Spoke Rejects Indians Managerial Offer Amidstadium Speculation
Tris Speaker says he will not manage the Cleveland Indians even if offered the role, praising his own judgment. The boxing notes highlight Al Shubert’s win over Young Britt and Britt’s weight woes. The A A U blocks women from competition, prompting regional debate in New England. Levinsky’s recent defeat is excused as Bat’s fatigue, while Frankie Brown and Young Britt loom as possible future matchups. Ted Meredith’s string of defeats sparks debate on his remaining years in athletics.
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Tris Speaker
Cleveland Indians
Seeth
Cleveland
Jim Sullivan
Hammer and Tongs
New England
Frankie Brown
New York
Memphis
Brown
Young Sandow
Boston
Young Britt
al Shubert
Wolgast Nelson Bout Ended In A 40th Round Decision
In the match between Ad Wolgast and Bat Nelson referee Ed Smith awarded the decision to Wolgast after a 40 round bout. The bout was reportedly stopped in the final round and the text requests confirmation of the round. The address provided appears unrelated to the boxing result.
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J. Frank Facey
Prospect Street
Cambridgeport
Ad Wolgast
Bat Nelson
Wolgast
Nelson
Ed Smith
Answers to Queries on Harvard Princeton Ticket Sales
Readers ask when tickets go on sale for the Harvard Princeton game and where non students can obtain seats. The Harvard Athletic Association in Cambridge handles ticket orders and a public sale will occur a day or two before the game.
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Harvard Athletic Association
Cambridge
Thomas
Bernie J. Wefers
Georgetown
Gay
Bernie Wefers
For
New York
Harvard
Washington
Jefferson
Eastern Dog Show to Open November In Boston
The Eastern Dog Club will stage its sixth annual all breed show at Mechanics Building November 28 to 30 with entries from United States Canada and six dogs from England. Premiums total about 8000 and a strong judges panel led by Charles G Hopton of New York includes Rev T Moore Smith and other specialists for various breeds.
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Boston
Mechanics’ Building
United States
Canada
England
Charles G. Hopton
New York
Frederick J. Lenoir
Greenwood
H. J. Goubeaud
Brooklyn
Chetwood Smith
Worcester—Beagles
Theodore Crane
Arnold Lawson
J. R. Thorndike
Clair Foster
William H. Young
Brookline
Franz Hellborn
Plainville
F. H. Farwell
Orange
Robert Sedgewick
Sealyham
Carl Ehlermann, Jr
Greenwich
Conn
Somerville High Cross Country Beats Medford Harriers
Somerville High wins 23 to 32 over Medford Harriers on Tufts College course yesterday afternoon. Captain Douglass led the pace, finishing about 20 yards ahead of Mills of Medford in 15 minutes 650 seconds.
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Somerville High
Medford High Harriers
Tufts College
Somerville
Douglass
Mills of
Medford
Yale Heat Scrimmage Shortened Amid Edge Concerns
Yale's football scrimmage in New Haven was cut to 15 minutes due to players showing symptoms of overwork and fatigue from warm weather. Backfield standouts include guards Galt Jacques Bingham and LeGore, noted as fine despite the shortened session.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Galt
Jacques
Bingham
LeGore
LeGore Rejoins Eleven As Colgate Game Nears
LeGore returns at halfback and will star in Saturday's game versus Colgate. Bingham and Jacques remain out. Waite shows best form of the season while Carey competes for the vacancy. Scrubs and varsity work today include Braden's two scores and Rosener at right guard as Galt may miss Saturday.
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Colgate
Jacques
Bingham
Massachusetts
Carey
Neville
Waite
al Rosener
Callahan
Galt
Varsity
Will
Beacham
Doane
Whelan
Jeffrey
Tufts
Medford College
Olson
Somerville
Sanborn
Haggerty
Morrison
Algar
Girls' Game Postponed in 1916 Inter scholastic Field Hockey
The opening game of the Greater Boston girls field hockey season between Lexington High School and Sargent School was postponed due to rain and rescheduled for next Monday afternoon at Lexington Athletic Field.
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Greater
Boston
Lexington
Lexington High School
Sargent
Boston College High Routs St. Mark's 20 to 0
Boston College High School defeated St. Mark's 20 to 0 in Southboro. Burke and Hannon starred with long runs and two touchdowns by Hannan. Stoddart stood out defensively for St. Mark's. Officials were Pendleton, Baldy, Bigelow, and Demers. Time ten-minute quarters.
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Southboro
Boston College High
St. Mark's
Burke
Hannon
Stoddart
Revere Hannan
D. M. Bradlee
Hannan
Gilday
Garvey
Pendleton
Baldy
Powder Point Defeats Rockland High 13-0 in Duxbury
Powder Point defeated Rockland High 13-0 at Duxbury. Rockland failed to gain on straight football and relied on forward passes.
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Duxbury
Powder Point
Rockland High Today
Rockland
Haughton Makes Varsity Team After Scrimmage
Haughton earned a varsity spot after a scrimmage as his recruits opened prep for the Tiger contest on November 11. The first-team scored two touchdowns while the scrubs added a touchdown themselves and prevented a third from the line.
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Haughton
Tiger
Scrubs
Haughton Varsity Scrubs Scrimmage Shows Tough Defense
A scrimmage pitted 25 varsity players led by Hitchcock against the scrubs in the shadow of the scrub goal. The regulars stalled the attack, gaining a first touchdown on line backs by Thacher and Hitchcock, then held near the four yard line before the scrubs defense stopped them. Nelson and Ellison drove the scrubs to a lone score as substitutions rolled through, with Flower returning to action and delivering effective runs and punting.
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Varsity
Scrubs
Hitchcock
Hank Flower
Casey
Ryan
Nelson
Dorchester
Flower
Thacher
Burnham
Black Jersey Tribe
Ellison
Fox Hunters Land Five More Brushes
Five more brushes were added to the total of eleven fox pelts during today's hunt the third of the twelfth annual fall meet of the New England Fox Hunters Club meeting in East Pepperell this week with headquarters at the New Prescott Hotel. Outsiders killed two foxes and disappeared without reporting their kills to William H. Simonds of Bedford, master of fox hounds.
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East Pepperell
New England
Fox Hunters’ Club
New Prescott Hotel
William H. Simonds
Bedford
Johnson Admits Change in National Baseball Commission
Chicago November 1 President B B Johnson of the American league said in a statement tonight that there probably will be a change in the complexion of the National Baseball Commission.
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Chicago
B. B. Johnson
American League
National Baseball Commission
Johnson Denies Deposition Motive Behind Commission Change
President Johnson rejects reports that August Herrmann will be deposed and notes opposition from certain American league club owners to what they call too much National league influence in the national commission. Herrmann, Cincinnati club president, has chaired the commission since its formation, with Tener of the National league also a member.
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August Herrmann
National Commission
Herrmann
Cincinnati Club
John K. Tener
No Scrimmage Planned as Dartmouth Prepares for Syracuse
Dartmouth at Hanover postponed scrimmage due to minor injuries. End Emery bruised, fullback Duhamel off color, tackles Healey and guard Merrill uncertain return. Sub drills directed by Bill Randall as the squad trains for Saturday’s game at Springfield after mass meeting rallies students to ride the special train.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Emery
Syracuse
Duhamel
Healey
Merril
Springfield
Tufts Injury Toll Grows as Jochim Hurts Shoulder
Tufts players suffer injuries piling up as Dutch Jochim tears a shoulder ligament and will miss at least two weeks. Drummey and Mitchell also sidelined, while Beacham and Jeffrey boost backfield depth for the M A C contest.
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Tufts
Jochim
Drummey
Mitchell
Indiana
BIKE TRACK NEARLY READY FOR SIX DAY RACE
Arena work on the track for the six day bicycle race is progressing rapidly and riders may take trial spins tomorrow afternoon. First riders are expected to arrive today as wheels have already been received. Owl nights for visiting fans are proving popular with reservations already coming in.
Winthrop Beats Norwood 14 to 0 in Football Clash
Winthrop High shut out Norwood High 14 to 0 at Winthrop yesterday afternoon. Talcott scored on a 95-yard run in the third period and Talcott added two goals after touchdowns. Lineup features players like Burke Callahan Walker Peterson and Sullivan with refs J W Mooney Andover and time set for 10-minute quarters.
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Norwood High
Winthrop
Talcott
Norwood
Burke
Callahan Walker
R T
Peterson Peterson
R Wright
Sullivan Butterfield
Coss
Janefick
Madden Gries
Connolly Donovan
Cartenson
Carlson Jenkins
LeCour
Drummey
Sullivan Sullivan
Foran
Ward Talcott
Beesas
Sullivan
Drummey McGee
Ff Dd
Sevovest
Gunelser
Winthrop H. S
J. W. Mooney
Andover
O’dell
Carver
Britt Shubert Bout Stirs Fans and Promoter Debates
Frankle Britt weighed 120 at 3 to meet Al Shubert and delivered a tough 11 1 2 round beating, though fans blame weight and confidence for his poor showing. Britt’s manager defends the matchup and notes future bouts with Eddie Siegel and Frankie Brown while other boxing plans unfold, including Vatlin Valger negotiations and Decenture matches in New England venues.
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al Delmont
Britt
Eddie Siegel
New York
Portsmouth
N. H
Frankie Brown
Eddie Mack
Joe Tagan
Jack Savage
Brockton
Navy
Dorchester
Eagan
Savage
Rody McDonald
Halifax
Joe Rivers
Gloucester
Bob Smiley
Joe Vargas
Johnny Morris
Kid Green
Harvard College Baseball Team Dined by Boston Club
The 1916 Harvard baseball squad will be dined by the Harvard Club of Boston at its home tonight. Gold base balls will be presented to all players from the Yale series. Abbot Beal Rothfeld Coolidge Froipp Garritt Harriston Harte Knowles Percy Reed Safford and Whitney attend. Absentees are Henry Nash in India and Eddie Mahan coaching football on the Pacific coast.
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Harvard Club
Boston
Yale
Captain Abbot
J. T. Beal
H. S. Rothfeld
Frank P. Coolidge
Frank G. Froipp
Walter C. Garritt
Carl L. Harrison
Richard Harte
James Knowles, Jr
George A. Percy
C. S. Reed
Trueman H. Safford
Wilmot Whitney
Henry L. Nash
India
Eddie Mahan
Pacific Coast
Amherst Keen for Victory Over Trinity Next Saturday
Amherst aims for first win of the season as Coach Riley strengthens defense and the varsity scrimmage resumes. Captain Goodrich ankle injury keeps him out of rough work but expected return against Trinity. Knauts leg injury may mend in time, Schmid sidelined with tonsillitis.
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Amherst
Riley
Trinity
Varsity
Goodrich
Wesleyan
Knauts
Schmid
Middletown
Springfield to Play Dartmouth Soccer in Springfield
Springfield YMCA College challenges Dartmouth in a morning soccer clash at the training school grounds in Springfield. A five mile triangular cross country meet among Dartmouth Syracuse and Pennsylvania will precede and finish before the soccer event. Dartmouth lineup includes Thompson Duffy Sherburne Gerrish Smith Avery Marschat Paisley.
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Hanover
N. H
Springfield
Arlington and Weymouth Rivalry Rescheduled Nov 9
The postponed high school football game between Arlington High and Weymouth High will be played Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9, at Spy Pond Athletic Field in Arlington.
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Arlington High School
Weymouth High School
Spy Pond
Arlington
Downey Out With Fractured Ankle for Medford Game
Somerville High halves Alec Downey suffers a fracture to his right ankle and will miss the Suburban League game against Medford on Saturday. Downey is a first string back for the team.
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Somerville High
Alec Downey
Medford
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