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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
17
Navy and Harvard squads traded conditioning drills in a Wednesday scrimmage at Soldier Field. Navy coach Leo Leary limited rough work while Harvard regulars enjoyed a day off. The teams prepare for a Portland Naval Reserve game, with Navy viewing the match as less daunting despite a recent slump.
The Harvard Radio School's 1700 members buzzed the stands while Leary drilled the defense for the Navy game. Win Adams, a navy lieutenant and former Tufts and Brown player, was elected captain. Raymie Skilton rose to start at end as Leary fine tunes the lineup for the camp Devens foe.
The American Fox Terrier Club hosts a charity show tomorrow at George Steadman Thomas’s Hamilton estate with 175 dogs in 45 classes totaling nearly 350 entries. About $2500 in prize money tops the event, aided by patrons from New York Philadelphia Chicago and Canada.
Tufts altered its lineup in practice yesterday aiming for a stronger backfield for Saturday's game with New Hampshire State. Captain Drummey moved from quarterback to left half back replacing Martin as the key change.
The Brown and Blue rotate Drummey and O Connor from captaincy duties to halfback for trial while preserving quarterback roles for Martin or Tyler. Lincoln shifts from left tackle to right end as McGee cements first team line. Four touchdowns by the second team highlight a steady, improving scrimmage with Pryor and Haggerty strengthening the center of the rebuilt line.
Mike O Dowd of St Paul outfought Frank Carbonne of Brooklyn in all ten rounds in Brooklyn. O Dowd weighed 153 pounds to Carbonne 152 1 2. Jeff Smith of Bayonne N J defeated Mike Tigue of New York in ten rounds. Smith weighed 161 1 2 pounds to Tigue 161.
Local officials booster Bill Prout for the upcoming national A A U meeting in St Louis. The piece questions the impact of the A A U president and argues the role is largely honorary while suggests Prout for secretary treasurer amid draft talk around Dave Caldwell and Tom Halpin. It notes Army and Navy football events with no amusement tax and previews a big Stadium clash with Brown Syracuse and Dartmouth. It mentions boxing instructors at camps criticism and recalls 1912 Olympians and Finland incident in the Swedish games.
John K. Tener, whose five year term as president of the National League of Baseball Clubs expires next month, accepted an invitation from three club presidents to remain in office.
Tickets for the Boston College Holy Cross game will be available at Wright and Ditson and at the Boston College Athletic Association headquarters located at 40 Court Street.
A military band leads Camp Devens troops from Battery E in a charity game against Malden High at Malden athletic field. Captain Johnny Mahoney brings three former Malden stars Bill Fitzpatrick Tom Brown and Fred Kelly to face Coach Dwyer’s high school squad. Gate proceeds split 50 50 between Red Cross and Malden soldiers fund.
President Hempstead Ebbets of Brooklyn and Baker of Philadelphia were among those extended invitations. No other candidate is running for the position, with an election set for December 1 at the league’s annual meeting in this city. Tener’s contract length remains undecided, with options of two or five years. John Heydler, league secretary-treasurer, was also asked to remain in office.
The opening interscholastic girls field hockey game of 1917 will be played this afternoon at Spy Pond Athletic Field in Arlington. Arlington High School hosts Winthrop High School in the season opener.
The Boston College football team had its last tough workout yesterday at Alumni Field as they prepared for tomorrow’s game with Rhode Island State College. The Maroon and Gold are in first class condition.
Corrigan the former Tixeter star may start at quarterback with Captain Charley Fitzgerald likely to appear. If Corrigan starts, Ring or Madden may guard the right end while Collins competes for the guard spot. Rhode Island State, led by QB O'Brien, shows strong form, with Sullivan and Murphy at tackle and halfback. Brickley’s squad held a long scrimmage at University Heights followed by a light signal practice.
Technology's sophomore and freshman athletes hold their annual field day at the Tech Field Cambridge featuring a two mile relay tug of war and a football game. A Charles River crew race will form part of the programme but not count in the final score. Captain Sheldon leads freshmen and Downey captains the sophomores both squads field veterans from last year.
In a feature wrestling bout Cyclone Burns defeated John Herckel of Delaware to clinch two of three falls at the Grand Opera House last night. Burns dropped the first fall in 24 minutes 17 seconds, then won the second in 5 minutes, and the decisive third quickly in 12 minutes. John Kilonis beat Bill Williams in straight falls, and Cyclone Ross defeated Masinette also in straight falls.
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