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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1919
Page
14
Today the Boston Interscholastic Rowing Association begins river training from the Boston Athletic Association boat house near Cottage Farm bridge. Veteran coach Pat Manning returns to lead the squad into a season of improving work for the schoolboys.
The eight schools in the rowing association include Cambridge Latin Rindge Technical Boston Latin and Brookline each holding a leg on the B F Keith Memorial Trophy with three legs needed for permanent possession Huntington Commerce English and Boston College High have yet to win a leg. Oarsmen hope to race today under favorable conditions as spring vacations begin allowing morning training and a more even field with veterans limited to one per school. Cambridge Latin veterans include Randolph Heizer Henry Spencer and William Manning. Noble and Greenough and Stone School prep details noted with Frank Ryan named as likely leader for the Harvard Invitation regatta entry.
Hans Wagner, famed ball player and coach at Carnegie Tech, remains full of pep as about 75 candidates train daily on the athletic field. He inspires fight and enthusiasm in his youngsters and hopes to build a strong team with many returning players from last year.
Belmont Driving Club schedules 16 races for its third Grand Circuit meeting August 11 to 16 in Philadelphia. Early closing events include a $5000 purse for 2:11 trotters, with additional $3000 2:06 races, $2000 for 2 and 3-year-olds, a $1000 Philadelphia County race, and Belmont racers’ own $3000 2:06 and $2000 2:12 events.
Harvard tennis opens a busy season with matches set at Cambridge against M I T Tufts Columbia Amherst Dartmouth Yale and Longwood Cricket Club at home and in New Haven. dates run from April 26 to May 31 with an open date May 24.
Lee Yeat faces no pinch hitter concerns as Chet Thomas shows top form in spring practice. He headlines the daily rounds of rounders by hitting across the field, often batting for up to 30 minutes, signaling a versatile effort.
Bob Steele, a left handed pitcher with the Pitts rrg and New York National League clubs last year, has been released to the Salt Lake City club of the Pacific Coast League.
The Suburban league expands to eight schools with a 21 game schedule starting mid April. The circuit includes Cambridge Somerville Newton Rindge Medford Brookline Malden Everett, with early rounds April 12 to April 30 and a mobile slate through June 17. Mystic Valley Boston City and Boston District leagues join later in May.
Harvard braces for a strong season as returning stars Mans Hutchinson C G Krogness Burnham Lewis Billie Moore and Freddie Church join Coach Donovan. Krogness named standout in hurdles high jump and versatile in sprints jumps and hop step jump. Manager Lawrence Leonard sets May 3 dual meet with MIT and entries for the Penn relay carnival April 25-26.
The writer imagines a famed boxer facing a sudden defeat miles from home and questions the sport’s reliance on luck. He then applauds Boston schoolboy athletics director Steea Nat Young for ending a district meet with strong competition and notes discontent over the BAAs decision not to run a schoolboy meet this year. The piece ties boxing, youth sport, and wartime context together.
Gossip notes East Boston High shines under Coach O'Brien with star Billy Nolan and a novice lineup showing speed and conditioning. The boxing card features Frank Britt in Cleveland, Bennett Osthues denying maskings, and a busy lineup at Armory A A and Rockingham A C with Boston contenders and upcoming matches across New England venues.
The Pilgrim A C of Beachmont plans the new season and seeks games with fast amateur groups in the state. New players join the lineup as they target the Mohawks Hyde Park Lincolns Everett and Overlands Malden. Holiday games are booked. C Mattingly 713 Winthrop Ave Beachmont.
Chelsea High School won the league with 13 wins in 14 games. Brockton High placed second as Watertown High, once leading with 12 victories, dropped to last after a forfeit for a player over age.
Williams baseball team held outdoor practice at Williamstown on March 20. Coach Thomas trimmed the squad from 10 to 15 players, marking one of the earliest outdoor sessions in recent years.
An old classified style notice advertising Worker Plug Tobacco touted as union made with a four man usage image and bold product claims. The brief highlights a tobacco item marketed to workers featuring a simple slogan and competitive messaging.
The club plans to push hard to sign O Dowd upon his return from abroad and pair him with Wednesday's battle winner. Directors vow to go to the limit as Boston fans await a champion. In the 10 round semi final Joe Connolly and Shaver O'Brien draw attention. The other six round contests feature Tommy Nee with Joe Doherty and Tom Darcy with Dan Donovan.
Reported exhibition match ups show RHB St Louis Nationals and Kansas City play in Kansas City with 2 0 0 entries, plus Cleveland and New Orleans games totaling 7 5 and unsettled scores. No clear results or official outcomes provided in the fragmented text.
A Badmington tournament brings Boston and New York teams to the Badmington Club of Boston next Saturday afternoon. Boston, reviving the ancient court game after years, is regarded as a leading aggregation and recently defeated New Yorkers in New York.
Lieutenant-Commander Morrison of Annapolis expects the Naval Academy to schedule games this season against at least two major East colleges after the next. He believes big schools will be on the schedule, signaling a broader eastern schedule for the academy.
Manager Garrett Scollard calls BC candidates to outdoor work as veterans return from the indoor season. Strong field events loom with hammer thrower Joe McNamara and others, while sprinters and middle-distance runners vie for spots. Scollard has arranged meets with New Hampshire State Tufts Bowdoin Maine and aims to send a team to the Penn relay carnival.
A Welsh-American named Harries built a two room cottage in 48 hours in 1911. The 123 by 20 foot structure had two small rooms and rapid progress from April 26 to April 28. The project featured swift material delivery, tile-layers, relays, and pebble-dash stucco with garden work completed by April 28.
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