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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1908

Page

8

Harvard Fives Lose in Fierce Contests With Yale

At a Boston Interscholastic Track League meeting at Mechanic Arts High School last afternoon planners set a March 7 indoor games date at Park Square Rink if secured. Officials named officers for the year and noted several schools will not field track teams this season.

Harvard Yale Royal Rooter Beats Conflict Dovey Boston Mechanic Arts High School Symnasium Park Square Roxbury High Dorchester Charlestown High Commercial High South Boston High Brighton High Paul, Jacobs Featherstone C. Woodlock Robinson Willard Woodbury Brighton Mechanic Arts High English High Boston Latin School West Roxbury High East Boston High Lewis Stanton T. B. Merrick English High School C. L. Reed

Poloists Strike Snag In Overtime Derby

Pawtucket defeats Boston 4 to 3 in overtime at Park Square rink. Lincoln Wodtke scores the decisive goal after Hart opens scoring and Wiley adds two long shots to force extra time. Officials: Referee S. Kelley. Attendance not listed.

Bobby Hart Boston Polo Pawtucket Park Square Wootke Hart Wodtke Tiong John Hart Mansfield Ccosnseesees Wiley Cameron Coggeshall Ponce Sutherland Cunningham Teomeieds Ehhad Mons A MOON Akehwee Beeck Baepeae Ee Wiley Eakaveudas WOKS Boston Lincoln Pence wWiley Kelley Peet

English High Dominates Charlestown High In 34 to 5 Victory

English High won at the Charlestown High School gym over Charlestown High by 34 to 5. The first half ended 13 to 5, with English High pulling away in the second half scoring 21 points while holding Charlestown scoreless. Charlestown’s second team also lost to English High second 16 to 13.

English High Charlestown High Charlestown High School English High School Charlestown

Boston Yacht Club Elects New Officers

The Boston Yacht Club at Rowe's wharf held a brief annual meeting with officer elections. Commodore Edward P. Boynton and vice Commodore Alfred Douglass were elected along with secretary treasurer Walter Burgess and a two year executive committee including Benjamin P. Cheney Charles D. Lanning Herbert S. Potter and Elmer F. Smith. Local action on scantling restrictions was postponed pending New York conference decisions.

Boston Yacht Club Rowe’s Wharf Atlantic Coast Conference New York Edward P. Boynton Magnolia Alfred Douglass Shiyessa Walter Burgess Benjamin P. Cheney Charles D. Lanning Herberts. Potter Elmer F. Smith

Entries Pour In For Kennel Club Show

The New England Kennel Club’s 24th annual February dog show already has over 100 entries, with entries not closing until midnight Saturday. The event is 70 percent above prior years. A new Class 152A open dogs and bitches has been added. Prizes are $15, $10 and $5.

New England Kennel Club

Brown Beats Colgate In Close 28-21 Game

In Providence R I on January 29 Brown defeated Colgate 28 to 21 in a fast clean basketball contest marked by long distance goals.

Providence R. L Brown Colgate

Boxing Figures Eye Prospects and Managers

The piece jokes about winter sports costs and the looming arrival of key boxers and managers. It mentions Charley Hickman Jimmy Collins Peter Maher Jem Roche Tommy Burns John Ganzel and hints at rising stars and managerial talk in early boxing circles.

Jem Roche Tommy Burns

Yale Triumphs Over Harvard In Double Basketball Rivalry

Yale varsity 10 Harvard 9 in a tight Mechanics Building clash. Yale freshman won 20 18 as Noyes and Wren clashed with Harvard stars like Fish and Wylie. Crowd hissed at rough play and a spectator melee sparked by Yale actions.

Harvard Yale John New Haven Crimson Mechanics’ Building Fish Wylie Noyes Wren Gil Browne Browne Brook McGrail Allen Currie Wrenn Carrigan

St Alphonsus A A trials athletes in first meet on new track

St Alphonsus A A held its annual private meet in the gym using the new track for the first time. Events drew large entries with multiple winners including Libby Eldacher Barrett Sullivan Driscoll and Lowney's team.

St. Alphonsus A. A Libby Eldacher Burns Lin Barrett Callahan Driscoll Hart Burkhard Sullivan Colter O'Connell Lowney

Skating Returns as Weather Warms Up

Weather conditions yesterday threatened skating with discouraging forecasts but the Weather Bureau warned of a rapid temperature drop. Two days earlier no skating signs were posted. today brisk winds suggest well frozen rinks may reopen, allowing skating that does not require long freezes.

Weather Bureau

Perelli Wins Decision Over Link After 65 Minute Bout

After a lengthy 65 minute match at the Columbia Theatre Perelli earned the decision over Shad Link the Baltimore giant Link halted by a broken wrist claims he cannot continue Neither wrestler secured a fall though Link pressed and nearly pinned Perelli several times

Columbia Theatre Perelli Shad Link Baltimore Link

Coulon Wins Decisive Bout Over Murphy in Peoria

Johnnie Coulon of Chicago defeated Kid Murphy of New York in a fast round bout in Peoria Illinois to clinch the series. Murphy showed improvement over their last meeting but Coulon prevailed by decision in a tough bout.

Peoria Johnnie Coulon Chicago Kid Murphy New York Murphy

Yale Freshmen Outplay Harvard in 29 to 18 Victory

Yale freshmen defeat Harvard freshmen 29 to 18 at Mechanics Building. Yale’s passing shines with floor goals by Haines Wellman Tomas Strobridge and others while Dow Strobridge Haines fare for Harvard. Referee Rankharut. Scorer Dutcher. Time 20 minute halves.

English High Charlestown High AON Moloney Rams R. B Meade Roberts Dar Deieobe Spas Walsh Reasesa-L F Steele Deere Bees cd Ser. F Flanagan Lee Kelley Cronin Kelcher Bergman Steele Keady Snyder Fuller O’connell Yale Harvard Wrenn Carrigan G. Browne Cushman Brooks Browne Wylie Obie Dew Currie Coccels Webber Preston Haines Wellman Tomas Strobridge Murrey Case Jameson Miller Dow Rankharut Dutcher Timer—Chamberlain

Italian Biker Vanoni Poised to Test American Sprint Rivals

Italian sprinter Carlo Vanoni is due in the city to challenge Lawson Fogler Krebs and other top riders at Park Square cycle track on Saturday night. Amateurs race alongside the motor-paced event featuring Nat Butler and John Bedell, with Bedell aiming to shock and Butler the likely favorite after recent battles with Bobby Walthour. Bedell and his brother Menus are noted as versatile riders with pace experience. Butler’s past stiff tests boost crowd expectations.

Vanoni Boston Park Square John Bedell Nat Butler Carlo Vanoni Lawson Fogler Krebs Europe Butler Motors John Menus Pace Bobby Walthour Bedell

School Fives Meet Today in Championship Struggle

Mechanic Arts High will face Boston Latin School at South Boston High School gym in a pivotal Y division contest. The Warren Avenue team has not lost all year, but today’s neutral floor levels the playing field amid venue changes after Dearborn Street School was condemned.

Mechanic Arts High Boston Latin School South Boston High School Warren Avenue Dearborn Street

Milton Bucks Fight Poorly Against Brown and Nichols

Milton High basketball team fell 25 to 17 to Brown and Nichols at Cunningham Gymnasium. Cambridge’s stronger lineup outmatched Milton, though the locals fought hard.

Milton Milton High Brown & Nichols Cunningham Gymnasium Cambridge

Yale Nine Schedules 28 Games With Six Fewer Than Last Year

Yale announces a 28 game schedule for 1926 with 16 at Yale Field and six fewer games after dropping the Easter trip. The list includes ties with Harvard and Princeton if the series ends level, and games set across Yale Field New York City Hartford Philadelphia and other locations.

New Haven Conn Thurston Yale Nine Harvard Princeton Yale

Curtis Poised to Keep Edwards Guessing in Roanoke Bout

Eddie Curtis of Philadelphia trains hard with sparring partners Jimmy Walsh and Steve O'Donnell for a 105 pound clash with Terry Edwards of New York at the Roanoke Club. Curtis appears faster than ever as he aims to prove his superiority and back up his boast.

Eddie Curtis Philadelphia Terry Edwards New York Roanoke Jimmy Walsh Steve O’donnell Quaker City

Boston Chamber of Commerce announces year committees

The Boston Chamber of Commerce releases its committees list for the year. Finance includes Farnsworth Shepard Smith Rogers Knowles J J. Membership features Bancroft Coppins Eddy Bartlett Gross Rothwell Morss secretary. Real estate trustees Blaney Lehy Robinson Wood Rothwell Morss secretary, etc.

Boston Chamber of Commerce Charles N. Farnsworth John Shepard Forrest Smith Wen N. Rogers J. H. Knowles J. J William A. Bancroft George T. Coppins George W. Eddy Fhasta J. Bartlett R. H. Gross Edway Gratuity Fund Wallace F. Robinson George H. Leonard James J. Phelan J. J. Wood Bernard J. Rothwell D. D. Morss William O. Blaney Geoffrey B. Lehy A. L. Robinson H. J. Wood Henry B. Moore Charles F. Stratton B. C. Wright George B. Wason Alexander Green George H. Atkinson D. Whitford F. Woods William H. Bain A. I. Merigold Benedict Walter B. Henderson Lewis K. Thurlow FE. P. Robinson Louis A. Stopp, Jr W. Miller Stewart A. L. Fuller Alfred Harris Bean Charles A. Adams John W. White Bernard Corr George C. Proctor Horace Cook Claude H. Tarbox Edward W. Arndt Orin E. Sands James G. Ferguson Edward C. Dolliver Charles A. Baldwin David M. Oliver Herbert B. Griffin Frank H. Bowles John C. F. Slayton Fimmons R. Ellis Chester Y. Lewis George E. Mitchell John H. Childs Fred W. Stone Wale Mason Albert H. Morse Alfred W. Otis George H. Lawrence

Gossip of the Boxers at Armory and Beyond

Boxing news notes several upcoming bouts including Tommy Quill versus Willie Fitzgerald at the Armory Athletic Association next Tuesday, with Fitzgerald seeking the shorter route. Other card details cover Henry Myers versus Eddie Harrigan in Portland, plus Driscoll versus Griffin in London and Baker versus Wolvast in Milwaukee, with ticket prices listed.

Tommy Quill Willie Fitzgerald Armory Athletic Association Willie Tommy Fitz Jimmy Briggs Arthur Cote Biddeford Henry Myers America Eddie Harrigan Maine Pastime Athletic Club Portland Dave Deshler Dick Nelson New York Unity Club Lawrence Jem Driscoll Abe Attell Charley Griffin National Sporting Club of London Griffin England Driscoll Bill Squires Harry Baker California Kid Wolvast Green Valley Barnes Palmer San Francisco Goldfield

Ingraham Defeats Brill in Pool Tournament Showdown

Ingraham defeated Brill 125 to 76 in Miah Murray's pool tournament last night. The scratches stood Ingraham four to Brill one. Marsh and Jimmy Knowles are set to meet tonight.

Ingraham Brill Miah Murray Marsh Jimmy Knowles

William Walker team overtakes Printers league lead

The University squad upset the Printers to seize first place last week, ending William Walker’s hold on the top spot.

William Walker Printers’ League University

Hoodoo Nearly Kills Pacer Audubon Boy at Fire

In Concord New Hampshire Audubon Boy a famed pacing horse valued at 15000 dollars escaped death when a stable fire damaged the Gatcomb string. The horse Audubon Boy was confined but saved along with Audubon Bay as firemen battled flames. Rival Angus Pointer at 2100 time briefly threatened the pacers during battles.

Concord N. H Granite State Audubon James Y. Gatcomb Audubon Bay Gatcomb

B. C. Aims for Fast Relay at B. A. A. Games

Boston College athletes prepare for the B A A games with strong focus on the relay team to face Holy Cross. Captain Bernard S. O Kane, '09, competes in the 1000 yard run against Haskins and Rogers of Cornell and Rainer of Chicago A A, after defeating Mel Sheppard at Park Square.

Boston College Holy Cross Worcester Bernard S. O'Kane Haskins Rogers Cornell Rainer Chicago A. A O’kane Mel Sheppard Park Square O'Kane

Yale Alumni Weekly Praises Yale Captain Elect Robert Burch

New Haven Conn January 23 The Yale Alumni Weekly previews the election of Robert B Burch Cincinnati to be football captain and analyzes factors behind the result It notes his leadership qualities and that past season maps kept him from games The issue cites protests from worried graduates blaming misin formation

New Haven Conn Yale Alumni Weekly Robert B. Burch Cincinnati Bureah Yale Vra

Everett Y M C A Edges Boston 22 to 21

In a tight local game at the Everett Y M C A gymnasium on January 29 Everett defeated Boston 22 to 21 to reclaim the laurels from the prior week.

Everett Everett Y. M. C. A Laurels Boston

Also Mentioned on This Page

Paul H. Shannon George Dovey National League Royal Rooter Reagan Michael Kentucky Colonel Dovey Mechanics’ Hall Betcher’ Havard Bridgeport Waterbury New Britain Sever Ree Stener Rush Kennel Club Department of Winter Sports Charley Hickman Jimmy Collins Mr. Squires Cult of the Fit and Proper Peter Maher John Ganzel Cincinnati Reds Elbert Hubbard Elite Boylston Wildey Carruth Rouse Collyer Severs Oensecesceces ST Sema Christopher Sheet Eee Mason Knights OF Columbus League Elm Hill Teutonia Gokos Blue Wyllie ODD Fellows’ League Siloam Pee Nassuckexeva Waite Aniteas Cede American Express Salem Newton League Hunnewell Eeeesesee Ss Allston Tee Eesneeeeeesers Sal Northgate Tere Eeeeeseee SG Newton Club Coulon Curtis Edwards Chamber of Commerce Hoodoo Pacer Audubon Boy B. C Fast Man Bob Burch Bouve Sterling Shoe Summer St Water St Hanover St Spring Lane Tremont Row Hotel Epicure Hayward
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