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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
12
The Met T A A at its regular meeting approved a plan to dissolve the current association and form a new one. Manager Tourtellotte outlined the plan with active varsity team managers, a treasurer, and three undergraduates to govern and finance the activities.
At Majestic Park the Regulars beat the Yannigans 6 to 1 in a spring workout. Baseball features included Marty McHale twirling six strong innings, Hooper and Scott making standout plays, and Babe Ruth pitching three innings for the Yannigans before leaving due to a tender arm.
Miami reports ideal weather with a high of 75 as the Braves defeated the Fitzgites 7 to 1 in seven innings. The Brahves and Seminoles played their last game in Miami for a year, following yesterday’s bitter defeat.
Rose Hardiman of Roxbury won the girls amateur diving contest last night at Bowdoin Square Theatre and received a handsome loving cup from the management. A large field of contestants attended the event. The piece also notes an upcoming Giants Tigers bout where Ty Cobb and Benny Kauff are criptically discussing their plans in the series.
The Red Sox, upbeat after Lewis suffers only a bruised thumb, plan to skip him until Memphis. Boss Bill shields him from action, while Shore to start against the Pirates with Anderson, Mays, and Foster possible. Spear leads hitting as three cool days slow camp and arms stay stiff.
Middlesex School in Concord restarts its baseball season with indoor sessions after a vacation, focusing mainly on battery practice as players return to campus for workouts.
Frankie Mack and Walter Butler set for an 118 pound bout with city fans primed for a double bill. Eddie Murphy of South Boston looms as future foe while Al Shubert meets Mickey Brown and Joe Connolly debuts against Al Reidy. A Medford A A C tournament draws eager mitt slingers as promoters report plans for Jersey and Tampa venues.
The Arena Hockey Club defeated the Harvard Club 10 to 2 in a Boston Hockey League game at the local Arena. Small and Mackay split goaltending duties, allowing only two Harvard drives past them, while Sagar stopped 20 of 30 shots. Seguin, Whitter, Conley and Roach led the Arena offense, building a 6–0 lead by halftime and extending it to 10–2 with three Seguin goals in the second half.
In Fort Worth Texas on March 2 the New York Nationals beat the Fort Worth team 1 to 0. A Rankin Johnson former Boston American pitcher debuted in a Fort Worth uniform.
Captain Bliss of the Bay State Automobile Club's golf team plots a active season with the first tournament set for April 19. Prizes are offered by J H Johnson of the Buick Boston company and Joseph B Donovan, Studebaker distributor. Frank F Wing returns from Indianapolis after a Marmon factory visit as demand for the society car of 1916 rises.
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