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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1907
Page
3
Boston officials visit South Boston High to inspect grounds for a recreation complex. Plans include a track tennis courts and outdoor basketball to boost school athletics and participation.
New York hosts two early shows in Grand Central Palace and Madison Square Garden marking a shift to American character with space constraints pushing manufacturers to exhibit more space efficient six cylinder and smaller cars. 19 six cylinder makes appear with many four cylinder models and commercial vehicles also featured.
Gossip lists fights Monday to Saturday featuring Matty Baldwin, Young Kenney, Jack Goldswain, George Gunther, and more. Notable bouts include Baldwin versus Kenney in Charlestown, Goldswain vs Josephs in London, and Packy McFarland versus Kid Goodman in Fort Wayne.
New York, Oct. 20. Manager John J. McGraw signals major changes likely for the 1908 Giants. He criticized 1907 performances and hinted at possible deals involving McGann, McGinnity, Dahlen, and Browne, while stopping short of firm releases.
A digest of sport notes spans years and venues. From Liverpool to Oakland, events include long distance walks, baseball clashes between Cincinnati and Toledo, and notable boxing bouts featuring Burke Mitchell and Callahan with draws and six round decisions.
Local riders will test the new Park Square Garden oval this afternoon or tomorrow as officials tout it as the world’s fastest 10 lap track. Opening events are slated for Nov 9 with paced races and sprints for amateurs and pros, followed by a six day race starting Nov 11 featuring a dozen top teams and foreign entrants led by Hugh MacLean.
Eddie Root and Patsy Logan headline Boston entries under manager Alec MacLean with Root aiming to beat former partner Joe Fogler and Moran. Logan, a local rider from Washington Street, brings Madison Square Garden six day race experience. Foreign riders from Germany France and Italy plus Western teams from Salt Lake City are also slated to compete in Boston.
The Harvard tennis tournament on Jarvis Field advances to semifinals with Pell versus H L Clark and Niles to face Pickman. Clark is seen as a dark horse though Pell remains the favorite. winners meet tomorrow to decide the university championship.
Harvard welcomes back Ben Stephenson the standout in shot put and hammer throw who reversed his decision to leave college enrolling late last week. His return strengthens Harvard's team in the two events and improves their standing against rival colleges.
The East Boston Combination will face St. Vincent's Holy Name Club five in a Lyceum Hall fundraiser for Carney Hospital. Notable players include Plugger Doherty Jim Crowley Jack Brett Tate and Vey ewe. Holy Name will feature George Hoyt Arthur Hagman Finnigan Joe Parks and Ashman.
Pacific Coast league leaders plan to travel to New York for the minor leagues meeting on October 29 to oppose a proposed special AA classification allowing drafting from the Pacific Coast, Southern, and Western leagues. Judge W. W. McCredie leads J Cal Ewing Danny Long and Henry Berry on the delegation with the entire executive committee to attend.
The Boston area hosts a busy golf week with a Brookline Country Club women’s fall tournament, a Women's Golf Association of Boston team match, a 36 hole stroke event at Brae Burn, Leslie Cup matches at The Country Club, and a Wannamossett Golf Club pros’ one day tournament near Providence.
The Coast League proposes a revised Class A standard by arguing eight clubs averaging 125 000 each qualify a circuit for Class A and plans a six week California pennant series with top teams to prove speed. Local clubs argue the 1 000 000 population threshold should apply and challenge the maneuver.
Worcester police seek 76 year old Andrew A Batchellor of Sutton who left his daughter Mrs Edward A Leonard and traveled to Millbury on Ernest Cornell’s wagon after talking irrationally and threatening suicide multiple times.
An Oct diary entry describes spraining the nail on the right hand middle finger after a rough domino game and notes a two week infirmary stay. The writer critiques football crowding and argues the sport has outgrown its ancient, brutal style while noting social constraints and timing of commitments.
A fragmentary column references a disagreeable neighbor injured in a football game, old athletic history mentions Lipton and Johnson, as well as vaguer remarks about Cantillon, Hickman, and the Giants. The tone is a gossip style recap with no clear single event or outcome.
The body of Sea Poul Oligny, 16, was found in the first level canal below Appleton Street. Medical Examiner reports accidental drowning as the cause of death.
Omaha dispatch tells of George Dolan and his brother Casey Joe welcoming a 12 pound baby boy born Tuesday night. The infant has been christened Larry Lajoie Wagner Dolan, reflecting baseball ties and family heritage.
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