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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1911
Page
11
Harvard likely to challenge Dartmouth victory in a track dual as referee failed to disqualify H W Smith who knocked down six of ten hurdles. The ruling would flip the score from Dartmouth 60 Harvard 57 to Harvard 61 Dartmouth 56 if enforced.
Report notes regular rules apply unless captains agree otherwise before a meet. Harvard faces a disappointing night as Smith holds first place and Dartmouth gains points amid controversy over the Green team's actions in the broad jump regarding Lewis.
Old Penn, the Penn weekly, urges abolition of gate receipts and professional coaches and trainers at Pennsylvania. It advocates students paying for athletic wear and expenses and calls for a conference among eastern universities to reform college athletics. The piece foresees Penn leading this change.
Nearly 100 games dot the week as schoolboy baseball unfolds across leagues. Medford and Melrose lead the standings tied at three wins, with Everett, Somerville, Brookline, and Rindge among others aiming to upset the pace. A key Dorchester clash features the High School of Commerce versus Dorchester High, while English High meets Lynn English and Winchester High in a tight schedule.
A dense schedule outlines daily games across multiple schools this week. Harvard Freshmen face St Mark’s and Dorchester High meets H B Commerce 2d distributed through Monday to Saturday with numerous matchups including Lynn English versus Winchester and Somerville versus Wakefield.
The annual regatta for local schoolboy crews is likely scheduled for June 6 and 7, falling on Tuesday and Wednesday, though exact dates are not yet fixed.
After a weekend of dual meets, Yale Pennsylvania Cornell Princeton Harvard and Michigan face an unsettled race for the 1911 championship. Cornell and Penn beat each other closely while Yale and Princeton stumble. The coming Harvard Stadium meet May 26 holds the title outcome with distance stars Moakley and Reidpath among key names shaping the likely winner.
Arthur Duffey notes a strong field for the mile at the intercollegiate championships. With Wilton Paull at 4 17 4 5, Jones of Cornell at 4 18 4 5, and Hanivan of Michigan around 4 21, a new college record could be within reach.
Four Boston heavyweights and contenders headline a slate of boxing at Buffalo and in Boston. Andy Morris of East Boston, Porky Flynn of the West End, Jack Twin Sullivan, and Jimmy Gardner lead a card featuring Flynn versus Jim Savage of New York and Morris versus Jim Smith at the Fairmount Athletic Club.
Fort Strong defeated the Buchanans at Fort Strong in a hard fought game. Armstrong and Sterner led, Sterner hitting a long home run and multiple players contributing in an eighth inning rally. Holst and Armstrong excelled on the mound as Strong posted its seventh straight victory.
William Queal of Alexandria Bay New York won the professional 16 mile sweepstakes on a quarter mile track at Celtic Park in 22 minutes 52 3 5 seconds. Tom Longboat of Toronto finished second 306 yards behind, with William Kohimainen of Finland in third. Other starters Hans Holmer Gus Ljungstrom James J. Lee and Ted Crooks failed to finish.
Harold Brown, noted mechanical engineer, bought a Wright flying machine and plans to compete at the Atlantic aviation meeting in September. John Kingman urges spelling reform for automobile terms like carburetor. A Boston Commercial Vehicle association committee meets at Hotel Tenor to plan a commercial vehicle run next month with a possible June date and a triangular Boston Providence Worcester circuit. The contest aims to demonstrate vehicle efficiency to eastern Massachusetts businessmen, avoiding speed. The Motor Contest Association and the American Automobile Association dispute remains unsettled.
The article discusses amateur restrictions on starting professional races and reports on a Hugo Kelly Mike Glover matchup that did not occur on April 19. It notes coaches and marathon wins, mentions John Hayes Athens Marathon 1906 London Olympic victory, and directs intercollegiate entry requests to Harvard manager R C Floyd. It also references the Whippet Club of America based in Methuen Mass.
Italian wrestler John Perelli headlines a Columbia Theatre week with 15 minute bouts offering $25 to anyone he cannot throw. Demettras the Greek heavyweight opens, followed by Jim Smart, Fred Anson, and a climactic Perelli vs Jack Leon showdown Saturday night with other heavyweights on the card.
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