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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1907
Page
8
Harvard faces a decision on its football coaching policy as undergraduates push for change to compete with Yale. The committee’s next meeting may address details, but the corporation’s stance remains uncertain. A radical overhaul could provoke opposition and even jeopardize the sport’s future at Harvard.
A scattered column mixes baseball chatter about Hugh Jennings and Ty Cobb with a boxing postscript on a New York fighter and a humorous whist battle tale from Everett. Also notes intramural football at Columbia and a cyclist’s misadventure at a whist table.
Fred Bellars of the New York Athletic Club, national cross country champion, broke the indoor world record for 3 miles at the Park Square Association meet in the Park Square Coliseum with a 14 minute 41.5 second time. Jimmy Lee led early, Bellars chased, and Bellars overtook to win by about three lengths, beating Bonhag’s outdoor mark by 2.5 seconds.
Local bicycle fans will see pro sprinters in two featured events at Park Square Garden. Eddie Root eyes victories in 10 mile and half mile heats while Nat Butler and Hugh MacLean duel in a three five mile heats pacing race.
The American committee for the 1908 London games plans a $50,000 fund to cover expenses for sending a team. Starting with $500 from the Amateur Athletic Union, clubs nationwide are urged to contribute. A dual East and West tryout will select team members, with all events except the 15 mile and 10 mile runs included.
Maurice A. Hammond, 1908, of Saratoga Spa New York, was elected captain of the Wesleyan football team today. Hammond plays left tackle.
Francis Crowley and Edwin Reed, South Boston athletes, aim to walk from Boston to Chicago in 20 days starting Monday at 10 am. They will travel about 75 miles weekly five miles an hour, rest Sundays, and visit Mayor Fitzgerald for credentials while marching under South Boston A. C. colors through Lowell Exeter Concord White River Junction Saratoga Schenectady Norwich Ithaca Elmira Erie Cleveland Toledo Warsaw Plymouth Valparaiso before reaching Chicago.
Johnny O'Brien star halfback of English High School was elected captain of the Blue and Blue for the coming year. He has been one of the best players on the lineup this season and the captaincy is well deserved for his meritorious work and star performances.
Galway paced the action as Boylston swept Regal with three wins and a 100-pin plus margin. Foster led with a 136 high in a 557 third string. Wildey alley work boosted Willdey to 557. McCarthy won two from Somerset on Somerset lanes, while Elite, Regal, and Boylston posted strong team totals in the night’s fixtures.
Bunker Hill won all three games against Maplewood in the K of C league with slim margins. Elm Hill completed a clean sweep versus Dedham, and North Cambridge took high honors by scoring a strong total last night.
In New Orleans Brimmer became the 5 to 1 favorite after a heavy paddock plunge yet Severus overtook him in the stretch. Other winners include Georgia Girl at 8 to 1 in the first race, Asteroid 15 to 1 in the second, Fens 3 to 6 in the fourth, Hyperion 8 to 5 in the fifth, and Docile 3 to 1 in the sixth.
Boston College High defeats Commercial High School 23 to 12 on Commercial’s floor. Heath Lavin Gooding and Sweeney starred for BC High. Seavey Riley and McCarthy led Commercial. Referee O Neil. Two 30 minute halves. Attendance not listed.
New York, Dec. 4. Jack MacMasters of Boston has signed another contract as athletic trainer at Annapolis and sails tomorrow for Scotland to spend his usual winter vacation. MacMasters has had phenomenal success with the Middies since leaving Harvard and the football team that defeated West Point last Saturday was in ideal condition for the encounter.
Harvard athletic committee confirms E. L. Burnham, class of 1907, as coach for this year's basketball team. Burnham, a former forward and captain, is regarded as the best available not tied to professional coaching. Grabenstein will not coach but referees Cambridge games this season.
Cambridge Y M C A defeats Newton Y M C A 21 to 20 at the Y M C A Hall. Newton second string wins against Cambridge second team by a narrow margin.
Governor Guild proposed Edgar R. Champlin of Cambridge for the Charles River Basin Commission and Charles E. Burke of Pittsfield for the Central Berkshire Court, with vice presidents Pritchett and Tucker noted as resigned and deceased respectively. The Carlisle team this season shows ages from a young child to 30 years.
Boxing notes and chatter across fighters like Burns, Johnson, Roche, Murphy, Goodman, Attell, Moran, Dufresne, and others. Mentions bets on rounds, purse splits, planned matchups, and gym news from Boston to Chelsea and New York.
West Point reveals 20 man squad coached by Lt Stillwell with Hurley and Fisher. Four stars depart Feb 14. Schedule opens Dec 7 vs Manhattan. games listed include NYU Penn Trinity Pratt Colgate Wesleyan MIT Princeton Columbia Fordham Harvard through March 7.
East Boston defeats Maynard 88 to 21 at Lyceum Hall in Boston in the first professional rules game. Doherty Crowley and Corbett starred for East Boston. Cleary stood out for Maynard. Three 15 minute periods. attendance about 600.
In a snow covered clash at Waltham the junior eleven defeated the senior squad 19 to 0. The win highlights the juniors strength as the weather freeze remains.
Jim Barry sails from Boston to Los Angeles to box Sam Langford on December 13 in a 20 round bout. The fight will be the last at that distance before a new ten round no decision rule takes effect the next day in the city. Barry aims for a coast hit and has prepared a portable punching bag for training on the journey.
The roster names guards Thompson Cornell Goebel Yale center Grant Harvard quarterback Dillon Princeton halfbacks Wendell Harvard Brides fullback Marks Dartmouth ends Wister Princeton Exendine Carlisle tackles Biglow Yale Lang Dartmouth John J Barry Jr Hanover N H.
Gordon Van Tassel, a guard on the Newton High School team for two years, was elected captain for the upcoming year. His faithful service was cited as the reason for the appointment. Rumor says coach Harry McDevitt may accept an offer from a southern college.
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