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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1905
Page
3
Boston grammar schools have created a football league modeled on local high schools. Each school fields a first team with no weight cap and three junior squads averaging 110, 100, and 90 pounds. Violations trigger forfeiture and a season-long disqualification. Masters enforce strict physical requirements and the aim is even matchups despite weight differences.
Melrose High defeated Winthrop High 11 to 0 at the athletic park. Melrose scored twice in the first half and again in the second. Touchdowns by Drew and a Vaughan extra point accounted for the scoring. Umpire Ramsey Referee Lewis. Timers Grant. Time 15 minute halves.
Rube Waddell drifts from sight amid rumors of seclusion as he battles for public favor. George Dixon promotes boxing exhibitions on the Bowery while old memories surface of champions like Little Chocolate. Harvard football faces scrutiny amid ticket doubts as Yale veterans are pressured. Various horse racing and racing-stable news fill the column with names like The Friend Frank Yoakum Crescens Gates and Lotus.
Harvard athletic officials reportedly protested Penn players Lamson and Zilligen after a Philadelphia report. Professor White declined comment while Cambridge students favor delaying the game unless the two Quakers are withdrawn.
Rev F M Pickles of Centralville Mass testifies to renewed energy and clearer thinking after using Dr Bartlett's Vital Force. He cites improved blood quality and stamina for preaching with less weariness. The ad promotes the Vital Force tablets as a doctor’s prescription, not a patent medicine, priced 25 cents a box.
Clan Cameron tug-of-war captain William H. McArthur invites Collins Club or any New England team for a future match. McArthur has pursued a meeting with Collins with no success and offers contact at 185 Conder Street East Boston to arrange a meeting.
Harvard football scrimmage on Soldiers Field boosts hopes for Carlisle Indian game. Dan Hurley and Beaton Squires return from injuries to bolster Harvard. Carr injured may miss Indian game, while Lincoln and Pierce backups compete for lineup spots.
Carlisle Indian coach Woodruff and staff pushed kicking and signal practice as four full teams worked. A hot scrimmage between first and second elevens highlighted possible changes for the Harvard game with standout second-stringers Libby Hendricks Wilson Charles and Sheldon showing effort. Pleasant continued punt duties as Woodruff refines a new formation for use beyond the Penn game.
Providence R I Oct 31 William Reynolds of North Adams Mass a Brown University junior fractured his left leg during football practice on Andrews Field He had not played this fall but was training for basketball and joined the varsity for a practice scrimmage the second rush of the freshman eleven caused his injury and his leg was broken.
The Suffolk A A of Dorchester will host a strong out of town eleven on the Town Field this Saturday.
Andover defeated Amherst 30 to 0 as heavy linemen and fast backs powered the offense. Captain Hobbs led with a long touchdown, Bartholomew converted five goals, and Cobb broke through repeatedly. Amherst fought back in the second half but could not overcome the stronger Andover squad.
Debate over Harvard football shifts as scrub games attract little interest this season. Entries dropped to six players across four teams, with two teams lacking required numbers, signaling waning student participation while interest grows in the new English Association game introduced last year.
Ex Columbia captain Thorp has joined the University of Virginia and shown holes in the varsity line during scrimmage. Ely of Newton High is praised as a hard worker and captain. Brookline Malden crowds trouble unclosed fields. Roxbury Latin cancelled Newton Hick game on Cedar street. Dorchester High cancels today’s game vs Lawrence. Salem High open date offers good guarantees. St Alphonsus A A seeks strong Boston area teams. Rosatto of Mechanic Arts noted as a fierce tackler.
Ed Bryan owned by William Robinson trotted in a trial at Belmont Park to a 4:40 two mile time, breaking the 40 year old world record set by Dexter. The record was achieved with a bicycle wagon, while Dexter used a skeleton wagon, and the field averaged 3d seconds per quarter.
The Centrals of East Boston plan a football match for next Saturday at Wood Island Park. Venue details list KE Nelson 148 Princeton Street East Boston as contact and address.
The crowd watched Young Corbett and Kid Goodman fight a long bout at the Douglas A C of Chelsea. Captain Daly ruled a draw after Corbett was knocked down three times. Goodman’s strategy tired Corbett but the referee’s decision favored Corbett, while the writer favored Goodman.
Young Corbett criticizes Nelson and Britt, says he would fight either again in California or elsewhere. He recalls Nelson head butting him and Britt not fighting smart. Manager Britt criticizes Nelson for touring England and vows a return match with a $10,000 side bet.
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