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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1909

Page

11

Harvard 1910 Wins Third Consecutive Interclass Track Meet

The Harvard class of 1910 repeated as champions in the interclass track games at Soldiers Field led by Rand Foster and Herbert Jaques each scoring 10 points. Rand set a record in the high hurdles and won the low hurdles, Foster swept the sprints, and Jaques won the mile and two mile. Other winners included Little in the shot put and Long in the broad jump, with Barr securing the pole vault. Dartmouth visits Cambridge for a dual meet next Saturday.

Soldiers Field Captain Rand Reggie Foster Herbert Jaques Rand Foster L. P. Dodge C. C. Little Little J. P. Long Long J. R. Barr E. H. Ruch R. G. Harwood A. D. Barker Harwood Dartmouth Cambridge Harvard Crimson Donovan Cornell Yale Sherman Co. G. M Bobby Baker Louis Guertin N. Kaffaun Guertin Louis Kaffaun Fowler Morrissey A. le. Z

Athletics column highlights Harvard track rise and marathon rivals

Arthur Duffey surveys Harvard's strong track team and its contenders for intercollegiate titles, notes from the upcoming Polo Grounds marathon, Canadian star John D. Marsh, and profiles coaches Kraenzslein Sweeney and Wefers. He also discusses diet, recent records, and advised training tips for readers.

Training for an Eight Mile Road Race

The article advises starting with about five miles and gradually increasing. Focus on steady weekly mileage, build endurance, and progress over several weeks. It also mentions steps to become a registered amateur, suggesting formalizing status with the proper athletic or governing body.

Week's College Game Schedule Highlights Broad Slate

A dense listing shows Princeton hosting Virginia and Syracuse at Ayracuse among several matches this week. Tomorrow features Yale at New Haven and Army at West Point. Multiple campuses host cross matchups across January dates including Princeton Penn at Philadelphia and Michigan Notre Dame at Notre Dame.

Princeton Virginia Syracuse St. Lawrence Ayracuse Holy Cross Dartmouth Hanover Bucknell Gettysburg Colgate Utica Hamilton Trarvard Andover Cambridge Yale Brown New Haven Columbia Fordham Cornell Williams Ithaca Army Pennsylvania West Point Navy St. John’s College Annapolis Trinity N. Y. University Hartford Amherst Amherst Agricul Lafayette Penn. State Easton Lehigh Ursinus South Bethlehem Dickinson Carlisle Michigan Ann Arbor Indians Vermont Tufts Burlington Penn State State College Harvard Worcester Penn Philadelphia Georgeown New York Wesleyan Middletown CG. C. N Stevens Institute N. x Rutgers Swarthmore New York University Providence Pratt

Chipchase Announces Sale of Stud Horses

Local horsemen gathered as George Chipchase ordered his New York brokers to sell his prize winning hunters harness and saddle horses. He plans to sail abroad with William H. Moore’s horses and will liquidate his own stud to focus on the venture.

George Chipchase New York Chipchase William H. Moore

Newton High routs Roxbury Latin 18 to 1 in baseball

Newton High dominated Roxbury Latin in a one sided game scoring 18 runs to 1. Key contributors included Donahue Murray Barry Chamberlain Fripp Wood and ONeill with multiple hits and RBIs as Roxbury Latin failed to score.

Newton High Roxbury Newton Roxbury Latin Newton H E. Roxbury O/Lyons P ~ Elch Chamlain Packard Fripp Olflyde McCourt Shaw Jowell Becket Newton Ulgh Chamberlain Wood Smith Ryan O'Neil Neil Bart Fripp Balls O’ Welch Steve Br Lyons Welon ball—Smith Forpe Phinyan Murray Konut Ry Woods Vaapive

Two High Schools Lose Star Baseball Men

English High and Dorchester High clubs report key losses as star players depart. William E. Roberts and Levin exit, altering infield plans while O'Connell leaves to join business, affecting top prospects and practice lineups.

English High Dorchester English William E. Roberts Levin Wiliam O'Connell Roberts Sidney Donovan O'Connell John O'Reilly Janvrin Ochs Chick Fraser Sullivan

Time trials on Charles for schoolboy rowers amid rough seas

The first mile time trials on the Charles River yesterday faced slow times due to strong winds and rough water. Brookline High Cambridge Latin Noble and Greenough first crews and Noble pair practiced with Cambridge Latin going out first and enjoying fairly good weather.

Boynton Stratton Lincoln Coleman Baker Bow Noble Collins Brookline O'Leary Brookline High Wniccolls Krafts Willetts Hay Cambridge Noble & Greenough Goodale Storer Weston Peterson Courtney M. Weston Hutchins Mandell Charles Cambridge Latin

Welch Must Beat Deshler for Nelson Shot

Freddie Welch from England arrives in town for a boxing match with Dave Deshler of Cambridge at the Armory Club tonight. A win would earn Welch a chance to face Battling Nelson, with both fighters said to be in peak condition and the bout expected to thrill from bell to bell.

Freddy Welsh Dave Deshler Armory Deshler Welch Nelson Armory Club Freddie Welch Fettle Cambridge England A. A

Marblehead to Brooklyn Race Opens Yachting Season

The Marblehead to Brooklyn race for the Rudder cup, starting off Marblehead June 26 at 5 p m and finishing at the Brooklyn Yacht Club, allows cruising sail craft up to 50 feet. Entries require five starters, amateur navigator, 10 days of supplies, and 280 nautical miles with a 24 minute time allowance per mile.

Marblehead Brooklyn Thomas Fleming New York Brooklyn Yacht Club Gravesend Bay New York Harbor Nantucket Martha's Vineyard Block Island Boston Yacht Club Brooklyn Yacht Club Regatta Committee Yvacht Club

Harvard and Northeast track notes from Celtic Park to Tufts duel

Harry Jensen finished second in the B A A Marathon but failed to place in the five mile handicap at Celtic Park New York Spitzer Yale half miler clocked 15645 in the two mile relay at the Penn carnival Harvard weather disrupted Exeter trip Soldiers Field practices at cold and wind Holdman Dartmouth record 11 feet 6 inches Jacques Harvard star in two events against Yale and in Intercollegiates Copeland Princeton expects W I Dewbarn to supplant Gamble Dewbarn third in Philadelphia hundred Tufts faces Maine in a Tufts Field dual meet

Harry Jensen Celtic Park New York Spitzer Yale Harvard Exeter Soldiers Field Holdman Dartmouth Jacques al Copeland Princeton W. I. Dewbarn Gamble Dewbarn Philadelphia Tufts University of Maine

Harvard track meet breaks records at Hanover trials

The Harvard trials in Hanover New Hampshire on May 3 saw record efforts led by Johnson’s hammer throw of 140 feet 3 inches. Lewis followed at 120 feet 8 inches while Hawley, Sherman and Marks placed in the century dash. Distances, heights and times across jumps sprints and hurdles are listed with multiple athletes achieving marks.

Hanover N. H Harvard the Oval Johnson Lewis Sherman Hawley Marks Miller Russell Seaver Smith Dodie Hotalling Palmer Tobin Whitney Jenks

Campbell tops Yale meets with 12 ft pole vault record

At Yale spring games Charles Campbell vaulted 12 feet, the year’s best collegiate mark, while Captain Howe swept both hurdles and ran a 24 second 220. Rollin Spitzer clocked 1 59 in the half mile, and Kilpatrick excelled in broad jump and shot put as Yale lauds standout performances.

New Haven Yale Charles Campbell Howe Rollin Spitzer Coney Kilpatrick

Harvard Defeats Fordham in Easy 7 to 2 Victory

Harvard Crimson defeated Fordham 7 to 2 as pitcher Hartford dominated with speed and control. Currier, McLaughlin and Aronson led a timely attack with 10 hits, while Fordham managed four scattered hits and a late scoring threat in the sixth.

Crimson Pieper Fordham University Harvard Furthemore Hartford Fordham Big Crimson Tiarvard Lanigan Harvey Brown Currier Aronson McLaughlin Dana Briggs Simons Fordham AB Jackson Murray McCaffrey O'Reilley F. Scheiss Egan Mahoney Th. Com Connolly

Harvard Second Defeats Rindge 9–3 In Soldiers Field Game

Harvard Second team routed Rindge Manual Training School 9 to 3 at Soldiers Field. Everts and Long limited the score as Paine Rowley Ferguson Hall Palmer Foster Murphy Cummings Fritz Walsh Hann Metivier Hayes contributed. O'Brien played well for Rindge. Evarts caught well for Harvard.

Harvard Rindge Manual Training School Soldiers Field Everts Long O'Brien Rindge Evarts M. T. BH A.E Fairbank R.f Hann Metivier Hamlin Cummings Pond Ol Hayes Carr Murphy Rindge M. T Paine Rowley Ferguson Hall Palmer Foster Fritz Walsh Fitzgerald Stevenson Trall Henry

Worcester Nails Lawrence 6 2 in pitching duel

Worcester beat Lawrence 6 to 2 as McKernen and Finlayson led offense. Zimmerman hit a three base hit and Donovan stole twice while Hickman and Slattery turned double plays. Weeden and Labelle were the opposing pitchers with Finlayson striking out ten. Time 1 hour 54 minutes with Buckley umping.

McKernen Slattery Finlayson Hickman Page Daum Borg Weeden Brockton Lynn Orr Finlayson Labelle Welch Zimmerman Fin Ayson Buckley E. Er PO E. Henrick R.fl . Clemens McLane Zimmer'n Donovan C.f Wallace Murch I McKernon Burg Lynn Ener Eens Henrickson

Worcester Tops Lawrence 6 to 2 in Early Ball Game

Worcester defeated Lawrence 6 to 2 as they pounded hits and drew bases on balls in the first two innings. Guest fielding and a Rondeau catch highlighted the play. Logan Reynolds and Millerick led Worcester with two base hits while Logan scored twice.

Worcester Lawrence Guest Rondeau Greenwell Wie Logan Bradley Reynolds Hammond McCune Vinson Millerick Delave Russell Wilcox O’rourke A.E A.E. Rondeau Meehan Togan Thomas R.f Wohlleben C.f

Post Bowlers Win Narrow Pin Battle at Newtowne Club

The Post bowling team defeated Central Club of Somerville led by J. M. Thomas by 28 pins in a four- week practice match ahead of the N B A championship in New York. Marston posted the high individual single of 201 and the Post trio also led in several categories despite a challenging Newtowne alley, with one more match set for Thursday night.

Newtowne Club North Cambridge Post New York J. M. Thomas Central Club Somerville Thomas Hales Newtowne Harris Allston Golf Marston Dudley Puffer Arlington Boat Kenney Kiernan Tremont Yannigans Leadh Brooks Southwell Central Kinsman Faneuil Goulding Federal Holland Faulkner Simson

Harvard 1912 Defeats English High School Nine

Harvard freshmen whitewashed English High School on Soldiers Field 5 to 0. Ernst the Crims on twirler held the schools at bay, allowing one hit and striking out 10 batters.

Harvard Soldiers’ Field Ernst Crimson

Fall River Loses Slugging Battle

Fall River drops a slugging game to New Bedford 7 to 5. Barrows Adler Cunningham Sullivan Armstrong Sollivan Devine Nichols lead Fall River with multiple hits while Wormwood demonstrates solid pitching for New Bedford. Croningham homered and Fullerton yielded six innings of work.

Wormwood New Bedford Hell River Oo Odo Barrows Adler Cunningham Sullivan Armstrong Bowcock Sollivan Devine Nichols Crum Bowman Croningham Fullerton Adaler Wilson Wlay Toomey Fall River Fahey Bil A.F. Adler Messenger Allerton Bix Austin

Haverhill Triumphs Over Lowell in Eighth Inning

Haverhill defeated Lowell 4 to 2 in a tense eighth inning. Musil of Lowell retired with the bases loaded and the score tied. Duval entered without warmups and forced in a run, while Boardman was retired at the plate ending the threat.

Haverhill Lowelte Po.a Bi.po Courtney R.f Ballee Conna Fleming Taylor Howard Boardman Uniae A Briggs M! Venable Bh White Ss. Va Cox Rogers Perkins Smith Beaneha'p Lessard Musil Duval Dios Haverhill Weer Nee Lowellee Connaughton Duval White Mieming Ouble Thita Tate Haverhill Oo Lowell Lessard Pitcher Timepire McLaughlin

National Duck and Candlepin Congress Opens at Somerset Alleys

All is ready for the National Duck and Candlepin Congress opening at the Somerset alleys. Team matches dominate today with local pin splitters handling the action. Carded teams include Boylston Adams Square Beatty's Necco Somerville Chelsea Square Mangus B A A Arlington Boat Club Lyon Specials Imperials of Lynn and entries from Springfield Providence New Bedford Portland Lowell and Lawrence. The tournament runs through Friday with amateurs and professionals competing together. world records may fall.

Somerset Alleys Boylston Adams Square Beatty Necco Somerville Chelsea Square Mangus Arlington Boat Club Lyon Specials Imperials of Lynn Springfield Providence New Bedford Portland Lowell Lawrence

Baseball Games Wanted for Youth Teams in Boston Area

Classified notice seeking 15 14 and 15 16 year old teams from Hanovilles Mansfield Richards Alliston Wellington Seconds St Catherine Somerville Olympian Royal Giants and Tudor Juniors. Provides contact names addresses and age ranges with open dates including June July August and September.

Hanovilles Mansfields Richards Alliston M. C. Campbell Hano Street Allston Wellington Mattapan F. Mitsch Tileston Avenue St. Catherines of Somerville A. J. Quigley John Hancock Building City Olympian Royal Giants New England Johnson Brookline Tudor William Monaghan C Street South Boston

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