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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1911
Page
11
The Brookline High School eleven of 1910, Prep League champions, will be guests of honor at a Brookline citizens banquet next Saturday at Beacon Hall Coolidge Corner. They finished the season with only one defeat to Malden High, the state champion.
Melrose High dominated Somerville High in a league matchup at the Boston Arena, 7 to 0. C Wanamaker led with four goals, McDonald added two, Hanson scored one, while Wanamaker and Gateley starred on defense. Whittaker and Dickson played well for Somerville. Referee Lennerton officiated. Umpires Sweeney and Fales. Timor Milton. 20 minute periods.
About 500 fans expected as East Boston High meets High School of Commerce on former’s court Thursday. St John’s Prep faces Quincy High at Quincy as Danvers under Walter McCarthy gains form led by Bill Manning. Cambridge Latin vs Newton High opens Triangular league hockey at Harvard Stadium rink. Wellesley High meets Boston Latin at Hunnewell rink in Interpreparatory play.
Four teams settled scores at Congress alleys in Chelsea. Maverick Class swept Berean Class 1288 to 1155, while Atkins Brotherhood toppled Carter Class 1829 to 1268, earning four points for their side.
London report from Wonderland Whitechapel describes Battling Jim Johnson of Galveston Texas and Jewey Smith of South Africa meeting in a staged heavyweight bout. After eleven rounds Smith twisted Johnsons arm forcing a withdrawal from the contest.
Two months remain before spring training starts and players begin packing their old uniforms. Athletes anticipate sore arms muscles and heads as the demanding trip to Dixieland looms, signaling the start of strenuous workouts.
Charlie Herzog's signed contract was received at Boston National headquarters yesterday.
The Boston and Lockport Company bowling team invites teams from other shops to arrange matches. Contact John K. Sheridan at 6f Crescent Avenue, Chelsea, for scheduling and details.
Milton Academy defeated Brookline High 11 to 9 at Cunningham rink East Milton to earn its third win and third shutout. Phillips scored six Handy four Felton one for Milton while Brookline's rough play led to a player being ruled off the ice.
Harvard freshmen hockey team defeated Brae-Burn second 4 to 1 at Brae-Burn Club. Sartwell and Devereau scored two goals each with contributions from Williams and N Paine. Strong first period but Harvard held 2-0 lead, ref Andre ws.
Brookline H C defeated Milton H C 1 0 at Boston Arena after a late goal by Gormeley and strong play from Gormeley Hendri and Shine. Zerrahn Horner and Shine starred for Milton as Brookline protected the lead in a hotly contested game.
Gloucester five overwhelmed Schenectady of the Hudson River League at the Armory, 40 to 19. Crowley, Corbett, Ocoady and McCallum led Company G with strong floor scoring in three 15 minute periods before 800 spectators.
Classified notice lists teams including Fenton Five, St. Marys second team, South Boston White Sox and Fitton A C of East Boston seeking matches by weight category. Contacts include H G Polk, Harry Leonard, H A Donovan and H Kerr with addresses and phone number Main 1830.
Pawtucket beat Providence 8 to 5 while Fall River defeated New Haven 8 to 7 and Worcester triumphed over Hartford 6 to 2.
Sixteen vessels sold fish at the wharf yesterday totaling 494000 pounds with haddock 421000, cod 28100, hake 11800, pollock 19800, cask 11800, and flounders 2000. Schooner Acme arrived from Belleoram with 286000 pounds of green salt codfish and 170 barrels of salt herring.
Haverhill offers advance Harvard Cornell game tickets via Boston Arena. Armory Club bouts should be addressed to Ed Walsh Tremont Street. New York and Philadelphia officials do not issue decisions. critics often decide. Stanislaus Hiecal is Stanley Ketchel’s alias. nationality Polish American. To register with the A A U in the local district write J Frank 36 Prospect Street Cambridgeport.
The Cambridge Red Sox defeated Charlestown A A by 26 to 12 in Institute Hall East Cambridge. The win came through strong teamwork and solid defense in a hotly contested game.
In five National League seasons Willie Keeler struck out only 18 times. This notable consistency contrasts with his high contact hitting style and enduring presence in early baseball lore.
The clipping lists arrivals and clearances from United States ports and foreign ports. Vessels include the Des Moines under Lt Burt arriving Monrovia Liberia January 8, steamers Ocean Olsen Nacoochee Munson Savannah Howard Chase from Baltimore via Newport News, and barges Pottsville Edgewater. Cleared ships include Ocean Louisburg Yarmouth and Nacoochee Savannah James Whitney for New York. Badenis Calvin Austin Junia ta and tugs Plymouth Salem for Port Johnson and Norfolk. Seafaring details note tides and day length, with multiple schooners and coasting trades noted.
New York Giants manager John McGraw will take fourteen pitchers on the spring training trip to Marlin Texas. Christy Mathewson remains the staff anchor alongside new arms Rudolph Hendricks Shantz Jenkins Tesreau Nagle and Rustenhaven. Veterans Bugs Raymond Red Ames Hooks Wiltse and Grover Marquard join the roster with several others expected to compete for spots.
Abe Attell world featherweight champion outpointed Billy Allen of Canada in a 10 round match at Syracuse. Allen led in most rounds but hindered by attempted covering. Attell injured his right hand in round four from Allen's elbow but did not need to exert full effort.
New York report says lightweight Tommy Murphy collapsed with grip and cannot fight Brown at the Empire Athletic Club next Wednesday night Bert Keyes will replace him per doctor approval.
In New York on January 23 Willie Beecher rallied in the final three rounds to secure a draw with Brooklyn’s Joe Coster at the Vanderbilt Athletic Club.
John Perelli the Italian heavyweight will face Young Josephs a husky Syrian partner of Ali Hassan in a Zbysko Roller prelim. Josephs matches Perelli in weight but is sturdier and powerful. He plans to speed the bout while Hassan’s rival Hans Lehnert arrives in Boston to train for the match.
The Columbia A. C. of North Cambridge staged amateur boxing at Cedar Hall. Finals saw James Flewellyn beat J. McCloskey at 113 pounds, Eli Wally over Pat Rossi at 125 pounds, Fiddie Flynn over Alexander Perselli by forfeit at 185 pounds, plus special bouts with Joe Quinn defeating Dan Mahoney at 105 and John Munice overcoming Nix Albini at 115. Harry Corcoran withdrew due to a hurt arm in the 125-pound class.
Hackenschmidt the Russian wrestler failed to throw three men in an hour in Bridgeport Connecticut each bout lasting 20 minutes. He threw Correllus the Greek in 4 minutes 13 seconds. Lundin could not be thrown in the 20 minutes. Auvary went down in 5 minutes 60 seconds.
Packy McFarland of Chicago and Jake Barada of St. Joseph Missouri were matched tonight to fight 10 rounds in Kansas City on February 6. Barada will train in St. Joseph while McFarland prepares in Chicago for the scheduled bout.
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