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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1914
Page
12
Boston National League Club issues injunction against the Federal league agent to restrain contact with any Braves member while in Georgia. The move marks the start of major league action against the Federal league incursion.
Judge Matthews signs a broad injunction at Fort Valley on John Doe papers, barred any Federal league agent from talking to or doing business with Boston players in Georgia. Manager George Stallings serves for the Boston Club amid fears of Weds interference as Kansas City’s George Stovall pursues players. Stallings vows to push the action to the limit.
Harvard conducted an ice boating practice yesterday when boat 4 from the Newell Club sprang a leak and sank in the upper Charles. Eight rowers swam to shore while the rest strove to reach safety, aided by a wind blown shell. The crew was retrieved. no injuries reported and the shell will be repaired for spring rowing.
In Jacksonville on March 13 the Philadelphia Americans and Chicago Nationals played nine innings resulting in a scoreless tie. The game was halted at the end of the ninth due to darkness. Players Humphries Pierce Bresnahan Bender Bush Pennock Wyckoff Schane were involved for Philadelphia and Chicago roster details were incomplete.
Jay Gould, American and British amateur court tennis champion, defeats George F. Covey of England to win the open professional world championship in Philadelphia. Gould dominates the match winning 7 sets to 1 in a celebrated display of the game.
Gould proved the country’s best court tennis player by overpowering Covey at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. Covey fought back in the third set but Gould controlled play, winning the match in four sets. Covey heads to New York next week. Gould, as an amateur, earns a cup valued at 1250 dollars and Covey gains two thirds of match receipts plus travel expenses.
Invitations list famed players R D Wrenn R D Little G F Touchard and R N Williams as contestants at the Longwood covered courts Chestnut Hill March 26 27 28 Play daily with prizes including a Longwood trophy for a three year winner First and second prizes offered Tickets via Edwin Sheafe 141 Milk Street
Houston Blouston wins 5 to 3 over the New York Americans. Chance used all outfielders as pinch hitters in the ninth. Batteries Ray Ware and Allen Kitchens Caldwell McHale Reynolds listed.
Ray Skilton led the Irish American A. A. to a victory at the Arena as he dribbled the length of the court and scored the winner 40 seconds into overtime after a tightly contested game against Pilgrim A. A.
In a tied 2-2 game after two 25 minute periods, Pilgrim A A defeated Irish American A A with a sudden death goal by Skilton. Irving Small pressured Irish American while Bray and Seguin and Fynan contributed Pilgrim goals, as Bat es and Telford opened scoring in a fast paced match.
A list inviting fast or semi pro baseball teams aged 12 to 18 to play matches against numerous clubs in New England. Each notice names the interested club, age range, travel terms such as half fares, and contact person and address including Malden, Cambridge, Roxbury, Dorchester, North Cambridge, Revere, Lynn, Newton, Roslindale, Canton and East Boston.
Three records went by the board yesterday in prelims and finals of field events at the Boston High School Field and Track league. Most field events were cleaned up, leaving running and sprint events on Saturday at the South Armory.
English High School swept the senior shot put and dominated overall with 299-10 points, while Commerce trailed with 231-2. Dorchester High took third and Hyde Park fourth as multiple events produced new records and top marks by John Shelburne of English High and Donald McNeil of Commerce.
The column collects mixed sport chatter from track and field to hockey and boxing. It mentions Oxford runners under pressure like Jones, Rabbit Maranville as a partner for Johnny Evers, and trainer Tom Trenholm’s Ashland to Boston race plans. Freddie Welsh meets Willie Ritchie for the lightweight title as Harvard football figures seek boxing gold.
Charles E. Brickley Harvard football captain for 1914 spoke to Somerville High School pupils yesterday afternoon He urged that to be a good athlete one must be a good scholar noting the faculty will not tolerate poor scholarship alongside athletic ability
The Cleveland Athletic Club defeated the American Soo team of Sault Ste. Marie 4 to 2 to win the American Amateur Hockey Association championship, earning possession of the 2000 James McNaughton trophy in a rough, fast game.
The discussion centers on a bantamweight title bout between Coulon and the Kid, with uncertainty over who earns the crown. Coulon would take most of the purse, while Williams also pursues the championship. Harvard’s Edward R. Bushnell argues Harvard might have won last year’s intercollegiate title under current scoring, suggesting strong Crimson prospects.
A 10 mile handicap cross country meet is scheduled by the St Marys Catholic Association of Cambridge on Saturday April 4. The course begins at St Marys Gym Harvard Street and loops to Harvard Square Garden Street Concord Avenue Fresh Pond twice around the Pond and back. Five prizes plus a time prize will be awarded. Entry blanks are available from H O Leary St Marys Association Cambridge.
Tomorrow evening March 20 1914 H G Daniel will give a simultaneous chess exhibition against all comers at the Boston Chess Club rooms located at 15 Exchange.
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