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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
13
Jack John, in San Francisco, divides time between business and pleasure, avoiding work and disturbance. He avoids the gym, favors sunlit beaches, and spends spare moments at the steering wheel of a big fight, with Geo Little stating the routine schedule and involvement from the fight day.
Scores of letters to the governor's office after Tom McCarthy's death following a San Francisco fight urge intervention to block the July 4 bout involving Jefferies Johnson. Forest Mitchell, secretary, says the governor cannot interfere.
In Worcester on May 5 Holy Cross capitalized on miscues by the visitors. Regan pitched well allowing two hits and striking out 12 as Holy Cross scored in the fourth and later innings. Final score 4-2 with Sweeney Culber Roan contributing for Holy Cross. Umpire Murphy. Time 40 minutes.
The Suburban League plans its outdoor track meet for June 2 at Everett High School. Members Everett Melrose Medford and Malden will enter six per event, four starters, with events including sprints, distance runs, jumps and the shot put. Entries close May 28. Also noted are Everett baseball injuries, Malden returns, and ongoing interleague football and track news across local Boston high schools.
Tech and Wesleyan prepare for a midweek dual track meet at Middleton Connecticut with Tech favored by about four points. Key events include Pete White and L O Mills expected to win middle distance races, Pead and Bacon as dash and hurdle threats, and Allen, Dalrymple and Watkins aiming for field event wins while Wesleyan counters with Robeson and Bray in sprints and throws.
In Ben Lomond California on May 5 Joe Choynski and Papke sparred with James J. Jeffries as the champ supervised the session. Choynski showed old time skill while Jeffries remained faster and more decisive. Papke noted Jeffries was gentler yet and he himself felt still a novice in the champion's hands. Papke heads for San Francisco training quarters near the weekend to prepare for Joe Thomas.
Coroner's jury in San Francisco returned a verdict of accidental death for Tommy McCarthy the prize fighter killed last Friday night in a bout with Owen Moran the English lightweight champion Moran testified that he pursued the knockout in the 16th round and had not planned a fixed 15 rounds the fatal blow came in the final round as he pressed for victory
Concord School beat Boston College High School of Boston 6 to 5 in Concord. Reardon starred in the field. Key plays included two bases on Adams and a three-base hit by Reynolds. Hills pitched for Concord and Matthews for Boston College High School. Attendance about 3,500.
Harvard varsity barely avoids defeat as second varsity and freshman crews press the line in a tense rowing measure. The near miss underscores the depth of Harvard’s boat club as rivals threaten the top crew.
A mile and seven eighths race was held yesterday afternoon from the Union Boat Club upstream to the Longwood Bridge. The varsity crew rowed in rather poor form.
Tufts defeats Bowdoin 4 to 3 in ten innings after Dickinson delivers a walk off hit with two on and two out. Atwood exits in the sixth as both teams play solid defense. E Martin Dustin Quarters Wandtke Clifford Wilson Purston Dickson Larkin and Atwood figure among the day’s standouts as Tufts edges Bowdoin before 500 spectators.
Tim Sullivan of Newburyport defeated Henry Hall of Boston in eight rounds at the American A. C. Sullivan held a weight advantage which he used to control the match, while Dan Hurley beat Tom Maloney in six rounds in the preliminaries.
The employees of I. N. Taylor Company defeated Wiggin & Elwell nine in a six inning game at Wood Island Park yesterday afternoon by 10 to 7. Cotter earned most credit with pitching and his hitting while Plummer and O'Brien shared battery duties with Cotter.
Harvard lacrosse visits Hobart in the Stadium for the third game of the northern division in the Intercollegiate Championship series this afternoon at four. Hobart previously defeated Columbia 10 to 1 and beat Cornell 11 to 9. Harvard enters the series with its first game.
Dedham High School and Somerset A C of Germantown plan a dual meet Saturday afternoon at Stone Park. Events listed include sprint and distance races with several dash and relay categories.
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