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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
10
Dime forms a boxing football hybrid inviting Jimmy Dime’s squad to a game with a roster including Langford and Sullivan. Joe Woodman proposes a boxers football club using modified rules to avoid injuries while listing lineup details and substitutes.
Mr. James Dime of Newcastle Pennsylvania leads a group described as monopolistic in nature. The piece notes Dime as a manager of the monopolistic type and claims his circle includes anyone in Pennsylvania prone to money making by force, with further details incomplete.
Jim Poloious the clever Greek welterweight meets Eddie Miller the Southwest middleweight champion Thursday night at the Grand Opera House. They wrestle best two of three falls with Miller having shown form against Joe Turner. Odds favored Navy 10 to 8 as the bookie departed for the night.
Everett High appears the classiest team in the region after a strong season under Coach O Donnell. Plans for a postseason game with Rindge Technical School are discussed, with Haverhill and Waltham efforts fading due to injuries and scheduling, while local powers like English and Mechanic Arts vie for supremacy with Dorchester and Latin.
A collage of boxing and football chatter notes Western and Eastern teams' rival claims. References to fans, governors, coaching, and upcoming figures like Joe Tinker and Leach Cross frame the winter sports mood. The piece mixes speculation on jobs and nominations with playful asides.
Joseph Palmer, 19, of Brooklyn and a New York paper employee, wagers to beat Weston's cross continental time. He began in New York, paused in New London and Providence, reached Attleboro, then Boston, with plans to press on to Worcester and points including Springfield Albany Buffalo Cleveland Toledo Chicago Springfield Tl Jefferson City Carson City Denver and Sacramento before San Francisco.
Lexington High School freshmen seek victory after a 13 to 6 opening loss to Concord High School. They prep for a 3 o'clock Thanksgiving match against Hancock School, the city’s top grade school eleven, on the new Lexington athletic field.
Rambler A C of Dorchester defeated Ft Andrews 13 to 6 at Ft Andrews yesterday morning. Maney returned a punt 55 yards and two more passes finished the drive. Lind Johnson Maney Taylor McIntosh and Mansberger starred. Score Rambler A C 18 Fort Andrews 6. Touchdowns Lord Lind Mansberger. Rooney kicked goal. Four 10 minute periods. Referee Murray Umpire Mancy.
The season crowned Harvard as undisputed champions with Charlie Brickley starring. Army Navy reshaped All America talk after the Cadets beat the favored Navy 22 to 9, aided by new style play and Yostian tactics. Training plans and upcoming meets at South State Armory and other events are noted.
A reader reports Jack Johnson faces financial and public pressure, suspects promoters bar him from fights, and notes he has turned to wrestling. Queries ask the Harvard Stadium year and captain, Leach Cross vs Joe Rivers results, Carlisle eligibility, and landing ice hockey work with Boston Arena. also a note on the postponed professional Marathon at Mechanics Building.
The English Amateur Athletic Association releases a plan to develop English athletes for Berlin 1916. It outlines a systematic series of championship events at metric distances from schoolboys to national level, Olympic trials in 1915, central training quarters, and new field events and medals to reward performances.
The piece notes a reliability run by New York dealers over 500 miles in multiple days on poor roads, compares it to older Glidden tours, and mentions boat shaped bodies to cut wind resistance. It cites 31 Detroit cycle car firms and confirms Barney Oldfield plans to race more next year with Simplex racing car plans discussed by George Bentel and John Dale.
Quarterback Vernon R. Prichard was unanimously elected captain of the Army team on the train trip home. The 22 year old West Point athlete will lead the squad for the season.
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