Schoolboy baseball boom as 1909 season opens locally
American and National Leaguers start the 1909 season with Boston area high schools showing strong prep teams. Dorchester High, led by captain Fraser at second base, returns veterans Hoernle Sullivan Spaulding Conley and others. English High trains under O Reilly with candidates Greene Janvrin amberg and backstop Nelson. Malden High, Cuddy says, fields strength for a prosperous suburban year. West Roxbury High enters first division after last year’s second division title with about 40 players practicing under Captain North.
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Boston
Dorchester High
Hick
Fraser
Dorchester
Lneup
Bill Hoernle
Sullivan
Spaulding
Conley
English High
John D. O'Reilly
Greene
Janvrin
Amberg
Nelson
Roger Wolcott
Charley Cuddy
Malden High
West Roxbury High
North
Jack Redmond
Reilly
Worcester Athletes Rally Against Schoolboy Meet Officials
Worcester Academy administrators protested coaching and officiating at a Mechanics Building schoolboy meet. They protested a pole rule dispute and questioned starting pistol conduct, praising Worcester’s athletes and noting standout performances by George Miner and the Academy shot put trio Bartlett Roos and Messenger.
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Worcester Academy
Mechanics
Worcester School
Exeter
Worcester-Volkmann
Harry Lee
Volkmann School
Lee
Worcester
Fred Burns
C. W. O'Connor
George W. Beals
West Roxbury and area school league schedule summary
The document lists multiple league and nonleague games across Boston area schools from April to June. Entries include West Roxbury Hyde Park Brighton Dedham Norwood Brookline and others with venues at Locust street Dunbar avenue Jefferson names and dates, plus several high schools such as S Johns Preparatory Boston College High School Somerville Concord Salem Arlington Malden Waltham Everett Marlboro and Dorchester High School.
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Hyde Park
Brighton
Dedham
West Roxbury
Open
Norwood
Brookline
Boston
Jatin
Locust Street
Winchester
English High
Chelsea
Winthrop
South Boston
Mechanic Arts
Dunbar Avenue
Milton
Revere
Dorchester
Concord
S. John's Preparatory School
Danvers
High School of Commerce
Fenway Grounds
Dean Academy
Franklin
Boston College High School
Massachusetts Avenue
Somerville High School
Somerville
Concord High School
Salem High School
Salem
Arlington High School
Arlington
Malden High School
Malden
South Boston High School
Waltham High School
Waltham
Everett High School
Everett
Marlboro High School
Mooro
Tech
Tech Field
Dorchester High School
Dunbar Aenue
Boston Latin School
West Roxbury High School
School Title Hangs Fire
There may be a playoff for the school basketball championship as Dorchester High and Boston Latin seek a final game to decide the title. Both division leaders consider a clash to settle the tie, despite prior reports that no final would be held.
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Dorchester High
Boston Latin
Rhode Island College issues ball schedule for baseball
Rhode Island College unveils 10 game first team and three game second team schedule for the coming season. Manager H. I. French lists dates at Kingston Amherst Worcester Polytechnic Boston University Bates College Boston College Connecticut State Willimantic New Hampshire State Kingston and Durham with two open dates and a Brown freshmen vs Rhode Island College second team game.
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Rhode Island
H. I. French
Aggies
Amherst
University of Vermont
Kingston
Worcester Polytechnic
Boston University
Foreign Walkers Arrive for Gotham Match
Ten European competitors entered in the international six day go as you please team race at Madison Square Garden arrive in New York on the Lucania. Representing France Italy Belgium Holland Ireland and England they proceed to Coney Island to train. England’s Fred Appleby the only man to beat Shrubb in a distance race also arrives to enter 10 15 and Marathon events drawing wide interest.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Lucania
France
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Ireland
England
Coney Island
Fred Appleby
Shrubb
Tucania
Pitcher Teever balks at West Baden treatment
Pitcher Sam Teever balks at West Baden. Leever states in a letter with his contract that he does not think the West Baden treatment is necessary.
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Sam Teever
West Baden
Leever
Baldwins Meet Pingers In South Boston Cage Clash
Baldwins A C of South Boston faces the Pingers A C of Ward 7 tonight at Clan-na-Gael Hall in a highly anticipated South Boston basketball showdown.
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Clan-na-Gael
South Boston
Baldwin A. C
Pinger A. C
Ward 7
Merkle to Receive Warm Reception on Polo Grounds Return
Report says Fred Merkle will be greeted warmly at the Polo Grounds despite the notorious failure to touch second base. Slagle is expected to depart the Cubs and Manager Chance plans to move pitcher Ludgren as well.
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Fred Merkle
Polo Grounds
Slagle
Cubs
Chance
Ludgren
Jennings Claiming Pennant Again for American League
Hughey Jennings signals another bid for the AL pennant as the Tigers face a tough season ahead with strong competition and a challenging path to the title.
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Hughey Jennings
Tigers
Manager McAleer Grieves Over Heidrick Reporting Failure
Manager McAleer laments Emmett Heidrick missing reporting duties and believes the star outfielder could still be used to advantage despite the setback.
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McAleer
Emmett Heidrick
Scrub Nines Clash In Red Hot Sunday Game At Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas the Boston Americans and Cincinnati Nationals met in a sunny afternoon exhibition at Pittsburg park. Key players included Jimmy Collins and Wild Bill Donovan for Boston and Long Bob Ewing for Cincinnati, with Fromme Barry and Karger pitching for the Nationals. The Americans mounted a late offensive to pull away, scoring nine runs in the eighth inning to win decisively as Boston fans followed the action with interest.
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SCRUB
Hot Springs
Hod “Springs
Ark
Nationals
Red Sox
Pittsburg
Lake
Trainer Green
Bill Donovan
Americans
Fred Burchell
Jimmy Sebring
Outlaw
Jimmy Collins
Charley Hemphill
Bob Ewing
Reds
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Taylor
Collins
Jimmy
Fromme
Barry
Providence
Karger
Bell
Arun
Davidson
Donovan
Wee
Hemphile
Sebring
Sees
Romme
Ryson
Burehell
Sveressiertestrein
Alperman
Lumley, EE
One
Tigaca Aia
Pastorius
C. F
Lush
Eevee
Nationais el
Albers
Burch Collins Delehanty
Hemphill Phree
Tlome
Ewing
Burch
Delehanty
Barger
Rigler
Boston Team Arrives for Early Practice Amid Hopes
A large Boston crowd gathers awaiting practice with Frank Pettitt and Miss McManus among the attendees. The piece notes replacements like Karger for Lou Criger, Ehrmann’s rugged hardiness, umpire Rigler’s presence, and players buying gear while Red Sox stars arrive.
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Frank Pettitt
Miss McManus
Dorchester
McKinnon Training in Secret for Gardner Fight
Boxing week previews detail McKinnon training in secrecy for a Tuesday match with Gardner, with mentions of Attell Pierce in Philadelphia and Conlon Coster in Brooklyn. Also noted are bouts in New Orleans, Cincinnati, and Boston, plus amateur trials and planned shows run by the B A A and Union Club with Langford and Walsh sparring at the Old Howard.
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Abe Attell
Young Pierce
Philadelphia
Johnny Coulon
Joe Coster
Brooklyn
Billy Griffith
Kid Ash
Cincinnati
Tommy Stone
Soldier Burns
Baltimore
Tom Crawtford
Unk Russell
Williamsport
Penn
Kid Reebe
Boyo Driscoll
New York
Matty Batsivrin
Eddie Wallace
Moran
Eddie Landers
Brook Tuuesday
Bill McKinnon
Jishiy Gardner
Armory A. A
Young Donahue
Kid Farmer
New Orleans
Johnny Marto
Young Corbett
Frank Picato
George Memsic
Los Angeles
Johnny Coulan
Eddie Doyle
Johnny Glover
Frank Ziringer
Pittsburg
Boston Athletic Association
Jerry Gaines
Porky Wigan
Brockton
Jimmy Choubby
Fred Gilmore
Hammond
Ind
Patsy Kline
Nap Dufresne
North Adams
Cy Flynn
Frank Klaas
Ed Casey
Jack Williams
Fred Cooley
Philandelphia
Freddie Welsh
Ray Bronson
Biz Mackey
Eddie Kelly
Johnny Conlon
Borough of Churches
Roxbury
Peoria
Farmer
Jimmy Gardner
Armory
A. A
George Byers
Bill
Byers
McKinnon
California
Jim Flynn
Jim Coffroth
Colma
Union Club
Porky Flynn
West End
Reader
Dorchester
Taneuil Hall
A. C
Sam Langford
Jack Johnson
London
Jimmy Walsh
Old Howard
Crowley Beats Fowler in 15 Mile Race to Spotlight
Jim Crowley defeated Bob Fowler in a 15 mile race at Mechanics' Building, impressing fans and positioning Crowley as a top challenger to Al Shrubb. Despite slower track conditions and Crowley remaining an amateur, his late surge and overall form suggest he may turn professional to chase longer distances. Times for both runners were provided.
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Jim Crowley
Bob Fowler
Mechanics
Great
Shrubb
Ile
Crowley
Buffalo
al Shrubb
Tom Longboat
Flanagan
Longboat
Yale Leads Scoring In Fast Hockey Season
The intercollegiate hockey season of 1909 ends with Harvard undefeated champion but Yale tops in total goals. Yale's 18 goals include 10 by captain Flerron, making him the season’s leading scorer. Harvard and Princeton tally 14, each. Dartmouth and Columbia fare poorly with Dartmouth scoring near Harvard’s total and Columbia shut out.
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New York
Harvard
Crimson
Yale
New Haven
Princeton
Old Eli
Columbia
Flerron
Elf
Dartmouth
Dorchester Club to Hold 10 Mile Run
Dorchester club plans an amateur cross country run on April 8 under the North Dorchester Athletic Association. The course starts at Bird Street and Columbia Road, goes to Issue Hill Avenue, Mattapan Square, Milton Boulevard five mile mark, and returns. Prizes include silver cups for the top six finishers.
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North Dorchester Athletic Association
Bird Street
Columbia Road
Issue Hill Avenue
Mattapan Square
Milton Boulevard
Burns and long distance feats spark serious debate in Australia and Boston
Arthur Dudley notes Burns in Australia facing Squires and Lange with mixed results and praises Exeter's finterscholastic win. He highlights O'Hara and Crowley as rising talents, discusses long distance running popularity in Boston, and hints at possible future races between Shrubb and Longboat.
Revere cycle track announces schedule and track manager
Alex icLean serves as manager of the Revere cycle track and is expected to run races this coming season. The column also discusses training methods for round shoulders and asks about heavyweight boxing champions, sprint speeds, and stomach muscle development.
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Revere
Alex icLean
Braces
Jack Johnson
Jack Thoney
Trrus Cobb
McConnell
Thoney
Cincinnati
Cobb
Exercise routine for core strength and mobility
The passage describes basic exercises starting from a supine position to raise legs and hips to a vertical stance, continuing until fatigue with rest breaks. It then alternates to hands on hips and lifting the upper body off the floor to vertical. Repetition is advised daily.
Plan Splendid Auto Setting For Boston Show
Work to transform Mechanics' Building into a huge fairyland for the Boston automobile show begins this morning. Painters carpenters and decorators will staff the transformation all week as Boston aims to host the most lavish auto show yet. The Boston Automobile Dealers Association plans an original display plus the largest telephone exchange ever built for a similar event.
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Boston
Boston Automobile Dealers' Association
Transcontinental Auto Race Sanctioned
The Automobile Club of America has sanctioned a proposed transcontinental auto race to be held this summer from an Atlantic seaboard point to Seattle. A trophy by M. Robert Guggenheim and substantial cash prizes will be awarded. Entries are expected from France Italy Germany Great Britain Belgium and the United States.
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New York
Automobile Club of America
Atlantic Seaboard
Seattle
Wash
M. Robert Guggenheim
France
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
Belgium
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Dorchester Club
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Tommy Burns
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Fowler
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