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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
6
Navy Yard announcement on Tuesday night says all baseball players in service including Boston Red Sox will be retained for the season. Boston AL Headquarters had expected bars would stay in place.
President Frazee pushes a heavy roster reshuffle after two Philadelphia deals and possible McInnis transfer. Hoblitzell praised as future leader while navy yard plans face resistance from sailors who joined for duty, not to play baseball.
Newport Naval Reserve hockey team opens in Boston with a 5 to 2 victory over Boston College at the Boston Arena. The Howard brothers each score twice, Cann adds the fifth, and Childs in goal makes key stops. The crude slugging affair features, Enright and Currie among BC players, with Dooty and O'Hare refereeing and 20 minute halves.
Chelsea's new boxing and athletic club the Douglas A C of that city will host its inaugural tournament next Monday night at Lincoln Hall Broadway and Second Street. The opener features Victor Dahl of Lynn versus Johnny Wilson of New York in a 10 round bout. The second contest matches Howard McRea of Cambridge against Johnny Downes of South Boston in a 10 rounder, with McRea in the navy drawing bluejacket fans from Charlestown yard. The final pairs Shaver O'Brien of South Boston against Finney Boyle of Lowell, promising fan action and potential matchups with Britt later.
Johnny Lavan former St. Louis Americans shortstop and ex Washington player said he would not sign with Washington until his suit against Phil Ball president of the St. Louis club is settled. Derrill Pratt, traded to the New York Americans, will not withdraw his suit against Ball and will not sign with New York until it is settled. Both sued Ball for slander.
The note urges billiard rooms and bowling alleys to comply with a Fuel Administration rule to close at ten each night except the next nine Tuesdays when they must stay closed all day. It asks establishments to follow the spirit of the order, not the letter, and to remain closed. J Magann and Co. Oliver L Briggs and Son participate in the appeal.
The piece notes a war era stance that professional ball players should not receive special treatment for relief from duty, paralleling athletes in naval service with general expectations. It mentions transport issues in Boston, boxing laws in Minnesota, and discusses Mike Devanney and upcoming schedules, trades, and the uncertainty of baseball’s return to normal once the season begins.
Tommy Reagan returns to the ring for a featherweight clash with Tommy Shea of New Haven at the Commercial A. C. in East Boston. The card also features Johnny Emery vs Kid Henry, Vic Moran versus Walter Bartlett, and potential contenders eyeing matches with Joe Morgan or Johnny Buckley. Moran, a crafty fighter from New Orleans, is noted for his ring smarts while Bartlett vows to keep him alert.
An ace fills in the order ace through five in a straight and at the end of a straight. Ficht Fan Sharer OBrien of South Boston was never defeated by Frankie Britt as they have met only once, a recent drawn bout.
In Albany New York Assemblyman Martin G McCue introduced a bill to legalize professional boxing creating a state commission to regulate the sport issue licenses for clubs and require wartime license fees to aid army training camps. The measure caps clubs at seven in the state three in Buffalo and two elsewhere.
Newton High defeats Harvard freshman hockey 2-1 after two overtime periods at Charlesbank rink. Scott scores twice for Newton, Buntin nets Harvard’s lone goal, with a tense extended finish and a full lineup listed.
Medford High defeated Rindge Tech 4 to 0 at the Boston Arena in an Inter scholastic Hockey League game yesterday afternoon. Donnellan starred, scoring the first and a second goal, while Captain Farr added two goals to seal the win despite missing two top defenders.
Lincoln Feb 23 Fred Fulton heavyweight boxer announced arrangements for three bouts. He will fight Tom Cowler in Denver Feb 1 Charley Weinert in Philadelphia Feb 7 and Frank Moran in New Orleans Feb 22.
Insufficient candidates stopped Lexington High School from forming an interscholastic or interclass ice hockey team this winter after an attempt to assemble a seven man squad failed.
The wrestling program features four top contenders in peak form. Kilonis versus Frank Murray of Cleveland promises a hard hitting rematch after a Detroit bout. Johnny Lenn and Young Hackenschmidt square off in a swift middleweight clash as Boston fans await their first appearance. Matches begin at 7:45 with non-stop action to the end.
A famous clergyman visited the Orpheum Theatre at 11 80 in the morning and praised the crowd, calling the experience entertaining and inspirational. He plans weekly three hour visits after witnessing laughter and applause during vaudeville acts, a comedy film, news pictorials, and Clara Kimball Young's The Marionettes.
St. Joseph Michigan report says Ernest Koob pitcher for the St. Louis Americans has filed for enlistment in the aviation service. He is spending the winter at his Coloma home near St. Joseph.
The Interscholastic Hockey league match between Medford High School and Middlesex School of Concord was postponed from yesterday at the Arena to this afternoon.
Jack Dempsey may face the winner of Charley Weinert and Tom Cowler next spring at the Grand Opera House. The Armory A A plans negotiations after Weinert’s manager responds. Cowler agrees to box Dempsey if he beats Weinert. Also on the card are Dan Dowd vs Jack Cavanagh and Henri LeBoeuf vs Sam Bell in eight rounds.
A note reports that over fifty thousand baseballs have been sent abroad or to military units, indicating a large scale support effort.
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