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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
10
The author proposes a fresh four ball tournament format where any golfer can pair with any partner. Handicaps would be adjusted so three quarters of a player’s handicap applies, allowing fair competition for all and quicker play. The plan could ease crowded Saturdays and help members mingle, with hat-drawn partner pairings at the first tee.
The 1908 season saw John T. Brush pay 11000 for Rube Marquard and six thousand for Bull Durham. Both joined the Giants in September as they edged toward a pennant but lost to the Cubs. Durham later acted in films in Los Angeles while Marquard remained linked to McGraw's choice.
About 700 men are training for colleges and technical schools and for careers in the classified civil service, preparing through the Boston Y M C A for advancement in education and government roles.
A civil service course offering Spanish and 53 preparatory and business subjects will begin Tuesday evening February 1. Registration is set for Monday January 31 and Tuesday February 1 between 9:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M. For information contact Frank Palmer Speare Director of Education Boston Young Men's Christian Association 316 Huntington Ave.
Reports from New Orleans claim the Fulton Flynn fight drew under 1900, with promoters seen aiding Fulton’s push for a future clash with Jess Willard. The note mentions contract issues and room for improvement in upcoming Manchester New Hampshire shows with two 10 round features and several local fighters slated.
A historical account analyzes a late balk in a decisive World Series game, detailing umpire rulings under Rule 34 and Rule 54. It recalls how the American League once treated such incidents as accidents, then changed to allow play to continue with runners advancing at peril, prompting calls for rule reform.
New York reports Tom Black, 1913 French 100m champion and Columbia freshman record setter, in peak form for spring. Coach Weters credits technique fix after a 106 m sprint noted as 11 seconds, claiming Black is now a true 10-second man with improved form.
The Middlesex School ice hockey team from Concord, leading opponents 23 to 7 after four games, has one scheduled game this week. They face Newton High School of the Interscholastic Ice Hockey League on Saturday at Bates Pond in Concord.
With the Yale interscholastics next Saturday as the target, several schoolboy swimming teams will endure a hard week of practice to reach peak form and bring back prizes.
Brookline High Huntington School and Worcester Academy send strong squads to New Haven to face Yale and aim to surpass Princeton in the annual clash. Notable stars include Brookline captains Leo Handy and Roger Bird, Huntington’s Wentworth Marling, divers Leo Vogel and J W Fay, and Worcester’s Captain Shaw and R Heywood. The meet showcases prep talent with hopes for team prize.
The first week of the Massachusetts Association of NRA Rifle Clubs tournament ended with 14 teams in competition. standings show Edison Company Lynn Gen Electric Jordan Marsh Boston Edison Boston Post Office Roger Wolcott Camp Minute Men Boston Post Office Clerks and other entries posting notable scores amid keen interest.
Bernie Wefers Jr son of the famous sprinter who now coaches Columbia University track and field shows speed in his first trials. Coach H Smith of DeWitt Clinton High School says he is a chip of the old block and should soon make his mark.
Weather woes dampen the schoolboy hockey season with few teams able to play more than three games. Only Interscholastic league squads managed over three contests on indoor rinks, leaving many teams without workable ice this week.
Arlington High tops Rindge 5 to 1 to take the league lead with three wins and no losses. Newtor High and Medford High also push strongly as Newton High eyes a top tie after a game with Cambridge Latin. Captain Edgar Burkhardt is out for Newton and Medford travels to face Sormervillea in Friday action.
The Seventy first Regiment A A winter games are set for next Thursday at the armory 34th street and Park avenue Howard P Drew of Los Angeles will race Roy Morse the national 22 yard champion and Frank Stephenson of the Trinity Club in a special scratch 65 yard dash Charley Clarke a former Xavier sprinter may also start against the winner of the Millrose 70 yard dash.
Joe Eagan has two bouts on hand. Tonight he boxes Paul Dixon at Danbury Connecticut, while on the night of Feb 7 he meets Carl Herz at Pittsfield.
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