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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1914
Page
11
Chicago reports Ban Johnson in secret talks with three Cleveland pitchers tied to the Federal league while the American league chief signals possible action by nightfall. The lineup includes Fred Falkenberg Fred Blanding and George Kahler as holdouts amid contract signings of other players.
Arthur Wilson, catcher for the New York National team, says he has not signed with any Federal league club and expects to sign with the Giants. He plans to report to spring training at Marlin Texas in February. Harry Hempstead also received word from outfielder Snodgrass that he is satisfied with his contract.
The field to decide the Hunter Mile trophy at the B A A meet on February 7 at Mechanics Hall grows with Abel Kiviat’s uncertain form and new challengers. Yale half miler George Brown and ex Boston distance star Jimmy Lee show interest in William Gordon of Yonkers, boosting suspense.
Boston College High defeated Charlestown Evening High 2 to 1 in a Boston Arena hockey game after overtime. Murphy and Fahey scored for B C High, Campbell tallied for Charlestown, with Fahey netting the overtime winner.
Harvard and the Unicorn will meet in a feature relay at Mechanics Building Saturday evening during the big Irish American games. The previous Coast Artillery Corps race ended with a disputed result after Freddie Burns fell in the anchor leg, prompting a rematch. The Crimson lineup remains Eddi Mahan, Biddle, Bingham, and Captain Barron. the Unicorn send Billy Meanix, Carl Gram, Merihew, and Freddie Burns.
In a spirited Exeter street showdown, Constantine Hutchins, three time state champion, defeated Herb Gidney in five games 6-15 13-15 15-12 17-14 16-7. Gidney, handicapped 4 and 5, fought bravely with clever volleys and rallying play but Hutchins steadied under pressure to clinch the title.
Cleveland officials announced that center fielder Leibold known as Little Nemo has signed his 1914 contract with the Naps. It was reported the Federal league had sought to sign him earlier.
Harold Brown buys an Imp cycle car and pursues ground activity. The Electric Motor Car Club of Boston convenes a meeting and dinner at Hotel Thorndike with George S Berry of Chester I Campbell’s staff as speaker. Mrs I K Northam of Los Angeles will race in the upcoming 500 mile Indianapolis event with driver Omar Taft seeking a Delage abroad. George Kimball joins Boston auto men owning Winchester residences. Ik A Gilmore returns from Detroit factories with Whitten Gilmore partner Charley Whittier enjoying Pinehurst golf.
Australian champion Jack Read outboxed and outmaneuvered rival Sweeney in a 10 round title fight at the Alabambra Syracuse delivering a decisive victory by a narrow margin. Read showcased clever glove work and controlled the bout to secure the win over his Gotham opponent.
Cyclone Burns and Franz Gerhardt signed for a one fall catch as catch can return bout at George Tuohey’s wrestling carni val on Wednesday Feb 4 in Mechanics Building. Burns trains to redeem himself after a defeat while Waldeck Zbyszko and Pat Connolly also prepare for their main and third matches in the Boston program.
In Danvers on January 26 Rindge Tech defeated St. John's Prep 7 to 0. Kenney and Kelley each scored one goal for Rindge Tech while stifling the Prep.
North Shore A A C presents a 12 round main bout between George Alger of Cambridge and Reddy Duffy of Jamaica Plain on Monday night in Salem. The card includes a semi final and two prelims, with Alger unbeaten in a year and Duffy recently stopping Eddie Flynn. Salem club headquarters on North Street hosts the event as it grows its 1000 member base while complying with new boxing laws.
St Mark's defeated Cambridge Latin 3 to 1 in a snow affected hockey game at Southboro. DeRham and Thacher starred for St Mark's while Martin stood out in goal for Cambridge Latin. Goals came from Deltham two and Sangerford for St Mark's and Coward for Cambridge Latin.
George Chiy of Pittsburg defeated Joe Borrell, a top local middleweight, in a brutal six round bout. Borrell’s face was badly mangled and he lasted the full six rounds only by absorbing severe punishment, a referee noted as remarkable in the local ring.
Bun ny Ford and Dodo Maher fought to a draw in a tame New Haven bout. A pair of preliminaries between Knockout Dillon and Kid Dougherty also ended in a draw after ten rounds, with only scattered spectators reacting to the results.
New York reports Hannes Kolehmainen and Abel Kiviat suspended by the Amateur Athletic Union for running a suspicious dead heat in a two mile race in Brooklyn last Saturday night.
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