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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1913
Page
13
Harvard edged Cornell 23 to 6 as both teams showed weak play and poor execution. Harvard benefited from Cornell errors with four scoring chances, while Harvard's defense struggled with inconsistent line and a standout tackle by Dana.
In a talk with McGraw and Callahan, Ed Walsh is credited with turning a four game series against Mackmen by using a steady cap movement to fake the spitter. The batter watch led to faster pitches and Walsh's improved performance. A Taunton anecdote recalls tipping signs and how college men were viewed in baseball decades ago.
Lexington High School football team conducts two days of hard practice after cleaning up Arlington and Winchester, gearing up for the Volkmann game Wednesday afternoon at Allston. Matchup seen as Lexington’s toughest of the year.
Harvard and Colgate upset Yale while Princeton and Penn State handed decisive defeats. Cornell struggled against Harvard as Hannes Kolehmainen set distance records. Madeira and McCurdy emerged as key cross country contenders for the upcoming intercollegiate championship.
The paper notes A U candidate A U Lill is favored by New York and Boston athletic fans. Lill backs abolishing entry fees to amateur meets and suggests removing local registration fees to open competition. Joe Maccabe questions Gus Kirby’s past remarks on amateurs and professionals in competition.
The piece clarifies that in cross country the team with the fewest points wins. It asks who won last year’s six day race at the Arena and features a dialogue about McLean and Grant in a ball game, plus a note that an athlete may run unattached if he leaves a club.
Chicago White Sox toppled the New York Giants 9 to 4 in Houston as Crawford starred at bat. Russell struggled on the mound for New York while Fromme allowed key hits in two innings. The game featured strong Sox hitting and limited Giants rallies.
New England Intercollegiate A. A. appoints run committee and referee for the Hanover New Hampshire cross-country event set for Saturday November 16 at 2 o'clock with Dartmouth College Athletic Association and MIT representatives among organizers.
Harvard faces a tough week with injuries piling up before the Princeton game in Tiger Town. Turnbull Mahan and O'Brien join Hitchcock Cowen and Soucy among the injured, forcing substitutes to step in as the Crimson bid for strength against a strong Tigers squad.
Charles Webb Murphy says the Chicago Cubs will undergo a reorganization next spring with six or seven players dropped. He notes the plan awaits his return from Europe and recalls a reorganization occurred last spring.
Yale football struggles in a 16 to 8 loss to Colgate, raising questions about overwork, conditioning, and the need for Johnny Mack to assess and shape the Eli program for the upcoming games with Princeton and Harvard. Talbot stands out on a fatigued line as Knowles paces the kicking game.
A columnist notes a hunch from studying Connie Mack’s expression that he may be withholding something. The piece hinges on Mack’s measured silence and the implications of what he keeps unsaid.
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