Barrow to Stay as Red Sox Boss
New York Oct 27 Ed Barrow appears set to direct the Red Sox again next season amid Frazee denial of any management change. Frazee hints Barrow could become president, while Barrow may remain playing director if possible. Decisions hinge on December meetings and wartime baseball prospects.
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New York
Harry Frazee
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Frazee
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Ban Johnson
Big Ban
Barry
Deember
Braves
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Mack
Boxing Gossip and War Work Drive In New England
Boxing figures and promoters in New England show willingness to donate arenas and services for the War Work Drive while outlining bout plans and boxer matchups. Promoters, clubs, and officials across Boston, Chelsea, Newport, and Portsmouth coordinate efforts and select fighters for charity programs with attention to national service.
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New England
Byron B Johnson defies curfew in smoky stall
Report notes Byron B Johnson in his stall during a curfew dispute as his reign appears unsettled. The piece hints at tension around the curfew and Johnson's assertive stance amid mounting scrutiny.
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Byron B. Johnson
Scholastic Football Under Way in Greater Boston
Scholastic football fans saw most Greater Boston school teams in action last week giving a preview of the season. The early action featured many local squads and set expectations for the year ahead.
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Greater
Boston
Suburban league grid action resumes after influenza layoff
After weeks of disrupted practice due to influenza, coaches push teams to peak for this week's Suburban league and Boston city championships. Watertown High crushed Wakefield 40 0. Commerce hopes to play Boston Latin with or without practice. Medford and Somerville seek early league wins at home.
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Boston
Jack McDonald
Watertown High
Wakefield High
High School of Commerce
Boston Latin
Commerce
Sherlock
Hyde Park High
English High
Cambridge Latin
Somerville High
Battery Wharf
Cleo O'Donnell
Diana
Somerville
Recreation Field
Jim Mansfield
Medford High
Medford
U. L
Mansfield
Begton
Haverhill High
Haverhill
Charlie Donnell
Begien
Leander McDonald
Fulton Street
Penalty Imposed on Boston Base Football Team
Ensign Mason athletic director at Lockwood's Basin East Boston penalizes his team for unsportsmanlike play against Dean Academy last Wednesday at Braves Feld He states in a letter to W E Hapgood he will not allow the team to play for two weeks
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Everest High
Rindge Tech
Charlie Linehan
Everett
Rindge
Everett High
Frank Keany
Arthur Brickley
Roger Sweetland
St. James
Quincy High
Ensign Mason
Lockwood's Basin
East
Boston
Dean Academy
Braves Feld
W. E. Hapgood
Braves
Ex Senator Hale Dies in Washington Residence
Former Senator Eugene Hale of Ellsworth Maine died tonight in Washington. He was 72 years old and served 30 years in the Senate. The body will go to Ellsworth for interment with funeral plans pending. Hale was father of Colonel Fred Hale, newly elected Maine senator.
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Washington
Eugene Hale
Ellsworth
Hale
Senate
Fred Hale
Maine
Plunkett Trims Navy Engineers in Braves Field Thriller
Camp Plunkett Wakefield defeated Wentworth Institute of Naval Engineers 12 to 3 before about 9000 fans at Braves Field. Tom McNamara starred with a field goal and key punts while Van Doorne and Smith sparked Plunkett’s finish. McInerney and Smith scored for Camp Plunkett. Wentworth’s only score came via a late field goal attempt by McNamara interrupted by Plunkett penalties and strong defense.
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Wentworth Institute of Naval Engineers
Braves Field
Tom McNamara
Tufts
Croft
Longley
Wentworth
Steam School
Plunkett
Wettergreen
Sterroff
McInerney
van Doorne
Smith
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Markham
Campbell
Sweeney
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Johnson van Doorne
Deas
R H
Murphy Golberg
Sweeny McInerney
Camp Phinkett
Wentworth Institute Naval School
McIinerney
J. Hallahan
Tripicain
Gunner McMahon
Jim Parkinson
Football crowds rise as Navy, Army rivalries loom
Arthur Duffey notes attendance soars mid season while Navy shellacks Newport 47 to 7 at Annapolis. New England sports items include Camp Devens losing 13 to 0 to Boston College and Princeton's S A T C team facing Harvard. Dempsey and Willard trade taunts as boxing headlines mix with hunting notes and upcoming Sports Week events.
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Boston College
Devens
Morrissey
Corrigan
Bridges
Collins
Huge Task Ahead for Americans North of Verdun
The Associated Press reports that German defensive positions north of the American lines are among the strongest along the front from Switzerland to the sea. Thick woods and a series of hills and ridges make the German lines particularly formidable as American forces face them near Verdun.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Switzerland
Germans Reinforce Eastern Pivot in France Forests
Allied observers report heavy German reinforcements along the eastern pivot of the French defense line. The Argonne region including Grand Pre, Bois de Bourgogne, Bois de Bas, and surrounding forests are fortified with machine guns, dugouts, and heavy artillery as the Freya Stellung system is expanded for a likely winter campaign.
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Grand Pre Pass
Bois de Bourgogne
Bois de Bas
Argonne Forest
Foret de Boult
Argonne
Bois de Barricourt
Boise de Tailly
Aincreville
Meuse
Bois Des Hazofs
Bois de Bantheville
Clery le Petit
Fontaines
Bois de Tailles
Bois de Bugny
Bois de Breheville
Freya Stellung
Big Record for Yanks at Argonne Front
The American army in its first major operation has freed 165 square miles and more than 45 villages, with an average depth of 10 miles gained and over 20,000 prisoners captured. The advance spans a 20 mile front from the Argonne to the Meuse amid rugged terrain and deep ravines.
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Argonne
Verdun
Associated Press
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Forges Brook
Pershing
Americans Reach Freya Position in Argonne Front Rollup
American forces break through Hindenburg, Hagen, Volker and Kreimhilda lines and push toward Freya position near Ban theville Wood. They face stubborn German resistance on a 20 mile front with over 33 divisions committed, while seizing 137 large calibre guns and thousands of machine guns and war material. Since Sept 26 artillery shells exceed 2.5 million. aviators claim 289 enemy aircraft and 3 balloons downed since Sept 27.
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Volker
Kreimhilda
Freya
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Hirson
Mezieres
Sedan
Montmedy
Longuyon
Germany
France
Yankee Airmen Lucky Survive German Attacks Twice
Lieutenant Arthur Newell of Berkeley California and Lieutenant Walter Ten Eyck Jr of Brooklyn were attacked twice in a week by German planes but landed within Allied lines after both encounters. They claim to have shot down two enemy machines and endured gasoline tank breaches and bullet hits to their faces.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Arthur Newell
Berkeley
Cal
Walter Ten Eyck, Jr
Brooklyn
Newell
Ten Eyck
Buzancy
Brieulles
Bombed German Troops Near Briquenay Bombed by US Air
About 60 American bombing planes with support from 8 pursuit aircraft targeted Briquenay north of Grand Pre. Lieutenant Edward Rickenbacher, flying with the pursuit group, claimed a German aircraft near Exermont before news of his promotion to captain reached the crew. Weather was clear and trains carrying troops were reported to be moving toward Bourgogne Wood as bombers hit Briquenay and nearby railroad facilities.
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Verdun
Associated Press
Briquenay
Grand Pre
Edward Rickenbacher
Exermont
Rickenbacher
Bourgogne
Czech Leaders Gather for Geneva Constitution Talks
Three Czech leaders Klofac Stanek and Haberman arrived at Berne to join delegates of the provisional Czech government en route to Geneva. They will work with Prague bank managers who reached Zurich to set up financial ties with Switzerland.
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Klofac
Stanek
Haberman
Geneva
Paris
Czech Republic
Czech National Bank
Prague
Zurich
Switzerland
Bullard Holds Woerre Front in Verdun Sector
Washington dispatch says the American Second Army under Major General Bullard holds the line in the Woerre front, per Pershing’s communique dated Oct 27. Repulses of heavy German attacks on the Verdun front northwest of Verdun were reported by General Liggett’s First Army.
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Bullard
Pershing
War Department
Verdun
Liggett
Aleppo Falls to British Forces in World War I Campaign
Aleppo is captured as part of General Allenby’s victorious march from Jerusalem and Damascus through Palestine and Syria. The Turkish supply line via Aleppo is cut, weakening Mesopotamian defenses and enabling northeast advance toward Asia Minor and the Black Sea. Population about 125 66o with one sixth Christians.
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Palestine
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Mesopotamia
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Asia Minor
Black Sea
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