This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1908
Page
8
Harvard football drills resume after the Brown game with Ver Wiebe showing promise at backfield. Paul Withington competes for left guard to fill Burr’s spot as Fish Browne and others return from injuries and prepare for the Yale week.
Duffey reports that Simon Gillies John Flanagan Forest Smithson and others may receive British medals for performances in England with hammer and hurdling events. He notes potential end of U S and British athletic ties and urges continued cross Atlantic friendship through sport. Georgetown and Fordham football clash draws big interest at the Polo Grounds as intercollegiate cross country plans unfold at Cornell and Ithaca.
Brunswick School disbands for the rest of the season due to four serious football injuries, two of them occurring in a game against White Plains High School last Saturday afternoon in Greenwich Connecticut.
Carlisle plans for a tougher test against Harvard after a solid Annapolis game. Coach Warner will use limited new plays and three scrimmages for first time players as Carlisle studies Harvard’s likely stronger form. The squad, though banged up, shows improving fitness and readiness for the Boston showdown.
Yale varsity players held an hour of signal practice behind closed gates with most in uniform. Fred Murphy returned at quarterback, Kilpatrick appeared in uniform for conditioning, and ex coach Jack Owsley visited as quarterback mentor.
Yale faces Harvard in a cross country duel at Cambridge on November 18 following the Yale Cornell race slated for November 7 in New Haven. Yale freshmen schedule a November 7 race with Columbia at New Haven. freshman event with Cornell pending.
The United States steamship Birmingham football team invites any team from high or preparatory schools in or near Boston to arrange a game after November 7. They will face Force Strong following a November 4 match with Fort Warren. Apply to Mr. Smith, midshipman.
Columbia basketball will begin practice next week under manager Hutchinson. The team plans games with every member of the old Interscholastic League and may schedule encounters with Western college teams on the Morningside court.
At Hanover on November 2 the Princeton practice focused on formation work and kicking with a short scrimmage between the varsity and third eleven. Several players were sidelined, including Tobin, R. Bankart, and Pevear, with R. Bankart likely to be fit for Saturday’s Princeton game.
The balloon Cincinnati owned by Norman Kenan rose today with three passengers Leslie Haddock Mrs Haddock and Walter J Collins. They launched northwestward seeking new world records for distance and endurance flights.
Jimmy Britt the California fighter defeats Johnny Summers of England on points after ten rounds at Wonderland London. Summers led early and held the pace in mid rounds but Britt rallied, forcing a controversial finish as crowds protested the referee’s call.
Sam Anderson of Norwood, famed for European tour victories over France Belgium Sweden and Great Britain, battles Jack Simmard of Canada in a Columbia bout tomorrow night. Anderson seeks the scalp of the Canadian after praising his recent bout with Jap Westergard in this city.
The New England Amateur Athletic Association Union championship cross country run will be held on Thanksgiving Day under the North Cambridge A C. Runners start at the North Cambridge clubhouse and follow Massachusetts avenue to Arlington then to a point in East Lexington and return.
Report covers Harvard Carlisle clash and scores from Exeter Andover and Penn state news. Carlisle Coach Glenn Warner praised by players while Yale Princeton and Dartmouth anxiously eye upcoming tests. Michigan boosts title hopes with three field goals by Allerdice and victory over Vanderbilt.
Local admirers seek interclub basketball matchups across weight classes. Notre Dame Second seeks 125 pound games with H Curtis. Auburn Academy and Brighton A C list teams of 180 pounds and away games with expenses. Other clubs include Yates A A 105 pounds away, Fort Banks and Kenwood Second for 180 pounds, and Winthrop Athletics seeking strong amateur opponents.
The list shows New York National League players who faced the Athletics in 1905, including Bresnahan at catcher Browne in right field Devlin in left field McGann at first base Mertes in left field Dahlen at shortstop Devlin at third base Gilbert at second base Mathewson as pitcher McGinnity as pitcher and an extra batsman.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.