B C High May Meet Worcester Academy in February
Arrangements are under way for a dual track meet between Worcester Academy and Boston College High School the Saturday before the schools’ annual indoor meet. Arthur Duffey BC High coach and Worcester officials discuss details. Vaughn S Blanchard, Bowdoin hurdler and 1912 Olympian, will coach the Worcester team.
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Worcester Academy
Boston (N)lege High School
B. A
Arthur Duffey
Boston College
Abercrombie
Messer
Worcester School
Boston College High
Vaughn S. Blanchard
Bowdoin
Stockholm
Academy
Gillette Razor Sets Highlight Pocket Edition and Combos
A Gillette Safety Razor always pleases a man. If he owns one, offer another style. Pocket Edition or a Combination Set includes razor shaving soap brush and optional toilet articles in a compact case. Ask your dealer.
Brickley Thought To Be Harvard Captain Favorite
Harvard football captain election likely this week with Charles E. Brickley favored over rival “Tacks” Flardwick. The vote could occur Wednesday or Thursday, per campus chatter and team sources.
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Harvard
Charles E. Brickley
Flardwick
Brickley Likely Captain as Harvard Menu Plans Banquets
A general view favors Brickley for the captaincy though a close race could see Wally Trumbull as a compromise. Harvard’s eleven will be banqueted twice this week, Tuesday at the Harvard Union and Thursday at the Harvard Club of Boston, with all players expected to attend and speeches by Coach Haughton and Captain Bob Storer.
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Wally Trumbull
Harvard
Harvard Union
Harvard Club
Boston
Haughton
Bob Storer
Rindge Seeks Suburban League Admission
Rindge Technical School hopes to join the Suburban league at its next directors meeting. Previously in the old Inter scholastic league, Rindge left due to gate and field issues. With an enclosed field now, officials feel admission is likely and look to a Thanksgiving clash with Somerville High as a strong draw.
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Rindge Technical School
Rindge
Somerville High
English High
Malden
Medford
Everett
Melrose
Somerville
Cambridge
Walter Camp All America Team Picks 1913 Highlights
Walter Camp, the Delphic Oracle of football, names his All America team for 1913. The selections align closely with Boston Post opinions, with some position swaps and notable exclusions such as Notre Dame from the first eleven. The article also notes related sports moves and events around golf, rowing, and cycling, plus personnel changes in club and college athletics.
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Boston Post
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Army
Hardwick
Harvard
Huntington
Colgate
Post
Miller
Penn State
Des Jardiens
Michigan
Ketcham
Yale
Craig
Whitney
Dartmouth
Notre Dame
Open air playground and track facts mixed with sports Q&A
The notice declares Columbus Avenue Playground open until 9 PM with a running track and an instructor. It confirms Madison Square Garden and Boston Arena bicycle tracks are 10 laps per mile. It also asks about eligibility to use Irvington Street Oval and notes B A A permission is required. It mentions Harlem Tommy Murphy as a lightweight challenger and references a disputed protest stance by A and B over Billy Schick in 1905.
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Madison Square Garden
Boston Arena
Joe Fogler
Lawson-Fogler
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Tommy Murphy
Evers
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Murphy
Illie Ritchie
Ritchie
Billy Schick
Harvard
Sweden Prepares Strong Pentathlon Team for Berlin 1916
Sweden is organizing a robust modern pentathlon program for the 1916 Berlin Games. A Stockholm training school has opened for 24 officers under expert trainers. Results are kept secret, but the crown is closely supervising exams, recalling Sweden’s past top three finishes at the Stockholm games.
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Sweden
Berlin
Stockholm
Giants Win 6 to 4 in Hong Kong
A Boston Post summary reports a world tour baseball party arriving in Hong Kong and being held at quarantine due to a smallpox case on the steamer. The note highlights the surprise and commotion among the players and especially the ladies.
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Boston Post
New York Times
Hong Kong
Giants Beat White Sox 6 to 4 in Shortened Hong Kong Game
The travel party faced vaccination orders from port health officials before landing, but all nonvaccinated members complied. A large crowd welcomed the team as English residents watched the American game for the first time. The Giants won 6 to 4 in five innings, a steamer to Manila awaited, and a harbor ceremony featured speeches, a diamond souvenir for the captain, and a dance with the turkey trot and tango.
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Giants
White Sox
Hong Kong
St. Albans
Manila
Yale Seeks Coach Return as Jones May Be Reappointed
In New Haven on December 14 Captain Talbott led a long Yale football committee session. No advisory committee was chosen and a next season plan was not announced. Howard Jones is believed likely to agree to return as head coach, while talk of a Yale Chicago game yielded no decision.
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New Haven
Talbott
Yale
Howard Jones
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