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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1910
Page
11
American league rules committee proposes radical changes at Pittsburgh meeting led by Robert McRoy and Joe Flanner. The plan includes abolishing the hidden ball trick, redefining wild pitches and passed balls, and awarding assists for fielders in run up.
Pittsburgh's Hyatt and other players are rumored as targets as Boston Doves owner Harris considers spending to bolster the team. Lake plans to take strong infield help and a capable first baseman to Hot Springs and Augusta workouts, while Murph y may push surplus players elsewhere. The public awaits Harris's decision and the outcome of Lake's talks.
Holy Cross announces a record 32 game schedule for the coming season with 17 games at Litton Field Worcester. The slate opens March 23 on a Southern trip facing Seton Hall, Penn, and Virginia, with multiple games against Fordham Dartmouth Harvard and Yale among others.
Last week in Boston school basketball saw Dorchester defeat Commerce while Latin School and South Boston beat Mechanic Arts and English High. Dorchester advances to lead the X division as Commerce trails. East Boston, Charlestown, and Brighton High follow in the standings with Nod dle Islanders optimistic about a title shot for Commerce.
Pittsburg January scene as managers Lake and Harris finalize joint schedule talks for the National and American leagues. Ebbetts argues for 168 games, Dreyfuss leans to 154, with four big trades suspected and Detroit Sunday baseball debated. President Johnson and others arrive to begin the meetings.
Rev Father Francis A. Cunningham announced that pews at St. Leo's Church Dorchester will be rented with a clause forfeiting seating rights if renters are not present when services begin. He cited repeated vacancies and excess standing in the rear as the reason for the rule.
A schedule lists multiple school hockey matches throughout the week. Games feature Arlington High against Winchester and Cambridge Latin, Milton Academy against Melrose and Milton, Rindge against Cambridge Latin, and others in preparatory league venues across Winchester, Milton, Wellesley, Malden, Brae Burn, Dorchester, South boro, and Arlington.
East Boston High hosts West Roxbury High today with a full week of high school games. Tomorrow features Charlestown at Charlestown and English at English plus Dorchester hosting Boston Latin and Boston College High meeting Ballou & Hobgan. Wednesday brings Andover, Melrose, Revere, Braintree, and St. John’s Prep matchups. Thursday shows H S of Commerce, Mechanic Arts, and Somerville. Friday includes South Boston, Milton, Winchester, Tech freshmen, Newton, and Ware. Saturday wraps with Andover Worcester Polytech, Thayer Academy at Braintree, St John’s at Danvers, Melrose versus Stearns School, and N H.
A list of clubs seeking opponents for various weight classes and ages. Dorchester A A, Emmanuel A C, Merrimac Caswell A C, Martian A A, Alpine A A, Y S C Marlboro invite teams from St Alphonsus Stoughton Amesbury Red Sox and local groups for home and away games with specified weights and contact leads.
Arthur Duffey criticizes the South Boston Indoor meet star race featuring Sheppard and Gissing as a farce. He notes the slow time and spectator disappointment while praising George Bonhag for an outstanding performance and predicts tougher competition in the BA A meets against Collins.
The document discusses whether Jeffries fought Johnson, cites a Wolverhampton sprint in 1902 with a 45 second time on a cinder track, and notes Barker’s Australian record at 60 yards. It also questions poker hands and pot entitlement, asserting cards count regardless of other claims.
New York, Jan. 23. Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson urged sobriety, application, and devotion to one's mother as the keys to success in life. He spoke at the Colored Men's Branch of the YMCA in West Fifty-third Street to aid a new gymnasium, noting boxing requires character beyond raw power.
Washington January 23 The Black Hand cases were the most notable in Ohio and dominated post office inspector work in the last fiscal year ending June 30 1909 The Theodore Ingalls acting chief inspector report shows 66390 cases under investigation 13091 under consideration and 1196 post offices robbed with 2398 arrests made nationwide
Fire ravaged the new Waverly Hotel and bath house in Hot Springs Ark early today. Guests escaped unharmed though most could not save baggage. Local stores opened to provide clothing as property loss reached about 160000 dollars.
Sam Wise, former league umpire and player, member of the 1888 Boston NL champions, died at his Akron home after a prolonged illness. Born in 184? he began pro baseball in 1879 with Akron, later joined Boston, played seven seasons infield, helped win 1883 NL title, later stints with Washington and Buffalo before leaving the game in 1897 and going into business in Buffalo.
A January 23 blaze in Elkland Ont destroyed half the East Side, gashing losses to about 100000 dollars with no insurance. Twenty stores burned after a man toppled a gasoline stove in a hotel room.
L. H. Perlman of New York offered a cup for a gasoline economy contest to be held in a run from New York to Boston during the Boston Automobile Show week in March. He conferred yesterday in Boston with Chester I. Campbell, the snow manager, about the event details to be announced soon.
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