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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1917

Page

7

Braves Win From Athletics Again

Braves win 2 to 1 in Miami as timely miscues decide the game. Jess Barnes and Cal Crum hold the line for the Braves while Bush and the Johnsons pitch for the Athletics. Stallings leads the club with Evers to direct the final Macks game in Haddock, Ga, as Maranville and Hughes take air duty earlier.

Dutch Witt Mack Gang Stallings and Company Philadelphia Bullet Joe" Bush Johnsons Ellis Jess Barnes Cal Crum Braves A’s Jess Crum Bush Johnson J. Johnson Witt Evers Bailey Red Smith H. Johnson McInnis Smith Maranville Bates Haley E. Johnson Kelly Athletics Royal Palms Hotel Rabbit Maranville Tom Hughes Phil Rader Boss Stallings Haughton Wise Stallings Haddock Macks PO. A. AB Po.a. Movies Wites Grover Strunk Magee Bodie Gowdy Tragesser Barnes E.j'ne'n J.j'ns Thrasher Hale B. Johnson Chappell J Reid

Linow to meet Zbyszko Monday in Mechanics Building

Ivan Linow, a top sensational wrestler, will meet Waldek Zbyszko Monday night in Mechanics Building replacing Alex Aberg. Linow stands over six feet tall and about 220 pounds, noted for aggressive power and catch can style. Promoter Tuohey has lined up several other matches.

Ivan Linow Waldek Zbyszko Mechanics’ Building Alex Aberg Linow Tuohey

Harvard Fencers to Meet Columbia Team

Harvard varsity fencing faces Columbia at Hemenway Gymnasium in a final dual of the season. The Crimson welcome Captain William H. Russell back, with Crimmins and Gay joining him against Columbia’s Allison Armand and Valentine ahead of the intercollegiate bouts at the Hotel Astor in New York on April 6 and 7.

Harvard Hemenway Gymnasium Columbia Swordsmen Yale William H. Russell Crimmins Gay Crimson Columbia Allison Armand Valentine Hotel Astor New York

Harvard Freshmen Hear Track Captain On Reform

Freshman track candidates from the Harvard class listened to Captain Eddie Teschner and other Crimson athletes at a meeting held yesterday in freshman halls. The recent reorganization of Harvard track athletics will consider the freshman teams and a goal to enroll many 19% athletes for spring training was outlined.

Harvard Eddie Teschner Crimson

Boston College Baseball Roster Grows to 65 Players

The Boston College baseball squad, under Coach Sweeney, expanded to 65 players during a light workout at University Heights yesterday. The session included passing drills and pitcher warmups, with a 9:30 practice planned today and a full session expected at Varsity Alumni Field Monday.

Boston College University Heights Sweeney Varsity Alumni Field

Arlington High Eyes Revival of Cross Country Run

An Arlington High School plan to revive cross country running next fall aims to restore the sport once a major activity at the school.

Arlington High School

East Armory meet shows English High leads schools

English High School leads the regimental meet with 33 points, Commerce close at 31 5 6, as Dorchester and Boston Latin post strong showings and Brighton High benefits from junior high jumpers. Senior events include hurdles, shot put, high jump, and long jump with multiple winners such as Francis Cronin, George Mullin, and J Weary among others.

English High Commerce East Armory English Dorchester Boston Latin Brighton High Francis Cronin Walter Whalen Eddie James Dorchester High C. R. Kilham E. Parsons Een Kilham Comeres J. Henry Lehester High G. J. Mullin Seek Wing J. T. Baldwin George Mullin E. J. Burke A. D. Malley Rodman Kilham H. P. Wood J. McVey Mechanic Arts H. Carmody William Nolan Eagle High F. ‘Tobin A. Moroni FE. Ussey Yde Park High J. Feeney G. Henderson Ton Bien A. H. Marcy T. B. Kerr Chester High Donnelly KR. Moscow A. Williams J. R. Horwitz J. C. Bluestein Tang Nolan Boston Ony Yin. T.hue Bury Vary Bernard Hurwitz E. Waldstein J. Griffin W. W. Hartsborn Destance Sin W. McArdle Jenny Marshall Dorches E. O. Gray Charles Finley T, Noll Hyde Park High Wood Sin.gie Worswick J. Bowen West Roxbury EB. Connolly O. W. Christie Booth I. Newman L. Smyth Ae Sandy . Ellis Enage High Cietanes E. Cohen St Boston High Deet Boudreau Gore

Aberg Scraps Bout With Zbyszko at Mechanics Hall

Husky Finn Alex Aberg fumes after canceling his Graeco-Roman clash with Polish great Waldeck Zbyszko slated for next Monday night at Mechanics Hall. Aberg cited unfair catch-as-catch-can conditions and respect for Boston fans. Also noted: Boston High School directors close a major echolastic meet, Yale and Michigan runners stirring talk, Lynn planning national rowing, Benny Leonard vs Freddie Welsh in New York, and Cornell claiming wrestling title with hopes for track in Philadelphia.

Alex Aberg Waldeck Zbyszko Mechanics’ Building Aberg Zbyszko Boston

Harvard Ball Team Plays Out of Doors at Soldiers Field

Harvard opened the season with an outdoor baseball game on Soldiers Field. Team A defeated the trailing Team B 6 to 8 in nine innings as Boyd and Delano pitched for the winners and Burrill Pratt and O Keefe pitched for the losers. Murray at third impressed with sharp fielding and Joe Knowles umpired after leaving the squad to train as an army aviator.

Harvard Soldiers Field Boyd Delano Burrill Pratt O’keefe Murray Joe Knowles

Senators 4 Birmingham 2 in exhibition win

Washington Americans win 4 2 over Birmingham in an exhibition game at Birmingham. Doubles by Leonard and Smith and a single by Rice produced two eighth inning runs to seal the victory.

Birmingham Ala Leonard Smith Rice Washington Americans

Tigers Triumph Over Fort Worth 8 6 In Texas League Affair

Fort Worth Texas March 23 Detroit Tigers rallied from an early deficit to tie the game in the eighth and win 8 to 6. Both clubs executed three double plays as the local Texas league club led briefly in the first inning.

Forth Worth Tex Detroit Tigers

Harvard Tufts Baseball Rematch Result and Pitcher Details

Harvard defeated Tufts 4 to 3 in 11 innings in last season’s college baseball game. The record game between Boston and the Athletics lists Coombs of Philadelphia and Harris of Boston as the pitchers.

Harvard Tufts Harvard Boston Athletics Coombs Philadelphia Harris Billy Meanix Speaker Cobb Billy Manning Pers Cambridge

Hoppe Wins Four Billiards Games at Imperial Room

Willie Hoppe shone in a series of performances sweeping both afternoon and night sessions. He defeated Jake Schaefer 260 to 123 in the afternoon with a high run, and edged Chick Wright 250 to 69 in the night game after a 109 run to close. Also beating Charles Peterson 2 to 17 in a three cushion match and closing with Schaefer 20 to 11 in a graceful angle display.

Willie Hoppe Schaefer

Huntington Wins Big Over Brookline High in YMCA Meet

Huntington School swimming defeated Brookline High 90 to 23 at the YMCA pool yesterday. Brookline had just beaten Huntington 48 to 5, but Huntington, coached by Tom Fitzgerald, former Andover star, showed sharp improvement.

Huntington Brookline Huntington School Brookline High Tom Fitzgerald Andover

Johnson Declines Medal for Lannin in Series Row

Ban Johnson states that bestowing world's series emblems on club officials is not obligatory. The American League can assign no reason why medals should be handed Mr. Lannin, per a message from Brunswick, Georgia where Johnson is currently.

Ban Johnson Lannin Red Sox Boston Ban B. Johnson The Post Johnson Brunswick B. B. Johnson

Robson Wins In The Tenth At Commercial A C

Tommy Robson of Malden overcame a poor start to dominate the Quaker middleweight Frank Loughrey of Philadelphia at the Commercial A C. Referee Conley stopped the fight in the 10th, awarding Robson a technical knockout. Joe Burns of Montreal backed out of a bout with DeFoe but watched Billy Meyers replace him and go the distance. Joe Marden beat Young Clancy in two rounds while Larry Costello halted Tommy Powers late in the first round.

Frank Loughrey Philadelphia Tommy Robson Malden A. C Loughrey Conley Robson Joe Burns Montreal Johnny Downes Boston Billy DeFoe St. Paul Billy Meyers Augusta Tommy McFarland Burns St. Paul Flash Joe Marden New York Young Clancy Somerville Larry Costello Tommy Powers

Handball Finalists Set After Semi Final Upset

Dave Owens and John O'Brien defeated John Harney the New England champion and John O'Brien 21-16 16-21 21-19 before the largest crowd of the season in Cabot Street Gymnasium last night. Instructor Mullen refereed. Tuesday at 8 Joe Goode and Gately face Mullen and McGowan in the first of the finals.

Dave Owens John O’brien John Harney New England Cabot Street Gymnasium Mullen Joe Goode Gately McGowan

Bunker Bean Derby Attracts Attention In Headline Bill

The new derby Bunker Bean with a square crown narrow band and cord edge draws fascination as part of a headline bill. Tax is $3.50. Delano Spring selection showcases varied derbies and soft hats domestic and overseas priced three to five dollars.

Delano

Crescents Meet Arena for Second Standings Showdown

Arena seven led by Captain Irving Small faces Crescent A C at Boston Arena tonight in a bid for second place and a possible rematch with the B A A for the league title. The B A A plays Irish Americans in New York as Gotham results decide the stakes. If B A A wins, they clinch. if they lose, the Arena winner ties for first and a playoff follows.

Irving Small Arena Seven Crescent A. C Boston Arena Crescents Arena Boston Athletic Association St. Nicholas Rink New York Gotham Boston

Arlington High keeps second with 2–0 win over Brookline

Arlington High clinched second place in the Interscholastic hockey league by defeating Brookline High 2 to 0. The Spy Ponders dominated Brookline in the second half as Reycroft scored mid first half and Jost added a late-period goal, with Gillespie assisting on the second tally.

Arlington High Brookline High Brookline Reycroft Gillespie O’hearn Jost Arlington Brookline Collins Dooley Duane Reycroft Johnson McCarthy Clifford Taylor Smith Tobt Delaney Morton Putnam Donnelly Ceeseeseeeseseeesd Marshall Schwamb O' Hearn Mooney and Grannan

Old-Time Boston Ball Player Edward Miller Dies

Edward Eddie Miller, one of the oldest pro baseball players in the United States and the longest serving dispatcher on the Southern Pacific railway system, died in Ogden Utah on March 23. He played for the Boston and Brooklyn teams before the National League era and was born in Toronto Ontario 67 years ago.

Ogden Utah Edward Eddie) Miller United States Southern Pacific Miller Boston Brooklyn Toronto Ont

Red Sox Pitchers Sharpen Skills In Rainout Practice

In HOT SPRINGS ARK March 23 Jack Barry used three hours of batting practice and fielding drills despite rain postponing a game with Brooklyn. Foster and Pennock drew attention as Barry fine tunes arm health and delivery while planning for a May 16 roster limit and a Memphis trip.

Hot Springs Ark Jack Barry Duffy Lewis Barry Lewis Walker Shorten Jack Brooklyn Dodgers Wyckoff Pennock Foster McCabe Tyson Jones Red Sox Doc Green

Lawrence to Get Lynn Club in Eastern Baseball

The Eastern Baseball Association plans a 10 city circuit for the coming season including Portland Lawrence Worcester Springfield New Haven Hartford Bridgeport and New London Lowell and Lynn are dropped. Lawrence closes a deal to transfer the club there with Jack Flynn as manager. First league games set for May 11 and the season ends Sept 15. A meeting in Boston is scheduled next Wednesday to decide the Lynn franchise.

Barry Jack Middle West Red Sox Memphis Little Rock Boston Brooklyn Eastern Baseball Association Portland Lawrence Worcester Springfield New Haven Hartford Bridgeport New London Lowell Lynn Jack Flynn Pittsburg

Baltimore Federal League Club suit date moved up

The Federal District Court in Philadelphia changed the start date of the $900,000 Sherman antitrust suit brought by the Baltimore Federal League Club against organized baseball from April 12 to April 10. The action was filed a year ago seeking damages.

Philadelphia Federal District Court Baltimore Federal League Club

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BY ED M'Grath Miami Fla Kovtun Neal Washington St School St Boylston St Omment Nat Young Boston High School Jose Ray Johnny Overton Princeton Tiger Ray Ithaca Jack Moakley John Paul Jones Boynton Moakley Benny Leonard Packy Hammey Freddie Welsh Cornell Ithacans Qurreys Pao Sports Senators Tigers Fort Worth Swan-Russell Hoppe Fitzgerald Elcho MR. Johnson Geheel St Washington Arena H. C. Crescent A. C. Conley Desjardins Synnott Roach O'Sullivan R. Myra Brown Nowell Ei Effernan N. Small Mitchell Arlington Paul H. Shannon Wagner J. Weldon Lynn Club FED Guyer
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