Red Sox Trade Talk and Training Notes From Boston
Boston sports pages weigh a possible Shane Collins deal with Chicago and discuss Barrow Gleason friction over Sam Agnew Wallie Schang and Sam Jones. Ed Barrow hopes to visit next week while trainer Doc Lawlor may stay debated as Charlie Green recovers and plans for Fenway park summer work emerge.
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Red Sox
Shang
Sam Jones
Shane Collins
Everett Scott
Ed Barrow
Kid Gleason
Boston
Barrow
Sam Agnew
White Sox
Wallie Schang
Gleason
Collins
Chicago
Shone Collins
Shone
del Gainer
Berkshire
Sox
Big Ed
Stuffy McInnis
Happy Felsc
Harry Frazee
Charlie Green
Charlie
Fenway Park
Dick Hoblitzell
Harvard Freshmen Face Numeral Drought In Hockey Row
Harvard freshmen hockey players may not receive numerals this year after scheduling disputes. Yale declined to meet Harvard, Princeton backed away, and the Princeton committee refused to sanction a game for the yearlings. The Crimson had arranged travel and venues, and now players face loss of funds and no honor numeral for past efforts.
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Harvard Fresman
Yale
Harvard Athletic Committee
Princeton
Crimson
Harvard
Taft School
Taft
Princeton Athletic Committee
Brooklyn Ice Palace
Harvard Club of
New York
Brookline High School Cancels Ice Hockey Game
Brookline High School canceled its planned ice hockey match against Arlington High School yesterday afternoon at Brookline after taking up the boards on its rink earlier in the week.
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Brookline
Arlington High School
Harvard Freshmen Scrub Middlesex Clash This Spring
Harvard University freshman baseball team will not face Middlesex School on May 21 as Harvard filled its schedule. Manager Ford Hibbard arranged a game instead with Holy Cross College freshmen, removing the Middlesex contest from the slate.
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Harvard University
Middlesex
Concord
Ford Hibbard
Harvard
Holy Cross College
English High and Latin athletes clash in Newton arena
English High beat Boston Latin 79 to 53 as intermediate and junior divisions produced tight contests. Welling and Arbeene led in 600 and 220 yard races while Crosby and Leven starred in field events. The piece also notes upcoming Bay Area meets and remarks on figures like Murchison and Ray shaping the sport's scene.
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East Newton Street Armory
Welling
Morgan
Arbeene
Reynolds
Snyder
Simmons
Norris
Jacobson
Ginsburg
Crosby
Glickman
Quirk
Hall
Myron
Donahue
Lynch
Robertson
Einglish
Harvey
Tyler
Lin
Llin
Ellis
Ginsberg
Moore
Sin
Greenblatt
FAST QUARTET RUNS FOR TECH
Technology may send its relay team to Meadowbrook games in Philadelphia on March 15 led by Captain Pierce. Likely runners include Garvin Bawden Wingate Rollins Theodore H Spitz and Oliver J L Bartles with strong middle-distance potential and key losses in distance events from last year.
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Technology
Philadelphia
Garvin Bawden
Wingate Rollins
Theodore H. Spitz
Oliver JL. Bartles
Pierce
Bawden
Barder
Rollins
Dorney
Bardles
Purcell
Orman
Halfacre
MacMahan
Crimson Seeks Strong Track Team With Farrell Return
Coach Eddie Farrell, famed for developing Harvard long distance runners, returns to Soldiers Field to join Coach Donovan for the season. He served in the Aviation Corps in Texas and helped mold stars like Duggan Goodwin and Oconnell. The pair aims to build a formidable Crimson track squad.
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Eddie Farrell
Harvard
Soldiers Field
Donovan
Farrell
Texas
Duggan
Goodwin
O’connell
Sanitary
Aviation Corps
Rule Affects College Stars In Intercollegiate Athletics
There is a kink in the IA A A A resolution requiring departing college athletes to return to college to compete. Harvard runners face a handicap since Cambridge registration starts April 1. Crim son track manager Larry Leonard, president of the S C F S, will propose an amendment in New York to allow returning athletes who cannot yet register to be eligible to compete.
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Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America
Harvard
Cambridge
Larry Leonard
Crimson
S. C. Four As
New York
Medford High Tops Brookline 43 to 25 in Dual Meet
Medford High School track team defeated Brookline High 43 to 25 at the Medford High gymnasium. Highlight performance came from Andy Gaffey the 90 yard sprinter showcasing speed and leadership in the meet.
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Medford High School
Brookline High
Medford High
Andy Gaffey
Blackburne Set To Join Braves In 1913 Season
Russell Lena Blackburne, listed No. 12, signs with the Boston Braves under banner of George Washington Grant. Traded from Cincinnati for Walter Rehg, Blackburne aims for third base as he trains for the trip to Braves Field and New York-approved roster. Coach Slattery and President Grant discuss local players’ tryouts as the club plans economical preseason evaluations.
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Braves
Russell
Lena’ Blackburne
George Washington Grant
National League
New York
Blackburne
Cincinnati
Walter Rehg
Stallings
Grant
Boston
Palmyra
N. J
Jack Slattery
Slattery
Braves Field
Tilden Wins Middle Atlantic Indoor Tennis Title
William T. Tilden II of Philadelphia defeated Vincent Richards of New York in the final to capture the Middle Atlantic indoor tennis championship. The match went 4-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 with Tilden's late surge and strong net play securing the victory.
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Philadelphia
William T. Tilden
Vincent Richards
New York
Tilden
Richards
McCormack Beats Gray In Close Ten Round Bout
Dan McCormack of East Boston defeated Johnny Gray of Chelsea in ten rounds, using strong defense late to pull ahead after a tough middle span. The card also featured a draw between Charlie Bergen and Johnnie Downes, and wins by Dave Powers and Paddie Flynn in shorter bouts.
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A. C
Mills
Dan McCormack
East Boston
Johnny Gray
Chelsea
Gray
Mac
Charlie Bergen
New Haven
Johnnie Downes
South Boston
Bergin
Connolly
Walter Mohr
Brooklyn
Dave Powers
Malden
Johnnie Veto
Powers
Veto
Paddie Flynn
Everett
Charlie Miller
Bangor
Ruth to Hurl and Be Pinch-Hitter This Year
New York February 28 Ed Barrow manager of the Red Sox plans to use Babe Ruth as a pitcher and pinch-hitter next season and seeks one more experienced outfielder if Hooper does not sign.
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New York
Ed Barrow
Red Sox
Babe Ruth
Hooper
Yale varsity eight picked for PA race Easter week
New Haven February 28 Yale's varsity eight was chosen today by coach Mather Abbott for the race with Pennsylvania set for Easter week.
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New Haven
Yale
Pennsylvania
Mather Abbott
Kid Gleason Quits Trade to New York Teams
Kid Gleason, after days in New York City pursuing trades with the Yankees or Red Sox, has abandoned the effort and returned to Philadelphia.
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New York
Kid Gleason
Yankees
Red Sox
Philadelphia
Boxing Gossip A Derby bout boosts Bogash star power
Bridgeport southpaw Louis Bogash defeated Pete Hartley in a 12 round Derby, Conn. card on Thursday night. The story notes Bogash’s threat to win and potential impact on his March Lawrence bout under New England boxing circuit chatter.
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New York
Louis Bogash
Bridgeport
Beckett to Fight Carpentier After Wells Victory
London reports W. C. W. Beckett of Southampton who KO'd Bernard Wells last night will meet Georges Carpentier, the French heavyweight champion. Sporting writers say the Beckett Goddard bout winner may challenge Carpentier after the azht.
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London
The
Central News
W. C. W. Beckett
Southampton
Bombardier Wells
Georges Carpentier
Sapers
Beckett
Frank Goddard
Carpentier
Herrmann Likely to Stay Commission Head
In New York on February 28, Garry Herrmann is expected to remain as commission head amid a new truce in the baseball commission dispute. John Heydler of the National League said no joint committee meeting on the matter has occurred and is unlikely in the near term.
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New York
Baltimore Federal League
Organized Baseball
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Washington
National Commission
Garry Herrmann
John Heydler
National League
Joint Committee
Commission
Army of Stars for Big Meet at Mechanics Building
Athletic history promises to be made in the big B A A games this evening at Mechanics Building. The cream of Eastern champions and many from the middle West compete in intercollegiate world and American events with top athletes pitted against one another.
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Mechanics’ Building
Middle West
Boston Games Set for Hunter Mile and Hurdles Showdown
Joie Ray of Illinois A C challenges Oscar Hedlund in the Hunter mile with Dave Caldwell and Bob Simpson aiming to surpass records in a night of events. Big hurdles feature Bob Simpson, Earl Thomson, and Yale contenders as Harvard and Yale square off in a major relay. Mechanics’ Hall tickets indicate a record crowd.
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Oscar Hedlund
Bob Leavitt
A. B. Shaw
George Chisholm
Joie Ray
Illinois A. C
Chicago
Hedlund
Bob Simpson
Murchison
Wingate Rollins
Tech
Hank Flower
Harvard
Yale
Boston Arena to Rebuild After Fire Loss
Plans are under way to reconstruct the Boston Arena after a recent fire. President Abbey and the board have inspected the site and workmen are expected to begin debris removal and new construction in the coming days.
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Boston
Abbey
Board of
Arena to be rebuilt as replica. Boston funding eyed
Funk & Wilcox, architects of the former Arena, confirm plans to rebuild soon. President Abbey, chief stockholder, favors the project but may seek Boston capital. debate over keeping the old design or adding a lobby expansion continues. The arena, once a center for ice sports, boxing, marathon, and dances, will again serve New England athletics.
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Charles Winslow Green
Red Sox
Charles
Funk & Wilcox
Abbey
Arena Corporation
Boston
Chicopee
New England
Crack Trio in Big Attempt at National Indoor Titles
Dave Caldwell of Boston Tom Campbell of Chicago and Homer Baker of New York plan to contest both the 600 and 10 yard races at the National Indoor Championship meet March 8 in Brooklyn They will face Ted Meredith and Marvin Gustafson among others for two grueling middle distance events keeping rest between heats Jose Ray of Illinois A C adds danger in the 10 1 2 yard dash
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Ray
Dave Caldwell
Gordon Nightingale
Clyde Stout
Chicago
Cecil Leath
Boston A. A
Mike Devanney
New York
Harry Wigeger
Caldwell
Mayor Curley
Boston
Tom Campbell
Homer Baker
18Th Regiment Armory
Brooklyn
Ted Meredith
Marvin Gustafson
Meredith
the Garden
Jose Ray
Ilinois A
Exeter Relay Set to Lick Andover Tonight
Exeter, N. H. seeks a fourth straight relay win over Andover at the B A A games. Captain Torkelson is in top form after an injury, with Sweetser, Waterman and Hizrot aiding. The Exeter squad aims for roughly a 3 minute distance, while Connors expects Torkelson in the 40 yards, Powers in the schoolboy 40 yards, and other entries for experience.
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Exeter
N. H
Andover
Torkelson
Sweetser
Waterman
Hizrot
Connors
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