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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
19
The column surveys boxing figures and war impact with notes on Dempsey Levinsky pay, Pete Herman's charity offer, and Jack Eller's amateur status. It mentions influenza in New York, Yale football talks, and notes from Boston readers about friends, hospital stays, and travel plans during autumn 1918.
New York Oct 31 Several amendments to the Amateur Athletic Union constitution were circulated for the upcoming annual meeting. Proposals include reinstating soldiers with limited violations, reinstating those who tutored service personnel without five year probation, and preserving young workers' amateur status. Other changes target the five mile run, foreign entries, and board of governors selection.
John McAuliffe, All-American end and former Dartmouth captain, appointed official coach of the MIT Naval Unit football squad. Practice twice daily with about three candidates reported. Captain is John I Hurley, manager Robert J Liostrom. First game scheduled for Saturday at Bixeter with plans for games against Worcester Polytechnic Institute Harvard and MIT Army Unit.
Princess Radziwill recalls how love drove Grand Duke Paul into exile in France in a vivid personal portrait. The Boston Post Sunday Magazine previews the next installment of The Loves of the Russian Grand Dukes, promising intimate details and dramatic romance.
Paul H. Shannon reports that Franee denies plans to move their team. He argues the Red Sox titleholders will stay at Fenway Park unless far greater inducements are offered. The piece suggests Fenway will remain the champions' home for the foreseeable future.
Frazee and Barrow address rumors about selling or relocating the Red Sox. They deny plans to abandon Fenway Park, noting Braves Field visit was accidental and pitches suggest only a remote chance to sell land if prices rise. Both men dismiss any sale of control and will leave for New York after illness.
Arlington High School will play Melrose High School in Melrose after a scheduling slip in the Mystic Valley Inter scholastic Football league. The format calls for each of the five teams to host two games and travel to two, so the Arlington Melrose tilt shifts to Melrose to balance home games.
The column reports boxing fund efforts for Matty Baldwin with boxers like Dundee and Callahan. includes Kroll versus Carney and Frankie Britt versus Rocky Kansas. It notes Sacco offering services and discusses expected crowd interest at Marlboro Driving Club and Arena Club events, plus recent bout cancellations due to Levinsky training permissions.
Harvard cross country candidates will be called out today by the Harvard Athletic Association. S A T C Naval Unit and Marine Section members report to J J Sullivan to register for team trials. Coach Pooch Donovan will lead the squads and Junior S A T C members become eligible for team managerships.
Everett High beat Commerce in a practice scrimmage at Everett Bill Davis. Speedy halfback tore through Commerce to score three times, with Tarbey and Kennedy adding touchdowns for Everett. Commerce captain Tom Ring scored its lone TD in the hour and a half session.
Waterfront calendar dated nov 1 notes war day counts, moon phases, and celestial references. Entries list times, tides, and astronomical events with morning and evening star observations.
W H Hamer and James Marchbank visited Boston harbor facilities including the Everett coal terminal where 720 tons discharge in six hours. They inspected other waterfront terminals as part of a study to improve port efficiency back home. Boston dock workers, on strike for a week, returned to work at $4.30 daily after a speech by a federal adjutment commission representative.
General Diaz the Italian commander in chief issued a bulletin to the troops urging them forward. He proclaimed in Italy's name they will place the wreath of victory on the tomb of the glorious dead and that their immortal country calls.
In a vivid tale from H. F. Wheeler's The Real Life of General Pershing, the town bully is routed by a country school teacher General Pershing. The bully's burly father is brought in but fails to turn the tide. readers are told the rest will appear in next week's Boston Sunday Post.
Boston College High meets St John’s Prep at Columbus Oval Danvers for the Catholic prep title. Both defeated St James High of Haverhill, and the winner will claim the undisputed Catholic prep honors in this annual rivalry.
St Johns Players led by Cliff Howarth versus Boston College High under Captain Sullivan dominates the preview. Francis Rooney and Sullivan draw attention as BC High faces Danvers, while Howarth Perry Green McCarthy Somers and Conly shine for St Johns. Roxbury Latin vs Noble and Greenough at Dexter Field Brooks line leads Noble. Roxbury Latin seeks revenge after past losses with Francis Hill and Marland Billings as captains. Watertown vs Norwood High and Huntington School at Claflin Field Newtonville feature in the afternoon lineup.
CAMP DODGE Iowa Oct 31 Major William L Dean former West Point football star and acting division machine gun instructor here died last night from pneumonia after influenza Dean was twice unanimous All American halfback choice and helped West Point beat Yale in 1910 and 1913 His parents formerly of Tipton Ia now live in Los Angeles
Sub-Principal Lewis Newell, director of athletics, said all football plans for the season at Lexington High School have been abandoned.
Fourth day of the 14th annual New England Fox Hunters Club meet in Pepperell reports three fox pelts, pushing weekly total to 20 and surpassing last year by five. Edward L. Tarbell, J Arthur Woodbury, and G Bryant claimed today’s kills as about 40 hunters and 85 hounds tracked through good going after rain. The hunt continues tomorrow and Saturday.
Boston Latin defeated Quincy High 14 to 9 yesterday afternoon at Quincy. Coach Fred O'Brien's Latin eleven dominated the game and did not need to push hard to secure the win.
Braves Field hosts the first navy football doubleheader in the region tomorrow afternoon. The 2 p.m. opener features the Hingham Naval Training Station eleven versus the Camp Plunkett team from Wakefield Naval Rifle Range. The second game pits Bumkin Island against the Boston Section Base eleven, both teams boasting former college players and a 30 piece band will accompany the Hingham squad.
The SATC football team will not play tomorrow and the Brown BC game is off. Boston College faces heavy losses with stars Hannon Collins Bridges Urban Corrigan and Ryan reportedly headed for an officers training school next week.
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