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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1917

Page

16

Braves Begin Two Hard Sessions At Spring Camp

Miami March 6 Braves under G T Stallings opened spring drills with two hard sessions at Tatum Park adding Joe Wilhoit to the lineup. Hank Gowdy and Frank Allen expected soon while Bobby Gill nurses a finger injury. Stallings shapes two teams with infield around Evers Smith Fitzpatrick and Rawlings, with Crum Nehf Ragan and others ready for early games.

Miami Fla G. T. Stallings Joe Wilhoit Frank Allen Tom Hughes Allen Hank Gowdy Stallings Eddie Fitzpatrick Johnny Evers Red Smith Koney Seminole Harrison Rawlings Massey Stal Gowdy Tragesser Rico McGraw Fitzy Chappelle Joe Kelly Twombly Hurling Department Oldsters Cal Crum Nehf Pat Ragan Ed Reulback Barnes George Davis Bob Gill Gill

Wrestlers in Great Shape at Grand Opera House Clash

Cyclone Burns and Tommy Draak ready for their rematch at the Grand Opera House. Draak relies on weight and power, claiming he beat Burns before in a grueling battle. Burns counters with sharpened technique and new moves to try, both sides confident of victory.

Cyclone Burns Tommy Draak Grand Opera House Draak Burns

Robson to fight New Al McCoy in Providence bout

Tommy Robson of Malden, fresh from a 12 round draw with Jack Britton, meets New Al McCoy, the Gotham welter, in a 15 round bout before the National A. C. of Providence tomorrow night. Both records show wins over top opponents, and a genuine merit bout with possible knockout is anticipated.

Tommy. Robson Malden Jack Britton al” McCoy Gotham National A. C Providence

Prize for Drill Offered by American League Clubs

Chicago March 6 baseball clubs in military training compete for drilling honors announced tonight by Captain Franklin R. Kenney. President Johnson offers $500 to the best drilled team and $100 in gold to the drill sergeant of the winning players. The award will be decided in July by a board of army officers. The fund may buy a pennant. The plan has spread to Milwaukee and Indianapolis clubs and drill sergeants will be brought to spring camps.

Chicago Franklin R. Kenney Central Department of the Army Kenny Johnson Ameri League Army Milwaukee Indianapolis American Association

East Armory meet boosts English High track hopes

English High's intermediate and junior teams defeated Commerce 701 2 to 501 2 at East Armory, with standout marks in the 220 yard intermediate and multiple event wins across sprints, distance runs, hurdles, jumps, and throws by Blue, Leiberfarb, Feeney, Walstein, Ellis, Davis and others.

Boston High School East Armory Commerce Howlett Lane of Commerce Leiberfarb I Tacs C. Blue Gray Silverman Armstrong Murphy Sulkin Zuer Horwitz Moscow Thi Wares Driscoll Sheinwald Cohen Banks Cometing Sentane Ree Bluestein Finney Rubenstein Pite Feeney McArdle Burns Walstein Hartsohlen Griffin Ellis Reid Jacobson Bowsher Davis Marley Ores Hoffman Smyth Christie Bowser Pollard Conley Bla ‘Gdon Knowles and Bowser Boudreau

Whitman likened to Hughes in New York sports

The piece notes Governor Whitman facing scrutiny akin to former Governor Hughes for sports policy. It cites Hughes halting the horse racing and suggests Whitman might limit boxing. It ponders Yale vs Harvard hockey and college championship implications if Yale wins at New Haven. It also mentions Hannes Kolehmainen hinting at retirement from American long distance running.

Whitman Hughes Yale Harvard New Haven Hannes Kolehmainen

Kolehmainen Shines in Sweden and New York Indoor News

Swedish Olympic standout Kolehmainen delivers sensational times in 6000 and 10000 metres and cross country. New York to appoint footwear censor for indoor events to prevent slipped spikes. Cornell dominates college wrestling with multiple defending titles. Holy Cross Foley Doyle and Jack Ryan chosen for New England at Nationals in New York March 17. Chicago A A members Loomis Landers Eby head to Nationals. Francis O'Hara Tech impresses in 2 3 yard race. Johnny Wivers vows best baseball year yet if he quits cigars.

Kolehmainen Foley Doyle Holy Cross Jack Ryan New England New York Fred Rubien Philadelphia Francis O’hara Tech O'Hara

Belted coat in front with tunnerl slits description

Sequence notes a belt arrangement in a coat: buttoned front, plain back, belt threaded through tunnels leaving coat open, then belt all around with coat open.

Opinion column questions Cubs manager and batting averages

Questions about answers to queries in this column note Johnny Byers as Cubs manager and ask for his batting average that season. It states 1913 batting average was .285. Also mentions Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and Tommy Burns boxing bouts in 1904 1906 1907 with various outcomes.

Mirus O ‘Jeren Lean Everett Scott Yeir Johnny Byers Cubs F. K Philadelphia Jack O’brien Tommy Burns O’brien

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