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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1909
Page
8
Walter Camp of Yale names a 1909 roll of honor in football. He notes the shift away from the mass play toward balancing open offense with defense and discusses the strain on lone defenders and the need for rule changes to curb injuries.
Walter Camp lists 1909 football honor selections by college with players from Yale Harvard Princeton Dartmouth Lafayette Minnesota Chicago Michigan Notre Dame Wisconsin and others led by backs ends tackles and ends such as Coy Kilpatrick Philbin and Sieglng and notable names like McGovern and Wasmund among others.
Matches for Princeton's hockey team are set with games against St. Pauls School in New York on December 1 and Williams in New York on December 22. Other dates include Yale in Pittsburg on December 29 and 31, West Point in West Point on January 4, Cornell in New York on January 5, Dartmouth in Boston on January 12, Harvard in New York on January 15, Columbia in New York on January 22, and Yale in New York on January 26.
Italian runner Dorando will duel English long distance star B. W. Gardner in a London marathon on December 18. Ten thousand spectators are expected to witness the event.
The Boston High School League begins this week with Xavier division games including Brighton High vs Charlestown High and Boston Latin vs Mechanic Arts at Boston Latin. Early report notes football abolition talk and a shift toward ice hockey as basketball faces reduced emphasis in many suburbs and schools.
Yale imposes athletic reform across winter sports winter schedules shortened. Basketball forbidden Western Christmas trip and plagued by restricted games. hockey gets a brief Pittsburg trip with Princeton on the slate. Captain Eames and teammates lead the basketball group with new players Murfey Tommers joining later. Fred Murphy postponed until key intercollegiate matches.
Skating today occurs on a few shallow ponds near Boston but ice remains thin and poor. Hammond's pond in Chestnut Hill is listed as safe but not very good. Children flocked to the Public Garden yesterday for skating as park crews prepare to flood playgrounds this week.
Thomas H. Tighe, president of the Furniture Bowling League, manages Shawmut Furniture Company’s team. A noted Boston figure, he built a long sports career from Brimmer School baseball to leading store teams and earning a 1891 sales award. His leadership keeps Shawmut atop the league with efficient pin control.
A major billiards event unfolds Wednesday Thursday and Friday at the Imperial Parlors as John Daly of Chicago faces James Ryan. Three-cushion carroms to 50 points each night with a substantial purse for the winner.
James A. Murphy, former owner, has purchased Star Pointer the 1 59 1 4 pacer. The horse, now in California, will be shipped across the continent soon to take a home befitting a champion.
A weekly boxing card rundown lists bouts across multiple venues. Monday features Eddie Carr, Pat Moore, Johnny Lynch, Frankie Moore, George Alger and more at National A C South Boston and nearby arenas. The schedule runs Tuesday through Saturday with notable bouts including Attell Webster and Thomas Klaus in Philadelphia and San Francisco events.
Top national bout to decide at the Armory Club tomorrow night features Dave Deshler Cambridge against Ray Bronson Indianapolis in a 12 round.headlining match. Four preliminary six round bouts and additional card at other cities complete the boxing program with noted boxers and promoters involved.
American football faces a severe test after a Canadian game experiment failed to yield any usable ideas. The rules committee in New York will study various suggestions before Dec 28, aiming to keep the game safe and understandable from a spectator’s viewpoint and to avoid drastic changes despite rising injuries.
The Cornell University faculty at an executive session adopted a resolution urging strong reform of football rules. It calls for greater safety, higher standards of honor and fair play, and stresses revised rules for officials, players, and coaches, guiding Professor L. M. Dennis on the rules committee.
Pennsylvania's Dr. Carl S. Williams states the game today is acceptable and opposes sweeping changes. He supports removing neutral zones to reduce injuries and advocates limited forward pass changes to curb danger while opposing elimination of the onside kick despite calls from Sagamore Club speakers.
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