Barry, Bill Dempsey, Cunningham, Driscoll, White, Giroir, Cummings, and Rob Simmons vie for relay slots while weight and field events show depth. Possible meets with Worcester Polytech Trinity Maine and others planned.
Plans for a memorial honoring Don Martin, New York Herald correspondent who died in France during the war, were voted at a meeting of the Albany Legislative Correspondents Association. The gathering was held in Albany on January 22.
William F Garcelon was elected president of the Commonwealth Country Club of Chestnut Hill at the annual meeting held last night at the Hotel Brunswick Ralph B Nettleton was elected vice president and officers include J W F Kennedy as secretary Arthur R Robertson treasurer and directors Arthur L Race M Lester Madden Francis W Dana and C Henry Lerned A nominating committee was named Walter M Gifford J C Duane Stillman Dunham E C Schirmer and C A Williams The club formed in 1896 now spans 90 acres with an 18 hole course and a premier clubhouse in New England The annual report notes strong finances and optimism for 3919
The piece discusses how hitting stars and successful pitchers draw opposing teams’ adjustments. It notes Babe Ruth’s rise as a feared hitter after resisting early underestimation, with examples from Covaleski and Cicotte showing pitchers adapting to a feared batter.
Cambridge Latin defeated St John’s Prep 5 to 0 in Danvers on January 22. DuPont and Ouellette led St John’s, while Garrity and Vancoy starred for Latin. Referee Reynolds, goal umpires Glenn and Crowley, timer Lillis. Two 15 minute periods.
New York Giants manager John McGraw proposes Captain William Harrigan as memorial speaker for Dean Academy's Feb. 21 war dead exercises honoring Captain Eddie Grant of Harvard and Giants fame killed in the Argonne Forest. Harrigan recently returned from France and served in Grant's same division.
Brooklyn Dodgers president Charles H. Ebbets has shifted spring plans to Florida. After considering Richmond, he now instructs Manager Robinson to locate a Florida camp as other New York clubs prepare their training in the sunny state to get the team ready for the 1919 season.
Harvard's track program under Coach Pooch Donovan shows a race-ready squad with 87 freshmen reporting and a large varsity contingent. The team eyeing intercollegiates in New York, with servicemen potentially eligible, features Ames Stevens directing practice and stars like Clark Harwood Buffington and Flower in key events. A series of informal handicap meets will award prizes for top practice totals.
Boston College hockey manager Ralph Rochette announces a packed schedule with games at Cambridge against Harvard if ice holds. BC beat Commonwealth Pier and seeks a postponed Jamaica Pond game against Boston Hockey Club, with West Point uncertain. New recruit Namez of Loyola College strengthens BC ahead of a Feb 15 match with Boston Navy Yard.
This afternoon East Armory hosts a triangular indoor track meet with East Boston Charlestown and West Roxbury High Schools. Charlestown is not expected to challenge, but East Boston and West Roxbury should stage a keen battle. The meet marks Bill Nolan’s scholastic debut as the top 300 yard runner this season.
The Cleveland Indians will train in New Orleans again this spring with two squads possible. Manager Fohl will depart with the pitchers before other players, no exhibition games en route north, and after a month in New Orleans the team leaves around April 20 for Detroit to open the season on April 23.
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