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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1916
Page
17
Students at Trarvard with latent track abilities will be regarded as shickers after the Harvard Crimson campaign to recruit more candidates for field events in upcoming track meets.
A misty turnout of twenty one couples started the Chestnut Hill Golf Club event with 19 teams submitting cards. Prizes went to both best gross and net. visitors claimed gross honors while home club players took net prizes. Miss M. D. Pierce and Lau rence Haughton posted 89 12 77 for low net, while Miss Dorothy Crosby and R. H. Wales shot 8&8 gross for trophies.
A fragmented ledger lists pairs of names and numbers across Chestnut Hill Brae Burn Woodland and Country areas. Entries include Miss Ada Smith with Hrae Burn and Kk. M. Purves. Miss M. Young with A. T. Harris. Mrs. W. L. Quacker with N. W. Smith. and others tied to Chestnut Hill and Brae-Burn.
Harvard notes scarce talent in field events as the reason for losing to Yale by points in running events and fresh men losses at New Haven. The Crimson editorial blames laziness, calls for better coaching and more turnout to raise field event standards.
Belgian speedster Victor Linart, world middle distance champion, arrives for the Revere track event against Wiley and Walthour. Wiley and Smart visited the track but avoided workouts, hoping for warmer weather and dry boards for a possible brush.
Portland failed to score after loading the bases in the last inning as pitcher Alsworth held New Haven to two runs. Clemens Shannon and Lonergan contributed early hits while Burns and Murphy delivered key at bats for New Haven. Alsworth pitched nine innings for the win with Durning allowing one run in final frame for Portland.
Rain affects games and grounds across Rochester Providence Toronto Montreal and Baltimore as results show mixed conditions with occasional showers. Richmond defeated Buffalo 3 to 2 while other matchups report wet fields and unsettled play across the region.
The women's singles and doubles events scheduled yesterday at the Brookline Country Club were postponed due to weather. The mixed doubles also delayed. the tournament started Monday and, weather permitting, will continue today with many notable players from local and national clubs.
Manager Edward F. Boyce of Concord High School announced last evening that he has arranged a game with Lowell High School. The match is set as a notable late-season interscholastic contest.
The Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency reports sales of multiple vessels including the 110 foot steam yacht Thendara owned by King Upton of Boston to Sidney E Farwell of Boston destined for Colon Panama. Other boats transfer from Boston area owners to buyers in Chicago New Bedford Winthrop andto various lakes coast and Buzzards Bay sites.
Local listings show Melrose, Medford and numerous towns hosting high school matches today. Contests span Suburban, Mystic Valley, Middlesex, Norfolk and other leagues with colleges Tufts Harvard and Princeton to follow later in the schedule.
The passage describes American Tobacco Company machinery turning out cigarettes at a rate of 200,000 per day. Freshly laundered caps and aprons wearers remove finished cigarettes from trays as shredded tobacco moves through drums and paper wraps. A visit offer invites readers to tour the factory at 337 347 West 27th Street, New York City.
Lexington High School baseball meets Lynn Classical High School for the second game of the week on the Lexington Athletic Field at 3:09 p m. The two teams had not faced each other before on the diamond.
Boston College High School will face Cambridge Latin School this afternoon on Russell Field North Cambridge. The game was postponed due to rain on the original contest date.
An advertorial note states that Egyptian Straights cigarettes are produced and guaranteed by The American Tobacco Company outlining brand backing and quality promise.
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