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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1911
Page
14
Last week trading fell below the irreducible minimum with dull days since July and March noted as the quietest period in a generation. Brokers cite limited price movement and rising inactivity as the market awaits rulings on American Tobacco and Standard Oil while big bankers shift to bond issuance. A cautious revival is expected with spring.
Boston Joplin Zinc Mines Company opens the second allotment of shares at 25 cents par and urges orders by March 31. The holding company controls 50 percent of Essenia and Sulphide stock with mills active and a planned second mill start. Assistant treasurer J C Atkinson endorses personal examination of properties and invites inquiries and orders with booklet promotion.
Analysts split on panic timing with some foreseeing no precise forecastable panic while noting conditions ripe for one. Prospects rise for U S stocks listing on Paris or other European bourses, potentially boosting demand as yields remain low. Supreme Court decisions in trust cases likely by April 8 or soon after. tariff talks kick off in a special Congress session with Canadian reciprocity negotiations seen as boosting business.
Calendar notes payable dates for Calumet & Arizona dividend and closing books for Am. Wooten preferred Chi Bur. and Quincy. Ex dividend for Laclede Gasco and preferred shares. Books open and close dates listed for Calumet & Arizona.
Harvard varsity crew started regular training today at the Varsity Club quarters on Holyoke street with 10 oarsmen and coach Jim Wray. Additional squad members may join as they prove varsity material to fill a four oar eight and substitutes. Captain R W Cutler heads the list along with Balch Goodale Hooper Metcalf Newton Stratton Strong Waite and Lothrop Withington Jr.
After the third cut in Harvard's freshman squad, 20 players remain for further trial. The group includes Avery Blackman Bettle Canon Chatfield Curtis Faulkner Griffiths Harvey Hoogs Hyde Magwood Milholland Perkins Randal Sagar Wingate Williams Reynolds and Bliss.
Boston fans will see the Cuban all star champions at the American League Grounds on April 19 in the afternoon. The lineup includes players who toured with Connie Mack's Athletics Hughey Jennings' Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubans beat top teams in 12 games nine times and defeated the Athletics Tigers and Reds in tests. Massachusetts may include Chesbro Strobel Barnes Lonergan Barry and Norris in the opposing lineup.
The piece notes Canadian athletes gaining on Americans in hockey marathons and sprinting. It praises Shrubb in long distance, Cornell over Michigan in dual meets, and Kraenzlein’s Westerners. It cites Rhodes scholars in Hongland and Henry's Eastern debut, then contrasts British and American scoring methods.
The writer advises persistent practice for shot putters and notes a 34 feet first attempt as excellent. Best exercises suggested are chest weights and pulling up. Mentions names like Ralph Rose and Bill Coe as aspirational, and references boxing tickets, gym openings, and Olympic team prospects.
New York Nationals defeated Dallas 6 to 3 in Dallas. Devore went 5 plate appearances with a single a double a triple and stole bases, scoring once on a sacrifice.
Memphis downed the Chicago Nationals 2 to 1 in a game noted for sharp fielding and strong hitting. Fritz yielded only one hit in four innings while Swalm Crandall and Fritz drove the ball, shaping a narrow Southern league win in Memphis.
More than 50 pupils from St Marys Parochial School perform the scriptural cantata Jephthahs Daughter this evening in St Marys Hall Cooper Street. Miss Mar Barr directs with a matinee next Sunday and a final performance planned for April 3.
Harvard spring football starts at Soldiers Field this afternoon under coach Percy Haughton with over 70 men expected to report. The three week session will be led by Haughton and captain Bob Fisher, assisted by Charlie Daly Ham Corbett and veteran grid stars. Lothrop Withington will coach the line and work with early candidates before joining the varsity eight. his brother Paul will coach centers.
Carl Pace new Waterbury owner blocks an Al to Waterbury deal that would have sent Cooney Hoover to Altoona in exchange for Crist Clark and Howell. Pace insists only good players will fit the Waterbury roster this year and values quality over quantity.
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