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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
19
Red Sox prep amid muddy field conditions in Hot Springs with Jake Stahl drilling pitchers and fielders. Wagner arm health drives infield plans. Stahl weighs staff choices while Bradley and Wagner anchor the middle infield.
Treasurer James E. Gaffney and Architect Charles B. Meyers inspected the nearly finished Braves Park in Roxbury, expecting completion within a week. Flags, pennants, blue stone walks, sodded field areas, and a finished grandstand await opening day on April 11 with opening ceremonies and substantial enhancements already in place.
In Hot Springs Arkansas March 28 Mrs James McAleer sails to Chicago visiting Youngstown and nearby towns while the Sox play Dayton and Cincinnati and returns to Boston for the Harvard game. Manager Hugh Duffy travels from Cairo Illinois and notes the Milwaukee team is struggling as Sox prospects are tried out. Chalmers and another early starter face injury woes as Alexander also steps back.
Phillies edge Senators 7 to 6 in a close game. Key contributors include Batteries, Seton, Brennan, Schultz, Graham, Killifer, Cashion, Walker, Henry, and Ainsworth delivering for Philadelphia.
German Dutch duo Walter Rutt and Johann Stol won the Berlin six day cycling race finishing tonight after covering 2653 miles. The German pair Lorenz and Saldow placed second and the American team Root and Moran finished third.
Tom Kennedy of New York defeated Frank Moran of Pittsburg on points in a 10 round heavyweights bout at National Sporting Club. Kennedy weighed 191 pounds to Morans 195. Moran fought aggressively but remained awkward and wild, while Kennedy showed flashes of cleverness but was slow in motion.
Monte Attell of Pittsburg formally challenges Johnny Kilbane for the world featherweight title. Articles of agreement are circulating and only the weight factor may block a match. Attell seeks revenge after his brother Abe was defeated, with a prior 12 round draw already sparking a rematch.
A list of youth baseball clubs seeking matches for April 19 and following Saturdays. Teams include Jordan Marsh Juniors, Colonials of Quincy, Apollo A A of Jamaica Plain, Cubs of East Boston, Merrimac Y M C A, Boston Newsboys Club, Spartan Juniors of Chelsea, Bennett Juniors of Somerville, with details on age groups, venues, and half fares or guarantees.
Harvard rowers reconfigure boats with Morgan moving to varsity two, Stratton sidelined by decline in form, A Abeles replacing C Abeles due to voice issues. Freshmen swap Myer and McVicker into positions 3 and 2. Coach Wray conducted afternoon form practice as crews finalize for Charles River and New London competition.
The Harvard freshmen defeated the varsity 1 to 0 in a five inning game on a soggy diamond at Soldiers Field. Freshmen coach Joseph Kennedy used substitutes while varsity pitchers Frye and Watson kept the hits scattered.
At a meeting of the Municipal Athletic Association executive committee Mayor Fitzgerald attended as honorary president. Architect A R Sargent presented revised sketches for an athletic field and stadium in the Fens and a decision was postponed for a week pending Park Commission consultation.
Morti mer Windsey of New Haven broke a world bowling record in Paterson New Jersey by topping nine games with a 2081 total and an average of 225.6. The feat surpassed Thomas Haley's 1910 Detroit mark of 1961 and the 1907 NBA record of 1956 by John J Voorhis in Atlantic City.
Tommy Burns former heavyweight champion challenges Jack Johnson for a 20 round title bout to be held at a place of Johnson’s choosing but preferrs Alberta on Labor Day. Burns posts a $1000 forfeit and offers a July fight with Jim Flynn if Johnson declines.
Detroit American regulars defeated Jackson 9 to 4 in a Cotton States league matchup played in Jackson Mississippi yesterday. The game featured strong Detroit hitting and solid pitching to secure the win.
The Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency sells the 380-foot Shiyessa to a yachtsman of Isleboro Maine from Mrs. Louisa Currell of Charlestown. The agency also transfers the Coronilla to Charles M. Fauci of Lynn from the Wright estate, the Friendship Inl. to N F Am bursen and W N Church of Boston, the Ibex to Albert F. Bigelow of Cohasset, and the Miccaboo to Edward M. Coffin of Newburyport from Norman S. Powell of Philadelphia.
The reor ganized B A A seven led by Captain Winsor returned to form with a fast clean win eight goals to six against the famed Victoria seven of Winnipeg, holders of the Allen Cup, in a show at the Arena last night.
The B A A seven displayed peak form against the Winnipeg Victorias, with Winsor and Hicks superb offensively and Sortwell and Huntington strong on the wings before Sortwell left with an injury. Gardner’s goalkeeping held the visitors in check as B A A built a 5 4 half time lead and held on to win 8 6 with goals from H Baker Dion Heron and others. Attendance was 2000.
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