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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1915
Page
10
Harvard Crimson urges students to use winter inactivity to learn boxing at Hemenway Gym. A boxing coach is on duty and undergraduates may join lessons to prepare for spring matches. Cambridge readers note the editorial asks for a competitive series to spark activity in the gym.
Cornell University lists nine football games for 1916 with Harvard slated for October 28 in Cambridge. The slate includes Michigan and Pennsylvania as major opponents, with Carnegie Institute and Massachusetts Aggies replacing Virginia Polytechnic and Washington and Lee.
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Mercersburg Academy led by record breaker Shields dominated the season. The team defeated Carlisle Indians 22 to 35 on Oct 23, beat University of Pennsylvania 47 to 17 on Oct 30, won Columbia University interscholastic race with 9 points, and captured the American interscholastic championship at Fairmount Park with Shields setting a new course record of 21 minutes 49 seconds for four and a quarter miles.
Dick Harlow, in his first season as Penn State head coach, earns a two-year contract extension as the athletic committee approves the move. The backfield coach for 1916 will be named after Harlow confirms his plans. Graduation will take Captain Wood, McDowel, Berryman, Yerger, and Dippe, thinning the present lineup but signaling ample new material for next year.
Milton Academy coach Dole released the lineup for the upcoming match with Country Day. Goal Jordan. right fullback Tisdale. left fullback Hubbard. right halfback Cabot. center halfback Greene. left halfback Bacon. right outside Weeks. right inside Crompton. center forward Lee. left inside Wolverton. left outside Knox.
Cleveland bankers announced they would not purchase the Cleveland American League Ball Club. Ben F. Hopkins said he could not devote the necessary time to the club. American League president Byron Bancroft Johnson, aiding the bankers, has left town and may seek outside capital upon his return in two days.
Don Byers, Wisconsin football star, secretly marries Bess Williams of Des Moines in Chicago. The marriage may bar him from playing next season and costs him the captaincy of the 1916 team due to potential objections from his wife.
Shiawassee county UM alumni protest the season's poor results. They claim fraternities dominate selection, denying independent players a chance and depriving the team of hidden talent. The critics see frat pressure as the indirect cause of defeats.
Frank Carrol, Fordham baseball star and recruit infielder, has signed with the New York Giants to play under McGraw for another year. His third base play impressed, he was sent to Toronto where he posted an excellent record, and he is the sole retained member among more than a dozen recruits.
Football coach Dave Morey highlighted Somerville High athletics and a committee on high schools met last night. The panel approved sending a recommendation to the school committee to vote December 27 to move athletics from the faculty to an advisory citizen committee working with the high school athletics committee.
Graduates and citizens urge new leadership and facilities at Somerville High. They fault current athletic governance and lack of student representation, calling for a teacher coach and improved field amenities to restore enthusiasm and funds.
This week in the Tech Gym elimination bouts select a team for the Boston Y M C A practice meet on Saturday Dec 18. Second team only, disallowing any man with three or more varsity bouts last year. Remaining men may compete.
Walter Schaller, San Francisco outfielder, played every championship game for two consecutive seasons in the Pacific Coast League. In 1914 he appeared in 212 games with two ties, and in the current season he played in 208 contests, missing two. Schaller previously held a utility outfield role with the Detroit Tigers.
Amateur Night at the B A A and Norwood Press Club features strong boxing with classes filled. Notables include Heywood Briggs versus Karl Herz dialogue on meeting Powers, Bartfield and Glover set for a 50 50 bout, Mills against Silas Green in Montreal, and Leo Johnson facing Johnny Love for the Canadian lightweight title.
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