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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1913
Page
10
Scott proposes adding six further demands to the 17 already made by ball players, totaling 23 requests. The column questions why not demand more. The piece frames the dispute as a bargaining stance within the sport.
Williams football team refined for the Amherst clash next Saturday. Practice started in the baseball cage but ended in Lasell gym under cover of darkness. The second string may scrimmage freshmen tomorrow while the varsity plans a long Wednesday session.
Harvard practiced with only W Mahan among varsity players yesterday at Soldiers Field while substitutes battled the second team in a 45 minute scrimmage. Rollins Felton and McKinlock starred in scoring plays as the subs gained ground and the squad prepared for Brown with Wally Trumbull expected back and guards varying in technique.
The New York Nationals defeated the Chicago Americans 4 to 3 in San Diego Cal. The decisive homer came in the bottom of the ninth from Chief Meyers after a late rally. Final line score shows New York with 9 runs on 4 hits and 0 errors while Chicago had 3 runs on 8 hits with 9 errors. Batteries: Hearne Meyers for New York and Scott Bliss for Chicago.
Following Arlington and Lexington High Schools the Winthrop High girls will begin field hockey. A competent Sargent girl will instruct the candidates in the basics of the sport similar to the Beach town schools.
The University of Texas clinched the 1912 Southwestern football championship by defeating the University of Oklahoma 14 to 6 in Houston.
Solomon Meyer, owner of the Indianapolis club, announced this afternoon that the long discussed sale to Denver parties is off. President Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club arrived in town today to oversee developments.
Providence R I November 10 The Brown football squad began preparation for the Harvard game this afternoon Half the men appeared on the field Mac Neill Casey and Fraser took a day off after the Yale game Several others were kept by recitations The substitute backfield Chandler Hinckes and Blue practiced signals
The squad shows poor kicking depth with Henry Bean Casey and McLaughlin as the only capable options. McLaughlin struggles with power on his left foot and Henry’s leg injury limits punting. Bean’s consistency fails and Casey’s kickoffs were notably weak against Yale.
Dissatisfied with a Saturday tie against Fordham Boston College varsity challenges Fordham to a playoff on neutral ground Thanksgiving Day. Drummey starred as a new backfield addition delivering a 110 yard kickoff return for a touchdown and Linnehan stood out despite an ankle brace.
Johnny Kilbane featherweight title holder stopped Eddie O Keefe of Philadelphia in two minutes and seconds at the Olympia club. A terrific right to the jaw followed a left as O Keefe fell backward, leaving the Quaker City boxer unconscious and out of the bout.
Cy Burns of Boston defeats Walter Bonecha the Polish light heavyweight in straight falls. Burns wins the first fall in 89 minutes 498 seconds and the second in Lim 23. Farmer Bill Dryden also defeats Young Siegried the Austrian middleweight in straight falls.
The East Boston Swimming Club defeated Curtis Hall swimmers 36 to 19 in a dual meet at the Ocean Pier Baths Revere last night. A feature was Joe O Connell of Boston performing a back jackknife dive from the balcony.
Yale coaches are likely to field almost the same lineup as last week against Brown for the Princeton game next Saturday. Pendleton may return at right tackle and Harbison at right guard if recovered. Captain Ketcham likely stays in the center, with Rominson and Harbison as guard options and Knowles expected to rejoin after scholarship doubts.
The upcoming Winthrop High at home game against Boston Latin promises a fast contest as both squads are well matched. Winthrop’s backfield led by Captain O'Donnell, Talcott, and Tenry aims to exploit a strong line, while Latin features Enright at quarterback Besurick at end and solid line play.
In Madison Square Garden Willie Ritchie the world lightweight champion defeated Leach Cross in a brutal ten round bout. Ritchie secured a decisive knockdown in round three and again in the same round as Cross staggered, while Cross pressed with speed and power but could not overcome the champions advantage and stamina. The fight was a hard hitting slugfest with little boxing technique and ended with Ritchie the clear winner. Also noted were college football remarks and other sports chatter from the era.
William A. Canty Roxbury James Gorman South Boston John Madden Weymouth and Jack Leary Jamaica Plain led the Jordan Marsh baseball league awards. Canty earned best batter Gorman best run getter Madden best infielder and Leary best outfielder after a season with four company teams in the Jordan Marsh building.
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