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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1912
Page
12
President Ward stated there is no reason to believe Perdue or Mike Donlin will delay signing contracts as the team prepares to travel south. The remarks counter the impression that both players might be part of a holdout group.
Ward discusses bonus clause plans for Ward and Donlin amid rumors of an outlaw league. Probationary contracts issued to Hess and Dixon under minor league salary rules. McTigue signed. Kling, Ward outline Tenney release and support. Elite alleys bowling match set with executives and five reporters.
Ed Reulbach signed a one year contract with Chicago club president Murphy after waivers were granted and a threat to sell him to a minor league club. Slapnicka was disposed to Louisville and Ward Miller signed from Montreal and Cincinnati teams.
Injury, the betting favorite, captured the feature handicap mile at Juarez on January 2. He posted the meeting's fastest mile time, 1 38 flat, in the event.
Syracuse N Y Jan 25 Manager Red Dooin names an all star nine from National League stars. Kling Donlin Magee Wagner Chance Lobert Clarke and Mattison head the lineup with Dooin praising Kling Donlin and Magee while noting Lebert as a top third baseman and asserting the team would hit over .300 and steal over 40 bases.
Philadelphia reports Ben Hunt a pitcher from Sacramento and formerly of the Boston Americans has signed for the coming season. Fred Beck, last year's substitute outfielder, also signs for the year.
St Mark's School shut out Dean Academy 3 to 0 in an afternoon hockey game in Southboro. Armour scored twice and Ervin added a goal as St Mark's dominated from the start. Officials were Velte as referee with Platt Sullivan as umpires. timer Rand. attendance 150.
New York American League manager Wol verton announces contracts for pitcher G P Shears and outfielder Wilfred Osborn. Shears stands 6 feet 3 inches and 12? tall, potentially the league's tallest. Osborn, a left field candidate, previously played for Chicago Nationals Philadelphia Nationals and Rochester last season.
A list of requests from multiple clubs seeking opponents for league and tournament play. Requests include Francis Malfoy Roxbury 105 pound teams, Brennan Five Charlestown 105 pound teams, Woburn A A of Woburn 115 pound teams, Dorchester Heights South Boston, and Quincy High School for January and February dates with several open March slots.
Qualified Mike Rasmus an umpire from the South Michigan league pursues boxing as a professional. He has been attending the school for umpires to develop on the job skills.
Milton High and Medford High meet in a pivotal Interpreparatory Hockey League game at the Boston Arena with the cup and third leg on the line. Both squads boast strong records and are evenly matched as fans expect a close title showdown.
Constantine Hutchins of the Tennis and Racquet Club and N W Cabot advanced in the Massachusetts Squash Racquet Association individual championship. Hutchins beat H W Read 12 15 15 8 15 3 after trailing 15 12 in game one. Cabot defeated S J Beals 15 10 15 8 15 10 to reach the semi finals.
The Brookline championship fence vault opened yesterday at Brookline Gym. Donald MacNaughton, last year's husky tackle, won with six feet one inch. Floramond Dusossort, speedy end, took second with six feet. Francis Juanet finished third at five feet seven inches.
The quote praises copying a great fielder to improve defense while a jokey aside questions Ty Cobb’s own bodily style and Georgia temper. The remark highlights sports culture and player individuality.
Detroit January 25 President Navin today called up outfielder Henry Perry formerly of the Boston Red Sox from the Providence farm and sent in his place Delos Drake the Tiger regular left fielder last season Pitcher Jack Lively Third Baseman Lathers and Charley Schmidt remain under contract Reynolds a Macon Georgia catcher and Renfer a pitcher from the South Michigan league were released outright.
Manager George Stallings of Buffalo arranged a settlement for first choice of Tigers minor leaguers. He sought sending Lathers and Lively to Providence and secured an unconditional release for pitcher Ralph Stroud. Detroit was released from an obligation with an undisclosed concession rumored. Perry, last season’s Eastern League slugger, may join Detroit if Davy Jones remains injured.
The Massachusetts State Automobile Association reports about a $2000 deficit for 1911. New appointees chair good roads and legislative committees as Secretary Fortescue promises active Beacon Hill lobbying. Cardinal O'Connell will ride in a 1912 Pierce Arrow landaulet in his Boston parade. The Carletons honeymoon across the Atlantic, with William S. Carleton of Republic Rubber in Boston. Motorists fault Boston Worcester line searchlights on the old post road. The Automobile Club of America notes US horse population at 30 million, underscoring ongoing motor activity and the stubborn place of horses on city streets.
J. C. Stanley, class of 1913 from the Sheffield Scientific School, Great Barrington, Mass, was tonight elected captain of the Yale golf team for the upcoming season in New Haven.
H A Gidney defeated H Bishop three straight games to win the B A A junior squash racenet handicap final yesterday. Gidney won 15-10 15-9 15-11 as Bishop landed five aces in a display of brilliant rallies.
William F. Delaney famed boxing trainer dies in Oakland aged 58 after months of illness. He trained champions including Johnson Jeffries Corbett Choynski Kaufman and Jimmy Britt and helped arrange Johnson’s title bout with Jeffries in Reno. Funeral Saturday cremation. Delaney spent most of his life on the Pacific coast and was a key figure in West boxing. He aided amateur and professional circuits and valued discipline and outdoor training. He rarely bet and was a former boxer himself.
Donovan plans a strong relay tryout at the Coast Artillery games tomorrow night with at least three teams. He aims to form a squad capable of beating Yale and Princeton at the upcoming B A A games. George Brown reports Unicorn fame entries for the full Irish American A C to compete in the great games. A B Shaw argues champions can stay at peak with proper care and training. Andover loses Captain Jones, a promising football athlete, to business duties.
Tufts College reveals a stronger nine game slate with six at home under manager Vannevar Bush. Amherst Maine New Hampshire State and Bowdoin rejoin the lineup while Worcester Polytechnic and Connecticut State drop out. The season ends with Trinity at Medford and a West Point visit.
At the latest writing Frank Gotch has perceived nothing to interfere with the even tenor of a farmer's existence. The note reflects a calm view of daily agricultural life.
A method has been found in St. Louis to curb the naughty ticket speculator. Details are pending but the approach is to refrain from winning pennants in the scheme.
The excerpt urges that professionals, including boxers, must give their best effort despite hardship. It cites Theocritus warning against loafing and emphasizes public demand for peak performance.
Under tense circumstances the article hints Arthur Johnson is entangled with his press agent over an implied date. The text suggests scandal potential but provides no confirmation or specifics about persons or events.
The preliminary training season for baseball athletes has entered a phase where a touch on the boss is the main performance. This report notes the focus on refined control and core skills as part of early practice.
Rabies spreads from polo ponies owned by John S. Phipps to the Westbury area and to R Dudley Winthrop's Meadowbrook club. A Jersey cow on the Winthrop estate dies after rabies in its virulent form. Eight Phipps ponies remain inoculated and under veterinary watch. A quarantine extends to the North Hempstead district until May 1 with stray dogs to be shot.
Harness races on the Grand Circuit open at Grand Rapids July 8 with 138 meetings across 16 weeks. Schedule includes Kalamazoo Detroit Cleveland Pittsburg Buffalo Boston Salem N H Hartford Syracuse Michigan State Fair Detroit Columbus Lexington Ky to finish October 19.
Johnny Kling, leader of the Boston Braves, bought a six cylinder Oldsmobile yesterday to travel around Boston and see the city in full glory. The sale was arranged through Billy Fewell of the Oldsmobile company.
The article praises Roger Salmon of the Athletics comparing him to Rube Waddell and noting he possesses the same celebrated traits as a left handed pitcher.
Tickets available at the Irvington Street Armory for the Coast Ar Tillery Corps game not at First Corps Cadets. A letter in this office mentions W. H. Meannix the schoolboy runner.
Preparations for the Coast Artillery games at Irvington Street Armory are complete with local college and out of town athletes set to compete. The Harvard vs B A A first team relay is a highlight as Coach Donovan builds a new sprint quartet to contend with the Unicorn four. All runners are healthy and ready after daily drills on the Tangdell Law School track.
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