Boston Red Sox training camp coverage from Hot Springs
Paul H. Shannon baseball editor heads to Hot Springs with the Red Sox to file daily training stories. Morris E. Scott, cartoonist, joins the squad. Ed. McGrath accompanies the Braves to Miami for full reports. The Post promises extensive baseball news and cartoons in its sporting pages.
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Commerce High nets Boston title in strong meet
The Commerce High team claimed the Boston high school championships with a seamless display of speed and jumping. Coach Skip Sherlock earned praise for guiding top hurdlers and jumpers as Nat Young received many congratulations on how the meet was conducted.
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Maud S Time Debate and Dutch Arnold Inquiry
The notes discuss Maud S claiming faster time than R0s with a 2 08 time given by B and inquire about Dutch Arnold an army athlete last heard from in the Philippines. It also asks how many seasons Ty Cobb batted over 400 with A claiming two and B three and cites Cobb at .420 in 1911 and .410 in 1912.
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Sunday Post previews big league golf contest series
In the March 17 Sunday Post, William Verett Hicks continues the series recalling the Ouimet Vardon Ray championship battle. The March 3 piece covered the Ouimet Vardon final at Brookline Country Club and the next installment will discuss the famous three cornered tie play.
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Played with Billy Sunday dies in Paterson
Jim McCormick veteran pitcher for the Chicago White Stockings in the early 1880s died in Paterson New Jersey at a hospital from a liver disease He was over 60 and had been ill for a year He early in his career played alongside Billy Sunday Mike Kelly and Old Silver Flint under Adrian Anson and was part of the famed battery with Kelly dying after a sudden decline.
Red Sox Face Delayed Travel to Hot Springs Camp
The Red Sox un locked for delay in Buffalo disrupts a full day’s practice at Hot Springs and blocks Barrow’s squad from reaching the Ozark camp before Monday afternoon. The team arrived nearly five hours late and missed the Hot Springs special, forcing a 2 a.m. departure tomorrow by train.
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Harvard Crew Delayed by Persistent Ice on Charles River
Lingering winter freezes the Charles River surface delaying Harvard varsity and freshman rowing practice. The planned outdoor season opener, set for today, is postponed indefinitely due to ice. Coach Haines had hoped for open water last Friday, but a weekend storm refroze the river, likely pushing sessions to next week and possibly after March 17.
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Braves Face Pay Dispute With Kenetchy Before Training
First Baseman Kenetchy remains unsigned as Braves manager Haughton fails to meet his salary demands. Kenetchy proposes reporting if the club covers travel to training camp, but Braves rule requires unsigned players to pay their own transportation. He plans to visit Spartanburg to see his brother in the signal corps before enlistment.
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Amateur Boxing Entries Close for New England Championships
Preparations are underway for the New England amateur boxing championships to be staged at Mechanics Hall on March 18 under the auspices of the N E A A U. Entries are set to close this Wednesday.
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Wanderers to Play Cambridge Tonight in Boston Arena
Announcement says a hockey game is set for tonight at the Boston Arena pitting the Wanderers of Boston against the Cambridge City Club.
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Soldiers and aviators board train en route to Kelly Field
An engineer drives the train as enlisted recruits from Ithaca and Buffalo join a large delegation en route to San Antonio. Babe Ruth and Johnnie Evers are feted aboard the Red Sox car while Alona Jaynes and John Evers Jr. travel with the party. Weather improves as the train nears Hot Springs and a planned meeting with Wyckoff and Schang is uncertain due to a train delay.
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Harvard to Plan Varsity and Freshman Tennis Teams
Harvard experts meet at the Harvard Athletic Association to plan spring varsity and freshman tennis outfits. Yale has sent a challenge for matches with both teams. Cambridge prospects look good as last year’s substitutes form a rising nucleus and several former varsity players remain in college.
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Balky Herzog Delays Braves Spring Training Plans
The spring training of 1918 faces a major hurdle as Charley Herzog, a key financier, demands more than his holdover Giants contract. The Braves refuse to bow to his terms, staging the issue with a calm, detached stance while negotiations stall.
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McGraw Faces Herzog Standoff Over Braves Transfer
The Giants leader John McGraw is anxious as Herzog may threaten to delay or derail the Boston Braves deal. Boston claims Herzog agreed to transfer and contract terms. if Herzog misses training camp, Boston may demand return of Doyle and Barnes and pursue action. McGraw plans a personal talk in St Petersburg to press Herzog.
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Camps To Use 50000 Baseballs At Army Camps
March 10 50000 baseballs will be used in army and navy training camps this year. with over 1 500 000 men under training the war and navy departments seek to have every man participate in baseball under the supervision of training camp commissions.
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Camp Teams Plan Under Army and Navy Athletics Directors
Dr. Joseph A. Raycroft leads army camp athletic plans with company regimental leagues and no divisional leagues due to scattered cantonments. Walter Camp oversees naval stations forming representative teams with elimination schedules and inter station contests possible. A Boston Navy Yard unit including big league stars plans a three month tour against major league and semi professional teams with proceeds to the Navy Welfare Fund. About 50 000 to 70 000 baseballs will be used across training camps, as 4000 units each receive roughly 12 balls plus equipment from men and organizers.
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Middlesex School Sets Last Indoor Practice
Middlesex School in Concord will finish what is likely the final indoor workouts for its baseball and crew candidates this week in the new school gym. Spring vacation begins next Friday and outdoor practice should resume when students return March 27. The diamond season opens April 6 with Concord High School.
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Kennel Association Plans Charity Bench Show June 9
The Ladies' Kennel Association of Massachusetts meets at Hotel Touraine to discuss plans for its annual charity bench show set for June 9 at Norumbega Park grounds.
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Newton High Clinches Inter scholastic Hockey Title
The Inter scholastic league concludes its season with Newton High securing the championship for the second year in a row. The season showcased a higher quality of play across teams, marking its most successful year since the league began in 1911.
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Newton Triumphs Over Brookline In Hockey Title Run
Newton edged Brookline High Friday night in a fast clean hockey showcase. At the Arena this afternoon the 1918 champions meet Melrose High for the final game of the season. Captain Sanford's Medford team is in good form and Arlington High visits Brookline in the St Botolph Street surface bout. Brookline aims to win to avoid finishing tied with Cambridge Latin for runner up.
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Magee Returns Home for Redland Star Power
Lee Magee will play for his hometown this season with Christy Mathewson returning to the American League fold in Cincinnati. Magee's home is described as directly behind the center field fence in Redland, anchoring local baseball sentiment.
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Dodgers Catcher Snyder Retires From Baseball
Dodgers catcher Snyder announces voluntary retirement passing on the season. He ends a lengthy major league career and cites personal reasons for stepping away from the sport.
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Boxing Igossip Hits New Talent At Local Arenas
The Commercial A C hosts four ten round bouts with a bantam title on Friday. Debuts include Woonsocket’s Young Goula vs Powers, Panama Joe Gans vs George Robinson, and Frankie Wilson vs Young Socco. Dundee returns Tuesday facing Harry Carlson at the Armory A A, promising a rugged duel.
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Testimonial Planned for Togo O Keefe at Grand Opera House
A grand testimonial will honor John Togo O Keefe one week from Wednesday night to aid his sight loss. The Morning Glories of Charlestown fund efforts head by Rabbit Maranville and Johnnie Riley promise a city’s best entertainment with boxing names such as Battling Levinsky Eddie Shevlin and Joe Egan volunteering. O Keefe is remembered as a Mechanic Arts football end and standout basketball player capable of an 11 second 100 yard dash.
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Chicago Bowlers Win Championship
In Cincinnati on March 10 H Steers and Fred Thoma of Chicago won the American Bowling tournament two man title with a 1335 final score. Runners up included 8S Goodman and A Jenks of Canton 1287 and J Porto with M Lindsay of New Haven 1282.
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