Prelim day at New England intercollegiate championships at Stadium
Newsman previews the meet with Dartmouth expected to win, Hillman’s Dartmouth athletes likely to score in every event, and Carl Shattuck from California highlighted as a star in the Western contingent. He notes coming matchups including Harvard hammer hopes, Cornell boat prospects, and lingering talk of Dartmouth dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Dartmouth
Hanover
Harry Hillman
Exeter
Carl Shattuck
University of California
Matt McGrath
Harvard
Crimson
Ted Cable
Cornell
Courtney
Lake Cayuga
Jack Moakley
Ithaca
Leighton House
Winthrop
Jack
Historical sports questions with mixed boxing and wrestling notes
A reader asks about past boxing and wrestling events and records. Questions address Joe Choynski vs Walcott in New York 1900, Luther McCarty vs Willard a 1912 bout, Zbyszko vs Lurich, Jack Britton Eddie Murphy controversy, and other 1910s matches including Americus, Cyclone Burns, Eddie McGoorty and Leo Houck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matty
New York Giants
Eddie Plank
Athletics
Joe Choynski
Joe Walcott
New York
Walcott
Choynski
John Paul Jones
Connell
Tommy Conneff
Jones
Conneff
Luther McCarty
Willard
Zbyszko
Lurich
Mechanics’ Building
Mill
Madison Square Garden
Jack Britton
Americus
Cyclone Burns
Eddie McGoorty
Leo Houck
Philadelphia
Giants Trade Three for Fromme in National League Deal
New York and Cincinnati clubs completed a deal sending Leon Ames Josh Devore and Groh to the Reds for pitcher Fromme. Fromme posted a .457 era in 1913 over 48 games, while Ames Devore and Groh posted varied numbers. McGraw said Ames and Devore offered little value and Groh is a fast fielder and steady hitter. Fromme to join the Giants at the Polo Grounds tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati
Giants
Leon Ames
Josh Devore
Groh
Reds
Fromme
Ames
Devore
John J. McGraw
Polo Grounds
Local college baseball slate and city matches listed
A full day of college and high school baseball across Greater Boston with Holy Cross at Massachusetts Agricultural College in Worcester and multiple city matchups at venues including Fenway Park Cambridge and Newton. Golf at Woodland Auburndale and Meadow Brook Reading entries, boxing cards in Waterville and New York, track trials at the New England intercollegiate meet and Worcester Academy meet, plus a Brookline horse show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Cross
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Worcester
Noble & Greenough
Roxbury Latin
Fenway Park
Cambridge Latin
Quincy High
Cambridge
Newton High
Dorchester High
Newtonville
Reading High
Woburn High
Reading
Hyde Park High
Norwood High
Norwood
Winthrop High
Revere High
Revere
Chelsea High
Saugus High
Chelsea
Milton High
Weymouth High
Milton
Thayer Academy
Boston Y. M. Co. A
Braintree
New England
Stadium
Trials
Worcester Academy
Gaskill Field
Rube Waddell Fails to Appear in Winnipeg Games
In Winnipeg on May 22, fans expected Rube Waddell the former major league pitcher to surface for Virginia Northern league games. Despite two games played, he has not appeared, and manager Spike Shannon offers no clues about his whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Rube Waddell
Spike’’ Shannon
Auto speed law chatter and dealer moves in New England
Gossip for motorists notes a potential 2 mile per hour speed limit could trap nearly all car owners. It reports executives from Krit Motor Car Detroit, Chalmers, Donovan, Maxwell, Studebaker and related agencies visiting regional distributors and the consolidation of Diamond tires with B F Goodrich in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Moore
Krit Motor Car Company
Detroit
Harrington-Thompson Company
Fred Nichols
Chalmers Motor Car Company
New England
Chalmers
H. B. Limric
Diamond
Goodrich
I. K. Rittenhouse
Diamond Company
Akron
Ohio
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Tom Sharkey
Bob Fitziimons
Jim Flynn
Coffey
Coney Island
Gunboat Smith
Jesse Willard
Billy McCarney
Jim Wray
Jim
Blue
Thames
Yale
Wolf’s ‘New Clothier?.s
Portland
F. J
Clarry Whitney
Marc Wright
Garters
Paris
A. Stein& Company
Chicago
Boston
Brockton
Hyde Park
Stetson High
Stoughton High
Stoughton
Abington High
Rockland High
Abington
Bridgewater High
Whitman High
Whitman
Brighton High
West Roxbury
Woodland G. C
Auburndale
Woodland
Meadow Brook G. C
Oakley CC. C
Watertown
Jimmy Moriarity
Kid Fleming
Billy Corrigan
Kid Dennis
Waterville, Me
Jim Coffey
F. McGuinness
J. Litt
Soldier Kearns
George Rodell
Jumbo Wells
Sam Citron
Country Club
Brookline
Beverly
Frank Coveney
Donovan Motor Car Company
Studebaker
BE. le Roy Pelletier
Lynn
Kuppenheimer
Kennedy
Wilson Bros
Whitman Sea Island
the House of Kuppenheiner
Summer
Hawley
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