Yale Hero Osbourn Honored by Coach Hinkey
Frank Hinkey tells how C S Osbourn, a six foot one hundred eighty pound graduate of Washington and Lee and Yale Theological School student, backed Yale football as coach and player despite ineligibility. Hinkey plans to seek a varsity letter as a final reward for Osbourn’s unselfish loyalty and hard work.
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Harvard-Yale
C. S. Osbourn
Eli
Crimson
Way
Gates
Yale
Harvard
Osbourn
Princeton
Frank Hinkey
Silent Captain
Hinkey
Howard Jones
Southern College
Cleon Scott Osbourn
Shenandoah Junction
West Virginia
Washington and Lee University
Yale Theological School
India
Flo
Bud Talbott
Washington and Jee
Jove
Schoolboy Ice Hockey Takes Center Stage In Boston
The 1915 scholastic football season ends this week with captain elections for 1916 while ice hockey rises as the main focus for schoolboy sports fans. Interscholastic league teams in Greater Boston draw the most attention as winter action begins.
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Greater
Boston
Local High School Ice Hockey Prospect Tryouts Across Several Towns
Melrose High leads with two veterans Captain Nowell and Leavitt returning to a depleted squad after graduation. Newton High shows depth with five veterans, while Bulloughs pond becomes home ice. Arlington High fields six veterans and many candidates, Rindge slow to start, Medford opens workouts under Laird, Somerville adds Earl Dickson and secures an artificial pond rink in West Somerville for home games.
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Melrose High School
Nowell
Leavitt
Messenger’s Meadows
Newton High
Melrose High
Burkhardt
Bullough’s Pond
Brae
Medford High
Laird
South Medford
Somerville High
Earl Dickson
Bartnett
Somerville
West
Call for Lexington High Hockey Team Members
The Lexington High School ice hockey squad will be announced this week with a captain to be elected. Manager Kendall Reed will issue the call tomorrow and players will practice at the high school rink or at Tower's Pond.
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Lexington High School
Kendall Reed
Tower's Pond
Woodcote Park Course Highlights and Golf Strategy
The piece praises Woodcote Park for generous driving space and well-placed traps that reward accuracy. It compares Woodscote to Baltusrol and Detroit layouts, arguing wide drives with narrow approaches plus large greens add variety and demand solid approach play from most golfers.
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Steens
Woodcote
Baltusrol
Short Hills
Detroit
Woodcote Park
Puit
Camp All American Team Sparks Debate Across Critics
Walter Camp's All America football selections sparked sharp discussion among critics, with Camp’s picks showing greater variance from others. The piece notes Pittsburg's strong season under Glen Warner, Shelton's Cornell end honor thanks to Harvard's Mahan, and remarks on Eddie Mahan's influence. It highlights cross country results, Dorchester Club’s strong showing, and Hobey Baker's early hockey impact with St Nick’s beating Montreal All Stars.
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Walter Camp
Yale
Camp
Pittsburg University
Glen Warner
Pittsburg
Cornell
Warner
Harvard
Eddie Mahan
Shelton
Mahan
Jimmy Hennigan
Dorchester
New York
Gaston Strobino
Wennigan
Franklin Park
Billy McVicar
Dorchester Club
McVicar
Hobey Baker
Tiger
St. Nicks
Montreal All Stars
Baker
A Note on Woodcote Park Golf Course Design
A writer visits Woodcote Park Golf Club near Purley, praising its greens from 50 to 75 yards long and varied undulations. He highlights the impact of large greens on approach play, the need for delicate touch, and James Braid’s influence on the game and strategy.
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Woodcote Park Golf Club
Woodcote
Purley Station
James Braid
Concord High School to Award Football Letters This Week
Letter distribution for the Concord High School football eleven was delayed, postponing last week’s planned ceremony. Wells A. Hall, superintendent of Concord schools, will present the letters to the players at an event set for some day this week.
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C’s
Concord High
Wells A. Hall
Concord
Contests and records in Harvard mile and boxing bouts
A letter from this office discusses Norman and Taber breaking and then lowering the world professional mile record at Harvard Stadium. It notes George Freeman and competitor W. G. George with a 4 minutes 123-4 seconds mark, Taber at 4 minutes 123-5 seconds. It references Yale Aquatic dominance at New London and asks for details on longest punts and Johnny Dundee’s nationality. It cites boxing results where Willie Ritchie defeated Ad Wolgast on a foul and Glover defeated Ted Lewis with broad spectator assent.
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George Freeman
Mike Glover
Norman ‘Aber
Harvard Stadium
W. G. George
Taber
Yale
New London
Harvard
KF. T. Shiverick
Cornell
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Ertle
Kid Williams
Willie Ritchie
Ad Wolgast
Soldier Bartfield
Glover
Ted Lewis
the Attias
Braves May Go To Cuba In Short Spring Tour
President Gaffney announced the Braves will abridge their exhibition schedule next spring spending most training at Miami with few games on the way home. Negotiations are under way for exhibition games in Miami with the Athletics and plans for a Cuba invasion.
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Braves
Gaffney
Miami
Athletics
Cuba
Braves Contemplate Boston Visit Amid Season Schedule
The Braves may not reach Boston until the championship schedule dictates as several Cuban clubs seek to host the former world champions. Harvard and Yale want games in Boston, but Gaffney prefers away openings. The National League meets at the Waldorf Astoria tomorrow where Gaffney will present an umpire equitable assignment resolution.
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Miami
Braves
Boston
Harvard
Yale
Gaffney
National League
Waldorf Astoria
Hapgood
Banquet Honors Waltham High Coach War ry Dame
The 1915 season closes with a farewell banquet for Waltham High football coach War ry Dame at Nutting's banquet hall on the Charles River. Players receive gold watches, and 1916 captaincy choices by 25 team members may name Leary or Gately. Dame departs for Lynn English High after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warry Dame
Waltham High
Liverett High
Nutting
Charles River
Charley Brickley
Eddie Mahan
Gilman
Gutey
Spears
Frank Cavanaugh
Cleo O'Donnell
Leary
Gately
Cole
McGahan
Dame
Lynn English High
Ladies Kennel Association of Massachusetts Meeting
The December meeting of the Ladies Association of Massachusetts will be held this afternoon at the Hotel Touraine. President Mrs Henry S Bush of Chestnut Hill will preside during the business session.
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Ladies’ Kennel Association of
Massachusetts
Hotel Touraine
Henrys. Bush
Chestnut Hill
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