White Chiefs Lead in International Swim Meet at Revere Beach
The McGill University team joins Brookline and Harvard-Brown contenders for a big night of aquatic events at the Revere Beach bathhouse. Highlights include the Harvard-Brown relay and the 100 yard open handicap featuring top sprinters from Princeton to Cambridge Y. M. C. A. and multiple clubs.
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McGill University
New Revere Beach
Star College
Harvard
New England
Cross of
Princeton
Cambridge Y. M. C. A
Duffy
Nason
Ll. G. Rich
H. Holm
B. S.C
Cambridge
Norris
E. B
McKinnon
Nason and Duffy
Brookline Gym
A. A
Hitchock and Gilman
Smith and Scherer
Brown
Owens
Handy
Untersee
Johnson
Jouannet
B. H.S
Dean
Chase
Rock Ridge School
Craig
Commercial High
Page
M’gill University
Frank M’gill
A. A. MacKay
George Draper
Boston Athletes Rise to Challenge in New York Meets
Local Unicorn relay champions and a strong B A A squad beat Metropolitan rivals in New York contests. Thorpe faces potential A A U disqualification. if guilty, Olympic prizes may be forfeit. Hedlund dominates indoors. Taber struggles. Coast games show strong High School squads and Harvard freshmen pace.
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New York
Fred O’brien
Montgomery Street
Harvard
Crimson Freshies
Boston College
High School of Commerce
Newton
Umpire Worried by Thorpe Disqualification Threat
Eager North Carolina crowd and umpire Sherwood Upchurch fear the prospect of Olympic hero Jim Thorpe being disqualified. Upchurch recalls watching Thorpe in Eastern Carolina games and Stockholm, noting the strong resemblance of photos and expressing sympathy for the man who sparked the issue.
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Raleigh
N. C
Sherwood Upchurch
Jim Thorpe
Carolina
North Carolina
Thorpe
Stockholm
Halpin Picked to Win Halpin Picked to Win
The B A A proves its top rank with a stellar indoor season start in Boston and New York. The Back Bay club displays a formidable track roster and three relay teams, suggesting they will lead the East as a championship aggregation at season’s end.
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New York
Back Bay
Boston
Harvard
Coast Artillery Corps
A. C
Fordham
Dave Caldwell
Harry Lee
Eddie Merrihew
Tom Halpin
Mel Sheppard
Kiviat
Sheppard
Jim Rosenberger
Halpin
Knights of St. Anthony
Jim Meredith
U. of P
Rosenberger
Ira Davenport
Chicago
West
Alvah Meyer
Bostonian
Thorpe’s North Carolina identity in baseball lore
Five men who played with Thorpe during Rocky Mount and Fayetteville years defend his legacy while accepting disqualification. Stock photographs labeled him as a North Carolinian after his Stockholm win, sparking debate about his true club and state. Fullenwider Hearn Yerkes and Yerkes peers faced him in Raleigh and St Louis Boston lineups.
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Thorpe
Rocky Mount
Clancy
Fayetteville
Stockholm
North Carolina
Steve Yerkes
Boston Red Sox
Raleigh
Thorpe Batting Averages In Carolina League Questioned
Reported records for Jim Thorpe in the Carolina League are under scrutiny with charges of possible mistaken identity. The Carlisle athlete, famed Olympic champion, faces questions about professional status though conclusive proof has not yet emerged.
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Thorpe
Carolina League
Jim Thorpe
Carlisle
America
Thorpe double role in Eastern Carolina league records examined
Records from 1909 and 1910 show Thorpe played for Rocky Mount in the Eastern Carolina league with 44 games, 188 at bats, 11 runs and 35 hits for a .253 batting average while also pitching in 19 games with nine wins and ten losses. A Fayetteville link and a separate Thorpe appear in 1910 records, suggesting possible team transfer confusion.
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Thorpe
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Charles Clancy
Southbridge
Fayetteville
Clancy
Rocky Mount Thorpe
Fayetteville Thorpe
B. G C. Stewart
Winston-Salem
N. C
Carlisle
Stewart
Raleigh
Warner declines to comment on Carlisle statement
Glenn Warner, former coach, declines to issue further remarks after submitting information to Sullivan in Carlisle Pennsylvania. He says he cannot make any additional statement at this time.
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Warner
Carlisle
Penn
Boston Post
Sullivan
Thorpe Accused in Amateur Eligibility Controversy
Reports from Raleigh allege that Thorpe appeared in 44 games that year and formerly played amateur ball in North Carolina. Witnesses claim he fought police and married a North Carolina girl, though details are sparse. Carlisle coach Warner withholds comment as A A U officials prepare to hear evidence in New York.
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Cial
Thorpe
Raleigh
North Carolina
Sweden
Rocky Mount
Glenn Warner
Carlisle
New York
Ftermorrow
James Sullivan
Thorpe to return in B A A games if cleared
Athlete Jim Thorpe of Carlisle finished second in the hurdles and third in the shot and high jump at last year’s B A A games. He is set to compete again if his amateur status charges are resolved in his favor.
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Jim Thorpe
Carlisle
Glen Warner
Thorpe
Sweden
England
Germany
Uncle Sam
Oscar Hedlund
Norman Taber
Brown
Hedlung
Jack Ryder
Fleet Brunonian
Taber
Hedlund
Kiviar
O’connor
Taberis
New York
Boston
Holy Cross Announces 35-Game 1913 Baseball Schedule
Worcester report lists Holy Cross 1913 with 35 contests including a Red Sox exhibition on April 9. Opponents include Fordham Cornell Harvard Tufts Yale Lehigh Catholic University Maine Princeton Williams Vermont Hawaii and others, mostly at Worcester.
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Worcester
Holy Cross
Fitton Field
West Point
Lehigh
Catholic
Hawaii
Fordham
Cornell
Red Sox
Boston
New York
Princeton
University of Maine
Tufts
Worcester Polytechnic
Seton Hall
South Orange
Catholic University
Harvard
Medford
Yale
Wesleyan
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Brown
Providence
Dartmouth
Williams
Willamstown
New Haven
Vermont
Manhattan College
Cambridge
Hawaii University
Motor Car Club of Boston Holds Event and Mercer Racing Prospects
The Mercer Company plans three drivers Ralph DePalma Caleb Bragg and Spencer Wishart for the upcoming season starting with the 50 mile Indianapolis sweepstake on May 30. Boston figures Fr R Parker becomes New England rep for Pathfinder and Fr EF Ketchum leads International Motors Boston branch. M D Davidson moves to assistant sales manager at Reo Motor Truck, after serving as R C H Detroit head.
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Mercer Company
Ralph DePalma
Caleb Bragg
Spencer FB. Wishart
Mercer
Indianapolis
Fr. EF. Ketchum
Boston
General Motor Company
International Motors Company
Mack & Saurer
M. D. Davidson
R-C-H Company
Reo Motor Truck Company
Mr. Davidson
Detroit
Lansing
Mich
Yankee Rogers to Try Out Cazeaux at Grand Opera House
Yankee Rogers faces French heavyweight Cazeaux in a finish bout at the Grand Opera House. Cazeaux, back from South America with strong form in Chicago and Montreal, predicts a straight falls win while Rogers claims peak condition and a chance to halt the giant Parisian’s hot streak.
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Yankee Rogers
Cazeaux Cazeaux
South America
Grand Opera House
Rogers
Cazeaux
Chicago
Montreal
Yankee
Auto Drivers Ball Set by Massachusetts Automobile Club
The Massachusetts Automobile Operators Association will hold its third annual ball next Thursday at Horticultural Hall to raise funds for a new clubhouse after the old one at 126 Dartmouth Street was destroyed by fire in November. Notables invited include Governor Foss and Mayor Fitzgerald, with Philip Sulkins as committee chair and David Michaels as secretary treasurer.
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Massachusetts Automobile Operators’ Association
Horticultural Hall
Dartmouth Street
Governor Foss
Fitzgerald
William D. Sohier
The
Highway Commission
Frank D. Kemp
James W. Synan
J. Albert Brackett
Lewis R. Speare
Massachusetts State Automobile Association
James Fortescue
Joseph Hibbard
Philip Sulkins
Ball
David Michaels
B. F. Earl
W. C. Bates
James A. Travers
W. K. G. Pratt
James Galligan
Gloom at Harvard Over Relay Teams After Coast Artillery Meet
Harvard track faces doubt as both relay squads falter against the Coast Artillery rout. Captain Barron and O'Brien spark the short relay with Huling and Adams, while the long relay shows minor gains despite Lawless and Koch among possible lineups. Freshmen Impress with Delefield Morse Rollins and a strong 75-yard dash to boost spring prospects.
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Boston Athletic Association
Harvard
Cornell
Yale
Coast Artillery Games
O’brien
Barron
Huling
Brad Adams
Pooch Donovan
Irvington Street Armory
Marceau
Lawless
Koch
Maclure
Warren
Capper
Jackson
Rollins
Biddle
Wheeler
Bingham
Armory
Delefield
Morse
Rice and Wilkins
Wondancer Team Seeks Opponents for February Game
The Wondancer basketball team from the South End seeks a Monday February 10 game. They prefer a 125 to 130 pound team and especially Company B of Charlestown. Contact M. L. Wise at 299 Harrison Avenue, Boston.
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Wondancer
South End
Boston
Charlestown
M. L. Wise
Harrison Avenue
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L. G. Rich
B. James
F. O’hearn
Hodgson
E. Church
Cook
Unicorn Club
Gotham
Abel Kiviat
Pepli
Hirshon
St. Nicks
Johnny Magee
Powder Point
Charley Rice
Rice
Magee
Howard Drew
Bobby Cloughen
Roxbury Latin
Say. Yerkes
Victor
Sam Carrick
Chas
C. Rothfuchs
M. Uv
Harvard Medical School
Sun
Glenn S. Warner
Adily
Walter Johnson
Washington
Joe Wood
Wood
Fr. R. Parker
the Cause
Mitchell, the Tailor
Washington St
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