Sleep Fever Loses Red Sox First Game of the Season
Memphis pitchers Queissier and others held Boston to five hits as Pat Donahue and Burchell misplayed a routine pop fly that allowed a scoring run in the fifth. Gessler and Copenhagen? No, Gessler’s men were blanked 2-0.
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Sleep
Red Sox
Memphis
Tenn
Pat Donahue
Burchell
Gessler
Memphians
Lake
Boston
Queissier
Beaneaters
Boston Battery
Huntington Avenue
Merkle
Lindsay
Torch
O'Leary
Baerwald
Speaker
Niles
Morgan
Oveer
Coulsox
Stahl
Natice
Wagner
Donahue
American duo McFarland and Moran win six day race
In Berlin on March 21 the American team Floyd McFarland and James Moran won the six day bicycle race before the crown prince and a large crowd. They finished one full lap ahead in 495 miles 312 less than their 1908 New York victory. Stol and Berthel finished second. The crowd sang The Star Spangled Banner as they received the ovation.
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Berlin
Crown Prince
Floyd McFarland
James Moran
Stol
Holland
Berthel
France
Melrose Five Favored In Somerville Victory Clash
Melrose High is favored to beat Somerville High in a pivotal game at Winthrop High School following a 24 24 draw at Somerville last Tuesday. Both teams promise a hard fought contest with an able referee. Melrose rides momentum from a neutral floor win over Winthrop.
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Somerville High
Melrose
Winthrop
Somerville
Cathedral Y M C A Plans 10 Mile Run
Preparations for the open handicap 10 mile run under Cathedral Y M C A are nearly complete. The event will start and finish at the clubhouse 66 Union Park Street with six prizes for the first six finishers and an entry fee of 25 cents. Entries available from John J. McGee at 66 Union Park Street.
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Cathedral Y. M. CC. A
Union Park Street
John J. McGee
City
Pures Tonight Don the Mitts in New England Amateur Boxing
Seventy one aspiring amateur boxers weigh in at Mechanics Building for the New England amateur championships under the B A A and NEA A A A. Athletes seek medals and titles as tickets go on sale at 28 School Street with club membership required.
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Attells
Driscolls
Ketchels
Jeffries
Johnsons
Mechanics’ Building
Grand Hall
New England
School Street
Maloney Enters for $10,000 Marathon Derby
Mat Maloney, holder of the outdoor world record for the Marathon, will compete in the $10,000 Marathon Derby at the polo grounds on Saturday afternoon April 8. The field will include Tom Longboat Alfred Shrubb Dorando Pietri Henri Saint Yves and Johnny Hayes in addition to Maloney. The prize money totals $10,000 with $5000 to first place $2500 to second $1500 to third and $1000 to fourth.
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New York
Mat Maloney
Polo Grounds
Tom Longboat
Alfred Shrubb
England
Dorando Pietri
Italy
Henri St. Yyves
France
Johnny Hayes
John T
Boston
Longboat
Hayes
Dorande
Taylor
Jhhuntington Avenue
Ped Sox
Powers
Pollock
Lynch to Fight Mackay in New Orleans Saturday Night
Cambridge boxer Johnny Lynch faces Biz Mackay of Cleveland in New Orleans on Saturday. Lynch is praised for clever boxing and recent success in the South.
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Johnny Lynch
Cambridge
Biz Mackay
Cleveland
New Orleans
South
Bowerman Optimistic On Boston Nationals Ahead Of Season
Manager Frank Bowerman reviews Boston Nationals prospects at Augusta. He projects improved standings, outlines lineup options behind the plate and infield, notes veteran stars and promising youngsters, and cites pitching depth with Donner Lindaman Ferguson McCarthy Tuckey and Mattern.
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Frank Bowerman
Boston Nationals
Augusta
Harry Smith
Peaches
Graham
Jim Ball
Stem
Ritchey
Bill Dahlen
Bill Sweeney
Mattern
Chappelle
Ferguson
White
Pierce
Donohue
Boston Boxing Fans Await Jeff to Fight in New England Tourney
Jeffries, retired heavyweight champion, begins a two week Boston visit with a gala Armory A A show tomorrow featuring Tommy Murphy vs Owen Moran and Jim Prendergast vs Bob Lee among three preliminaries. Jack Sullivan meets Sailor Burke in Brooklyn tonight as fans speculate on a Johnson rematch.
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Mechanics’ Halls
Boston
Jack
Twin) Sullivan
Sailor Burke
Brooklyn
Cyclone Thompson
Adam Ryan
Philadelphia
Matty Baldwin
Tom Causey
Watervliet
N. Y
Bartly Connolly
Andrew Jeplha
London
Tommy Murphy
Owen Moran
Jim Prendergast
Bob Lee
Henry Hall
Tim Sullivan
Danny Murray
Young Duffy
Armory A. A
Leach Cross
Packey
Eng
Stanley Ketechell
Jack O’brien
New York
Abe Attell
Young Beremah
Dayton
Frank Mantell
Kid George
Maurice Sayers
Lew Powell
San Francisco
Johnany Lynch
Young Britt
New Order
Phil Kearne
Muggsey Shoes
Pueblo
Col
A. A
Fred Sidare
Mike Cunningham
Portland
Sig
Jim Jeffries
Johnson
Jeff
Harlem
Bat Nelson
Pete Williams
Bob
Jim
Australia
Bill Warren
Jim Sullivan
Newburyport
Roxbury
East Boston
Joe McCarthy
Faneuil A. C
Fred Sidney
Lewiston
Cunningham
Jack Twin Sullivan
Ham
B A A to Race at Pittsburg in Mile Relay Championship
The Boston Athletic Association plans to enter a relay team in the one mile relay championship on April 17 in Pittsburg under the Pittsburg Athletic Club. Likely lineup includes Captain B L Young, Ernest Nelson, Harry Lee, and W C Prout. Other entrants are the Chicago Athletic Association New York Athletic Club and the Irish American Athletic Club of New York.
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Boston Athletic Association
Pittsburg
Pittsburg Athletic Club
B. L. Young
Ernest Nelson
Harry Lee
W. C. Prout
Chicago Athletic Association
New York Athletic Club
Irish-American Athletic Club of
New York
St John s Preparatory to field first class nine for season
St John s Preparatory School plans a first class baseball nine for the coming season with veterans and fast new candidates. Edward Donahue, ex Yale player, will coach, Captain is William S Joyce of Lynn, and about thirty candidates reported. Key pitchers Donovan Dowdall Heffernan. receivers Galvin Geary McLaughlin. corner Murphy. The schedule opens April 3 with many Danvers Lynn Swampscott and Boston area games through June 15 with several open dates and unresolved Danvers interactions.
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St. John’s Preparatory School
Edward Donahue
Yale
William S. Joyce
Lynn
Donovan
Dowdall
Heffernan
Galvin
Geary
McLaughlin
Murphy
Shortstop
Graves
Hennessy
Joyce
Lynch
Flanigan
Smith
McGaffee
McManus
Danvers
Salem H
Salem
Swampscott TH
Swampscott
Gloucester High
Gloucester
Burdett College
Lawrence High
Peabody High
Arlington High
Arlington
Salem High
Danvers High
Cole Lucia Team Leads Narrow Pin Race In Revere Alleys
The two man candlepin standings at Revere alleys show Cole and Lucia on top with 901 pins. Close behind are Walsh and Taylor at 893 and Walsh and Lane 882, followed by O’Brien and Poehler 878 and Helmes and Poster 868.
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Revere Alleys
Cole
Lucia
Walsh
Taylor
Lane
O'Brien
Poehler
Helmes
Poster
Armstrong
Millar
Burdett
Holmes
Galway Holmes
Withers
Iarnum
Christophers
Green
Gullway
Baseball Games Wanted for 12 to 19 Year Olds in Greater Boston
Advertisements seek baseball teams for youth and young adult levels across Greater Boston. Listings include Orioles with 12 to 14 year olds, West End House fast teams, Tacomas of Lynn 18 to 19 year olds, Merlins semi pro squads, and Roxbury club seeking independent or semi pro groups, with contact names and addresses for scheduling and guarantees.
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Orioles
Greater Boston
Bugnias Peeney
Haverford Street
Jamaica Plain
West End House
Bergar Winkelstein
Care
Baton Street
City
Wellington
FP. F. Mitsch
Tileston Avenue
Mattapan
Fairmount A
William Ringdahl
Elizabeth Peabody House
Tacomas
Lynn
C. J. Burleigh
Myrtie Street
West Lynn
Merlins
G. J. Schaefer
Gardner Street
West Roxbury
Roxbury
Harvard Crimson Eights Set For Strong Season After Victory on Charles
Harvard’s varsity eight shows early strength with a late-race win on the Charles and ahead of last season’s form. Coach Wray has two new seats filled, a new shell arrives from Cambridge, and plans to challenge Columbia and Cornell with improved gear and seasoned rowers. The third crew is restructured into varsity four and second eight, while ex-Captain Severance’s illness may end his rowing season.
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Ffarvard
Crimson
Columbia
Cornell
Wray
Robert Bacon
W. H. Davy
Cambridge
England
Harvard
Varsity Boathouse
Yale
Varsity
Hanfstaengle
Jowett
Bean
Eaton
Easy Week for School Stars Boosts City Sports Start
The Greater Boston schoolboy season opens slowly with only the Melrose Somerville basketball championship game on Tuesday. Most teams begin workouts this week with crews reporting to the B A A house on the Charles River and baseball teams set to begin practice as weather allows.
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Melrose
Somerville
Greater Boston
Charlies River
Boston College Baseball Outlook Bright For Fast 9
The season opens in April with Maloney returning as a key pitcher in strong form. Infield prospects look improved with O Kane at first Parle at short Low at second and Hurld at third. Outfield may feature Ryan in left and Corbett in center, while right field remains unsettled.
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Boston College
Maloney
O'Kane
Tom Parle
Low
Hurld
Stoneham High
Ryan
Corbett
Norwood High
Spring Showers Have Bowerman Feeling Grumpy
Augusta Ga March 21 It was a quiet Sunday at the Dove camp with church meals and a park stroll. Bowerman frets over poor weather delaying games and scouts possible sales of Pierce as Castro seeks pitchers while Augusta has Honhorst Cole and McLaurin. Gus Dorner from Hot Springs improves, but a chilly ride ends with a storm over the valley.
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Augusta
Bowerman
Taft
Pierce
Castro
Honhorst
Cole
McLaurin
St. Louis
Davey
Cotton Belt
Ty Cobb
Gus Dorner
Tle
Big Gus
Johnny Bates
Duffey’s Sports Column Promises and Proposals at Hot Springs
Arthur Duffey reports President John I. Taylor eager about the Red Sox at Hot Springs and outlines plans for a Derby Marathon at Huntington Avenue grounds. He cites the Cy Young debate, notes concern over phony records, and discusses Olympic surplus and possible track challenges with Bob Dunbar.
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John I. Taylor
Red Sox
Hot Springs
John J
Post
John I
Cy Young
Young
Boston
Attendant Seeks Details For Local Athletics Events
A reader asks about joining the A A Marathon at the Cathedral games and requests time for Jeffries at the Orpheum. They seek ticket availability for a National Boxing Association tournament and note access restricted to club members at 25 School Street Room 70.
Worcester Stars Aim for All-America Title
Worcester Academy runners Arthur Bartlett and William Roos announce plans to compete in the all-round championships of America with events slated for July 4 at Travis Island or Celtic Park. Coach J Fred Powers, a former champion, guides the schoolboys as they enter interscholastic trials in Harvard and Dartmouth events before full training for the national meet.
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Worcester
Arthur Bartlett
William Roos
Worcester Academy
America
Travis Island
Celtic Park
J. Fred Powers
The
Academy
Harvard
Dartmouth
Trinity Five to Play Sacred Heart Tonight
Trinity A. A. five of the South End meets Sacred Heart of Lowell at Casino Hall in a return game. Sacred Heart won the first encounter, Boston’s squad seeks to rebound after a season-defining defeat.
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Trinity Five
Sacred Heart
Casino Hall
Oly Trinity A. A
Lowell
Holy Trinity
Boston
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Treet
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Etree
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Enene
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Melrose Five
MacKay
Cecil Ferguson
Armory Club
ST. John's
Cole-Lucia
B. C
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Arthur D. Cooper
Dorner
Arthur Duffeys
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Penn
Mike
Hub Town
Bob Dunbar
Duffey
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