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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
14
Harvard charts the busiest dual meet slate in school history with Annapolis Dartmouth and Yale on the docket. Coach Donovan must manage top athletes across events while critics watch for the season’s outcome amid college championships in May.
Under A A U rules amateurs using assumed names risk future disqualification. The official 75 yard record stands at 7.35 seconds though faster times exist only in practice. Oxford defeated Cambridge in 1909 by 83 percent lengths in 19 minutes 50 seconds. Harvard won the 1909 boat race. time 21 minutes 50 seconds. 1910 Harvard time 20 minutes 46 seconds. Cathedral Y M C A 10 mile cross country entries to N J O Donnell 60 State Street. Course details listed from Union Park to Morton Street and back.
George Hackenschmidt the Russian Lion sailed for England and is matched to meet Frank Gotch for the world wrestling championship on Labor Day in Chicago. Empire A. C. of Chicago to promote the bout, with Gotch under contract to the club.
After five months Hackenschmidt presses for a rematch with Gotch while Gotch in the ring says he will wrestle any man but only for 20 000 dollars no matter the outcome. Jack Curley offers to back Gotch with that sum. Hackenschmidt aims to reclaim the title and will take a percentage with the risk of wrestling for nothing.
Cincinnati March 20 The National Commission granted George E Walsh free agent status after he showed no current contract with Fall River Mass He was transferred from Boston National League to Fall River and deemed free The case against player Rowland Barrows for $100 appeared in the same report.
The Yale Interscholastic Association ends age limits for its annual track meet at New Haven on May 6. Exeter stars Bill Bingham and Captain Freddie Burns can run, boosting Exeter prospects while Andover Mercersburg Worcester Academy and Hill School stand to benefit from the rule change.
The baseball game scheduled today between the Cleveland Americans and the Quincy team was not played due to cold weather.
Brown defeated Rhode Island State College 8 to 1 in Providence opening baseball schedule amid soggy field and cold wind. The game marked the first New England baseball contest of the year.
Washington's McAleer shows strong interest in Sykes of the Atlanta team after standout hitting in held games. He considers a Southern League season as prep for major league duty and negotiating with Jordan for an option to repurchase if possible.
Exeter New Hampshire reports spring practice beginning April 10 under coach Zeigler as the team seeks to end Andover’s six year winning streak. It will be Exeter’s first spring session in many years.
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