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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1911
Page
10
Milwaukee businessman Henry Killilea announced that the proposed transfer of the Boston Nationals to a company led by Killilea and Charles Baird of Kansas City is off. The decision ends the planned deal announced in Milwaukee today.
Killilea recently opened negotiations for a club transfer in the East but the asking price proved a poor business proposition. If Heps owners lower the price there could be a chance of a deal. Outcomes will be announced at the December meeting in New York.
Charles Baird arrived in Ann Arbor and denied reports of buying the Boston Nationals. He said the offer was presented to Mr. Killilea, but the price was not attractive, and he has no firm deal to announce though he may consider other clubs.
Joe Mandot of New Orleans and Matty Baldwin of Boston fought eight fast rounds to a draw before a record Memphis crowd. Baldwin pressed late, Mandot led early, but no knockdowns occurred. Referee Haacks declared a draw amid mixed reactions as a possible rematch buzzed.
Abe Attell outboxed Willie Jones of Brooklyn over ten rounds at the Olympic Athletic Club, winning all but one round to display his classic cleverness and retain the edge in the bout.
At Amherst New York William Queal beat Fred S Cameron by 15 yards in a 12 mile race at the Winter Fair building Queal finished in 66 minutes 11.2 seconds with Cameron in pursuit in a brisk contest.
Jay McNay died and Joe Dawson was injured during the first day of practice on the Chatham county road race circuit in Savannah Georgia. Accidents were caused by other vehicles on the course between 11 and 1 30 am when roads should have been clear.
The B A A moved into first place in the Amateur Boston Pin League by taking three of four points from the Dalton Club of Newburyport, while Arlington Boat Club dropped four points to the Dudley Club. Scores show B A A totals 1650 over Dalton 1562 and 518 506 538.
The text notes healing uses of leaves roots herbs and barks by Dr. Liverpool with offices in Boston at 589 Tremont Street offering consults Monday Tuesday and Saturday 10 to 4 p.m evenings 7 to 8 Sundays 10 to 2. Salem Avenue Washington Street office hours Wednesday 9 to 4 and Sundays 6 p.m. Lynn office 10 Central Avenue Friday evenings 7 to 6.
A Chicago area invitation goes to the local championship winner to travel for a post season football game in the city. The event hinges on the local champion earning the trip as the attraction for the city.
Chicago football managers seek an eastern nine for the school championship in December. Exeter and Andover declined the invite, citing long trips and faculty rules.
New York actions stall boxing decisions as Governor Dix rejects referee verdicts despite O'Neil support. The controversy over the Frawley act continues, with Dix seeking repeal and warnings that decisions could boost gambling and undermine betting on horse racing.
Cyclone Burns the Boston heavyweight will meet Polski the Finlander in a best two out of three falls catch-as-can bout at Mechanics' Building on Thanksgiving night. Polski holds weight advantage but Burns shows strong form and aims to topple top light heavies, with Romaoff also slated for the card and training in Boston.
A special Thanksgiving Day morning race on Franklin Field pits Chief Wilkie, a pacer owned by W. J. McDonald and the speedway champion, against Nutboy, once Lotta Crabtree’s property and now owned by P. O'Hearn, famed as a top local trotter. The event arose from Dorchester club discussions on pacing versus trotting.
The Eastern League averages show Perry the fleet-footed outfielder leading at .343 after 140 games. Zim Mermann of Newark hit .366 in 11 games. Thoney hit .261 with Jersey City, and Freddy Parent totaled .265 after leaving the White Sox. Rochester led team averages at .273 and won all but two series, losing mostly to Toronto and Montreal.
Mrs Jessie L Rogers and Miss Nettie Ayers report a tire trouble free trip from Boston to Atlanta via the Glidden tour route in an Overland. The January 10 17 New York Grand Central Palace auto show will be run by L A Miles with NRAMA backing. Velie dealer James Coggeshall reports 12 new Velie agencies in Maine and G A Blanchard of Portland takes the Selden Maine agency with Weara order.
Three bouts on the Pittsfield card ended early as the referee stopped all fights. Main event saw Bill Hurley of Glen Falls facing Jerry Gaines of Boston. Gaines was outclassed and the referee halted the bout in the third round. Preliminaries also stopped with Allard and Roberts holding edge in their matches.
The 10 round light heavyweight pairing between Jim Smith of Westchester and Spike Kennedy of California was stopped by the referee after the second round Kennedy was heavily beaten and was nearly KO at the end of the round.
Westfield report says Philadelphia Jack O'Neil and Kid Scaler of Worcester battled a fast 10-round draw. Scaler was the crisper fighter while O'Neil showed better stamina and avoided defeat.
Harvard Yale clash looms over a crowded cross country field with 13 colleges in the race led by Cornell and Harvard runners. The football outlook favors Yale slightly as mud and luck may decide the Crimson Blue game. Cavanaugh shapes Dartmouth forward, while Hogan and Fitzpatrick influence Princeton and track program gains.
A complex mail room puzzle lists multiple score guesses for Harvard Dartmouth and a Carlisle favored result. It fixes Carlisle 18 Harvard 15 as the actual outcome, notes Army Navy teams never met at Harvard Stadium, and references the First Corps Cadets Battery A game and Philadelphia Jack OBrien.
At the annual AAU meeting in New York on November twenty, the proposal to bar an athlete who switches clubs within a year was amended to a one year penalty and approved.
Gustavus T. Kirby of New York was chosen president of the Amateur Athletic Union defeating George F. Pawling of Philadelphia by 22 to 6 at the 24th annual AAU meeting in progress with delegates from across the country. Everett C. Brown of Chicago will step down as president with James E. Sullivan re elected secretary treasurer. The report argued Chicago should host all around championships, noting high entry counts and a world class Swedish games team to be sent in 1912. A rule change shifts eligibility to the college location rather than residence for athletes.
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